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Art Deco · 01-22-2025, 08:57 AM

The Yankees rolled into town for a huge series with the Rays holding a 1 1/2-game lead on them, and when New York left the lead was 2 1/2 thanks to Tampa Bay taking 2 of 3.

Welcome back, Leo Gutierrez. The lefty, who had been out since April, returned from the IL in triumphant fashion, going 8 2 0 0 2 9 and improving to 3-0 as the Rays beat the Yankees by the same score. Braden Gammage got the call in the 9th and shook off his recent bad run by completing the shutout for his 3rd save. All the offense that was needed came on Danny Arroyave's 20th homer of the year in the 4th, a solo shot that stood up until the Rays tacked on 2 more runs in the 7th with Agustin Lopez's RBI double the key hit.

The second game was a marathon but the Rays came out on top when Billy Doughty's solo homer (#15) leading off the bottom of the 14th gave Tampa Bay a 3-2 walk-off win over New York. The Yankees took an early 2-0 lead off Chris Ericson, who went 4 6 2 2 0 2 but the Rays equalized in the bottom of the 4th on a 2-run Danny Arroyave homer (#21) as the third-sacker remained hot. On and on we went from here including 3 scoreless from Tony Alicea in relief on an efficient 26 pitches before Doughty's blow made a winner of Danny Mauricio (2-2), who went two scoreless himself.

The Rays were not competitive in the finale and fell 5-1 to the Yankees. Joe Marlette (8-3) has been in a bit of a slump lately and didn't pitch well today, going 4.2 9 4 4 3 3. Justin Blackwell's 4th-inning solo homer (#6) kept them from being shut out.

Team record: 59-41. Next up: A long 2-week road trip begins with 3 in Boston.

01-22-2025, 08:57 AM	#1479
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,406	July 23-25, 2038: vs NY Yankees (3) The Yankees rolled into town for a huge series with the Rays holding a 1 1/2-game lead on them, and when New York left the lead was 2 1/2 thanks to Tampa Bay taking 2 of 3. Welcome back, Leo Gutierrez. The lefty, who had been out since April, returned from the IL in triumphant fashion, going 8 2 0 0 2 9 and improving to 3-0 as the Rays beat the Yankees by the same score. Braden Gammage got the call in the 9th and shook off his recent bad run by completing the shutout for his 3rd save. All the offense that was needed came on Danny Arroyave's 20th homer of the year in the 4th, a solo shot that stood up until the Rays tacked on 2 more runs in the 7th with Agustin Lopez's RBI double the key hit. The second game was a marathon but the Rays came out on top when Billy Doughty's solo homer (#15) leading off the bottom of the 14th gave Tampa Bay a 3-2 walk-off win over New York. The Yankees took an early 2-0 lead off Chris Ericson, who went 4 6 2 2 0 2 but the Rays equalized in the bottom of the 4th on a 2-run Danny Arroyave homer (#21) as the third-sacker remained hot. On and on we went from here including 3 scoreless from Tony Alicea in relief on an efficient 26 pitches before Doughty's blow made a winner of Danny Mauricio (2-2), who went two scoreless himself. The Rays were not competitive in the finale and fell 5-1 to the Yankees. Joe Marlette (8-3) has been in a bit of a slump lately and didn't pitch well today, going 4.2 9 4 4 3 3. Justin Blackwell's 4th-inning solo homer (#6) kept them from being shut out. Team record: 59-41. Next up: A long 2-week road trip begins with 3 in Boston.