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Art Deco · 08-04-2022, 09:48 PM

Game 1: The Rays rode a 5-run 3rd to take a 7-3 win at Oakland in the opener of their 4-game set. Yuji Morioka's grand slam (#12) was the big blow in the inning and Dave Frick added a 2-run double in the 9th for insurance. Bob Riley went to 10-2 despite not being his sharpest at 6 8 3 3 3 2 and Willie Minier got a rare 2-inning save, his 15th of the season.

Game 2: Tampa Bay's winning streak was snapped at 11 after a 4-2 loss to the A's. It was a night of frustration for the Rays offense as they managed 12 hits and 3 walks but stranded 11. Chris Parham left 7 on base as the primary individual culprit. Still the Rays led 2-1 going into the 8th when Gordie Ager put a couple of men on and Satoshi Sato faltered again, giving up a single and a double and three runs later Oakland had the win. Ager dropped to 9-5 after going 7.2 4 3 3 1 5 while keeping the ball in the park for a change while it was the 5th blown save already for Sato.

Game 3: Dave Frick and Caleb Ramos were the stars today as the Rays got back at Oakland with a 5-1 win. Frick, not known for his power, had what I believe is the first 2-homer game of his career with a 2-run shot in the 3rd and a solo blast in the 7th to give him 5 on the season. Mario Saro doubled and tripled twice, driving in a run. Ramos (9-3) meanwhile has rounded into form of late and went 6 6 1 1 2 5, lowering his ERA to 5.20 despite the gaudy W/L record.

Game 4: The Rays regularly dish these out but they usually don't take them as they were waxed by the A's in the final 12-1. Things looked good for an inning and a half after Doug Johns hit a solo homer in the 2nd (#14) but things went badly after that. After cheating his first loss of the season many times thanks to big run support, Greg Bookhart finally had his W/L sullied at 9-1 after a terrible 4 9 6 6 1 0 outing while Chris Krisik and Micah Crickenberger poured gasoline on the fire.

Team record: 58-20. Next up: An off-day then we head east for 3 at Minnesota.

08-04-2022, 09:48 PM	#2088
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 6,933	June 20-23, 2047: at Oakland (4) Game 1: The Rays rode a 5-run 3rd to take a 7-3 win at Oakland in the opener of their 4-game set. Yuji Morioka's grand slam (#12) was the big blow in the inning and Dave Frick added a 2-run double in the 9th for insurance. Bob Riley went to 10-2 despite not being his sharpest at 6 8 3 3 3 2 and Willie Minier got a rare 2-inning save, his 15th of the season. Game 2: Tampa Bay's winning streak was snapped at 11 after a 4-2 loss to the A's. It was a night of frustration for the Rays offense as they managed 12 hits and 3 walks but stranded 11. Chris Parham left 7 on base as the primary individual culprit. Still the Rays led 2-1 going into the 8th when Gordie Ager put a couple of men on and Satoshi Sato faltered again, giving up a single and a double and three runs later Oakland had the win. Ager dropped to 9-5 after going 7.2 4 3 3 1 5 while keeping the ball in the park for a change while it was the 5th blown save already for Sato. Game 3: Dave Frick and Caleb Ramos were the stars today as the Rays got back at Oakland with a 5-1 win. Frick, not known for his power, had what I believe is the first 2-homer game of his career with a 2-run shot in the 3rd and a solo blast in the 7th to give him 5 on the season. Mario Saro doubled and tripled twice, driving in a run. Ramos (9-3) meanwhile has rounded into form of late and went 6 6 1 1 2 5, lowering his ERA to 5.20 despite the gaudy W/L record. Game 4: The Rays regularly dish these out but they usually don't take them as they were waxed by the A's in the final 12-1. Things looked good for an inning and a half after Doug Johns hit a solo homer in the 2nd (#14) but things went badly after that. After cheating his first loss of the season many times thanks to big run support, Greg Bookhart finally had his W/L sullied at 9-1 after a terrible 4 9 6 6 1 0 outing while Chris Krisik and Micah Crickenberger poured gasoline on the fire. Team record: 58-20. Next up: An off-day then we head east for 3 at Minnesota.