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Art Deco · 09-07-2023, 07:03 PM

The Rays continue to Meat Loaf the opposition, taking 2 of 3 from Cleveland to stay in line with their season-long .667 winning percentage.

Tampa Bay got another excellent Joe Marlette outing in a 4-3 win over the Guardians in the opener. The ace lefty improved to 15-5 after going 6 5 1 0 2 9 and while the bullpen let Cleveland back within a run they held on with Ruben Abeyta earning his first save of the year. Danny Charlton had the big hit of the game, a 2-run double against his former team in the 1st inning.

Chris Ferguson snapped out of his recent six-week funk and pitched the Rays to a 5-1 win over Cleveland in the second game. It looked more of the recent same when he allowed a first-inning homer but that was all he'd yield as he went to 6-9 with a 6 6 1 1 0 5 performance. Danny Charlton haunted his former team once again, singling in a run in the 3rd and hitting a solo homer (#30) in the 8th while going back-to-back with Danny Arroyave (#20). Mike Moore came on in the 8th and when the lead was expanded to 4 he finished off the game for his 19th save and first since July 7, after which he lost the closer's job.

Cleveland prevented the Rays from sweeping with a 6-2 win in the finale, taking advantage of some uncharacteristic wildness from Joe Scheu. The finesse lefty can't afford to pitch around walks and he fell to 11-6 after going 4 6 5 5 3 2 after coming in with only 24 walks all season. The bats didn't do much to bail him out either with only Justin Blackwell (2-3 with an RBI double) having a good day at the plate.

Team record: 78-39. Next up: We hit the road starting with 3 games in Houston. The Astros are 70-48, chasing the Angels in the AL West (4 1/2 back) while sitting atop the wild card standings.

09-07-2023, 07:03 PM	#1258
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,072	August 10-12, 2035: vs Cleveland (3) The Rays continue to Meat Loaf the opposition, taking 2 of 3 from Cleveland to stay in line with their season-long .667 winning percentage. Tampa Bay got another excellent Joe Marlette outing in a 4-3 win over the Guardians in the opener. The ace lefty improved to 15-5 after going 6 5 1 0 2 9 and while the bullpen let Cleveland back within a run they held on with Ruben Abeyta earning his first save of the year. Danny Charlton had the big hit of the game, a 2-run double against his former team in the 1st inning. Chris Ferguson snapped out of his recent six-week funk and pitched the Rays to a 5-1 win over Cleveland in the second game. It looked more of the recent same when he allowed a first-inning homer but that was all he'd yield as he went to 6-9 with a 6 6 1 1 0 5 performance. Danny Charlton haunted his former team once again, singling in a run in the 3rd and hitting a solo homer (#30) in the 8th while going back-to-back with Danny Arroyave (#20). Mike Moore came on in the 8th and when the lead was expanded to 4 he finished off the game for his 19th save and first since July 7, after which he lost the closer's job. Cleveland prevented the Rays from sweeping with a 6-2 win in the finale, taking advantage of some uncharacteristic wildness from Joe Scheu. The finesse lefty can't afford to pitch around walks and he fell to 11-6 after going 4 6 5 5 3 2 after coming in with only 24 walks all season. The bats didn't do much to bail him out either with only Justin Blackwell (2-3 with an RBI double) having a good day at the plate. Team record: 78-39. Next up: We hit the road starting with 3 games in Houston. The Astros are 70-48, chasing the Angels in the AL West (4 1/2 back) while sitting atop the wild card standings.