The Rays are heading to the ALCS thanks to one of the greatest performances in franchise history. The pitching did everything it needed to do, and the offense gave the Rays just enough to advance.
And the how is so, so sweet.
With the ballgame tied 1-1, in a showdown of some of the best pitchers baseball has to offer, Aroldis Chapman took the mound for the New York Yankees in the eighth inning, a pitcher as infamous for acts of physical violence off the field as he is for a violent 102 mph fastball on the mound.