Way down in the hole...
Well they had a chance this time, but the end result was the same: another Seattle win and a 2-0 series deficit heading to the Pacific Northwest. Things started poorly with another disastrous inning, this time
Aaron Ashby walking three in the 1st and letting Yordan Alvarez clear the bases with a double to make it 3-0 as the lefty faltered for the second straight start this postseason (he was on the mound for the 17-0 Baltimore win in the ALDS). The Rays fought back though and mounted the most dramatic of rallies in the bottom of the 9th to tie it on three straight singles after two were out and nobody on.
Danis Correa got through two innings of relief on only 12 pitches, but put two on to start the 12th and was fatigued, and although
Fernando Perez got a double play, he then gave up three straight hits to let Seattle score 3 runs and the bats had no answer in the bottom of the frame. So we're going to need a miracle to avoid another empty postseason and it's going to have to start with
Emiliano Teodo getting the ball at T-Mobile Park.
In the NLCS lid-lifter:
