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Art Deco · 04-22-2023, 03:49 PM

The Rays swept their second straight series with the final two wins coming thanks to 9th-inning dramatics.

There was nothing dramatic about the opener though as the Rays raced out to a 10-0 lead over the Angels before ultimately prevailing 10-5 at the Big "A" thanks to the game of Nate Strickland's life. The second-year DH accomplished two major feats: a five-hit game and a three-homer outburst. The hat trick of dingers came sandwiched between singles in the 2nd and 8th as he hit a solo shot in the 3rd, a 2-run blast in the 4th and another 2-run jack in the 6th as he drove in five total to give him 37 HR and 95 RBI on the season. Billy Carlow also added a solo shot (#27) and Wander Franco's 3-5, 2 RBI game was relegated to an afterthought. Also lost in Strickland's big game is that Joe Marlette went to 15-0 with an easy 6.2 7 2 2 2 3 outing.

The Rays trailed 2-1 in the 9th inning against the Angels in the second game before Orlando Tosado stepped up and drilled a 2-run homer (#37) into the RF bullpen in Anaheim to give Tampa Bay a 3-2 win. It looked like Ethan McElvain would be a hard-luck loser after going 5 5 2 2 2 2 but Tosado saved him the loss and instead gained a win for Eddie Yean (2-0). Eric Lewis had a perfect 9th for save #6/35 and Billy Carlow had the first Rays run with another homer (#28).

Once again the Rays were down in the 9th and once again a big homer saved their bacon, enabling them to win 6-4 in 12 innings and sweep the Angels. Today's hero was Kelly Crumpton, whose 2-run homer (#27) with 2 out in the 9th turned a 4-2 loss into a 4-4 tie. Then in the 11th Masaharu Shimuzu, who earlier hit HR #8, singled in the winner. Billy Carlow is also boiling lava hot as he was 4-5 with HR #29, marking his fourth straight game with a homer. Wes Mendes started and it was another abbreviated outing for him. Last time out he left due to rain delay and today he left in the 2nd after allowing a 2-run homer with a herniated disc which will keep him out a month. The relief win went to Tommy Burpee (5-2) and Eric Lewis saved again (#7/36).

Team record: 90-36, magic number down to 11. Next up: We fly across the country without the benefit of a day off to play 4 games in Baltimore.

04-22-2023, 03:49 PM	#1096
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,525	August 22-24, 2033: at LA Angels (3) The Rays swept their second straight series with the final two wins coming thanks to 9th-inning dramatics. There was nothing dramatic about the opener though as the Rays raced out to a 10-0 lead over the Angels before ultimately prevailing 10-5 at the Big "A" thanks to the game of Nate Strickland's life. The second-year DH accomplished two major feats: a five-hit game and a three-homer outburst. The hat trick of dingers came sandwiched between singles in the 2nd and 8th as he hit a solo shot in the 3rd, a 2-run blast in the 4th and another 2-run jack in the 6th as he drove in five total to give him 37 HR and 95 RBI on the season. Billy Carlow also added a solo shot (#27) and Wander Franco's 3-5, 2 RBI game was relegated to an afterthought. Also lost in Strickland's big game is that Joe Marlette went to 15-0 with an easy 6.2 7 2 2 2 3 outing. The Rays trailed 2-1 in the 9th inning against the Angels in the second game before Orlando Tosado stepped up and drilled a 2-run homer (#37) into the RF bullpen in Anaheim to give Tampa Bay a 3-2 win. It looked like Ethan McElvain would be a hard-luck loser after going 5 5 2 2 2 2 but Tosado saved him the loss and instead gained a win for Eddie Yean (2-0). Eric Lewis had a perfect 9th for save #6/35 and Billy Carlow had the first Rays run with another homer (#28). Once again the Rays were down in the 9th and once again a big homer saved their bacon, enabling them to win 6-4 in 12 innings and sweep the Angels. Today's hero was Kelly Crumpton, whose 2-run homer (#27) with 2 out in the 9th turned a 4-2 loss into a 4-4 tie. Then in the 11th Masaharu Shimuzu, who earlier hit HR #8, singled in the winner. Billy Carlow is also boiling lava hot as he was 4-5 with HR #29, marking his fourth straight game with a homer. Wes Mendes started and it was another abbreviated outing for him. Last time out he left due to rain delay and today he left in the 2nd after allowing a 2-run homer with a herniated disc which will keep him out a month. The relief win went to Tommy Burpee (5-2) and Eric Lewis saved again (#7/36). Team record: 90-36, magic number down to 11. Next up: We fly across the country without the benefit of a day off to play 4 games in Baltimore.