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Art Deco · 09-03-2023, 11:42 AM

A wild weekend in Washington as the Rays and Nationals combined to score 56 runs in a trio of slugfests with Tampa Bay prevailing in a pair of them.

The opener was pretty much a comfortable Rays win until late as they hung on to beat the Nationals 9-6. A 4-run first capped off by a 3-run homer from the ludicrously hot Luis Berumen (#25 and his 5th in 4 games) got them going, Willie Gutierrez had a solo shot (#4), and Justin Blackwell hit what proved to be a key 3-run homer (#17) in the 8th. That's because after Danny Morales (13-1) went 5.2 9 2 2 0 4, the bullpen had its issues with Randy Morris giving up 3 in the 9th and Mike Moore putting a couple more on, necessitating Devin Williams to get the final two outs for save #11.

The second game saw Washington jump on Kevin DiCostanzo to take a 5-0 lead, the Rays come all the way back to go ahead 8-7, and then the Nationals storming back against the Tampa Bay Bullpen to prevail 12-8. DiCostanzo had his struggles, finishing 5.1 8 7 7 1 6 but it was Ruben Abeyta (2-2) who took the loss, giving up a pair of runs to lose that 8-7 lead. The Rays' ill-fated comeback was led by who else but Luis Berumen with yet another 3-run homer (#26, 6th in 5 games) while Joe Stack added a 2-run blast (#20).

The finale was truly the most insane game of the three with Washington taking a 9-8 lead after two innings before the Rays came back and took an 11-10 win. Making the early scoring all the more improbable the Nationals obliterated perhaps the top pitcher in the AL, Joe Marlette, who had his worst game in all his years as a Ray, lit up to the tune of 1.1 6 9 9 4 2. But after Marlette departed in the 2nd, the bullpen didn't give up another run until a harmless solo shot off Devon Williams in the 9th, who still picked up save #12 with the win going to Ajani Riddick (1-1). The big hit for the Rays was a 2-run shot from Wander Franco (#11) in the 6th with broke a 9-9 tie. Franco knocked in 4 on the day. Luis Berumen didn't homer for a change but he still had a 2-run double to give him an amazing 16 RBI in his last 5 games, and Bobby Marin chipped in a 2-run shot (#16).

Team record: 73-37. Next up: Back home for 4 against the Yankees.

09-03-2023, 11:42 AM	#1256
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,069	August 3-5, 2035: at Washington (3) A wild weekend in Washington as the Rays and Nationals combined to score 56 runs in a trio of slugfests with Tampa Bay prevailing in a pair of them. The opener was pretty much a comfortable Rays win until late as they hung on to beat the Nationals 9-6. A 4-run first capped off by a 3-run homer from the ludicrously hot Luis Berumen (#25 and his 5th in 4 games) got them going, Willie Gutierrez had a solo shot (#4), and Justin Blackwell hit what proved to be a key 3-run homer (#17) in the 8th. That's because after Danny Morales (13-1) went 5.2 9 2 2 0 4, the bullpen had its issues with Randy Morris giving up 3 in the 9th and Mike Moore putting a couple more on, necessitating Devin Williams to get the final two outs for save #11. The second game saw Washington jump on Kevin DiCostanzo to take a 5-0 lead, the Rays come all the way back to go ahead 8-7, and then the Nationals storming back against the Tampa Bay Bullpen to prevail 12-8. DiCostanzo had his struggles, finishing 5.1 8 7 7 1 6 but it was Ruben Abeyta (2-2) who took the loss, giving up a pair of runs to lose that 8-7 lead. The Rays' ill-fated comeback was led by who else but Luis Berumen with yet another 3-run homer (#26, 6th in 5 games) while Joe Stack added a 2-run blast (#20). The finale was truly the most insane game of the three with Washington taking a 9-8 lead after two innings before the Rays came back and took an 11-10 win. Making the early scoring all the more improbable the Nationals obliterated perhaps the top pitcher in the AL, Joe Marlette, who had his worst game in all his years as a Ray, lit up to the tune of 1.1 6 9 9 4 2. But after Marlette departed in the 2nd, the bullpen didn't give up another run until a harmless solo shot off Devon Williams in the 9th, who still picked up save #12 with the win going to Ajani Riddick (1-1). The big hit for the Rays was a 2-run shot from Wander Franco (#11) in the 6th with broke a 9-9 tie. Franco knocked in 4 on the day. Luis Berumen didn't homer for a change but he still had a 2-run double to give him an amazing 16 RBI in his last 5 games, and Bobby Marin chipped in a 2-run shot (#16). Team record: 73-37. Next up: Back home for 4 against the Yankees.