Rays look to even series in Game 4 as Nick Martinez brings dominant record against Guardians

We saw the end of a dynasty on Thursday night.

I suppose if you're a Los Angeles Dodgers hater, you're happy.

If you're a fan of the "small market" club, then you're happy as well.

Baseball is one of those things where it almost doesn't matter who you have on the team.

Just like in hockey, whichever team hits wins the game.

We are now assured of two teams being in the bottom half of the league in payroll, representing the league in the World Series.

The Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians play Game 3 on Friday night.

The Rays came into this series as the best team in the American League.

Their regular season saw them win 98 games and take the top spot in the League.

They swept the New York Yankees in the ALDS and didn't even really sweat in that series.

Now they are down 2-1 after having the lead in all three games.

It is hard to close out games in the playoffs, but the Guardians seem to have the same never-say-die mentality that the Milwaukee Brewers have.

Their hitting really hasn't been bad, and their pitching has been strong, but the Guardians have just been a bit better in both areas.

Tonight, the Rays send out Nick Martinez to the hill.