Another miracle finish...
The Rays looked like they'd start the ALDS in an 0-1 hole tonight as they found themselves down 3-2 in the bottom of the 9th with 2 out and nobody on base. But Dantel Chinchilla and pinch-hitter Manny Flores drew walks, and Henry Dominguez, who had been 0-4 on the night with 3 strikeouts against a tough lefty, doubled over the head of the Chicago CF to bring home both the runners and give Tampa Bay a thrilling 4-3 win to open the series on the right foot. They took an early 2-0 lead thanks in part to a Rodrigo Aponte homer but Dave Rose continued his maddening pattern of dominating and then having a bad inning as the White Sox put the first two on in the 5th before they were tripled home by Juan Herrera, who then scored a sac fly. Elijah Whitaker will go tomorrow to try to send the Rays to the Windy City with a commanding series lead.
In the other ALDS opener:
Yesterday's NLDS openers:
And today's Games 2:
Looking like a Pittsburgh-LA NLCS is in the offing.