Can't win 'em all...
After scoring 25 runs while winning their first three postseason games the Rays' offense came a screeching halt today in Seattle as Frank Balandra and a pair of relievers fanned 13 Tampa Bay batters and allowed a mere 3 hits in as Seattle returned the favor of a 5-0 win to even up this ALDS.
Aldry Acosta pitched reasonably well, giving up only a pair of solo homers in his 5 innings of work, but it wouldn't matter with the bats like limp noodles today. With
Ryan Okuda needing an extra day with his sore back and the Rays not on the verge of elimination,
Jaden Stevenson will get the Game 3 start in two days at the Trop.
Elsewhere in DS action:
In both ALDSes the teams have traded shutouts while Chicago and Atlanta got the early advantage in the NLDS.