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Art Deco · 04-18-2022, 07:03 PM

A great series for the Rays, who swept a team which has been tough on them in the past in the Twins. The Yankees took 2 of 3 from Baltimore but it wasn't enough to keep up, with the division lead up to 5 1/2 and the magic number down to 23.

JT Ginn has really turned things around since a rough start, and today marked the 13th time in his last 14 starts going back to June 2 in which he's allowed 3 runs or fewer in as the Rays took a 6-2 win over Minnesota at the Trop. Ginn improved to 11-7, 3.72 after going 5.2 4 2 1 2 5. He got support via the longball from Victor Robles (#15, a 2-run shot in the 3rd), Kody Hoese (#16, a solo homer in the 5th which put them ahead to stay) and Luis Castro (only his 2nd with the Rays in 23 games, a 3-run blast to break the game open in the 6th). DL Hall retired all 5 men he faced to record his 15th save.

The Rays came back to take a 7-5 win over Minnesota in the second game, hanging on after a 9th-inning scare. Tylor Megill made his second start and was dominating at times but gave up 3 runs to finish 5 6 3 3 0 9 and left down 3-1. His teammates had his back, as Kelly Crumpton homered (#26) in the 4th to cut the deficit to 3-2, Alex Kirilloff delivered RBI singles in the 5th and 7th to tie it and give them the lead, and Andrew Greckel launched a 2-run shot later in the 7th to tie him again with Spencer Torkelson for the league lead with 37. Corey Collins added a solo blast in the 8th (#11). Tanner Scott went two scoreless innings to pick up his first Rays win (and 8th of the year), but Yasunari Uehara made a mess with a 7-3 lead, allowing a pair of runs in the 9th before escaping on a line drive to the LF to end the game.

James Hays became the first 20-game winner of 2027 as the Rays completed the sweep of Minnesota with a 6-3 win. Hays was overpowering as usual, going 6 6 2 2 1 13, nicked for a 2-run Royce Lewis homer in the 6th. Overall he's 20-3 with a 1.75 ERA and a 24/278 BB/K ratio in 184.2 IP, God almighty. Alex Kirilloff (#23) and Luis Castro (#3/#29) each had 2-run homers in the 3rd to put Tampa Bay up 4-0 and Victor Robles was 3-4 with steal #34 and 2 RBI. Yasunari Uehara pitched much better today, striking out the side in the 9th for save #10 as Rays pitching fanned 19 Twins today, including Aaron Judge and Aaron Sabato who each whiffed in all 4 plate appearances. It's good to see Castro heating up with 2 homers in the 3-game series as he had been looking like the latest in a long line of big-name in-season acquisitions (and the latest in a long line of great hopes at 1B) who have struggled with the team. With the homers he's now 242/330/429 in 25 games with 3 HR and 10 RBI total, still disappointing numbers and paling in comparison to Angelo DiSpigna, who went the other way to KC and is 287/367/598 with 6 homers in the same span for the Royals.

Team record: 85-49. Next up: An off-day then the White Sox visit for 3.

04-18-2022, 07:03 PM	#580
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,568	August 24-26, 2027: vs Minnesota (3) A great series for the Rays, who swept a team which has been tough on them in the past in the Twins. The Yankees took 2 of 3 from Baltimore but it wasn't enough to keep up, with the division lead up to 5 1/2 and the magic number down to 23. JT Ginn has really turned things around since a rough start, and today marked the 13th time in his last 14 starts going back to June 2 in which he's allowed 3 runs or fewer in as the Rays took a 6-2 win over Minnesota at the Trop. Ginn improved to 11-7, 3.72 after going 5.2 4 2 1 2 5. He got support via the longball from Victor Robles (#15, a 2-run shot in the 3rd), Kody Hoese (#16, a solo homer in the 5th which put them ahead to stay) and Luis Castro (only his 2nd with the Rays in 23 games, a 3-run blast to break the game open in the 6th). DL Hall retired all 5 men he faced to record his 15th save. The Rays came back to take a 7-5 win over Minnesota in the second game, hanging on after a 9th-inning scare. Tylor Megill made his second start and was dominating at times but gave up 3 runs to finish 5 6 3 3 0 9 and left down 3-1. His teammates had his back, as Kelly Crumpton homered (#26) in the 4th to cut the deficit to 3-2, Alex Kirilloff delivered RBI singles in the 5th and 7th to tie it and give them the lead, and Andrew Greckel launched a 2-run shot later in the 7th to tie him again with Spencer Torkelson for the league lead with 37. Corey Collins added a solo blast in the 8th (#11). Tanner Scott went two scoreless innings to pick up his first Rays win (and 8th of the year), but Yasunari Uehara made a mess with a 7-3 lead, allowing a pair of runs in the 9th before escaping on a line drive to the LF to end the game. James Hays became the first 20-game winner of 2027 as the Rays completed the sweep of Minnesota with a 6-3 win. Hays was overpowering as usual, going 6 6 2 2 1 13, nicked for a 2-run Royce Lewis homer in the 6th. Overall he's 20-3 with a 1.75 ERA and a 24/278 BB/K ratio in 184.2 IP, God almighty. Alex Kirilloff (#23) and Luis Castro (#3/#29) each had 2-run homers in the 3rd to put Tampa Bay up 4-0 and Victor Robles was 3-4 with steal #34 and 2 RBI. Yasunari Uehara pitched much better today, striking out the side in the 9th for save #10 as Rays pitching fanned 19 Twins today, including Aaron Judge and Aaron Sabato who each whiffed in all 4 plate appearances. It's good to see Castro heating up with 2 homers in the 3-game series as he had been looking like the latest in a long line of big-name in-season acquisitions (and the latest in a long line of great hopes at 1B) who have struggled with the team. With the homers he's now 242/330/429 in 25 games with 3 HR and 10 RBI total, still disappointing numbers and paling in comparison to Angelo DiSpigna, who went the other way to KC and is 287/367/598 with 6 homers in the same span for the Royals. Team record: 85-49. Next up: An off-day then the White Sox visit for 3. Last edited by Art Deco; 04-18-2022 at 07:07 PM.