HOUSTON — A wistful Rays official, fresh off the scare his team put into the mighty Astros before falling short, found a silver lining in the final outcome.
“We gave the Yankees a blueprint for how to pitch them,” the official said.
Whether the Yankees get their hands on that blueprint might just determine who represents the American League in the 2019 World Series.
The Astros, who led the major leagues with an .848 OPS during the regular season, put together a .700 OPS, which would have ranked 28th, in the American League Division Series. The Rays recorded a 3.