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Art Deco · 11-10-2025, 12:51 PM

The Rays took 2 of 3 in Oakland but suffered about as big an injury loss as they could - at least for a while.

A couple of former Rays teamed up to give Oakland a win in the opener but it was the news about a former Athletic which overshadowed the 5-2 A's win. Reigning AL MVP Jeremy Begley strained his back going into 2nd base and will be lost for a month, creating a big hole in the Tampa Bay lineup both offensively and defensively. As for the game the A's got a pair of homers and 4 RBI from Duk-yoon Ko and 5 solid innings from Dwayne Marion who improved to 5-1, 2.38. Ko and Marion were dealt to Oakland in a pair of separate deals two winters ago with Marion the key piece the A's received for Begley. Ko's homers came off Leo Gutierrez (0-3), who went 5.2 5 5 2 1 5 while the Rays got a solo homer from Willis Ramirez, his first of the year.

Transaction: Begley goes on the 10-day IL and we'll hopefully see him around the first of June. In his place 2B of the future Luis Solorzano becomes the SS of the present, and IF Jim Vroom, our first-round pick in 2034 out of a Canadian high school, is called up to serve as the 2B/SS backup. Vroom was hitting 338/394/569 at Durham and is a fine defender with Gold Glove potential at 2B.

Tampa Bay overturned a 3-0 deficit to edge Oakland 4-3 in the second game and it was primarily thanks to the guy pressed into duty to replaced the injured Begley as Luis Solorzano drove in 3 runs including a 2-run single in the 6th which was the game-winning hit. Ruben Cerrillo had a subpar start at 4.1 5 3 3 3 4 and put the Rays in that 3-0 hole but they fought back with 2 in the 4th on Victor Gonzalez's RBI single and a Solorzano sac fly. Jerry Baylor earned his first MLB win by retiring all 5 men he faced including 4 via the whiff and Walt Kelly had a 2-strikeout 1-2-3 9th for his 6th save.

Runs were scarce in the rubber game but the Rays got 2 of the 3 scored to beat the A's. It was a scoreless duel between the Rays' Sergio Espinoza and Oakland's Jordan Ramirez until Victor Gonzalez came up with another big hit in the early going this year, a 2-run homer (#7) in the 7th. Gonzalez has hit an impressive 300/352/540 and has made Rays fans forget longtime 3B Danny Arroyave, who had a big first week in Milwaukee after signing as a free agent but is now only hitting 220/262/420 with 5 HR. Espinoza improved to 5-1 after an excellent 7 5 1 1 1 8 performance and Walt Kelly saved again (#7), although this time after putting two men on and getting the last man to fly out on a 3-0 pitch.

Team record: 17-10. Unfortunately the Rays the Yankees aren't cooling off and swept Minnesota to extend their division lead to 2 1/2 games. Next up: Back home for 3 against the Angels.

11-10-2025, 12:51 PM	#1602
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,843	May 1-3, 2040: at Oakland (3) The Rays took 2 of 3 in Oakland but suffered about as big an injury loss as they could - at least for a while. A couple of former Rays teamed up to give Oakland a win in the opener but it was the news about a former Athletic which overshadowed the 5-2 A's win. Reigning AL MVP Jeremy Begley strained his back going into 2nd base and will be lost for a month, creating a big hole in the Tampa Bay lineup both offensively and defensively. As for the game the A's got a pair of homers and 4 RBI from Duk-yoon Ko and 5 solid innings from Dwayne Marion who improved to 5-1, 2.38. Ko and Marion were dealt to Oakland in a pair of separate deals two winters ago with Marion the key piece the A's received for Begley. Ko's homers came off Leo Gutierrez (0-3), who went 5.2 5 5 2 1 5 while the Rays got a solo homer from Willis Ramirez, his first of the year. Transaction: Begley goes on the 10-day IL and we'll hopefully see him around the first of June. In his place 2B of the future Luis Solorzano becomes the SS of the present, and IF Jim Vroom, our first-round pick in 2034 out of a Canadian high school, is called up to serve as the 2B/SS backup. Vroom was hitting 338/394/569 at Durham and is a fine defender with Gold Glove potential at 2B. Tampa Bay overturned a 3-0 deficit to edge Oakland 4-3 in the second game and it was primarily thanks to the guy pressed into duty to replaced the injured Begley as Luis Solorzano drove in 3 runs including a 2-run single in the 6th which was the game-winning hit. Ruben Cerrillo had a subpar start at 4.1 5 3 3 3 4 and put the Rays in that 3-0 hole but they fought back with 2 in the 4th on Victor Gonzalez's RBI single and a Solorzano sac fly. Jerry Baylor earned his first MLB win by retiring all 5 men he faced including 4 via the whiff and Walt Kelly had a 2-strikeout 1-2-3 9th for his 6th save. Runs were scarce in the rubber game but the Rays got 2 of the 3 scored to beat the A's. It was a scoreless duel between the Rays' Sergio Espinoza and Oakland's Jordan Ramirez until Victor Gonzalez came up with another big hit in the early going this year, a 2-run homer (#7) in the 7th. Gonzalez has hit an impressive 300/352/540 and has made Rays fans forget longtime 3B Danny Arroyave, who had a big first week in Milwaukee after signing as a free agent but is now only hitting 220/262/420 with 5 HR. Espinoza improved to 5-1 after an excellent 7 5 1 1 1 8 performance and Walt Kelly saved again (#7), although this time after putting two men on and getting the last man to fly out on a 3-0 pitch. Team record: 17-10. Unfortunately the Rays the Yankees aren't cooling off and swept Minnesota to extend their division lead to 2 1/2 games. Next up: Back home for 3 against the Angels.