An ugly start...
The Rays were served up a reminder of their recent past as Patrick Bailey, part of their catching tandem for the previous six seasons, went 4-5 with a big 3-run homer that canceled out a 3-run
Ben Schmidt shot in the 1st and helped send the Tigers on their way to a 9-6 Game 1 ALCS victory. Schmidt ended up with a pair of homers and 4 RBI after a quiet ALDS and his second homer was the part of a back-to-back-to-back in the 8th that brought the Rays within 3 but as close as they'd get. Now
Emiliano Teodo will hope to improve on the club's woeful Game 1 performance on the mound in tomorrow's affair.
Meanwhile a great start for San Diego in the NLCS:
Jesse Bullard joins a select few who have hit 3 homers in a postseason game, the first to do so since Enrique Hernandez in 2017.