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Art Deco · 09-01-2025, 06:20 PM

Game 1: The Rays broke a 1-1 tie in the 7th with 4 runs and hung on to beat the Blue Jays 5-3 in the series opener at Rogers Centre. Angel Gonzales' 2-run double was the tie-breaking blow and Jesus Avalos followed him with a 2-run homer (#33) which proved necessary when Joe Rose and Devin Tadlock each allowed a run in relief. Steve Swords evened his record at 10-10 by going 6 3 1 1 2 4 and Tadlock did hold on for save #25 despite putting the tying runs in scoring position with one out in the 9th.

Game 2: Tony Guzman was excellent and the Rays topped Toronto again 3-2. Guzman (7-4) took a shutout into the 7th before giving up a 2-run homer and finished 7 4 2 2 0 9. Willie Navarro was so efficient in the 8th that he came back out for the 9th and retired all six men he faced for his 2nd Rays save and 18th overall. The offense came via the longball with Joel Bland (#19) going solo in the 2nd and Henry Dominguez homering with a man on (#14) in the 3rd.

Game 3: The Rays gave the kids a chance to play with the likes of Xavier Bush, Jalen Diaz and Ruben Brown all getting a chance to start along with backups like Brian Whittaker and Jayden Woodard, and the "B" team handled the Jays 5-3 in 11 innings. Brown and Diaz had RBI singles the help them to a 3-0 and Jorge Barraza was perfect through 5 1/3 and took a 3-1 lead into the 8th before leaving with a man on and two out. Unfortunately Josh Meenach put a couple on himself and gave up a 2-run single to let Toronto tie so on to extras we went when Whittaker and Paul Mayes delivered RBI singles in the 11th to enable the Rays to sweep. Barraza's brilliant second half continued with a 7.2 3 2 2 1 4 outing, Devin Tadlock (6-6) went two scoreless for the win, and Jake Cid finished it off for save #10.

Team record: 94-47, a straight up 2-out-of-3 .667 win percentage with the magic number down to 9. Next up: a day off then home for 3 against Cleveland.

09-01-2025, 06:20 PM	#2894
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,403	September 3-5, 2057: at Toronto (3) Game 1: The Rays broke a 1-1 tie in the 7th with 4 runs and hung on to beat the Blue Jays 5-3 in the series opener at Rogers Centre. Angel Gonzales' 2-run double was the tie-breaking blow and Jesus Avalos followed him with a 2-run homer (#33) which proved necessary when Joe Rose and Devin Tadlock each allowed a run in relief. Steve Swords evened his record at 10-10 by going 6 3 1 1 2 4 and Tadlock did hold on for save #25 despite putting the tying runs in scoring position with one out in the 9th. Game 2: Tony Guzman was excellent and the Rays topped Toronto again 3-2. Guzman (7-4) took a shutout into the 7th before giving up a 2-run homer and finished 7 4 2 2 0 9. Willie Navarro was so efficient in the 8th that he came back out for the 9th and retired all six men he faced for his 2nd Rays save and 18th overall. The offense came via the longball with Joel Bland (#19) going solo in the 2nd and Henry Dominguez homering with a man on (#14) in the 3rd. Game 3: The Rays gave the kids a chance to play with the likes of Xavier Bush, Jalen Diaz and Ruben Brown all getting a chance to start along with backups like Brian Whittaker and Jayden Woodard, and the "B" team handled the Jays 5-3 in 11 innings. Brown and Diaz had RBI singles the help them to a 3-0 and Jorge Barraza was perfect through 5 1/3 and took a 3-1 lead into the 8th before leaving with a man on and two out. Unfortunately Josh Meenach put a couple on himself and gave up a 2-run single to let Toronto tie so on to extras we went when Whittaker and Paul Mayes delivered RBI singles in the 11th to enable the Rays to sweep. Barraza's brilliant second half continued with a 7.2 3 2 2 1 4 outing, Devin Tadlock (6-6) went two scoreless for the win, and Jake Cid finished it off for save #10. Team record: 94-47, a straight up 2-out-of-3 .667 win percentage with the magic number down to 9. Next up: a day off then home for 3 against Cleveland.