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Art Deco · 03-18-2024, 02:43 PM

Game 1: The Rays were walloped 9-1 by the Yankees in their series opener and fell 8 games behind New York as a result. A Doug Johns solo homer (#14) in the 6th brought them within 2-1 but the bullpen imploded from there, allowing two of Manny Cervantes' (4-3) runners to score and then five more of their own. Cervantes ended up 5.2 6 4 4 2 7 in the loss.

Game 2: The bullpen faltered again, losing a 2-0 lead late, but Dantel Chinchilla's RBI single in the 9th gave the Rays a 3-2 win over the Yankees after all. The rare sight of a Luis Barela triple in the first accounted for the first two runs and Ben Hilton was in excellent form at 6 1 0 0 3 7. But Mario Berumen (3-3) coughed up a solo homer in the 8th to let New York tie although he vultured the win thanks to Chinchilla. Edgar Voisin closed things out for save #27.

Game 3: The Rays took the series from the Yankees with a 4-2 win in the finale and pulled within 6 games of the Bombers, the closest they've been in ages. Unfortunately there are only 22 games left in the season so it'll still take a big NY collapse. Today it was homers from Ezequiel Avalos (#25) and Josh Abney (#5/9) that brought the offense while Brad Villarreal improved to 15-4 with a solid 6 6 2 2 2 7 outing. Edgar Voisin once again got the save, his 28th.

Team record: 87-53. Next up: A day off then the struggling Orioles come to Publix Park for 3 games.

03-18-2024, 02:43 PM	#2656
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,950	September 7-9, 2054: at NY Yankees (3) Game 1: The Rays were walloped 9-1 by the Yankees in their series opener and fell 8 games behind New York as a result. A Doug Johns solo homer (#14) in the 6th brought them within 2-1 but the bullpen imploded from there, allowing two of Manny Cervantes' (4-3) runners to score and then five more of their own. Cervantes ended up 5.2 6 4 4 2 7 in the loss. Game 2: The bullpen faltered again, losing a 2-0 lead late, but Dantel Chinchilla's RBI single in the 9th gave the Rays a 3-2 win over the Yankees after all. The rare sight of a Luis Barela triple in the first accounted for the first two runs and Ben Hilton was in excellent form at 6 1 0 0 3 7. But Mario Berumen (3-3) coughed up a solo homer in the 8th to let New York tie although he vultured the win thanks to Chinchilla. Edgar Voisin closed things out for save #27. Game 3: The Rays took the series from the Yankees with a 4-2 win in the finale and pulled within 6 games of the Bombers, the closest they've been in ages. Unfortunately there are only 22 games left in the season so it'll still take a big NY collapse. Today it was homers from Ezequiel Avalos (#25) and Josh Abney (#5/9) that brought the offense while Brad Villarreal improved to 15-4 with a solid 6 6 2 2 2 7 outing. Edgar Voisin once again got the save, his 28th. Team record: 87-53. Next up: A day off then the struggling Orioles come to Publix Park for 3 games.