Monday, 22 June 2009

Mets left high and dry in the rain

The skies are looking clearer for the road-weary Rays who awoke from an offensive slumber Sunday with a 10-6 victory over the New York Mets at Citi Field. In a series twice interrupted by rain B.J. Upton homered and matched a career high with four RBIs, while Carl Crawford drove in a pair of runs to give the Rays a hard-fought 2-1 win.
"When B.J. gets going, it gives guys a little more confidence," said Evan Longoria, who, like Upton, had four hits. "It was just one of those days where we felt pretty locked in."
The highest-scoring team in the majors managed only three runs in each of its last four games, but got four in the fifth inning and four more in the seventh, when Upton's two-run shot off Bobby Parnell (2-3) helped the Rays regain a lead they'd squandered an inning earlier.
Joe Nelson (2-0) won despite allowing a run for the first time in his last nine appearances, while the New York bullpen dropped to 1-7 in June.
The top three spots in the Rays order combined to go 11 for 16 with seven RBIs. A little further down, Jason Bartlett had a pair of hits and Gabe Kapler drove in two runs.
On Saturday Carlos Pena hit a tiebreaking homer off Johan Santana in the seventh inning for a rain-soaked 3-1 victory. Starter James Shields allowed three hits in seven innings and retired his final 14 batters.
Keep it up lads, you've got your chance for revenge over the Phillies at home soon enough...

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