Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
September 03, 2007
A Long Climb Back

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated Baltimore tonight 9-7. Neither team played particularly well. The Orioles blew an early 4-0 lead, but then Tampa Bay came close to blowing a 9-4 lead as Baltimore scored three in the top of the ninth. Carlos Pena hit his 35th home run of the season to solidify his second place rank in AL home runs.

Over their last thirteen games, the Devil Rays are 10-3 while the Orioles just won once. That's nine games gained by Tampa Bay in two weeks, and their still three games out of fourth place. Even sweeping the Orioles leaves them in fifth place. It's only fifth to fourth, but if Tampa can avoid a last place finish, it will be just the second time they missed the cellar, but it will also be one of the great late season comebacks.


Posted by David Pinto at 10:11 PM | Division Races | TrackBack (0)
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