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Art Deco · 04-19-2023, 10:31 PM

Rays won 2 out of 3 for the third straight series as they returned home.

The opener was an ugly affair though as the Astros routed the Rays 12-3. Ethan McElvain, who had pitched well but had yet to win for the Rays, didn't pitch well tonight and dropped to 0-2 after going 5 8 5 4 2 5, and then Slade Cecconi and Frankely Guzman combined to allow 7 more runs on 10 hits over 3 innings. Billy Carlow (#24, and for the third time in three games since coming off the IL) and Danny Arroyave (#12) each homered in the loss.

While the Rays pitched poorly in the opener they responded with brilliance in the second game as Tampa Bay took a late 3-1 win over Houston. Jake Baldino, who unlike Ethan McElvain had pitched poorly for the Rays since coming over from Detroit, finally had a fine start going 5.2 5 1 1 3 6. He left a 1-1 game though and it wasn't until the 7th when Joshua Baez (#18) and Danny Arroyave (#13) went deep back-to-back to win it for the Rays. The relief win went to who else but Mike Moore, now 9-0, and Eric Lewis fanned a pair in the 9th for his 3rd Tampa Bay save.

A Tampa Bay laugher in the finale got a little dicey at the end but they still held on for an 8-6 win to take series. It was 3-3 into the 7th before the Rays hit Houston for 5 runs on a Jake Westfall RBI single and a CJ Abrams grand slam (#2/9). Before that Danny Arroyave had provided all the offense with a 2-run double and a solo homer (#14), his third in three games this series. In his return to the rotation Wes Mendes showed us why he was removed from it after allowing 3 runs in the first two innings but settled in to finish 5 5 3 3 2 4. Ruben Abeyta (3-0) earned the win with three perfect innings of relief but Frankely Guzman crapped the bed again in the 9th, giving up a 3-run homer (Nomar Mazara's 300th) and necessitating Eric Lewis to come in again and pick up Rays save #4 and #33 total.

Team record: 83-34. Next up: The Yankees visit for 3 games.

MLB News: On Saturday a pair of veteran lefty hitters banged out hit #2000 with St. Louis's Alex Verdugo and the Yankees' Corey Seager reaching the milestone.

04-19-2023, 10:31 PM	#1093
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,515	August 12-14, 2033: vs Houston (3) Rays won 2 out of 3 for the third straight series as they returned home. The opener was an ugly affair though as the Astros routed the Rays 12-3. Ethan McElvain, who had pitched well but had yet to win for the Rays, didn't pitch well tonight and dropped to 0-2 after going 5 8 5 4 2 5, and then Slade Cecconi and Frankely Guzman combined to allow 7 more runs on 10 hits over 3 innings. Billy Carlow (#24, and for the third time in three games since coming off the IL) and Danny Arroyave (#12) each homered in the loss. While the Rays pitched poorly in the opener they responded with brilliance in the second game as Tampa Bay took a late 3-1 win over Houston. Jake Baldino, who unlike Ethan McElvain had pitched poorly for the Rays since coming over from Detroit, finally had a fine start going 5.2 5 1 1 3 6. He left a 1-1 game though and it wasn't until the 7th when Joshua Baez (#18) and Danny Arroyave (#13) went deep back-to-back to win it for the Rays. The relief win went to who else but Mike Moore, now 9-0, and Eric Lewis fanned a pair in the 9th for his 3rd Tampa Bay save. A Tampa Bay laugher in the finale got a little dicey at the end but they still held on for an 8-6 win to take series. It was 3-3 into the 7th before the Rays hit Houston for 5 runs on a Jake Westfall RBI single and a CJ Abrams grand slam (#2/9). Before that Danny Arroyave had provided all the offense with a 2-run double and a solo homer (#14), his third in three games this series. In his return to the rotation Wes Mendes showed us why he was removed from it after allowing 3 runs in the first two innings but settled in to finish 5 5 3 3 2 4. Ruben Abeyta (3-0) earned the win with three perfect innings of relief but Frankely Guzman crapped the bed again in the 9th, giving up a 3-run homer (Nomar Mazara's 300th) and necessitating Eric Lewis to come in again and pick up Rays save #4 and #33 total. Team record: 83-34. Next up: The Yankees visit for 3 games. MLB News: On Saturday a pair of veteran lefty hitters banged out hit #2000 with St. Louis's Alex Verdugo and the Yankees' Corey Seager reaching the milestone.