Rays 1, Tigers 0 (13 innings)
Record: 72-52
Attendance: 17,228
The Rays went scoreless for twelve and two-thirds innings before Eric Sogard hit a ball off the right center field wall for a double, only the Rays' fifth hit of the night, and was then driven home by Michael Brosseau walk-off single to right center. Rays win! Whew!
Those twelve and two-thirds scoreless innings were futile in their own right, but the Rays hadn't scored the previous night either against the Tigers, nor in the last eight innings of the game before that in San Diego. In all they had gone 29 consecutive scoreless innings before powering home that game winner in the bottom of the 13th on Friday night.
The only reason the slumping offense managed to escape with a one-run victory was the magnificent pitching that didn't allow a single run all night. It began with starter Ryan Yarbrough, who pitched into the seventh inning and was followed by Roe, Anderson, Pagan, Castillo, and Poche, who got the W and is now 3-4.
How good was the parade of pictures? They struck out 24 Tigers, a Rays' record, and maybe even more amazingly, they didn't walk a single man. it was an incredible performance as each pitcher blanked the Tigers until Sogard and Brosseau finally broke the run drought--and won the game.
So the series is tied and tomorrow is the rubber match. Off the last two games, it should be a doozy. I'm ready for fireworks..
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