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Art Deco · 07-29-2022, 03:03 PM

As sort of expected, the Rays made it three series sweeps and nine wins in a row after sending the hapless Blue Jays to defeat three times at Rogers Centre.

The Rays took a 2-2 game in the 5th in the opener and kept scoring the rest of way to cruise to a 9-3 win over Toronto. Kelly Crumpton had a big day with two RBI singles and an RBI double, Wander Franco added a 2-run homer (#23) and Ed Howard was 3-5 with a double and RBI. Dave Cedeno (5-1) struggled early but sailed afterwards for the win, allowing only 1 hit in a 7 1 2 2 3 6 line and finishing with a flourish by striking out the side.

The second game was the toughest for Tampa Bay as they needed an Ed Howard RBI double in the 8th to take a 3-2 win over the Jays. Slade Cecconi pitched well in the rotation for a change (6 5 2 2 1 4) making a spot start and Kevin DiCostanzo earned his first MLB win with a scoreless 7th while Yasunari Uehara did his thing in the 9th for save #32. Kelly Crumpton kept on with the hot bat, homering (#36) and singling for the first two Rays runs.

It's Kelly Crumpton's world and we're all just living in it as the Rays first-sacker capped a massive series with a pair of homers to lead the Rays to an 8-3 win in the finale and another series sweep. Crumpton bookended the game with a 2-run homer in the first and after the Jays crept within 5-3 in the 8th he put the game away with a 3-run shot in the 9th. The brace gave him 38 homers and 107 RBI, tops in the AL in both categories. Meanwhile James Hays kept rolling along, going 6 5 1 1 1 4 to improve to 12-4, 2.73. Chris Gutierrez added a solo shot (#6) and Wander Franco drove in a pair.

Team record: 86-42. Next up: An off-day then we head far south to take on San Antonio for 3 at Alamo Park. The Alamos are another team we've had lots of success against so why not four straight sweeps?

07-29-2022, 03:03 PM	#760
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,627	August 20-22, 2029: at Toronto (3) As sort of expected, the Rays made it three series sweeps and nine wins in a row after sending the hapless Blue Jays to defeat three times at Rogers Centre. The Rays took a 2-2 game in the 5th in the opener and kept scoring the rest of way to cruise to a 9-3 win over Toronto. Kelly Crumpton had a big day with two RBI singles and an RBI double, Wander Franco added a 2-run homer (#23) and Ed Howard was 3-5 with a double and RBI. Dave Cedeno (5-1) struggled early but sailed afterwards for the win, allowing only 1 hit in a 7 1 2 2 3 6 line and finishing with a flourish by striking out the side. The second game was the toughest for Tampa Bay as they needed an Ed Howard RBI double in the 8th to take a 3-2 win over the Jays. Slade Cecconi pitched well in the rotation for a change (6 5 2 2 1 4) making a spot start and Kevin DiCostanzo earned his first MLB win with a scoreless 7th while Yasunari Uehara did his thing in the 9th for save #32. Kelly Crumpton kept on with the hot bat, homering (#36) and singling for the first two Rays runs. It's Kelly Crumpton's world and we're all just living in it as the Rays first-sacker capped a massive series with a pair of homers to lead the Rays to an 8-3 win in the finale and another series sweep. Crumpton bookended the game with a 2-run homer in the first and after the Jays crept within 5-3 in the 8th he put the game away with a 3-run shot in the 9th. The brace gave him 38 homers and 107 RBI, tops in the AL in both categories. Meanwhile James Hays kept rolling along, going 6 5 1 1 1 4 to improve to 12-4, 2.73. Chris Gutierrez added a solo shot (#6) and Wander Franco drove in a pair. Team record: 86-42. Next up: An off-day then we head far south to take on San Antonio for 3 at Alamo Park. The Alamos are another team we've had lots of success against so why not four straight sweeps?