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Art Deco · 12-18-2022, 04:03 PM

With the Rays locked into the second wild card the final week of the regular season is mainly about avoiding injuries so the backups are getting a lot of playing time and the Rays split their four games with Toronto.

The Rays led 3-2 and came back to tie at 4 before losing the opener 5-4 to the Blue Jays. Joshua Baez was 2-4 with HR #32 and Wander Franco had a 2-run triple to lead the offense while John Swanda was decent at 5.2 5 4 2 4 4 and Mike Moore gave up the winning run in the 8th to drop to 3-5.

The second game was another game lost by the pen as a 2-1 lead evaporated in the final 3 innings and Jorge Polanco's walk-off homer off Ryan Weathers in the 9th gave Toronto a 3-2 win. Joe Marlette was outstanding in his final tuneup before the playoffs at 6 2 1 0 2 6 and finishes the year 14-5, 3.14 with 207 whiffs in 169 IP and 4.5 WAR. Orlando Tosado (#17/19) and Nolan Jones (his first as a Ray) homered for the two Tampa Bay runs.

Kevin DiCostanzo was excellent and the Rays broke open a close game late to finally win one in this series over Toronto 7-3. DiCostanzo finished his regular season with a 7 3 1 1 0 5 gem and ends up 7-11, 3.44 with 10 saves in a season split between the pen and the rotation and which was good enough for 4.2 WAR. Willi Castro, Kelly Crumpton and Joshua Baez each had 2 hits and a ribbie to lead the offense.

The Rays salvaged a split of the series with another 7-3 win in the finale. They trailed this one 2-0 after 6 innings before exploding for 7 runs in the 7th and 8th innings. JT Realmuto got them on the board with a solo shot leading off the 7th (#33) and then in the 8th Dong-hwan Kim launched a 3-run shot (#25) and Arturo Gutierrez went solo (#5/26) for his third hit of the day. Orlando Tosado contributed a 2-run double which put them ahead to stay, making a winner of Slade Cecconi (5-4) in relief. Wes Mendes started and went 4.2 6 2 2 1 5.

Team record: 88-71, so a 90-win season is still in the cards if the Rays can take 2 of 3 in their final stop of the year at Fenway Park.

Playoff race update: Cleveland and Baltimore are tied for the third AL wild card and each has a 3-game series left then a rescheduled game between the two on the Monday after everyone else finishes, a game which of course could function as a 1-game playoff. In the NL everything is clinched except for the third wild card and the Cubs hold a commanding 2-game lead on the Giants there.

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12-18-2022, 04:03 PM	#947
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,642	September 29-October 2, 2031: at Toronto (4) With the Rays locked into the second wild card the final week of the regular season is mainly about avoiding injuries so the backups are getting a lot of playing time and the Rays split their four games with Toronto. The Rays led 3-2 and came back to tie at 4 before losing the opener 5-4 to the Blue Jays. Joshua Baez was 2-4 with HR #32 and Wander Franco had a 2-run triple to lead the offense while John Swanda was decent at 5.2 5 4 2 4 4 and Mike Moore gave up the winning run in the 8th to drop to 3-5. The second game was another game lost by the pen as a 2-1 lead evaporated in the final 3 innings and Jorge Polanco's walk-off homer off Ryan Weathers in the 9th gave Toronto a 3-2 win. Joe Marlette was outstanding in his final tuneup before the playoffs at 6 2 1 0 2 6 and finishes the year 14-5, 3.14 with 207 whiffs in 169 IP and 4.5 WAR. Orlando Tosado (#17/19) and Nolan Jones (his first as a Ray) homered for the two Tampa Bay runs. Kevin DiCostanzo was excellent and the Rays broke open a close game late to finally win one in this series over Toronto 7-3. DiCostanzo finished his regular season with a 7 3 1 1 0 5 gem and ends up 7-11, 3.44 with 10 saves in a season split between the pen and the rotation and which was good enough for 4.2 WAR. Willi Castro, Kelly Crumpton and Joshua Baez each had 2 hits and a ribbie to lead the offense. The Rays salvaged a split of the series with another 7-3 win in the finale. They trailed this one 2-0 after 6 innings before exploding for 7 runs in the 7th and 8th innings. JT Realmuto got them on the board with a solo shot leading off the 7th (#33) and then in the 8th Dong-hwan Kim launched a 3-run shot (#25) and Arturo Gutierrez went solo (#5/26) for his third hit of the day. Orlando Tosado contributed a 2-run double which put them ahead to stay, making a winner of Slade Cecconi (5-4) in relief. Wes Mendes started and went 4.2 6 2 2 1 5. Team record: 88-71, so a 90-win season is still in the cards if the Rays can take 2 of 3 in their final stop of the year at Fenway Park. Playoff race update: Cleveland and Baltimore are tied for the third AL wild card and each has a 3-game series left then a rescheduled game between the two on the Monday after everyone else finishes, a game which of course could function as a 1-game playoff. In the NL everything is clinched except for the third wild card and the Cubs hold a commanding 2-game lead on the Giants there. Also this: