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Art Deco · 07-22-2023, 06:05 PM

A decent time in Minnesota as the Rays took 2 of 3.

The bats came to play in the opener, especially Bobby Marin's, as the Rays clubbed four homers and beat the Twins 7-4. Marin homered in consecutive innings, a solo shot in the 3rd and a 2-run job in the 4th to give him 5 on the young season. Justin Blackwell (#2) and Joe Stack (#3) also went deep in support of the effectively wild Joe Scheu, who made it two wins in two starts after going 5.2 3 2 1 4 2.

Kevin DiCostanzo was dazzling and the Rays got just enough offense to eke out a 2-0 win over Minnesota in the second game. The righty improved to 2-0 with a sterling 7 3 0 0 1 5 outing and Mike Moore struck out a pair in a 1-2-3 9th for his 2nd save. Jake Westfall's RBI single in the 5th broke the ice and in the 6th Luis Berumen curled one inside the RF foul pole for his 4th homer, providing some insurance.

Danny Morales was keeping the Rays in the finale before he suddenly couldn't retire anyone in the 6th and the Twins broke the game open with 4 runs to go on to an 8-3 win. The game stood at 2-1 Minnesota going into that inning with Justin Blackwell's mammoth 487-foot shot to center (#3) the lone Tampa Bay score. But it all unraveled from there and Morales ended up a rough 5 7 6 6 2 2 to fall to 1-1. Bobby Marin drove in a pair with a couple of hits and is now 3rd in the AL in RBI with 12.

Team record: 6-7. Toronto swept its series so the Rays are now 2 1/2 back in the East. Next up: We head back east to Yankee Stadium to play 3.

07-22-2023, 06:05 PM	#1219
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,070	April 13-15, 2035: at Minnesota (3) A decent time in Minnesota as the Rays took 2 of 3. The bats came to play in the opener, especially Bobby Marin's, as the Rays clubbed four homers and beat the Twins 7-4. Marin homered in consecutive innings, a solo shot in the 3rd and a 2-run job in the 4th to give him 5 on the young season. Justin Blackwell (#2) and Joe Stack (#3) also went deep in support of the effectively wild Joe Scheu, who made it two wins in two starts after going 5.2 3 2 1 4 2. Kevin DiCostanzo was dazzling and the Rays got just enough offense to eke out a 2-0 win over Minnesota in the second game. The righty improved to 2-0 with a sterling 7 3 0 0 1 5 outing and Mike Moore struck out a pair in a 1-2-3 9th for his 2nd save. Jake Westfall's RBI single in the 5th broke the ice and in the 6th Luis Berumen curled one inside the RF foul pole for his 4th homer, providing some insurance. Danny Morales was keeping the Rays in the finale before he suddenly couldn't retire anyone in the 6th and the Twins broke the game open with 4 runs to go on to an 8-3 win. The game stood at 2-1 Minnesota going into that inning with Justin Blackwell's mammoth 487-foot shot to center (#3) the lone Tampa Bay score. But it all unraveled from there and Morales ended up a rough 5 7 6 6 2 2 to fall to 1-1. Bobby Marin drove in a pair with a couple of hits and is now 3rd in the AL in RBI with 12. Team record: 6-7. Toronto swept its series so the Rays are now 2 1/2 back in the East. Next up: We head back east to Yankee Stadium to play 3.