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Art Deco · 05-23-2022, 06:02 PM

The Rays swept the 2-game series with Toronto, eking out a pair of one-run wins which count the same as all the others in the standings. Meanwhile the Yankees dropped a pair to Baltimore so the division lead has grown to 3 games.

James Hays was in dominant form again and the Rays squeaked out a 3-2 win over the Jays at Tropicana Field. The righty improved to 9-4, 2.97 after a 6 5 2 1 0 12 outing, with one of the runs scoring after consecutive passed balls by Corey Collins. Robinson Ortiz ended up with his 2nd save after a scoreless 9th. All the offense came on homers via Andrew Greckel's solo shot (#15) and the game-winner, a 2-run blast from Alex Kirilloff (#13).

Transaction: Brayden Jobert was optioned to AAA Durham so we could activate 3B Dominic Scavone off the IL. Brendan Rodgers has hit so well covering for Scavone that for at least while Victor Robles is out, Andrew Greckel (who was the primary DH) will take over LF and Scavone will DH to keep Rodgers in the lineup at 3B.

The second game was a back-and-forth affair which saw the Rays come from 3-0 down to take the lead, lose it, tie it up and then finally win it in the bottom of the 12th 6-5. Pablo Lopez started and pitched well at 6 7 3 2 0 5 and the Rays tied it up in the 6th on a 2-run Kelly Crumpton blast (#27). They went ahead 4-3 in the 7th on Ed Howard's RBI triple but Tylor Megill's struggles continued as he allowed 2 for Toronto in the top of the 8th, the third straight outing in which Megill has allowed at least 2 runs. Heston Kjerstad's sac fly in the 8th tied it back up at 5, and the Rays had multiple runners on throughout extra innings but it took until the 12th when Dominic Scavone, up to that point 0-5 in his return to the lineup, delivered an RBI single to walk it off and make a winner of Landon Knack (2-2).

Team record: 56-39. Next up: Another short 2-game series, this time in Baltimore. The Orioles are tied with Oakland for the 2nd wild card at the moment.

05-23-2022, 06:02 PM	#655
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,469	July 17-18, 2028: vs Toronto (2) The Rays swept the 2-game series with Toronto, eking out a pair of one-run wins which count the same as all the others in the standings. Meanwhile the Yankees dropped a pair to Baltimore so the division lead has grown to 3 games. James Hays was in dominant form again and the Rays squeaked out a 3-2 win over the Jays at Tropicana Field. The righty improved to 9-4, 2.97 after a 6 5 2 1 0 12 outing, with one of the runs scoring after consecutive passed balls by Corey Collins. Robinson Ortiz ended up with his 2nd save after a scoreless 9th. All the offense came on homers via Andrew Greckel's solo shot (#15) and the game-winner, a 2-run blast from Alex Kirilloff (#13). Transaction: Brayden Jobert was optioned to AAA Durham so we could activate 3B Dominic Scavone off the IL. Brendan Rodgers has hit so well covering for Scavone that for at least while Victor Robles is out, Andrew Greckel (who was the primary DH) will take over LF and Scavone will DH to keep Rodgers in the lineup at 3B. The second game was a back-and-forth affair which saw the Rays come from 3-0 down to take the lead, lose it, tie it up and then finally win it in the bottom of the 12th 6-5. Pablo Lopez started and pitched well at 6 7 3 2 0 5 and the Rays tied it up in the 6th on a 2-run Kelly Crumpton blast (#27). They went ahead 4-3 in the 7th on Ed Howard's RBI triple but Tylor Megill's struggles continued as he allowed 2 for Toronto in the top of the 8th, the third straight outing in which Megill has allowed at least 2 runs. Heston Kjerstad's sac fly in the 8th tied it back up at 5, and the Rays had multiple runners on throughout extra innings but it took until the 12th when Dominic Scavone, up to that point 0-5 in his return to the lineup, delivered an RBI single to walk it off and make a winner of Landon Knack (2-2). Team record: 56-39. Next up: Another short 2-game series, this time in Baltimore. The Orioles are tied with Oakland for the 2nd wild card at the moment.