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Art Deco · 11-05-2024, 02:01 PM

The Rays continue to turn things around on the road, winning another series as after scoring once in the opener and losing they put 24 combined on the board in the final two in Motown which they won.

Luis Berumen homered in the first (#9) but that was it for the offense in the opener as they fell 4-1 to the Tigers. Gabe Bryant (2-1) wasn't his best at 5.1 5 4 4 3 7 while Berumen was 4-4 on the day including his homer.

It looked bleak early in the second game when the Tigers hit Sergio Espinoza for a 5-spot in the 2nd and took a 5-1 lead, but the bats responded immediately with 5 in the third and the Rays went on to take an 8-6 win over Detroit. Espinoza, who had struggled in his MLB debut start, wasn't much better today although he did managed to give them a couple more innings and finish 3.2 6 5 5 2 3. Jake Bridgewater (1-0) earned the win in relief and Tony Alicea picked up save #7. But of course it was the offense that won them today's game with the key knock a 3-run Isaiah Jackson homer (#4) in the 3rd that put them up to stay at 6-5. And Jeremy Begley, who had 3 hits, added a 2-run homer (#6) in the 7th to give them some cushion.

The Rays took advantage of some bad Tiger fielding as well as some bad Tiger pitching to destroy Detroit 16-3 in the finale. They scored all but one of their runs in two innings - a 7-run 2nd and an 8-run 9th. The former saw the Tigers make two key errors with the big blow a 3-run Billy Doughty homer (#5) which erased an early 2-0 Tiger lead. Then Tony Fisher went to work in the 9th, homering twice in the inning - once to lead it off and later to cap it with a grand slam, giving him an AL-best 12 homers to go with 27 RBI. Luis Berumen was 3-6 with 3 RBI and Jeremy Begley 4-6 with a pair knocked in. All Mario Urizar (2-1) had to do to get a win was stand there and throw the ball over the plate, which he did to the tune of 5.2 6 3 3 3 4, your standard Urizar start.

Team record: 19-11, as they remain 1/2 game ahead of the Yankees. Next up: The seemingly-neverending journey finally does end with 3 games in Chicago against a struggling 9-20 White Sox team.

11-05-2024, 02:01 PM	#1452
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,607	May 3-5, 2038: at Detroit (3) The Rays continue to turn things around on the road, winning another series as after scoring once in the opener and losing they put 24 combined on the board in the final two in Motown which they won. Luis Berumen homered in the first (#9) but that was it for the offense in the opener as they fell 4-1 to the Tigers. Gabe Bryant (2-1) wasn't his best at 5.1 5 4 4 3 7 while Berumen was 4-4 on the day including his homer. It looked bleak early in the second game when the Tigers hit Sergio Espinoza for a 5-spot in the 2nd and took a 5-1 lead, but the bats responded immediately with 5 in the third and the Rays went on to take an 8-6 win over Detroit. Espinoza, who had struggled in his MLB debut start, wasn't much better today although he did managed to give them a couple more innings and finish 3.2 6 5 5 2 3. Jake Bridgewater (1-0) earned the win in relief and Tony Alicea picked up save #7. But of course it was the offense that won them today's game with the key knock a 3-run Isaiah Jackson homer (#4) in the 3rd that put them up to stay at 6-5. And Jeremy Begley, who had 3 hits, added a 2-run homer (#6) in the 7th to give them some cushion. The Rays took advantage of some bad Tiger fielding as well as some bad Tiger pitching to destroy Detroit 16-3 in the finale. They scored all but one of their runs in two innings - a 7-run 2nd and an 8-run 9th. The former saw the Tigers make two key errors with the big blow a 3-run Billy Doughty homer (#5) which erased an early 2-0 Tiger lead. Then Tony Fisher went to work in the 9th, homering twice in the inning - once to lead it off and later to cap it with a grand slam, giving him an AL-best 12 homers to go with 27 RBI. Luis Berumen was 3-6 with 3 RBI and Jeremy Begley 4-6 with a pair knocked in. All Mario Urizar (2-1) had to do to get a win was stand there and throw the ball over the plate, which he did to the tune of 5.2 6 3 3 3 4, your standard Urizar start. Team record: 19-11, as they remain 1/2 game ahead of the Yankees. Next up: The seemingly-neverending journey finally does end with 3 games in Chicago against a struggling 9-20 White Sox team.