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Art Deco · 07-21-2022, 03:55 PM

The Yankees came into this series 7 games behind the Rays in second place so it was a big series for their faint division hopes. And those faint hopes disappeared into the ether as the Rays pulled off a sweep at Tropicana Field, giving them a 10-game lead with two months to go.

The opener was one of the more remarkable games of the year, and that's saying something after coming off being no-hit. The offense struggled again through 9 innings with the game at 1-1 but they'd come to life in extras, erasing three Yankee leads to take an 8-7 win in 16. Shane Panzini was great for a change (5.2 4 1 1 3 7) but the bats were dead in regulation. The Yankees scored in the 10th off Yasunari Uehara to go up 2-1, but the Rays tied it in the bottom of the frame. We stayed at 2-2 until the 14th when New York scored 4 times off Jose Crespo, but the Rays amazingly equalized on 2-run homers from Andrew Greckel (#23) and JT Realmuto (#11). Two innings later the Yanks pushed another one across against Gavin Bruni to make it 7-6 before Joshua Baez finally put an end to the nonsense with a 2-run shot (#20) to walk it off at 1:10 AM local time. Bruni (2-0) picked up the win.

The second game saw the Rays come back again although in less dramatic fashion to take a 7-4 win over the Yankees. New York scored 3 times off Dave Cedeno to take an early 3-0 lead, but the Rays erased it with a Kelly Crumpton solo shot in the 4th (#29) and a 4-run 5th highlighted by a 2-run Andrew Greckel double. Cedeno recovered nicely from his early struggles to improve to 3-1 and finish 6 6 3 3 2 7 on the day and Dax Fulton handled the 9th for save #5.

The finale featured yet another Rays come-from-behind win as a 4-1 Yankee lead off James Hays in the 6th turned into a 9-4 Tampa Bay laugher. Hays was far from his best today at 4.2 7 4 4 3 5 but Gavin Bruni got him out of further damage in the 5th and stuck around through the 6th to pick up his 3rd win and second in three days as the Rays put 4 on the board in the bottom of the 6th, including a 2-run Joshua Baez homer (#21). They then tacked 4 more on in the 8th to blow it open. Chris Gutierrez had a big day, driving in 3 on a pair of hits and Andrew Greckel was 3-4 with an RBI triple. Landon Knack pitched the final two innings for his first save of the season.

Team record: 66-37. Next up: The Angels visit Tropicana Field for 3 games.

07-21-2022, 03:55 PM	#751
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,848	July 24-26, 2029: vs NY Yankees (3) The Yankees came into this series 7 games behind the Rays in second place so it was a big series for their faint division hopes. And those faint hopes disappeared into the ether as the Rays pulled off a sweep at Tropicana Field, giving them a 10-game lead with two months to go. The opener was one of the more remarkable games of the year, and that's saying something after coming off being no-hit. The offense struggled again through 9 innings with the game at 1-1 but they'd come to life in extras, erasing three Yankee leads to take an 8-7 win in 16. Shane Panzini was great for a change (5.2 4 1 1 3 7) but the bats were dead in regulation. The Yankees scored in the 10th off Yasunari Uehara to go up 2-1, but the Rays tied it in the bottom of the frame. We stayed at 2-2 until the 14th when New York scored 4 times off Jose Crespo, but the Rays amazingly equalized on 2-run homers from Andrew Greckel (#23) and JT Realmuto (#11). Two innings later the Yanks pushed another one across against Gavin Bruni to make it 7-6 before Joshua Baez finally put an end to the nonsense with a 2-run shot (#20) to walk it off at 1:10 AM local time. Bruni (2-0) picked up the win. The second game saw the Rays come back again although in less dramatic fashion to take a 7-4 win over the Yankees. New York scored 3 times off Dave Cedeno to take an early 3-0 lead, but the Rays erased it with a Kelly Crumpton solo shot in the 4th (#29) and a 4-run 5th highlighted by a 2-run Andrew Greckel double. Cedeno recovered nicely from his early struggles to improve to 3-1 and finish 6 6 3 3 2 7 on the day and Dax Fulton handled the 9th for save #5. The finale featured yet another Rays come-from-behind win as a 4-1 Yankee lead off James Hays in the 6th turned into a 9-4 Tampa Bay laugher. Hays was far from his best today at 4.2 7 4 4 3 5 but Gavin Bruni got him out of further damage in the 5th and stuck around through the 6th to pick up his 3rd win and second in three days as the Rays put 4 on the board in the bottom of the 6th, including a 2-run Joshua Baez homer (#21). They then tacked 4 more on in the 8th to blow it open. Chris Gutierrez had a big day, driving in 3 on a pair of hits and Andrew Greckel was 3-4 with an RBI triple. Landon Knack pitched the final two innings for his first save of the season. Team record: 66-37. Next up: The Angels visit Tropicana Field for 3 games.