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Art Deco · 01-25-2023, 09:57 PM

The offense continued its torrid run, scoring 24 more runs in the three games in Detroit although it was only enough to win two of them. That matched the Yankees so the lead remains 3 1/2 games. In their last 19 games the Rays have scored 145 runs or 7.63/game, just an absurd stretch.

The Rays scored 7 times in the 2nd inning the opener, built a 9-1 lead, and then had to hold on to win 10-7 over the Tigers thanks to some bullpen follies. Cristian Hernandez was man of the match, going 4-5 with a 3-run homer (#14) in that 2nd inning while Nate Strickland continued to rake with an RBI single in the 2nd and a 2-run double later. Wes Mendes (8-2) was decent at 5 6 2 2 3 3 but Cody Adcock and Mason Feole conspired to allow five runs in the 6th and 7th, necessitating Tommy Burpee to pitch the 9th for save #4.

A rare bad start from Joe Marlette doomed the Rays to an 8-7 loss to Detroit with their valiant comeback falling short. Marlette (10-3) had his strikeout pitch going but not much else, giving up 2 homers in a 3.1 7 7 7 1 5 outing. They were behind 8-1 before Dong-hwan Kim homered twice (#16 & 17) and Joshua Baez went deep (#9), getting back within a run through 7 but they couldn't get anything going in the final two innings and saw their 7-game win streak snapped.

Transaction: In the opener Orlando Tosado tweaked an abdominal muscle and it turned out to be a "moderate" injury I didn't want to him to try and play through. So despite it only being a 4-5 game injury we didn't want to play an OF short so J.J. Cargill was recalled from Durham where he was hitting .348.

The Rays took the rubber game in emphatic fashion 7-1 behind the best Michael Prosecky start since early April. Prosecky (5-5) avoided disaster last time out and picked up a win and today he was actually excellent at 6 5 1 1 0 5. He received plenty of support, most of it from Arturo Gutierrez, who was everywhere today going 3-5 with a steal, solo homer, RBI single and a 3-run homer (#19) to break the game open in the 4th. Chris Gutierrez was 2-4 with an RBI as well.

Team record: 52-24. Next up: Back home for a quick 2-game set against Boston, which is a dreadful 29-47.

01-25-2023, 09:57 PM	#985
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,095	June 25-27, 2032: at Detroit (3) The offense continued its torrid run, scoring 24 more runs in the three games in Detroit although it was only enough to win two of them. That matched the Yankees so the lead remains 3 1/2 games. In their last 19 games the Rays have scored 145 runs or 7.63/game, just an absurd stretch. The Rays scored 7 times in the 2nd inning the opener, built a 9-1 lead, and then had to hold on to win 10-7 over the Tigers thanks to some bullpen follies. Cristian Hernandez was man of the match, going 4-5 with a 3-run homer (#14) in that 2nd inning while Nate Strickland continued to rake with an RBI single in the 2nd and a 2-run double later. Wes Mendes (8-2) was decent at 5 6 2 2 3 3 but Cody Adcock and Mason Feole conspired to allow five runs in the 6th and 7th, necessitating Tommy Burpee to pitch the 9th for save #4. A rare bad start from Joe Marlette doomed the Rays to an 8-7 loss to Detroit with their valiant comeback falling short. Marlette (10-3) had his strikeout pitch going but not much else, giving up 2 homers in a 3.1 7 7 7 1 5 outing. They were behind 8-1 before Dong-hwan Kim homered twice (#16 & 17) and Joshua Baez went deep (#9), getting back within a run through 7 but they couldn't get anything going in the final two innings and saw their 7-game win streak snapped. Transaction: In the opener Orlando Tosado tweaked an abdominal muscle and it turned out to be a "moderate" injury I didn't want to him to try and play through. So despite it only being a 4-5 game injury we didn't want to play an OF short so J.J. Cargill was recalled from Durham where he was hitting .348. The Rays took the rubber game in emphatic fashion 7-1 behind the best Michael Prosecky start since early April. Prosecky (5-5) avoided disaster last time out and picked up a win and today he was actually excellent at 6 5 1 1 0 5. He received plenty of support, most of it from Arturo Gutierrez, who was everywhere today going 3-5 with a steal, solo homer, RBI single and a 3-run homer (#19) to break the game open in the 4th. Chris Gutierrez was 2-4 with an RBI as well. Team record: 52-24. Next up: Back home for a quick 2-game set against Boston, which is a dreadful 29-47.