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Art Deco · 12-12-2024, 10:48 PM

The Rays came home and righted the ship, sweeping the Guardians and in a reversal of how things have gone lately the Yankees lost 2 of 3 to San Antonio so the division lead is back up to 2 1/2 games.

Tampa Bay romped in the opener, beating Cleveland 12-5 after jumping out to an 11-0 lead after 4 innings and cruising from there. Tony Fisher's 2nd-inning grand slam (#21) broke the game open and they banged out 18 hits as a team. Danny Arevalo was 4-5 with 2 RBI and Isaiah Jackson drove in 3 including a 2-run double. Mario Urizar (6-2) ended up pitching to the score as he was hit for 4 runs in the 5th and finished an ugly 5.2 9 5 5 3 0 but it didn't matter and Ken Battle went the rest of the way for his 2nd save.

The Rays blew out the Guardians again in the second game 9-2, but it took longer to develop than the night before as they didn't go ahead until the 5th before pouring it on afterwards. Tony Fisher delivered the big hit again, homering for the third straight day with his 2-run blast (#22) putting Tampa Bay up 3-2 in the 5th. Jeremy Begley's 2-run double padded the lead in the 6th and then they got homers from Danny Rivera (#11), Isaiah Jackson (#8) and Billy Doughty (#10). Danny Morales (8-5) overcame a slow start and went 7 7 2 2 0 7 for the win.

Danny Rodriguez almost single-handedly led the Rays to victory in the finale, singling in a run in the 2nd, tripling in another 6th, and then leading off the 9th with a double and scoring on Alex Rivas' single to walk off a 3-2 win and a series sweep in the bottom of the 9th. The rookie CF has played at an All-Star level and has already earned 3.0 WAR less than halfway through the season, hitting 299/380/510 with 13 HR, 38 RBI and 25 SB along with above-average D in center. Jake Bridgewater turned in a solid start at 5.1 5 2 1 1 0 and Branden Gammage (3-1) earned the win with two perfect innings of relief.

Team record: 44-29. Next up: After a day off the Rays hit the road yet again, kicking off a 9-game road trip with 3 in Oakland.

We also made a minor but interesting trade:

Was shopping some guys around and notice Atlanta was eager to part with Perez even though he's rated the #23 prospect in baseball and was just recently called up by them. The 24-year-old boasts real power (65 current, 70 potential) and decent contact (55 current, 60 potential) but has some real flaws as well (35 eye, 45 potential), strikes out a lot and is a lousy OF (45 in left, although he could potentially be a 50 at 1B). He'll report to Durham for now but one thing he has going for him is that he's a RH hitter and most of the significant bats on our depth chart are lefties. Galicia meanwhile is a B-/C+ prospect as a starter who will have to rely on command with only 45 stuff potential, so he wasn't a great loss.

12-12-2024, 10:48 PM	#1466
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,613	June 21-23, 2038: vs Cleveland (3) The Rays came home and righted the ship, sweeping the Guardians and in a reversal of how things have gone lately the Yankees lost 2 of 3 to San Antonio so the division lead is back up to 2 1/2 games. Tampa Bay romped in the opener, beating Cleveland 12-5 after jumping out to an 11-0 lead after 4 innings and cruising from there. Tony Fisher's 2nd-inning grand slam (#21) broke the game open and they banged out 18 hits as a team. Danny Arevalo was 4-5 with 2 RBI and Isaiah Jackson drove in 3 including a 2-run double. Mario Urizar (6-2) ended up pitching to the score as he was hit for 4 runs in the 5th and finished an ugly 5.2 9 5 5 3 0 but it didn't matter and Ken Battle went the rest of the way for his 2nd save. The Rays blew out the Guardians again in the second game 9-2, but it took longer to develop than the night before as they didn't go ahead until the 5th before pouring it on afterwards. Tony Fisher delivered the big hit again, homering for the third straight day with his 2-run blast (#22) putting Tampa Bay up 3-2 in the 5th. Jeremy Begley's 2-run double padded the lead in the 6th and then they got homers from Danny Rivera (#11), Isaiah Jackson (#8) and Billy Doughty (#10). Danny Morales (8-5) overcame a slow start and went 7 7 2 2 0 7 for the win. Danny Rodriguez almost single-handedly led the Rays to victory in the finale, singling in a run in the 2nd, tripling in another 6th, and then leading off the 9th with a double and scoring on Alex Rivas' single to walk off a 3-2 win and a series sweep in the bottom of the 9th. The rookie CF has played at an All-Star level and has already earned 3.0 WAR less than halfway through the season, hitting 299/380/510 with 13 HR, 38 RBI and 25 SB along with above-average D in center. Jake Bridgewater turned in a solid start at 5.1 5 2 1 1 0 and Branden Gammage (3-1) earned the win with two perfect innings of relief. Team record: 44-29. Next up: After a day off the Rays hit the road yet again, kicking off a 9-game road trip with 3 in Oakland. We also made a minor but interesting trade: Was shopping some guys around and notice Atlanta was eager to part with Perez even though he's rated the #23 prospect in baseball and was just recently called up by them. The 24-year-old boasts real power (65 current, 70 potential) and decent contact (55 current, 60 potential) but has some real flaws as well (35 eye, 45 potential), strikes out a lot and is a lousy OF (45 in left, although he could potentially be a 50 at 1B). He'll report to Durham for now but one thing he has going for him is that he's a RH hitter and most of the significant bats on our depth chart are lefties. Galicia meanwhile is a B-/C+ prospect as a starter who will have to rely on command with only 45 stuff potential, so he wasn't a great loss.