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Art Deco · 12-01-2024, 10:02 PM

A disastrous trip to the Bronx as the Rays were swept by the Yankees to make it 6 losses in 7 games while seeing their division lead sliced to a mere game and a half.

Danny Morales was one out away from getting through the 6th with a 2-1 lead but instead gave up a 3-run homer and the Yankees took the opener from the Rays 4-3. Morales (7-5) ended up 6 9 4 4 1 1 and the Rays got homers from Danny Rivera (#8) in the 2nd and Danny Arevalo (#2) in the 9th, the latter cutting the lead to one but the next three Rays whiffed to end the game.

Tampa Bay pitching was poor in the second game and despite the best efforts of the offense they dropped a 9-5 decision to New York. Jake Bridgewater (2-2) was lit up like a Christmas tree, going 2 5 5 5 2 0 with 3 homers allowed to put them in an early 5-0 hole that was too deep. Danny Charlton and Danny Arevalo each knocked in a pair including Charlton's 10th homer but the bullpen gave up four more runs to keep them from getting too close.

The finale was the toughest pill to swallow. They hit three solo homers in the 2nd to go up 3-0 and it looked like they might be on their way but the Yankees chipped away and tied it up while the bats took the rest of a long day off with New York ultimately prevailing in 14 innings 4-3. Danny Charlton (#11), Danny Arroyave (#13) and Danny Rodriguez (#12) all went deep and it might have been the first time 3 Dannys homered in the same inning in MLB history. Gabe Bryant couldn't hold the lead though but pitched decently enough at 7 8 3 3 1 5. The problem was that the offense was stifled for almost the entire rest of the game with the New York bullpen in particular going a combined 8 1 0 0 1 11 against them. And it was a Rodriguez error in the 14th as he overran a single in front of him which cost them, allowing a man to go to 3rd who scored on a sac fly off Stan LeVea (5-2) to lose it.

Team record: 39-25. Next up: Off to play 3 in Georgia against 19-44 Atlanta to try and turn things around.

12-01-2024, 10:02 PM	#1463
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,603	June 11-13, 2038: at NY Yankees (3) A disastrous trip to the Bronx as the Rays were swept by the Yankees to make it 6 losses in 7 games while seeing their division lead sliced to a mere game and a half. Danny Morales was one out away from getting through the 6th with a 2-1 lead but instead gave up a 3-run homer and the Yankees took the opener from the Rays 4-3. Morales (7-5) ended up 6 9 4 4 1 1 and the Rays got homers from Danny Rivera (#8) in the 2nd and Danny Arevalo (#2) in the 9th, the latter cutting the lead to one but the next three Rays whiffed to end the game. Tampa Bay pitching was poor in the second game and despite the best efforts of the offense they dropped a 9-5 decision to New York. Jake Bridgewater (2-2) was lit up like a Christmas tree, going 2 5 5 5 2 0 with 3 homers allowed to put them in an early 5-0 hole that was too deep. Danny Charlton and Danny Arevalo each knocked in a pair including Charlton's 10th homer but the bullpen gave up four more runs to keep them from getting too close. The finale was the toughest pill to swallow. They hit three solo homers in the 2nd to go up 3-0 and it looked like they might be on their way but the Yankees chipped away and tied it up while the bats took the rest of a long day off with New York ultimately prevailing in 14 innings 4-3. Danny Charlton (#11), Danny Arroyave (#13) and Danny Rodriguez (#12) all went deep and it might have been the first time 3 Dannys homered in the same inning in MLB history. Gabe Bryant couldn't hold the lead though but pitched decently enough at 7 8 3 3 1 5. The problem was that the offense was stifled for almost the entire rest of the game with the New York bullpen in particular going a combined 8 1 0 0 1 11 against them. And it was a Rodriguez error in the 14th as he overran a single in front of him which cost them, allowing a man to go to 3rd who scored on a sac fly off Stan LeVea (5-2) to lose it. Team record: 39-25. Next up: Off to play 3 in Georgia against 19-44 Atlanta to try and turn things around.