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Art Deco · 12-16-2023, 03:11 PM

The Rays pulled off another sweep and head into the All-Star break as the hottest team in baseball, on an 8-game winning streak and opening up an 8 1/2-game lead in the AL East.

Excellent pitching and some big late hits gave the Rays a 6-0 win over the Royals in the opener. Danny Morales went 6 2 0 0 1 4 but left a scoreless game with no-decision before the Rays finally broke through in the 7th on a Luis Berumen grand slam (#11). The sizzling Joe Stack added a 2-run shot (#16) in the 8th to cap the scoring with Ruben Abeyta (2-2) picking up the win in relief.

The second game was an epic extra-innings battle that looked like it'd go Kansas City's way when they scored in the top of the 14th to go up 3-2 but Danny Charlton answered in the bottom of the inning with a 2-run shot (#23) to walk it off for another Tampa Bay win. Joe Scheu gave up a 2-run first-inning homer to former Ray Orlando Tosado but nothing after that, finishing 6 5 2 2 1 6. The Rays tied it with a pair in the 7th and onto extras we went before Ruben Abeyta (3-2) coughed up a homer in the 14th, only for Charlton to get him off the hook.

Danny Charlton, who found out earlier in the day he was snubbed for an All-Star berth, was the hero once again as his 2-run homer (#24) in the 8th broke a 3-3 tie and sent the Rays into the break 5-3 winners. Danny Arroyave's 3-run blast (#17) in the 1st gave Tampa Bay a quick 3-0 lead but Nick Wallerstedt couldn't hold it although he finished a solid 7 6 3 3 1 6. Ajani Riddick (4-1) got the win with a scoreless 8th and with the usual late-inning guys tired from yesterday's extra-inning affair Mike Moore picked up save #2.

Team record: 56-32. Next up: The ASB of course and then we return to action with 4 games at the Trop starting Thursday against Baltimore.

12-16-2023, 03:11 PM	#1316
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,072	July 11-13, 2036: vs Kansas City (3) The Rays pulled off another sweep and head into the All-Star break as the hottest team in baseball, on an 8-game winning streak and opening up an 8 1/2-game lead in the AL East. Excellent pitching and some big late hits gave the Rays a 6-0 win over the Royals in the opener. Danny Morales went 6 2 0 0 1 4 but left a scoreless game with no-decision before the Rays finally broke through in the 7th on a Luis Berumen grand slam (#11). The sizzling Joe Stack added a 2-run shot (#16) in the 8th to cap the scoring with Ruben Abeyta (2-2) picking up the win in relief. The second game was an epic extra-innings battle that looked like it'd go Kansas City's way when they scored in the top of the 14th to go up 3-2 but Danny Charlton answered in the bottom of the inning with a 2-run shot (#23) to walk it off for another Tampa Bay win. Joe Scheu gave up a 2-run first-inning homer to former Ray Orlando Tosado but nothing after that, finishing 6 5 2 2 1 6. The Rays tied it with a pair in the 7th and onto extras we went before Ruben Abeyta (3-2) coughed up a homer in the 14th, only for Charlton to get him off the hook. Danny Charlton, who found out earlier in the day he was snubbed for an All-Star berth, was the hero once again as his 2-run homer (#24) in the 8th broke a 3-3 tie and sent the Rays into the break 5-3 winners. Danny Arroyave's 3-run blast (#17) in the 1st gave Tampa Bay a quick 3-0 lead but Nick Wallerstedt couldn't hold it although he finished a solid 7 6 3 3 1 6. Ajani Riddick (4-1) got the win with a scoreless 8th and with the usual late-inning guys tired from yesterday's extra-inning affair Mike Moore picked up save #2. Team record: 56-32. Next up: The ASB of course and then we return to action with 4 games at the Trop starting Thursday against Baltimore.