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Art Deco · 09-24-2023, 10:09 AM

Yet another series with the Rays taking 2 of 3 as they march on to the playoffs, reducing their magic number for the division to 7 while officially clinching a playoff spot.

The opener was a slugfest which saw the Rays fight back from 8-3 down in the 4th to go ahead 9-8, lose that lead in the 9th but score 3 in the 10th to take a wild 12-9 win over the White Sox. Joe Stack was the hero hitting his second homer of the game and 28th of the year, a 3-run shot which won the game and capped a 4-RBI day. Luis Berumen unloaded a grand slam (#30) in the 5th which brought them back into the game, and Danny Charlton was 3-4 with 2 walks and a 2-run homer (#34). Not to be overlooked were Duk-yoon Ko who had 4 hits and his first Rays homer (#29 overall) and Jake Westfall, who contributed a solo shot (#14) as the team amassed 19 hits. The other side of the ledger wasn't so pretty as Danny Morales was lit up to the tune of 2 9 7 7 1 1 and Devon Williams (3-3) blew the save in the 9th but vultured the win and pitched the 10th as well.

The second game was the polar opposite of the opener as Kevin DiCostanzo and three relievers combined on a 7-hit shutout in a 2-0 win. DiCostanzo improved to 19-5 after going 6 5 0 0 2 5 and Mike Moore got a rare second-half save (#20). Jake Westfall supplied the offense with an RBI double in the 3rd and an RBI single in the 5th.

Pitching again ruled the day in the finale but this time it was Chicago that prevailed, getting a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th off Devon Williams (3-4) to take a 2-1 win. Joe Marlette was outstanding at 7.2 7 1 1 2 8 and Danny Charlton homered (#35) to tie it in the 7th, but it wasn't enough.

Team record: 95-50. Next up: An off-day to travel back to St. Pete where the Orioles will play 3 against us over the weekend.

09-24-2023, 10:09 AM	#1267
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,571	September 10-12, 2035: at Chicago White Sox (3) Yet another series with the Rays taking 2 of 3 as they march on to the playoffs, reducing their magic number for the division to 7 while officially clinching a playoff spot. The opener was a slugfest which saw the Rays fight back from 8-3 down in the 4th to go ahead 9-8, lose that lead in the 9th but score 3 in the 10th to take a wild 12-9 win over the White Sox. Joe Stack was the hero hitting his second homer of the game and 28th of the year, a 3-run shot which won the game and capped a 4-RBI day. Luis Berumen unloaded a grand slam (#30) in the 5th which brought them back into the game, and Danny Charlton was 3-4 with 2 walks and a 2-run homer (#34). Not to be overlooked were Duk-yoon Ko who had 4 hits and his first Rays homer (#29 overall) and Jake Westfall, who contributed a solo shot (#14) as the team amassed 19 hits. The other side of the ledger wasn't so pretty as Danny Morales was lit up to the tune of 2 9 7 7 1 1 and Devon Williams (3-3) blew the save in the 9th but vultured the win and pitched the 10th as well. The second game was the polar opposite of the opener as Kevin DiCostanzo and three relievers combined on a 7-hit shutout in a 2-0 win. DiCostanzo improved to 19-5 after going 6 5 0 0 2 5 and Mike Moore got a rare second-half save (#20). Jake Westfall supplied the offense with an RBI double in the 3rd and an RBI single in the 5th. Pitching again ruled the day in the finale but this time it was Chicago that prevailed, getting a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th off Devon Williams (3-4) to take a 2-1 win. Joe Marlette was outstanding at 7.2 7 1 1 2 8 and Danny Charlton homered (#35) to tie it in the 7th, but it wasn't enough. Team record: 95-50. Next up: An off-day to travel back to St. Pete where the Orioles will play 3 against us over the weekend.