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Art Deco · 07-31-2022, 05:15 PM

Baseball media was referring to this matchup as a possible World Series preview, but for the Rays' sake let's hope not as losing 2 of 3 at home in the Series would be problematic, which is what happened at the Trop.

The Rays were up against their teammate from last year Pablo Lopez and his catcher of last year JT Realmuto (#18) took him deep for a 3-run homer in the 2nd and they held that lead through 4 with James Hays on the mound. But Hays ran out of gas trying to get through the 5th, stayed in one batter too long, and the Nationals came back to beat the Rays 6-4 in the opener. Hays (12-5) went up over 100 pitches and ended up giving up a 3-run homer on his 109th pitch trying to get through that 5th and finished 4.1 6 4 4 3 9. Kelly Crumpton added a solo shot (#39) to get them back within one but they couldn't get any closer.

Tampa Bay evened up the series thanks in part to a good outing from Shane Panzini in a 6-3 win over Washington. The righty improved to 11-9 after a solid 5.1 4 2 2 1 7 outing and the bullpen pitched well with Yasunari Uehara notching save #34. Andrew Greckel drove in a pair with HR #28 and an RBI single while JT Realmuto and Joshua Baez each had 2 hits and a ribbie. Kelly Crumpton's 11-game RBI streak, which saw him drive in 23 over that stretch, ended in this game

The Rays had a 2-0 lead into the 6th into the finale but like in the first game a big Washington inning turned the game around and this time it was a really big inning as the Nationals scored 8 times and ended up romping 11-4. Jose Aguilar's 2-run shot (#5) gave them that lead and Michael Prosecky was rolling along until he got into big-time trouble, loading the bases with two men in before Landon Knack came in and completely lost the plot, walking in the go-ahead run and giving up three straight hits to let it get out of hand. Prosecky (13-5) ended up 5.2 6 5 5 2 3 but deserved better. Kelly Crumpton started what he hopes will be a new RBI streak with a consolation solo homer, his 40th of the year.

Team record: 89-45. Next up: Miami comes to town for 3.

07-31-2022, 05:15 PM	#762
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,613	August 28-30, 2029: vs Washington (3) Baseball media was referring to this matchup as a possible World Series preview, but for the Rays' sake let's hope not as losing 2 of 3 at home in the Series would be problematic, which is what happened at the Trop. The Rays were up against their teammate from last year Pablo Lopez and his catcher of last year JT Realmuto (#18) took him deep for a 3-run homer in the 2nd and they held that lead through 4 with James Hays on the mound. But Hays ran out of gas trying to get through the 5th, stayed in one batter too long, and the Nationals came back to beat the Rays 6-4 in the opener. Hays (12-5) went up over 100 pitches and ended up giving up a 3-run homer on his 109th pitch trying to get through that 5th and finished 4.1 6 4 4 3 9. Kelly Crumpton added a solo shot (#39) to get them back within one but they couldn't get any closer. Tampa Bay evened up the series thanks in part to a good outing from Shane Panzini in a 6-3 win over Washington. The righty improved to 11-9 after a solid 5.1 4 2 2 1 7 outing and the bullpen pitched well with Yasunari Uehara notching save #34. Andrew Greckel drove in a pair with HR #28 and an RBI single while JT Realmuto and Joshua Baez each had 2 hits and a ribbie. Kelly Crumpton's 11-game RBI streak, which saw him drive in 23 over that stretch, ended in this game The Rays had a 2-0 lead into the 6th into the finale but like in the first game a big Washington inning turned the game around and this time it was a really big inning as the Nationals scored 8 times and ended up romping 11-4. Jose Aguilar's 2-run shot (#5) gave them that lead and Michael Prosecky was rolling along until he got into big-time trouble, loading the bases with two men in before Landon Knack came in and completely lost the plot, walking in the go-ahead run and giving up three straight hits to let it get out of hand. Prosecky (13-5) ended up 5.2 6 5 5 2 3 but deserved better. Kelly Crumpton started what he hopes will be a new RBI streak with a consolation solo homer, his 40th of the year. Team record: 89-45. Next up: Miami comes to town for 3.