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Art Deco · 11-15-2024, 04:59 PM

A great weekend for the Rays, who swept the Nationals thanks to some late magic in all three games while the Yankees were swept at home by Phily enabling Tampa Bay to open up a 5 1/2-game lead in the AL East.

Washington's Gray Thomas held the Rays to only one run on three hits into the 7th inning of the opener but Tampa Bay feasted on the Nationals bullpen, scoring 5 times in the 8th to pull out a 6-3 win. Danny Rivera's 2-run single was the big one putting them ahead and Billy Doughty added some insurance with a 2-run single of his own. The rally made a winner of Jamie Arnold (3-0) and Tony Alicea got the final two outs for save #12. Jake Bridgewater turned in a much better fill-in start this time around, going 6 4 2 2 2 2 and keeping them in the game.

Had they held on to a 4-1 lead through 6 they wouldn't have needed late magic to win, but they didn't so they did and took a 7-4 win over Washington in the second game. Danny Charlton had a 2-run homer (#8) and Danny Rivera went solo (#7) to help them to that initial lead, and Sergio Espinoza was spinning a fine start. Unfortunately Espinoza gave up a 2-run homer in the 7th and then Stan LeVea coughed up a solo shot two batters after coming on and the game was tied. No problem for Tampa Bay though as Jeremy Begley capped a 4-hit day with a 2-run homer (#8) in the 8th to break the tie and Tony Fisher went back-to-back with him (#14). Braden Gammage (2-0) picked up the win and Tony Alicea saved again (#13). Espinoza finished a still-decent 6 6 3 3 0 4.

Danny Rodriguez was the star as he woke up a slumbering Rays offense in the late innings and Tampa Bay completed the sweep with a 3-2, 10-inning win over Washington. D-Rod tied the game at 2 with an 8th-inning double and then walked it off with 2 out in the 10th by blasting a solo homer (#7) well into the LF seats. Tony Fisher had a 1st-inning solo shot (#15) for the first Rays run and Joe Marlette turned in a typically-excellent start at 6 5 2 2 2 9. The win went to Stan LeVea (4-0), who pitched the top of the 10th.

Team record: 31-14. Next up: The homestand concludes with 3 against Texas.

11-15-2024, 04:59 PM	#1457
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,616	May 21-23, 2038: vs Washington (3) A great weekend for the Rays, who swept the Nationals thanks to some late magic in all three games while the Yankees were swept at home by Phily enabling Tampa Bay to open up a 5 1/2-game lead in the AL East. Washington's Gray Thomas held the Rays to only one run on three hits into the 7th inning of the opener but Tampa Bay feasted on the Nationals bullpen, scoring 5 times in the 8th to pull out a 6-3 win. Danny Rivera's 2-run single was the big one putting them ahead and Billy Doughty added some insurance with a 2-run single of his own. The rally made a winner of Jamie Arnold (3-0) and Tony Alicea got the final two outs for save #12. Jake Bridgewater turned in a much better fill-in start this time around, going 6 4 2 2 2 2 and keeping them in the game. Had they held on to a 4-1 lead through 6 they wouldn't have needed late magic to win, but they didn't so they did and took a 7-4 win over Washington in the second game. Danny Charlton had a 2-run homer (#8) and Danny Rivera went solo (#7) to help them to that initial lead, and Sergio Espinoza was spinning a fine start. Unfortunately Espinoza gave up a 2-run homer in the 7th and then Stan LeVea coughed up a solo shot two batters after coming on and the game was tied. No problem for Tampa Bay though as Jeremy Begley capped a 4-hit day with a 2-run homer (#8) in the 8th to break the tie and Tony Fisher went back-to-back with him (#14). Braden Gammage (2-0) picked up the win and Tony Alicea saved again (#13). Espinoza finished a still-decent 6 6 3 3 0 4. Danny Rodriguez was the star as he woke up a slumbering Rays offense in the late innings and Tampa Bay completed the sweep with a 3-2, 10-inning win over Washington. D-Rod tied the game at 2 with an 8th-inning double and then walked it off with 2 out in the 10th by blasting a solo homer (#7) well into the LF seats. Tony Fisher had a 1st-inning solo shot (#15) for the first Rays run and Joe Marlette turned in a typically-excellent start at 6 5 2 2 2 9. The win went to Stan LeVea (4-0), who pitched the top of the 10th. Team record: 31-14. Next up: The homestand concludes with 3 against Texas.