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Art Deco · 09-18-2022, 10:12 PM

The Rays played a 2-game set in Boston with the Red Sox looking to take both and pull back within 2 1/2 games of Tampa Bay. But instead it was the Rays who took both games (by a combined score of 15-1) and have now opened up a 6 1/2-game lead, making it far less of a race.

James Hays was on the bump in the opener and he did his usual thing (which this year includes allowing a homer or two) as he held Boston in check in a 5-1 win. Hays (10-2) was 7 3 1 1 1 7 and lowered his ERA to 2.07 with the solo Red Sox run coming on a homer. Joshua Baez took care of business on the offensive end, clubbing a pair of homers and driving in 3 against former Ray Dustin May, giving Baez 14 longballs on the season. Dong-hwan Kim also took May deep for #14 with a man on for the other two runs.

The Rays played home run derby in the second game and got a turnaround performance from Robinson Ortiz in a 10-0 beatdown of Boston to sweep the mini-series. Joshua Baez kicked things off with his third homer in the two games (#15), a 2-run shot, Chris Gutierrez hit #4, JT Realmuto blasted a 3-run dinger (#13) to really break it open, and Ed Howard added #11 for good measure. Meanwhile Ortiz, whose rotation spot is on thin ice, responded with an excellent 5 4 0 0 1 7 outing to improve to 7-2 and lower his ERA to 4.26. Wennington Romero and Elvis Garcia each pitched 2 innings to complete the shutout.

Team record: 63-31. Next up: Another 2-game set down I-95 against the Yankees at the Stadium.

09-18-2022, 10:12 PM	#837
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,711	July 15-16, 2030: at Boston (2) The Rays played a 2-game set in Boston with the Red Sox looking to take both and pull back within 2 1/2 games of Tampa Bay. But instead it was the Rays who took both games (by a combined score of 15-1) and have now opened up a 6 1/2-game lead, making it far less of a race. James Hays was on the bump in the opener and he did his usual thing (which this year includes allowing a homer or two) as he held Boston in check in a 5-1 win. Hays (10-2) was 7 3 1 1 1 7 and lowered his ERA to 2.07 with the solo Red Sox run coming on a homer. Joshua Baez took care of business on the offensive end, clubbing a pair of homers and driving in 3 against former Ray Dustin May, giving Baez 14 longballs on the season. Dong-hwan Kim also took May deep for #14 with a man on for the other two runs. The Rays played home run derby in the second game and got a turnaround performance from Robinson Ortiz in a 10-0 beatdown of Boston to sweep the mini-series. Joshua Baez kicked things off with his third homer in the two games (#15), a 2-run shot, Chris Gutierrez hit #4, JT Realmuto blasted a 3-run dinger (#13) to really break it open, and Ed Howard added #11 for good measure. Meanwhile Ortiz, whose rotation spot is on thin ice, responded with an excellent 5 4 0 0 1 7 outing to improve to 7-2 and lower his ERA to 4.26. Wennington Romero and Elvis Garcia each pitched 2 innings to complete the shutout. Team record: 63-31. Next up: Another 2-game set down I-95 against the Yankees at the Stadium.