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Art Deco · 10-17-2024, 04:26 PM

Game 1: The Rays jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on the Red Sox with ace Dave Rose on the mound but Rose had a bad sequence in the fourth, allowing four runs, and they fell 5-4 to Boston. Jesus Avalos was 3-4 with a pair of doubles and an RBI and namesake Ezequiel knocked in a pair but Rose (17-9) finished 6.1 6 5 5 2 9 to suffer the loss and with a Yankees win the magic number remained at 4 and things got a big tighter.

Game 2: Deja vu all over again as the Rays this again took a 4-0 lead in the 4th and their starter fell apart in the bottom of the frame, this time Melvin Lopez and they dropped an 8-5 decision. Lopez (7-7) was perfect through 3 and then the Boston batters were perfect in the 4th, scoring 7 off him to leave him with a 3.2 6 7 7 1 5 line. Sung-min Yang had a 2-run homer (#17) and Nesty de la Rosa a solo shot (#10) to build another illusory lead. Fortunately the Yankees lost or the night really would have been a disaster.

Game 3: The Rays did salvage the finale, getting good pitching for a change in a 3-0 win over the Sawx. It was an unorthodox shutout with rookie Elijah Whitaker getting the nod over Tim Johnson but needing 93 pitches to go 4 4 0 0 3 5. Johnson (4-7) then took over and threw two scoreless for the win and eventually Mario Berumen completed the whitewash in the 9th for save #39. The offense was muted but RBI singles from Kang-cheol Lee and David Morales were enough. New York did win but the magic number is down to 2.

Team record: 93-64. The Rays continue to limp their way to the finish line and will play 4 in Toronto. Hopefully they can clinch the division in that time (a split will do regardless of how the Yankees fare) and the make-up game on Monday with New York is meaningless.

Pennant Race Update: Not much suspense going into the final weekend. Division-wise the Rays' 3 1/2-game lead is the smallest so look for Tampa Bay, Minnesota and the Angels to be division-winners in the AL with the Yankees hosting Houston in the Wild Card Game all but set. In the NL the division champs are the Nationals, Brewers and Rockies but there is some doubt about the wild cards. Pittsburgh is a game up on Arizona, who in turn is a game up on Indianapolis. Columbus is theoretically alive 3 games back of Arizona but would need a LOT of help to force a tiebreak game.

10-17-2024, 04:26 PM	#2734
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,119	September 27-29, 2055: at Boston (3) Game 1: The Rays jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on the Red Sox with ace Dave Rose on the mound but Rose had a bad sequence in the fourth, allowing four runs, and they fell 5-4 to Boston. Jesus Avalos was 3-4 with a pair of doubles and an RBI and namesake Ezequiel knocked in a pair but Rose (17-9) finished 6.1 6 5 5 2 9 to suffer the loss and with a Yankees win the magic number remained at 4 and things got a big tighter. Game 2: Deja vu all over again as the Rays this again took a 4-0 lead in the 4th and their starter fell apart in the bottom of the frame, this time Melvin Lopez and they dropped an 8-5 decision. Lopez (7-7) was perfect through 3 and then the Boston batters were perfect in the 4th, scoring 7 off him to leave him with a 3.2 6 7 7 1 5 line. Sung-min Yang had a 2-run homer (#17) and Nesty de la Rosa a solo shot (#10) to build another illusory lead. Fortunately the Yankees lost or the night really would have been a disaster. Game 3: The Rays did salvage the finale, getting good pitching for a change in a 3-0 win over the Sawx. It was an unorthodox shutout with rookie Elijah Whitaker getting the nod over Tim Johnson but needing 93 pitches to go 4 4 0 0 3 5. Johnson (4-7) then took over and threw two scoreless for the win and eventually Mario Berumen completed the whitewash in the 9th for save #39. The offense was muted but RBI singles from Kang-cheol Lee and David Morales were enough. New York did win but the magic number is down to 2. Team record: 93-64. The Rays continue to limp their way to the finish line and will play 4 in Toronto. Hopefully they can clinch the division in that time (a split will do regardless of how the Yankees fare) and the make-up game on Monday with New York is meaningless. Pennant Race Update: Not much suspense going into the final weekend. Division-wise the Rays' 3 1/2-game lead is the smallest so look for Tampa Bay, Minnesota and the Angels to be division-winners in the AL with the Yankees hosting Houston in the Wild Card Game all but set. In the NL the division champs are the Nationals, Brewers and Rockies but there is some doubt about the wild cards. Pittsburgh is a game up on Arizona, who in turn is a game up on Indianapolis. Columbus is theoretically alive 3 games back of Arizona but would need a LOT of help to force a tiebreak game.