Rays pitching steps up
Two games in, one win apiece, the Phillies and the Rays competition is now totally underway. After losing the first game on Wednesday night, the Rays came back on Thursday night with a 4-2 win to even the World Series. In Game 2, the Rays had a great pitching night. Their starter, “Big Game James” Shields, lived up to his name and pitched a shutout through 5 and 2/3 innings. At the end of the game, their closer, David Price, pitched the last 2 1/3 innings and gave up only a solo home run to Phillies pinch-hitter Eric Bruntlett. But even after that homerun, he kept his cool and kept throwing strikes, finishing the game for the Rays. If the Rays can keep this kind of pitching for the rest of the Series, it may be a very good October for Tampa Bay.
October 24th, 2008