- Kevin Tall
- B.J. and the bat; stock photo
Tuesday was a dramatic night of comeback wins for sports fans in Tampa Bay.
First the Tampa Bay Lightning took a commanding three-game lead in the Eastern Conference semi-finals, beating the Washington Capitals 4-3 at the St. Pete Times Forum.
Minutes later, the Tampa Bay Rays went all-in across the bridge in a 3-2 walk-off win against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays at Tropicana Field.
The "crowd" at the Trop, muted as the Rays trailed for much of the evening, had its loudest moment so far when the big screen in right field flashed the final score of the Bolts game.
Ben Zobrist, at the plate in the bottom of the ninth, took the next pitch he saw into left field for a leadoff base hit.
This article appears in May 19-25, 2011.