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Art Deco · 05-09-2022, 11:46 PM

The Rays could have swept the two games in New York, but a bullpen meltdown in the opener cost them in the opener and it nearly happened again in the second game. As it is they remain 1 1/2 behind Boston but in third place in the East.

Things looked good for the Rays when they jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the 5th inning at Yankee Stadium against Gerrit Cole with Wander Franco and Alex Kirilloff each getting 3 hits and an RBI, but New York kept chipping away and Yasunari Uehara (2-2) blew the game in the 9th as they lost 6-5. It was 5-3 heading into the final frame and Uehara gave up a 2-run homer to Corey Seager to let the Yankees equalize, and then put two more on. JT Ginn came in and got a strikeout for the second out after putting a man on, but he walked Akil Baddoo to force in the winner. The meltdown cost Joe Ryan a win after he pitched well at 5.2 6 2 2 1 8.

It was looking like deja vu all over again when the Rays took a 5-2 lead in the 7th and the Yankees scored in the bottom of the frame and in the 8th to cut the lead to 5-4. But Robinson Ortiz got New York in order in the 9th to preserve the lead and notch his first career MLB save. As a result Pablo Lopez made it 4 wins in 4 starts as a Ray after going 6.2 8 3 3 1 7. Diego Cartaya had a big game, going 3-4 with a double and an RBI while Alex Kirilloff drove in a pair with a single and a sac fly, the latter being the deciding run in the 7th as they defeated former Ray (for a season) Jonathan Loaisiga.

Team record: 26-23. Next up: Back home for 3 against the San Antonio Alamos, a team the Rays have dominated since they joined the league.

05-09-2022, 11:46 PM	#636
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,106	May 24-25, 2028: at NY Yankees (2) The Rays could have swept the two games in New York, but a bullpen meltdown in the opener cost them in the opener and it nearly happened again in the second game. As it is they remain 1 1/2 behind Boston but in third place in the East. Things looked good for the Rays when they jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the 5th inning at Yankee Stadium against Gerrit Cole with Wander Franco and Alex Kirilloff each getting 3 hits and an RBI, but New York kept chipping away and Yasunari Uehara (2-2) blew the game in the 9th as they lost 6-5. It was 5-3 heading into the final frame and Uehara gave up a 2-run homer to Corey Seager to let the Yankees equalize, and then put two more on. JT Ginn came in and got a strikeout for the second out after putting a man on, but he walked Akil Baddoo to force in the winner. The meltdown cost Joe Ryan a win after he pitched well at 5.2 6 2 2 1 8. It was looking like deja vu all over again when the Rays took a 5-2 lead in the 7th and the Yankees scored in the bottom of the frame and in the 8th to cut the lead to 5-4. But Robinson Ortiz got New York in order in the 9th to preserve the lead and notch his first career MLB save. As a result Pablo Lopez made it 4 wins in 4 starts as a Ray after going 6.2 8 3 3 1 7. Diego Cartaya had a big game, going 3-4 with a double and an RBI while Alex Kirilloff drove in a pair with a single and a sac fly, the latter being the deciding run in the 7th as they defeated former Ray (for a season) Jonathan Loaisiga. Team record: 26-23. Next up: Back home for 3 against the San Antonio Alamos, a team the Rays have dominated since they joined the league.