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Art Deco · 11-18-2024, 12:47 PM

The Rays' express train was derailed slightly this week as after winning the opener they dropped the next two to the Rangers. And with the Yankees winning 3 of 4 Tampa Bay's lead was cut to 4 games in the AL East.

It was a typical day at the office of late in the opener though as the Rays handled the Rangers 7-2. Tampa Bay did all of its scoring in the 3rd and 4th innings and leading the charge was Luis Berumen who went deep in both frames. He had a solo shot in the 3rd and then a 3-run homer (#14) in the 4th, while Jeremy Begley's 2-run round-tripper (#9) got them going in the 3rd. Mario Urizar (4-1) was excellent for the win at 7 6 2 2 1 6.

Pitching let the Rays down in the second game as they fell to Texas 10-6. Danny Morales' bafflingly-poor start to 2038 continued as he let a 2-1 game get away from him in the 6th (although not without help from Jon Coggin, who gave up a double which cleared the bases of Morales' runners) and finished 5.2 7 6 6 1 2, dropping to 5-4, 5.72. That ERA is 3 runs higher than what Morales put up for the season last year. The Rays climbed back within 6-5 after 7, but Danny Mauricio and Stan LeVea combined to allowed 4 Ranger runs in the 8th to put it out of reach. They did get homers from Luis Cisneros (#1), Jeremy Begley (#10) and Danny Charlton (#9).

The finale was a bitter pill to swallow as closer Tony Alicea (1-2) gave up a tying homer in the 9th and then a 2-run shot in the 10th to let Texas take a 6-4 win over the Rays. Before that they had rallied with 3 in the 6th to take the lead with Billy Doughty's 2-run double the big hit. Jake Bridgewater went 6 4 3 3 2 4 but Alicea's first blown save of the season denied him the win. Danny Arroyave was 3-5 with a double, solo homer (#11) and 2 RBI.

Team record: 32-16. Next up: An off-day then a trip to Fenway for 3 against Boston.

11-18-2024, 12:47 PM	#1458
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,602	May 24-26, 2038: vs Texas (3) The Rays' express train was derailed slightly this week as after winning the opener they dropped the next two to the Rangers. And with the Yankees winning 3 of 4 Tampa Bay's lead was cut to 4 games in the AL East. It was a typical day at the office of late in the opener though as the Rays handled the Rangers 7-2. Tampa Bay did all of its scoring in the 3rd and 4th innings and leading the charge was Luis Berumen who went deep in both frames. He had a solo shot in the 3rd and then a 3-run homer (#14) in the 4th, while Jeremy Begley's 2-run round-tripper (#9) got them going in the 3rd. Mario Urizar (4-1) was excellent for the win at 7 6 2 2 1 6. Pitching let the Rays down in the second game as they fell to Texas 10-6. Danny Morales' bafflingly-poor start to 2038 continued as he let a 2-1 game get away from him in the 6th (although not without help from Jon Coggin, who gave up a double which cleared the bases of Morales' runners) and finished 5.2 7 6 6 1 2, dropping to 5-4, 5.72. That ERA is 3 runs higher than what Morales put up for the season last year. The Rays climbed back within 6-5 after 7, but Danny Mauricio and Stan LeVea combined to allowed 4 Ranger runs in the 8th to put it out of reach. They did get homers from Luis Cisneros (#1), Jeremy Begley (#10) and Danny Charlton (#9). The finale was a bitter pill to swallow as closer Tony Alicea (1-2) gave up a tying homer in the 9th and then a 2-run shot in the 10th to let Texas take a 6-4 win over the Rays. Before that they had rallied with 3 in the 6th to take the lead with Billy Doughty's 2-run double the big hit. Jake Bridgewater went 6 4 3 3 2 4 but Alicea's first blown save of the season denied him the win. Danny Arroyave was 3-5 with a double, solo homer (#11) and 2 RBI. Team record: 32-16. Next up: An off-day then a trip to Fenway for 3 against Boston.