Revenge is a dish best served cold. Or right in your face on a sunny day in Boston. That's what the Tampa Bay Rays did Sunday afternoon, taking game three against the Redsox before heading home to Tropicana Field with a share of the lead in the American League East.
Jeremy Hellickson, 2011 Rookie of the Year, took the hill for Tampa Bay and put on an impressive performance. Given a two-run lead to work with after the seventh inning stretch, Hellickson hit a speed bump, walking David Ortiz on four pitches and giving up a base hit to Kevin Youkilis. Well, that speed bump turned into 10-car pile up when Adrian Gonzalez stepped to the plate and took the 1-0 pitch over the Green Monster to give the home team a one-run edge with a three-run homer.
Hmm, that's not what Rays fans wanted to see... Sean Rodriguez decided to see what he could do about it. In the top of the ninth, with Ben Zobrist aboard with a walk, Rodriguez went yard over the Monster to give Tampa Bay the lead again.
