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Art Deco · 02-22-2022, 02:15 PM

A good series for the Rays, who took 2 of 3 in Arlington while Toronto continued its skid by dropping 2 of 3 to the White Sox as the division lead grew to 8.

Slade Cecconi's return to the rotation was a success as the Rays beat the Rangers 6-2 in the series opener. Cecconi went 6.1 8 2 2 0 2, not a Picasso but a reasonable facsimile of Dustin May, and improved to 5-4, 4.95. Adley Rutschman had the game's big hit, a 3-run homer (#12) in the 5th which broke a 2-2 tie. Wander Franco continued his bounceback with a 3-3 day which included a solo homer, his 12th as well.

The Rays dropped the middle game to Texas 6-4 and you knew it wasn't going to be their day when Tyler Glasnow had to leave in the first inning with neck stiffness. It won't force him to miss his next start but it did force Levi Kelly into action and he remained the same Levi Kelly we remembered from earlier this season as he was hit for 3 runs on 6 hits in 3 innings. Jonathan Loaisiga wasn't much better in relief, allowing 3 more on 6 hits himself over 2 innings. Luke Voit had a solo homer (#3/#16) and Corey Collins delivered a 2-run single which brought them within 2 in the 8th but Victor Robles couldn't get the tying hit.

Tampa Bay took the rubber game of the series with a tight 3-2 win. Drew Rasmussen was effective, going 5.2 4 1 1 3 3 to improve to 5-4, 4.25 and the bullpen was pretty good except for JT Ginn in the 9th, who put the tying runs in scoring position and allowed one to score. DL Hall had to come in to get the final out against a lefty and did for save #5. Marcell Ozuna broke up a scoreless game in the 5th with HR #6, Carter Kieboom had an RBI single and Victor Robles' RBI double in the 6th proved to be the difference.

Team record: 65-40. Next up: Back home for 3 vs those cratering Blue Jays, who pretty much have to sweep us to make it a division race again.

02-22-2022, 02:15 PM	#480
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,579	July 24-26, 2026: at Texas (3) A good series for the Rays, who took 2 of 3 in Arlington while Toronto continued its skid by dropping 2 of 3 to the White Sox as the division lead grew to 8. Slade Cecconi's return to the rotation was a success as the Rays beat the Rangers 6-2 in the series opener. Cecconi went 6.1 8 2 2 0 2, not a Picasso but a reasonable facsimile of Dustin May, and improved to 5-4, 4.95. Adley Rutschman had the game's big hit, a 3-run homer (#12) in the 5th which broke a 2-2 tie. Wander Franco continued his bounceback with a 3-3 day which included a solo homer, his 12th as well. The Rays dropped the middle game to Texas 6-4 and you knew it wasn't going to be their day when Tyler Glasnow had to leave in the first inning with neck stiffness. It won't force him to miss his next start but it did force Levi Kelly into action and he remained the same Levi Kelly we remembered from earlier this season as he was hit for 3 runs on 6 hits in 3 innings. Jonathan Loaisiga wasn't much better in relief, allowing 3 more on 6 hits himself over 2 innings. Luke Voit had a solo homer (#3/#16) and Corey Collins delivered a 2-run single which brought them within 2 in the 8th but Victor Robles couldn't get the tying hit. Tampa Bay took the rubber game of the series with a tight 3-2 win. Drew Rasmussen was effective, going 5.2 4 1 1 3 3 to improve to 5-4, 4.25 and the bullpen was pretty good except for JT Ginn in the 9th, who put the tying runs in scoring position and allowed one to score. DL Hall had to come in to get the final out against a lefty and did for save #5. Marcell Ozuna broke up a scoreless game in the 5th with HR #6, Carter Kieboom had an RBI single and Victor Robles' RBI double in the 6th proved to be the difference. Team record: 65-40. Next up: Back home for 3 vs those cratering Blue Jays, who pretty much have to sweep us to make it a division race again.