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Art Deco · 07-25-2022, 01:47 PM

Game 1: What a wild roller coaster affair the series opener was as the Rays fell behind 8-1, came all the way to go ahead 12-8, blew the lead in the 9th, then won it extra innings 13-12. Greg Bookhart brought a 7-0 record into this game and wasn't very good at 3.1 9 7 7 2 2 but his perfect record remained intact after a 9-run 8th which saw the Rays improbably take the lead. Luis Barela and Doug Johns started the comeback with solo homers in the 7th, the 9th for each, and then they put 9 on the board in the 8th, capped by a Yuji Morioka bases-clearing double. But Abelaldo Gray and Satoshi Sato combined to give up 4 in the 9th to let the Yankees tie with Sato surrendering the tying homer before Dave Frick's RBI double, his third hit and second RBI of the day, won it. Willie Minier went the final 1 1/3 for his first win of the year while Johns ended up 4-5 with 3 RBI.

Game 2: The Rays came back to tie the second game up on three separate occasions, but the bullpen couldn't get the job done again and they dropped a 7-4 decision to the Yankees. Ben Moses had his issues (4.1 5 3 3 3 3 with 2 HR allowed) but the Rays tied the game back up in the 3rd, 4th and 7th before Satoshi Sato gave up another back-breaking homer, a 3-run shot with two of Dan Anderson's (1-1) runners aboard in the 7th. Kevin Crater homered for the 14th time in the 3rd.

Game 3: Different day, same story as the bullpen faltered again in a remarkable 9th inning for both teams. The Rays trailed 4-1 going into the final frame before erupting for 5 runs to take a 6-4 lead, only for Willie Minier (1-1) to give those 5 runs right back in the bottom of the inning capped by a walk-off grand slam from Rays killer Elias Aragune and lose 9-6. Before the madness Bob Riley had his second straight rough start (5 8 4 4 0 1) before they came back with five different hitters driving in runs in the 9th in what proved to be an ill-fated rally.

Team record: 32-12. Next up: An off-day then the Dodgers come to Publix Park for a pair.

07-25-2022, 01:47 PM	#2077
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,128	May 17-19, 2046: at NY Yankees (3) Game 1: What a wild roller coaster affair the series opener was as the Rays fell behind 8-1, came all the way to go ahead 12-8, blew the lead in the 9th, then won it extra innings 13-12. Greg Bookhart brought a 7-0 record into this game and wasn't very good at 3.1 9 7 7 2 2 but his perfect record remained intact after a 9-run 8th which saw the Rays improbably take the lead. Luis Barela and Doug Johns started the comeback with solo homers in the 7th, the 9th for each, and then they put 9 on the board in the 8th, capped by a Yuji Morioka bases-clearing double. But Abelaldo Gray and Satoshi Sato combined to give up 4 in the 9th to let the Yankees tie with Sato surrendering the tying homer before Dave Frick's RBI double, his third hit and second RBI of the day, won it. Willie Minier went the final 1 1/3 for his first win of the year while Johns ended up 4-5 with 3 RBI. Game 2: The Rays came back to tie the second game up on three separate occasions, but the bullpen couldn't get the job done again and they dropped a 7-4 decision to the Yankees. Ben Moses had his issues (4.1 5 3 3 3 3 with 2 HR allowed) but the Rays tied the game back up in the 3rd, 4th and 7th before Satoshi Sato gave up another back-breaking homer, a 3-run shot with two of Dan Anderson's (1-1) runners aboard in the 7th. Kevin Crater homered for the 14th time in the 3rd. Game 3: Different day, same story as the bullpen faltered again in a remarkable 9th inning for both teams. The Rays trailed 4-1 going into the final frame before erupting for 5 runs to take a 6-4 lead, only for Willie Minier (1-1) to give those 5 runs right back in the bottom of the inning capped by a walk-off grand slam from Rays killer Elias Aragune and lose 9-6. Before the madness Bob Riley had his second straight rough start (5 8 4 4 0 1) before they came back with five different hitters driving in runs in the 9th in what proved to be an ill-fated rally. Team record: 32-12. Next up: An off-day then the Dodgers come to Publix Park for a pair.