Rays vs. Rangers: Josh Hamilton’s 2-Run Single Makes It 4-1

Not a lot worse, though. Entering the seventh inning, the Rays held a 1-0 lead on the strength of David Price's pitching and Desmond Jennings' solo homer. But Mike Napoli made it 2-1 Rangers with a two-run home run. And after Craig Gentry's two-out single -- on Price's 102nd pitch -- Joe Maddon summoned rookie right-hander Brandon Gomes, who proceeded to walk Ian Kinsler on four pitches and Elvis Andrus on five, loading the bases. There's every reason to think Gomes wasn't trying to walk Kinsler and Andrus, but he did and Josh Hamilton was next and Maddon replaced Gomes with left-hander J.P. Howell.

Howell wasn't trying to give up a two-run single to Hamilton, but that's what he did and Maddon replaced Howell with right-hander Juan Cruz, who escaped the jam without doing anything, as catcher John Jaso faked a throw to second base and Andrus took the bait, getting caught in an inning-ending rundown between third and home.

But the carnage was plenty, as the Rays went from being ahead by one run to being down by three, and now there's not anything that Joe Maddon can do about it, unless he can convince Evan Longoria to stop striking out...