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Art Deco · 02-24-2024, 02:09 PM

After suffering a sweep in their previous series the Rays were the ones doing the sweeping as they took three from the Tigers at Tropicana Field, reducing their magic number to 4.

Tampa Bay was outhit 10-3 in the opener but made theirs count in a 2-1 win over Detroit. Luis Berumen's 2-run homer in the 4th (#24) was all the scoring they needed as Nick Wallerstedt (7-9) pitched his best with men on, finishing 6 6 1 0 2 4. Jadon Smith went two innings for his 6th save.

Transaction: Mal Stephens, who had become a lineup fixture against righties and was hitting 260/312/525 with 17 HR and 9 SB, suffered a freak injury during practice, fracturing a finger and won't be back until mid-October when we're hopefully still playing. Veteran OF Jesus Ayala, who was signed as a AAA free agent earlier this summer, had his contract purchased and he'll provide a power bat off the bench. This means Duk-yoon Ko will be the everyday RF against righties.

The Rays didn't get a hit until the 5th in the second game but poured it on from there behind a career game from Alex Rivas to take a 7-0 win over the Tigers. The CF, not known for his power and with only 4 homers coming into tonight, broke up the Detroit no-hitter with a solo shot in the 5th and then put the game away with a grand slam in the next inning. Rivas backed a fine outing from Danny Morales (11-8), who was in control at 7 4 0 0 1 6.

Tampa Bay completed the sweep, pulling away from Detroit to prevail 7-4 in the finale. Luis Berumen was 3-4 with HR #25 and Justin Blackwell knocked in a pair to lead the offense. Leo Gutierrez had a rough start at 3.2 6 3 3 2 4, enabling Jake Bridgewater (5-1) to earn the win with 2 1/3 innings of relief while Eric Lewis had a perfect 9th for his 34th save.

Team record: 93-53. Next up: A day off then we head to Toronto where we can clinch the division by beating the Jays 2 out of 3.

02-24-2024, 02:09 PM	#1336
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,096	September 15-17, 2036: vs Detroit (3) After suffering a sweep in their previous series the Rays were the ones doing the sweeping as they took three from the Tigers at Tropicana Field, reducing their magic number to 4. Tampa Bay was outhit 10-3 in the opener but made theirs count in a 2-1 win over Detroit. Luis Berumen's 2-run homer in the 4th (#24) was all the scoring they needed as Nick Wallerstedt (7-9) pitched his best with men on, finishing 6 6 1 0 2 4. Jadon Smith went two innings for his 6th save. Transaction: Mal Stephens, who had become a lineup fixture against righties and was hitting 260/312/525 with 17 HR and 9 SB, suffered a freak injury during practice, fracturing a finger and won't be back until mid-October when we're hopefully still playing. Veteran OF Jesus Ayala, who was signed as a AAA free agent earlier this summer, had his contract purchased and he'll provide a power bat off the bench. This means Duk-yoon Ko will be the everyday RF against righties. The Rays didn't get a hit until the 5th in the second game but poured it on from there behind a career game from Alex Rivas to take a 7-0 win over the Tigers. The CF, not known for his power and with only 4 homers coming into tonight, broke up the Detroit no-hitter with a solo shot in the 5th and then put the game away with a grand slam in the next inning. Rivas backed a fine outing from Danny Morales (11-8), who was in control at 7 4 0 0 1 6. Tampa Bay completed the sweep, pulling away from Detroit to prevail 7-4 in the finale. Luis Berumen was 3-4 with HR #25 and Justin Blackwell knocked in a pair to lead the offense. Leo Gutierrez had a rough start at 3.2 6 3 3 2 4, enabling Jake Bridgewater (5-1) to earn the win with 2 1/3 innings of relief while Eric Lewis had a perfect 9th for his 34th save. Team record: 93-53. Next up: A day off then we head to Toronto where we can clinch the division by beating the Jays 2 out of 3.