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Art Deco · 05-07-2022, 09:39 PM

Ladies and gentlemen, your first-place Tampa Bay Rays. That's where they find themselves after a thrilling sweep of Atlanta at Tropicana Field, including a pair of walk-off wins in their first interleague action since 2021.

They rode the longball in the opener, a 7-2 win which saw them launch 4 homers. Alex Kirilloff led the way with a pair of solo shots in the 3rd and 5th to give him 6; Wander Franco's 7th put them ahead to stay in the 4th, and Corey Collins' first of the year, a 3-run shot, put the game away in the 6th. The power display made a winner of Shane Panzini (4-2), who was a solid 6 5 2 2 0 5.

Kendall Williams blew a 2-run lead in the 8th inning of the second game but Heston Kjerstad rode to the rescue with a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 9th to give the Rays a 5-4 win over Atlanta. Ed Howard was 3-5 with an RBI single and Wander Franco was 2-4 with one as well, and Corbin Burnes made it two quality starts in two outings since being recalled after going 6 8 2 2 0 5 against the team which released him last season. Kjerstad's heroics provided a win for JT Ginn, his first of the year after a 1-2-3 top of the 9th with 2 whiffs as the righty has rediscovered his form in the pen.

Heston Kjerstad was the walk-off hero once again as his solo homer (#9) in the bottom of the 11th settled a pitchers' duel in the Rays' favor 2-1. James Hays started and it was looking like one of his rough outings again after he allowed 5 hits in the first two innings. But he got out of those jams and settled in to finish 7 7 1 1 0 8, Landon Knack had two dominant innings with 4 whiffs, and Robinson Ortiz (1-0) picked up the win with two scoreless of his own. Diego Cartaya's RBI single in the 4th accounted for the lone Rays run in regulation.

Team record: 23-19, 1/2 game up on Boston where the top four are separated by 1 1/2 games. Next up: A day off then interleague week continues as the Mets roll into town for the weekend.

05-07-2022, 09:39 PM	#633
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,761	May 15-17, 2028: vs Atlanta (3) Ladies and gentlemen, your first-place Tampa Bay Rays. That's where they find themselves after a thrilling sweep of Atlanta at Tropicana Field, including a pair of walk-off wins in their first interleague action since 2021. They rode the longball in the opener, a 7-2 win which saw them launch 4 homers. Alex Kirilloff led the way with a pair of solo shots in the 3rd and 5th to give him 6; Wander Franco's 7th put them ahead to stay in the 4th, and Corey Collins' first of the year, a 3-run shot, put the game away in the 6th. The power display made a winner of Shane Panzini (4-2), who was a solid 6 5 2 2 0 5. Kendall Williams blew a 2-run lead in the 8th inning of the second game but Heston Kjerstad rode to the rescue with a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 9th to give the Rays a 5-4 win over Atlanta. Ed Howard was 3-5 with an RBI single and Wander Franco was 2-4 with one as well, and Corbin Burnes made it two quality starts in two outings since being recalled after going 6 8 2 2 0 5 against the team which released him last season. Kjerstad's heroics provided a win for JT Ginn, his first of the year after a 1-2-3 top of the 9th with 2 whiffs as the righty has rediscovered his form in the pen. Heston Kjerstad was the walk-off hero once again as his solo homer (#9) in the bottom of the 11th settled a pitchers' duel in the Rays' favor 2-1. James Hays started and it was looking like one of his rough outings again after he allowed 5 hits in the first two innings. But he got out of those jams and settled in to finish 7 7 1 1 0 8, Landon Knack had two dominant innings with 4 whiffs, and Robinson Ortiz (1-0) picked up the win with two scoreless of his own. Diego Cartaya's RBI single in the 4th accounted for the lone Rays run in regulation. Team record: 23-19, 1/2 game up on Boston where the top four are separated by 1 1/2 games. Next up: A day off then interleague week continues as the Mets roll into town for the weekend.