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Art Deco · 01-25-2022, 02:08 PM

The Rays came into this series hoping to re-take first place in the AL East and ended it thankful they weren't swept after coming back late to win the finale.The bottom line is that they're now 2 back of the Jays, although in the first wild card position.

After being held to only three runs combined in the three games in Texas, it was a good sign that they scored twice in the first inning of the opener against Toronto and scored five times in all, but the pitching wasn't there and they fell 9-5. Tyler Glasnow held a 3-2 lead going into the 6th, but he was hit hard in the inning and ended 5 9 5 5 1 6 while Jake Miller and Guillermo Zuniga each gave up a couple of runs to let the game get away. Angelo DiSpigna hit his 2nd HR of the year and Andrew Greckel was 2-4 with an RBI to lead the offense.

The second game was a heartbreaker as Dustin May was brilliant once again and the game was 0-0 going into the 8th. May gave up a couple of singles to start the inning, and JT Ginn came in and nearly escaped a bases-loaded situation but walked Rowdy Tellez to force in the go-ahead run. But in the bottom of the inning Ed Howard doubled and scored on Victor Robles' single to tie it back up, only for Osvanni Gutierrez to allow a run in the 9th and Toronto won 2-1. May was 7 4 1 1 2 3 and lowered his ERA to 1.73.

Things looked bleak in the finale when Toronto took a 3-1 lead into the bottom of the 8th at the Trop, but the Rays tied in up in that inning and then got a walk-off Wander Franco RBI single to salvage things 4-3. Joe Ryan wasn't that great once again (5 8 3 3 1 4) but for a change it was the bullpen which kept them in it today and Christian Chamberlain ended up with win #1 thanks to a scoreless 9th. The rally started with an RBI double from Adley Rutschman and an Alex Kirilloff RBI single in the 8th to tie things up, and then in the 9th with 2 out and nobody on Victor Robles singled, stole second, and scored on Franco's single to right to walk it off and end the team's 5-game losing streak.

Team record: 12-6. Next up: 3 games in Boston.

01-25-2022, 02:08 PM	#446
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,828	April 18-20, 2026: vs Toronto (3) The Rays came into this series hoping to re-take first place in the AL East and ended it thankful they weren't swept after coming back late to win the finale.The bottom line is that they're now 2 back of the Jays, although in the first wild card position. After being held to only three runs combined in the three games in Texas, it was a good sign that they scored twice in the first inning of the opener against Toronto and scored five times in all, but the pitching wasn't there and they fell 9-5. Tyler Glasnow held a 3-2 lead going into the 6th, but he was hit hard in the inning and ended 5 9 5 5 1 6 while Jake Miller and Guillermo Zuniga each gave up a couple of runs to let the game get away. Angelo DiSpigna hit his 2nd HR of the year and Andrew Greckel was 2-4 with an RBI to lead the offense. The second game was a heartbreaker as Dustin May was brilliant once again and the game was 0-0 going into the 8th. May gave up a couple of singles to start the inning, and JT Ginn came in and nearly escaped a bases-loaded situation but walked Rowdy Tellez to force in the go-ahead run. But in the bottom of the inning Ed Howard doubled and scored on Victor Robles' single to tie it back up, only for Osvanni Gutierrez to allow a run in the 9th and Toronto won 2-1. May was 7 4 1 1 2 3 and lowered his ERA to 1.73. Things looked bleak in the finale when Toronto took a 3-1 lead into the bottom of the 8th at the Trop, but the Rays tied in up in that inning and then got a walk-off Wander Franco RBI single to salvage things 4-3. Joe Ryan wasn't that great once again (5 8 3 3 1 4) but for a change it was the bullpen which kept them in it today and Christian Chamberlain ended up with win #1 thanks to a scoreless 9th. The rally started with an RBI double from Adley Rutschman and an Alex Kirilloff RBI single in the 8th to tie things up, and then in the 9th with 2 out and nobody on Victor Robles singled, stole second, and scored on Franco's single to right to walk it off and end the team's 5-game losing streak. Team record: 12-6. Next up: 3 games in Boston. Last edited by Art Deco; 01-25-2022 at 02:09 PM.