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Art Deco · 04-26-2023, 08:41 PM

The Rays continued to lay waste to MLB, sweeping the Mets and clinching the AL East with nearly a full month left after winning the opener.

And that series-opening and division-clinching win came courtesy of Kelly Crumpton (dig the alliteration) as his 3-run walk-off homer (#31) in the 12th gave the Rays a 6-3 win over the Mets. Joe Marlette was given the ball with a 3-0 lead and a chance to go 17-0 but he couldn't hold it and finished 6 7 3 3 1 7. But the bullpen was brilliant as five relievers went a combined six hitless innings with Mason Feole (4-1) going the final two for the win.

With the division in hand the bench was emptied for the second game and the offense suffered as a result but not the team as William Contreras, who sat the previous night, led off the bottom of the 11th with HR #10 to give the Rays another walk-off win over New York, 2-1. Ethan McElvain gave them another good start at 6.2 8 0 0 0 3 and has a 2.64 ERA in 9 starts since coming over Detroit but astoundingly has yet to pick up a win and tonight was a distillation why. He did leave ahead 1-0 but Ruben Abeyta gave up a run in the 8th and instead the win went to who else but Mike Moore, now 11-1. One interesting development was that Billy Carlow made his pitching debut for the Rays and went 1 2/3 scoreless. Carlow had been a 2-way player with Baltimore the previous 4 years with marginal success (only 1.9 WAR out of 92 starts).

No need for walk-off heroics in the finale as the Rays routed the Mets 10-4. Kelly Crumpton drove in 4 more including another 3-run homer (#32), Billy Carlow was 3-4 with a double and 2 RBI and Diego Cartaya delivered his first homer of the year to lead the offense. Danny Morales (4-4) earned the win after going 5 6 1 1 2 1.

Team record: 99-37. Next up: A day off then we go for our 100th win in Kansas City where we'll play three.

MLB News: Current Met and former Ray Alex Kirilloff recorded his 2000th career hit over the weekend.

04-26-2023, 08:41 PM	#1099
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,525	September 2-4, 2033: vs NY Mets (3) The Rays continued to lay waste to MLB, sweeping the Mets and clinching the AL East with nearly a full month left after winning the opener. And that series-opening and division-clinching win came courtesy of Kelly Crumpton (dig the alliteration) as his 3-run walk-off homer (#31) in the 12th gave the Rays a 6-3 win over the Mets. Joe Marlette was given the ball with a 3-0 lead and a chance to go 17-0 but he couldn't hold it and finished 6 7 3 3 1 7. But the bullpen was brilliant as five relievers went a combined six hitless innings with Mason Feole (4-1) going the final two for the win. With the division in hand the bench was emptied for the second game and the offense suffered as a result but not the team as William Contreras, who sat the previous night, led off the bottom of the 11th with HR #10 to give the Rays another walk-off win over New York, 2-1. Ethan McElvain gave them another good start at 6.2 8 0 0 0 3 and has a 2.64 ERA in 9 starts since coming over Detroit but astoundingly has yet to pick up a win and tonight was a distillation why. He did leave ahead 1-0 but Ruben Abeyta gave up a run in the 8th and instead the win went to who else but Mike Moore, now 11-1. One interesting development was that Billy Carlow made his pitching debut for the Rays and went 1 2/3 scoreless. Carlow had been a 2-way player with Baltimore the previous 4 years with marginal success (only 1.9 WAR out of 92 starts). No need for walk-off heroics in the finale as the Rays routed the Mets 10-4. Kelly Crumpton drove in 4 more including another 3-run homer (#32), Billy Carlow was 3-4 with a double and 2 RBI and Diego Cartaya delivered his first homer of the year to lead the offense. Danny Morales (4-4) earned the win after going 5 6 1 1 2 1. Team record: 99-37. Next up: A day off then we go for our 100th win in Kansas City where we'll play three. MLB News: Current Met and former Ray Alex Kirilloff recorded his 2000th career hit over the weekend.