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Art Deco · 04-25-2023, 02:49 PM

The 10-game win streak was snapped in the opener but the Rays won the next two to take the Series.

Danny Morales (3-4) was a bit homer-prone and the Rays dropped the opener 7-5 at the Trop to Atlanta. He took a 2-1 lead in the 5th after having already given up a homer and then let Jasson Dominguez take him deep for a 3-run shot to put Atlanta ahead to stay, finishing 5 5 4 4 2 5. Dominguez then added a 2-run shot off Jeremy Brooks which turned out to be the difference after the Rays came back to make it close when Danny Arroyave's 2-run homer (#15) cut the lead to two. CJ Abrams also led off the game with a homer (#3/10).

The second game was a wild back-and-forth affair that saw the Rays tie it in the 8th and then win it 8-7 in the 9th on Orlando Tosado's walk-off homer (#38). Tampa Bay was up 2-1, trailed 4-2, went back ahead 6-4, and trailed again 7-6 before Wander Franco drew a bases-loaded walk in the 8th to tie it up. Seven different Rays drove in runs including Billy Carlow, who was 3-5 with an RBI double. Pedro Avila struggled for the first time in a while, going 4.2 7 4 4 3 5 and the win went to Eric Lewis (2-1) who pitched a clean 9th.

Transactions: It's September 1 and time to add a couple players to the active roster. As alluded to before, Chris Ferguson was recalled from his rehab assignment and will rejoin the rotation, likely at Danny Morales' expense. On the hitting side utility guy Mike Calhoun, acquired at the deadline in the deal that sent Jon Post to El Paso, comes up to give us backup at several positions and provide speed off the bench as he's a 70 runner and had 30 steals with three clubs this year including 5 with El Paso.

After a couple of tight, tense games the Rays had a relative breather in the finale, handling Atlanta 7-2. Orlando Tosado picked up where he left off from his walk-off homer the night before, going deep twice and driving in four to give him 40 homers on the year, and Wander Franco was 3-4 with his 13th homer. Jake Baldino (4-2, 12-9 overall) took a no-hitter into the 6th before giving up a 2-run homer and finished 5.1 2 2 2 1 5 for the win.

Team record: 96-37. Next up: The Mets invade the Trop for 3 games. New York is 74-59 and 2 games out of the last NL Wild Card spot.

04-25-2023, 02:49 PM	#1098
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,402	August 30-September 1, 2033: vs Atlanta (3) The 10-game win streak was snapped in the opener but the Rays won the next two to take the Series. Danny Morales (3-4) was a bit homer-prone and the Rays dropped the opener 7-5 at the Trop to Atlanta. He took a 2-1 lead in the 5th after having already given up a homer and then let Jasson Dominguez take him deep for a 3-run shot to put Atlanta ahead to stay, finishing 5 5 4 4 2 5. Dominguez then added a 2-run shot off Jeremy Brooks which turned out to be the difference after the Rays came back to make it close when Danny Arroyave's 2-run homer (#15) cut the lead to two. CJ Abrams also led off the game with a homer (#3/10). The second game was a wild back-and-forth affair that saw the Rays tie it in the 8th and then win it 8-7 in the 9th on Orlando Tosado's walk-off homer (#38). Tampa Bay was up 2-1, trailed 4-2, went back ahead 6-4, and trailed again 7-6 before Wander Franco drew a bases-loaded walk in the 8th to tie it up. Seven different Rays drove in runs including Billy Carlow, who was 3-5 with an RBI double. Pedro Avila struggled for the first time in a while, going 4.2 7 4 4 3 5 and the win went to Eric Lewis (2-1) who pitched a clean 9th. Transactions: It's September 1 and time to add a couple players to the active roster. As alluded to before, Chris Ferguson was recalled from his rehab assignment and will rejoin the rotation, likely at Danny Morales' expense. On the hitting side utility guy Mike Calhoun, acquired at the deadline in the deal that sent Jon Post to El Paso, comes up to give us backup at several positions and provide speed off the bench as he's a 70 runner and had 30 steals with three clubs this year including 5 with El Paso. After a couple of tight, tense games the Rays had a relative breather in the finale, handling Atlanta 7-2. Orlando Tosado picked up where he left off from his walk-off homer the night before, going deep twice and driving in four to give him 40 homers on the year, and Wander Franco was 3-4 with his 13th homer. Jake Baldino (4-2, 12-9 overall) took a no-hitter into the 6th before giving up a 2-run homer and finished 5.1 2 2 2 1 5 for the win. Team record: 96-37. Next up: The Mets invade the Trop for 3 games. New York is 74-59 and 2 games out of the last NL Wild Card spot.