Yankees 8, Rays 4 (10 innings)
Record: 50-38
Attendance: 21,974
Wednesday night the Rays gave up six runs to the lowly Orioles in the ninth inning, and lost. Thursday night they gave up five runs to the mighty Yankees in the tenth inning, and lost again. Wednesday Jose Alvarado had a monumental meltdown. Thursday the damage was split between Oliver Drake and Emilio Pagan, who managed one out between them, giving up a collected five runs, three hits, and two walks, the big blow being a three-run homer by Gary Sanchez off Pagan. Reports were that it traveled 461 feet, but it looked more like 661 feet.
The loss pushed the second place Rays 7 and a half games behind the Yankees, and there is no indication the Yanks are planning a return to earth to play human-sized baseball any time soon.
Friday's game will feature Brendan McKay, looking to prove he is as good as his first game against the Rangers, but again, he's got to deal with the Yankee super heroes. Good luck with that Brendan. And to make matters worse, he will be facing off against Masahiro Tanaka, who has made a career beating the Rays, including twice this year giving up one earned run over 22 innings. Maybe they should just phone in a forfeit.
If they do play, Manager Cash had better have a better idea about what to do in high leverage situations than he's had for the last two nights.
Okay. Bring it on. Let's see what happens. How can you love baseball and hate it at the same time? Right now I'm praying for a strong W, but if it's another heartbreaking loss to the hated Yankees, I'll be offering to help the Rays pack tonight for Montreal. Damn their traitorous hearts.
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