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Art Deco · 11-27-2022, 09:04 PM

The Rays brought their bats to Alamos Park, scoring 31 times over the weekend but only taking 2 of the 3 games. The Yankees did likewise against Boston so we remain 1 1/2 back of New York but firmly in the second wild card slot.

Tampa Bay had 11 runs by the 4th inning in the opener and went on to slam San Antonio 14-5. Raimfer Salinas, who struggled for the first 6-8 weeks with the Rays, has been molten lava hot of late and was 4-6 with 4 RBI, including a 2-run homer (#18/29). Wander Franco (#15), Dong-hwan Kim (#19) and Kelly Crumpton (#30) also went deep with Kim driving in 3 on the day as the team banged out 19 hits. Matt Manning had his first rough start as a Ray but it didn't matter as he hung around long enough to make it 4 wins in 4 starts, going 5 5 4 4 4 2 with a pair of homers allowed. Mason Feole mopped up the final 3 innings for his 2nd save.

The bats couldn't keep up with the poor pitching in the second game as they dropped an 8-6 decision to the Alamos. Shane Panzini (9-3) was lousy at 4 5 5 5 3 3 and the pen allowed three more runs to keep the game out of reach to offset a monster day from Joshua Baez, who hit a pair of 2-run homers (#25 & 26) and drove in a 5th run with an infield single. Kelly Crumpton homered again with a solo shot (#31).

The Rays took the rubber match thanks to another rout, annihilating the Alamos 11-2 behind an excellent start from Joe Marlette, now the team's undisputed ace with the trade of James Hays. Marlette (9-3) was a dominant 7 2 1 1 2 8 and had plenty of support. Dong-hwan Kim had a pair of doubles driving in four, Joshua Baez hit his third homer in two games (#27) with man on, and Wander Franco and Kelly Crumpton both brought home a pair.

Team record: 59-47. Next up: An off-day then our road odyssey continues with 3 games at Citi Field against the Mets and their team full of former Rays.

MLB News: James Hays made his Dodgers debut on Sunday and it wasn't a successful one as he went 7.2 8 6 6 1 12 in a 6-5 loss to Colorado with a homer allowed. Both his starts after coming off the IL for the Rays weren't great either, which also played into the trade decision.

11-27-2022, 09:04 PM	#930
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,572	August 1-3, 2031: at San Antonio (3) The Rays brought their bats to Alamos Park, scoring 31 times over the weekend but only taking 2 of the 3 games. The Yankees did likewise against Boston so we remain 1 1/2 back of New York but firmly in the second wild card slot. Tampa Bay had 11 runs by the 4th inning in the opener and went on to slam San Antonio 14-5. Raimfer Salinas, who struggled for the first 6-8 weeks with the Rays, has been molten lava hot of late and was 4-6 with 4 RBI, including a 2-run homer (#18/29). Wander Franco (#15), Dong-hwan Kim (#19) and Kelly Crumpton (#30) also went deep with Kim driving in 3 on the day as the team banged out 19 hits. Matt Manning had his first rough start as a Ray but it didn't matter as he hung around long enough to make it 4 wins in 4 starts, going 5 5 4 4 4 2 with a pair of homers allowed. Mason Feole mopped up the final 3 innings for his 2nd save. The bats couldn't keep up with the poor pitching in the second game as they dropped an 8-6 decision to the Alamos. Shane Panzini (9-3) was lousy at 4 5 5 5 3 3 and the pen allowed three more runs to keep the game out of reach to offset a monster day from Joshua Baez, who hit a pair of 2-run homers (#25 & 26) and drove in a 5th run with an infield single. Kelly Crumpton homered again with a solo shot (#31). The Rays took the rubber match thanks to another rout, annihilating the Alamos 11-2 behind an excellent start from Joe Marlette, now the team's undisputed ace with the trade of James Hays. Marlette (9-3) was a dominant 7 2 1 1 2 8 and had plenty of support. Dong-hwan Kim had a pair of doubles driving in four, Joshua Baez hit his third homer in two games (#27) with man on, and Wander Franco and Kelly Crumpton both brought home a pair. Team record: 59-47. Next up: An off-day then our road odyssey continues with 3 games at Citi Field against the Mets and their team full of former Rays. MLB News: James Hays made his Dodgers debut on Sunday and it wasn't a successful one as he went 7.2 8 6 6 1 12 in a 6-5 loss to Colorado with a homer allowed. Both his starts after coming off the IL for the Rays weren't great either, which also played into the trade decision.