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Art Deco · 11-21-2022, 09:30 PM

The Rays kept winning and the Yankees kept losing (although they won their finale) as Tampa Bay swept Boston and moved into sole possession of first in the AL East, 1 1/2 up on New York as they'd probably rather not being going into the All-Star break considering how hot they now are.

Joe Marlette had been pitching decently for the Rays this year but not at the near-Cy Young level he had last season. That changed today as he was utterly dominant in a 6-1 win over Boston, improving to 7-3 with a 7 2 0 0 2 10 outing. Joan Adon made his Rays debut in relief of Marlette and went the final 2 innings, allowing only a 2-out solo homer in the 9th. Meanwhile the insane homer binge from Rays batters continued apace with four more longballs tonight. Wander Franco (#11) and Dong-hwan Kim (#14) had solo shots in the 3rd, Orlando Tosado drilled a 2-run blast in the 5th (#10/12), and Joshua Baez greeted former Ray Dustin May with his 20th after May come on in relief in the 5th, going back-to-back with Tosado.

A 4-run 1st inning keyed a 6-3 Rays win in the second game. The home run was again the story for the Rays offense with Raimfer Salinas launching a 2-run blast (#12/23) in the 1st and Joshua Baez going back-to-back with a teammate for the second straight night for his 21st. Salinas and Baez later added RBI singles and backed a strong outing from Michael Prosecky (4-4), returning to form at 6 2 2 1 1 3 after a couple of dismal starts. Nathan Dettmer took care of the 9th for his 10th save.

The Rays completed the sweep and made it six straight wins heading into the All-Star break with a 7-1 win over the Red Sox keyed by a dazzling Rays debut from Matt Manning, who pitched a complete-game 3-hitter on only 102 pitches, nicked only for a run in the 6th as he went 9 3 1 1 0 2 and induced a ton of weak contact. Manning was originally considered to just be keeping the seat warm for James Hays, who went on a rehab assignment and pitched at Durham today, but has earned himself another start after the break possibly at the expense of Shane Panzini. He had plenty of support as his teammates belted three more homers, starting with a Wander Franco solo shot (#12) in the 1st. After Boston pulled within 2-1 in the 6th, newly named All-Star JT Realmuto deposited one in the seats with a man on (#16), and Kelly Crumpton salted it away with a 3-run blast in the 7th (#23) and now leads the AL in RBI with 71.

Team record: 51-37. Next up: The aforementioned break and we'll be back to business on Thursday with 4 games in Baltimore.

11-21-2022, 09:30 PM	#922
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,563	July 11-13, 2031: vs Boston (3) The Rays kept winning and the Yankees kept losing (although they won their finale) as Tampa Bay swept Boston and moved into sole possession of first in the AL East, 1 1/2 up on New York as they'd probably rather not being going into the All-Star break considering how hot they now are. Joe Marlette had been pitching decently for the Rays this year but not at the near-Cy Young level he had last season. That changed today as he was utterly dominant in a 6-1 win over Boston, improving to 7-3 with a 7 2 0 0 2 10 outing. Joan Adon made his Rays debut in relief of Marlette and went the final 2 innings, allowing only a 2-out solo homer in the 9th. Meanwhile the insane homer binge from Rays batters continued apace with four more longballs tonight. Wander Franco (#11) and Dong-hwan Kim (#14) had solo shots in the 3rd, Orlando Tosado drilled a 2-run blast in the 5th (#10/12), and Joshua Baez greeted former Ray Dustin May with his 20th after May come on in relief in the 5th, going back-to-back with Tosado. A 4-run 1st inning keyed a 6-3 Rays win in the second game. The home run was again the story for the Rays offense with Raimfer Salinas launching a 2-run blast (#12/23) in the 1st and Joshua Baez going back-to-back with a teammate for the second straight night for his 21st. Salinas and Baez later added RBI singles and backed a strong outing from Michael Prosecky (4-4), returning to form at 6 2 2 1 1 3 after a couple of dismal starts. Nathan Dettmer took care of the 9th for his 10th save. The Rays completed the sweep and made it six straight wins heading into the All-Star break with a 7-1 win over the Red Sox keyed by a dazzling Rays debut from Matt Manning, who pitched a complete-game 3-hitter on only 102 pitches, nicked only for a run in the 6th as he went 9 3 1 1 0 2 and induced a ton of weak contact. Manning was originally considered to just be keeping the seat warm for James Hays, who went on a rehab assignment and pitched at Durham today, but has earned himself another start after the break possibly at the expense of Shane Panzini. He had plenty of support as his teammates belted three more homers, starting with a Wander Franco solo shot (#12) in the 1st. After Boston pulled within 2-1 in the 6th, newly named All-Star JT Realmuto deposited one in the seats with a man on (#16), and Kelly Crumpton salted it away with a 3-run blast in the 7th (#23) and now leads the AL in RBI with 71. Team record: 51-37. Next up: The aforementioned break and we'll be back to business on Thursday with 4 games in Baltimore.