Sports | Tampa Bay Rays Rays KO Sox, Head to Series By Marie Morris Posted Oct 19, 2008 11:12 PM CDT Copied Boston's Kevin Youkilis, right, and his Red Sox teammates watch the ninth inning of the Rays' 3-1 victory in Game 7 of the ALCS in St. Petersburg, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Tim Donnelly) The worst-to-first Tampa Bay Rays completed a stunning run to their first World Series, holding off the defending champion Boston Red Sox, 3-1, last night behind Matt Garza's masterful pitching in Game 7 of the ALCS. "It's unbelievable," center fielder BJ Upton said. "We battled a lot of adversity this year. We stuck together as a team." Baseball's doormat since starting play in 1998, the Rays were a 200-1 shot to win the World Series before the season started. They nearly let it slip away when they blew a seven-run lead late in Game 5 and lost meekly Saturday night. Now, they'll host the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 Wednesday night. Garza was named ALCS MVP. Read These Next 'How can you be that ignorant?' senator asks RFK Jr. An 11-year-old girl gave birth at home. The story gets worse. You're probably saying 'Denzel' wrong. Looks like hackers have pulled off another major data breach. Report an error