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Art Deco · 02-01-2022, 02:59 PM

The 2026 Rays continue to be streaky as they swept the Orioles at Tropicana Field to give them a 4-game win streak. Toronto took 2 of 3 in Seattle so the Rays have pulled back within 3 of the division lead and now are tied with Detroit/Cleveland (who are tied atop the AL Central) for the two wild card slots.

The opener was a rare laugher these days for the Rays as they trounced the Orioles 8-1. They put 3 on the board in the 2nd and 4 more in the 4th with Carter Kieboom's 2-run double the big hit. Dustin May coasted to an 8 4 1 1 1 3 performance, improving to 4-2, 1.90 with his ERA leading the AL.

A couple of hitters off to horrible starts this season propelled the Rays to a 6-2 win in the second game against Baltimore. Former Oriole Adley Rutschman was off to a brutal 147/231/275 start but snapped out of it today, homering in the 2nd (#4) to tie the game at 1 and then delivering an RBI double in the 3rd. Andrew Greckel too has been a struggler at 193/273/270 coming in, but his 2-run homer (#2) in the 2nd provided the winning margin. This was more than enough for Joe Ryan, who gave up his obligatory pair of homers but nothing else in a 7 4 2 2 0 8 outing, upping his record to 4-2, 5.75.

It was Carter Kieboom to the rescue in the finale, as the 3B singled in the tying run in the 7th and then brought home the winner with a sac fly in the 9th to walk it off in a 5-4 Rays win. And that was after Kieboom lowered the boom on a Dennis Santana pitch in the 3rd (#4) for a solo homer. Also taking Santana, who was miserable in his brief stint with the Rays last year mainly due to giving up a lot of homers, deep was Alex Kirilloff with his 3rd of the year as he drove in the other two Rays runs. Tarik Skubal (and Jonathan Loaisiga in relief of him) couldn't hold a 3-1 lead and Skubal finished 5 2 3 3 2 7 with the two hits off him home runs. JT Ginn picked up his 1st win of the year with a scoreless 9th.

Team record: 23-16. Next up: 3 games in Anaheim against the Angels.

02-01-2022, 02:59 PM	#453
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,595	May 11-13, 2026: vs Baltimore (3) The 2026 Rays continue to be streaky as they swept the Orioles at Tropicana Field to give them a 4-game win streak. Toronto took 2 of 3 in Seattle so the Rays have pulled back within 3 of the division lead and now are tied with Detroit/Cleveland (who are tied atop the AL Central) for the two wild card slots. The opener was a rare laugher these days for the Rays as they trounced the Orioles 8-1. They put 3 on the board in the 2nd and 4 more in the 4th with Carter Kieboom's 2-run double the big hit. Dustin May coasted to an 8 4 1 1 1 3 performance, improving to 4-2, 1.90 with his ERA leading the AL. A couple of hitters off to horrible starts this season propelled the Rays to a 6-2 win in the second game against Baltimore. Former Oriole Adley Rutschman was off to a brutal 147/231/275 start but snapped out of it today, homering in the 2nd (#4) to tie the game at 1 and then delivering an RBI double in the 3rd. Andrew Greckel too has been a struggler at 193/273/270 coming in, but his 2-run homer (#2) in the 2nd provided the winning margin. This was more than enough for Joe Ryan, who gave up his obligatory pair of homers but nothing else in a 7 4 2 2 0 8 outing, upping his record to 4-2, 5.75. It was Carter Kieboom to the rescue in the finale, as the 3B singled in the tying run in the 7th and then brought home the winner with a sac fly in the 9th to walk it off in a 5-4 Rays win. And that was after Kieboom lowered the boom on a Dennis Santana pitch in the 3rd (#4) for a solo homer. Also taking Santana, who was miserable in his brief stint with the Rays last year mainly due to giving up a lot of homers, deep was Alex Kirilloff with his 3rd of the year as he drove in the other two Rays runs. Tarik Skubal (and Jonathan Loaisiga in relief of him) couldn't hold a 3-1 lead and Skubal finished 5 2 3 3 2 7 with the two hits off him home runs. JT Ginn picked up his 1st win of the year with a scoreless 9th. Team record: 23-16. Next up: 3 games in Anaheim against the Angels.