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Art Deco · 01-25-2023, 12:42 AM

Game 1: The Rays made a statement that despite being 5 1/2 games behind coming into this series it's still their division to lose by annihilating the Yankees 15-4 in the opener at Publix Park. Mario Saro had a massive game, going 4-5 with 2 HR and 3 RBI, giving him an AL-leading 8 dingers. Jon Morales added a 2-run shot in the first (#4) and drove in 3 while Chris Kidd went deep for #2 with a 2-run homer against his old organization. Juan Davila was 3-4 with an RBI double as the bats pounded out 10 extra-base hits (6 doubles, a triple and the 3 homers). It took Bob Riley 95 pitches to get through 5 but he went to 2-0 after going 5 4 2 2 1 4.

Game 2: It was a total 180 in the second game as after yesterday's offensive orgy the Rays were shut out on 6 hits by New York's Mike Rizzo in a 5-0 loss. Melvin Delgado (3-3) made one bad pitch, giving up a 3-run homer to former Ray Jose Castillo and he finished 6 3 3 3 3 7 with the 7 whiffs notable after he had a grand total of 4 in his first 3 starts.

Game 3: If (when) the Rays come back to take the division today's game might be looked back upon as a turning point. Down 6-1 after the Yankees scored three times in the 7th, Tampa Bay battled back to take a 7-6 win in 10 innings on Alex Duran's walk-off homer (#5) against recent former Ray Abelaldo Gray. The comeback started almost immediately in the bottom of the 7th with 3 runs including a 2-run Mario Saro single and then solo shots from Luis Barela (#8) and Juan Davila (#4, his second of the game) tied it up in the 8th. Davila finished 4-4 and has 9 hits in the first 3 games of this series. Dave Rose had a mediocre start (5 6 3 3 2 7) and Mike Bertram gave up the 3 in the 7th but Steve Talbott (1-1) picked up his first Rays win with a scoreless 9th and 10th.

Game 4: The Rays took 3 of 4 in this big early-season series by bookending it with another rout, this time 11-4. Ruben Ramirez swung the biggest stick, hitting a 3-run homer (#2) as part of an 8-run 2nd which blew the game open and he added an RBI single. Juan Viatoro was 3-4 with an RBI single in that 2nd, and Beau Bonczek and Alvaro Alejandre each hit their 2nd homer of the year. This was plenty of support for the struggling Chad Gardner, who picked up his first win of the year after going 7 9 4 4 1 3, a line that was marred by giving up a 2-run homer in his final inning of work. The win pulled the Rays back within 3 1/2 of New York and they handed the Yankees more losses in this series (3) than they had coming in (2).

Team record: 11-9. Next up: A trip to Austin to play 3 against the Dukes, who are off to a middling 8-12 start.

01-25-2023, 12:42 AM	#2317
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,692	April 18-21, 2050: vs NY Yankees (4) Game 1: The Rays made a statement that despite being 5 1/2 games behind coming into this series it's still their division to lose by annihilating the Yankees 15-4 in the opener at Publix Park. Mario Saro had a massive game, going 4-5 with 2 HR and 3 RBI, giving him an AL-leading 8 dingers. Jon Morales added a 2-run shot in the first (#4) and drove in 3 while Chris Kidd went deep for #2 with a 2-run homer against his old organization. Juan Davila was 3-4 with an RBI double as the bats pounded out 10 extra-base hits (6 doubles, a triple and the 3 homers). It took Bob Riley 95 pitches to get through 5 but he went to 2-0 after going 5 4 2 2 1 4. Game 2: It was a total 180 in the second game as after yesterday's offensive orgy the Rays were shut out on 6 hits by New York's Mike Rizzo in a 5-0 loss. Melvin Delgado (3-3) made one bad pitch, giving up a 3-run homer to former Ray Jose Castillo and he finished 6 3 3 3 3 7 with the 7 whiffs notable after he had a grand total of 4 in his first 3 starts. Game 3: If (when) the Rays come back to take the division today's game might be looked back upon as a turning point. Down 6-1 after the Yankees scored three times in the 7th, Tampa Bay battled back to take a 7-6 win in 10 innings on Alex Duran's walk-off homer (#5) against recent former Ray Abelaldo Gray. The comeback started almost immediately in the bottom of the 7th with 3 runs including a 2-run Mario Saro single and then solo shots from Luis Barela (#8) and Juan Davila (#4, his second of the game) tied it up in the 8th. Davila finished 4-4 and has 9 hits in the first 3 games of this series. Dave Rose had a mediocre start (5 6 3 3 2 7) and Mike Bertram gave up the 3 in the 7th but Steve Talbott (1-1) picked up his first Rays win with a scoreless 9th and 10th. Game 4: The Rays took 3 of 4 in this big early-season series by bookending it with another rout, this time 11-4. Ruben Ramirez swung the biggest stick, hitting a 3-run homer (#2) as part of an 8-run 2nd which blew the game open and he added an RBI single. Juan Viatoro was 3-4 with an RBI single in that 2nd, and Beau Bonczek and Alvaro Alejandre each hit their 2nd homer of the year. This was plenty of support for the struggling Chad Gardner, who picked up his first win of the year after going 7 9 4 4 1 3, a line that was marred by giving up a 2-run homer in his final inning of work. The win pulled the Rays back within 3 1/2 of New York and they handed the Yankees more losses in this series (3) than they had coming in (2). Team record: 11-9. Next up: A trip to Austin to play 3 against the Dukes, who are off to a middling 8-12 start.