This sport had every thing:
A number of lead modifications
Three hits from Yandy Diaz
Dingers
Kameron Misner getting tagged out after popping up from a slide
MTV’s Dan Cortez
Jokes apart, this win didn’t come straightforward. A dramatic double play with the bases loaded within the high of the eleventh inning is what it took to cap this thrilling victory for the Rays. Each groups traded blows in what appeared like each inning, and though it was irritating to observe at instances, the Rays didn’t stop.
Issues obtained began within the backside of the primary when Corbin Carroll took Rays starter Taj Bradley deep to open the scoring. It was a tough first inning for Bradley, because it took him north of 25 pitches to get the primary three outs. To start out, it did look as if it was going to be a brief outing for the best hander.
However the early lead wouldn’t final lengthy, as Christopher Morel matched Carroll’s solo homer within the subsequent half inning. The Rays added one other on a Jose Caballero single to take a lead of their very own.
Each starters settled in properly after early struggles, with Bradley delivering a high quality begin with a season excessive 103 pitches. His counterpart Eduardo Rodriguez pitched into the seventh, solely permitting two runs.
It was a famous person efficiency for Carroll. Off to as sizzling a begin as anybody in baseball, he hit one other homer within the seventh off of Rays lefty Mason Montgomery — an impressive 430 foot shot to lifeless heart subject.
However the Rays wouldn’t take it mendacity down, tying the sport at 5 within the high of the eighth. The bullpen held issues down after that as the sport went into extras, and the Rays tacked on two within the high of the eleventh — the distinction within the sport.
Multi-hit Performances
The Rays offense, whereas leaving a number of runners on base all through the sport, got here by sufficient instances to plate seven runs. As many say, as Yandy goes, the offense goes, and his three hits and three RBIs had been paramount to this win. His double within the eleventh supplied the insurance coverage the Rays wanted.
Morel added a double in a while within the sport, and ended up scoring a second time, batting within the cleanup spot. Misner, like Diaz, additionally had three hits of his personal, two of which went for additional bases. Misner drove in Chandler Simpson to take the lead within the eleventh.
Montgomery’s Struggles Proceed
Rays flamethrowing lefty Montgomery surrendered his third homer of the season when Carroll took him deep within the seventh inning. Whereas Montgomery has proven elite stuff in addition to the flexibility to overlook bats, at instances he has been weak to the lengthy ball.
It looks as if this has been the story for the Rays bullpen usually up to now. Coming into tonight’s sport, the unit led baseball with 14 house runs allowed, and has the sixth worse fWAR (-0.3).
Mangum’s Exit
After working out a floor ball, outfielder Jake Mangum got here up limping and exited the sport with groin tightness. He’ll endure testing, nevertheless there is no such thing as a information but on his timetable to return to motion.
All in all, it was a enjoyable sport to observe as a impartial fan. As a Rays fan, nevertheless, there have been a number of irritating moments that clouded what ought to have felt like an awesome crew victory.
Credit score the place credit score is due, although, these guys grinded this one out.
