Never-Say-Die Astros Set Up Season's Biggest Game as Rays Continue Melting Down

One game away from elimination three nights ago, Houston evened this series with a breezy 7-4 cruise Friday, forcing a winner-take-all Game 7 in San Diego's Petco Park on Saturday night.And right now, Tampa Bay is running low on crosses and looking plumb out of stakes to drive through the heart of this Astros team."Oh yeah, we're not through writing history," Houston manager Dusty Baker said. Tune in Saturday night.Now, nine innings are all that stand between Houston becoming the first team to erase an 0-3 deficit in a best-of-seven series since the 2004 Boston Red Sox shocked the New York Yankees in the ALCS and went on to win the World Series."I've heard about their comeback," said Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker, who was 7 at the time. "If there's another team that can do it, it's us."Meantime, Tampa Bay, which all but had its reservations confirmed for only its second World Series appearance in franchise history, is one more whoopee cushion of an evening away from historical embarrassment.It's getting difficult to watch in here."We've just got to bounce back," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. He got 15 swings and misses via the curve—including Zunino's bat-breaker—the most by any pitcher in the majors this season in a single game, according to the scouting service Inside Edge.One inning later, Tampa first baseman Yandy Diaz snapped at Astros pitcher Framber Valdez after taking ball four.