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Art Deco · 03-20-2024, 09:12 PM

Game 1: Having pulled within 6 of the Yankees there was some mild hope around the Rays that they could make a late run at the division but Baltimore administered a cold slap in the face, sending them to a 7-4 loss. Dave Rose (16-8) wasn't his best at 6 7 4 4 1 5 and Chris Hetzel allowed 3 more in the 9th to put it out of reach. Jesus Avalos was 2-5 with a couple of RBI for the only Tampa Bay highlights.

Game 2: The Rays were staring another defeat at the hands of the lowly Orioles trailing 5-1 in the face in the 6th, but got off the mat and pulled out a 6-5 win. Dantel Chinchilla's 2-run single in the bottom of the 6th tied it and Josh Abney drew a bases-loaded walk in the 7th for the winner. Luis Barela's solo homer (#23) started the comeback in the 6th. Randy Mastropietro was 5 6 4 4 0 4 but saw a couple of runners he left for Steve Cleland score while Chris Resnick (3-1) got the win and Edgar Voisin saved (#29).

Game 3: It wasn't easy again but the Rays managed to walk off a 2-1 win over Baltimore on Jose Machado's pinch-homer (#4) leading off the 9th. Manny Cervantes was outstanding (8 4 1 1 1 5) but was the wrong end of a 1-0 scoreline until Ezequiel Avalos homered (#26) in the 6th. Jesus Avalos tripled twice but was stranded both times and Mario Berumen (4-3) picked up the win by getting the final out in the 9th.

Team record: 89-54. And lo and behold the Yankees lost a pair of games to a lousy Detroit team so the division deficit is down to 5 games, the closest they've been in a long, long time. It's still going to be a heavy lift with only 19 games remaining but as Lloyd Christmas said, "so you're saying there's a chance?" Next up: Another struggling squad visits for 3 as Cleveland comes to town.

03-20-2024, 09:12 PM	#2657
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,684	September 11-13, 2054: vs Baltimore (3) Game 1: Having pulled within 6 of the Yankees there was some mild hope around the Rays that they could make a late run at the division but Baltimore administered a cold slap in the face, sending them to a 7-4 loss. Dave Rose (16-8) wasn't his best at 6 7 4 4 1 5 and Chris Hetzel allowed 3 more in the 9th to put it out of reach. Jesus Avalos was 2-5 with a couple of RBI for the only Tampa Bay highlights. Game 2: The Rays were staring another defeat at the hands of the lowly Orioles trailing 5-1 in the face in the 6th, but got off the mat and pulled out a 6-5 win. Dantel Chinchilla's 2-run single in the bottom of the 6th tied it and Josh Abney drew a bases-loaded walk in the 7th for the winner. Luis Barela's solo homer (#23) started the comeback in the 6th. Randy Mastropietro was 5 6 4 4 0 4 but saw a couple of runners he left for Steve Cleland score while Chris Resnick (3-1) got the win and Edgar Voisin saved (#29). Game 3: It wasn't easy again but the Rays managed to walk off a 2-1 win over Baltimore on Jose Machado's pinch-homer (#4) leading off the 9th. Manny Cervantes was outstanding (8 4 1 1 1 5) but was the wrong end of a 1-0 scoreline until Ezequiel Avalos homered (#26) in the 6th. Jesus Avalos tripled twice but was stranded both times and Mario Berumen (4-3) picked up the win by getting the final out in the 9th. Team record: 89-54. And lo and behold the Yankees lost a pair of games to a lousy Detroit team so the division deficit is down to 5 games, the closest they've been in a long, long time. It's still going to be a heavy lift with only 19 games remaining but as Lloyd Christmas said, "so you're saying there's a chance?" Next up: Another struggling squad visits for 3 as Cleveland comes to town. Last edited by Art Deco; 03-20-2024 at 09:14 PM.