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Art Deco · 04-30-2024, 10:29 PM

The Rays returned home and took 2 of 3 from the Phillies as they trudge down the slow road to respectability.

Tampa Bay got a good start from Joe Marlette in the opener and a big game from an unlikely bat in Agustin Lopez but had to survive another 9th-inning meltdown from Jadon Smith to edge the Phillies 4-3. Lopez had an RBI single to open the scoring in the 5th and then added a 2-run homer in the 7th, his first in a rare start. Marlette (2-4) meanwhile was effective at 6 2 0 0 4 5 and they took a 4-0 lead into the 9th only for Smith to struggle again, allowing 2 homers to let Philly within one before finally getting the third out. He's now allowed 6 homers among 22 hits and 14 runs in 13.2 IP and despite his gaudy ratings (80/65/60) can't be trusted as there's something going on under the hood.

Mario Urizar had a lousy game and although the Rays tried valiantly to come back from the 6-1 hole he put them in they ended up falling short in a 6-4 loss to the Phillies. Urizar (2-4) went 4 8 6 6 0 4 with a pair of homers allowed. Tony Fisher had a solo homer (#8) and Mal Stephens had 4 hits, although he neither scored a run nor drove one in.

The Rays took the rubber game 6-3 over the Phillies after losing a 3-0 lead in the 7th. Luis Berumen, held hitless in the series coming in for the first two times this year, resumed his torrid pace by going 3-5 with a tiebreaking 2-run homer (#6) in the bottom of the 7th. Joe Stack staked Tampa Bay to a 3-0 lead with a 3-run first-inning blast (#7) and Danny Morales was good at 5 5 2 2 1 6 before Danny Mauricio (1-1) gave up a solo homer to lose the lead yet vultured the win. Branden Gammage went the final two innings for his first save as a Tampa Bay Ray.

Team record: 20-22. Next up: The cross-state rival Marlins visit the Trop for 3 games.

04-30-2024, 10:29 PM	#1376
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,128	May 19-21, 2037: vs Philadelphia (3) The Rays returned home and took 2 of 3 from the Phillies as they trudge down the slow road to respectability. Tampa Bay got a good start from Joe Marlette in the opener and a big game from an unlikely bat in Agustin Lopez but had to survive another 9th-inning meltdown from Jadon Smith to edge the Phillies 4-3. Lopez had an RBI single to open the scoring in the 5th and then added a 2-run homer in the 7th, his first in a rare start. Marlette (2-4) meanwhile was effective at 6 2 0 0 4 5 and they took a 4-0 lead into the 9th only for Smith to struggle again, allowing 2 homers to let Philly within one before finally getting the third out. He's now allowed 6 homers among 22 hits and 14 runs in 13.2 IP and despite his gaudy ratings (80/65/60) can't be trusted as there's something going on under the hood. Mario Urizar had a lousy game and although the Rays tried valiantly to come back from the 6-1 hole he put them in they ended up falling short in a 6-4 loss to the Phillies. Urizar (2-4) went 4 8 6 6 0 4 with a pair of homers allowed. Tony Fisher had a solo homer (#8) and Mal Stephens had 4 hits, although he neither scored a run nor drove one in. The Rays took the rubber game 6-3 over the Phillies after losing a 3-0 lead in the 7th. Luis Berumen, held hitless in the series coming in for the first two times this year, resumed his torrid pace by going 3-5 with a tiebreaking 2-run homer (#6) in the bottom of the 7th. Joe Stack staked Tampa Bay to a 3-0 lead with a 3-run first-inning blast (#7) and Danny Morales was good at 5 5 2 2 1 6 before Danny Mauricio (1-1) gave up a solo homer to lose the lead yet vultured the win. Branden Gammage went the final two innings for his first save as a Tampa Bay Ray. Team record: 20-22. Next up: The cross-state rival Marlins visit the Trop for 3 games.