Looking good going back to the Trop...
The Rays have done what nobody expected and gone into the house of MLB's best team to take both games to start the ALCS after edging the Angels 4-3. Tarik Skubal pitched one of the best games of his career in holding LA largely off the board, and unlike yesterday when they won with small ball the Rays got solo homers from Wander Franco, Randy Arozarena and Hunter Bishop to take a 3-1 lead into the bottom of the 8th. But just as he did in the ALDS, Pete Fairbanks gave up a pair of solo homers to allow the opposition to tie it up. Fortunately the Rays got to former teammate and Angel closer Ken Giles in the 9th when Adley Rustchman led off with a double, Brandon Lowe and Austin Meadows walked, and Carter Kieboom delivered a sac fly. With no more Nick Anderson to count on, Devin Williams got the call in the 9th and after putting two on with one out he got another former Ray, Corey Dickerson, to hit one right back at him which he turned into a 1-4-3 game-ending double play. Mike Clevinger will try to put LA into the deepest of holes in Game 3 at Tropicana Field in 48 hours.