Well, here we go again... lots of runs, lots of homers, good starting pitching. Same story again, right folks? Maybe, but I saw something a little different last night than the past 2 games. In game 2, the runs scored were out of desperation, meaning that they had to keep scoring to keep pace with the Red Sox. In game 3, it was almost like it was on accident. I know that's not the best analogy, but they were just scoring almost at will and things were breaking their way. But, in game 4, it seemed like there was an aggression on the basepaths, hitting to the opposite field, putting the ball in play, moving runners over, taking walks, etc. In game 4 they systematically took apart the Red Sox and never really let up. Now, I know this game of baseball is a pretty crazy game, and they could hit a road block with Dice-K tomorrow evening after a day off, but I really believe they can sweep in Boston and finish off the series. If they do it on Thursday night, they would then have 6 days of rest until the World Series opens up in Tampa on Wednesday the 22nd.
Some other notes from the game...
Did you see how hard Jackson was throwing? He hit 99mph a few times. I wonder if maybe a setup role or even a closer role might be the thing for him? Sonnanstine was even hitting 90-91 on the radar gun a few times, which makes his off-speed stuff that much more nasty.
It seems like 5 is a magical number today for the Rays... consider this:
- Longoria now has the most homeruns in the post season as a rookie with 5.
- BJ has 5 as well.
- Crawford had 5 hits yesterday.
- Aybar had 5 RBI's
- And, dare we say it, they only need 5 more wins for a World Series title!
- Steve
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