Rays vs. Rangers: The Legend Grounds Out, Threat Squandered

Things were looking bleak for the Tampa Bay nine that afternoon.

They’d just given up four runs in a big game, and entered the bottom of the seventh trailing by three.

They’d collected just one hit against the enemy hurler, all afternoon.

But then a new hurler came in, and he was an old hurler, older than Tampa Bay’s starting infield put together.

And the old hurler got a quick out, but then he gave up a single, and another single, and then another to load the bases.

Also, this happened:

Providence!

But the old hurler had been replaced by a new hurler, a young hurler, and the new young hurler retired one pinch-hitter and then another, both on ground balls to second that Steve Sax couldn’t have muffed.

The Tampa Bays did score a run, but they wanted and probably needed to do so much better.

Ranger 4, Rays 2