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Art Deco · 07-22-2024, 11:44 AM

Game 1: Some late magic earned the Rays a 5-3 win over the Yankees in the first of their big 4-game series as they pushed their division lead back up to four games. They were completely shut down by Yankee starter Jonathan Elliott through 7 and trailed 3-0 but feasted on the New York bullpen for 4 runs in the 8th and one more in the 9th. The big blow came courtesy of Jose Machado who hit a game-tying 3-run homer (#6) to tie it before Luis Barela's RBI double provided the winning margin. Jose Lozada added a solo shot (#8) in the 9th for insurance. Dave Rose (11-5) hung around long enough for the win at 7 5 3 3 1 5 while Mario Berumen closed the door for save #24.

Game 2: The Rays were comeback kids again but they only came back to tie this time and wound up on the wrong end of things when the Yankees' Brent Casey hit a walk-off grand slam off Julio Baez in the bottom of the 13th to give New York a 7-3 win. Mario Lopez started and went 5 4 2 2 2 5 and his mates tied it in the 9th off former Rays closer Steve Talbott on a wild pitch, but they couldn't get anything going in extras. And then in the 13th Danny Sanchez (2-4) loaded the bases with one out in the inning and gave way to Baez, who got a force at the plate for out #2 but couldn't sneak a fastball past Casey who ended the game.

Game 3: A tight pitchers' duel (1-0 through 6) turned into a 6-5 game which saw the Rays come out on top after holding on in the 9th. Brad Villarreal (10-5) pitched his best game in a while, going 5.2 7 0 0 2 4 and the Rays' run in the 2nd held up for 6 before they expanded the lead thanks to the same duo who homered in the first game as Jose Machado (#7, a 2-run shot) and Jose Lozada (#9) went yard in the 7th. Luis Barela also came through again with an RBI single in the 9th and that proved to be the decided after the bullpen coughed up 5 runs in the bottom of the 9th with Julio Baez faltering again inheriting someone's mess, this time Warren Dalton's, who loaded the bases and allowed a run. And then for the second straight day Baez, who was in because the top relievers were used in the first two games, allowed a grand slam but this time he got the final out and held on for a shaky first save.

Game 4: The Rays' offense went AWOL in the finale and the Yankees obtained a series split with a 2-0 win. The bats only managed six hits, wasting the best performance from Randy Mastropietro (6-5) in several starts as he went 6 3 2 2 2 5. Still the status quo was maintained as the Rays left New York with the same 3-game division lead they arrived with.

Team record: 58-37. Next up: 3 games in Seattle.

07-22-2024, 11:44 AM	#2713
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,625	July 15-18, 2055: at NY Yankees (4) Game 1: Some late magic earned the Rays a 5-3 win over the Yankees in the first of their big 4-game series as they pushed their division lead back up to four games. They were completely shut down by Yankee starter Jonathan Elliott through 7 and trailed 3-0 but feasted on the New York bullpen for 4 runs in the 8th and one more in the 9th. The big blow came courtesy of Jose Machado who hit a game-tying 3-run homer (#6) to tie it before Luis Barela's RBI double provided the winning margin. Jose Lozada added a solo shot (#8) in the 9th for insurance. Dave Rose (11-5) hung around long enough for the win at 7 5 3 3 1 5 while Mario Berumen closed the door for save #24. Game 2: The Rays were comeback kids again but they only came back to tie this time and wound up on the wrong end of things when the Yankees' Brent Casey hit a walk-off grand slam off Julio Baez in the bottom of the 13th to give New York a 7-3 win. Mario Lopez started and went 5 4 2 2 2 5 and his mates tied it in the 9th off former Rays closer Steve Talbott on a wild pitch, but they couldn't get anything going in extras. And then in the 13th Danny Sanchez (2-4) loaded the bases with one out in the inning and gave way to Baez, who got a force at the plate for out #2 but couldn't sneak a fastball past Casey who ended the game. Game 3: A tight pitchers' duel (1-0 through 6) turned into a 6-5 game which saw the Rays come out on top after holding on in the 9th. Brad Villarreal (10-5) pitched his best game in a while, going 5.2 7 0 0 2 4 and the Rays' run in the 2nd held up for 6 before they expanded the lead thanks to the same duo who homered in the first game as Jose Machado (#7, a 2-run shot) and Jose Lozada (#9) went yard in the 7th. Luis Barela also came through again with an RBI single in the 9th and that proved to be the decided after the bullpen coughed up 5 runs in the bottom of the 9th with Julio Baez faltering again inheriting someone's mess, this time Warren Dalton's, who loaded the bases and allowed a run. And then for the second straight day Baez, who was in because the top relievers were used in the first two games, allowed a grand slam but this time he got the final out and held on for a shaky first save. Game 4: The Rays' offense went AWOL in the finale and the Yankees obtained a series split with a 2-0 win. The bats only managed six hits, wasting the best performance from Randy Mastropietro (6-5) in several starts as he went 6 3 2 2 2 5. Still the status quo was maintained as the Rays left New York with the same 3-game division lead they arrived with. Team record: 58-37. Next up: 3 games in Seattle.