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Art Deco · 07-04-2022, 03:54 PM

For the second straight series the Rays should have had a sweep but an epic bullpen meltdown in the finale cost them. Still they managed to expand their division lead as the Yankees swept the Red Sox and moved into second place after winning 8 straight. They're 3 behind the Rays with Boston and another red-hot team in the Orioles each 3 1/2 back. Baltimore has won 9 of 10.

A 4-run 7th earned the Rays a 5-2 win in the opener against Minnesota at Tropicana Field. JT Realmuto's RBI single tied the game at 2 in the 7th and rookie Brad Manross, doing a great job filling in for the injured Ed Howard, delivered the game-winner with a 2-run single. Andrew Greckel bookended the Rays scoring with a solo homer (#17) and an RBI single to cap the 7th. Robinson Ortiz had to leave in the 3rd with a mild oblique strain which will cause him to miss a start but we won't IL him. Kendall Williams (2-0) got the win with two strong innings in relief (4 Ks) and Tommy Doyle got the final two outs for save #3.

It was deja vu all over again as for the second straight day the Rays erased a 2-1 deficit with a big 7th and went on to take a 6-3 victory over the Twins. Jose Aguilar has become our pinch-hitter deluxe and after a key 2-run single a couple of games ago off the bench he came through with the game's big hit here, a bases-clearing pinch-double to make it 4-2. Wander Franco added an RBI double for insurance in the 8th. Jackson Baumeister was excellent at 6 3 2 2 3 8 but missed out on the win which went to Jose Crespo (1-1) despite allowing a run in the 8th. Yasunari Uehara struck out the side for save #14.

The Rays waited an inning later to strike in the finale, scoring 4 times in the 8th to go ahead 7-4, but Jose Crespo and Kendall Williams turned that 3-run lead going into the 9th into an 8-7 loss with a couple of big homers allowed. The lefty Crespo, who has been terrible going back to last year's postseason, got the call with 3 of the 4 Twins due up in the 9th lefties and with Tommy Doyle and Yasunari Uehara tired. He put two men on and gave up a 3-run homer to lefty (and former Ray) Austin Meadows to tie the game after which he was yanked for Williams (2-1), who promptly gave up the winner on a shot by Francisco Lindor. Before all of that JT Realmuto had a huge game for naught, hitting a 2-run homer (#8) to tie the game at 3 and then delivering a 2-run double to give the Rays the lead in that 4-run 8th. Shane Panzini started and wasn't great at 4 5 3 3 2 5.

Team record: 35-23. Next up: 3 games in Anaheim against the Angels, who have been uncharacteristically bad this year at 21-35. They're without their superstar Mike Trout, on the 60-day IL with a severe hip strain, and ace starter Tim Miller who tore his rotator cuff.

07-04-2022, 03:54 PM	#732
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,584	June 1-3, 2029: vs Minnesota (3) For the second straight series the Rays should have had a sweep but an epic bullpen meltdown in the finale cost them. Still they managed to expand their division lead as the Yankees swept the Red Sox and moved into second place after winning 8 straight. They're 3 behind the Rays with Boston and another red-hot team in the Orioles each 3 1/2 back. Baltimore has won 9 of 10. A 4-run 7th earned the Rays a 5-2 win in the opener against Minnesota at Tropicana Field. JT Realmuto's RBI single tied the game at 2 in the 7th and rookie Brad Manross, doing a great job filling in for the injured Ed Howard, delivered the game-winner with a 2-run single. Andrew Greckel bookended the Rays scoring with a solo homer (#17) and an RBI single to cap the 7th. Robinson Ortiz had to leave in the 3rd with a mild oblique strain which will cause him to miss a start but we won't IL him. Kendall Williams (2-0) got the win with two strong innings in relief (4 Ks) and Tommy Doyle got the final two outs for save #3. It was deja vu all over again as for the second straight day the Rays erased a 2-1 deficit with a big 7th and went on to take a 6-3 victory over the Twins. Jose Aguilar has become our pinch-hitter deluxe and after a key 2-run single a couple of games ago off the bench he came through with the game's big hit here, a bases-clearing pinch-double to make it 4-2. Wander Franco added an RBI double for insurance in the 8th. Jackson Baumeister was excellent at 6 3 2 2 3 8 but missed out on the win which went to Jose Crespo (1-1) despite allowing a run in the 8th. Yasunari Uehara struck out the side for save #14. The Rays waited an inning later to strike in the finale, scoring 4 times in the 8th to go ahead 7-4, but Jose Crespo and Kendall Williams turned that 3-run lead going into the 9th into an 8-7 loss with a couple of big homers allowed. The lefty Crespo, who has been terrible going back to last year's postseason, got the call with 3 of the 4 Twins due up in the 9th lefties and with Tommy Doyle and Yasunari Uehara tired. He put two men on and gave up a 3-run homer to lefty (and former Ray) Austin Meadows to tie the game after which he was yanked for Williams (2-1), who promptly gave up the winner on a shot by Francisco Lindor. Before all of that JT Realmuto had a huge game for naught, hitting a 2-run homer (#8) to tie the game at 3 and then delivering a 2-run double to give the Rays the lead in that 4-run 8th. Shane Panzini started and wasn't great at 4 5 3 3 2 5. Team record: 35-23. Next up: 3 games in Anaheim against the Angels, who have been uncharacteristically bad this year at 21-35. They're without their superstar Mike Trout, on the 60-day IL with a severe hip strain, and ace starter Tim Miller who tore his rotator cuff.