That did not go well...
For four innings things were going the Rays' way and it looked like they'd head to Texas up 2-0 in the ALDS. Texas starter Joe Forte had to leave in the 2nd and
Chris Crisp greeted his replacement with a homer and
Emiliano Teodo was no-hitting the Rangers. But a couple of former Rays were Tampa Bay's undoing as Patrick Bailey (who caught for us from 2025-2030) homered with a man on for the Rangers' first hit to tie it in the 5th and then after
Jovani Moran loaded the bases with nobody out in the 8th, former Rays superstar Elly De La Cruz hit a slam off
Emmanuel Clase who had been lights-out since being acquired and was hoping to put out the fire. So now it's anyone's series with
Garrett Whitlock going in Game 3 at Globe Life.
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