We're still playing baseball...
It was about as tight and tense as it gets but thanks to another brilliant performance on the mound from the Rays staff, Tampa Bay is halfway to pulling off a reverse sweep and joining the 2004 Red Sox as the only MLB team to do so (and first in the World Series). Tonight it was
Hugo Najera who was largely untouchable, going his buddy Buckman one inning better by taking a no-hitter into the 7th before giving up an infield single. Things got dicey in the 8th when
Randy Rodriguez walked two men with one out and gave way to
Gerald Ogando, who gave up a single to load the bases then got out of it before dispatching the Padres 1-2-3 in the 9th. Meanwhile the game's only run came on a solo shot from
Alistair Hardy, who had fallen out of favor after a miserable season which saw him struggle against RHP. Fortunately he got to face a lefty in the 5th and took him deep. So now it'll be
Jaheim Lennon in two days' time at the Trop trying to get us to what was once an unlikely Game 7.