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Art Deco · 08-28-2023, 04:11 PM

The Rays bounced back from being swept at home by Seattle with a sweep of New York at Yankee Stadium and with Toronto losing a pair the division lead has grown to a season-high 7 1/2 games.

Tampa Bay took an 8-3 win in the opener by breaking the game open with 5 runs in the middle innings. The big hits today were a 2-run homer from Joe Stack (#19) in the 2nd and a 2-run Alex Rivas double in the 6th and they supported Kevin DiCostanzo, who went to 15-2, 2.66 thanks to a fine 6.2 6 3 3 2 3 outing.

The Rays staked Joe Marlette to a 4-0 lead in the second game and had to end up hanging on to a 4-3 win over the Yankees. Marlette (13-5) was dominant, not allowing a hit through the first 5 innings and ending 6.1 3 1 1 11. Chris Ericson gave up a 2-run homer in the 8th, Mike Moore relieved him and put two more on before getting the 3rd out, and Devon Williams cleaned up in the 9th for his 9th save. Luis Berumen had a 2nd-inning solo shot (#19) and Jake Westfall, who came in a miserable 215/380/346, drove in a pair with two doubles.

A sweep did not appear in the cards for the Rays during the first 2/3 of the finale as Chris Ferguson was roughed up yet again (4.1 4 4 4 3 4) and the bats were held without a hit through 6 innings (not an uncommon occurrence this season). But they wiped out the 4-0 deficit with a 5-run 7th as they loaded the bases, got one in on a walk, and then Luis Berumen stepped up and hit a grand slam (#20). An insurance run in the 8th proved important when Chris Ericson gave up a run before Devon Williams saved again (#10) and they took a 6-5 win. Jeremy Brooks (1-0) was credited with the win after 2 2/3 perfect innings in relief of Ferguson.

Team record: 66-35. Next up: 3 games in Oakland.

08-28-2023, 04:11 PM	#1253
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,410	July 24-26, 2035: at NY Yankees (3) The Rays bounced back from being swept at home by Seattle with a sweep of New York at Yankee Stadium and with Toronto losing a pair the division lead has grown to a season-high 7 1/2 games. Tampa Bay took an 8-3 win in the opener by breaking the game open with 5 runs in the middle innings. The big hits today were a 2-run homer from Joe Stack (#19) in the 2nd and a 2-run Alex Rivas double in the 6th and they supported Kevin DiCostanzo, who went to 15-2, 2.66 thanks to a fine 6.2 6 3 3 2 3 outing. The Rays staked Joe Marlette to a 4-0 lead in the second game and had to end up hanging on to a 4-3 win over the Yankees. Marlette (13-5) was dominant, not allowing a hit through the first 5 innings and ending 6.1 3 1 1 11. Chris Ericson gave up a 2-run homer in the 8th, Mike Moore relieved him and put two more on before getting the 3rd out, and Devon Williams cleaned up in the 9th for his 9th save. Luis Berumen had a 2nd-inning solo shot (#19) and Jake Westfall, who came in a miserable 215/380/346, drove in a pair with two doubles. A sweep did not appear in the cards for the Rays during the first 2/3 of the finale as Chris Ferguson was roughed up yet again (4.1 4 4 4 3 4) and the bats were held without a hit through 6 innings (not an uncommon occurrence this season). But they wiped out the 4-0 deficit with a 5-run 7th as they loaded the bases, got one in on a walk, and then Luis Berumen stepped up and hit a grand slam (#20). An insurance run in the 8th proved important when Chris Ericson gave up a run before Devon Williams saved again (#10) and they took a 6-5 win. Jeremy Brooks (1-0) was credited with the win after 2 2/3 perfect innings in relief of Ferguson. Team record: 66-35. Next up: 3 games in Oakland.