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September 5-7, 2031: at Texas (3)
Game 1: 5-2 W. WP-Okuda (8-2). S-R.Rodriguez (27). Starter-Acosta (4 6 2 2 2 4). HR-Hardy (24). Hardy's 2-run homer in the 6th put Tampa Bay ahead to stay and the bullpen hurled 5 scoreless in the win.
Game 2: 4-5 L (12). LP-Holcombe (0-1). Starter-Evans (3.2 6 3 3 4 7). HR-Franco (12), Haro (18). 2-run homers from Wander and Haro gave them a 4-0 lead which they squandered, especially as they had numerous chances to add on to it (13 LOB). Ryan Fernandez made his Ray debut in a tough spot, relieving Holcombe with the bases loaded and nobody out in the 12th, and issued a walk-off walk.
Game 3: 3-4 L. LP-Fernandez (0-1). Starter-Eldridge (6 8 3 3 1 4). HR-Alvarez (15). Another early lead disappeared as Yordan's 3-run shot in the 1st ended up all the offense they'd must (4 hits total) and Fernandez's second Rays outing didn't go so hot either when he allowed another walk-off, this time on a leadoff homer (despite his 70 movement) in the 9th.
Team record: 75-62. Remarkably they're still in first, by 1/2 game over Toronto and 2 over the Yankees. Next up: Back to the friendly confines of the Trop for 3 against the team with the best record in baseball, the 82-55 White Sox.
MLB News: San Diego's Will Bednar pitched a no-hitter against San Antonio, walking 3 and fanning 8 on 110 pitches.
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