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Art Deco · 02-27-2026, 12:03 PM

Seattle is probably the toughest run environment in the game, and this series bore that out with the teams combining for 9 runs total over the three games. As they've been doing of late the Rays took two of these affairs.

Tampa Bay could only manage three hits in the opener but one of them was a 2-run Billy Doughty double in the 5th after a pair of walks and that was all they needed to get by the Mariners 2-1. Leo Gutierrez (9-4) lowered his AL-leading ERA to 2.51 after a 6.1 4 1 1 3 3 outing, new acquistion Jose Rodriguez bridged the staff until the 9th by retiring all five men he faced, and Eric Lewis finished it off for save #23.

If you thought the opener had too much scoring you'd absolutely love the second game as neither team could cross home plate until the 15th inning. The team that did was the Rays as they squeezed out a 1-0 win when Justin Blackwell singled and stole second and then came home on Isaac Gardener's single. Until then it was zero after zero led by Danny Morales, who was excellent at 6 5 0 0 0 6. The Rays then got 9 more shutout innings with Walt Kelly (6-3) going the final three for the win.

The Mariners did salvage the final with a relatively high-scoring 3-2 win. Ruben Cerrillo (11-5) pitched well at 6 7 2 2 1 6 but he couldn't get enough support. One bright spot was the slumping Danny Rodriguez's first 2-hit game in forever and he drove in a run as well.

Team record: 72-32. Next up: The two-week road trip continues with 3 games in Philadelphia.

MLB News: A couple of long-time MLBers still playing and notable IRL today had diverging outcomes. 41-year-old Royal Vlad Guerrero Jr. may finally be done thanks to a concussion which will end his season while Padres OF Julio Rodriguez belted career homer 600.

02-27-2026, 12:03 PM	#1631
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,697	July 27-29, 2040: at Seattle (3) Seattle is probably the toughest run environment in the game, and this series bore that out with the teams combining for 9 runs total over the three games. As they've been doing of late the Rays took two of these affairs. Tampa Bay could only manage three hits in the opener but one of them was a 2-run Billy Doughty double in the 5th after a pair of walks and that was all they needed to get by the Mariners 2-1. Leo Gutierrez (9-4) lowered his AL-leading ERA to 2.51 after a 6.1 4 1 1 3 3 outing, new acquistion Jose Rodriguez bridged the staff until the 9th by retiring all five men he faced, and Eric Lewis finished it off for save #23. If you thought the opener had too much scoring you'd absolutely love the second game as neither team could cross home plate until the 15th inning. The team that did was the Rays as they squeezed out a 1-0 win when Justin Blackwell singled and stole second and then came home on Isaac Gardener's single. Until then it was zero after zero led by Danny Morales, who was excellent at 6 5 0 0 0 6. The Rays then got 9 more shutout innings with Walt Kelly (6-3) going the final three for the win. The Mariners did salvage the final with a relatively high-scoring 3-2 win. Ruben Cerrillo (11-5) pitched well at 6 7 2 2 1 6 but he couldn't get enough support. One bright spot was the slumping Danny Rodriguez's first 2-hit game in forever and he drove in a run as well. Team record: 72-32. Next up: The two-week road trip continues with 3 games in Philadelphia. MLB News: A couple of long-time MLBers still playing and notable IRL today had diverging outcomes. 41-year-old Royal Vlad Guerrero Jr. may finally be done thanks to a concussion which will end his season while Padres OF Julio Rodriguez belted career homer 600.