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Art Deco · 05-23-2025, 05:20 PM

Game 1: Some late Publix Park magic for the Rays as rookie pinch-hitter Terry Jackson came off the bench to deliver a bases-clearing double in the bottom of the 8th, breaking a 1-1 tie and giving Tampa Bay a 4-1 win in the opener of this big early-season series with the Yankees. Steve Swords had the snowflake next to his name but turned things around with a dominant 6 3 1 1 1 10 outing but wasn't even taken off the hook for a loss until the Rays tied it in the 6th. Victor Boria (2-0) got the win and Devin Tadlock had a 1-2-3 9th for his 7th save.

Game 2: It was the Yankees' turn to strike late as they bombed the Tampa Bay bullpen for 5 runs in the 8th to turn a 2-2 tie into an 8-2 rout. Jake Cid (3-1) got through the 7th but ran into big-time trouble in the 8th putting 3 men on, all of whom came around to score thanks to himself and Victor Boria. As a result a decent start from Jorge Barraza (5 5 2 2 3 5) and solo homers from Jesus Avalos (#12) and Paul Mayes (#3) went for naught.

Game 3: For the third time in three days it went down to the wire and this time it was the Yankees prevailing again with a run in the 9th to beat the Rays 4-3. Elijah Whitaker had a rough first inning allowing three runs but settled into quite the groove finishing 7 5 3 3 0 10. This bought the offense time to come back and tie which they did in the 7th on Jayden Woodard's solo homer (#2) but Devin Tadlock (1-3) gave up a single, a stolen base and another single in the 9th as the Yankees plated the winner.

Game 4: It was up to the Rays' old reliable, Dave Rose, to salvage a split of the series and keep the Yankees from gaining any ground over the four days and he came through along with the offense, which exploded for 8 runs in the 7th to snap a 1-1 tie as Tampa Bay prevailed 9-1. Rose improved to 6-1, 1.93 after a typically-excellent 7 3 1 1 1 9 performance, and his 2.6 WAR in mid-May leads all of baseball. But it wasn't until that huge 7th inning that he was in line to win. Paul Mayes was initially given the day off but came off the bench in a critical situation against lefty and former Ray Mel Mejia to deliver a tie-breaking single, Henry Dominguez followed with a 2-run double, and then Manny Flores (#3/5) and Dave Gonzalez (#3) tacked on 2-run homers for good measure.

Team record: 29-16, still then 3 1/2 up on the Yankees. Next up: off to Toronto for 3 games.

05-23-2025, 05:20 PM	#2860
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,492	May 14-17, 2057: vs NY Yankees (4) Game 1: Some late Publix Park magic for the Rays as rookie pinch-hitter Terry Jackson came off the bench to deliver a bases-clearing double in the bottom of the 8th, breaking a 1-1 tie and giving Tampa Bay a 4-1 win in the opener of this big early-season series with the Yankees. Steve Swords had the snowflake next to his name but turned things around with a dominant 6 3 1 1 1 10 outing but wasn't even taken off the hook for a loss until the Rays tied it in the 6th. Victor Boria (2-0) got the win and Devin Tadlock had a 1-2-3 9th for his 7th save. Game 2: It was the Yankees' turn to strike late as they bombed the Tampa Bay bullpen for 5 runs in the 8th to turn a 2-2 tie into an 8-2 rout. Jake Cid (3-1) got through the 7th but ran into big-time trouble in the 8th putting 3 men on, all of whom came around to score thanks to himself and Victor Boria. As a result a decent start from Jorge Barraza (5 5 2 2 3 5) and solo homers from Jesus Avalos (#12) and Paul Mayes (#3) went for naught. Game 3: For the third time in three days it went down to the wire and this time it was the Yankees prevailing again with a run in the 9th to beat the Rays 4-3. Elijah Whitaker had a rough first inning allowing three runs but settled into quite the groove finishing 7 5 3 3 0 10. This bought the offense time to come back and tie which they did in the 7th on Jayden Woodard's solo homer (#2) but Devin Tadlock (1-3) gave up a single, a stolen base and another single in the 9th as the Yankees plated the winner. Game 4: It was up to the Rays' old reliable, Dave Rose, to salvage a split of the series and keep the Yankees from gaining any ground over the four days and he came through along with the offense, which exploded for 8 runs in the 7th to snap a 1-1 tie as Tampa Bay prevailed 9-1. Rose improved to 6-1, 1.93 after a typically-excellent 7 3 1 1 1 9 performance, and his 2.6 WAR in mid-May leads all of baseball. But it wasn't until that huge 7th inning that he was in line to win. Paul Mayes was initially given the day off but came off the bench in a critical situation against lefty and former Ray Mel Mejia to deliver a tie-breaking single, Henry Dominguez followed with a 2-run double, and then Manny Flores (#3/5) and Dave Gonzalez (#3) tacked on 2-run homers for good measure. Team record: 29-16, still then 3 1/2 up on the Yankees. Next up: off to Toronto for 3 games.