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Art Deco · 06-25-2024, 09:16 AM

May 20: vs Texas 5-7 L. LP-Adam (2-2). Starter-Rasmussen (6.1 5 5 5 1 6). HR-Palacios (1), Kjerstad (5). Rays were up 5-0 and Ras took a no-hitter into the 6th. What could go wrong? It turned out everything as former Ray Nate Lowe wreaked vengeance on his former team with a 3-run homer off Ras in the 6th then another 3-run shot off Adam in the 7th to give Texas the win.

May 21: vs Texas 6-3 W. WP-Contreras (1-0). Starter-Littell (5.2 7 3 3 0 2). Turnabout is fair play as the Rays scored 5 times in the 8th to turn a 3-1 loss into a 6-3 win. Kjerstad capped a 3-4 day with a 2-run single to score the winning runs while Yandy also plated a pair.

May 22: vs Texas 4-5 L. LP-Fairbanks (1-4). Starter-McClanahan (6 5 1 1 0 8). No late lead is safe in this series as Texas took their turn with the late comeback, scoring 3 off Fairbanks in the 9th to pull off the win. A Paredes error kept the inning alive long enough for Fairbanks to allow a game-tying 2-run homer and then a solo shot to lose it. Yandy was 3-5 with 2 RBI in the losing cause.

May 23: vs Texas 4-3 W. WP-Maldonado (6-3). Starter-Springs (5 4 3 3 3 10). Yes, yet another game decided late as the Rays had a 3-0 lead on a 2-run Josh Lowe double but lost it and we were tied 3-3 in the 9th when the winning run scored on a wild pitch from Texas's Craig Kimbrel. Maldonado now has 6 wins in relief and is tied for AL lead with teammate Taj.

May 24: at Colorado 8-2 W. WP-Bradley (7-1, 5.1 4 2 2 2 5). S-J.Lopez (1). HR-Westburg 2 (5), Mead (2), Paredes (10). Rays got a well-pitched game at Coors from Taj and Jacob Lopez, who went the final 3 2/3 hitless for his first save. Meanwhile Westburg had his best game a Ray, going yard twice as part of a 4-4, 3-RBI day.

May 25: at Colorado 7-6 W. WP-Baz (1-0). S-Fairbanks (11). Starter-Rasmussen (6.1 5 4 4 1 4). HR-Paredes (11), J.Lowe (4). Yet another late comeback in a week full of them as the Rays scored 4 times in the 9th to shock the Rockies. Mead's 2-run double tied it and Campusano singled him home for the go-ahead run. They then had to survive another shaky Fairbanks outing as he gave up a 2-out homer and walked the next two before getting the final out on a fly ball to the deepest part of CF.

May 26: at Colorado 6-10 L. LP-Littell (3-3, 2.2 7 5 5 1 4). HR-Paredes (12), Isaac (3), Campusano (3). Littell was hit hard and the Rays were behind 8-2 before 2-run homers from Isaac and Campusano in the 8th got them back within 8-6 but that was as close as they'd get. Paredes had an early 2-run shot to homer in each of the 3 games of the series.

Team record: 34-21. We're now 3 behind Baltimore, which has won 12 straight and 22 of their last 25 games. Next week: An off-day then we visit Houston to play 3 followed by 3 in LA against the Dodgers, who got off to a very poor start (16-23) have won 14 of 16 including their last 7.

Players of the Week:

AL: Vinnie Pasquantino (KC), 8-25, 4 HR, 11 RBI
NL: Mookie Betts (LA), 9-23, 4 HR, 11 RBI

MLB News: Superstar Mike Trout's latter-day career has been bedeviled by injuries and this year is no exception as he'll miss 4 months with a ruptured finger tendon, so that's pretty much the rest of the season. Truly done of the year is Washington's Josh Bell, who ruptured an achilles tendon.

06-25-2024, 09:16 AM	#43
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 8,072	May 20-26, 2025 May 20: vs Texas 5-7 L. LP-Adam (2-2). Starter-Rasmussen (6.1 5 5 5 1 6). HR-Palacios (1), Kjerstad (5). Rays were up 5-0 and Ras took a no-hitter into the 6th. What could go wrong? It turned out everything as former Ray Nate Lowe wreaked vengeance on his former team with a 3-run homer off Ras in the 6th then another 3-run shot off Adam in the 7th to give Texas the win. May 21: vs Texas 6-3 W. WP-Contreras (1-0). Starter-Littell (5.2 7 3 3 0 2). Turnabout is fair play as the Rays scored 5 times in the 8th to turn a 3-1 loss into a 6-3 win. Kjerstad capped a 3-4 day with a 2-run single to score the winning runs while Yandy also plated a pair. May 22: vs Texas 4-5 L. LP-Fairbanks (1-4). Starter-McClanahan (6 5 1 1 0 8). No late lead is safe in this series as Texas took their turn with the late comeback, scoring 3 off Fairbanks in the 9th to pull off the win. A Paredes error kept the inning alive long enough for Fairbanks to allow a game-tying 2-run homer and then a solo shot to lose it. Yandy was 3-5 with 2 RBI in the losing cause. May 23: vs Texas 4-3 W. WP-Maldonado (6-3). Starter-Springs (5 4 3 3 3 10). Yes, yet another game decided late as the Rays had a 3-0 lead on a 2-run Josh Lowe double but lost it and we were tied 3-3 in the 9th when the winning run scored on a wild pitch from Texas's Craig Kimbrel. Maldonado now has 6 wins in relief and is tied for AL lead with teammate Taj. May 24: at Colorado 8-2 W. WP-Bradley (7-1, 5.1 4 2 2 2 5). S-J.Lopez (1). HR-Westburg 2 (5), Mead (2), Paredes (10). Rays got a well-pitched game at Coors from Taj and Jacob Lopez, who went the final 3 2/3 hitless for his first save. Meanwhile Westburg had his best game a Ray, going yard twice as part of a 4-4, 3-RBI day. May 25: at Colorado 7-6 W. WP-Baz (1-0). S-Fairbanks (11). Starter-Rasmussen (6.1 5 4 4 1 4). HR-Paredes (11), J.Lowe (4). Yet another late comeback in a week full of them as the Rays scored 4 times in the 9th to shock the Rockies. Mead's 2-run double tied it and Campusano singled him home for the go-ahead run. They then had to survive another shaky Fairbanks outing as he gave up a 2-out homer and walked the next two before getting the final out on a fly ball to the deepest part of CF. May 26: at Colorado 6-10 L. LP-Littell (3-3, 2.2 7 5 5 1 4). HR-Paredes (12), Isaac (3), Campusano (3). Littell was hit hard and the Rays were behind 8-2 before 2-run homers from Isaac and Campusano in the 8th got them back within 8-6 but that was as close as they'd get. Paredes had an early 2-run shot to homer in each of the 3 games of the series. Team record: 34-21. We're now 3 behind Baltimore, which has won 12 straight and 22 of their last 25 games. Next week: An off-day then we visit Houston to play 3 followed by 3 in LA against the Dodgers, who got off to a very poor start (16-23) have won 14 of 16 including their last 7. Players of the Week: AL: Vinnie Pasquantino (KC), 8-25, 4 HR, 11 RBI NL: Mookie Betts (LA), 9-23, 4 HR, 11 RBI MLB News: Superstar Mike Trout's latter-day career has been bedeviled by injuries and this year is no exception as he'll miss 4 months with a ruptured finger tendon, so that's pretty much the rest of the season. Truly done of the year is Washington's Josh Bell, who ruptured an achilles tendon.