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Art Deco · 06-07-2022, 10:02 PM

The Rays' recent struggles continued as they dropped the first two against Houston to make it 5 straight losses, but they won the finale. Fortunately the Yankees also lost 2 of 3 in San Antonio so the magic number is down to 14.

Tampa Bay fell in the opener 4-2 at the Trop as former Ray Jake Bauers launched a 3-run homer in the 4th off Slade Cecconi to give Houston the win. Cecconi (6-6) did not have a great game at 4 8 4 4 1 4. The bullpen did a fine job to hold the Astros after that but the bats didn't and Wander Franco's 2-out solo homer in the 9th (#19) was a mere consolation shot.

Another down day at the Trop as Houston hit three solo homers off James Hays to take a 5-2 win and send the Rays to their fifth straight defeat. Hays (14-7) put up a 7 6 4 4 1 7 line with the homers while both Rays runs came on a pair of solo shots by Dominic Scavone, his 22nd and 23rd of the year.

The Rays returned to the win column for the first time in a week with a 4-2 decision over Houston. Dominic Scavone picked up where he left off yesterday by drilling a 2-run homer (#24) to cap a 3-run 4th which put the Rays ahead by the final margin. Joe Ryan (12-9) picked up the win but wasn't very sharp at 5 3 2 1 5 4 with the damage against coming on a 2-run double by former Ray Brandon Lowe in the 1st. The bullpen was excellent with 2 scoreless innings from Robinson Ortiz and we took Yasunari Uehara out of mothballs to pitch a 1-2-3 9th for his 24th save.

Team record: 84-59. Next up: Detroit comes to town for 3 games as we battle for the top record in MLB (the Tigers are 84-58). We're 7 1/2 up on the AL West-leading Angels (who are only 1 ahead of the red-hot Alamos) for a bye to avoid the wild card round.

06-07-2022, 10:02 PM	#672
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,508	September 8-10, 2028: vs Houston (3) The Rays' recent struggles continued as they dropped the first two against Houston to make it 5 straight losses, but they won the finale. Fortunately the Yankees also lost 2 of 3 in San Antonio so the magic number is down to 14. Tampa Bay fell in the opener 4-2 at the Trop as former Ray Jake Bauers launched a 3-run homer in the 4th off Slade Cecconi to give Houston the win. Cecconi (6-6) did not have a great game at 4 8 4 4 1 4. The bullpen did a fine job to hold the Astros after that but the bats didn't and Wander Franco's 2-out solo homer in the 9th (#19) was a mere consolation shot. Another down day at the Trop as Houston hit three solo homers off James Hays to take a 5-2 win and send the Rays to their fifth straight defeat. Hays (14-7) put up a 7 6 4 4 1 7 line with the homers while both Rays runs came on a pair of solo shots by Dominic Scavone, his 22nd and 23rd of the year. The Rays returned to the win column for the first time in a week with a 4-2 decision over Houston. Dominic Scavone picked up where he left off yesterday by drilling a 2-run homer (#24) to cap a 3-run 4th which put the Rays ahead by the final margin. Joe Ryan (12-9) picked up the win but wasn't very sharp at 5 3 2 1 5 4 with the damage against coming on a 2-run double by former Ray Brandon Lowe in the 1st. The bullpen was excellent with 2 scoreless innings from Robinson Ortiz and we took Yasunari Uehara out of mothballs to pitch a 1-2-3 9th for his 24th save. Team record: 84-59. Next up: Detroit comes to town for 3 games as we battle for the top record in MLB (the Tigers are 84-58). We're 7 1/2 up on the AL West-leading Angels (who are only 1 ahead of the red-hot Alamos) for a bye to avoid the wild card round. Last edited by Art Deco; 06-07-2022 at 10:04 PM.