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Art Deco · 08-12-2025, 05:33 PM

One win away...

The Rays are on the verge of their first-ever World championship after a taut, tense 2-1 win over the Dodgers in Game 5 to go up 3-2 in the series. While Game 1's hyped duel between Shane McClanahan and Blake Snell didn't live up to the billing, tonight's rematch was everything expected and then some as both pitchers dominated the opposition through 6 innings. So it became a battle of the bullpens and the Dodgers' pen blinked when Brandon Lowe took brief one-time Ray Evan Phillips deep for a 2-run homer in the 8th. Although the Dodgers clawed back a run in the 8th off Brock Stewart, Gabe Speier put out the fire by striking out Shohei Ohtani to end the inning making it a whopping 17 strikeouts in only 6 2/3 innings this postseason for the lefty acquired midseason. Pete Fairbanks then pitched around a 2-out single in the 9th to close it out, leaving Tampa Bay on the precipice of history. It'll be Drew Rasmussen trying to make that history in a couple of days at GMS Field in Game 6.

UPDATE: The Dodgers are going to have to go the rest of the way without star OF/SS Mookie Betts, who was diagnosed with a concussion after a collision at second base back in Game 3.

08-12-2025, 05:33 PM	#72
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,622	October 26, 2025: World Series Game 5 One win away... The Rays are on the verge of their first-ever World championship after a taut, tense 2-1 win over the Dodgers in Game 5 to go up 3-2 in the series. While Game 1's hyped duel between Shane McClanahan and Blake Snell didn't live up to the billing, tonight's rematch was everything expected and then some as both pitchers dominated the opposition through 6 innings. So it became a battle of the bullpens and the Dodgers' pen blinked when Brandon Lowe took brief one-time Ray Evan Phillips deep for a 2-run homer in the 8th. Although the Dodgers clawed back a run in the 8th off Brock Stewart, Gabe Speier put out the fire by striking out Shohei Ohtani to end the inning making it a whopping 17 strikeouts in only 6 2/3 innings this postseason for the lefty acquired midseason. Pete Fairbanks then pitched around a 2-out single in the 9th to close it out, leaving Tampa Bay on the precipice of history. It'll be Drew Rasmussen trying to make that history in a couple of days at GMS Field in Game 6. UPDATE: The Dodgers are going to have to go the rest of the way without star OF/SS Mookie Betts, who was diagnosed with a concussion after a collision at second base back in Game 3. Last edited by Art Deco; 08-12-2025 at 05:37 PM.