The Rays postseason came to an abrupt end last night, as the American League’s top seeded team fell to the Red Sox in back-to-back walk off losses.
It hurts, and it’s going to for a while. Many players the Rays depended on in the regular season — Brandon Lowe, Mike Zunino, Nelson Cruz, Drew Rasmussen, Collin McHugh, and Shane McClanahan, among others — struggled in various capacities.
But it wasn’t all poor performances. Across the four games of the ALDS, several Rays players also rose to meet the moment. Here’s our top five.
Randy Arozarena
We’ve all known Randy Arozarena was capable of taking the postseason by storm.