The Tampa Bay Rays started a reliever in tonight’s game, and he lasted longer than the Indians’ starter.
That should have served as foreshadowing to the Indians tonight, as about three hours later the Rays walked off on a two-run home run by Ji-Man Choi to erase an Indians come-from-behind win. The Rays knocked Corey Kluber out in the second inning by scoring four runs. While the Rays couldn’t hold the Indians at bay due to key hits by Jose Ramirez and Brandon Guyer, it didn’t matter because of a blown third strike call with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.