The Rays blew a 4-0 lead in the 6th inning, but held the fort from there and scored 3 times in the top of the 9th to take a 7-4 win over San Diego and a 2-1 lead in the series. Judson Fabian's 2-run double off Padre closer Alexander Beltre was the game-winner, and Yordan Alvarez followed up with an RBI double of his own to provide the final margin. Jasseel De La Cruz nailed down the save with a 1-2-3 9th and Jose Alvarado got the win after a scoreless 8th which saw him walk two but get out of it. The Rays jumped out to another early lead and it looked like they'd cruise. Gavin Lux, the one Rays hitter who really hasn't contributed this postseason, drilled his 1st homer of the playoffs off Reid Detmers in the 1st and Isaac DeLeon's sac fly doubled the lead in the 4th. They tacked on 2 more in the 5th on Fabian's RBI single and a Jasson Dominguez fielder's choice and with Blake Money cruising, victory looked a fait accompli. But after dominating San Diego through 5, Money ran out of gas big-time in the 6th, leaving with two in and two on and one out. Jack Filby gave up a single to score the 3rd Padre run, and after he loaded the bases Evan Godwin came in to face the lefty CJ Abrams and promptly hit him to force in the tying run. Daniel Espino got through the 7th before Alvarado took over in the 8th. The Rays will try to take a commanding 3-1 lead tomorrow with Alec Sachais on the mound. Sachais won Game 4 in both the ALDS and ALCS and he'll look to continue the trend.
