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Art Deco · 07-20-2023, 03:32 PM

The Rays took 2 of 3 to kick off their 2035 home schedule.

Unfortunately they dropped the opener at a sold-out Tropicana Field, losing 4-2 to the Orioles. For the most part it was a pitchers' duel between Joe Marlette and last year's #1 overall pick Joe Brown as each allowed 2 runs with the Rays tying it in the bottom of the 7th on Justin Blackwell's 4th hit of the game, an RBI single. But the star-crossed Devon Williams gave up a couple of runs in the 8th to lose it in his 2035 debut with a Blackwell error looming large leading to both runs being unearned. Marlette finished a solid 6.1 6 2 2 1 7, a vast improvement over his rough Opening Day outing.

The Rays claimed their first home win of 2035 in the second game behind an excellent Tampa Bay debut from starter Joe Scheu in a 7-2 win. The groundballer went 6 7 1 1 0 4 and was staked to an early 6-0 lead when the Rays scored thrice in each of the first two innings. Joe Stack was the big man at the plate with an RBI single, a 2-RBI single and a sac fly (a Stack fly?) to drive in 4. Rookie Luis Berumen was on base all four times with 2 hits and 2 hit-by-pitches, and Slade Cecconi made his first 2035 appearance, going the final 3 innings for a save.

Tampa Bay left it late in the finale, scoring three times in the bottom of the 8th to pull out a 3-2 comeback win over Baltimore. It was scoreless until the 6th when Kevin DiCostanzo gave up back-to-back solo homers, including one from former Ray Jonathan Gutierrez and finished 5.1 4 2 2 2 7. The 8th-inning rally started with a couple of singles and an error loading the bases with nobody out before Luis Berumen came up big again with a game-tying 2-run double and Bobby Marin brought home the winner with a sac fly. Nick Wallerstedt earned his first Rays win with two scoreless innings and Mike Moore was finally called upon for the first save situation of 2035 and converted it.

Team record: 4-3. Next up: Oakland visits for 3 games.

MLB News: A couple of milestone homers as the Dodgers' Gavin Lux hit #400 and Minnesota's Triston Casas put his 300th in the seats.

07-20-2023, 03:32 PM	#1217
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,075	April 6-8, 2035: vs Baltimore (3) The Rays took 2 of 3 to kick off their 2035 home schedule. Unfortunately they dropped the opener at a sold-out Tropicana Field, losing 4-2 to the Orioles. For the most part it was a pitchers' duel between Joe Marlette and last year's #1 overall pick Joe Brown as each allowed 2 runs with the Rays tying it in the bottom of the 7th on Justin Blackwell's 4th hit of the game, an RBI single. But the star-crossed Devon Williams gave up a couple of runs in the 8th to lose it in his 2035 debut with a Blackwell error looming large leading to both runs being unearned. Marlette finished a solid 6.1 6 2 2 1 7, a vast improvement over his rough Opening Day outing. The Rays claimed their first home win of 2035 in the second game behind an excellent Tampa Bay debut from starter Joe Scheu in a 7-2 win. The groundballer went 6 7 1 1 0 4 and was staked to an early 6-0 lead when the Rays scored thrice in each of the first two innings. Joe Stack was the big man at the plate with an RBI single, a 2-RBI single and a sac fly (a Stack fly?) to drive in 4. Rookie Luis Berumen was on base all four times with 2 hits and 2 hit-by-pitches, and Slade Cecconi made his first 2035 appearance, going the final 3 innings for a save. Tampa Bay left it late in the finale, scoring three times in the bottom of the 8th to pull out a 3-2 comeback win over Baltimore. It was scoreless until the 6th when Kevin DiCostanzo gave up back-to-back solo homers, including one from former Ray Jonathan Gutierrez and finished 5.1 4 2 2 2 7. The 8th-inning rally started with a couple of singles and an error loading the bases with nobody out before Luis Berumen came up big again with a game-tying 2-run double and Bobby Marin brought home the winner with a sac fly. Nick Wallerstedt earned his first Rays win with two scoreless innings and Mike Moore was finally called upon for the first save situation of 2035 and converted it. Team record: 4-3. Next up: Oakland visits for 3 games. MLB News: A couple of milestone homers as the Dodgers' Gavin Lux hit #400 and Minnesota's Triston Casas put his 300th in the seats.