Almost there...
Adley Rutschman has been getting all the publicity early in the Rays' postseason but another grizzled vet has come through big for Tampa Bay as well and today was
Yordan Alvarez's time to shine. The slugging LF isn't quite the fearsome presence he was in his glory days in Houston but he's still the Rays' top power hitter and today he was 3-4 with a double, RBI single and solo homer to lead Tampa Bay to a critical 6-4 win to go up 2-1 in their ALDS. The Rays were up 4-2 in the 6th before
Jacob Watters surrendered a 2-run homer to Kevin Alcantara but they weren't fazed.
Nelson Haro, who hadn't done much in these playoffs, did a lot today, homering to lead off the 7th and break the 4-4 tie in Tampa Bay's favor before Alvarez hit his longball for insurance. And the bullpen held with
Luis Oviedo fanning 3 in the 8th after some of the late-inning guys had to come in early to put out a fire in the 6th.
Ryan Okuda will try to close it out tomorrow at the Trop.
In today's other ALDS:
Unlike the Rays the Yankees couldn't take advantage of returning home and now are a game from elimination.
In yesterday's NLDS action:
