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Art Deco · 07-11-2025, 05:00 PM

September 4: at Oakland 2-5 L. LP-McGee (3-1, 4.2 8 5 5 0 7). HR-O.Cruz (11/21). The rookie McGee tasted defeat for the first time and the Rays couldn't get much going against Joey Estes and the Oakland bullpen.

September 5: at Oakland 4-5 L. LP-Bautista (7-5). Starter-Guan (4.2 9 4 3 2 2). A bitter defeat for the Rays as they scored twice to tie it in the top of the 9th on a Westburg (who had 3 hits) triple only for Bautista to load the bases with a couple of walks and give up the losing hit.

September 6: at Oakland 0-3 L. LP-Bradley (14-7, 6.1 3 3 3 3 5). The Rays capped a miserable series in the "other" Bay Area with the shutout loss and as a result fell back out of first place as Boston won three games at the same time.

September 7: Off-Day. Boston lost so the Rays are tied with Boston and the teams have identical records.

Transaction: Spencer Schwellenbach had to go on the IL with recurring back spasms and won't return this season. Cade Horton was recalled from Durham to take Schwellenbach's spot in the bullpen.

September 8: at St. Louis 5-2 W. WP-Pepiot (14-6, 5.1 3 0 0 1 7). S-Bautista (28). HR-Cermak (24). Cermak's 3-run homer in the first was the decisive hit as Pepiot was excellent again and took over the MLB ERA lead at 2.63.

September 9: at St. Louis 8-6 W. WP-McGee (4-1, 5 6 4 4 0 8). S-Bautista (29). HR-Morel (23). Morel was 4-4 with 4 runs scored, a steal and a solo homer while Caminero was 3-5 with a double and 3 RBI to lead the Rays to another win over the Cardinals which they led 6-0 and 8-4 before hanging on. St. Louis got 2-run homers from former Rays Adley Rutschman and Brock Jones.

September 10: at St. Louis 3-5 L. LP-Maldonado (4-5). Starter-H.Smith (5 4 2 2 3 5). The Rays were four outs away from a sweep and sole possession of first place in the AL East but Maldonado gave up a bases-clearing double to Masyn Winn to lose a 3-2 lead in the 8th. Cruz's 2-run double against his former team was the big hit for Tampa Bay early.

Team record: 86-57. As implied above, the Rays are tied with Boston for the AL East lead with 19 games to go. In case the teams end the season even the Rays would be division winners thanks to their 7-6 record against the Red Sox in the season series. Next week: 7 games at home with 3 against Cleveland and 4 vs Baltimore.

Players of the Week:

AL: Wyatt Langford (TEX), 14-23, 2 HR, 4 RBI
NL: Bryce Harper (PHI), 12-19, 1 HR, 6 RBI

MLB News: Devastating news for former Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara as the Padres hurler tore his UCL badly enough for the injury to be career-ending. He ends his career 76-89 but with a 3.48 ERA and 35.1 WAR. Also on the injury front Cincinnati's star 2B JJ Wetherholt's season is over after a fractured collarbone while Atlanta lost SP Spencer Strider for the year with a herniated disc.

07-11-2025, 05:00 PM	#195
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,841	September 4-10, 2028 September 4: at Oakland 2-5 L. LP-McGee (3-1, 4.2 8 5 5 0 7). HR-O.Cruz (11/21). The rookie McGee tasted defeat for the first time and the Rays couldn't get much going against Joey Estes and the Oakland bullpen. September 5: at Oakland 4-5 L. LP-Bautista (7-5). Starter-Guan (4.2 9 4 3 2 2). A bitter defeat for the Rays as they scored twice to tie it in the top of the 9th on a Westburg (who had 3 hits) triple only for Bautista to load the bases with a couple of walks and give up the losing hit. September 6: at Oakland 0-3 L. LP-Bradley (14-7, 6.1 3 3 3 3 5). The Rays capped a miserable series in the "other" Bay Area with the shutout loss and as a result fell back out of first place as Boston won three games at the same time. September 7: Off-Day. Boston lost so the Rays are tied with Boston and the teams have identical records. Transaction: Spencer Schwellenbach had to go on the IL with recurring back spasms and won't return this season. Cade Horton was recalled from Durham to take Schwellenbach's spot in the bullpen. September 8: at St. Louis 5-2 W. WP-Pepiot (14-6, 5.1 3 0 0 1 7). S-Bautista (28). HR-Cermak (24). Cermak's 3-run homer in the first was the decisive hit as Pepiot was excellent again and took over the MLB ERA lead at 2.63. September 9: at St. Louis 8-6 W. WP-McGee (4-1, 5 6 4 4 0 8). S-Bautista (29). HR-Morel (23). Morel was 4-4 with 4 runs scored, a steal and a solo homer while Caminero was 3-5 with a double and 3 RBI to lead the Rays to another win over the Cardinals which they led 6-0 and 8-4 before hanging on. St. Louis got 2-run homers from former Rays Adley Rutschman and Brock Jones. September 10: at St. Louis 3-5 L. LP-Maldonado (4-5). Starter-H.Smith (5 4 2 2 3 5). The Rays were four outs away from a sweep and sole possession of first place in the AL East but Maldonado gave up a bases-clearing double to Masyn Winn to lose a 3-2 lead in the 8th. Cruz's 2-run double against his former team was the big hit for Tampa Bay early. Team record: 86-57. As implied above, the Rays are tied with Boston for the AL East lead with 19 games to go. In case the teams end the season even the Rays would be division winners thanks to their 7-6 record against the Red Sox in the season series. Next week: 7 games at home with 3 against Cleveland and 4 vs Baltimore. Players of the Week: AL: Wyatt Langford (TEX), 14-23, 2 HR, 4 RBI NL: Bryce Harper (PHI), 12-19, 1 HR, 6 RBI MLB News: Devastating news for former Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara as the Padres hurler tore his UCL badly enough for the injury to be career-ending. He ends his career 76-89 but with a 3.48 ERA and 35.1 WAR. Also on the injury front Cincinnati's star 2B JJ Wetherholt's season is over after a fractured collarbone while Atlanta lost SP Spencer Strider for the year with a herniated disc.