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Art Deco · 04-21-2025, 11:02 AM

The Rays' 9-game win streak came to a halt but they still managed to take 2 of 3 low-scoring affairs on the south side of Chicago.

And it was in the opener that the streak ended after the bats went silent in a 2-1 loss to the White Sox. Coming off a no-hitter and an 0.99 ERA to start the season Ruben Cerrillo proved he was human when he gave up a 2-run homer in the 3rd but was stingy thereafter, dropping to 4-1 despite a fine 7 7 2 2 0 2 outing. Danny Arroyave's RBI single in the first was one of only four hits for the offense.

It's kind of amazing the Rays are off to the start they are given how much the back-end bullpen has struggled in the early going and today was a microcosm of that as Eric Lewis gave up two homers in the 9th to let Chicago tie things up but they still wound up winning 4-3 in 11 innings. Mike Blake pitched his usual workmanlike game at 6 7 1 1 2 2 and thanks in part to Frank Duron's 4th homer the Rays took a 3-1 lead into the bottom of the 9th. But Lewis continued his struggle to keep the ball in the park, giving up homers #5 and 6 in only 9.1 IP of work and blowing his third save in the process. Danny Rivera took him off the hook though in the 11th with his 6th homer as he looks more like the hitter we thought we were acquiring the winter before last rather than his 2038 version. Moises Baca (2-1) pitched the 10th and 11th for the win.

The Rays took another tight one in the rubber game, getting by Chicago 3-2 in an injury-riddled affair for them. It started off with starter Leo Gutierrez departing in the 2nd with shoulder tendinitis that's going to shelve him for 6 weeks, and continued later with star OF Tony Fisher leaving with a hand contusion after being hit by a pitch and he'll miss enough time to warrant going on the 10-day IL. Still they overcame adversity thanks in large part to Sebastian Burns, who went 2 2/3 scoreless in relief of Gutierrez to win his first decision as a Ray and Willis Ramirez, who delivered a key 2-run triple. Walt Kelly got the call in the 9th and he succumbed to whatever is going on with Eric Lewis as he allowed a solo homer to get Chicago back within one, but recovered to get the final out for his 3rd save.

Team record: 22-8. We're 6 up on the Yankees and 6 1/2 on Baltimore. Despite the gaudy record it's not the best in baseball - the Dodgers are 23-6. Next up: Our latest road trek ends with 3 games in Minnesota after an off-day.

04-21-2025, 11:02 AM	#1527
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,403	May 2-4, 2039: at Chicago White Sox (3) The Rays' 9-game win streak came to a halt but they still managed to take 2 of 3 low-scoring affairs on the south side of Chicago. And it was in the opener that the streak ended after the bats went silent in a 2-1 loss to the White Sox. Coming off a no-hitter and an 0.99 ERA to start the season Ruben Cerrillo proved he was human when he gave up a 2-run homer in the 3rd but was stingy thereafter, dropping to 4-1 despite a fine 7 7 2 2 0 2 outing. Danny Arroyave's RBI single in the first was one of only four hits for the offense. It's kind of amazing the Rays are off to the start they are given how much the back-end bullpen has struggled in the early going and today was a microcosm of that as Eric Lewis gave up two homers in the 9th to let Chicago tie things up but they still wound up winning 4-3 in 11 innings. Mike Blake pitched his usual workmanlike game at 6 7 1 1 2 2 and thanks in part to Frank Duron's 4th homer the Rays took a 3-1 lead into the bottom of the 9th. But Lewis continued his struggle to keep the ball in the park, giving up homers #5 and 6 in only 9.1 IP of work and blowing his third save in the process. Danny Rivera took him off the hook though in the 11th with his 6th homer as he looks more like the hitter we thought we were acquiring the winter before last rather than his 2038 version. Moises Baca (2-1) pitched the 10th and 11th for the win. The Rays took another tight one in the rubber game, getting by Chicago 3-2 in an injury-riddled affair for them. It started off with starter Leo Gutierrez departing in the 2nd with shoulder tendinitis that's going to shelve him for 6 weeks, and continued later with star OF Tony Fisher leaving with a hand contusion after being hit by a pitch and he'll miss enough time to warrant going on the 10-day IL. Still they overcame adversity thanks in large part to Sebastian Burns, who went 2 2/3 scoreless in relief of Gutierrez to win his first decision as a Ray and Willis Ramirez, who delivered a key 2-run triple. Walt Kelly got the call in the 9th and he succumbed to whatever is going on with Eric Lewis as he allowed a solo homer to get Chicago back within one, but recovered to get the final out for his 3rd save. Team record: 22-8. We're 6 up on the Yankees and 6 1/2 on Baltimore. Despite the gaudy record it's not the best in baseball - the Dodgers are 23-6. Next up: Our latest road trek ends with 3 games in Minnesota after an off-day.