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Art Deco · 08-13-2025, 12:11 AM

Game 1: The Rays were let down in a big way by their bullpen as they dropped the opener at Yankee Stadium 9-6. Tony Guzman had an abbreviated start because it took him 93 pitches to go 4 5 2 2 3 3 but he left with a 3-2 lead thanks to a couple of Angel Gonzales RBI singles. And Henry Dominguez homered (#12) in the 7th to make it 4-2 but Jake Cid let New York take the lead by allowing an inherited runner to score plus two of his own. But Tampa Bay went back ahead 6-5 in the 8th on Dantel Chinchilla's RBI double only for Devin Tadlock (5-6) to implode in the 9th, giving up a solo homer to the first man he faced to tie it, walking two more, and then giving up a 3-run homer to give the Yankees a walk-off win.

Game 2: It took the Rays forever to get their offense going and when they did they lost a 3-2 lead in the 6th, only to erupt for 7 runs in the 8th and manhandle the Yankees 10-4. Aaron White was 3-4 with an RBI double to help them to their initial lead but on that double he strained an oblique and will be out five weeks. Jorge Barraza pitched well until putting a couple of men on in the bottom of the 6th, and Danny McMullan allowed them both to score to put New York up 4-3 and saddle Barraza with a final line of 5.1 7 4 4 1 5. But the bats went to work in the 8th. Rodrigo Aponte belted a solo homer (#14) leading off the inning to tie it, Ryan Rivera got things going with a 2-run single to put the Rays back ahead, then Angel Gonzales drilled a 3-run homer (#27) to blow it open. Jesus Avalos then went back-to-back with #30 to put the Rays in double digits. The rally meant Mike Alexander won his first decision as a Ray and in addition to losing White the Rays will be without the services of Joel Bland, who was suspended for five games for charging the mound after he was hit by a pitch following Aponte's homer.

August 15: Placed IF Aaron White on the 10-day IL with an oblique strain and placed OF Joel Bland on the restricted list, recalled IF Alex Brown from AAA Durham and OF Jalen Diaz from AA Montgomery.

Brown was the easy choice to replace White as he did while White was hurt earlier this season, but Diaz was a surprise pick to come up. The OF was acquired from the Giants back in April and is a present 50/55 hitter with 70 gap power and was hitting 289/360/545 with 19 homers for the Biscuits and was already on the 40-man roster so we'll give the lefty swinger a brief MLB trial while Bland serves his 5-game suspension.

Game 3: Not enough offense today and Jake Cid had another bad outing in the pen as the Rays lost a squeaker 3-2 to the Yankees. Dave Rose (15-3) was perfect through 4 before giving up a 2-run homer to cancel out Henry Dominguez' 2-run shot (#13) in the top of the 5th and we stayed tied until the 8th when Rose loaded the bases with two out and a lefty due and Cid came in and walked him to force in the winning run. Rose finished 7.2 4 3 3 1 7 in the tough-luck loss.

Game 4: The Rays salvaged a split with the Yankees but left it to the last possible minute as Ryan Rivera belted a 2-run homer (#3/11) with 2 out in the 9th to give them a 3-2 win. Until then it looked like another tough loss, as Elijah Whitaker went 5 6 1 1 3 4 and then Mike Alexander allowed the go-ahead run in the 6th. So we went 2-1 until the 9th when Dantel Chinchilla singled and Rivera, who had singled in the Rays' first run, played the hero and made a winner of Joe Rose (1-0). After the recent struggles of Jake Cid and Devin Tadlock, Willie Navarro got the ball in the 9th and had a quick 1-2-3 inning for his first Rays save this season and 17th overall.

Team record: 82-41. Next up: Back home for 3 vs Texas.

08-13-2025, 12:11 AM	#2888
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,603	August 13-16, 2057: at NY Yankees (4) Game 1: The Rays were let down in a big way by their bullpen as they dropped the opener at Yankee Stadium 9-6. Tony Guzman had an abbreviated start because it took him 93 pitches to go 4 5 2 2 3 3 but he left with a 3-2 lead thanks to a couple of Angel Gonzales RBI singles. And Henry Dominguez homered (#12) in the 7th to make it 4-2 but Jake Cid let New York take the lead by allowing an inherited runner to score plus two of his own. But Tampa Bay went back ahead 6-5 in the 8th on Dantel Chinchilla's RBI double only for Devin Tadlock (5-6) to implode in the 9th, giving up a solo homer to the first man he faced to tie it, walking two more, and then giving up a 3-run homer to give the Yankees a walk-off win. Game 2: It took the Rays forever to get their offense going and when they did they lost a 3-2 lead in the 6th, only to erupt for 7 runs in the 8th and manhandle the Yankees 10-4. Aaron White was 3-4 with an RBI double to help them to their initial lead but on that double he strained an oblique and will be out five weeks. Jorge Barraza pitched well until putting a couple of men on in the bottom of the 6th, and Danny McMullan allowed them both to score to put New York up 4-3 and saddle Barraza with a final line of 5.1 7 4 4 1 5. But the bats went to work in the 8th. Rodrigo Aponte belted a solo homer (#14) leading off the inning to tie it, Ryan Rivera got things going with a 2-run single to put the Rays back ahead, then Angel Gonzales drilled a 3-run homer (#27) to blow it open. Jesus Avalos then went back-to-back with #30 to put the Rays in double digits. The rally meant Mike Alexander won his first decision as a Ray and in addition to losing White the Rays will be without the services of Joel Bland, who was suspended for five games for charging the mound after he was hit by a pitch following Aponte's homer. August 15: Placed IF Aaron White on the 10-day IL with an oblique strain and placed OF Joel Bland on the restricted list, recalled IF Alex Brown from AAA Durham and OF Jalen Diaz from AA Montgomery. Brown was the easy choice to replace White as he did while White was hurt earlier this season, but Diaz was a surprise pick to come up. The OF was acquired from the Giants back in April and is a present 50/55 hitter with 70 gap power and was hitting 289/360/545 with 19 homers for the Biscuits and was already on the 40-man roster so we'll give the lefty swinger a brief MLB trial while Bland serves his 5-game suspension. Game 3: Not enough offense today and Jake Cid had another bad outing in the pen as the Rays lost a squeaker 3-2 to the Yankees. Dave Rose (15-3) was perfect through 4 before giving up a 2-run homer to cancel out Henry Dominguez' 2-run shot (#13) in the top of the 5th and we stayed tied until the 8th when Rose loaded the bases with two out and a lefty due and Cid came in and walked him to force in the winning run. Rose finished 7.2 4 3 3 1 7 in the tough-luck loss. Game 4: The Rays salvaged a split with the Yankees but left it to the last possible minute as Ryan Rivera belted a 2-run homer (#3/11) with 2 out in the 9th to give them a 3-2 win. Until then it looked like another tough loss, as Elijah Whitaker went 5 6 1 1 3 4 and then Mike Alexander allowed the go-ahead run in the 6th. So we went 2-1 until the 9th when Dantel Chinchilla singled and Rivera, who had singled in the Rays' first run, played the hero and made a winner of Joe Rose (1-0). After the recent struggles of Jake Cid and Devin Tadlock, Willie Navarro got the ball in the 9th and had a quick 1-2-3 inning for his first Rays save this season and 17th overall. Team record: 82-41. Next up: Back home for 3 vs Texas.