We had an excellent shot to jump on Cliff Lee early, but the Home Plate umpire decided that wouldn't be nice, so he invented a foul tip on Carlos Pena's check swing and eventually called him out on what should have been a 4-3 count. Needless to say, that put a hitch in the momentum of our offense, and Cliff Lee used the opportunity to regroup. The umpire continued in that vein, expanding the strike zone for Lee whenever the Rays threatened to piece together a rally. The good news is that this umpire can't possibly be behind the plate more than once more in the ALDS.
Here's hoping the Rays put together some momentum tomorrow afternoon.
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