Game 1: 10-2 W. WP-Bradley (6-4, 6 3 1 1 1 7). HR-Franco 2 (15), Mears (7). Monster game from Wander, 4-5 with the two homers and 5 RBI, Mears drove in 3 and Marcell Ozuna was 4-5 with an RBI. Taj, who had been a bit homer-prone, handled Coors Field with alacrity.
Game 2: 6-3 W. WP-Castillo (5-6, 7 8 2 2 0 4). S-Fairbanks (11). Ozzie Albies was the star today, driving in 4 with a 2-run single and 2-run triple, the latter coming in the 9th when Colorado had pulled within 4-3. Once again Fairbanks loaded the bases in the 9th but still got the save (he sports a 1.94 WHIP).
Game 3: 9-10 L. LP-Ashby (0-2). Starter-Rasmussen (1.2 2 1 1 0 2). HR-Torkelson 2 (14/18), DeLoach (7). A remarkable game which saw the Rays once again blow a game late to keep them from sweeping, just as they did in San Fran the last series. They were up 8-2 in the 6th despite having to go with a bullpen game since Ras left in the 2nd with a mild oblique strain (he'll make his next start), and were still ahead 9-8 going into the 9th when Ashby faltered again since joining the club, giving up a 2-run walk-off homer to Zac Veen who completed the cycle with it. And not only did Veen cycle but so did our Zach DeLoach, the first time in MLB history two players had cycled in the same game. This was so notable that I made a
detailed post to the main forum complete with the box score.
Team record: 34-34, 2 1/2 behind New York which swept their series with Washington. Next up: An off-day then we return home for 3 vs Minnesota.