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Art Deco · 05-30-2025, 05:59 PM

A bad road trip culminated in a sweep in Washington which saw the Rays blown out twice and then blow another 9th-inning lead in the other game.

Transaction: We welcome back star OF Danny Rodriguez from his second IL stint of the season and hope he can stick around this time. Danny Arevalo was optioned to Durham.

Washington's Austin Tyree no-hit the Rays for 7 innings before Danny Rivera launched a solo homer (#15) leading off the 8th and that would be the only hit they'd get in a 7-1 drubbing at the hands of the Nationals. Mike Blake (3-2) wasn't very good at 3 7 4 4 2 2 but with the way the bats were going today it wouldn't if mattered if he was very good.

The Rays suffered more capital punishment in DC in the second game, losing again handily 7-2. This time it was the usually-reliable Ruben Cerrillo (5-4) getting knocked around as the lefty surrendered 3 homers in a rough 4.1 8 6 6 1 4 performance. Jeremy Begley's solo homer (#15) in the 3rd briefly tied the game at 1 but that was as good as the day got for Tampa Bay.

Transaction: P Eric Lewis is activated and P Omar Sears is optioned to Durham. Sears pitched well in his callup but he was the only one left in the pen with options. Lewis, who was horrendous in the closer role before losing it and subsequently going on the IL, will pitch in a 5th-7th-inning role and hopefully get back on track.

It looked like the Rays might salvage the finale, but their bugaboo bullpen cost them another one as they were walked off 5-4 by the Nats. Back-to-back blasts in the 5th from Justin Blackwell (#6) and Jeremy Begley (#16) put the Rays up 3-2, and although Eric Lewis was charged with his 6th blown save in his first appearance off the IL when he allowed the tying run in the 7th, Danny Rodriguez singled home the go-ahead run in the 8th. Isaac Washington got through the bottom of the inning but in the Washington 9th Walt Kelly (4-3) succumbed to the black cloud over the bullpen by blowing his first save of the season, giving up a pair of doubles sandwiched around an error with the second one bringing home a pair of runs to lose it.

Team record: 46-24. Fortunately the Rays didn't lose much off their division lead as Boston only won once to reduce it to 8 1/2 games. Next up: A welcome return home where we'll play 3 against Detroit.

05-30-2025, 05:59 PM	#1540
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,115	June 17-19, 2039: at Washington (3) A bad road trip culminated in a sweep in Washington which saw the Rays blown out twice and then blow another 9th-inning lead in the other game. Transaction: We welcome back star OF Danny Rodriguez from his second IL stint of the season and hope he can stick around this time. Danny Arevalo was optioned to Durham. Washington's Austin Tyree no-hit the Rays for 7 innings before Danny Rivera launched a solo homer (#15) leading off the 8th and that would be the only hit they'd get in a 7-1 drubbing at the hands of the Nationals. Mike Blake (3-2) wasn't very good at 3 7 4 4 2 2 but with the way the bats were going today it wouldn't if mattered if he was very good. The Rays suffered more capital punishment in DC in the second game, losing again handily 7-2. This time it was the usually-reliable Ruben Cerrillo (5-4) getting knocked around as the lefty surrendered 3 homers in a rough 4.1 8 6 6 1 4 performance. Jeremy Begley's solo homer (#15) in the 3rd briefly tied the game at 1 but that was as good as the day got for Tampa Bay. Transaction: P Eric Lewis is activated and P Omar Sears is optioned to Durham. Sears pitched well in his callup but he was the only one left in the pen with options. Lewis, who was horrendous in the closer role before losing it and subsequently going on the IL, will pitch in a 5th-7th-inning role and hopefully get back on track. It looked like the Rays might salvage the finale, but their bugaboo bullpen cost them another one as they were walked off 5-4 by the Nats. Back-to-back blasts in the 5th from Justin Blackwell (#6) and Jeremy Begley (#16) put the Rays up 3-2, and although Eric Lewis was charged with his 6th blown save in his first appearance off the IL when he allowed the tying run in the 7th, Danny Rodriguez singled home the go-ahead run in the 8th. Isaac Washington got through the bottom of the inning but in the Washington 9th Walt Kelly (4-3) succumbed to the black cloud over the bullpen by blowing his first save of the season, giving up a pair of doubles sandwiched around an error with the second one bringing home a pair of runs to lose it. Team record: 46-24. Fortunately the Rays didn't lose much off their division lead as Boston only won once to reduce it to 8 1/2 games. Next up: A welcome return home where we'll play 3 against Detroit.