May 30-June 1, 2025: at Chicago White Sox (3)
Transaction: Placed P Jovani Moran on the 15-day IL with wrist soreness, recalled P Sandy Gaston from AAA Durham. Gaston's demotion did not last long.
Game 1: 6-7 L. LP-Fairbanks (1-2). Starter-Rasmussen (5 6 4 3 2 5, 2 HR). HR-Tucker (8). The Rays lost leads of 4-2 and 6-4 in this game with Chicago walking it off against Fairbanks in the 9th. Tucker had a double and a 3-run homer.
Game 2: 6-3 W. WP-Gaston (1-1). Starter-McClanahan (6 3 1 1 1 8). HR-Tucker (9). It was the Kyle Tucker show with the star RF hitting a 3-run homer and 2-run double. Luis Patino, who struggled in the rotation, struggled in the pen today as well blowing a 3-1 lead in the 7th before Tucker rescued him and the team with the 2-run double in the 8th.
Game 3: 9-4 W. WP-Castillo (1-0, 6.1 4 2 0 1 6). HR-Mead (4). Curtis Mead drove in 5 including a first-inning slam and Luis Castillo picked up his first Rays win after two no-decisions to start his Tampa Bay career, improving to 5-1 overall. Kyle Tucker capped a massive series by going 2-3 with two walks and an RBI, making him 8-12 with 3 walks, 2 homers and 9 RBI in the three games.
Team record: 31-21. The Yankees dropped 2 of 3 so the Rays are 3 up in the division. Next up: An off-day then we head to Seattle for 3.
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