Tampa Bay Rays Go To World Series For First Time In History

Going from worst to first, the Tampa Bay Rays completed a shocking run to their first pennant, holding off the defending champion Boston Red Sox 3-1 Sunday night behind Matt Garza’s incredible pitching in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series.”It’s unbelievable,” center fielder B.J. Upton said. “We battled a lot of adversity this year. We stuck together as a team.”And, they showed a bit of Boston-like resolve when they needed it.The Rays nearly let the series slip away when they blew a seven-run lead late in Game 5 and lost meekly Saturday night. The Rays were a 200-1 shot to win the World Series before the season started. Now, they’ll host the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 Wednesday night.