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Art Deco · 08-06-2023, 07:41 PM

Game 1: The Rays pulled off a massive comeback - two of them to be precise - to pull out a 9-8, 10-inning win over Boston in the series opener at Publix Park. They trailed 7-1 going into the bottom of the 8th with Melvin Lopez turning in another poor start (4.2 6 6 6 3 4, 2 HR) before coming up with an improbable 6-run rally to tie it up. Luis Barela's 3-run homer (#3) was the big blow in the inning but the massive fightback looked like it'd be for naught when the Red Sox went ahead in the 10th off Joe Roberts (also having a poor start to the season). However the Rays put men on 2nd and 3rd with 2 out in the bottom of the 10th and instead of walking him with first base open and a lefty on the mound, Boston pitched to future Hall-of-Famer Barela and he delivered a 2-run single to walk it off, making a winner of Willie Navarro (2-0).

Game 2: With several regulars in need of rest the Rays fielded a makeshift lineup and it showed in a 5-2 loss to Boston. Tim Johnson fell to 1-3 despite pitching decently at 5 6 2 2 2 2 as it was new guy Devin Cefalo who let the game get away, allowing 3 runs in the 7th. One of the regulars that did play, Ezequiel Avalos, was 2-3 with his 3rd homer.

Game 3: The Rays bounced back from yesterday's loss by going up 5-0 by the 3rd and then hung on to take a 7-4 win over the Red Sox. The second batter of the game for Tampa Bay was Nesty de la Rosa and he made it 2-0 with his first homer of 2053, Luis Barela drove in a pair to stay hot, and Jon Morales (who is most definitely not hot) homered (#3) to get his average up to .155. Randy Mastropietro (3-0) cruised through the first 4 innings before running into some trouble and finished 5.1 4 3 3 2 5 with Steve Talbott earning save #3 despite allowing an unearned run in the 9th.

Game 4: Tampa Bay took the series from Boston with a 6-2 win in the finale and got back to .500 as a result. With his club trailing 2-1 in the 6th, Nesty de la Rosa came off the bench after sitting against a lefty starter and drilled a 3-run homer (#2) to put the Rays ahead to stay. Jose Lozada then capped a 3-hit day with a 2-run shot in the 7th (#2) to put the game out of reach. Ben Hilton (2-0) turned in a fine performance at 6.2 6 2 2 1 7 for the win.

Team record: 10-10. Next up: 3 games in Chicago against the insanely-hot White Sox who are off to a 16-4 start.

08-06-2023, 07:41 PM	#2532
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,592	April 21-24, 2053: vs Boston (4) Game 1: The Rays pulled off a massive comeback - two of them to be precise - to pull out a 9-8, 10-inning win over Boston in the series opener at Publix Park. They trailed 7-1 going into the bottom of the 8th with Melvin Lopez turning in another poor start (4.2 6 6 6 3 4, 2 HR) before coming up with an improbable 6-run rally to tie it up. Luis Barela's 3-run homer (#3) was the big blow in the inning but the massive fightback looked like it'd be for naught when the Red Sox went ahead in the 10th off Joe Roberts (also having a poor start to the season). However the Rays put men on 2nd and 3rd with 2 out in the bottom of the 10th and instead of walking him with first base open and a lefty on the mound, Boston pitched to future Hall-of-Famer Barela and he delivered a 2-run single to walk it off, making a winner of Willie Navarro (2-0). Game 2: With several regulars in need of rest the Rays fielded a makeshift lineup and it showed in a 5-2 loss to Boston. Tim Johnson fell to 1-3 despite pitching decently at 5 6 2 2 2 2 as it was new guy Devin Cefalo who let the game get away, allowing 3 runs in the 7th. One of the regulars that did play, Ezequiel Avalos, was 2-3 with his 3rd homer. Game 3: The Rays bounced back from yesterday's loss by going up 5-0 by the 3rd and then hung on to take a 7-4 win over the Red Sox. The second batter of the game for Tampa Bay was Nesty de la Rosa and he made it 2-0 with his first homer of 2053, Luis Barela drove in a pair to stay hot, and Jon Morales (who is most definitely not hot) homered (#3) to get his average up to .155. Randy Mastropietro (3-0) cruised through the first 4 innings before running into some trouble and finished 5.1 4 3 3 2 5 with Steve Talbott earning save #3 despite allowing an unearned run in the 9th. Game 4: Tampa Bay took the series from Boston with a 6-2 win in the finale and got back to .500 as a result. With his club trailing 2-1 in the 6th, Nesty de la Rosa came off the bench after sitting against a lefty starter and drilled a 3-run homer (#2) to put the Rays ahead to stay. Jose Lozada then capped a 3-hit day with a 2-run shot in the 7th (#2) to put the game out of reach. Ben Hilton (2-0) turned in a fine performance at 6.2 6 2 2 1 7 for the win. Team record: 10-10. Next up: 3 games in Chicago against the insanely-hot White Sox who are off to a 16-4 start.