So close...
The Rays are one win away from the World Series after getting by Baltimore 5-4 in Game 4. Series MVP-elect
Jordan Westburg blasted a 2-run homer,
Xavier Isaac had an RBI triple to get them going,
Hagen Smith was a surprise hero with an effective long relief stint and
Felix Bautista had to work hard (42 pitches) for the 5-out save this time. Bautista could have had an easier time if not for
Oneil Cruz's two-out error in the 8th that not only prolonged the inning but allowed the Orioles to pull within one. And then in the 9th he had to get Baltimore's best hitter Samuel Basallo and thorn-in-our-side Colton Cowser with one out and the tying run on 2nd. So now the Rays will look to wrap it up in Baltimore with their ace
Taj Bradley on the mound.
Elsewhere the Reds climbed back into the NLCS with a big win:
