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Art Deco · 12-12-2023, 10:18 AM

The Rays are on a mini-roll as we approach the All-Star break, sweeping the Angels and now up 6 1/2 games over the Yankees.

Tampa Bay came back late in the opener, saw Eric Lewis blow the save, but won anyway with 3 runs in the 11th, defeating the Angels 7-4. Tied 2-2 going into the 8th off a fine Nick Wallerstedt start (6 5 2 2 2 3), the sizzling-hot Joe Stack (#14) and Luis Cisneros (#4) led off the inning with back-to-back solo shots. But Lewis put two men on in the 9th and gave up a 2-out, 2-run double to score them and send us to extras. This time it was Luis Berumen (#11, capping a 3-5, 3-RBI day) and Danny Charlton (#22) leading off the inning with homers and they tacked on another run to prevail. Ajani Riddick (3-1) picked up the win and former closer Mike Moore got his first save of 2036.

Things were a lot more straightforward in the second game as Joe Marlette was dominant and the Rays rolled to an 8-0 win over the Angels. Marlette went to 11-2, 2.93 after an overpowering 7 3 0 0 1 10 outing and Luis Cisneros, who has two-way ability, pitched a scoreless 9th to complete the shutout. They got homers from the unlikely combo of Justin Blackwell (#7) and Agustin Lopez (#1) while Bobby Marin had a 2-run single and Willie Gutierrez a 2-run double.

Christian Rodriguez bounced back from a couple of bad starts to pitch his best game yet and a 4-run 1st stood up as the Rays completed the sweep with a 4-1 win over LA. Rodriguez (4-1) was 6.2 7 1 1 1 5 on an economical 89 pitches and got all the support he needed early when after Luis Berumen delivered an RBI double that man again Joe Stack blasted a 3-run homer (#15), his sixth in as many games with 18 RBI during that span. Eric Lewis bounced back from blowing the game two nights earlier and finished it off for save #17, despite suffering from an earache.

Team record: 53-32. Next up: An off-day then we're home for 3 against Kansas City before hitting the break.

12-12-2023, 10:18 AM	#1314
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,670	July 7-9, 2036: at LA Angels (3) The Rays are on a mini-roll as we approach the All-Star break, sweeping the Angels and now up 6 1/2 games over the Yankees. Tampa Bay came back late in the opener, saw Eric Lewis blow the save, but won anyway with 3 runs in the 11th, defeating the Angels 7-4. Tied 2-2 going into the 8th off a fine Nick Wallerstedt start (6 5 2 2 2 3), the sizzling-hot Joe Stack (#14) and Luis Cisneros (#4) led off the inning with back-to-back solo shots. But Lewis put two men on in the 9th and gave up a 2-out, 2-run double to score them and send us to extras. This time it was Luis Berumen (#11, capping a 3-5, 3-RBI day) and Danny Charlton (#22) leading off the inning with homers and they tacked on another run to prevail. Ajani Riddick (3-1) picked up the win and former closer Mike Moore got his first save of 2036. Things were a lot more straightforward in the second game as Joe Marlette was dominant and the Rays rolled to an 8-0 win over the Angels. Marlette went to 11-2, 2.93 after an overpowering 7 3 0 0 1 10 outing and Luis Cisneros, who has two-way ability, pitched a scoreless 9th to complete the shutout. They got homers from the unlikely combo of Justin Blackwell (#7) and Agustin Lopez (#1) while Bobby Marin had a 2-run single and Willie Gutierrez a 2-run double. Christian Rodriguez bounced back from a couple of bad starts to pitch his best game yet and a 4-run 1st stood up as the Rays completed the sweep with a 4-1 win over LA. Rodriguez (4-1) was 6.2 7 1 1 1 5 on an economical 89 pitches and got all the support he needed early when after Luis Berumen delivered an RBI double that man again Joe Stack blasted a 3-run homer (#15), his sixth in as many games with 18 RBI during that span. Eric Lewis bounced back from blowing the game two nights earlier and finished it off for save #17, despite suffering from an earache. Team record: 53-32. Next up: An off-day then we're home for 3 against Kansas City before hitting the break.