Transaction: Nick Anderson was placed on the Playoff IL, and Matt Peacock, who was left off the postseason roster initially, was activated.
The Rays have returned to the ALCS after a dramatic walk-off 3-2 win over the White Sox in 10 innings at Tropicana Field, taking the series in 4 games. Randy Arozarena's bloop single with the bases loaded scored the series-winner. Before we got there we had some drama, with Chris Sale having to leave in the 3rd after giving up an RBI double for Chicago's 2nd run of the inning. It turned out to be a mild oblique strain so he'll be good to go for the ALCS. Enter Matt Peacock, the forgotten man who was just activated with Nick Anderson going on the shelf, and he turned in 3 2/3 scoreless innings while the Rays tied it on a 2-run Wander Franco moonshot to dead center. After Aaron Fletcher got Peacock out of the 7th, he put the first two on in the 8th but Devin Williams got a double play and a whiff to escape the jam. The Sox rather desperately brought in Game 1 starter Lucas Giolito to pitch the 10th and it backfired as he walked Hunter Bishop, gave up a Vidal Brujan single, intentionally walked Franco and then gave up the winning hit to Arozarena, all without retiring a batter.
And the Rays will once again play the Angels in the ALCS as LA won it in the 10th inning as well, scoring 3 runs on a Jared Walsh RBI single and a 2-run Jo Adell homer to take the game 4-1 and the series 3-1.
