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Art Deco · 05-05-2024, 05:34 PM

The Rays continue their slow climb back to .500, pulling to within a game after taking 2 of 3 from the Marlins over the weekend.

Gabe Bryant pitched his best game as a Ray in the opener but sadly it wasn't enough as he came out on the wrong end of a pitchers' duel with Miami's Cole Dale and the Marlins edged Tampa Bay 1-0. Bryant (2-2) went 6 3 1 1 1 10 but the run he allowed in the first turned out to be the only one of the game as his teammates were held to a mere four safeties.

The Rays made up for the feeble output the night before by clubbing four homers in a 10-2 rout of Miami. Duk-yoon Ko led the way by going 2-4 with a 3-run homer (#2) in the 2nd which put Tampa Bay on the board and they never looked back from there. Mal Stephens had a solo shot (#3) and a 2-run triple, Justin Blackwell drove in 3 including a 2-run homer (#4) and Luis Cisneros added a solo blast (#7). This was more than enough for Joe Scheu (2-1) who finally pitched a decent if inefficient game, needing 100 pitches to go 5 6 2 1 1 3.

Tampa Bay took the rubber game 6-1 behind Joe Marlette, who finally seems to be rounding into his normal dominant form. The lefty improved to 3-4, 4.50 thanks to a 7.2 3 1 1 2 12 masterpiece and Ruben Abeyta earned his first save after coming into a 3-1 game behind Marlette and staying on after Tony Fisher broke it open with a 3-run blast (#9). But the big hits came from some unlikely sources. Backup backstop Art Bing tied it with a solo shot (#2) and pinch-hitter extraordinaire Agustin Lopez came off the bench to deliver a tie-breaking 2-run double in the 7th.

Team record: 22-23. The Rays remain fourth in the division but thanks to Baltimore's recent stumbles they're only 4 back of the lead. Next up: The homestand concludes with 3 against Seattle.

05-05-2024, 05:34 PM	#1377
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,671	May 22-24, 2037: vs Miami (3) The Rays continue their slow climb back to .500, pulling to within a game after taking 2 of 3 from the Marlins over the weekend. Gabe Bryant pitched his best game as a Ray in the opener but sadly it wasn't enough as he came out on the wrong end of a pitchers' duel with Miami's Cole Dale and the Marlins edged Tampa Bay 1-0. Bryant (2-2) went 6 3 1 1 1 10 but the run he allowed in the first turned out to be the only one of the game as his teammates were held to a mere four safeties. The Rays made up for the feeble output the night before by clubbing four homers in a 10-2 rout of Miami. Duk-yoon Ko led the way by going 2-4 with a 3-run homer (#2) in the 2nd which put Tampa Bay on the board and they never looked back from there. Mal Stephens had a solo shot (#3) and a 2-run triple, Justin Blackwell drove in 3 including a 2-run homer (#4) and Luis Cisneros added a solo blast (#7). This was more than enough for Joe Scheu (2-1) who finally pitched a decent if inefficient game, needing 100 pitches to go 5 6 2 1 1 3. Tampa Bay took the rubber game 6-1 behind Joe Marlette, who finally seems to be rounding into his normal dominant form. The lefty improved to 3-4, 4.50 thanks to a 7.2 3 1 1 2 12 masterpiece and Ruben Abeyta earned his first save after coming into a 3-1 game behind Marlette and staying on after Tony Fisher broke it open with a 3-run blast (#9). But the big hits came from some unlikely sources. Backup backstop Art Bing tied it with a solo shot (#2) and pinch-hitter extraordinaire Agustin Lopez came off the bench to deliver a tie-breaking 2-run double in the 7th. Team record: 22-23. The Rays remain fourth in the division but thanks to Baltimore's recent stumbles they're only 4 back of the lead. Next up: The homestand concludes with 3 against Seattle. Last edited by Art Deco; 05-05-2024 at 05:36 PM.