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Art Deco · 02-24-2021, 05:44 PM

Series-bound again!

The Rays are going to their seventh world series in eight years thanks to a come-from-behind 3-2 walk-off win over Texas to take the ALCS in 6 games. Connor Kirkley doubled in Adley Rutschman to break a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the 9th and send Publix Park into delirium. Kirkley was named Series MVP, the second straight year he's taken the ALCS honor. The win marked the third time the Rays have advanced to the World Series on a walk-off ALCS win: Alec Bohm's 9th-inning homer won Game 6 in 2023 over the Angels, and Wander Franco's RBI single in the bottom of the 9th won Game 7 against the Tigers in 2024. It was a great pitchers' duel between Alec Sachais and Texas's Wil Diaz, with thorn-in-our-side Keston Hiura once again homering off Sachais, a 2-run shot in the 2nd which gave the Rangers an early lead. It held up until the 6th when the Rays finally got to Diaz. Dane Ayers led off with a single and with one out Dayle Jenkins singled, sending Ayers to third. Nate Clark's sac fly scored Ayers, a Carlos Perez passed ball advanced Jenkins to 2nd, Joe Barker singled him to 3rd, and then Victor de Jesus legged out an infield single to score Jenkins and tie the game. Rustchman grounded out to end the threat. Sachais left after 6 innings, and it turns out he has shoulder inflammation and will miss the World Series, so Jack Leiter should be back in the rotation. Jordan Diaz had a scoreless 7th, and then Andy Aparicio came on in the 8th and had a little trouble, giving up a pair of hits but getting Adrian Ramos to ground into a double play to end the inning, and he got through the 9th. This set the Rays up once again against the unfortunate Jim Connors, who blew Game 1 and nearly blew Game 4. The much-maligned Rutschman singled to lead off the inning, went to second on an Isaac DeLeon grounder, and then scored on Kirkley's double to end the game and the series. So it will either be a third World Series against the Padres after starting this run by beating them in 2023 and again in 2028, or a first-time matchup with the Columbus Lightning, their former Florida rivals from Miami.

02-24-2021, 05:44 PM	#695
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,573	October 20, 2030: ALCS Game 6 Series-bound again! The Rays are going to their seventh world series in eight years thanks to a come-from-behind 3-2 walk-off win over Texas to take the ALCS in 6 games. Connor Kirkley doubled in Adley Rutschman to break a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the 9th and send Publix Park into delirium. Kirkley was named Series MVP, the second straight year he's taken the ALCS honor. The win marked the third time the Rays have advanced to the World Series on a walk-off ALCS win: Alec Bohm's 9th-inning homer won Game 6 in 2023 over the Angels, and Wander Franco's RBI single in the bottom of the 9th won Game 7 against the Tigers in 2024. It was a great pitchers' duel between Alec Sachais and Texas's Wil Diaz, with thorn-in-our-side Keston Hiura once again homering off Sachais, a 2-run shot in the 2nd which gave the Rangers an early lead. It held up until the 6th when the Rays finally got to Diaz. Dane Ayers led off with a single and with one out Dayle Jenkins singled, sending Ayers to third. Nate Clark's sac fly scored Ayers, a Carlos Perez passed ball advanced Jenkins to 2nd, Joe Barker singled him to 3rd, and then Victor de Jesus legged out an infield single to score Jenkins and tie the game. Rustchman grounded out to end the threat. Sachais left after 6 innings, and it turns out he has shoulder inflammation and will miss the World Series, so Jack Leiter should be back in the rotation. Jordan Diaz had a scoreless 7th, and then Andy Aparicio came on in the 8th and had a little trouble, giving up a pair of hits but getting Adrian Ramos to ground into a double play to end the inning, and he got through the 9th. This set the Rays up once again against the unfortunate Jim Connors, who blew Game 1 and nearly blew Game 4. The much-maligned Rutschman singled to lead off the inning, went to second on an Isaac DeLeon grounder, and then scored on Kirkley's double to end the game and the series. So it will either be a third World Series against the Padres after starting this run by beating them in 2023 and again in 2028, or a first-time matchup with the Columbus Lightning, their former Florida rivals from Miami. Last edited by Art Deco; 02-24-2021 at 05:55 PM.