Jose Lobaton on Monday hit a walk-off solo home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Tampa Bay Rays a 4-3 win in Game 3 of their ALDS against the Boston Red Sox.
The home run cleared the fence in center and splashed into the Rays Tank, making the blow all the more sweet for the Rays. It was also improbable for a few reasons. Lobaton entered the game with just nine career home runs in 495 at-bats. He also hit it off Koji Uehara, who surrendered just his second earned run since June 30. June 30. This was Uehara’s first home run allowed since that date. And it came off the bat of Lobaton. Who saw that coming?
