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Art Deco · 11-09-2024, 12:55 PM

Finally back at home, the Rays took advantage of the friendly surroundings to sweep the Royals and re-take first place in the AL East.

And they outslugged Kansas City in the opener 9-5, responding every time the Royals made it close. Part of the reason KC kept making it close was the continued struggles of Sergio Espinoza, as the Rays rookie did notch his first MLB win despite a rough 5 8 5 5 1 2 which actually lowered his ERA to 11.37. Luckily he had plenty of support led by Jeremy Begley (2-5, double, 3 RBI) and Danny Rodriguez (2-3, 2 runs scored, 2 RBI). Unfortunately the Rays lost 2B Isaiah Jackson to a herniated disc in his neck and he'll miss a little more than two weeks.

Transaction: Jackson goes on the 10-day IL and a familiar face returns as IF Luis Cisneros is up from Durham after spending most of the last two seasons with the big club.

I don't think too many people had Mario Urizar pitching the Rays to a 1-0 win in the second game on their bingo card but congrats if you did as Tampa Bay prevailed in a game which was the polar opposite of yesterday's. Danny Arroyave's sac fly in the 4th put the Rays ahead and that run held up for the duration thanks to Urizar (3-1) who went 6.2 5 0 0 0 7 and the bullpen culminating in Tony Alicea's 7th save.

The finale was a schizophrenic affair as it looked like the Rays would cruise to victory behind Joe Marlette, who was perfect through the first 5 innings with a 3-0 lead, only to see Marlette and Mario Baca lose the lead in the 7th before the Rays came back to tie and then win it in the 8th 7-4 on Billy Doughty's 3-run homer (#6). Marlette was brilliant but put the first two men on in the 7th and Baca gave up 4 hits to score those two and one of his own to saddle Marlette with a 6 5 3 3 0 8 line. But Jeremy Begley led off the 7th with a tying solo shot (#7) and Doughty's blast made a winner of Stan LeVea (2-0). Tony Alicea then shut the door in emphatic fashion by striking out the side in the 9th for save #8.

Team record: 24-12, now 1 1/2 up on New York. Next up: You didn't think we'd get an actual homestand, did you? Nope, we're off to Cleveland for 3 after an off-day.

11-09-2024, 12:55 PM	#1454
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,622	May 10-12, 2038: vs Kansas City (3) Finally back at home, the Rays took advantage of the friendly surroundings to sweep the Royals and re-take first place in the AL East. And they outslugged Kansas City in the opener 9-5, responding every time the Royals made it close. Part of the reason KC kept making it close was the continued struggles of Sergio Espinoza, as the Rays rookie did notch his first MLB win despite a rough 5 8 5 5 1 2 which actually lowered his ERA to 11.37. Luckily he had plenty of support led by Jeremy Begley (2-5, double, 3 RBI) and Danny Rodriguez (2-3, 2 runs scored, 2 RBI). Unfortunately the Rays lost 2B Isaiah Jackson to a herniated disc in his neck and he'll miss a little more than two weeks. Transaction: Jackson goes on the 10-day IL and a familiar face returns as IF Luis Cisneros is up from Durham after spending most of the last two seasons with the big club. I don't think too many people had Mario Urizar pitching the Rays to a 1-0 win in the second game on their bingo card but congrats if you did as Tampa Bay prevailed in a game which was the polar opposite of yesterday's. Danny Arroyave's sac fly in the 4th put the Rays ahead and that run held up for the duration thanks to Urizar (3-1) who went 6.2 5 0 0 0 7 and the bullpen culminating in Tony Alicea's 7th save. The finale was a schizophrenic affair as it looked like the Rays would cruise to victory behind Joe Marlette, who was perfect through the first 5 innings with a 3-0 lead, only to see Marlette and Mario Baca lose the lead in the 7th before the Rays came back to tie and then win it in the 8th 7-4 on Billy Doughty's 3-run homer (#6). Marlette was brilliant but put the first two men on in the 7th and Baca gave up 4 hits to score those two and one of his own to saddle Marlette with a 6 5 3 3 0 8 line. But Jeremy Begley led off the 7th with a tying solo shot (#7) and Doughty's blast made a winner of Stan LeVea (2-0). Tony Alicea then shut the door in emphatic fashion by striking out the side in the 9th for save #8. Team record: 24-12, now 1 1/2 up on New York. Next up: You didn't think we'd get an actual homestand, did you? Nope, we're off to Cleveland for 3 after an off-day.