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Art Deco · 11-22-2021, 10:26 AM

Game 1: It was the first game of the battle for AL East supremacy at Publix Park as the Rays hosted the Red Sox with the teams tied for first place. And it was advantage Rays behind their ace Danny Romero in a 5-2 win. Tampa Bay jumped on Red Sox ace Marc Marks for 4 runs in the first 2 innings, and although the offense took most of the rest of the day off it didn't matter thanks to Romero, who went 7 4 2 2 0 10 in a dominant performance, allowing a couple of solo homers in the 7th when he ran out of gas. Romero is now 5-1, 2.05 and is gunning for his 2nd Cy in 3 years. Kikuo Kawase had a 1-2-3 9th for save #10. Jimmy Leonard's 2-run single in the 3rd, a 2-4, RBI day for Josh Beckett (now hitting .373) and Jaiden Hardaway on base 4 times in 5 trips with 2 runs scored were the offensive highlights.

Game 2: The Rays were in statement mode as they put 5 on the board in the first on their way to a 12-2 rout of the Red Sox to go 2 games up in the AL East. Daniel Malone (#7) and Mike McKee (#6) hit 2-run homers in the opening frame and Pat Moyer drove in 4 to key the blowout with Jose Mendez and Danny Ayala each going 3-4 with an RBI. Jordan Perez had some early hiccups but settled in to go 7 8 2 2 1 7 to improve to 3-4.

Game 3: Tampa Bay certainly asserted itself in this series by sweeping the Red Sox with a 9-4 triumph, outscoring Boston 26-8 in the 3 games. A 5-run 4th which featured a bases-clearing double by Jaiden Hardaway broke the game open, and Danny Ayala (#13, solo) and Josh Alexander (#15, a 2-run shot) also paced the offense. Tim Gates was good enough today on the mound (6 5 3 3 3 6) to go to 3-2 while Chris Toombs picked up a 3-inning save, his first.

Team record: 31-16. Next up: Baltimore visits for the weekend.

11-22-2021, 10:26 AM	#1475
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 6,954	May 22-24, 2040: vs Boston (3) Game 1: It was the first game of the battle for AL East supremacy at Publix Park as the Rays hosted the Red Sox with the teams tied for first place. And it was advantage Rays behind their ace Danny Romero in a 5-2 win. Tampa Bay jumped on Red Sox ace Marc Marks for 4 runs in the first 2 innings, and although the offense took most of the rest of the day off it didn't matter thanks to Romero, who went 7 4 2 2 0 10 in a dominant performance, allowing a couple of solo homers in the 7th when he ran out of gas. Romero is now 5-1, 2.05 and is gunning for his 2nd Cy in 3 years. Kikuo Kawase had a 1-2-3 9th for save #10. Jimmy Leonard's 2-run single in the 3rd, a 2-4, RBI day for Josh Beckett (now hitting .373) and Jaiden Hardaway on base 4 times in 5 trips with 2 runs scored were the offensive highlights. Game 2: The Rays were in statement mode as they put 5 on the board in the first on their way to a 12-2 rout of the Red Sox to go 2 games up in the AL East. Daniel Malone (#7) and Mike McKee (#6) hit 2-run homers in the opening frame and Pat Moyer drove in 4 to key the blowout with Jose Mendez and Danny Ayala each going 3-4 with an RBI. Jordan Perez had some early hiccups but settled in to go 7 8 2 2 1 7 to improve to 3-4. Game 3: Tampa Bay certainly asserted itself in this series by sweeping the Red Sox with a 9-4 triumph, outscoring Boston 26-8 in the 3 games. A 5-run 4th which featured a bases-clearing double by Jaiden Hardaway broke the game open, and Danny Ayala (#13, solo) and Josh Alexander (#15, a 2-run shot) also paced the offense. Tim Gates was good enough today on the mound (6 5 3 3 3 6) to go to 3-2 while Chris Toombs picked up a 3-inning save, his first. Team record: 31-16. Next up: Baltimore visits for the weekend.