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Art Deco · 02-10-2022, 08:53 PM

The Rays pulled off the sweep of Boston, making it 5 straight wins. Unfortunately Toronto swept San Antonio by an aggregate score of 43-7 (including a game in which they hit 9 HR) so no ground was gained in the division and they remain a game back. The wild card race remains fluid with the Rays and Guardians tied in the two spots, a game up on Houston.

Tarik Skubal started and the Rays shut out Boston 2-0, but those two facts were mostly coincidental as Skubal had to leave in the 2nd inning with hamstring tightness. It's not serious and he'll make it his next start but it forced the bullpen into action early and lo and behold who saved the staff today but Levi Stoudt. Stoudt, who's only still up because he's out of options, went 4.1 3 0 0 1 3 and got his 2nd win. Tylor Megill was great again with 2 shutout innings with 4 Ks and JT Ginn got the 9th for save #9. Both Rays runs game in the 4th when Andrew Greckel doubled in a run and Carter Kieboom singled him home.

While they've winning lately the Rays had a rare laugher as they blasted Boston 10-3. Heston Kjerstad had a 3-run HR (#14) to break open a 3-1 game in the 5th while Wander Franco made the rubble bounce with a 3-run shot (#7) in the following inning. Also going deep were Angelo DiSpigna (#6) and Alex Kirilloff (#7). The outburst made a winner of Drew Rasmussen for the first time this year as he put aside the two bad starts he made since coming off the IL by going 5 2 1 1 3 6 and is now 1-2.

The Rays looked like they had the finale sewn up with a 4-3 into the 9th when Tylor Megill faltered for the first time as a Ray, allowing 2 runs to put Boston ahead. But they rallied with 2 in the bottom of the 9th thanks mostly to an Ed Howard triple, which drove in the tying run before he crossed home plate with the walk-off winner after a Victor Robles single. Earlier 2-run homers from Wander Franco and Alex Kirilloff, the 8th for each, gave them that lead and Tyler Glasnow wasn't his best (7 7 3 3 3 6 with 2 homers allowed) but good enough. Megill vultured the win, his 2nd since joining the team.

Team record: 39-27. Next up: 3 games in Seattle.

02-10-2022, 08:53 PM	#462
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,941	June 9-11, 2026: vs Boston (3) The Rays pulled off the sweep of Boston, making it 5 straight wins. Unfortunately Toronto swept San Antonio by an aggregate score of 43-7 (including a game in which they hit 9 HR) so no ground was gained in the division and they remain a game back. The wild card race remains fluid with the Rays and Guardians tied in the two spots, a game up on Houston. Tarik Skubal started and the Rays shut out Boston 2-0, but those two facts were mostly coincidental as Skubal had to leave in the 2nd inning with hamstring tightness. It's not serious and he'll make it his next start but it forced the bullpen into action early and lo and behold who saved the staff today but Levi Stoudt. Stoudt, who's only still up because he's out of options, went 4.1 3 0 0 1 3 and got his 2nd win. Tylor Megill was great again with 2 shutout innings with 4 Ks and JT Ginn got the 9th for save #9. Both Rays runs game in the 4th when Andrew Greckel doubled in a run and Carter Kieboom singled him home. While they've winning lately the Rays had a rare laugher as they blasted Boston 10-3. Heston Kjerstad had a 3-run HR (#14) to break open a 3-1 game in the 5th while Wander Franco made the rubble bounce with a 3-run shot (#7) in the following inning. Also going deep were Angelo DiSpigna (#6) and Alex Kirilloff (#7). The outburst made a winner of Drew Rasmussen for the first time this year as he put aside the two bad starts he made since coming off the IL by going 5 2 1 1 3 6 and is now 1-2. The Rays looked like they had the finale sewn up with a 4-3 into the 9th when Tylor Megill faltered for the first time as a Ray, allowing 2 runs to put Boston ahead. But they rallied with 2 in the bottom of the 9th thanks mostly to an Ed Howard triple, which drove in the tying run before he crossed home plate with the walk-off winner after a Victor Robles single. Earlier 2-run homers from Wander Franco and Alex Kirilloff, the 8th for each, gave them that lead and Tyler Glasnow wasn't his best (7 7 3 3 3 6 with 2 homers allowed) but good enough. Megill vultured the win, his 2nd since joining the team. Team record: 39-27. Next up: 3 games in Seattle.