Willy Adames homered and made a sensational relay throw from shortstop, Tommy Pham also went deep and the Tampa Bay Rays chased Justin Verlander early in beating the Houston Astros 4-1 Tuesday night to even their AL Division Series at two games apiece. Verlander, starting on short rest after dominating the wild-card Rays in Game 1, looked uncomfortable on the mound and was pulled in the fourth after giving up four runs. The Rays helped themselves by playing stellar defense, especially with the Astros threatening to cut into their three-run deficit. Rays opener Diego Castillo was followed by Yarbrough, who worked two scoreless innings to get the win. Charlie Morton, who helped Houston win the World Series two years ago, began the Rays’ comeback by beating his former team 10-3 on Monday.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 09, 2019 03:22 UTC