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Art Deco · 05-26-2022, 10:19 PM

A good series for the Rays as they took 2 of 3 from the Angels while the Yankees were losing 2 of 3 in Texas so the division lead is back up to 3 games.

Things didn't start off so great in the opener though as James Hays had his second straight bad start and the Angels broke open a 4-2 game against the pen to take a 7-2 win at the Trop over the Rays. Hays (9-5) went 5 6 4 4 4 4 and left down 4-0 before the Rays cut it to 4-2 when Heston Kjerstad launched a solo shot (#28) in the 7th. But Wennington Romero coughed up 3 runs in the 8th and the game was over.

The Rays got a scare in the second game when Pablo Lopez had to leave in the 2nd inning but the bullpen did a great job the rest of the way and Lopez's injury turned out to be minor as the Rays took a 4-1 win over the Angels. JT Ginn (5-3) took over and went 3 2/3 with only 1 run allowed and 6 whiffs for the win and Yasunari Uehara finished up for his 16th save. Lopez suffered a mild oblique strain but won't miss his next start. Andrew Greckel supplied a pair of solo homers (#21 & 22) and Alex Kirilloff drove in the other 2 runs with a single and a double.

Ed Howard's 8th-inning solo homer (#7) broke a 4-4 tie and the Rays came back to take the finale and the series from the Angels with a 5-4 win at Tropicana Field. Slade Cecconi was in and out of trouble but limited the damage at 5 7 2 2 3 3 before LA broke a 2-2 tie with a 2-run homer off Osvanni Gutierrez in the 6th. Andrew Greckel's 2-run single in the 7th tied it up, and Howard's homer made a winner of Tylor Megill (4-0), who pitched two perfect innings to set up Yasunari Uehara for another save (#17).

Team record: 62-44. Next up: A week of interleague action begins with 3 games at CitiField against the Mets, who are 1/2 game behind Washington in the NL East at 60-44.

05-26-2022, 10:19 PM	#660
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,841	July 28-30, 2028: vs LA Angels (3) A good series for the Rays as they took 2 of 3 from the Angels while the Yankees were losing 2 of 3 in Texas so the division lead is back up to 3 games. Things didn't start off so great in the opener though as James Hays had his second straight bad start and the Angels broke open a 4-2 game against the pen to take a 7-2 win at the Trop over the Rays. Hays (9-5) went 5 6 4 4 4 4 and left down 4-0 before the Rays cut it to 4-2 when Heston Kjerstad launched a solo shot (#28) in the 7th. But Wennington Romero coughed up 3 runs in the 8th and the game was over. The Rays got a scare in the second game when Pablo Lopez had to leave in the 2nd inning but the bullpen did a great job the rest of the way and Lopez's injury turned out to be minor as the Rays took a 4-1 win over the Angels. JT Ginn (5-3) took over and went 3 2/3 with only 1 run allowed and 6 whiffs for the win and Yasunari Uehara finished up for his 16th save. Lopez suffered a mild oblique strain but won't miss his next start. Andrew Greckel supplied a pair of solo homers (#21 & 22) and Alex Kirilloff drove in the other 2 runs with a single and a double. Ed Howard's 8th-inning solo homer (#7) broke a 4-4 tie and the Rays came back to take the finale and the series from the Angels with a 5-4 win at Tropicana Field. Slade Cecconi was in and out of trouble but limited the damage at 5 7 2 2 3 3 before LA broke a 2-2 tie with a 2-run homer off Osvanni Gutierrez in the 6th. Andrew Greckel's 2-run single in the 7th tied it up, and Howard's homer made a winner of Tylor Megill (4-0), who pitched two perfect innings to set up Yasunari Uehara for another save (#17). Team record: 62-44. Next up: A week of interleague action begins with 3 games at CitiField against the Mets, who are 1/2 game behind Washington in the NL East at 60-44.