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Art Deco · 11-16-2022, 07:31 PM

The Raynaissance continues as Tampa Bay took 2 of 3 in LA to make it 7 wins in 9 and remained in a first-place tie with the Yankees, who also won 2 of 3 against now-slumping Kansas City.

It was home run derby in the opener for the Rays as they belted 5 longballs in a 9-4 win over the Angels which wasn't even that close. Dong-hwan Kim belted a pair of solo Dongers to give him 11, Joshua Baez cranked out a grand slam in the 1st (#19), Willi Castro hit #7 and Kelly Crumpton launched #19. Shane Panzini (6-2) turned in another excellent start at 6 5 1 0 2 5 although the bullpen gave up 3 late runs, as it does.

The Rays raced out to a 5-0 lead and held on to beat LA 5-4 in the second game. Joshua Baez had a 2-run single to cap a 4-run 4th, and Willi Castro homered (#8) for the second straight night to lead the offense, backing Kevin DiCostanzo (4-3), who picked up his first win as a starter after going 6 6 2 2 1 5. The pen of course made it dicey as Codi Heuer allowed a couple of runs in the 7th and Nathan Dettmer had to get the final out in the 8th to rescue Dax Fulton from a jam before sticking around for a four-out save (#6).

The finale was frustrating for the Rays as they banged out 11 hits but couldn't score a run in a 5-0 loss. They had one caught stealing, one runner thrown out at home, and one erased on a double play but otherwise just couldn't get a key hit when they needed it. To make matters worse they lost John Swanda (4-4) to injury as the righty left after two innings with a sore shoulder after allowing a run. He's going to miss almost a month. Brad Garrard and Slade Cecconi had trouble with the plate in relief, with both walking 3 and allowing a pair of runs.

Team record: 43-32. Next up: Back to the east coast to play 2 at Baltimore.

11-16-2022, 07:31 PM	#915
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,433	June 27-29, 2031: at LA Angels (3) The Raynaissance continues as Tampa Bay took 2 of 3 in LA to make it 7 wins in 9 and remained in a first-place tie with the Yankees, who also won 2 of 3 against now-slumping Kansas City. It was home run derby in the opener for the Rays as they belted 5 longballs in a 9-4 win over the Angels which wasn't even that close. Dong-hwan Kim belted a pair of solo Dongers to give him 11, Joshua Baez cranked out a grand slam in the 1st (#19), Willi Castro hit #7 and Kelly Crumpton launched #19. Shane Panzini (6-2) turned in another excellent start at 6 5 1 0 2 5 although the bullpen gave up 3 late runs, as it does. The Rays raced out to a 5-0 lead and held on to beat LA 5-4 in the second game. Joshua Baez had a 2-run single to cap a 4-run 4th, and Willi Castro homered (#8) for the second straight night to lead the offense, backing Kevin DiCostanzo (4-3), who picked up his first win as a starter after going 6 6 2 2 1 5. The pen of course made it dicey as Codi Heuer allowed a couple of runs in the 7th and Nathan Dettmer had to get the final out in the 8th to rescue Dax Fulton from a jam before sticking around for a four-out save (#6). The finale was frustrating for the Rays as they banged out 11 hits but couldn't score a run in a 5-0 loss. They had one caught stealing, one runner thrown out at home, and one erased on a double play but otherwise just couldn't get a key hit when they needed it. To make matters worse they lost John Swanda (4-4) to injury as the righty left after two innings with a sore shoulder after allowing a run. He's going to miss almost a month. Brad Garrard and Slade Cecconi had trouble with the plate in relief, with both walking 3 and allowing a pair of runs. Team record: 43-32. Next up: Back to the east coast to play 2 at Baltimore.