Tampa Bay RaysvsLos Angeles Dodgers
TB 3/LAD 4
Things to say
Dodgers beat the Rays 4-3 at Dodger Stadium.
01
opener
Dodgers squeaked one out, 4-3 over Tampa. Classic interleague nail-biter at Chavez Ravine. Came down to the last at-bat.
02
key player
Whoever LA ran out there in the heart of the order did the damage — one swing left the yard and that was the ballgame.
03
hot take
Rays manager went to the pen too early. You had your starter cruising and you yanked him.
04
deep cut
Tampa's bullpen WHIP is creeping up — third one-run loss in a week, and it's the same setup arm every time.
05
exit
Anyway, getaway day tomorrow — we'll see if the Rays can steal one before they fly out.
The recap
Dodgers squeaked past the Rays 4-3 at Chavez Ravine in a one-run nail-biter that came down to the last at-bat. With no scoring summary to lean on, this had the fingerprints of a bullpen game where every pitch mattered and the heart of the order had to grind out runs the hard way.
Tampa hung tough on the road against a 46-win club, but LA found just enough to flip it late. Both teams are running hot, so don't sleep on a rematch with playoff stakes written all over it.