Friday night’s game went right down to the wire for the Tampa Bay Rays, driving the fans who were watching insane on several occasions. The Rays’ offense missed opportunity after opportunity, stranding runners who made it to second base with one out in the first, fifth, and sixth innings and also leaving the bases loaded in the seventh. Then in the ninth, Brad Boxberger struggled mightily again, giving up a run and putting the Oakland Athletics on the verge of victory. The Rays needed every bit of Drew Smyly and Desmond Jennings‘ contributions to turn this game into a 2-1 win.