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Art Deco · 12-19-2021, 03:43 PM

The Rays took 2 of 3 in Oakland thanks to a dramatic 9th-inning rally in the finale and actually have played better of late, going 7-3 in their last 10. Still a long way to go though before thinking about playoff contention.

Dustin May was dealing and the Rays took the opener from Oakland 5-1. May has been on a roll of late, allowing 2 or fewer runs in 7 of his last 8 starts and today's 6 6 1 1 0 7 sees his ERA drop below 4 as he's 8-7, 3.96 and had a 5.09 ERA before that 8-start run began. Heliot Ramos tripled in a run and scored on a wild pitch in the 4th and Adley Rutschman had a 2-run blast (#14) in the 5th to provide the necessary scoring.

Tarik Skubal was rolling along until the wheels came off in the 5th and JT Ginn coughed up a 2-run homer in the 6th to send the Rays to a 5-4 defeat in the second game. The Rays got an RBI single from Carter Kieboom, an RBI double from Corey Collins and and RBI triple from Vidal Brujan to go up 3-0 in the 4th but Skubal got hit for 3 in the 5th to let the A's tie it up and finished 5 5 3 3 2 6. Ginn then served up a 2-run HR to Lazaro Armenteros to put Oakland ahead and despite Wander Franco's 3rd hit of the game bringing home a run in the 8th, they couldn't get the tying run across.

High drama in the finale as in the 9th Heston Kjerstad tripled in the tying run and after a walk Taylor Walls stepped and drilled a 3-run homer (#2) to give the Rays a comeback 5-2 win. It was looking like a tough-luck loss for 8 innings despite another fine game from Joe Ryan (7 4 2 2 0 7) before the late heroics. Guillermo Zuniga picked up his first win in relief and the first save opportunity of the post-Devin Williams/Fairbanks era went to Christian Chamberlain, who converted it without much difficulty.

Team record: 47-46, finally back over .500. Next up: It won't be easy to stay there as the 61-32 Angels visit the Trop for 3.

12-19-2021, 03:43 PM	#388
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,568	July 12-14, 2025: at Oakland (3) The Rays took 2 of 3 in Oakland thanks to a dramatic 9th-inning rally in the finale and actually have played better of late, going 7-3 in their last 10. Still a long way to go though before thinking about playoff contention. Dustin May was dealing and the Rays took the opener from Oakland 5-1. May has been on a roll of late, allowing 2 or fewer runs in 7 of his last 8 starts and today's 6 6 1 1 0 7 sees his ERA drop below 4 as he's 8-7, 3.96 and had a 5.09 ERA before that 8-start run began. Heliot Ramos tripled in a run and scored on a wild pitch in the 4th and Adley Rutschman had a 2-run blast (#14) in the 5th to provide the necessary scoring. Tarik Skubal was rolling along until the wheels came off in the 5th and JT Ginn coughed up a 2-run homer in the 6th to send the Rays to a 5-4 defeat in the second game. The Rays got an RBI single from Carter Kieboom, an RBI double from Corey Collins and and RBI triple from Vidal Brujan to go up 3-0 in the 4th but Skubal got hit for 3 in the 5th to let the A's tie it up and finished 5 5 3 3 2 6. Ginn then served up a 2-run HR to Lazaro Armenteros to put Oakland ahead and despite Wander Franco's 3rd hit of the game bringing home a run in the 8th, they couldn't get the tying run across. High drama in the finale as in the 9th Heston Kjerstad tripled in the tying run and after a walk Taylor Walls stepped and drilled a 3-run homer (#2) to give the Rays a comeback 5-2 win. It was looking like a tough-luck loss for 8 innings despite another fine game from Joe Ryan (7 4 2 2 0 7) before the late heroics. Guillermo Zuniga picked up his first win in relief and the first save opportunity of the post-Devin Williams/Fairbanks era went to Christian Chamberlain, who converted it without much difficulty. Team record: 47-46, finally back over .500. Next up: It won't be easy to stay there as the 61-32 Angels visit the Trop for 3.