The Rays entered the bottom of the ninth inning trailing by a run against Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen.
Superstar teammate Randy Arozarena then earned a two-out walk to put runners on first and second after a long at-bat.
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Pinch hitter Brett Phillips stepped to the plate, and with two strikes against him, hit a line drive into the outfield that was set to tie the game.
Taylor hit the cut-off man, who fired a throw to home that beat Arozarena by a mile.
The only problem was that Dodgers catcher Will Smith bobbled the ball, which allowed Arozarena to score.
All Smith needed to do is cleanly field the ball, and the game would have been headed to extra innings.
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