The Fisher King...
Tony Fisher had a special regular season, setting the club record with 50 homers, and is now having a special postseason after nearly single-handedly leading the Rays to a clinching win in the ALDS by hitting for the cycle in a 9-1 win. Unless it was done elsewhere in this save, Series MVP Fisher became only the second player in MLB history to have a postseason cycle with Boston's Brock Holt the first in 2018. Fisher tripled in the first Rays run in the third after his first-inning double went for naught, and then delivered the blow of the game with a 3-run shot in the 7th to make it 5-1 after
Justin Blackwell's sac fly broke a 1-1 tie. He added a 9th-inning single to complete the cycle ahead of
Luis Berumen's grand slam which made the rubble bounce. And lost in all the offensive heroics was a brilliant outing from
Joe Marlette. He didn't quite turn back the clock as he only fanned three in 7 innings, but this was the best version of his new self and hopefully he can replicate in Game 4 of the ALCS.
And speaking of the ALCS, they have yet another date with Houston as they match up with the Astros for the third straight season with the teams splitting their previous two tilts:
Houston was led today by former Rays C Willie Gutierrez.