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Art Deco · 07-14-2022, 02:46 PM

The Rays are really in a groove now as they beat Texas all three times for the second straight series sweep and now have won 7 straight games overall. The division lead is now 9 games.

Shane Panzini can be effective when he keeps the ball in the park (or at least lets it only leave the park once) and he was in good form today as the Rays edged the Rangers 4-3 at Globe Life Field in the series opener. Panzini (7-5) was 6 3 2 2 2 6 with a 2-run homer in the 6th the only damage against him. The bullpen escaped a couple of jams and Yasunari Uehara had a perfect 9th for save #23. Joshua Baez was once again the big story with the bat as on the heels of his 3-homer game over the weekend he blasted two more, driving in 3 and giving him 16 dingers on the year.

The Rays were dominated by Texas's Sergio Caruci in the second game but took advantage of the Rangers pen after he left to score a 5-3 comeback win in the second game. Caruci was dominant (6 2 1 1 0 10) with Ed Howard to only one to touch him with a double and solo homer (#4) and Tampa Bay trailed 3-1 after 6. But they got a run back in the 7th on a Dong-hwan Kim double, and in the 8th Jose Aguilar came off the bench to deliver a pinch-double to tie it before Wander Franco drilled a 2-run homer (#14) to win it. Michael Prosecky turned in another solid start (5 5 2 1 2 6), Jose Crespo (2-2) picked up the win with a rare scoreless inning, and Yasunari Uehara saved again (#24).

No comeback necessary in the finale as the Rays routed Texas 10-4. They put up an 8-run third inning which saw Ranger starter Tommy Burpee walk three consecutive batters with the bases loaded before Jose Aguilar delivered a 2-run single and Andy Kelley smashed a 2-run double. James Hays (7-4) was the beneficiary as he faced his old team and kind of pitched to the score at 6 4 4 3 1 8 with a pair of homers allowed. Vinny Bianchi made his season debut and only second MLB appearance and was impressive, striking out a pair in a 1-2-3 9th.

Team record: 55-31. Next up: An off-day to fly home where Cleveland visits for a 3-game series.

We made our July 2 signing, and it's honkbal for the win!

Hoppenbrouwers (I look forward to regularly typing out his name in 5-6 seasons) is the best Dutch prospect I've seen and was one of the best hitters in the class.

07-14-2022, 02:46 PM	#743
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,641	July 2-4, 2029: at Texas (3) The Rays are really in a groove now as they beat Texas all three times for the second straight series sweep and now have won 7 straight games overall. The division lead is now 9 games. Shane Panzini can be effective when he keeps the ball in the park (or at least lets it only leave the park once) and he was in good form today as the Rays edged the Rangers 4-3 at Globe Life Field in the series opener. Panzini (7-5) was 6 3 2 2 2 6 with a 2-run homer in the 6th the only damage against him. The bullpen escaped a couple of jams and Yasunari Uehara had a perfect 9th for save #23. Joshua Baez was once again the big story with the bat as on the heels of his 3-homer game over the weekend he blasted two more, driving in 3 and giving him 16 dingers on the year. The Rays were dominated by Texas's Sergio Caruci in the second game but took advantage of the Rangers pen after he left to score a 5-3 comeback win in the second game. Caruci was dominant (6 2 1 1 0 10) with Ed Howard to only one to touch him with a double and solo homer (#4) and Tampa Bay trailed 3-1 after 6. But they got a run back in the 7th on a Dong-hwan Kim double, and in the 8th Jose Aguilar came off the bench to deliver a pinch-double to tie it before Wander Franco drilled a 2-run homer (#14) to win it. Michael Prosecky turned in another solid start (5 5 2 1 2 6), Jose Crespo (2-2) picked up the win with a rare scoreless inning, and Yasunari Uehara saved again (#24). No comeback necessary in the finale as the Rays routed Texas 10-4. They put up an 8-run third inning which saw Ranger starter Tommy Burpee walk three consecutive batters with the bases loaded before Jose Aguilar delivered a 2-run single and Andy Kelley smashed a 2-run double. James Hays (7-4) was the beneficiary as he faced his old team and kind of pitched to the score at 6 4 4 3 1 8 with a pair of homers allowed. Vinny Bianchi made his season debut and only second MLB appearance and was impressive, striking out a pair in a 1-2-3 9th. Team record: 55-31. Next up: An off-day to fly home where Cleveland visits for a 3-game series. We made our July 2 signing, and it's honkbal for the win! Hoppenbrouwers (I look forward to regularly typing out his name in 5-6 seasons) is the best Dutch prospect I've seen and was one of the best hitters in the class.