Game 1: 4-3 W. WP-Evans (9-5, 7 2 2 2 0 15). S-R.Rodriguez (30). HR-Caminero (19). Another dominating outing from Donye, with a team season-high 15 whiffs and Junior Caminero supplied the offense with an RBI and a 2-run homer in the 4th to put them ahead to stay.
Game 2: 6-5 W. WP-Ogando (5-5). S-R.Rodriguez (31). Starter-Acosta (3 8 5 5 1 2). HR-Alvarez 2 (17). With 15 HR and 60 RBI coming into today Yordan Alvarez has been a massive disappointment this season but today he came up huge in a critical game, blasting a 3-run homer in the first to wipe out a 2-0 Boston lead and then a game-winning 2-run shot in the 7th to erase a 5-4 deficit. The Rays overcame another poor start from Acosta, who continues to be horrible since being given the 3-year contract extension.
Game 3: See for yourself:
There have been many no-hitters in my various saves but only a scant few have come from Rays hurlers. I can think of 3 offhand in my long-running 2020 save but this is the only one outside that one I can recall at the moment. Walt Khattak wasn't overpowering (4 walks, 4 Ks) but got the plays made behind him and allowed mostly soft contact in pitching the club's first no-hitter since Matt Garza in 2009 in this save. And it came in the team's final regular season home game and in an extremely tight 3-way division race. They needed to win these last 3 home games and they did before they embark on a 13-game road odyssey to finish out the regular season. (The Yordan injury listed at the bottom was minor, he'll be back in the next game).
Team record: 82-67. The Yankees and Jays beat up on each other with the New Yorkers taking 2 of 3. Toronto is now 1 1/2 back and the Yankees 2 but the schedule is not our friend. And that starts right away as we play 3 in St. Louis against the 86-63 Cardinals, themselves in a tight race 1/2 game behind the Cubs.