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Art Deco · 05-14-2023, 07:10 PM

Rays split their first road games of the season at Fenway.

Chris Ferguson was solid in the opener and the Rays opened their 2034 road schedule with a 4-2 win at Fenway Park over the Red Sox. The righty went to 2-0 with an excellent 6 6 1 1 2 5 outing and Mike Moore converted his 3rd save. Rule 5 guy Nahele Soamoa was the hitting star as his RBI double in the 7th put the Rays ahead to stay before adding an RBI triple in the 9th for insurance. Mike Calhoun was 2-3 with an RBI after coming on for an ejected Joe Stack.

The Rays fell 7-5 in the second game after their bullpen couldn't hold a lead. Ethan McElvain (1-1) was handed a 5-2 lead in the 5th, gave up a couple in the bottom of the inning, and then got into 7th inning trouble by putting a couple of more on before Dillon Adkins coughed up a 3-run homer for the losing runs. McElvain ended up with a rough 6.1 7 6 4 2 4 line with all 3 7th inning runs unearned due to a Mu-Sang Park error. The early lead was courtesy of 2-run homers from Danny Arroyave (#2) and Joe Stack (#4) as the kids continue to hit.

Danny Morales continues to dazzle as he once again combined on a shutout in a 3-0 Tampa Bay triumph. The righty went 6.2 3 0 0 2 5 and has yet to allow a run in 12 innings over his two starts. Mike Moore finished up for save #4. Mu-Sang Park had the big hit, a 2-run double in the 6th which made it 3-0.

Transaction: Masaharu Shimizu is suffering from knee tendinitis and it's listed as "moderate" so off to the 10-day IL he goes and he's replaced by another Asian OF, Taiwan's Ka-pa Yue. Yue has 60 power and hit 38 homers at Durham the last two years; the lefty swinger will take Shimizu's place in the lineup in RF against righties.

The bullpen lost another one in the finale, and this one was a bit more egregious than two days ago as the Rays fell 6-5 in 12 innings to Boston. They ran out to a 4-1 lead in the 6th behind Joe Marlette, who was not terribly efficient and had to leave after going 5 4 1 1 3 4. That was too many innings for the pen to hold it as Ruben Abeyta started by giving up a couple in the 6th and Chris Ericson and Ty Madden combined to allow two more to let Boston tie it up in the 8th. Finally Jeremy Brooks (0-1) took the loss in the 12th when he sandwiched two singles allowed around a walk without retiring anyone. Joe Stack was 2-5 with HR #5 and 2 RBI and Mike Calhoun went 3-6 with an RBI double.

Team record: 7-4, 1/2 game up on Toronto. Next up: Off to Seattle for 3 games where the Mariners are off to a middling 5-5 start.

05-14-2023, 07:10 PM	#1139
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,102	April 10-13, 2034: at Boston (4) Rays split their first road games of the season at Fenway. Chris Ferguson was solid in the opener and the Rays opened their 2034 road schedule with a 4-2 win at Fenway Park over the Red Sox. The righty went to 2-0 with an excellent 6 6 1 1 2 5 outing and Mike Moore converted his 3rd save. Rule 5 guy Nahele Soamoa was the hitting star as his RBI double in the 7th put the Rays ahead to stay before adding an RBI triple in the 9th for insurance. Mike Calhoun was 2-3 with an RBI after coming on for an ejected Joe Stack. The Rays fell 7-5 in the second game after their bullpen couldn't hold a lead. Ethan McElvain (1-1) was handed a 5-2 lead in the 5th, gave up a couple in the bottom of the inning, and then got into 7th inning trouble by putting a couple of more on before Dillon Adkins coughed up a 3-run homer for the losing runs. McElvain ended up with a rough 6.1 7 6 4 2 4 line with all 3 7th inning runs unearned due to a Mu-Sang Park error. The early lead was courtesy of 2-run homers from Danny Arroyave (#2) and Joe Stack (#4) as the kids continue to hit. Danny Morales continues to dazzle as he once again combined on a shutout in a 3-0 Tampa Bay triumph. The righty went 6.2 3 0 0 2 5 and has yet to allow a run in 12 innings over his two starts. Mike Moore finished up for save #4. Mu-Sang Park had the big hit, a 2-run double in the 6th which made it 3-0. Transaction: Masaharu Shimizu is suffering from knee tendinitis and it's listed as "moderate" so off to the 10-day IL he goes and he's replaced by another Asian OF, Taiwan's Ka-pa Yue. Yue has 60 power and hit 38 homers at Durham the last two years; the lefty swinger will take Shimizu's place in the lineup in RF against righties. The bullpen lost another one in the finale, and this one was a bit more egregious than two days ago as the Rays fell 6-5 in 12 innings to Boston. They ran out to a 4-1 lead in the 6th behind Joe Marlette, who was not terribly efficient and had to leave after going 5 4 1 1 3 4. That was too many innings for the pen to hold it as Ruben Abeyta started by giving up a couple in the 6th and Chris Ericson and Ty Madden combined to allow two more to let Boston tie it up in the 8th. Finally Jeremy Brooks (0-1) took the loss in the 12th when he sandwiched two singles allowed around a walk without retiring anyone. Joe Stack was 2-5 with HR #5 and 2 RBI and Mike Calhoun went 3-6 with an RBI double. Team record: 7-4, 1/2 game up on Toronto. Next up: Off to Seattle for 3 games where the Mariners are off to a middling 5-5 start.