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Art Deco · 05-27-2023, 09:03 AM

After dropping the previous two series on the homestand the Rays snapped back and swept the Alamos to head out on the road on a high note.

Danny Arroyave had the best game of his young career and another second-year Danny - Morales - pitched a fine game as the Rays beat San Antonio 7-2. Arroyave had gotten off to a slow start in his sophomore season but has heated up of late and today he went deep twice (#10 & 11) and drove in 5 to lead the charge. Nate Strickland drove in the other two runs including a solo homer (#13) while Morales improved to 5-2 after a solid 6 8 2 2 0 6 performance.

Two solo homers were enough for the Rays to take a 2-1 victory over the Alamos in the second game. Arturo Gutierrez did his usual lead-off-the-game-with-a-homer thing (#15) and then the rookie Joe Stack came through with a solo shot (#14) off a lefty in the 7th to win it. They supported Randy Morris (1-1) who earned his first MLB win with an excellent 7 5 1 1 1 4 outing, bouncing back after a disastrous debut start. Mike Moore had a 1-2-3 9th on 7 pitches for save #10.

Tampa Bay completed the sweep of San Antonio with a 14-3 rout in the finale thanks in large part to an 8-run 4th inning. Nate Strickland continued to swing the hot stick, going 4-5 with 2 homers to give him 15 and 4 RBI to give him the AL lead at 41. Backup catcher Diego Cartaya also had a huge game, 3-4 with a 2-run double and a 2-run homer (#1) while Arturo Gutierrez (#16, also tops in the AL) and Masaharu Shimizu (#6) contributed solo shots. All this support made a winner of Chris Ferguson (5-3), who won his second straight start while not pitching all that great (5 7 3 3 2 4).

Team record: 29-19, still 2 1/2 behind the Yankees and Jays. Next up: An off-day then we head to Baltimore for 3 games.

MLB News: A couple of vets reached the 2000 hit mark - El Paso's KeBryan Hayes and San Diego's Eloy Jimenez.

05-27-2023, 09:03 AM	#1153
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 8,059	May 22-24, 2034: vs San Antonio (3) After dropping the previous two series on the homestand the Rays snapped back and swept the Alamos to head out on the road on a high note. Danny Arroyave had the best game of his young career and another second-year Danny - Morales - pitched a fine game as the Rays beat San Antonio 7-2. Arroyave had gotten off to a slow start in his sophomore season but has heated up of late and today he went deep twice (#10 & 11) and drove in 5 to lead the charge. Nate Strickland drove in the other two runs including a solo homer (#13) while Morales improved to 5-2 after a solid 6 8 2 2 0 6 performance. Two solo homers were enough for the Rays to take a 2-1 victory over the Alamos in the second game. Arturo Gutierrez did his usual lead-off-the-game-with-a-homer thing (#15) and then the rookie Joe Stack came through with a solo shot (#14) off a lefty in the 7th to win it. They supported Randy Morris (1-1) who earned his first MLB win with an excellent 7 5 1 1 1 4 outing, bouncing back after a disastrous debut start. Mike Moore had a 1-2-3 9th on 7 pitches for save #10. Tampa Bay completed the sweep of San Antonio with a 14-3 rout in the finale thanks in large part to an 8-run 4th inning. Nate Strickland continued to swing the hot stick, going 4-5 with 2 homers to give him 15 and 4 RBI to give him the AL lead at 41. Backup catcher Diego Cartaya also had a huge game, 3-4 with a 2-run double and a 2-run homer (#1) while Arturo Gutierrez (#16, also tops in the AL) and Masaharu Shimizu (#6) contributed solo shots. All this support made a winner of Chris Ferguson (5-3), who won his second straight start while not pitching all that great (5 7 3 3 2 4). Team record: 29-19, still 2 1/2 behind the Yankees and Jays. Next up: An off-day then we head to Baltimore for 3 games. MLB News: A couple of vets reached the 2000 hit mark - El Paso's KeBryan Hayes and San Diego's Eloy Jimenez.