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Art Deco · 01-15-2024, 07:24 PM

Game 1: The Rays put 5 on the board in the 8th to break open a close game and took the opener at Camden Yards 8-4 from the Orioles. Dantel Chinchilla, whose 2-run homer (#6) in the 6th put them ahead to stay 3-2, capped a 4-RBI day with a 2-run single to cap the 8th while Ezequiel Avalos had 2 hits and 2 ribbies. Randy Mastropietro (9-5) was excellent at 7 3 2 2 2 7 in picking up the win.

Game 2: Baltimore blasted the Rays 13-3 in the second game although it was only 4-1 entering the 7th before lefty relievers Alan Rutherford and Warren Dalton combined to allow 9 runs over the final two frames. Ben Hilton (6-4) coughed up a couple of homers in a lousy 4.1 6 4 4 3 5. Tampa Bay did get solo homers from Nesty de la Rosa (#12) and in a nice moment with the game out of hand, the first MLB round-tripper for B.J. Boys.

Game 3: The Rays lost the series to Baltimore in a heartbreaker as Edgar Voisin gave up a 2-out solo homer in the 9th to let the Orioles tie before they went on to win 2-1 in 12 innings. Brad Villarreal was brilliant at 7 3 0 0 0 1 3 in lowering his ERA to 3.06 and Jesus Avalos' first-inning solo shot (#23) looked like it would hold up for a win but disaster struck with only one more out to get as Voisin blew his 4th save of the season. Joe Roberts (2-3) then gave up a couple of hits in the 12th to allow Baltimore the win. Of course the offense could have done something about this but didn't.

Team record: 49-39. A Yankees sweep now has the Rays 11 out of first, so unless things really start to change in that department there's no point in updating it. More realistically they're in the second wild card, 1/2 game behind the Angels and 2 1/2 up on third-place Oakland. Next up: A day off then 3 games in Austin before the All-Star break.

01-15-2024, 07:24 PM	#2637
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,614	July 6-8, 2054: at Baltimore (3) Game 1: The Rays put 5 on the board in the 8th to break open a close game and took the opener at Camden Yards 8-4 from the Orioles. Dantel Chinchilla, whose 2-run homer (#6) in the 6th put them ahead to stay 3-2, capped a 4-RBI day with a 2-run single to cap the 8th while Ezequiel Avalos had 2 hits and 2 ribbies. Randy Mastropietro (9-5) was excellent at 7 3 2 2 2 7 in picking up the win. Game 2: Baltimore blasted the Rays 13-3 in the second game although it was only 4-1 entering the 7th before lefty relievers Alan Rutherford and Warren Dalton combined to allow 9 runs over the final two frames. Ben Hilton (6-4) coughed up a couple of homers in a lousy 4.1 6 4 4 3 5. Tampa Bay did get solo homers from Nesty de la Rosa (#12) and in a nice moment with the game out of hand, the first MLB round-tripper for B.J. Boys. Game 3: The Rays lost the series to Baltimore in a heartbreaker as Edgar Voisin gave up a 2-out solo homer in the 9th to let the Orioles tie before they went on to win 2-1 in 12 innings. Brad Villarreal was brilliant at 7 3 0 0 0 1 3 in lowering his ERA to 3.06 and Jesus Avalos' first-inning solo shot (#23) looked like it would hold up for a win but disaster struck with only one more out to get as Voisin blew his 4th save of the season. Joe Roberts (2-3) then gave up a couple of hits in the 12th to allow Baltimore the win. Of course the offense could have done something about this but didn't. Team record: 49-39. A Yankees sweep now has the Rays 11 out of first, so unless things really start to change in that department there's no point in updating it. More realistically they're in the second wild card, 1/2 game behind the Angels and 2 1/2 up on third-place Oakland. Next up: A day off then 3 games in Austin before the All-Star break.