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Art Deco · 07-12-2024, 01:49 PM

Game 1: The Rays lost the lead in the 9th in the opener of this crucial midseason showdown series, but scored in the bottom of the frame to take a big walk-off 5-4 win over the Yankees. Mario Berumen (3-0), entrusted with a 4-3 lead, gave up a leadoff homer to start the 9th and put two more on but got out of it. This set things up for the bottom of the inning when Brian Whittaker tripled and Jesus Avalos brought him home with an infield single to walk it off. Melvin Lopez went 5.1 4 3 3 2 5 and Nesty de la Rosa knocked in a pair of runs.

July 3: Placed SS Alex Brown on the 10-day IL with a sprained thumb, recalled 2B Jayden Woodard from AAA Durham.

Brown will miss 4-5 weeks and Dantel Chinchilla will slide over to SS with Jose Machado getting the bulk of the PT at 2B, although Woodard and his 70 glove will see some time as well and serve as a defensive replacement. Woodard is also a candidate to man the position next year when Chinchilla goes free agent.

Game 2: Walk-off magic again for the Rays as this time they came back from falling behind 5-0 in the top of the first to beat the Yankees again 7-6 in 10 innings. Randy Mastropietro had a rough time of it, getting smoked in the opening frame and finishing 3.1 7 5 5 1 1, but his teammates kept chipping away. Dantel Chinchilla had a 2-run homer (#4) as part of a 3-run 3rd and the big blow came in the 8th when Jose Machado erased a 6-4 New York lead with a 2-run jack (#4). This set things up for the 10th when former Rays closer Steve Talbott got into a jam after Brian Whittaker came up big again, doubling to put men on 2nd and 3rd. Talbott intentionally walked Jesus Avalos, which backfired on him when he then walked Luis Barela to force in the winning run. Chris Resnick (2-1) picked up the win in relief.

Game 3: Amazingly the Rays took a third straight thriller from the Yankees and opened up a healthy 4-game lead in the AL East after a 5-4 win in the finale. Today's hero was Dantel Chinchilla, who singled in the winning run in the bottom of the 8th scoring Sung-min Yang who had doubled to start the frame. Once again the Rays overcame a rough outing from their starter as Brad Villarreal's recent slump continued when he allowed 3 in the second to put them behind and finished 5 8 4 2 2 2 with his own error hurting him. A 2-run Ezequiel Avalos homer (#9) got them back in it and David Morales' RBI single in the 6th tied it at 4. The bullpen was excellent with Adan Guardado (4-1) earning the win after fanning 5 over 2 scoreless innings and Mario Berumen getting it done this time, whiffing 3 in the 9th to nail down his 21st save.

Team record: 53-32. Next up: Off to Cleveland for 3 games against a bad (31-54) Guardians squad.

07-12-2024, 01:49 PM	#2709
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,529	July 2-4, 2055: vs NY Yankees (3) Game 1: The Rays lost the lead in the 9th in the opener of this crucial midseason showdown series, but scored in the bottom of the frame to take a big walk-off 5-4 win over the Yankees. Mario Berumen (3-0), entrusted with a 4-3 lead, gave up a leadoff homer to start the 9th and put two more on but got out of it. This set things up for the bottom of the inning when Brian Whittaker tripled and Jesus Avalos brought him home with an infield single to walk it off. Melvin Lopez went 5.1 4 3 3 2 5 and Nesty de la Rosa knocked in a pair of runs. July 3: Placed SS Alex Brown on the 10-day IL with a sprained thumb, recalled 2B Jayden Woodard from AAA Durham. Brown will miss 4-5 weeks and Dantel Chinchilla will slide over to SS with Jose Machado getting the bulk of the PT at 2B, although Woodard and his 70 glove will see some time as well and serve as a defensive replacement. Woodard is also a candidate to man the position next year when Chinchilla goes free agent. Game 2: Walk-off magic again for the Rays as this time they came back from falling behind 5-0 in the top of the first to beat the Yankees again 7-6 in 10 innings. Randy Mastropietro had a rough time of it, getting smoked in the opening frame and finishing 3.1 7 5 5 1 1, but his teammates kept chipping away. Dantel Chinchilla had a 2-run homer (#4) as part of a 3-run 3rd and the big blow came in the 8th when Jose Machado erased a 6-4 New York lead with a 2-run jack (#4). This set things up for the 10th when former Rays closer Steve Talbott got into a jam after Brian Whittaker came up big again, doubling to put men on 2nd and 3rd. Talbott intentionally walked Jesus Avalos, which backfired on him when he then walked Luis Barela to force in the winning run. Chris Resnick (2-1) picked up the win in relief. Game 3: Amazingly the Rays took a third straight thriller from the Yankees and opened up a healthy 4-game lead in the AL East after a 5-4 win in the finale. Today's hero was Dantel Chinchilla, who singled in the winning run in the bottom of the 8th scoring Sung-min Yang who had doubled to start the frame. Once again the Rays overcame a rough outing from their starter as Brad Villarreal's recent slump continued when he allowed 3 in the second to put them behind and finished 5 8 4 2 2 2 with his own error hurting him. A 2-run Ezequiel Avalos homer (#9) got them back in it and David Morales' RBI single in the 6th tied it at 4. The bullpen was excellent with Adan Guardado (4-1) earning the win after fanning 5 over 2 scoreless innings and Mario Berumen getting it done this time, whiffing 3 in the 9th to nail down his 21st save. Team record: 53-32. Next up: Off to Cleveland for 3 games against a bad (31-54) Guardians squad. Last edited by Art Deco; 07-12-2024 at 01:51 PM.