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Art Deco · 06-22-2025, 09:16 AM

The Rays got right going into the All-Star break against a bad Jays team, sweeping them after dropping the first two series on this homestand.

The opener was over not long after it started as the Rays built an 8-0 lead by the 3rd and cruised to a 9-2 win over Toronto. Those 8 early runs came courtesy of a 3-run Danny Arroyave homer (#22) in the first, a 3-run Danny Perez shot (#21) in the 3rd and a 2-run jack from Justin Blackwell (#11) later that inning. The explosion enabled Danny Morales to move to 10-0 with the righty going a tidy 6 3 1 1 3 8.

It took a little longer for the Rays to get going in the second game but the end result was the same as they trounced Toronto 11-4. Tampa Bay didn't take the lead until Billy Doughty's RBI double in the 5th put them up 2-1 and although Toronto forged ahead 3-2 in the top of the 6th the floodgates opened as Danny Rivera hit the first of his two homers (#17) with two men on to put the Rays up to stay in the bottom of the frame and they kept tacking on from there with 2-run blasts from Danny Arroyave (#23) and Jeremy Begley (#23) along with a solo clout from Rivera (#18). Mike Blake went 5.2 5 3 3 1 7 and Chris Ericson (5-3) picked up the win in relief.

The finale was a little harder-fought but Tampa Bay still prevailed 5-3 behind Ruben Cerrillo's best game in a while and a pair of homers from Billy Doughty with both celebrating their selection to the AL All-Star team. Cerrillo (7-6) went 6 3 1 1 4 5 with only the walks a bit unusual while Doughty slugged a 3-run homer in the 4th to put them up 3-1 and then added a solo shot in the 7th (#15) for the ultimate margin of victory. John Lopez then also went solo (#6) in the 8th after Toronto got a 2-run homer off Isaac Washington in the top of the inning. Walt Kelly put an end to things with a 1-2-3 9th for save #18.

Team record: 59-30. Next up: The All-Star break, including the Amateur Draft. We'll resume action on Thursday with 4 games in Boston.

MLB News: Former Ray and current Astro slugger Dominic Scavone, who hit a whopping 179 homers over the previous 4 seasons (although he slumped to only 7 so far this year at age 37) is done for the year with a broken bone in his elbow

06-22-2025, 09:16 AM	#1548
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,721	July 8-10, 2039: vs Toronto (3) The Rays got right going into the All-Star break against a bad Jays team, sweeping them after dropping the first two series on this homestand. The opener was over not long after it started as the Rays built an 8-0 lead by the 3rd and cruised to a 9-2 win over Toronto. Those 8 early runs came courtesy of a 3-run Danny Arroyave homer (#22) in the first, a 3-run Danny Perez shot (#21) in the 3rd and a 2-run jack from Justin Blackwell (#11) later that inning. The explosion enabled Danny Morales to move to 10-0 with the righty going a tidy 6 3 1 1 3 8. It took a little longer for the Rays to get going in the second game but the end result was the same as they trounced Toronto 11-4. Tampa Bay didn't take the lead until Billy Doughty's RBI double in the 5th put them up 2-1 and although Toronto forged ahead 3-2 in the top of the 6th the floodgates opened as Danny Rivera hit the first of his two homers (#17) with two men on to put the Rays up to stay in the bottom of the frame and they kept tacking on from there with 2-run blasts from Danny Arroyave (#23) and Jeremy Begley (#23) along with a solo clout from Rivera (#18). Mike Blake went 5.2 5 3 3 1 7 and Chris Ericson (5-3) picked up the win in relief. The finale was a little harder-fought but Tampa Bay still prevailed 5-3 behind Ruben Cerrillo's best game in a while and a pair of homers from Billy Doughty with both celebrating their selection to the AL All-Star team. Cerrillo (7-6) went 6 3 1 1 4 5 with only the walks a bit unusual while Doughty slugged a 3-run homer in the 4th to put them up 3-1 and then added a solo shot in the 7th (#15) for the ultimate margin of victory. John Lopez then also went solo (#6) in the 8th after Toronto got a 2-run homer off Isaac Washington in the top of the inning. Walt Kelly put an end to things with a 1-2-3 9th for save #18. Team record: 59-30. Next up: The All-Star break, including the Amateur Draft. We'll resume action on Thursday with 4 games in Boston. MLB News: Former Ray and current Astro slugger Dominic Scavone, who hit a whopping 179 homers over the previous 4 seasons (although he slumped to only 7 so far this year at age 37) is done for the year with a broken bone in his elbow