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Art Deco · 01-27-2025, 09:18 PM

Alamo Park has not been kind to the Rays over the last several years but Tampa Bay did manage to take 2 of 3 and could have had a sweep had the bullpen not squandered a sizable lead in the first game. The series win largely came courtesy of Tony Fisher, who belted 5 homers in the 3-game set, and with the Yankees dropping 2 of 3 the Rays have expanded their division lead to 4 1/2 games.

The Rays built a 4-0 lead over San Antonio in the opener but couldn't hold it as the bullpen blew it, allowing the Alamos to take a 5-4 walk-off win. A solo shot from Tony Fisher (#30) and a 2-run Justin Blackwell blast (#7) helped give them that lead in the 5th but Chris Ericson couldn't make it out of the bottom of the inning, finishing 4.2 5 2 2 2 2. Still the pen a 4-2 lead in the 7th and the downfall started with Eric Lewis allowing a run in his second return to the Rays, Branden Gammage surrendering the tying run in the 8th and Tony Alicea (3-3) giving up the winner after loading the bases in the 9th.

Although the Rays were held without a hit through 4 innings they made up for lost time in a big way and ended up routing the Alamos 8-1 behind Tony Fisher and Joe Marlette. The Rays exploded for 4 in the 5th with Billy Doughty's 2-run triple the big hit and then Fisher went to work, hitting a 2-run homer in the 7th and a solo shot in the 9th to give him 32. Meanwhile Marlette won his first start in his last six and improved to 9-3 after going 7 4 1 1 1 6.

Whereas yesterday Tony Fisher's 2 homers were icing on the cake today his two homers were absolutely necessary as the Rays edged past San Antonio 4-3. He hit solo shots in the 1st and 3rd to make it 34 on the year and 5 in the series and although the Alamos went up 3-2 after that he started the winning rally in the 5th with a double and later in the inning Danny Arroyave doubled in the go-ahead and eventually winning run. Danny Morales pitched around that rough 3rd and finished 6.2 6 3 3 0 8 to go to 13-5, and this time the bullpen held with Tony Alicea securing save #26 despite surrendering a leadoff double in the 9th.

Team record: 64-42. Next up: A day off then we play 3 in Washington against a tough 61-43 Nationals squad.

01-27-2025, 09:18 PM	#1481
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,689	July 30-August 1, 2038: at San Antonio (3) Alamo Park has not been kind to the Rays over the last several years but Tampa Bay did manage to take 2 of 3 and could have had a sweep had the bullpen not squandered a sizable lead in the first game. The series win largely came courtesy of Tony Fisher, who belted 5 homers in the 3-game set, and with the Yankees dropping 2 of 3 the Rays have expanded their division lead to 4 1/2 games. The Rays built a 4-0 lead over San Antonio in the opener but couldn't hold it as the bullpen blew it, allowing the Alamos to take a 5-4 walk-off win. A solo shot from Tony Fisher (#30) and a 2-run Justin Blackwell blast (#7) helped give them that lead in the 5th but Chris Ericson couldn't make it out of the bottom of the inning, finishing 4.2 5 2 2 2 2. Still the pen a 4-2 lead in the 7th and the downfall started with Eric Lewis allowing a run in his second return to the Rays, Branden Gammage surrendering the tying run in the 8th and Tony Alicea (3-3) giving up the winner after loading the bases in the 9th. Although the Rays were held without a hit through 4 innings they made up for lost time in a big way and ended up routing the Alamos 8-1 behind Tony Fisher and Joe Marlette. The Rays exploded for 4 in the 5th with Billy Doughty's 2-run triple the big hit and then Fisher went to work, hitting a 2-run homer in the 7th and a solo shot in the 9th to give him 32. Meanwhile Marlette won his first start in his last six and improved to 9-3 after going 7 4 1 1 1 6. Whereas yesterday Tony Fisher's 2 homers were icing on the cake today his two homers were absolutely necessary as the Rays edged past San Antonio 4-3. He hit solo shots in the 1st and 3rd to make it 34 on the year and 5 in the series and although the Alamos went up 3-2 after that he started the winning rally in the 5th with a double and later in the inning Danny Arroyave doubled in the go-ahead and eventually winning run. Danny Morales pitched around that rough 3rd and finished 6.2 6 3 3 0 8 to go to 13-5, and this time the bullpen held with Tony Alicea securing save #26 despite surrendering a leadoff double in the 9th. Team record: 64-42. Next up: A day off then we play 3 in Washington against a tough 61-43 Nationals squad.