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Art Deco · 02-04-2025, 09:42 AM

Game 1: The Rays had this one in hand with a brilliant Elijah Whitaker outing and just enough offense, leading 2-0 after 8. But Mario Berumen's checkered season continued and he surrendered 3 runs in the 9th, dooming Tampa Bay to a 3-2 loss to the Yankees. Whitaker went 7 4 0 0 0 7 and fellow rookie Henry Dominguez belted homer #3 before Berumen (3-7) blew his second save of the season, although as you see with 7 losses he's had other issues as well and a 4.89 ERA is not what you want from your closer.

Game 2: Tampa Bay turned the tables on the Yankees after yesterday's blown game by scoring twice themselves in the 9th to pull out a 3-2 win. Down 2-1, Vinny Colon led off the 9th with HR #10 and then Paul Mayes singled and stole second before coming home with the walk-off winner on an Alex Brown single. The rally made a winner of Erik Witten (5-1) and Dave Rose had a fine start at 6.2 5 2 2 3 9. Earlier Joel Bland had a solo shot for the Rays (#8).

Game 3: It was another close one in late innings between these two teams but the Rays bullpen let it get away late and the Yankees beat them 7-2. Dantel Chinchilla was 3-3 with a couple of RBI singles to keep them in it, but Danny Sanchez imploded in the 8th allowing 4 runs to score and that was that. Steve Swords (8-1) took his first loss as a Ray in a rough 3.2 6 3 3 2 2 outing which took 90 pitches.

Game 4: The Rays salvaged a split thanks to a come-from-behind 5-4 win over the Yankees. Down 4-1 after New York scored twice in the 6th the Rays mounted a 4-run rally in the bottom of the frame. Henry Dominguez and Paul Mayes had RBI singles and then Dantel Chinchilla stepped up and was clutch as ever this season, roping a 2-run double. Chinchilla now has a whopping 71 RBI from the 9-hole and has seemingly come through in all the big situations. Vinny Colon hit HR #11 for the first Tampa Bay run. Despite a rough day, Randy Mastropietro (6-2) hung around long enough for the win at 6 8 4 4 0 0 with 3 homers allowed. Mario Berumen did manage to get the save this time (#17) but not without some drama as he allowed men to reach first and third on a couple of hits.

Team record: 58-36. Despite the split the Rays still gained ground on Baltimore, which lost 3 games to lowly Boston at home and fell 2 1/2 behind. Next up: Seattle visits for 3 games.

02-04-2025, 09:42 AM	#2796
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,613	July 13-16, 2056: vs NY Yankees (4) Game 1: The Rays had this one in hand with a brilliant Elijah Whitaker outing and just enough offense, leading 2-0 after 8. But Mario Berumen's checkered season continued and he surrendered 3 runs in the 9th, dooming Tampa Bay to a 3-2 loss to the Yankees. Whitaker went 7 4 0 0 0 7 and fellow rookie Henry Dominguez belted homer #3 before Berumen (3-7) blew his second save of the season, although as you see with 7 losses he's had other issues as well and a 4.89 ERA is not what you want from your closer. Game 2: Tampa Bay turned the tables on the Yankees after yesterday's blown game by scoring twice themselves in the 9th to pull out a 3-2 win. Down 2-1, Vinny Colon led off the 9th with HR #10 and then Paul Mayes singled and stole second before coming home with the walk-off winner on an Alex Brown single. The rally made a winner of Erik Witten (5-1) and Dave Rose had a fine start at 6.2 5 2 2 3 9. Earlier Joel Bland had a solo shot for the Rays (#8). Game 3: It was another close one in late innings between these two teams but the Rays bullpen let it get away late and the Yankees beat them 7-2. Dantel Chinchilla was 3-3 with a couple of RBI singles to keep them in it, but Danny Sanchez imploded in the 8th allowing 4 runs to score and that was that. Steve Swords (8-1) took his first loss as a Ray in a rough 3.2 6 3 3 2 2 outing which took 90 pitches. Game 4: The Rays salvaged a split thanks to a come-from-behind 5-4 win over the Yankees. Down 4-1 after New York scored twice in the 6th the Rays mounted a 4-run rally in the bottom of the frame. Henry Dominguez and Paul Mayes had RBI singles and then Dantel Chinchilla stepped up and was clutch as ever this season, roping a 2-run double. Chinchilla now has a whopping 71 RBI from the 9-hole and has seemingly come through in all the big situations. Vinny Colon hit HR #11 for the first Tampa Bay run. Despite a rough day, Randy Mastropietro (6-2) hung around long enough for the win at 6 8 4 4 0 0 with 3 homers allowed. Mario Berumen did manage to get the save this time (#17) but not without some drama as he allowed men to reach first and third on a couple of hits. Team record: 58-36. Despite the split the Rays still gained ground on Baltimore, which lost 3 games to lowly Boston at home and fell 2 1/2 behind. Next up: Seattle visits for 3 games.