Won, then lost, then won again...
The Rays took Game 1 of the ALCS from the Angels but it wasn't easy thanks to some more bullpen shenanigans. Steve Swords was excellent but not efficient, so they needed four innings from the pen. The first two went swimmingly but two relievers who've been up and down this year, Dave Flores and closer Mario Berumen, conspired to allow 2 runs in the 8th to let LA equalize. And after Jose Machado came off the bench in the bottom of the inning to deliver an RBI single to restore the Tampa Bay advantage, Berumen ran into more trouble by putting two more men on with two out and he finally got the hook in favor of Devin Tadlock, who retired the dangerous Ruben Cummings to end the game. Eljiah Whitaker will be tomorrow's starter as the Rays look to head out west halfway to the World Series.