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Art Deco · 02-12-2022, 05:11 PM

It was three tight and tense 1-run games at Yankee Stadium but the Rays prevailed in all of them, and with Toronto dropping one of their three games the Rays are now tied for first in the AL East, while they're 2 up in the wild card race.

The opener saw them matched up against a former Ray in Trevor Richards while Drew Rasmussen took the mound for Tampa Bay. Rasmussen struggled for the third time in four starts, going 4.1 6 3 3 2 6, but the Rays rallied to take a 4-3 win after Richards held them to 1 run in 5 innings. And that rally came courtesy of Marcell Ozuna, who drilled a 3-run homer (#4) in the 6th to put them up 4-3 and then the bullpen did great work holding on. Former Yankee Jonathan Loaisiga picked up win #4 in relief and Tylor Megill pitched a perfect 8th & 9th for save #3. Alex Kirilloff also homered (#9), a solo shot in the 1st.

The marquee outside Yankee Stadium said "Tyler Glasnow vs Gerritt Cole" and the matchup lived up to its billing as the Rays eked out a 1-0 win. Wander Franco's RBI double in the 6th was the game's only run, and Glasnow was outstanding at 8 5 0 0 1 8 to improve to 7-3, 2.55. JT Ginn fanned 2 in a 1-2-3 9th for save #10.

The Rays completed the sweep with another come-from-behind, trailing 6-4 in the 7th before rallying for 3 runs and holding for a 7-6 win. Dustin May got the start and like his last time out he couldn't handle a 4-0 lead given to him, eventually allowing the Yankees to go ahead in the 5th on a 3-run Aaron Judge homer. But Carter Kieboom, after hitting a 2-run shot in the 1st (#7) as part of the 4-run start, singled in the go-ahead run after Andrew Greckel knocked in a pair. Osvanni Gutierrez picked up his 1st win in relief and after Tylor Megill ran out of gas after going the 8th and putting 2 on in the 9th, JT Ginn got the final 2 outs for his 11th save.

Team record: 43-29. Next up: Back home for 3 vs Cleveland.

02-12-2022, 05:11 PM	#464
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,421	June 15-17, 2042: at NY Yankees (3) It was three tight and tense 1-run games at Yankee Stadium but the Rays prevailed in all of them, and with Toronto dropping one of their three games the Rays are now tied for first in the AL East, while they're 2 up in the wild card race. The opener saw them matched up against a former Ray in Trevor Richards while Drew Rasmussen took the mound for Tampa Bay. Rasmussen struggled for the third time in four starts, going 4.1 6 3 3 2 6, but the Rays rallied to take a 4-3 win after Richards held them to 1 run in 5 innings. And that rally came courtesy of Marcell Ozuna, who drilled a 3-run homer (#4) in the 6th to put them up 4-3 and then the bullpen did great work holding on. Former Yankee Jonathan Loaisiga picked up win #4 in relief and Tylor Megill pitched a perfect 8th & 9th for save #3. Alex Kirilloff also homered (#9), a solo shot in the 1st. The marquee outside Yankee Stadium said "Tyler Glasnow vs Gerritt Cole" and the matchup lived up to its billing as the Rays eked out a 1-0 win. Wander Franco's RBI double in the 6th was the game's only run, and Glasnow was outstanding at 8 5 0 0 1 8 to improve to 7-3, 2.55. JT Ginn fanned 2 in a 1-2-3 9th for save #10. The Rays completed the sweep with another come-from-behind, trailing 6-4 in the 7th before rallying for 3 runs and holding for a 7-6 win. Dustin May got the start and like his last time out he couldn't handle a 4-0 lead given to him, eventually allowing the Yankees to go ahead in the 5th on a 3-run Aaron Judge homer. But Carter Kieboom, after hitting a 2-run shot in the 1st (#7) as part of the 4-run start, singled in the go-ahead run after Andrew Greckel knocked in a pair. Osvanni Gutierrez picked up his 1st win in relief and after Tylor Megill ran out of gas after going the 8th and putting 2 on in the 9th, JT Ginn got the final 2 outs for his 11th save. Team record: 43-29. Next up: Back home for 3 vs Cleveland.