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May 16-18, 2031: at Atlanta (3)
Game 1: 6-7 L. LP-Dodson (1-1). Starter-Acosta (4 4 4 4 3 5). HR-Caminero (3). Rays lost 5-2 and 6-5 leads in this one. Wander had 3 hits including a double and 2 RBI but the pitching did them in.
Transaction: Donye Evans was activated from the IL and Christian Rodriguez was sent back to Durham.
Game 2: 1-3 L. LP-Ogando (1-2). Starter-Evans (5 2 0 0 1 12). This was a 0-0 game going into 8th thanks to a duel between Donye Evans (in dominant form as seen above) and Atlanta's Arturo Ambriz (8 1 0 0 1 12), before Gerald Ogando started the 8th, gave up a leadoff homer, and then gave up a 2-run homer to lose it. Rays rallied in the 9th and had two men on with a run in but couldn't complete a comeback.
Game 3: 6-4 W. WP-Bradley (4-3, 5 9 4 4 2 4). S-R.Rodriguez (8). HR-G.Henderson 2 (5). Gunnar Henderson had has best game as a Ray, going 3-4 with a walk, steal, 2 homers and 3 RBI to lead the way. Rodolfo Solano had 3 hits and 2 RBI and Wander had 3 more hits, giving him a 20-game hitting streak going back to last season. Taj nearly blew a 5-1 lead but Ben Onyshko miraculously got him out of the 6th with the lead intact and the bullpen somehow held the rest of the way.
Team record: 20-19, now 6 behind Toronto but in a wild card. Next up: Home for 3 against Washington, off to a roaring 25-14 start.
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