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Art Deco · 08-27-2025, 10:16 AM

The Rays swept the Red Sox, pulling off a trio of close wins.

The opener saw Tampa Bay squander a 5-0 lead before winning it in the 10th on Jeremy Begley's 2-run walk-off homer (#35). The Rays raced out to that 5-0 lead through 2 innings with Tony Fisher following his first-inning 2-run homer (#30) with a 2-run single in the 2nd, but Mike Blake had his usual struggles, going 6 9 4 4 3 3 and allowing Boston within one. Still they had the chance to win in regulation but Walt Kelly blew his 5th save, allowing the Red Sox to tie before Begley got him off the hook in the 10th and made a winner of Jamie Arnold (2-4).

Ruben Cerrillo was masterful as the Rays shut out the Red Sox 2-0 in the second game. Cerrillo (13-7) went 8 4 0 0 0 6 on 106 pitches and lowered his ERA to 3.01 in the win with Devon Williams handling the 9th for his 3rd Rays save and 26th overall. The runs came in the 6th on RBI singles from Danny Rivera and Isaiah Jackson.

Tampa Bay completed the sweep with a 4-3 win over the Red Sox, scoring all four runs in the 6th to erase a 3-0 Boston lead. Billy Doughty's 2-run double capped the rally and proved the game's winning hit. Chris Ericson (6-4) earned the win with 4 1/3 innings of one-run ball after having to come on in the 3rd when Sergio Espinoza left with back stiffness after going 2.2 3 2 2 1 1. Walt Kelly came through this time in the 9th with a pair of whiffs for save #27.

Team record: 95-57. The magic number for the division is down to 3. Next up: An off-day followed by a visit from Baltimore for 3 games.

Durham Update: The Bulls are one win away from the IL championship as they took the first two games of their best-of-five from Gwinnett.

08-27-2025, 10:16 AM	#1572
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,621	September 19-21, 2039: vs Boston (3) The Rays swept the Red Sox, pulling off a trio of close wins. The opener saw Tampa Bay squander a 5-0 lead before winning it in the 10th on Jeremy Begley's 2-run walk-off homer (#35). The Rays raced out to that 5-0 lead through 2 innings with Tony Fisher following his first-inning 2-run homer (#30) with a 2-run single in the 2nd, but Mike Blake had his usual struggles, going 6 9 4 4 3 3 and allowing Boston within one. Still they had the chance to win in regulation but Walt Kelly blew his 5th save, allowing the Red Sox to tie before Begley got him off the hook in the 10th and made a winner of Jamie Arnold (2-4). Ruben Cerrillo was masterful as the Rays shut out the Red Sox 2-0 in the second game. Cerrillo (13-7) went 8 4 0 0 0 6 on 106 pitches and lowered his ERA to 3.01 in the win with Devon Williams handling the 9th for his 3rd Rays save and 26th overall. The runs came in the 6th on RBI singles from Danny Rivera and Isaiah Jackson. Tampa Bay completed the sweep with a 4-3 win over the Red Sox, scoring all four runs in the 6th to erase a 3-0 Boston lead. Billy Doughty's 2-run double capped the rally and proved the game's winning hit. Chris Ericson (6-4) earned the win with 4 1/3 innings of one-run ball after having to come on in the 3rd when Sergio Espinoza left with back stiffness after going 2.2 3 2 2 1 1. Walt Kelly came through this time in the 9th with a pair of whiffs for save #27. Team record: 95-57. The magic number for the division is down to 3. Next up: An off-day followed by a visit from Baltimore for 3 games. Durham Update: The Bulls are one win away from the IL championship as they took the first two games of their best-of-five from Gwinnett.