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Art Deco · 02-24-2022, 10:22 AM

Game 1: After dramatically tying the game with 2 out in the 9th the Rays wound up losing anyway in 10 innings to New York 2-1 in the opener of their four-game set at Yankee Stadium. Jose Mendoza snapped out of his recent funk by going 6.2 5 1 1 2 7 but the bats were held to 1 hit through 8 before stringing 3 together in the 9th with Luis Barela's single tying the game. But Ed Pretty enabled the Yankees to rally in the 10th and they pushed across a run to win.

Game 2: Today had a real Groundhog Day feel to it as once again the Rays got great pitching, little hitting and lost a 2-1 walk-off to the Yankees, this time in 10 innings. Jim Brophy was his usual excellent self, going 6 2 1 1 2 7 and Seth Williams' RBI double tied the game in the 7th but this time it was former Yankee Mike Barkley who coughed up a homer to former Ray Alex Buitrago in the bottom of the 10th and it was another tough loss.

Game 3: Apparently the Rays forgot to pack their bats for this road trip as for the third straight day they were held to one run and wasted another fine start in a 3-1 loss. Again they were held to four hits and while Brad Jackson was fine at 6 6 2 2 1 2 he would have had to pitch a shutout if he wanted to win. Mike Willis' triple was the extent of the offense as he scored on a Seth Williams sac fly.

Game 4: The good news: the Rays scored 4 runs, one more than they scored in the previous 3 games in this series combined. The bad news: Greg Bookhart was hit hard and they gave up 8 as the Yankees swept the 4-game series and I'm hard pressed to remember that happening in this save. Bookhart has suddenly become very hittable as today he went 3.2 11 5 5 2 0 and has allowed 33 hits in his last 17 innings over 4 starts, falling to 2-3, 4.37. Tony Cordova had a solo homer (#3) and after the game was out of hand Seth Williams drilled a 2-run blast (#6) to cap a 3-RBI day.

Team record: 44-14. Next up: They'll try to snap out of it with 3 games in Texas.

02-24-2022, 10:22 AM	#1734
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,731	June 1-4, 2023: at NY Yankees (4) Game 1: After dramatically tying the game with 2 out in the 9th the Rays wound up losing anyway in 10 innings to New York 2-1 in the opener of their four-game set at Yankee Stadium. Jose Mendoza snapped out of his recent funk by going 6.2 5 1 1 2 7 but the bats were held to 1 hit through 8 before stringing 3 together in the 9th with Luis Barela's single tying the game. But Ed Pretty enabled the Yankees to rally in the 10th and they pushed across a run to win. Game 2: Today had a real Groundhog Day feel to it as once again the Rays got great pitching, little hitting and lost a 2-1 walk-off to the Yankees, this time in 10 innings. Jim Brophy was his usual excellent self, going 6 2 1 1 2 7 and Seth Williams' RBI double tied the game in the 7th but this time it was former Yankee Mike Barkley who coughed up a homer to former Ray Alex Buitrago in the bottom of the 10th and it was another tough loss. Game 3: Apparently the Rays forgot to pack their bats for this road trip as for the third straight day they were held to one run and wasted another fine start in a 3-1 loss. Again they were held to four hits and while Brad Jackson was fine at 6 6 2 2 1 2 he would have had to pitch a shutout if he wanted to win. Mike Willis' triple was the extent of the offense as he scored on a Seth Williams sac fly. Game 4: The good news: the Rays scored 4 runs, one more than they scored in the previous 3 games in this series combined. The bad news: Greg Bookhart was hit hard and they gave up 8 as the Yankees swept the 4-game series and I'm hard pressed to remember that happening in this save. Bookhart has suddenly become very hittable as today he went 3.2 11 5 5 2 0 and has allowed 33 hits in his last 17 innings over 4 starts, falling to 2-3, 4.37. Tony Cordova had a solo homer (#3) and after the game was out of hand Seth Williams drilled a 2-run blast (#6) to cap a 3-RBI day. Team record: 44-14. Next up: They'll try to snap out of it with 3 games in Texas.