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Art Deco · 02-05-2025, 10:01 AM

Once again we took 2 out of 3 and once again we maintained a 4 1/2-game lead but three games have come off the schedule.

Gabe Bryant was excellent and the bats feasted in a 10-3 blowout win over the Tigers. Bryant (8-4) was largely untouchable at 7 2 0 0 3 5 and his teammates made it easy for him with ample run support. Danny Arroyave started the party with a 2-run double in the first, Luis Berumen drove in 3, and Justin Blackwell had a 2-run homer (#8) to lead the way. Danny Charlton added a late solo shot (#19) to give the team double digits.

The Rays lost the second game 9-1, so you'd be forgiven for thinking Detroit simply returned last night's favor. But instead it was a nail-biter for 14 innings before the Tigers erupted for 8 runs in the 15th. Both teams had numerous opportunities to break the deadlock with Detroit leaving 16 on base and Tampa Bay 13 but couldn't, and the worst Rays offender was Danny Charlton who was 0-for-7 with 8 LOB. Finally the Tigers jumped on Danny Mauricio in his second inning of work and who was one out away from escaping the 15th unscathed before allowing six straight men to reach with a homer mixed in, and then Ken Battle came in and gave up a 3-run homer to the first man he faced. Chris Ericson started and went a decent 5 4 1 1 1 4.

After scoring only one run in 15 innings the day before the Rays put 5 on the board in the first and never looked back in a 7-1 win over Detroit to take the series. Tony Fisher belted a 2-run homer (#39), Luis Berumen went back-to-back with him for #25, and Justin Blackwell had a 2-run single in the big opening frame. This made life easy for the newly stuff-challenged Joe Marlette, who improved to 10-4 after going 6 5 1 0 1 2.

Team record: 71-44. Next up: An off-day before Seattle visits for 3 games.

02-05-2025, 10:01 AM	#1484
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,628	August 9-11, 2038: vs Detroit (3) Once again we took 2 out of 3 and once again we maintained a 4 1/2-game lead but three games have come off the schedule. Gabe Bryant was excellent and the bats feasted in a 10-3 blowout win over the Tigers. Bryant (8-4) was largely untouchable at 7 2 0 0 3 5 and his teammates made it easy for him with ample run support. Danny Arroyave started the party with a 2-run double in the first, Luis Berumen drove in 3, and Justin Blackwell had a 2-run homer (#8) to lead the way. Danny Charlton added a late solo shot (#19) to give the team double digits. The Rays lost the second game 9-1, so you'd be forgiven for thinking Detroit simply returned last night's favor. But instead it was a nail-biter for 14 innings before the Tigers erupted for 8 runs in the 15th. Both teams had numerous opportunities to break the deadlock with Detroit leaving 16 on base and Tampa Bay 13 but couldn't, and the worst Rays offender was Danny Charlton who was 0-for-7 with 8 LOB. Finally the Tigers jumped on Danny Mauricio in his second inning of work and who was one out away from escaping the 15th unscathed before allowing six straight men to reach with a homer mixed in, and then Ken Battle came in and gave up a 3-run homer to the first man he faced. Chris Ericson started and went a decent 5 4 1 1 1 4. After scoring only one run in 15 innings the day before the Rays put 5 on the board in the first and never looked back in a 7-1 win over Detroit to take the series. Tony Fisher belted a 2-run homer (#39), Luis Berumen went back-to-back with him for #25, and Justin Blackwell had a 2-run single in the big opening frame. This made life easy for the newly stuff-challenged Joe Marlette, who improved to 10-4 after going 6 5 1 0 1 2. Team record: 71-44. Next up: An off-day before Seattle visits for 3 games.