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August 13-15, 2027: at Seattle (3)
Game 1: 8-6 W (11). WP-Doval (2-0). S-Fairbanks (31). Starter-McClanahan (5 8 6 6 0 6, 3 HR). HR-N.Santana (12), Luciano (14). Mac put them in a 6-3 hole by failing to keep the ball in the park but they rallied to tie it in the 9th when Mead, who failed to get a man home with the bases loaded in the 7th, singled in a run and Santana's 4th hit of the game drove in the winner in the 11th while Luciano was 3-5 with the homer and 3 RBI.
Game 2: 3-4 L (10). LP-Gau (4-2). Starter-Eldridge (5.2 6 3 3 2 6). It was Seattle's turn to come back and win in extras as an early 3-1 lead dissipated when Eldridge stayed in for one batter too many in the 6th.
Game 3: 2-3 L (11). LP-Bradley (4-4). Starter-Swanda (5.1 3 1 1 4 3). Seattle took the finale marking the first time this year the Rays have lost consecutive series as once again the teams went to extras. This time the Rays defense let them down as Marco Luciano's 2nd error of the day and the team's 4th allowed the winning run to score. Albies was 3-4 with a walk and an RBI to lead a quiet offense.
Team record: 75-43. An off-day to travel between the two farthest geographic points in MLB as we return home from Seattle to play 3 against Toronto and try to whittle down that magic number.
MLB News: The Mets, who swept us earlier in the week, extended their winning streak to 16 games. Also Atlanta's Joey Gallo bashed his 400th career homer.
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