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Art Deco · 02-09-2025, 07:06 PM

The Rays are on an August roll as they swept another series, this time on the road, and lead the division by 7 games.

It took them a while to get going in the opener but after falling behind early 2-0 they came back to win 3-2 in 10 innings over the Rangers in Arlington. And it was that man again Tony Fisher, as the red-hot hitting OF blasted homer #40 to give them the win in extras. Earlier Agustin Lopez drilled an RBI double in the 5th and came around to score the tying run and Chris Ericson turned in a solid start at 5 3 2 2 2 5. Tony Alicea (5-3) went the final two innings in relief, "saving" his own win.

The second game saw the Rays pull off quite the comeback as they trailed 5-1 after 6 innings before coming back thanks to longball to win in extras again, 8-5 in 10. It was a rough start for Joe Marlette and he wasn't helped by his defense in a 4.2 7 4 0 4 4 outing while the bats didn't even manage a hit until the 5th. Isaiah Jackson started the comeback with a 2-run belt (#9) in the 7th and then who other than Tony Fisher went yard again with a man on in the 8th (#41) to tie it up. And then Danny Rodriguez took former Rays farmhand Mike Mank deep in the tenth for his 22nd homer and a 6-5 Rays lead before Danny Arroyave doubled in two more for insurance. Branden Gammage (4-4) earned the relief win and Jon Coggin got his first save by taking care of Texas in the 10th.

The Rays completed the sweep in easier fashion than the previous two nights, winning 7-5 in a game that really wasn't that close as they led 7-1 after 8. Danny Charlton has been disappointing this year but came through today, belting a pair of 2-run homers (#21 & 22), one in the 1st to start the scoring and the other in the 8th in what turned out to be the margin of victory. Also going deep were Danny Rivera (the biggest disappointment) with his 14th and Jeremy Begley with #30. Danny Morales remained on course for 20 wins by going to 15-5 with a 7 8 0 0 1 6 outing but Eric Lewis, getting some work in the 9th with his team up 7-1, gave up a pair of 2-run homers before mercifully recording the final out.

Team record: 77-44. Next up: A day off to head north to Toronto for 3 games.

02-09-2025, 07:06 PM	#1486
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,583	August 16-18, 2038: at Texas (3) The Rays are on an August roll as they swept another series, this time on the road, and lead the division by 7 games. It took them a while to get going in the opener but after falling behind early 2-0 they came back to win 3-2 in 10 innings over the Rangers in Arlington. And it was that man again Tony Fisher, as the red-hot hitting OF blasted homer #40 to give them the win in extras. Earlier Agustin Lopez drilled an RBI double in the 5th and came around to score the tying run and Chris Ericson turned in a solid start at 5 3 2 2 2 5. Tony Alicea (5-3) went the final two innings in relief, "saving" his own win. The second game saw the Rays pull off quite the comeback as they trailed 5-1 after 6 innings before coming back thanks to longball to win in extras again, 8-5 in 10. It was a rough start for Joe Marlette and he wasn't helped by his defense in a 4.2 7 4 0 4 4 outing while the bats didn't even manage a hit until the 5th. Isaiah Jackson started the comeback with a 2-run belt (#9) in the 7th and then who other than Tony Fisher went yard again with a man on in the 8th (#41) to tie it up. And then Danny Rodriguez took former Rays farmhand Mike Mank deep in the tenth for his 22nd homer and a 6-5 Rays lead before Danny Arroyave doubled in two more for insurance. Branden Gammage (4-4) earned the relief win and Jon Coggin got his first save by taking care of Texas in the 10th. The Rays completed the sweep in easier fashion than the previous two nights, winning 7-5 in a game that really wasn't that close as they led 7-1 after 8. Danny Charlton has been disappointing this year but came through today, belting a pair of 2-run homers (#21 & 22), one in the 1st to start the scoring and the other in the 8th in what turned out to be the margin of victory. Also going deep were Danny Rivera (the biggest disappointment) with his 14th and Jeremy Begley with #30. Danny Morales remained on course for 20 wins by going to 15-5 with a 7 8 0 0 1 6 outing but Eric Lewis, getting some work in the 9th with his team up 7-1, gave up a pair of 2-run homers before mercifully recording the final out. Team record: 77-44. Next up: A day off to head north to Toronto for 3 games.