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Art Deco · 06-27-2022, 04:54 PM

For the most part in the 8 1/2 seasons of this save Target Field has been a house of horrors for the Rays and this year's trip was no exception as Minnesota swept the series, giving them 7 losses in their last 9 games. The bats were the culprits, scoring a total of 6 runs in the 3 games.

The Twins took the opener 4-2 as the Rays never recovered from falling behind early. Michael Prosecky pitched decently, but fell to 3-2 after going 6 6 4 4 1 6. Chris Seise's RBI double was the offensive highlight.

It looked like the Rays might take the second game, up 3-0 in the 6th with James Hays on the mound. But Hays ran out of gas in the inning, Wennington Romero couldn't get anyone out and 7 runs later the Rays were cooked, eventually falling 8-3. Hays (2-2) finished 5.1 4 5 5 4 5 and Joshua Baez homered (#5) to help provide the early but ill-fated lead.

The finale was toughest one for the Rays to swallow as they wasted a gem of a performance by Robinson Ortiz, rallied in the 9th to tie but squandered a golden opportunity to win, and lost 2-1 in the 11th inning. Ortiz went 7 3 1 1 1 2 but was spared a loss when Dong-hwan Kim led off the 9th with a double and scored to tie it with the Rays loading the bases with nobody out. But pinch-hitter Jose Aguilar whiffed, as did Ed Howard (for the fourth time in the game) and Wander Franco flew out to end the threat. Minnesota then scored off Tylor Megill (0-2) in the 11th with a one-out Aaron Judge RBI single to walk it off.

Team record: 20-16, now only 1/2 game up on Boston as the division lead continues to slip away. Next up: Back home for 3 vs the White Sox.

06-27-2022, 04:54 PM	#724
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,780	May 8-10, 2029: at Minnesota (3) For the most part in the 8 1/2 seasons of this save Target Field has been a house of horrors for the Rays and this year's trip was no exception as Minnesota swept the series, giving them 7 losses in their last 9 games. The bats were the culprits, scoring a total of 6 runs in the 3 games. The Twins took the opener 4-2 as the Rays never recovered from falling behind early. Michael Prosecky pitched decently, but fell to 3-2 after going 6 6 4 4 1 6. Chris Seise's RBI double was the offensive highlight. It looked like the Rays might take the second game, up 3-0 in the 6th with James Hays on the mound. But Hays ran out of gas in the inning, Wennington Romero couldn't get anyone out and 7 runs later the Rays were cooked, eventually falling 8-3. Hays (2-2) finished 5.1 4 5 5 4 5 and Joshua Baez homered (#5) to help provide the early but ill-fated lead. The finale was toughest one for the Rays to swallow as they wasted a gem of a performance by Robinson Ortiz, rallied in the 9th to tie but squandered a golden opportunity to win, and lost 2-1 in the 11th inning. Ortiz went 7 3 1 1 1 2 but was spared a loss when Dong-hwan Kim led off the 9th with a double and scored to tie it with the Rays loading the bases with nobody out. But pinch-hitter Jose Aguilar whiffed, as did Ed Howard (for the fourth time in the game) and Wander Franco flew out to end the threat. Minnesota then scored off Tylor Megill (0-2) in the 11th with a one-out Aaron Judge RBI single to walk it off. Team record: 20-16, now only 1/2 game up on Boston as the division lead continues to slip away. Next up: Back home for 3 vs the White Sox.