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Art Deco · 06-26-2022, 02:42 PM

The Rays' brilliant start to 2029 came to a crashing halt in St. Petersburg as they were surprisingly swept by the Oakland A's at home. The Yankees dropped 2 of 3 enabling Boston to move into second place in the East, 2 1/2 behind Tampa Bay.

Shane Panzini was rocked in the opener and the Rays trailed 6-2 early but fought back to tie it in the 9th on a dramatic 3-run Kelly Crumpton homer (#7), only to lose it in the 10th 8-7. Panzini gave up 6 in the first 3 innings and finished 4.1 6 6 5 1 7 before an Ed Howard homer (#2) got them back in the game in the 6th and set up Crumpton's equalizer. Jose Aguilar homered earlier (#1). But Yasunari Uehara's (0-1) early-season struggles continued as he put a man on in scoring position and Dax Fulton came in and gave up the winning hit to Oakland.

The second game was an exercise in frustration as the Rays consistently put men on base and consistently failed to bring them home in a 5-2 loss. They left 12 men on in total with Wander Franco and Chris Gutierrez each leaving 6 on. Michael Prosecky (3-1) pitched well but suffered through a bad sequence in the 4th in which he allowed 3 runs and finished 5 5 3 3 1 6.

Early on it looked like the Rays would salvage the finale with James Hays on the mound and early homers from Wander Franco (#6) and Dong-hwan Kim (#4/8). But Hays ran into some trouble allowing three runs and those two solo homers were all the offense would manage as they fell 4-2 to Oakland and were swept. Hays (2-1) was still dominant, finishing 6 4 3 3 1 10 but didn't get the support he needed today.

Team record: 18-12. Next up: An off-day to lick our wounds and travel cross-country as we head to Seattle for 3.

06-26-2022, 02:42 PM	#722
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,582	April 30-May 2, 2029: vs Oakland (3) The Rays' brilliant start to 2029 came to a crashing halt in St. Petersburg as they were surprisingly swept by the Oakland A's at home. The Yankees dropped 2 of 3 enabling Boston to move into second place in the East, 2 1/2 behind Tampa Bay. Shane Panzini was rocked in the opener and the Rays trailed 6-2 early but fought back to tie it in the 9th on a dramatic 3-run Kelly Crumpton homer (#7), only to lose it in the 10th 8-7. Panzini gave up 6 in the first 3 innings and finished 4.1 6 6 5 1 7 before an Ed Howard homer (#2) got them back in the game in the 6th and set up Crumpton's equalizer. Jose Aguilar homered earlier (#1). But Yasunari Uehara's (0-1) early-season struggles continued as he put a man on in scoring position and Dax Fulton came in and gave up the winning hit to Oakland. The second game was an exercise in frustration as the Rays consistently put men on base and consistently failed to bring them home in a 5-2 loss. They left 12 men on in total with Wander Franco and Chris Gutierrez each leaving 6 on. Michael Prosecky (3-1) pitched well but suffered through a bad sequence in the 4th in which he allowed 3 runs and finished 5 5 3 3 1 6. Early on it looked like the Rays would salvage the finale with James Hays on the mound and early homers from Wander Franco (#6) and Dong-hwan Kim (#4/8). But Hays ran into some trouble allowing three runs and those two solo homers were all the offense would manage as they fell 4-2 to Oakland and were swept. Hays (2-1) was still dominant, finishing 6 4 3 3 1 10 but didn't get the support he needed today. Team record: 18-12. Next up: An off-day to lick our wounds and travel cross-country as we head to Seattle for 3.