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Art Deco · 08-08-2021, 04:48 PM

The winning streak came to an end, but the Rays still took 2 of 3 from Detroit at the Trop, giving them 12 wins in their last 13 games.

Game 1 saw the Rays make it 11 straight wins with a 9-0 blowout of the Tigers. Griffin Canning was excellent, going 6.1 4 0 0 4 9 to pick up his first win as a Ray and lower his Rays ERA to 3.86, impressive considering how badly he was bombed in his debut. Lewin Diaz had a monster game, going 4-5 with 3 RBI, including a 2-run HR (#10) in a 3-run 2nd which got them going. Brandon Lowe and Adley Rutschman each drove in a pair as well.

All good things must come to an end and that's what happened to the Rays' win streak as Detroit downed them 7-2. Matt Peacock gave up a pair in the 1st, settled in, and then ran into trouble in the 6th but should have still escaped down 3-2 when Brandon Lowe made an error to prolong the inning and Detroit's Willi Castro hit a 3-run homer. Peacock finished 6 9 7 3 0 8. The Rays' runs came on solo homers from Jarren Duran (#6) and Jorge Ona (#10).

Game 3 saw the Rays take the series with a 13-6 win. Tarik Skubal went up against his former team and coughed up a 3-run homer to Spencer Torkelson in the 1st. Earlier this year an early 3-0 deficit would have been a death sentence, but the Tampa Bay bats jumped on Casey Mize for 7 runs in the first two innings and never looked back, with Chris Betts' RBI double and Brandon Lowe's 3-run HR (#14) the big early blows. Lewin Diaz stayed hot with a 3-run shot of his own (#11) as part of a 4-RBI day, and Hunter Bishop added a 2-run homer (#2). Jorge Ona was 4-5 with an RBI as well. Skubal got the win going 5.2 8 4 4 1 9 as he gave up little after the early homer.

Team record: 31-32. Unfortunately the Yankees swept the Orioles so the Rays actually lost a game in the standings during this series and are now 4 back. Next up we hope to replicate the Yankees as we head to Baltimore for 3.

08-08-2021, 04:48 PM	#198
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,618	June 10-12, 2023: vs Detroit (3) The winning streak came to an end, but the Rays still took 2 of 3 from Detroit at the Trop, giving them 12 wins in their last 13 games. Game 1 saw the Rays make it 11 straight wins with a 9-0 blowout of the Tigers. Griffin Canning was excellent, going 6.1 4 0 0 4 9 to pick up his first win as a Ray and lower his Rays ERA to 3.86, impressive considering how badly he was bombed in his debut. Lewin Diaz had a monster game, going 4-5 with 3 RBI, including a 2-run HR (#10) in a 3-run 2nd which got them going. Brandon Lowe and Adley Rutschman each drove in a pair as well. All good things must come to an end and that's what happened to the Rays' win streak as Detroit downed them 7-2. Matt Peacock gave up a pair in the 1st, settled in, and then ran into trouble in the 6th but should have still escaped down 3-2 when Brandon Lowe made an error to prolong the inning and Detroit's Willi Castro hit a 3-run homer. Peacock finished 6 9 7 3 0 8. The Rays' runs came on solo homers from Jarren Duran (#6) and Jorge Ona (#10). Game 3 saw the Rays take the series with a 13-6 win. Tarik Skubal went up against his former team and coughed up a 3-run homer to Spencer Torkelson in the 1st. Earlier this year an early 3-0 deficit would have been a death sentence, but the Tampa Bay bats jumped on Casey Mize for 7 runs in the first two innings and never looked back, with Chris Betts' RBI double and Brandon Lowe's 3-run HR (#14) the big early blows. Lewin Diaz stayed hot with a 3-run shot of his own (#11) as part of a 4-RBI day, and Hunter Bishop added a 2-run homer (#2). Jorge Ona was 4-5 with an RBI as well. Skubal got the win going 5.2 8 4 4 1 9 as he gave up little after the early homer. Team record: 31-32. Unfortunately the Yankees swept the Orioles so the Rays actually lost a game in the standings during this series and are now 4 back. Next up we hope to replicate the Yankees as we head to Baltimore for 3. Last edited by Art Deco; 08-08-2021 at 04:49 PM.