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Art Deco · 12-02-2023, 02:56 PM

Thanks again, bullpen...

Once again the Rays had a late lead and chance to win their third game in the series and once again the bullpen blew it. After a shock 7-run 5th inning which erased a seemingly-insurmountable 5-0 Baltimore lead, the pen was entrusted the rest of the way and that turned out to be a problem. Matt Cronin gave up a key hit that made it 7-6 and then in the 8th Hayden Juenger, so good during the regular season and so horrible in the playoffs, gave up the tying run on a Colton Cowser double, one of his five hits on the day. And in the 11th, just when it looked like Andrew Nardi would pitch out of a first-and-third, nobody out situation by getting two straight strikeouts, he gave up a two-out walk-off RBI single to Adley Rutschman. So now it's up to Taj Bradley in a couple of days to keep the season alive at Tropicana Field.

Meanwhile the Dodgers are just about ready to continue the defense of their 2028 title after a typical Coors Field tilt which saw them almost blow a 9-1 lead:

12-02-2023, 02:56 PM	#126
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,733	October 19, 2028: ALCS Game 5 & NLCS Game 4 Thanks again, bullpen... Once again the Rays had a late lead and chance to win their third game in the series and once again the bullpen blew it. After a shock 7-run 5th inning which erased a seemingly-insurmountable 5-0 Baltimore lead, the pen was entrusted the rest of the way and that turned out to be a problem. Matt Cronin gave up a key hit that made it 7-6 and then in the 8th Hayden Juenger, so good during the regular season and so horrible in the playoffs, gave up the tying run on a Colton Cowser double, one of his five hits on the day. And in the 11th, just when it looked like Andrew Nardi would pitch out of a first-and-third, nobody out situation by getting two straight strikeouts, he gave up a two-out walk-off RBI single to Adley Rutschman. So now it's up to Taj Bradley in a couple of days to keep the season alive at Tropicana Field. Meanwhile the Dodgers are just about ready to continue the defense of their 2028 title after a typical Coors Field tilt which saw them almost blow a 9-1 lead: