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Art Deco · 07-04-2022, 11:16 AM

Game 1: After playing 3 against Oakland the Rays now take on the other team in a neck-and-neck AL West race in the Rangers, and Texas took a wild 10-8 decision in the opener at Globe Life Field. The Rays overcame deficits of 4-2 and 7-6 to go ahead on Tomas Laboy's pinch 2-run single in the 8th, but Satoshi Sato (3-3) was hit for 3 runs in the 8th for his 6th blown save of the year. Mario Saro led the game off with his 30th homer of the year and Dave Frick drove in 3, but Gordie Ager wasn't sharp at 5 6 4 4 2 5 and Dave Rose gave up 3 runs without recording an out.

Game 2: Another tough loss for the Rays as they dropped their fourth straight game 5-4 to Texas in a walk-off. The Rays were down 4-0 after 6 innings as Marc Gibson had an interesting start at 4 4 2 2 4 9 and Chris O'Brien allowed a couple of runs but they fought back to tie on Yuji Morioka's 27th homer and a 2-run triple by Mario Saro which made him the second Ray to 100 RBI this year. Unfortunately Mel Mejia (2-2) booted a grounder, and Willie Minier gave up an RBI single to score the runner in the bottom of the 9th.

Game 3: After losing a couple of nail-biters the Rays weren't even competitive in the finale, getting roasted by the Rangers 8-2 to suffer their fifth straight loss and a sweep in the series. As a result Texas moved into a tie with Oakland atop the AL West. Greg Bookhart (16-4) hasn't been that sharp in his last several starts and today was no exception as he went 4.2 6 3 3 3 7. He wasn't helped by Caleb Ramos who let the game get away in the 5th, allowing a homer to score the 3rd run against Bookhart and then giving up another of his own after the longball.

Team record: 105-46. Next up: 4 games in Toronto. The Jays are on the outside looking in, 4 games behind Oakland and Texas for the second wild card.

07-04-2022, 11:16 AM	#2029
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,726	September 17-19, 2046: at Texas (3) Game 1: After playing 3 against Oakland the Rays now take on the other team in a neck-and-neck AL West race in the Rangers, and Texas took a wild 10-8 decision in the opener at Globe Life Field. The Rays overcame deficits of 4-2 and 7-6 to go ahead on Tomas Laboy's pinch 2-run single in the 8th, but Satoshi Sato (3-3) was hit for 3 runs in the 8th for his 6th blown save of the year. Mario Saro led the game off with his 30th homer of the year and Dave Frick drove in 3, but Gordie Ager wasn't sharp at 5 6 4 4 2 5 and Dave Rose gave up 3 runs without recording an out. Game 2: Another tough loss for the Rays as they dropped their fourth straight game 5-4 to Texas in a walk-off. The Rays were down 4-0 after 6 innings as Marc Gibson had an interesting start at 4 4 2 2 4 9 and Chris O'Brien allowed a couple of runs but they fought back to tie on Yuji Morioka's 27th homer and a 2-run triple by Mario Saro which made him the second Ray to 100 RBI this year. Unfortunately Mel Mejia (2-2) booted a grounder, and Willie Minier gave up an RBI single to score the runner in the bottom of the 9th. Game 3: After losing a couple of nail-biters the Rays weren't even competitive in the finale, getting roasted by the Rangers 8-2 to suffer their fifth straight loss and a sweep in the series. As a result Texas moved into a tie with Oakland atop the AL West. Greg Bookhart (16-4) hasn't been that sharp in his last several starts and today was no exception as he went 4.2 6 3 3 3 7. He wasn't helped by Caleb Ramos who let the game get away in the 5th, allowing a homer to score the 3rd run against Bookhart and then giving up another of his own after the longball. Team record: 105-46. Next up: 4 games in Toronto. The Jays are on the outside looking in, 4 games behind Oakland and Texas for the second wild card.