A win is a win.
It really doesn’t matter when your team scores its runs and the other team scores its runs, a 3-2 win is a 3-2 win.
But — argh — what is it about the ninth that makes Rays pitchers fall apart, leaving Rays fans to practice those deep cleansing breaths we learn in our Lamaze classes? I’ve seen plenty of Rays pitchers pitch a 1-2-3 inning. Why can’t that inning ever be the ninth?
Eight innings of pitching duel
All the scoring in this game came in the ninth inning.