Making history is generally considered a good thing. But as the Rays proved on Monday night, that is not always the case.
In an astonishing sequence of events, four Rays relievers failed to record the final three outs of what should have been a comfortable victory, allowing seven runs in the bottom of the ninth to author the biggest collapse in franchise history. Victor Martinez's sharp single up the middle off Jason Isringhausen brought home the final two runs in a stunning 11-10 triumph for Cleveland. Ouch!
It all seemed so unlikely when the Rays led 10-0 going to the bottom of the fourth inning, but the Indians somehow rallied for their 14th consecutive home victory against Tampa Bay. In doing so the Indians became the first team to make up a 10-run deficit and win since the Texas Rangers rallied to beat the Detroit Tigers 16-15 on May 8, 2004.
Ryan Garko's two-run homer off David Price in the fourth started the comeback. His three-run shot in the ninth off Grant Balfour made it 10-7.
The rest is history. Unfortunately for the Rays, it's all bad.
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