For the second time in franchise history, the Rays have won the pennant.
Behind a strong pitching performance by starter Charlie Morton and a pair of relievers, the Rays beat the Astros, 4-2, in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, punching their ticket to the World Series.
Tampa Bay was able to stave off a Houston comeback and avoid becoming the second team ever to blow a 3-0 lead in a best-of-seven series. The last time that happened was the 2004 ALCS, when the Red Sox came back to beat the Yankees. Instead, the Rays became the first team in MLB history to win the first three games of a series, lose the next three and recover to win Game 7.