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Art Deco · 04-18-2023, 02:55 PM

Another two out of three for the Rays as they march on toward the playoffs.

Tampa Bay came up short in the opener, losing 7-4 to the Rangers at Globe Life Field. Rookie Danny Morales (3-3) struggled, allowing 3 in the 2nd and finishing 4 4 3 3 3 3 with Eddie Yean giving up 4 more in the 6th. Orlando Tosado's solo homer (#34) was the highlight of the day for the Rays.

Transaction: Billy Carlow returns to a crowded outfield which didn't have Jake Westfall or Masahuri Shimizu when he went down with an injury six weeks earlier. We're going to have to do a lot of rotating as all five OFs on the roster are really producing. As we only had 3 bench players since acquiring Eric Lewis, Danny Morales is sent back to Durham to make room and Wes Mendes will get another shot back in the rotation.

Billy Carlow celebrated his return to the lineup by hitting the game-winning homer, his 22nd, in the 10th as the Rays edged the Rangers 3-2. Masahuri Shimizu had given Tampa Bay a 2-1 lead in the top of the 9th with an RBI single but Eric Lewis's struggles since being acquired continued as he blew his second save. Lewis stayed on to close out the 10th for his first Rays win, but he now has two blown saves and a loss (and an appearance in which he gave up the winning hit in a tie game with someone else's runner scoring) so it hasn't been what we anticipated when trading for him. Pedro Avila turned in another fine start (5 5 1 1 1 5) and Wander Franco had a solo shot (#12) for the first Tampa Bay run.

Joe Marlette was once again unable to go to 14-0 after losing an early 3-0 lead, but he stayed undefeated when CJ Abrams singled in the winning run in the 8th to give the Rays a 4-3 win and series triumph. Billy Carlow homered again (#23) with a man on in the first to help build that lead but Marlette gave back a pair in the 4th and the equalizer in the 6th to finish 6 7 3 3 1 4. Instead it was Mike Moore who got to burnish his gaudy W/L record by going to 8-0 with the win, and with lefties due in the 9th Tommy Burpee closed against his former team for save #4.

Team record: 81-33. Next up: A day off then back home for 3 against Houston.

MLB News: Veteran corner guy Austin Riley will hang up the cleats at season's end. He has 234 career homers and hit one for El Paso the same night he announced. Also the Dodgers' Jordan Groshans had his 25-game hit streak snapped.

04-18-2023, 02:55 PM	#1092
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,421	August 8-10, 2033: at Texas (3) Another two out of three for the Rays as they march on toward the playoffs. Tampa Bay came up short in the opener, losing 7-4 to the Rangers at Globe Life Field. Rookie Danny Morales (3-3) struggled, allowing 3 in the 2nd and finishing 4 4 3 3 3 3 with Eddie Yean giving up 4 more in the 6th. Orlando Tosado's solo homer (#34) was the highlight of the day for the Rays. Transaction: Billy Carlow returns to a crowded outfield which didn't have Jake Westfall or Masahuri Shimizu when he went down with an injury six weeks earlier. We're going to have to do a lot of rotating as all five OFs on the roster are really producing. As we only had 3 bench players since acquiring Eric Lewis, Danny Morales is sent back to Durham to make room and Wes Mendes will get another shot back in the rotation. Billy Carlow celebrated his return to the lineup by hitting the game-winning homer, his 22nd, in the 10th as the Rays edged the Rangers 3-2. Masahuri Shimizu had given Tampa Bay a 2-1 lead in the top of the 9th with an RBI single but Eric Lewis's struggles since being acquired continued as he blew his second save. Lewis stayed on to close out the 10th for his first Rays win, but he now has two blown saves and a loss (and an appearance in which he gave up the winning hit in a tie game with someone else's runner scoring) so it hasn't been what we anticipated when trading for him. Pedro Avila turned in another fine start (5 5 1 1 1 5) and Wander Franco had a solo shot (#12) for the first Tampa Bay run. Joe Marlette was once again unable to go to 14-0 after losing an early 3-0 lead, but he stayed undefeated when CJ Abrams singled in the winning run in the 8th to give the Rays a 4-3 win and series triumph. Billy Carlow homered again (#23) with a man on in the first to help build that lead but Marlette gave back a pair in the 4th and the equalizer in the 6th to finish 6 7 3 3 1 4. Instead it was Mike Moore who got to burnish his gaudy W/L record by going to 8-0 with the win, and with lefties due in the 9th Tommy Burpee closed against his former team for save #4. Team record: 81-33. Next up: A day off then back home for 3 against Houston. MLB News: Veteran corner guy Austin Riley will hang up the cleats at season's end. He has 234 career homers and hit one for El Paso the same night he announced. Also the Dodgers' Jordan Groshans had his 25-game hit streak snapped.