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Art Deco · 05-05-2025, 10:29 PM

No need for the obligatory "a sweep if not for the bullpen" as this time the Rays did pull off a sweep of New York, outscoring the Mets 23-4 in the process.

Ruben Cerrillo had a hiccup in his last outing allowing four runs but he wasn't going to let such a thing happen again as he dominated New York, going 8 4 0 0 0 4 in a 3-0 Rays win. Cerrillo (5-2, 1.52) was perfect through four and gave way to Walt Kelly in the 9th, who finished off the shutout for save #9. The offense came via the longball with Tony Fisher breaking a scoreless deadlock in the 6th with a 2-run shot (#9) and Frank Duron going solo later in the inning with #6.

The second game was over barely after it began as Tampa Bay put a touchdown and extra point on the board in the first as they rolled to a 14-1 blowout of the Mets. In a game where Rays hitters belted four homers, only Danny Rodriguez's solo shot (#4) came in that first with Justin Blackwell's 2-run single the big hit. But they did pile on after that with Danny Perez going deep twice (#15 and #16) and driving in four while Danny Arroyave found the seats for his 12th. Blackwell was 3-3 for D-Rod was 4-6 as he's hitting a cool .500 (18 for 36) on the season with all but 5 at-bats coming after his injury. Moises Baca (3-1) was free and easy in his best MLB start (6 3 1 1 2 4) for the win.

The Rays finished off the sweep with a 6-1 win in the finale and improved to 18-2 at home this year. A five-run third was the difference with Danny Rivera going solo (#12) and Willis Ramirez adding a 2-run shot (#3) in the inning. Mike Blake was up against his old team but had to leave in the 4th with a sore elbow after going 3.2 5 0 0 3 5. Ken Battle (4-0) went 2 1/3 scoreless as the bullpen did a fine job for a change.

Team record: 33-12, 6 up on the Yankees. Next up: San Antonio visits for 3 games.

05-05-2025, 10:29 PM	#1532
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,686	May 20-22, 2039: vs NY Mets (3) No need for the obligatory "a sweep if not for the bullpen" as this time the Rays did pull off a sweep of New York, outscoring the Mets 23-4 in the process. Ruben Cerrillo had a hiccup in his last outing allowing four runs but he wasn't going to let such a thing happen again as he dominated New York, going 8 4 0 0 0 4 in a 3-0 Rays win. Cerrillo (5-2, 1.52) was perfect through four and gave way to Walt Kelly in the 9th, who finished off the shutout for save #9. The offense came via the longball with Tony Fisher breaking a scoreless deadlock in the 6th with a 2-run shot (#9) and Frank Duron going solo later in the inning with #6. The second game was over barely after it began as Tampa Bay put a touchdown and extra point on the board in the first as they rolled to a 14-1 blowout of the Mets. In a game where Rays hitters belted four homers, only Danny Rodriguez's solo shot (#4) came in that first with Justin Blackwell's 2-run single the big hit. But they did pile on after that with Danny Perez going deep twice (#15 and #16) and driving in four while Danny Arroyave found the seats for his 12th. Blackwell was 3-3 for D-Rod was 4-6 as he's hitting a cool .500 (18 for 36) on the season with all but 5 at-bats coming after his injury. Moises Baca (3-1) was free and easy in his best MLB start (6 3 1 1 2 4) for the win. The Rays finished off the sweep with a 6-1 win in the finale and improved to 18-2 at home this year. A five-run third was the difference with Danny Rivera going solo (#12) and Willis Ramirez adding a 2-run shot (#3) in the inning. Mike Blake was up against his old team but had to leave in the 4th with a sore elbow after going 3.2 5 0 0 3 5. Ken Battle (4-0) went 2 1/3 scoreless as the bullpen did a fine job for a change. Team record: 33-12, 6 up on the Yankees. Next up: San Antonio visits for 3 games.