A win is a win, but....
High drama at the Trop as
Joe Stack walked it off in the bottom of the 10th with a 3-run homer after
Danny Arroyave and
Danny Charlton each single with two out, giving the Rays an 8-5 win and evening up the World Series at a game apiece, but boy oh boy that bullpen. In the biggest game of his young career
Leo Gutierrez was brilliant and left in the 7th with a 2-0 lead which
Tony Alicea (acquired from Memphis earlier this season) of course immediately allowing a 2-run homer to first man he faced. And after the Rays answered with 3 in the bottom of the inning,
Branden Gammage gave up a homer to make it 5-3 and then in the 9th
Jadon Smith got two outs (and it should have been 3 if not for a
Justin Blackwell error, another problem for this team this postseason) before giving up a game-tying 2-run triple to former Ray Bobby Marin. Somehow
Jamie Arnold managed to pitch the 10th without allowing a run (although he did put a couple of men on) and for that he was awarded the win. Earlier it took the bats 6 innings to finally break through against another former Ray,
Joe Scheu (who was traded for Alicea).
Danny Morales will pitch Game 3 in Memphis and the offense will try to secure a bullpen-proof lead.