John Donovan: Strength in reserve: Rays bench plays starring role in ALCS
John Donovan: Strength in reserve: Rays bench plays starring role in ALCS
BOSTON -- By now the deflated and nearly defeated denizens of Red Sox Nation have seen all they want to see from Evan Longoria, Carl Crawford, B.J. Upton and Carlos Pena. The Tampa Bay Rays are up three games to one in the best-of-seven American League Championship Series, with a possibly clinching Game 5 scheduled for Thursday night at Fenway Park. The Rays starting lineup is for real. The Red Sox and their fans get it.
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