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Art Deco · 03-30-2022, 07:19 PM

The Rays entertained the Yankees for 3 games with the teams tied for the division lead coming in, and Tampa Bay sent them home in second place after taking 2 of 3 including a record-setting outing from James Hays in the rubber match.

Things didn't start off great in the opener as the Rays lost a heartbreaker to the Yankees 4-3, giving up the go-ahead run in the 9th after dramatically tying it up in the 8th. JT Ginn had an up-and-down start, giving up 3 solo homers including a pair to last year's Rays rental Luke Voit, and went 6 6 3 3 1 5. They trailed 3-1 going into the bottom of the 8th when they put a man on with two out and Angelo DiSpigna was sent up to pinch-hit with the express purpose of hitting a homer and that's what he did, his 5th. But Robinson Ortiz (1-2) was tagged for a run in the 9th and the Yankees took the win.

The Rays evened the score with a 7-3 win in the second game. Wennington Romero made his Rays debut with the start and breezed through the first 3 innings before giving up 3 in the 4th and putting the Rays behind 3-0. He put two more on in the 5th and left after going 4.2 6 3 3 2 4, decent enough to get another start. Landon Knack took over and got his first MLB win when they came back with 2 in the 4th, 2 in the 5th and 2 more in the 6th, including a 2-run Kody Hoese shot (#8). Hoese added a sac fly while Yoelqui Cespedes was 2-3 and had a solo homer (#2/#6).

The finale was a game those who watched aren't likely to forget as James Hays set the Rays' single-game strikeout record in a truly dominant outing as Tampa Bay took the series and first place with a 2-0 win. Hays was 8 3 0 0 1 16 with the 16 whiffs breaking the record of 15 held by Chris Archer and James Shields. Hays is now 6-3, 1.97 as a Ray and his BB/K ratio gets more and more absurd by the start, now 7/130 on the season overall. He didn't get much run support but today two runs were enough as Kody Hoese hit HR #9 in the first and Wander Franco #6 in the 3rd. Diego Castillo saved Hays' win with a 1-2-3 six-pitch 9th for save #11.

Team record: 38-28. Next up: 3 games in Houston.

03-30-2022, 07:19 PM	#553
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,613	June 8-10, 2027: vs NY Yankees (3) The Rays entertained the Yankees for 3 games with the teams tied for the division lead coming in, and Tampa Bay sent them home in second place after taking 2 of 3 including a record-setting outing from James Hays in the rubber match. Things didn't start off great in the opener as the Rays lost a heartbreaker to the Yankees 4-3, giving up the go-ahead run in the 9th after dramatically tying it up in the 8th. JT Ginn had an up-and-down start, giving up 3 solo homers including a pair to last year's Rays rental Luke Voit, and went 6 6 3 3 1 5. They trailed 3-1 going into the bottom of the 8th when they put a man on with two out and Angelo DiSpigna was sent up to pinch-hit with the express purpose of hitting a homer and that's what he did, his 5th. But Robinson Ortiz (1-2) was tagged for a run in the 9th and the Yankees took the win. The Rays evened the score with a 7-3 win in the second game. Wennington Romero made his Rays debut with the start and breezed through the first 3 innings before giving up 3 in the 4th and putting the Rays behind 3-0. He put two more on in the 5th and left after going 4.2 6 3 3 2 4, decent enough to get another start. Landon Knack took over and got his first MLB win when they came back with 2 in the 4th, 2 in the 5th and 2 more in the 6th, including a 2-run Kody Hoese shot (#8). Hoese added a sac fly while Yoelqui Cespedes was 2-3 and had a solo homer (#2/#6). The finale was a game those who watched aren't likely to forget as James Hays set the Rays' single-game strikeout record in a truly dominant outing as Tampa Bay took the series and first place with a 2-0 win. Hays was 8 3 0 0 1 16 with the 16 whiffs breaking the record of 15 held by Chris Archer and James Shields. Hays is now 6-3, 1.97 as a Ray and his BB/K ratio gets more and more absurd by the start, now 7/130 on the season overall. He didn't get much run support but today two runs were enough as Kody Hoese hit HR #9 in the first and Wander Franco #6 in the 3rd. Diego Castillo saved Hays' win with a 1-2-3 six-pitch 9th for save #11. Team record: 38-28. Next up: 3 games in Houston. Last edited by Art Deco; 03-30-2022 at 11:07 PM.