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Art Deco · 06-15-2023, 06:45 PM

These quickie two-game series usually come and go so fast that they're never very memorable but this one was a glaring exception as in the first game the Rays were nearly no-hit by a guy who played 1B for them last year and in the second they pulled off the miracle comeback of the season. The split keeps them 1 1/2 back of the Jays but with the Yankees winning two they dropped the Rays to third on percentage points.

The Rays never really did use Kelly Crumpton as a pitcher, feeling he was more valuable at the plate and usually didn't have a hole in the rotation he needed to fill. But Toronto is taking advantage of his two-way ability and in the first game he no-hit his old team for 8 innings before Arturo Gutierrez beat out an infield single on a ball hit deep in the SS hole. Crumpton departed after that but the Jays held on to take a 3-0 win in a game that saw Danny Morales go pitch-for-pitch with Crumpton at 7 2 0 0 2 6 before Toronto got to Nathan Dettmer (4-2) for all three of its runs in the 8th.

It looked like the Rays were going to suffer a sweep as Toronto took a 6-1 lead into the bottom of the 9th, but a Jays error kept a Rays rally alive and Arturo Gutierrez, who cost Toronto a no-hitter last night, cost them game this time with a 2-out grand slam (#27) to tie it, and Danny Arroyave blasted a 2-run shot (#23) in the bottom of the 12th to give Tampa Bay an 8-6 win. It obviously all started poorly with a rare lousy start from Joe Marlette (4 7 5 5 1 7) putting them in a big early hole, but the pen held serve for the most part, allowing only one run over the final eight innings with Devon Williams (2-2) getting the win. One unsung hero in the comeback was Danny Charlton, who kept the 9th alive with a pinch-hit RBI single ahead of Gutierrez's slam.

Team record: 59-38. Next up: We stay in the AL East for the third straight series as cellar-dwelling Boston (37-59) visits the Trop for 3 games.

MLB News: San Diego's Eloy Jimenez hit career homer #400.

06-15-2023, 06:45 PM	#1173
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,544	July 19-20, 2034: vs Toronto (2) These quickie two-game series usually come and go so fast that they're never very memorable but this one was a glaring exception as in the first game the Rays were nearly no-hit by a guy who played 1B for them last year and in the second they pulled off the miracle comeback of the season. The split keeps them 1 1/2 back of the Jays but with the Yankees winning two they dropped the Rays to third on percentage points. The Rays never really did use Kelly Crumpton as a pitcher, feeling he was more valuable at the plate and usually didn't have a hole in the rotation he needed to fill. But Toronto is taking advantage of his two-way ability and in the first game he no-hit his old team for 8 innings before Arturo Gutierrez beat out an infield single on a ball hit deep in the SS hole. Crumpton departed after that but the Jays held on to take a 3-0 win in a game that saw Danny Morales go pitch-for-pitch with Crumpton at 7 2 0 0 2 6 before Toronto got to Nathan Dettmer (4-2) for all three of its runs in the 8th. It looked like the Rays were going to suffer a sweep as Toronto took a 6-1 lead into the bottom of the 9th, but a Jays error kept a Rays rally alive and Arturo Gutierrez, who cost Toronto a no-hitter last night, cost them game this time with a 2-out grand slam (#27) to tie it, and Danny Arroyave blasted a 2-run shot (#23) in the bottom of the 12th to give Tampa Bay an 8-6 win. It obviously all started poorly with a rare lousy start from Joe Marlette (4 7 5 5 1 7) putting them in a big early hole, but the pen held serve for the most part, allowing only one run over the final eight innings with Devon Williams (2-2) getting the win. One unsung hero in the comeback was Danny Charlton, who kept the 9th alive with a pinch-hit RBI single ahead of Gutierrez's slam. Team record: 59-38. Next up: We stay in the AL East for the third straight series as cellar-dwelling Boston (37-59) visits the Trop for 3 games. MLB News: San Diego's Eloy Jimenez hit career homer #400.