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Art Deco · 06-12-2022, 05:05 PM

The Rays finally clinched the AL East with a win in the opener in Kansas City and ended up taking 2 of 3 and re-taking the #1 seed in the AL after Detroit was swept at home by the White Sox.

Tampa Bay clinched its 9th straight AL East division title on a rainy night in Kansas City as they routed the Royals 8-0 while sitting through a not-nice 69-minute rain delay. James Hays closed out his regular season 16-8, 3.43 after going 6 3 0 0 2 6, a great season for most pitchers but an ordinary-seeming one after his historic run last year which saw him win Cy Young and MVP. JT Ginn picked up his 4th save of the year with 3 1-hit innings. Andrew Greckel's 37th homer got them on the board and Brendan Rodgers blasted a 2-run shot (#8) to cap the 3-run second and added an RBI double in the 3rd.

After the hangover of their division-clinching celebrations the Rays ran out a makeshift lineup comprised mostly of reserves and were shellacked 11-0 by Kansas City in the second game. Joe Ryan closed what will likely be his final regular season as a Ray in miserable fashion, going 2.2 7 9 1 3 0 with 2 homers allowed but all but one of the runs unearned due to a Wander Franco error. Ryan finishes the regular season 15-10, 3.83 with an all-time record of 92-54, 3.79 since coming up in 2022 with 17.4 WAR, an excellent run. Things got so out of hand that Kelly Crumpton, who was a pretty decent 2-way player in the minors, made his MLB pitching debut in the 8th and fanned 2 Royals in a scoreless inning, allowing only a hit and getting it up there in the mid-high 90s. Tampa Bay was done in by a pair of homers from former Ray Angelo DiSpigna, who homered twice including a grand slam off Ryan.

The Rays took the rubber game of the series 8-5 behind a big game from Ed Howard, who singled, doubled and homered (#11) and stole his 53rd base of the season. Alex Kirilloff had a pair of RBI doubles to go over the 100-RBI mark and JT Realmuto added a 2-run double. Jackson Baumeister wasn't great but good enough for the win at 6 6 4 4 2 6, allowing a pair of homers. He finishes 3-1, 4.78 in 11 Rays starts and looks to be the 4th starter come playoff time. Yasunari Uehara had a scoreless 9th for save #29.

Team record: 94-65. Next up: We close out the regular season at the Trop with 3 against the Yankees, who themselves clinched the first wild card and will host a wild card series.

Playoff race update: Here's a look at the standings. Congratulations to the San Antonio Alamos, who clinched the franchise's first-ever playoff spot since joining as an expansion team in 2022 and who will likely travel to New York to face the Yankees in the wild card round although they still have an outside shot at taking the AL West. There will not be a 100-win team this year in MLB:

06-12-2022, 05:05 PM	#677
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,586	September 26-28, 2028: at Kansas City (3) The Rays finally clinched the AL East with a win in the opener in Kansas City and ended up taking 2 of 3 and re-taking the #1 seed in the AL after Detroit was swept at home by the White Sox. Tampa Bay clinched its 9th straight AL East division title on a rainy night in Kansas City as they routed the Royals 8-0 while sitting through a not-nice 69-minute rain delay. James Hays closed out his regular season 16-8, 3.43 after going 6 3 0 0 2 6, a great season for most pitchers but an ordinary-seeming one after his historic run last year which saw him win Cy Young and MVP. JT Ginn picked up his 4th save of the year with 3 1-hit innings. Andrew Greckel's 37th homer got them on the board and Brendan Rodgers blasted a 2-run shot (#8) to cap the 3-run second and added an RBI double in the 3rd. After the hangover of their division-clinching celebrations the Rays ran out a makeshift lineup comprised mostly of reserves and were shellacked 11-0 by Kansas City in the second game. Joe Ryan closed what will likely be his final regular season as a Ray in miserable fashion, going 2.2 7 9 1 3 0 with 2 homers allowed but all but one of the runs unearned due to a Wander Franco error. Ryan finishes the regular season 15-10, 3.83 with an all-time record of 92-54, 3.79 since coming up in 2022 with 17.4 WAR, an excellent run. Things got so out of hand that Kelly Crumpton, who was a pretty decent 2-way player in the minors, made his MLB pitching debut in the 8th and fanned 2 Royals in a scoreless inning, allowing only a hit and getting it up there in the mid-high 90s. Tampa Bay was done in by a pair of homers from former Ray Angelo DiSpigna, who homered twice including a grand slam off Ryan. The Rays took the rubber game of the series 8-5 behind a big game from Ed Howard, who singled, doubled and homered (#11) and stole his 53rd base of the season. Alex Kirilloff had a pair of RBI doubles to go over the 100-RBI mark and JT Realmuto added a 2-run double. Jackson Baumeister wasn't great but good enough for the win at 6 6 4 4 2 6, allowing a pair of homers. He finishes 3-1, 4.78 in 11 Rays starts and looks to be the 4th starter come playoff time. Yasunari Uehara had a scoreless 9th for save #29. Team record: 94-65. Next up: We close out the regular season at the Trop with 3 against the Yankees, who themselves clinched the first wild card and will host a wild card series. Playoff race update: Here's a look at the standings. Congratulations to the San Antonio Alamos, who clinched the franchise's first-ever playoff spot since joining as an expansion team in 2022 and who will likely travel to New York to face the Yankees in the wild card round although they still have an outside shot at taking the AL West. There will not be a 100-win team this year in MLB: