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Art Deco · 11-08-2022, 11:38 PM

A frustrating series for the Rays who dropped a pair of tough games after winning the opener. Baltimore won 2 of 3 to pull into a tie atop the division, although the Rays are actually in first on percentage points.

Joe Marlette was in good form and the bats turned the game from a nail-biter into a blowout with 8 runs over the final 3 innings including 4 in the 6th to end up romping over the Yankees 9-2. They trailed 2-1 going into the sixth before Kelly Crumpton's grand slam (#14) turned things around. Crumpton's having a great season and tonight he had a pair of doubles to go with his slam and is hitting .301-14-44. Wander Franco homered earlier (#7), had 3 hits and knocked in a pair while Chris Gutierrez added a 2-run double. Marlette (4-2) went 6 6 2 2 1 7 and turned from hard-luck loser to comfortable winner. Codi Heuer made his Rays debut with a scoreless 8th.

The second game was a pitchers' duel between Michael Prosecky and New York's Sam Weatherly with both leaving after 7 innings at 0-0. Prosecky went 7 3 0 0 1 7 and although he wasn't in line for the win it looked like the Rays would get one when Dong-hwan Kim hit a 2-run Donger (#7) in the bottom of the 8th. They then loaded the bases with one out but couldn't bring home another run, and that turned out to be costly when Kevin DiCostanzo (3-2) melted down in the 9th, allowing 3 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks and the Yankees won 3-2. DiCostanzo has only allowed runs in 4 of his 19 appearances this year but all four times it's resulted in a blown save.

The finale was another tough one to swallow as the Yankees blitzed Shane Panzini for 7 early runs and took a 7-0 lead thanks to 2-run and 3-run homers off the bat of Austin Riley by the 4th inning. Incredibly though the Rays came all the way to tie it with the equalizer coming in the bottom of the 9th, but all that did was prolong the agony as Jesus Sanchez, throw in to the Andy Kelley-Raimfer Salinas trade a couple of weeks ago, hit a lefty-on-lefty homer off the star-crossed Dax Fulton (1-2) in the 12th to give New York an 8-7 win. Panzini was awful of course at 3 5 7 7 4 3 and saw his ERA rise to 5.40, but Slade Cecconi came through with 3 scoreless to help buy time for the comeback which started with a 2-run Kelly Crumpton blast (#15). Dong-hwan Kim doubled twice among his 3 hits and drove in 3 to lead the charge afterwards but sadly it wasn't enough. Salinas was 0-6 in the loss.

Team record: 30-23. Next up: They'll try to get right at Tropicana Field with 3 against the Angels, who are their opposite at 23-30.

11-08-2022, 11:38 PM	#908
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,684	June 3-5, 2031: vs NY Yankees (3) A frustrating series for the Rays who dropped a pair of tough games after winning the opener. Baltimore won 2 of 3 to pull into a tie atop the division, although the Rays are actually in first on percentage points. Joe Marlette was in good form and the bats turned the game from a nail-biter into a blowout with 8 runs over the final 3 innings including 4 in the 6th to end up romping over the Yankees 9-2. They trailed 2-1 going into the sixth before Kelly Crumpton's grand slam (#14) turned things around. Crumpton's having a great season and tonight he had a pair of doubles to go with his slam and is hitting .301-14-44. Wander Franco homered earlier (#7), had 3 hits and knocked in a pair while Chris Gutierrez added a 2-run double. Marlette (4-2) went 6 6 2 2 1 7 and turned from hard-luck loser to comfortable winner. Codi Heuer made his Rays debut with a scoreless 8th. The second game was a pitchers' duel between Michael Prosecky and New York's Sam Weatherly with both leaving after 7 innings at 0-0. Prosecky went 7 3 0 0 1 7 and although he wasn't in line for the win it looked like the Rays would get one when Dong-hwan Kim hit a 2-run Donger (#7) in the bottom of the 8th. They then loaded the bases with one out but couldn't bring home another run, and that turned out to be costly when Kevin DiCostanzo (3-2) melted down in the 9th, allowing 3 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks and the Yankees won 3-2. DiCostanzo has only allowed runs in 4 of his 19 appearances this year but all four times it's resulted in a blown save. The finale was another tough one to swallow as the Yankees blitzed Shane Panzini for 7 early runs and took a 7-0 lead thanks to 2-run and 3-run homers off the bat of Austin Riley by the 4th inning. Incredibly though the Rays came all the way to tie it with the equalizer coming in the bottom of the 9th, but all that did was prolong the agony as Jesus Sanchez, throw in to the Andy Kelley-Raimfer Salinas trade a couple of weeks ago, hit a lefty-on-lefty homer off the star-crossed Dax Fulton (1-2) in the 12th to give New York an 8-7 win. Panzini was awful of course at 3 5 7 7 4 3 and saw his ERA rise to 5.40, but Slade Cecconi came through with 3 scoreless to help buy time for the comeback which started with a 2-run Kelly Crumpton blast (#15). Dong-hwan Kim doubled twice among his 3 hits and drove in 3 to lead the charge afterwards but sadly it wasn't enough. Salinas was 0-6 in the loss. Team record: 30-23. Next up: They'll try to get right at Tropicana Field with 3 against the Angels, who are their opposite at 23-30.