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Art Deco · 04-28-2023, 06:56 PM

Game 1: The Rays prevailed 7-4 in the opener at Nationwide Ballpark in Columbus thanks to some late offense which broke open a game that was 2-2 going into the 7th. Alex Duran's 2-run homer (#20) in the 7th broke the deadlock and Chris Kidd's 2-run triple in the 8th broke it open. Kidd was only in the game because Jon Morales was ejected for disputing a called third strike. Morales (#25) and Beau Bonczek (#24) had hit solo homers for the first two Tampa Bay runs. Steve Morris was solid at 5 4 2 2 1 6, Kevin Leonard (2-1) got the win with a scoreless 6th, and Steve Talbott had to clean up Steve Kay's mess (three walks) in the 8th and get a 5-out save, his 31st.

Game 2: Tampa Bay was dealt a 5-2 loss by the Lightning when things got away from Dave Rose in the 5th and Columbus scored all their runs in the inning. They held a 1-0 lead on Juan Viatoro's 2nd-inning RBI double and Rose was great through 4 but he had some bad sequencing in the 5th, giving up a run, loading the bases, and then surrendering a grand slam to finish 6 5 5 5 4 4 and drop to 12-3.

Game 3: The Rays took the rubber game from Columbus 5-3. Jon McGovern, who had three hits on the night, brought home the winning run in the 4th on a fielder's choice and that 4-3 lead stood up through the 8th before Juan Viatoro added insurance with a solo homer (#8). Jon Morales had given the Rays a 3-0 lead with a 3-run blast in the 3rd (#26) but Columbus answered right back with 3 of their own in the bottom of the inning off Rex Bransington (7-2), who was sharp otherwise going 5 4 3 3 1 7. The bullpen was spotless, and Steve Talbott finished it off for save #32.

Team record: 77-26. The Yankees suffered a sweep so the Rays are now 7 1/2 up in the division and looking strong. Next up: An off-day then we head west to San Diego for 3.

04-28-2023, 06:56 PM	#2414
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,125	July 24-26, 2051: at Columbus (3) Game 1: The Rays prevailed 7-4 in the opener at Nationwide Ballpark in Columbus thanks to some late offense which broke open a game that was 2-2 going into the 7th. Alex Duran's 2-run homer (#20) in the 7th broke the deadlock and Chris Kidd's 2-run triple in the 8th broke it open. Kidd was only in the game because Jon Morales was ejected for disputing a called third strike. Morales (#25) and Beau Bonczek (#24) had hit solo homers for the first two Tampa Bay runs. Steve Morris was solid at 5 4 2 2 1 6, Kevin Leonard (2-1) got the win with a scoreless 6th, and Steve Talbott had to clean up Steve Kay's mess (three walks) in the 8th and get a 5-out save, his 31st. Game 2: Tampa Bay was dealt a 5-2 loss by the Lightning when things got away from Dave Rose in the 5th and Columbus scored all their runs in the inning. They held a 1-0 lead on Juan Viatoro's 2nd-inning RBI double and Rose was great through 4 but he had some bad sequencing in the 5th, giving up a run, loading the bases, and then surrendering a grand slam to finish 6 5 5 5 4 4 and drop to 12-3. Game 3: The Rays took the rubber game from Columbus 5-3. Jon McGovern, who had three hits on the night, brought home the winning run in the 4th on a fielder's choice and that 4-3 lead stood up through the 8th before Juan Viatoro added insurance with a solo homer (#8). Jon Morales had given the Rays a 3-0 lead with a 3-run blast in the 3rd (#26) but Columbus answered right back with 3 of their own in the bottom of the inning off Rex Bransington (7-2), who was sharp otherwise going 5 4 3 3 1 7. The bullpen was spotless, and Steve Talbott finished it off for save #32. Team record: 77-26. The Yankees suffered a sweep so the Rays are now 7 1/2 up in the division and looking strong. Next up: An off-day then we head west to San Diego for 3.