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Art Deco · 08-23-2021, 07:55 PM

The fear here was that after the big sweep of Toronto, there'd be a letdown in this series against the lowly Rangers. And for 1 game and 8 innings it looked that way before the Rays salvaged Game 2 with 2 runs in the 9th and then clubbed the Rangers in the finale to take 2 of 3. That's what Toronto did against Seattle as well, so the lead remains 4 but 3 days have come off the calendar.

Tarik Skubal struggled with his control in Game 1 and gave up 3 runs in the 3rd inning as the Rays lost 4-3. Skubal walked 5 in 5 innings including one with the bases loaded in the third, although he did fan 7. Still the Rays battled back to tie it up on a Jarren Duran homer (#19) and a Brandon Lowe RBI double. But Duran's throwing error contributed to Texas getting the winning run in the 8th off Aaron Fletcher. Adley Rutschman hit #15 as a Ray and #24 overall in the 2nd.

Things weren't looking much better in the second game when Matt Peacock also battled wildness, walking the bases loaded ahead of a Jesse Winker slam in the 1st and after another homer in the 2nd it was 5-0 Texas. Peacock made it through 4 1/3 and then the bullpen did a fine job holding the Rangers at 5, buying time for a comeback which started in the 6th with 4 runs with the big hit a 2-run Vidal Brujan double. Then in the 9th they got 2 in scoring position and Wander Franco delivered a single to score them both for the win. Yesterday's loser Aaron Fletcher got win #5 and Nick Anderson notched save #23.

No need for a comeback in the finale as the Rays raced out to leads of 8-1 and 10-3 before eventually winning 12-6. Vidal Brujan shows no signs of reverting to the singles hitter he's rated as with yet another homer (#12), a 3-run shot in the 2nd to get the Rays going. Randy Arozarena hit #11 (and who'd have thought in late July Brujan would have more homers than Arozarena?), Jarren Duran had a bases-clearing double in the 3rd, and the rout was on as they banged out 17 hits. Justin Dunn got the start and the win but wasn't that great, going 5 9 3 3 2 4 and escaped some jams, while Taj Bradley didn't fare as well in his 2nd MLB appearance, giving up 3 runs on a pair of homers in 1 2/3 innings.

Team record: 61-44. Next up: 3 in Detroit.

08-23-2021, 07:55 PM	#216
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,391	July 28-30, 2023: at Texas (3) The fear here was that after the big sweep of Toronto, there'd be a letdown in this series against the lowly Rangers. And for 1 game and 8 innings it looked that way before the Rays salvaged Game 2 with 2 runs in the 9th and then clubbed the Rangers in the finale to take 2 of 3. That's what Toronto did against Seattle as well, so the lead remains 4 but 3 days have come off the calendar. Tarik Skubal struggled with his control in Game 1 and gave up 3 runs in the 3rd inning as the Rays lost 4-3. Skubal walked 5 in 5 innings including one with the bases loaded in the third, although he did fan 7. Still the Rays battled back to tie it up on a Jarren Duran homer (#19) and a Brandon Lowe RBI double. But Duran's throwing error contributed to Texas getting the winning run in the 8th off Aaron Fletcher. Adley Rutschman hit #15 as a Ray and #24 overall in the 2nd. Things weren't looking much better in the second game when Matt Peacock also battled wildness, walking the bases loaded ahead of a Jesse Winker slam in the 1st and after another homer in the 2nd it was 5-0 Texas. Peacock made it through 4 1/3 and then the bullpen did a fine job holding the Rangers at 5, buying time for a comeback which started in the 6th with 4 runs with the big hit a 2-run Vidal Brujan double. Then in the 9th they got 2 in scoring position and Wander Franco delivered a single to score them both for the win. Yesterday's loser Aaron Fletcher got win #5 and Nick Anderson notched save #23. No need for a comeback in the finale as the Rays raced out to leads of 8-1 and 10-3 before eventually winning 12-6. Vidal Brujan shows no signs of reverting to the singles hitter he's rated as with yet another homer (#12), a 3-run shot in the 2nd to get the Rays going. Randy Arozarena hit #11 (and who'd have thought in late July Brujan would have more homers than Arozarena?), Jarren Duran had a bases-clearing double in the 3rd, and the rout was on as they banged out 17 hits. Justin Dunn got the start and the win but wasn't that great, going 5 9 3 3 2 4 and escaped some jams, while Taj Bradley didn't fare as well in his 2nd MLB appearance, giving up 3 runs on a pair of homers in 1 2/3 innings. Team record: 61-44. Next up: 3 in Detroit. Last edited by Art Deco; 08-23-2021 at 07:56 PM.