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Art Deco · 07-22-2022, 06:54 PM

Another successful series on the field for the Rays as they took 2 of 3 and nearly pulled out a sweep, but one of their key regulars suffered a season-ending injury putting a damper on the weekend.

A 5-run 5th propelled the Rays to a comfortable 6-2 win over the Angels in the opener at Tropicana Field as Michael Prosecky was on his game once again. The lefty was sharp at 6 4 1 1 2 3 and he improved to 12-4, 2.90 to take over the AL lead in wins and ERA. Wennington Romero pitched the final 3 innings for his 2nd save of the season. Although Andrew Greckel's RBI single in the 5th was technically the game-winner since it put the Rays ahead to stay, the big blow came one batter later when Kelly Crumpton delivered a grand slam (#30).

The Rays pulled off one of their patented comeback wins in the second game as they turned a 5-1 deficit in the 8th into a 6-5 win in 10 innings. But it was a costly win as Dong-hwan Kim collided with LA's SS Luis Guerra on a play at second in the 2nd inning, suffering a dislocated shoulder which will shelve him for three months putting him out through the end of October. As for the game itself Slade Cecconi had some issues, both with his pitching and his defense as he went 5 6 4 2 1 6 and they were down big but a 3-run 8th got them back in it, Ed Howard's RBI single tied it in the 9th, and JT Realmuto walked it off with an RBI single of his own in the 10th. Way back in the 1st Andrew Greckel had a solo shot (#24), and the win went to Landon Knack (4-0) with two scoreless innings.

Sunday's finale starter much like the previous day's game with the Rays going down 5-0 but this time their rally fell short in a 5-4 loss. Shane Panzini kept the deficit 1-0 through 5 but things fell apart in the 6th as the Angels scored four times and the righty finished 5 8 5 2 3 4 and fell to 7-8, 5.22. Joshua Baez had an immediate response in the bottom of the inning with a 3-run shot (#22) but they could only push one more across the rest of the way.

Team record: 68-38. Next up: We head to New York for 3, but we're playing the Mets instead of the Yankees. The Mets are an impressive 64-40, trail Washington by 3 1/2, and feature former Rays like Adley Rutschman, Hunter Bishop and Alex Kirilloff so there'll be quite a few reunions in batting practice.

07-22-2022, 06:54 PM	#752
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,865	July 27-29, 2029: vs LA Angels (3) Another successful series on the field for the Rays as they took 2 of 3 and nearly pulled out a sweep, but one of their key regulars suffered a season-ending injury putting a damper on the weekend. A 5-run 5th propelled the Rays to a comfortable 6-2 win over the Angels in the opener at Tropicana Field as Michael Prosecky was on his game once again. The lefty was sharp at 6 4 1 1 2 3 and he improved to 12-4, 2.90 to take over the AL lead in wins and ERA. Wennington Romero pitched the final 3 innings for his 2nd save of the season. Although Andrew Greckel's RBI single in the 5th was technically the game-winner since it put the Rays ahead to stay, the big blow came one batter later when Kelly Crumpton delivered a grand slam (#30). The Rays pulled off one of their patented comeback wins in the second game as they turned a 5-1 deficit in the 8th into a 6-5 win in 10 innings. But it was a costly win as Dong-hwan Kim collided with LA's SS Luis Guerra on a play at second in the 2nd inning, suffering a dislocated shoulder which will shelve him for three months putting him out through the end of October. As for the game itself Slade Cecconi had some issues, both with his pitching and his defense as he went 5 6 4 2 1 6 and they were down big but a 3-run 8th got them back in it, Ed Howard's RBI single tied it in the 9th, and JT Realmuto walked it off with an RBI single of his own in the 10th. Way back in the 1st Andrew Greckel had a solo shot (#24), and the win went to Landon Knack (4-0) with two scoreless innings. Sunday's finale starter much like the previous day's game with the Rays going down 5-0 but this time their rally fell short in a 5-4 loss. Shane Panzini kept the deficit 1-0 through 5 but things fell apart in the 6th as the Angels scored four times and the righty finished 5 8 5 2 3 4 and fell to 7-8, 5.22. Joshua Baez had an immediate response in the bottom of the inning with a 3-run shot (#22) but they could only push one more across the rest of the way. Team record: 68-38. Next up: We head to New York for 3, but we're playing the Mets instead of the Yankees. The Mets are an impressive 64-40, trail Washington by 3 1/2, and feature former Rays like Adley Rutschman, Hunter Bishop and Alex Kirilloff so there'll be quite a few reunions in batting practice.