Rampage at Manatees (Played 09/11/2024) Game 1 Score Pitcher Score Pitcher Rampage Bryan BakerTanner BanksTristan BeckDaniel CoulombeYu DarvishHunter GreeneAndrew HeaneyCole IrvinTommy KahnleMitch KellerMerrill KellyJohn KingA.J. MinterHector NerisJames PaxtonDavid PhelpsNick PivettaRyan PresslyTrevor Williams Manatees Andrew AbbottSandy AlcantaraFelix BautistaDavid BednarYennier CanoKutter CrawfordReid DetmersNathan EovaldiChris FlexenIan HamiltonMichael KopechChris MartinPhil MatonLucas SimsDrew SmylyRobert SuarezMichael WachaRyan WalkerHayden Wesneski A back-and-forth affair saw the Manatees overturn a 3-2 deficit with 3 runs in the bottom of the 4th, highlighted by a Chris Taylor homer. Jeimar Candelario of the Rampage had a game for the ages, going 3-4 with 2 HRs, a 2b, and 4 RBIs. Game 2 Score Pitcher Score Pitcher Rampage Bryan BakerTanner BanksTristan BeckDaniel CoulombeYu DarvishHunter GreeneAndrew HeaneyCole IrvinTommy KahnleMitch KellerMerrill KellyJohn KingA.J. MinterHector NerisJames PaxtonDavid PhelpsNick PivettaRyan PresslyTrevor Williams Manatees Andrew AbbottSandy AlcantaraFelix BautistaDavid BednarYennier CanoKutter CrawfordReid DetmersNathan EovaldiChris FlexenIan HamiltonMichael KopechChris MartinPhil MatonLucas SimsDrew SmylyRobert SuarezMichael WachaRyan WalkerHayden Wesneski Cedar Rapids pulled away to a 6-0 advantage with 4 runs in the top of the 5th inning led by an Anthony Santander dinger, before Key West began chipping away. Taylor (3-3) and Connor Joe homered but AJ Minter & Hector Neris closed the door for the Rampage victory. Game 3 Score Pitcher Score Pitcher Rampage Bryan BakerTanner BanksTristan BeckDaniel CoulombeYu DarvishHunter GreeneAndrew HeaneyCole IrvinTommy KahnleMitch KellerMerrill KellyJohn KingA.J. MinterHector NerisJames PaxtonDavid PhelpsNick PivettaRyan PresslyTrevor Williams Manatees Andrew AbbottSandy AlcantaraFelix BautistaDavid BednarYennier CanoKutter CrawfordReid DetmersNathan EovaldiChris FlexenIan HamiltonMichael KopechChris MartinPhil MatonLucas SimsDrew SmylyRobert SuarezMichael WachaRyan WalkerHayden Wesneski The bats stayed red-hot as the teams combined for 18 runs on 27 hits. The heart of the Manatees order-- Juan Soto, Rafael Devers, and Jake Burger, had 3 hits apiece, including home runs for Soto & Burger. Santander went long again for the Rampage, while Josh Bell & Harold Ramirez had 3 hits each. Game 4 Score Pitcher Score Pitcher Rampage Bryan BakerTanner BanksTristan BeckDaniel CoulombeYu DarvishHunter GreeneAndrew HeaneyCole IrvinTommy KahnleMitch KellerMerrill KellyJohn KingA.J. MinterHector NerisJames PaxtonDavid PhelpsNick PivettaRyan PresslyTrevor Williams Manatees Andrew AbbottSandy AlcantaraFelix BautistaDavid BednarYennier CanoKutter CrawfordReid DetmersNathan EovaldiChris FlexenIan HamiltonMichael KopechChris MartinPhil MatonLucas SimsDrew SmylyRobert SuarezMichael WachaRyan WalkerHayden Wesneski Finally, a pitcher's duel. Ryan Walker, in his 2nd "opener" outing, threw 4 no-hit innings, striking out 7 Rampagers. James Paxton nearly matched him, shutting out Key West for 5 innings before a 2-run homer by Soto in the 6th. Santander drove home a consolation run in the 9th. The Manatees (44-31) are now tied with the Groton Antiques atop the Central Division after 75 games. A long, long way to go.