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Art Deco · 03-02-2025, 10:57 AM

Game 1: The Rays began their crucial series at Baltimore where they could see their lead pared to 1 or balloon to 7, and they made sure it wouldn't be the former as they eked out a 4-3 win in 10 innings over the Orioles in the opener. They got a great start from Jorge Barraza (7 6 1 1 1 4) and held a 3-1 lead after a 3-run 7th which featured RBI singles from Jose Lozada and Henry Dominguez, but Jake Cid blew the lead by allowing a pair in the 8th. Fortunately Dominguez led off the 10th with a double and with two out scored on a Baltimore error to provide the difference. Mario Berumen (5-7) got the win after pitching the 9th and stayed on through the 10th to "save" his own victory.

August 22: Claimed OF Emmanuel Jervis on waivers from Baltimore, optioned OF Angel Vigil to Durham.

Not every day you see a player claimed on waivers by one team in the middle of a big series from the other team but that's what the Rays did in acquiring Jervis. The RH-batting OF hit 251/314/465 for the Orioles with 10 homers and gives us another option in LF or DH while we wait for Joel Bland to return.

Game 2: In what will go down in the annals of these teams as the "Emmanuel Jervis Game", the OF claimed the same day on waivers by the Rays from the Orioles homered twice, including a tie-breaking solo shot in the 8th, to give his new club a critical 5-4 win over his old one. Jervis got the Rays on the board with a bases-empty blast in the 2nd and after Baltimore scored twice in the 7th to erase a 4-2 Tampa Bay lead, he was the hero (and villain to the home crowd) with his 8th-inning clout. Dave Rose started and was pitching well until loading the bases with nobody out in that 7th, and he and Dave Flores (5-3) allowed two to score leaving Rose with a 6 8 4 4 1 5 line. Devin Tadlock ended up getting the save, his 3rd for Tampa Bay and 24th overall.

Game 3: The Rays all but put the division to bed by completing the sweep of the Orioles with a 5-2 win in the finale, again pulling it out late. The teams were level at 2-2 thanks to Danny Colon's solo homer (#15) in the 7th and Tampa Bay pulled ahead in the 8th on Aaron White's pinch-hit RBI single, scoring Henry Dominguez who had tripled. They tacked on two more in the 9th including an RBI single from Dave Gonzalez, the catcher's third hit of the game. Steve Swords went 5 6 2 2 4 5, Adan Guardado (4-1) got the relief win, and Mario Berumen retired the Orioles in order in the 9th for his 20th save as the Rays pulled 7 games ahead of Baltimore and extended their winning streak of the same number.

Team record: 80-48. Next up: A day off to return home where we'll play 3 against Boston.

03-02-2025, 10:57 AM	#2808
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,715	August 21-23, 2056: at Baltimore (3) Game 1: The Rays began their crucial series at Baltimore where they could see their lead pared to 1 or balloon to 7, and they made sure it wouldn't be the former as they eked out a 4-3 win in 10 innings over the Orioles in the opener. They got a great start from Jorge Barraza (7 6 1 1 1 4) and held a 3-1 lead after a 3-run 7th which featured RBI singles from Jose Lozada and Henry Dominguez, but Jake Cid blew the lead by allowing a pair in the 8th. Fortunately Dominguez led off the 10th with a double and with two out scored on a Baltimore error to provide the difference. Mario Berumen (5-7) got the win after pitching the 9th and stayed on through the 10th to "save" his own victory. August 22: Claimed OF Emmanuel Jervis on waivers from Baltimore, optioned OF Angel Vigil to Durham. Not every day you see a player claimed on waivers by one team in the middle of a big series from the other team but that's what the Rays did in acquiring Jervis. The RH-batting OF hit 251/314/465 for the Orioles with 10 homers and gives us another option in LF or DH while we wait for Joel Bland to return. Game 2: In what will go down in the annals of these teams as the "Emmanuel Jervis Game", the OF claimed the same day on waivers by the Rays from the Orioles homered twice, including a tie-breaking solo shot in the 8th, to give his new club a critical 5-4 win over his old one. Jervis got the Rays on the board with a bases-empty blast in the 2nd and after Baltimore scored twice in the 7th to erase a 4-2 Tampa Bay lead, he was the hero (and villain to the home crowd) with his 8th-inning clout. Dave Rose started and was pitching well until loading the bases with nobody out in that 7th, and he and Dave Flores (5-3) allowed two to score leaving Rose with a 6 8 4 4 1 5 line. Devin Tadlock ended up getting the save, his 3rd for Tampa Bay and 24th overall. Game 3: The Rays all but put the division to bed by completing the sweep of the Orioles with a 5-2 win in the finale, again pulling it out late. The teams were level at 2-2 thanks to Danny Colon's solo homer (#15) in the 7th and Tampa Bay pulled ahead in the 8th on Aaron White's pinch-hit RBI single, scoring Henry Dominguez who had tripled. They tacked on two more in the 9th including an RBI single from Dave Gonzalez, the catcher's third hit of the game. Steve Swords went 5 6 2 2 4 5, Adan Guardado (4-1) got the relief win, and Mario Berumen retired the Orioles in order in the 9th for his 20th save as the Rays pulled 7 games ahead of Baltimore and extended their winning streak of the same number. Team record: 80-48. Next up: A day off to return home where we'll play 3 against Boston.