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Art Deco · 05-12-2022, 09:19 AM

The Rays continue to roll, sweeping Minnesota at home behind 3 very well-pitched games from their starters, and moving into first place in the AL East by a game over the Yankees (although they're tied in the loss column).

The opener followed the familiar pattern of a great start followed by the bullpen blowing the lead before they walked it off, with the Rays taking a 2-1 win over the Twins on Andrew Greckel's walk-off homer (#8) in the bottom of the 9th. Corbin Burnes was outstanding once again, keeping the opposition off the scoreboard for the second straight start at 5.2 5 0 0 0 5, lowering his ERA to 1.50 in 5 starts since being recalled. He didn't get much support with Victor Robles' 3rd homer standing up until Tylor Megill gave up a run in the 8th to let Minnesota tie. But Greckel rode to the rescue, and made a winner of Yasunari Uehara (4-2).

The second game was a 10-1 Rays rout but it was more notable for what happened on the mound as James Hays flashed his truly dominant 2027 form for the first time in a while. The righty was 6 4 0 0 1 13, with the 13 whiffs a season high as he improved to 5-3, 3.53. He had plenty of support as Andrew Greckel went deep again (#9) with a 3-run homer to break it open in the 5th while Wander Franco (#10) had a 3-run blast and Brayden Jobert (#2) added a 2-run shot.

Speaking of flashing his 2027 form, Joe Ryan turned in his best start of the season and needed to in another 2-1 win over Minnesota at the Trop. Ryan (6-3) went 7.2 4 1 1 0 12 also setting a season-high in whiffs and Wander Franco's RBI double broke a 1-1 tie in the 5th. Yasunari Uehara handled the 9th for his 7th save.

Team record: 33-25. Next up: We head out west starting with 3 in Anaheim against the Angels, currently up 1/2 game on Texas in the AL West at 33-23.

05-12-2022, 09:19 AM	#639
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,640	June 2-4, 2028: vs Minnesota (3) The Rays continue to roll, sweeping Minnesota at home behind 3 very well-pitched games from their starters, and moving into first place in the AL East by a game over the Yankees (although they're tied in the loss column). The opener followed the familiar pattern of a great start followed by the bullpen blowing the lead before they walked it off, with the Rays taking a 2-1 win over the Twins on Andrew Greckel's walk-off homer (#8) in the bottom of the 9th. Corbin Burnes was outstanding once again, keeping the opposition off the scoreboard for the second straight start at 5.2 5 0 0 0 5, lowering his ERA to 1.50 in 5 starts since being recalled. He didn't get much support with Victor Robles' 3rd homer standing up until Tylor Megill gave up a run in the 8th to let Minnesota tie. But Greckel rode to the rescue, and made a winner of Yasunari Uehara (4-2). The second game was a 10-1 Rays rout but it was more notable for what happened on the mound as James Hays flashed his truly dominant 2027 form for the first time in a while. The righty was 6 4 0 0 1 13, with the 13 whiffs a season high as he improved to 5-3, 3.53. He had plenty of support as Andrew Greckel went deep again (#9) with a 3-run homer to break it open in the 5th while Wander Franco (#10) had a 3-run blast and Brayden Jobert (#2) added a 2-run shot. Speaking of flashing his 2027 form, Joe Ryan turned in his best start of the season and needed to in another 2-1 win over Minnesota at the Trop. Ryan (6-3) went 7.2 4 1 1 0 12 also setting a season-high in whiffs and Wander Franco's RBI double broke a 1-1 tie in the 5th. Yasunari Uehara handled the 9th for his 7th save. Team record: 33-25. Next up: We head out west starting with 3 in Anaheim against the Angels, currently up 1/2 game on Texas in the AL West at 33-23.