GDT: 2020 ALCS: (1) Tampa Bay Rays vs (6) Houston Astros - TB wins 4-3

[darko]

Wendle has been a huge hole offensively....I'd be tickled to death if he could simply work out a walk...or even just get the runners over.

Ask and you shall receive

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

Scratching out a run between two hitters at .200 or less?
Good going!
4-0 is better than 3-0

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

Keirmaier looked bad on that swing...
Cmon KK...

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

Big 7th coming up....tough, mid part of the order.
If TB can get through this in minimal fashion, it forces Houston to have to try coming back with their lesser hitters

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

So much for "minimal fashion"....now TB has to do a bit of damage control..

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Gurriel continues to be awful.

Inning ending and likely series ending DP.

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

TWO!!

Now that's how you do damage control!

 

[Benneguin]

I mean, this is an organization decision, not just Cash's.

I would have left Morton in there but the alternate decision is putting one of the best relievers in baseball in the game.

Which basically means Cash is just there to be the fall guy for when the decision blows up.

 

[Timeless Winter]

So much for "minimal fashion"....now TB has to do a bit of damage control..

Nice double play.

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

Nice double play.

And turns out it was minimal after all, eh?

 

[Summer Rose]

I love this Rays team so much.

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

I love this Rays team so much.

Yep...Smart enough to think out of the box...
Yet, stupid enough to NOT know they aren't supposed to win consistently doing the things they do....yet, there they are doing just that!

 

[Halladay]

2 on 2 out. Pitching change.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Can you believe this...loaded for Correa!

 

[EpochLink]

Bases loaded, oh dear..

 

[darko]

Should've used Glasnow

 

[Halladay]

Drama. oh my.

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

Not sure if Fairbanks was wild....or simply wanted no part of giving Brantley anything good to hit.
Intentional/Unintentional walk?
But of course, that brings up the dangerous Correa.

 

[EpochLink]

Astros get 2

 

[darko]

That's a great piece of hitting

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

That run the Rays scratched out to make it 4-0 is looking mighty large now.
Just need to get out of this inning now....cmon boys.... one more!

 

[Halladay]

This is too much to handle, wow. Nice hit.

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

Foul ball by Bregman.... into the Playstation fans.....

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Bregman continues to disappoint in the clutch.

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

There we go....bit of a cushion still intact!
Big strikeout to put out the fire!

Rays back on offense!