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Art Deco · 02-21-2025, 12:27 PM

Game 1: In the end the Rays routed the Astros 13-4 in their opener at Minute Maid Park but 5 runs in the 9th turned a comfortable win into a laugher. Steve Swords (11-2) got into some first-inning trouble, allowing 3 runs to put the Rays behind, but after a 4-run 2nd Tampa Bay never looked back with Vinny Colon's 2-run single the big hit. The Daves (Morales and Gonzalez) drove in a pair each and Jose Lozada's bases-clearing double was the key hit in the 9th. Swords settled in to get the win after going 6 8 4 4 2 6 and Erik Witten went the final 3 for his 2nd save.

Game 2: The Rays were up against one of the best pitchers in baseball in Houston lefty Randy Heller who came into the game 15-2, 1.89 and left it 16-2, 1.81 after six shutout innings in a 6-0 Astros win. Tampa Bay bats managed only 5 hits on the day and Randy Mastropietro (8-3) had a disastrous start going 2 5 5 5 4 2, effectively ending this one early.

Game 3: Tampa Bay bookended the series with a couple of routs, winning the rubber match 10-2 in a game that played out similarly to the opener as they poured it on in the 9th to bolster the final margin. Paul Mayes was 3-4 with a homer (#6) into the Crawford Boxes and 2 RBI while David Morales plated 4 including a bases-clearing double. Elijah Whitaker (8-7) was outstanding in the win at 6 5 2 1 0 7.

Team record: 71-44. The Rays maintained their 4 1/2-game lead with Baltimore also taking 2 of 3. Next up: A day off then we return home for 3 against Minnesota.

02-21-2025, 12:27 PM	#2804
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,419	August 7-9, 2056: at Houston (3) Game 1: In the end the Rays routed the Astros 13-4 in their opener at Minute Maid Park but 5 runs in the 9th turned a comfortable win into a laugher. Steve Swords (11-2) got into some first-inning trouble, allowing 3 runs to put the Rays behind, but after a 4-run 2nd Tampa Bay never looked back with Vinny Colon's 2-run single the big hit. The Daves (Morales and Gonzalez) drove in a pair each and Jose Lozada's bases-clearing double was the key hit in the 9th. Swords settled in to get the win after going 6 8 4 4 2 6 and Erik Witten went the final 3 for his 2nd save. Game 2: The Rays were up against one of the best pitchers in baseball in Houston lefty Randy Heller who came into the game 15-2, 1.89 and left it 16-2, 1.81 after six shutout innings in a 6-0 Astros win. Tampa Bay bats managed only 5 hits on the day and Randy Mastropietro (8-3) had a disastrous start going 2 5 5 5 4 2, effectively ending this one early. Game 3: Tampa Bay bookended the series with a couple of routs, winning the rubber match 10-2 in a game that played out similarly to the opener as they poured it on in the 9th to bolster the final margin. Paul Mayes was 3-4 with a homer (#6) into the Crawford Boxes and 2 RBI while David Morales plated 4 including a bases-clearing double. Elijah Whitaker (8-7) was outstanding in the win at 6 5 2 1 0 7. Team record: 71-44. The Rays maintained their 4 1/2-game lead with Baltimore also taking 2 of 3. Next up: A day off then we return home for 3 against Minnesota.