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Art Deco · 04-14-2022, 11:40 PM

The Rays pulled off a sweep of the Astros, knocking them out of first place in the AL West. Meanwhile the Yankees took 2 of 3 from Texas but that dropped them another game back with the division lead now an imposing 8 1/2 games.

Joe Ryan was sharp again and Kelly Crumpton had a career day as the Rays took the opener from Houston 10-4 at the Trop. The rookie 3B had a 2-run double to put them ahead to stay in the 2nd and then belted a 3-run homer (#18) as part of a 5-run 8th which truly broke the game open. Victor Robles opened the game for the Rays with HR #14 while Kody Hoese tripled and drove in a pair. Ryan improved to 15-4 thanks to a 5.2 4 1 1 3 4 outing and lowered his ERA to 1.92.

The Rays steadily built a lead for JT Ginn and he pitched well in a 6-1 win over the Astros. Luis Castro was 3-3 with a double and HBP, Andrew Greckel hit his MLB-leading 32nd homer and Marcus Semien drove in a pair to lead the offense. Ginn meanwhile went to 9-6, 3.82 on the back of a 5.2 5 1 1 2 2 performance.

Luis Castro, true Ray. The slugging 1B touted as the latest savior at the position for the Rays had his first signature moment in Tampa Bay courtesy of a walk-off homer leading off the 9th to give the Rays a 3-2 win and a series sweep of Houston. Castro had hit for average (7-17) over his first five Rays games but this time did the thing for which he was brought in: to put the ball in the seats. It was his 27th of the season overall, and made a winner of Yasunari Uehara (3-3) who pitched a scoreless 9th. Wennington Romero started and pitched well again, going 5 3 2 0 3 3 and lowering his ERA to 3.57 as he's settled down the 5th starter slot. Ed Howard continued his recent homer tear with #8 in the 6th inning, his 4th in 7 games.

Team record: 74-39. Next up: The homestand continues as Baltimore visits for 3.

MLB News: August 4th was a memorable night as two Chicago pitchers threw complete-game no-hitters. Chad Kuhl of the White Sox did the trick against the Angels, walking 2 and fanning 4 in a 93-pitch "Maddux". Over in the NL (and on the North side), the Cubs' Braxton Garrett no-hit the Brewers as he walked 4 and whiffed 6 on 115 pitches.

04-14-2022, 11:40 PM	#573
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,568	August 2-4, 2027: vs Houston (3) The Rays pulled off a sweep of the Astros, knocking them out of first place in the AL West. Meanwhile the Yankees took 2 of 3 from Texas but that dropped them another game back with the division lead now an imposing 8 1/2 games. Joe Ryan was sharp again and Kelly Crumpton had a career day as the Rays took the opener from Houston 10-4 at the Trop. The rookie 3B had a 2-run double to put them ahead to stay in the 2nd and then belted a 3-run homer (#18) as part of a 5-run 8th which truly broke the game open. Victor Robles opened the game for the Rays with HR #14 while Kody Hoese tripled and drove in a pair. Ryan improved to 15-4 thanks to a 5.2 4 1 1 3 4 outing and lowered his ERA to 1.92. The Rays steadily built a lead for JT Ginn and he pitched well in a 6-1 win over the Astros. Luis Castro was 3-3 with a double and HBP, Andrew Greckel hit his MLB-leading 32nd homer and Marcus Semien drove in a pair to lead the offense. Ginn meanwhile went to 9-6, 3.82 on the back of a 5.2 5 1 1 2 2 performance. Luis Castro, true Ray. The slugging 1B touted as the latest savior at the position for the Rays had his first signature moment in Tampa Bay courtesy of a walk-off homer leading off the 9th to give the Rays a 3-2 win and a series sweep of Houston. Castro had hit for average (7-17) over his first five Rays games but this time did the thing for which he was brought in: to put the ball in the seats. It was his 27th of the season overall, and made a winner of Yasunari Uehara (3-3) who pitched a scoreless 9th. Wennington Romero started and pitched well again, going 5 3 2 0 3 3 and lowering his ERA to 3.57 as he's settled down the 5th starter slot. Ed Howard continued his recent homer tear with #8 in the 6th inning, his 4th in 7 games. Team record: 74-39. Next up: The homestand continues as Baltimore visits for 3. MLB News: August 4th was a memorable night as two Chicago pitchers threw complete-game no-hitters. Chad Kuhl of the White Sox did the trick against the Angels, walking 2 and fanning 4 in a 93-pitch "Maddux". Over in the NL (and on the North side), the Cubs' Braxton Garrett no-hit the Brewers as he walked 4 and whiffed 6 on 115 pitches.