This game was a story of getting, losing, regaining, and relosing and regaining the lead. At one point, the ever insightful Brian Anderson noted that both teams would most likely look back on this as one of the worst played games of their respective seasons. No doubt, but isn’t it better to win than to lose a battle of poor performance?
I’m glad for the win, but I think I aged about five years since this game started. And most of that aging occurred in the fourth and fifth innings, when the Rays gave up three runs to the Astros without allowing a single hit.