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Art Deco · 07-07-2023, 08:26 PM

With the 58-win Red Sox coming to town this should have been a weekend where the Rays truly put away the division but instead they dropped 2 of 3 while the red-hot Yankees moved into second place 4 games back, and they're off to New York to play 3 against them. With a week left in the season the Yankees still pretty much need a sweep but the fact that there's still a race is sub-optimal. The magic number stands at 4, so two wins against the Yanks will clinch.

The offense was the main culprit in their 4-2 loss to Boston in the opener. Danny Arroyave's solo homer (#39) was about it and Kevin DiCostanzo (6-3) wasn't terribly sharp at 5 9 4 4 2 4, his worst outing in a while.

The Rays did take out their frustrations from the night before in the second game, routing the Red Sox 11-1. Danny Charlton had a huge game, going 4-5 with HR #13 and 3 RBI, Kevin Alcantara had a 3-run blast of his own, his first as a Ray, and Nate Strickland plated three as well. Chris Ferguson (15-7) cruised going 6.1 6 1 1 2 6.

Boston took the final 6-4 thanks to a pair of runs in the 7th off Wes Mendes (6-6). Ethan McElvain wasn't great a 5 7 4 4 2 4 but the offense kept them in the game for a while thanks to a 3-run Bobby Marin homer (#13) and a Joe Stack RBI triple but couldn't do anything over the final innings to come back.

Team record: 98-57.

MLB Playoff Race Update: This will likely go down as a relatively dull final week as just about all 12 playoff teams are pretty much set with only the AL divisions at stake. Oakland and Texas are tied for the West lead with the winner earning a bye into the ALDS; Cleveland is 2 1/2 up on Kansas City in Central and the loser will not have a wild card to fall back on, and of course we have the Yankees with an outside shot at the Rays. The Yankees, Jays and Oakland/Texas loser will claim the three wild cards. In the NL your division winners will be Memphis (Central), LA (West) and the Mets (East) with the New York the third seed, and three wild cards will all come from the Central with the Cubs, Cardinals and Reds all making it.

07-07-2023, 08:26 PM	#1192
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,865	September 22-24, 2034: vs Boston (3) With the 58-win Red Sox coming to town this should have been a weekend where the Rays truly put away the division but instead they dropped 2 of 3 while the red-hot Yankees moved into second place 4 games back, and they're off to New York to play 3 against them. With a week left in the season the Yankees still pretty much need a sweep but the fact that there's still a race is sub-optimal. The magic number stands at 4, so two wins against the Yanks will clinch. The offense was the main culprit in their 4-2 loss to Boston in the opener. Danny Arroyave's solo homer (#39) was about it and Kevin DiCostanzo (6-3) wasn't terribly sharp at 5 9 4 4 2 4, his worst outing in a while. The Rays did take out their frustrations from the night before in the second game, routing the Red Sox 11-1. Danny Charlton had a huge game, going 4-5 with HR #13 and 3 RBI, Kevin Alcantara had a 3-run blast of his own, his first as a Ray, and Nate Strickland plated three as well. Chris Ferguson (15-7) cruised going 6.1 6 1 1 2 6. Boston took the final 6-4 thanks to a pair of runs in the 7th off Wes Mendes (6-6). Ethan McElvain wasn't great a 5 7 4 4 2 4 but the offense kept them in the game for a while thanks to a 3-run Bobby Marin homer (#13) and a Joe Stack RBI triple but couldn't do anything over the final innings to come back. Team record: 98-57. MLB Playoff Race Update: This will likely go down as a relatively dull final week as just about all 12 playoff teams are pretty much set with only the AL divisions at stake. Oakland and Texas are tied for the West lead with the winner earning a bye into the ALDS; Cleveland is 2 1/2 up on Kansas City in Central and the loser will not have a wild card to fall back on, and of course we have the Yankees with an outside shot at the Rays. The Yankees, Jays and Oakland/Texas loser will claim the three wild cards. In the NL your division winners will be Memphis (Central), LA (West) and the Mets (East) with the New York the third seed, and three wild cards will all come from the Central with the Cubs, Cardinals and Reds all making it. Last edited by Art Deco; 07-07-2023 at 08:31 PM.