Give the Rays this much: They managed not to match the longest scoreless innings streak in postseason history.
No, that would be 34 innings, set by the Dodgers of the late 1960s and early ‘70s, and these Rays stopped at a mere 33. As for anything else to give them credit for? There isn’t much. After getting shut out by the Rangers in an error-riddled Game 1 of the American League wild-card series, they only narrowly avoided being shut out in a similarly sloppy Game 2, ultimately falling 7–1.
That sends the Rangers to the ALDS to face the Orioles. It sends the Rays home for the winter.
