AL Semi-Finals - Down 3-0, #1 overall KC rallies to pull it out in 7 over #10 TBY

Game 1-Chris Archer and 3 relievers shut out Kansas City in Kaufmann Stadium to give Tampa a 2-0 victory in Game 1. 

Tampa 1, KC 0

Game 2-Lorenzo Cain gets the Royals on the board early with a 2-run double in the 1st inning.Tampa  ties it up with 2 runs in the 4th inning.  Tampa scores one more in the 6th inning but Eric Hosmer ties it with a solo shot in the 8th and the game goes to extra innings.  Steven Souza Jr. puts the Rays ahead in the top of the 11th with a 2 run single, his 3rd of the night, and Brad Boxberger saves it in the bottom of the inning to give Tampa a 5-3 win.

Tampa 2, KC 0

Game 3-Tampa gets a dominating 7-2 win over KC as the series goes down to Tampa. John Jaso goes 3-4 with 2 doubles, a homer, and 5 RBI in the victory.  The Rays are 1 game away from a series win

Tampa 3, KC 0

Game 4-Chris Young puts the clamps on the Rays bats taking a no-hitter into the 9th inning before Jaso breaks it up with a single through the middle.  Young hangs on for the 5-0 2-hit shutout.

Tampa 3, KC 1

Game 5-KC jumps out to another 1st inning lead in this one on a 2 run Kendrys Morales double.  The Royals never look back as Johnny Cueto does not give up a run until the 8th inning.  Morales adds a HR in the 5th inning of the 5-1 Royals victory.

Tampa 3, KC 2

Game 6-The game of the series as each team can only manage 1 run coming into the bottom of the 8th inning despite having 21 total hits with Tampa having 15 of them.  Lorenzo Cain hits a stand up triple with 2 outs in the bottom of the 8th.  Eric Hosmer knocks him in with a single to put the Royals up 2-1.  Wade Davis comes in to shut down the 9th but 2 Rays reach base before a game ending ground ball by James Loney.

Tampa 3, KC 3

Game 7-  Game 7 is dominated by Yordana Ventura throwing 7 innings of shutout ball.  Ryan Madson comes on to finish the last 2 and the Royals get a 3-0 victory to close out an epic series comeback.

KC 4, Tampa 3

Thanks for a great series Brian!!

--submitted by Andy Sexton--