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Art Deco · 08-13-2023, 01:48 PM

Game 1: The Rays returned home and took a tidy 5-1 win over the Sunbirds at Publix Park. Tim Johnson (2-4) pitched his best game of the year at 7 4 1 1 2 9, David Morales (#2) and Luis Barela (#4) launched solo homers, and Jesus Avalos had a 2-run single to break things open and lead Tampa Bay to victory.

Game 2: For the first this season the Rays have clawed their way above .500 after opening up a scoreless game in the middle innings and going on to rout Oklahoma City 8-1. Randy Mastropietro's brilliant rookie season continued apace as he went to 6-0, 2.01 with a marvelous 7 3 0 0 1 5 outing and he had plenty of support. Tony Vasquez had an RBI single and a solo homer (#2/9), Jesus Avalos tripled and homered (#6) among his 3 hits, and Sung Min-Yang and Dantel Chinchilla each had 3 hits and an RBI.

Game 3: The Rays completed their first series sweep of 2053 when Dantel Chinchilla singled home Ezequiel Avalos in the bottom of the 9th with the walk-off winner enabling the Rays to edge the Sunbirds 2-1. Ben Hilton capped off a weekend of great starting pitching after he went 7 5 1 1 2 6 and Mario Berumen (1-1) earned the win with a scoreless 9th. Luis Barela earlier homered for the first Rays run, his 5th.

Team record: 18-16. Next up: The Yankees invade Tampa for 4 games. The Rays are 6 behind the 22-10 New Yorkers and need to win this series to help make up for their slow start.

08-13-2023, 01:48 PM	#2538
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,578	May 9-11, 2053: vs Oklahoma City (3) Game 1: The Rays returned home and took a tidy 5-1 win over the Sunbirds at Publix Park. Tim Johnson (2-4) pitched his best game of the year at 7 4 1 1 2 9, David Morales (#2) and Luis Barela (#4) launched solo homers, and Jesus Avalos had a 2-run single to break things open and lead Tampa Bay to victory. Game 2: For the first this season the Rays have clawed their way above .500 after opening up a scoreless game in the middle innings and going on to rout Oklahoma City 8-1. Randy Mastropietro's brilliant rookie season continued apace as he went to 6-0, 2.01 with a marvelous 7 3 0 0 1 5 outing and he had plenty of support. Tony Vasquez had an RBI single and a solo homer (#2/9), Jesus Avalos tripled and homered (#6) among his 3 hits, and Sung Min-Yang and Dantel Chinchilla each had 3 hits and an RBI. Game 3: The Rays completed their first series sweep of 2053 when Dantel Chinchilla singled home Ezequiel Avalos in the bottom of the 9th with the walk-off winner enabling the Rays to edge the Sunbirds 2-1. Ben Hilton capped off a weekend of great starting pitching after he went 7 5 1 1 2 6 and Mario Berumen (1-1) earned the win with a scoreless 9th. Luis Barela earlier homered for the first Rays run, his 5th. Team record: 18-16. Next up: The Yankees invade Tampa for 4 games. The Rays are 6 behind the 22-10 New Yorkers and need to win this series to help make up for their slow start.