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Art Deco · 11-20-2022, 09:24 PM

What a difference three days makes! The Rays scored 25 times in a sweep of Seattle and the Yankees were swept by Boston, meaning Tampa Bay has pulled to within 1/2 game behind New York.

They had to outscore Seattle in the first game, taking a 6-3 lead after 2 innings and hanging on to prevail 9-7. It was home run derby for the Rays, who hit 5 longballs in total. Kelly Crumpton had a 3-run jack in the first (#21), Orlando Tosado lost a pair of solo shots in the seats, giving him 9 with the Rays and 11 overall, Willi Castro had a 2-run blast (#9) and Dong-hwan Kim went deep for #12. Shane Panzini started and wasn't very good (3 7 4 4 0 2 with 2 homers allowed), Gavin Bruni (3-2) went 2 scoreless for the win, and Nathan Dettmer picked up save #9 despite allowing a run in the 9th.

It was the longball to the rescue again as Kelly Crumpton's 2-out, 3-run homer (#22) in the bottom of the 9th gave the Rays a thrilling 8-6 walk-off win over Seattle in the second game. They took a 3-0 lead in the first but watched as the Mariners came back against Brad Garrard and the bullpen to go up 6-3. Dong-hwan Kim homered again (#13) to cut it to 6-4 and Wander Franco's RBI double got them within 6-5 as they headed to the 9th where Crumpton was the hero. Garrard was unconvincing in his second start at 4 7 3 3 1 3 and Mason Feole was hit for 3 more runs with Dax Fulton (4-2) earning the win with a scoreless 9th.

The Rays completed the sweep with a more comfortable win in the finale, downing the Mariners 8-3. Raimfer Salinas, who has struggled since coming over from the Yankees and found himself on the bench against righties the last two days, got the start against a lefty and took advantage with a pair of homers and 5 RBI. Salinas had a 2-run homer in the 4th to make it 4-0 and after Seattle closed within 4-3 in the top of the 5th he blasted a 3-run clout in the bottom of the inning to break it open, giving him 11 homers with the Rays and 22 overall. Kevin DiCostanzo (5-4) had his best start since joining the rotation at 6 4 3 2 0 5.

Team record: 48-37. Next up: Boston comes to town for 3 games before we hit the All-Star break. The amateur draft is also tomorrow so there'll be a post on that up next.

MLB News: Toronto superstar Vlad Guerrero Jr. hit his 300th homer as part of a 5-hit night against Detroit.

11-20-2022, 09:24 PM	#920
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,413	July 8-10, 2031: vs Seattle (3) What a difference three days makes! The Rays scored 25 times in a sweep of Seattle and the Yankees were swept by Boston, meaning Tampa Bay has pulled to within 1/2 game behind New York. They had to outscore Seattle in the first game, taking a 6-3 lead after 2 innings and hanging on to prevail 9-7. It was home run derby for the Rays, who hit 5 longballs in total. Kelly Crumpton had a 3-run jack in the first (#21), Orlando Tosado lost a pair of solo shots in the seats, giving him 9 with the Rays and 11 overall, Willi Castro had a 2-run blast (#9) and Dong-hwan Kim went deep for #12. Shane Panzini started and wasn't very good (3 7 4 4 0 2 with 2 homers allowed), Gavin Bruni (3-2) went 2 scoreless for the win, and Nathan Dettmer picked up save #9 despite allowing a run in the 9th. It was the longball to the rescue again as Kelly Crumpton's 2-out, 3-run homer (#22) in the bottom of the 9th gave the Rays a thrilling 8-6 walk-off win over Seattle in the second game. They took a 3-0 lead in the first but watched as the Mariners came back against Brad Garrard and the bullpen to go up 6-3. Dong-hwan Kim homered again (#13) to cut it to 6-4 and Wander Franco's RBI double got them within 6-5 as they headed to the 9th where Crumpton was the hero. Garrard was unconvincing in his second start at 4 7 3 3 1 3 and Mason Feole was hit for 3 more runs with Dax Fulton (4-2) earning the win with a scoreless 9th. The Rays completed the sweep with a more comfortable win in the finale, downing the Mariners 8-3. Raimfer Salinas, who has struggled since coming over from the Yankees and found himself on the bench against righties the last two days, got the start against a lefty and took advantage with a pair of homers and 5 RBI. Salinas had a 2-run homer in the 4th to make it 4-0 and after Seattle closed within 4-3 in the top of the 5th he blasted a 3-run clout in the bottom of the inning to break it open, giving him 11 homers with the Rays and 22 overall. Kevin DiCostanzo (5-4) had his best start since joining the rotation at 6 4 3 2 0 5. Team record: 48-37. Next up: Boston comes to town for 3 games before we hit the All-Star break. The amateur draft is also tomorrow so there'll be a post on that up next. MLB News: Toronto superstar Vlad Guerrero Jr. hit his 300th homer as part of a 5-hit night against Detroit.