Game 1: 6-2 W. WP-Swanda (13-3, 6.2 9 2 1 1 6). HR-DeLoach (16). Another great Swanda outing, DeLoach had a 2-run homer, Albies was 2-2 with an RBI and Wander doubled, tripled and knocked in a run.
Game 2: 8-4 W. WP-Orze (8-4, 5 2 4 3 2 6). No homers but 16 hits otherwise with Luciano driving in a pair and Josh Mears with a big 2-run double to lead the attack, which included everyone in the lineup getting at least one hit.
Game 3: 11-3 W. WP-Whitlock (6-2, 5 3 1 1 3 6). HR-Mead 3 (21), N.Santana (14), Luciano (15). Rays swept their third straight series and made it 9 consecutive wins behind a 3-homer barrage from Mead, who drove in 4 as they banged out another 18 hits. Santana was 3-5 with his 2-run homer and Albies extended his hitting streak to 15 games and upped his average to .315.
Team record: 85-45, magic number down to 17. Next up: The homestand concludes with 4 against Boston.
Not surprising:
MLB News: Atlanta lost ace starter Max Fried for the rest of this season and all of 2028 with a torn UCL.