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Game 187 // Ninth Inning // The Rays Finish the Astros

October 18, 2020October 26, 2020 The Big InningBlog

Thank you, you wonderful Tampa Bay Rays…

For ending the 2020 Astros.

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Game 186 // Sixth Inning // Will Smith Beats Will Smith

October 17, 2020October 25, 2020 The Big InningBlog

Will Smith vs. Will Smith.

And Will Smith wins.

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Game 185 // Sixth Inning // Braves Up, Kershaw Out

October 16, 2020October 25, 2020 The Big InningBlog

That “Playoff Kershaw” pattern continues to haunt him.

And the Braves take a 3-1 lead in the NLCS.

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Game 184 // First Inning // The All-Time MLB Playoff Record

October 15, 2020October 25, 2020 The Big InningBlog

Eleven runs in the first.

The all-time record for runs in a playoff inning.

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Game 183 // Sixth Inning // The Rays Lead 3-0

October 14, 2020October 24, 2020 The Big InningBlog

Jose Altuve commits an error, five runs score.

And the Rays are a game away from the World Series.

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Game 182 // Ninth Inning // Baseball Fans Are Back

October 13, 2020October 24, 2020 The Big InningBlog

The first game of the entire 2020 season…

With real fans in attendance.

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Game 181 // Ninth Inning // The Slam Diego Yankees

October 6, 2020October 24, 2020 The Big InningBlog

Game 1 of the 2020 ALDS. 

And Giancarlo Stanton seals it with a grand slam.

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Game 180 // Sixth Inning // The Padres Spring to Life

October 2, 2020October 24, 2020 The Big InningBlog

The most fun team of the year, that year approaching its end.

And then. 

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Game 179 // Second Inning // The Rays Begin Their Run

September 30, 2020October 24, 2020 The Big InningBlog

A Bo Bichette bobble.

And the Rays blow it open.

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