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Art Deco · 09-07-2021, 06:59 PM

I was all set to make my obligatory "The Rays took 2 out of 3" remarks when they fell behind big in the finale but they came back and pulled off a sweep of Texas, their first since August 10-12 vs Kansas City. Toronto stubbornly swept its series at Seattle (which brought them 4 back of the M's for the second wild card) so the division-clinching party will have to wait a little longer with the magic number now down to 2.

The series opener saw them down Texas 7-2 behind a strong effort from Chris Sale and 4 homers. The veteran lefty went 6.1 4 2 2 1 7 to improve to 8-2, 3.79. Randy Arozarena's 20th HR of the year in the 2nd made it 2-0, and he was followed by Heston Kjerstad's 4th in the 5th as the rookie is also impressing, and then Austin Meadows salted the game away with dingers in the 6th and 8th to give him 20 as he continues to salvage a disappointing season.

The second game was another comfortable win as Tyler Glasnow was sharp if not dominating as the Rays prevailed 7-1. Glasnow was 7 6 1 1 1 6 to go to 11-8, 3.69 and he was backed by 3-run homers from Jorge Ona (#16) and Brandon Lowe (#25). Adley Rutschman contributed a double, triple and an RBI.

The finale on the other hand was anything but comfortable and as mentioned above it looked like a Rays loss until it didn't. Tarik Skubal was not on his game today and was hit for a 2.1 6 4 4 3 3 line. Reggie Lawson got him out of the 3rd with a double play but gave up a 3-run homer in the 5th to make it 7-2 Rangers. Then the Rays immediately turned it around in the bottom of the frame with a 6-spot keyed by a 2-run Randy Arozarena single and a 3-run jack from Hunter Bishop (#17), who can't stop hitting homers. He settled for a double in the 6th to drive in his 4th & 5th runs of the day, though, as the Rays went on to win 10-7. Despite the 3 runs allowed in relief Lawson was credited with the win, and Nick Anderson notched save #33.

Team record: 90-60, as we hit the .600 mark. We're also now 71-29 after that dreadful 19-31 start. Next up: Detroit visits for 3 games.

Montgomery Playoff Update: The Biscuits got off to a roaring start in their AA South Championship series with 5-4 and 4-3 wins to take a 2-0 lead in the best of 7. Montgomery has yet to lose this postseason.

09-07-2021, 06:59 PM	#233
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,574	September 15-17, 2023: vs Texas (3) I was all set to make my obligatory "The Rays took 2 out of 3" remarks when they fell behind big in the finale but they came back and pulled off a sweep of Texas, their first since August 10-12 vs Kansas City. Toronto stubbornly swept its series at Seattle (which brought them 4 back of the M's for the second wild card) so the division-clinching party will have to wait a little longer with the magic number now down to 2. The series opener saw them down Texas 7-2 behind a strong effort from Chris Sale and 4 homers. The veteran lefty went 6.1 4 2 2 1 7 to improve to 8-2, 3.79. Randy Arozarena's 20th HR of the year in the 2nd made it 2-0, and he was followed by Heston Kjerstad's 4th in the 5th as the rookie is also impressing, and then Austin Meadows salted the game away with dingers in the 6th and 8th to give him 20 as he continues to salvage a disappointing season. The second game was another comfortable win as Tyler Glasnow was sharp if not dominating as the Rays prevailed 7-1. Glasnow was 7 6 1 1 1 6 to go to 11-8, 3.69 and he was backed by 3-run homers from Jorge Ona (#16) and Brandon Lowe (#25). Adley Rutschman contributed a double, triple and an RBI. The finale on the other hand was anything but comfortable and as mentioned above it looked like a Rays loss until it didn't. Tarik Skubal was not on his game today and was hit for a 2.1 6 4 4 3 3 line. Reggie Lawson got him out of the 3rd with a double play but gave up a 3-run homer in the 5th to make it 7-2 Rangers. Then the Rays immediately turned it around in the bottom of the frame with a 6-spot keyed by a 2-run Randy Arozarena single and a 3-run jack from Hunter Bishop (#17), who can't stop hitting homers. He settled for a double in the 6th to drive in his 4th & 5th runs of the day, though, as the Rays went on to win 10-7. Despite the 3 runs allowed in relief Lawson was credited with the win, and Nick Anderson notched save #33. Team record: 90-60, as we hit the .600 mark. We're also now 71-29 after that dreadful 19-31 start. Next up: Detroit visits for 3 games. Montgomery Playoff Update: The Biscuits got off to a roaring start in their AA South Championship series with 5-4 and 4-3 wins to take a 2-0 lead in the best of 7. Montgomery has yet to lose this postseason. Last edited by Art Deco; 09-07-2021 at 07:01 PM.