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Art Deco · 06-04-2022, 08:40 PM

In the end it was a good series for the Rays as they took 2 of 3 from the Nationals and regained the best mark in baseball at 80-54, but two of the three games saw substantial leads blown and the third nearly did as the pitching has slumped of late.

That was nowhere on display more than in the opener as somehow the Rays lost leads of 5-0 and 6-2 with James Hays on the mound and dropped an 11-7 decision to Washington at Tropicana Field. Dom Scavone's first-inning grand slam (#20) sent them to the big early lead but Hays wasn't his sharpest and he fell apart in a 7-run Nationals 5th inning which also saw Shane Panzini fail in relief. Hays finished a brutal 4.2 8 7 7 4 4 and fell to 13-6 while Panzini and JT Ginn each surrendered 2 runs in relief. JT Realmuto hit a late consolation solo shot (#5/15).

The Rays took the second game 5-4, but not after blowing a 4-0 lead. Victor Robles (#6) and JT Realmuto (#6/16) hit back-to-back homers in the 2nd to put them up 4-0 but Joe Ryan couldn't handle the lead, giving up a pair of homers to Luis Robert which erased the lead by the 6th. He finished 5 6 4 4 0 4 and allowed more than 3 earned runs for the first time since June 21. Landon Knack (4-2) was great in relief, going 2 1/3 scoreless with 4 whiffs and picking up the win when Robles tripled in a run in the bottom of the 7th to restore the lead. Yasunari Uehara had a 1-2-3 9th for save #22.

Tampa Bay came back from 3-1 down to win the rubber game 6-5 over Washington, but not without another bullpen scare. Jackson Baumeister pitched pretty well, giving up Kian Manmano's 40th homer of the year but finishing 7 6 3 3 1 3, and he picked up the win to go 2-0 as a Ray and 7-5 overall when Brendan Rodgers launched a grand slam (#5) in the bottom of the 7th to turn the game around. Dom Scavone doubled in another run in the 8th to make it 6-3 and that proved to be important when Yasunari Uehara struggled in the 9th, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits before getting a whiff to end the game for his 23rd save. Kelly Crumpton earlier hit HR #32.

Team record: 80-54. Next up: We close out our interleague schedule with 3 games at home against Miami in the Citrus Series.

Some recognition from the league office:

06-04-2022, 08:40 PM	#669
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,629	August 29-31, 2028: vs Washington (3) In the end it was a good series for the Rays as they took 2 of 3 from the Nationals and regained the best mark in baseball at 80-54, but two of the three games saw substantial leads blown and the third nearly did as the pitching has slumped of late. That was nowhere on display more than in the opener as somehow the Rays lost leads of 5-0 and 6-2 with James Hays on the mound and dropped an 11-7 decision to Washington at Tropicana Field. Dom Scavone's first-inning grand slam (#20) sent them to the big early lead but Hays wasn't his sharpest and he fell apart in a 7-run Nationals 5th inning which also saw Shane Panzini fail in relief. Hays finished a brutal 4.2 8 7 7 4 4 and fell to 13-6 while Panzini and JT Ginn each surrendered 2 runs in relief. JT Realmuto hit a late consolation solo shot (#5/15). The Rays took the second game 5-4, but not after blowing a 4-0 lead. Victor Robles (#6) and JT Realmuto (#6/16) hit back-to-back homers in the 2nd to put them up 4-0 but Joe Ryan couldn't handle the lead, giving up a pair of homers to Luis Robert which erased the lead by the 6th. He finished 5 6 4 4 0 4 and allowed more than 3 earned runs for the first time since June 21. Landon Knack (4-2) was great in relief, going 2 1/3 scoreless with 4 whiffs and picking up the win when Robles tripled in a run in the bottom of the 7th to restore the lead. Yasunari Uehara had a 1-2-3 9th for save #22. Tampa Bay came back from 3-1 down to win the rubber game 6-5 over Washington, but not without another bullpen scare. Jackson Baumeister pitched pretty well, giving up Kian Manmano's 40th homer of the year but finishing 7 6 3 3 1 3, and he picked up the win to go 2-0 as a Ray and 7-5 overall when Brendan Rodgers launched a grand slam (#5) in the bottom of the 7th to turn the game around. Dom Scavone doubled in another run in the 8th to make it 6-3 and that proved to be important when Yasunari Uehara struggled in the 9th, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits before getting a whiff to end the game for his 23rd save. Kelly Crumpton earlier hit HR #32. Team record: 80-54. Next up: We close out our interleague schedule with 3 games at home against Miami in the Citrus Series. Some recognition from the league office: