Hold the coronation...
The Rays got a rude awakening in Game 2 as Minnesota took a 4-1 win to even up the ALDS at a game apiece heading to the Twin Cities.
Gabe Bryant was brilliant and efficient taking a 1-hitter into the 7th on only 62 pitches with a 1-0 lead but things went bad when he gave up a 2-run homer, and then thanks in large part to a costly
Jeremy Begley error,
Eric Lewis and
Branden Gammage combined to give up 2 more runs in the 8th and that was that as the offense couldn't get out of third gear. Lefty
Leo Gutierrez will try to get the Rays back on top in this series in a couple of days.
In the other DS action, the NL got underway while the Houston machine rolls on:
