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Art Deco · 01-26-2023, 06:51 PM

The Rays split their two games with Boston while the Yankees only played once and lost, so the division lead is up to 4 games (3 in the loss column).

The opener was a bit of a tough one to stomach as the Rays rallied from 8-3 down to tie it with 5 runs in the 8th only to see Tommy Burpee (0-2) give up a pinch-hit solo homer by former Rays star Randy Arozarena in the 9th to lose it 9-8. Franklin Morales was dealing through 5 (0 runs on 2 hits with 8 whiffs) until it fell apart on him in the 6th, allowing 5 runs (4 earned) to finish 6 7 5 4 0 9. And then Brad Garrard poured gasoline on the fire, giving up 3 more runs. But that didn't deter the offense, which has scored nearly 8 runs/game this month and hit that mark again in a big 8th which featured a 2-run Diego Cartaya single and Kelly Crumpton's 2nd RBI knock of the night. Unfortunately Burpee burped up his 4th homer of the year against and they've all seemed to be critical ones which cost the Rays a game.

The Rays put up a snowman on the scoreboard again but this time they won easily thanks in large part to Kevin DiCostanzo and earned a split with an 8-1 win over the Red Sox. It was a low-scoring game early as a pair of Nate Strickland solo homers (#s 10 & 11) had Tampa Bay up 2-1 after four but a 3-run 5th and two more in the 6th on William Contreras' 4th homer of the year broke it wide open. DiCostanzo (9-2) was brilliant at 6 4 1 1 2 8 and he lowered his MLB-best ERA to 2.47.

Team record: 53-25. Next up: Another quick 2-game series in Toronto.

01-26-2023, 06:51 PM	#986
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,093	July 28-29, 2032: vs Boston (2) The Rays split their two games with Boston while the Yankees only played once and lost, so the division lead is up to 4 games (3 in the loss column). The opener was a bit of a tough one to stomach as the Rays rallied from 8-3 down to tie it with 5 runs in the 8th only to see Tommy Burpee (0-2) give up a pinch-hit solo homer by former Rays star Randy Arozarena in the 9th to lose it 9-8. Franklin Morales was dealing through 5 (0 runs on 2 hits with 8 whiffs) until it fell apart on him in the 6th, allowing 5 runs (4 earned) to finish 6 7 5 4 0 9. And then Brad Garrard poured gasoline on the fire, giving up 3 more runs. But that didn't deter the offense, which has scored nearly 8 runs/game this month and hit that mark again in a big 8th which featured a 2-run Diego Cartaya single and Kelly Crumpton's 2nd RBI knock of the night. Unfortunately Burpee burped up his 4th homer of the year against and they've all seemed to be critical ones which cost the Rays a game. The Rays put up a snowman on the scoreboard again but this time they won easily thanks in large part to Kevin DiCostanzo and earned a split with an 8-1 win over the Red Sox. It was a low-scoring game early as a pair of Nate Strickland solo homers (#s 10 & 11) had Tampa Bay up 2-1 after four but a 3-run 5th and two more in the 6th on William Contreras' 4th homer of the year broke it wide open. DiCostanzo (9-2) was brilliant at 6 4 1 1 2 8 and he lowered his MLB-best ERA to 2.47. Team record: 53-25. Next up: Another quick 2-game series in Toronto.