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Art Deco · 01-03-2022, 08:57 PM

A decent showing at Guaranteed Rate Field for the Rays as they took 2 of 3 from the woeful White Sox. The Jays dropped 2 of 3 at home to Cleveland so the Rays pull within one of the division lead, and they maintain a 2-game lead on KC for the first wild card and a 4-game lead on the Yankees who are next in line.

The opener was a tense, tight affair until the Rays broke it open with 5 runs in the 10th to take a 7-2 win over Chicago. Joe Ryan was decent (5 7 2 2 1 3) but it was the bullpen which really shone as JT Ginn went 2 scoreless with 4 whiffs and Matt Foster had 2 perfect innings against his old team to grab his 3rd Rays win. Wander Franco tied the game in the 7th with one of his three hits, and in the 10th Brandon Lowe broke the deadlock with a 2-run HR (#15) while Kody Hoese cleared the bases with a double to give him a 4-RBI day.

The middle game was a frustrating one for the Rays as they had chances to score but couldn't in a 3-0 loss. Tyler Glasnow allowed a pair of homers in the 1st for all 3 White Sox runs but literally didn't give up anything the rest of the way in a 7 3 3 3 1 6 outing. Wander Franco had 2 more hits, including a 2-out double in the gap on which Vidal Brujan inexplicably didn't score from 1st.

Transaction: Guillermo Zuniga left yesterday's game with a tired arm and will be out for 2 weeks. He goes on the IL and Osvanni Gutierrez, up briefly earlier this year after being acquired in the Devin Williams/Pete Fairbanks deal, comes up from Durham.

The Rays had their way in the finale, clubbing 5 homers in a 12-1 win. Adley Rutschman was the star of the show, blasting a pair of longballs including a 3-run shot in a 6-run 3rd that got them going as he drove in 5 on the day and upped his homer total to 19. Angelo DiSpigna also went deep in that 3rd inning with his 25th, as did Nick Schnell with #4. Jarren Duran added his 7th, and in the non-homer department Wander Franco stayed hot, smashing 3 doubles and driving in 3. Drew Rasmussen kept doing his thing by going 5 4 1 1 1 5 for another win; he's now 7-2, 2.95 since joining the club.

Team record: 78-57. Next up: A day off, then Oakland comes to town.

01-03-2022, 08:57 PM	#402
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,104	August 26-28, 2025: at Chicago White Sox (3) A decent showing at Guaranteed Rate Field for the Rays as they took 2 of 3 from the woeful White Sox. The Jays dropped 2 of 3 at home to Cleveland so the Rays pull within one of the division lead, and they maintain a 2-game lead on KC for the first wild card and a 4-game lead on the Yankees who are next in line. The opener was a tense, tight affair until the Rays broke it open with 5 runs in the 10th to take a 7-2 win over Chicago. Joe Ryan was decent (5 7 2 2 1 3) but it was the bullpen which really shone as JT Ginn went 2 scoreless with 4 whiffs and Matt Foster had 2 perfect innings against his old team to grab his 3rd Rays win. Wander Franco tied the game in the 7th with one of his three hits, and in the 10th Brandon Lowe broke the deadlock with a 2-run HR (#15) while Kody Hoese cleared the bases with a double to give him a 4-RBI day. The middle game was a frustrating one for the Rays as they had chances to score but couldn't in a 3-0 loss. Tyler Glasnow allowed a pair of homers in the 1st for all 3 White Sox runs but literally didn't give up anything the rest of the way in a 7 3 3 3 1 6 outing. Wander Franco had 2 more hits, including a 2-out double in the gap on which Vidal Brujan inexplicably didn't score from 1st. Transaction: Guillermo Zuniga left yesterday's game with a tired arm and will be out for 2 weeks. He goes on the IL and Osvanni Gutierrez, up briefly earlier this year after being acquired in the Devin Williams/Pete Fairbanks deal, comes up from Durham. The Rays had their way in the finale, clubbing 5 homers in a 12-1 win. Adley Rutschman was the star of the show, blasting a pair of longballs including a 3-run shot in a 6-run 3rd that got them going as he drove in 5 on the day and upped his homer total to 19. Angelo DiSpigna also went deep in that 3rd inning with his 25th, as did Nick Schnell with #4. Jarren Duran added his 7th, and in the non-homer department Wander Franco stayed hot, smashing 3 doubles and driving in 3. Drew Rasmussen kept doing his thing by going 5 4 1 1 1 5 for another win; he's now 7-2, 2.95 since joining the club. Team record: 78-57. Next up: A day off, then Oakland comes to town.