Count ‘em out at your own risk. Down 3-0, it was all but a foregone conclusion that this Houston Astros campaign would end quietly in the American League Championship Series, a round they weren’t even supposed to be in to begin with.
Oh man, have the tables turned. For the third consecutive night, the Astros staved off elimination, this time bludgeoning Tampa Bay with an offensive attack in the middle innings, and then holding off a late Rays power surge to claim their third straight victory, 7-4. Houston is the second team in baseball history to tie a series at three wins apiece after trailing 3-0.