I’ll be honest: when the Rays were down 3-1 and had two outs in the bottom of the eighth, I started writing this recap. It was all about the Rays anemic offense and the mystery of why Chris Devenski continues to pitch meaningful innings on this team.
But while I was writing, a funny thing happened: the Rays strung together a bunch of walks and hits to take a lead, and then held it as Pete Fairbanks slammed the door in the ninth.
Honestly I still have to keep checking the MLB scoreboard to make sure I did not dream up this victory.