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Art Deco · 04-06-2022, 10:08 PM

The Rays always have their way with San Antonio, and this time was no exception as they swept the series at Tropicana Field although it took a couple of come-from-behind walk-off wins to do so. Meanwhile the Yankees dropped 2 of 3 so the division lead has grown to 4 games.

The opener saw the bullpen fritter away another lead and in fact put them behind, but the bats came to the rescue in the bottom of the 9th to give the Rays a 6-5 win. A solo homer from Heston Kjerstad (#5) and a 2-run shot from Yoelqui Cespedes (#3/#7) helped them to a 4-2 lead after 6 with Dustin May pitching well (6.1 5 3 2 1 8). But Tylor Megill coughed up a 2-run homer in the 7th to let the Alamos tie, and DL Hall gave up an RBI triple in the 9th to put the Rays behind. Fortunately for Hall, the offense rescued them in the bottom of the 9th, getting RBI singles from Marcus Semien and Andrew Greckel to give Tampa Bay the victory. Hall (2-2) picked up the undeserved win.

The second game was a pitchers' duel between Framber Valdez and Joe Ryan ultimately won 3-2 by the Rays in 10 innings. Ryan was excellent once again at 7 4 2 2 2 9 keeping his ERA at 1.97, but left trailing 2-1 before Kelly Crumpton launched a solo shot in the bottom of the 7th (#13) to tie it at 2. That sent us to extras when in the 10th Ed Howard led off with a double, advanced to 3rd and scored on a Kody Hoese sac fly. Victor Robles (#10) homered to lead off the game for the first Rays run, and Robinson Ortiz (2-2) notched the win with 2 scoreless innings.

The Rays pitched the unlikeliest of shutouts in the finale as they beat San Antonio 7-0. Wennington Romero started but had to leave in the 2nd inning with back stiffness, giving way to Levi Abbott. The Rule 5 rookie has struggled this year but came through big today with 3 2/3 scoreless and 5 whiffs for his 2nd win of the year, and three relievers took care of the final 4 innings. It helped that they jumped out to an early lead with a 3-run first which included a 2-run Kody Hoese homer (#12). Heston Kjerstad was 2-3 with his 2nd homer of the series, #6 overall, and Victor Robles had a 2-run single.

Team record: 55-32. Next up: An off-day then a trip for 3 to Minnesota, never a friendly place for the Rays.

04-06-2022, 10:08 PM	#562
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,568	July 3-5, 2027: vs San Antonio (3) The Rays always have their way with San Antonio, and this time was no exception as they swept the series at Tropicana Field although it took a couple of come-from-behind walk-off wins to do so. Meanwhile the Yankees dropped 2 of 3 so the division lead has grown to 4 games. The opener saw the bullpen fritter away another lead and in fact put them behind, but the bats came to the rescue in the bottom of the 9th to give the Rays a 6-5 win. A solo homer from Heston Kjerstad (#5) and a 2-run shot from Yoelqui Cespedes (#3/#7) helped them to a 4-2 lead after 6 with Dustin May pitching well (6.1 5 3 2 1 8). But Tylor Megill coughed up a 2-run homer in the 7th to let the Alamos tie, and DL Hall gave up an RBI triple in the 9th to put the Rays behind. Fortunately for Hall, the offense rescued them in the bottom of the 9th, getting RBI singles from Marcus Semien and Andrew Greckel to give Tampa Bay the victory. Hall (2-2) picked up the undeserved win. The second game was a pitchers' duel between Framber Valdez and Joe Ryan ultimately won 3-2 by the Rays in 10 innings. Ryan was excellent once again at 7 4 2 2 2 9 keeping his ERA at 1.97, but left trailing 2-1 before Kelly Crumpton launched a solo shot in the bottom of the 7th (#13) to tie it at 2. That sent us to extras when in the 10th Ed Howard led off with a double, advanced to 3rd and scored on a Kody Hoese sac fly. Victor Robles (#10) homered to lead off the game for the first Rays run, and Robinson Ortiz (2-2) notched the win with 2 scoreless innings. The Rays pitched the unlikeliest of shutouts in the finale as they beat San Antonio 7-0. Wennington Romero started but had to leave in the 2nd inning with back stiffness, giving way to Levi Abbott. The Rule 5 rookie has struggled this year but came through big today with 3 2/3 scoreless and 5 whiffs for his 2nd win of the year, and three relievers took care of the final 4 innings. It helped that they jumped out to an early lead with a 3-run first which included a 2-run Kody Hoese homer (#12). Heston Kjerstad was 2-3 with his 2nd homer of the series, #6 overall, and Victor Robles had a 2-run single. Team record: 55-32. Next up: An off-day then a trip for 3 to Minnesota, never a friendly place for the Rays.