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Art Deco · 02-26-2025, 07:45 PM

The Rays were swept for only the third time this season and first since mid-June when the Yankees did the trick as they pitched poorly in Kansas City, giving up 26 runs in the 3 games.

The first game was the one where the poor pitching cost them as normally you'd expect to win after scoring 12 runs. But Tony Alicea (6-5) imploded in the 9th and blew a 12-9 lead, giving up 4 runs without retiring a batter and condemning the Rays to a crazy 13-12 loss to the Royals. Tampa Bay twice looked like they had this one, the first time when they raced out to a 6-0 lead in the 2nd inning thanks in part to a 2-run Danny Rodriguez homer (#29). And with ace Danny Morales on the mound looking for win #19 what could go wrong? Plenty it turned out as after getting through a scoreless first Morales couldn't get anyone out, beaten up to the tune of 3 10 8 8 2 2 and the Rays found themselves down 8-6. But a couple of homers put them back on top in the 6th with Tony Fisher's 461-foot 3-run jack (#44) tying it and Danny Charlton's 29th making it 11-9. Danny Arroyave then capped a 3-hit day in which he earlier had two doubles with an 8th-inning solo shot (#27) and with their deep bullpen it looked like a win. But then came Alicea and his troubles and the Rays lost a tough one.

Leo Gutierrez suffered his first loss of the season after starting the year 10-0 and the Rays dropped the second game 5-1 to Kansas City. Gutierrez was 4.2 6 4 4 4 6 in the loss and the bats didn't offer much resistance after scoring 12 the night before.

The Rays took a brief 2-0 lead in the first inning of the finale on RBI doubles from Luis Berumen and Danny Chalrton, but it was all downhill from there as the Royals routed them 8-2. Gabe Bryant (11-5) got his strikeouts but not much else at 5.1 6 6 6 2 7 and the bats went silent the rest of the way as they dropped their fifth straight.

Team record: 92-51. The #1 seed is now out of the question and with the Yankees sweeping over the weekend the magic number was kept at 9. Still 11 1/2 up so nobody's panicking but it would be nice to start winning again. That could happen in Minnesota where the Rays resume play for 3 against the Twins after a day off.

Durham Update: The AAA Bulls won their division and play their first-round playoff series against Nashville, to whom they dropped Game 1 5-3.

Archundia Watch: The Cubs slugger was held homer-less over the weekend and remains at 69 for the season.

02-26-2025, 07:45 PM	#1493
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,671	September 10-12, 2038: at Kansas City (3) The Rays were swept for only the third time this season and first since mid-June when the Yankees did the trick as they pitched poorly in Kansas City, giving up 26 runs in the 3 games. The first game was the one where the poor pitching cost them as normally you'd expect to win after scoring 12 runs. But Tony Alicea (6-5) imploded in the 9th and blew a 12-9 lead, giving up 4 runs without retiring a batter and condemning the Rays to a crazy 13-12 loss to the Royals. Tampa Bay twice looked like they had this one, the first time when they raced out to a 6-0 lead in the 2nd inning thanks in part to a 2-run Danny Rodriguez homer (#29). And with ace Danny Morales on the mound looking for win #19 what could go wrong? Plenty it turned out as after getting through a scoreless first Morales couldn't get anyone out, beaten up to the tune of 3 10 8 8 2 2 and the Rays found themselves down 8-6. But a couple of homers put them back on top in the 6th with Tony Fisher's 461-foot 3-run jack (#44) tying it and Danny Charlton's 29th making it 11-9. Danny Arroyave then capped a 3-hit day in which he earlier had two doubles with an 8th-inning solo shot (#27) and with their deep bullpen it looked like a win. But then came Alicea and his troubles and the Rays lost a tough one. Leo Gutierrez suffered his first loss of the season after starting the year 10-0 and the Rays dropped the second game 5-1 to Kansas City. Gutierrez was 4.2 6 4 4 4 6 in the loss and the bats didn't offer much resistance after scoring 12 the night before. The Rays took a brief 2-0 lead in the first inning of the finale on RBI doubles from Luis Berumen and Danny Chalrton, but it was all downhill from there as the Royals routed them 8-2. Gabe Bryant (11-5) got his strikeouts but not much else at 5.1 6 6 6 2 7 and the bats went silent the rest of the way as they dropped their fifth straight. Team record: 92-51. The #1 seed is now out of the question and with the Yankees sweeping over the weekend the magic number was kept at 9. Still 11 1/2 up so nobody's panicking but it would be nice to start winning again. That could happen in Minnesota where the Rays resume play for 3 against the Twins after a day off. Durham Update: The AAA Bulls won their division and play their first-round playoff series against Nashville, to whom they dropped Game 1 5-3. Archundia Watch: The Cubs slugger was held homer-less over the weekend and remains at 69 for the season.