Mike Cozzi at Large with Sports - Thursday October 22, 2020

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In a head-spinning span of four batters Wednesday night, Blake Snell had gone from no-no to no-go. The Dodgers, who had been silent for 4 2/3 innings, suddenly had two runs on the board and the tying run at the plate in the fifth inning of Game 2 of the World Series. So Rays manager Kevin Cash expelled Snell and turned to the bullpen crew affectionately known as “The Stable.” On a night when the Rays enjoyed a two-homer awakening from Brandon Lowe and evened up the best-of-seven World Series with a 6-4 win at Globe Life Field, having a more “Stable” pitching plan than their opponent made the biggest difference of all. Tampa Bay got the big outs late, whereas Los Angeles struggled to get any outs early.

• World Series Game 3: Friday, 8 p.m. ET on FOX

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