A lesson learned by the Houston Astros on Sunday night: It will take more than a first-inning solo home run to beat the Tampa Bay Rays.
Game 1 of their American League Championship Series was tight, all the way to the 2-1 final score in the Rays’ favor. And the Astros are leaving having learned just how hard it is to beat this Rays team — how it seems to always have some unlikely hero with a clutch hit, how it brings out top-notch bullpen arm after top-notch bullpen arm. And even get a bit of luck when it needs it.