During the regular season, Tampa Bay’s defense scored fifth in runs while Cleveland’s offense allowed 24 runs. After scoring seven runs to the Rangers in Game 1, the Rays entered Game 2 in danger of dropping both shows at their home ballpark in Florida.
So I am best to rest
All the bodies that have ever been in my body
and in spirit they sink into the swamp
Techniques for moving on from a low loss vary from person to person, but whether the Rays took their Game 1 nightmare and pushed it as fuel, or otherwise hit the reset button, they fought back with a 3-1 lead in Game 2.
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