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July 12-18, 2027
July 12: Off-Day.
July 13: vs NY Yankees 8-2 W. WP-H.Smith (11-2, 5 6 2 2 2 7). HR-Isaac (20), P.Meadows (5), Mead (4), Rutschman (20). A total romp as the Rays scored 6 times in the first and added 2 more in the 2nd with Isaac's 2-run homer the big early blow. Rutschman was 3-4 with a double, homer and 3 RBI.
July 14: vs NY Yankees 7-0 W. WP-McClanahan (11-2, 7 2 0 0 1 12). HR-Westburg (12), C.Williams 2 (8). Mac bounced back from one of the worst outings of his career in Texas to pitched one of his best, dominating the Yankees in another rout. Williams knocked in 3 with his 2 homers to lead the way on offense.
July 15: vs NY Yankees 2-1 W. WP-Hentges (2-0). S-Bautista (19). Starter-Gasser (6.2 4 1 1 4 8). Rays to fight harder to win this one, scoring twice in the 7th on a Mead RBI double and a Yankee passed ball to eke out the win and complete the sweep.
July 16: vs Cleveland 7-6 W. WP-Hentges (3-0). Starter-Bradley (5 5 4 4 1 7). HR-Isaac (21), Rutschman (15), J.Lowe (9). Talk about a team that refuses to lose. The Rays were behind 6-0 in this one before finally getting a run in the 7th before scoring 3 in the 8th and 3 more in the 9th to pull out a dramatic walk-off win. Homers from Rutschman and Lowe got them back into in the 8th and then they jumped all over Cleveland closer James Karinchak in the 9th culminating in Westburg's game-winning RBI single to make it 6 straight wins.
July 17: vs Cleveland 4-0 W. WP-Pepiot (5-7, 9 5 0 0 1 6). HR-P.Meadows (6), J.Lowe (10). With Springs nursing his sore elbow Pepiot got another crack at starting and truly made the most of it, pitching his first career complete-game shutout on 108 pitches. Lowe's 2-run homer in the 7th gave Pepiot breathing room.
July 18: vs Cleveland 5-4 W (11). WP-Bautista (8-3). Starter-H.Smith (6 9 4 4 0 4). HR-Caminero (18), Isaac (22). OK this is getting kind of ridiculous. The Rays were down 4-1 with two out in the bottom of the 9th when Isaac, who didn't start with Cleveland throwing a lefty, came off the bench and hit a 3-run pinch-hit homer to tie it. Bautista then kept the ghost runner off the board in the 10th and 11th before Westburg delivered a walk-off single for the second time in three nights to cap an improbable rally as the Rays concluded a perfect week with their 8th straight win heading into the break.
Team record: 63-33. We're now 10 1/2 up on second-place Baltimore. Next week: After the break we resume play with 3 at Yankee Stadium which will be part of a 4-game wraparound series.
Players of the Week:
AL: John Rhodes (BAL), 7-12, 2 HR, 6 RBI
NL: Nolan Gorman (STL), 12-19, 4 HR, 10 RBI
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