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Art Deco · 03-31-2021, 11:54 AM

Game 1: The Rays welcomed their 2024 and 2029 World Series opponents to Publix Park for the first time and treated their guests rudely in an 8-3 win. A 5-run 3rd inning which saw Nate Clark single in a run and then Rodolfo Rivas clear the bases with a double propelled them to the win, and Clark later homered (#8) as did Bobby Witt Jr (#5). Jon Soranno started and pitched decently, going 6.2 8 3 3 2 5 to pick up his 2nd win of the season. Tim Siqueiros went 1 1/3 and Jon Whiteleather 1 inning of scoreless relief to close out the game. The Yankees beat Baltimore, taking over first place and leaving the Orioles in a tie with the Rays 1/2 game behind.

Game 2: It was another one of those 2032 games as the Rays took a 5-0 lead in the first, led 6-3 after 2 with ace Andy Aparicio on the mound, and had to end up hanging on to win 10-7 for their fourth straight victory. We'll get to the offense which more than did its job today in a minute but first we have to wonder what's wrong with Andy Aparicio. Last year even a 2 or 3-run lead would be "game over" with him on the mound. But this year he's had his struggles and none moreso today where he coughed up leads of 5-0, 6-3 and 7-6 before finally being pulled in the 5th after allowing the tying run. He gave up a pair of homers and finished 4.2 8 7 7 1 4 as his ERA ballooned to an ugly 5.45. Fortunately for the Rays Danny Medina came to the rescue and the rookie righty had his best outing as a big leaguer, retiring all 10 Dodgers he faced, going 3.1 0 0 0 0 5 and more than earning his first win. Jordan Diaz pitched a scoreless 9th for save #3. Now, the offense. Their 5-run 1st was aided by a couple of ground balls booted by LA infielders but Rodolfo Rivas and Jasson Dominguez had RBI singles and Luis Corpus had a 2-RBI single. Victor de Jesus singled in a run in the 2nd, and after the Dodgers tied it at 6 Rivas hit HR #6 in the bottom of the 4 to make it 7-6. And after the Dodgers tied it again, Corpus answered with a 2-run HR (#4) in the bottom of the 5th which proved to be the game-winning hit and gave him a 4-RBI day. Dayle Jenkins hit his first of the year in the 8th to give them a little more breathing room while Rivas ended up with a 4-hit day to bring his season triple slash to 365/391/615 and de Jesus rapped out 3 hits as well. The Yankees beat Baltimore again, which keeps the Rays 1/2 game back but gives them sole possession of 2nd in the AL East.

Team record: 16-10. Next up: An off-day followed by a west coast road rip starting in Anaheim.

03-31-2021, 11:54 AM	#790
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,542	May 4-5, 2032: vs LA Dodgers (2) Game 1: The Rays welcomed their 2024 and 2029 World Series opponents to Publix Park for the first time and treated their guests rudely in an 8-3 win. A 5-run 3rd inning which saw Nate Clark single in a run and then Rodolfo Rivas clear the bases with a double propelled them to the win, and Clark later homered (#8) as did Bobby Witt Jr (#5). Jon Soranno started and pitched decently, going 6.2 8 3 3 2 5 to pick up his 2nd win of the season. Tim Siqueiros went 1 1/3 and Jon Whiteleather 1 inning of scoreless relief to close out the game. The Yankees beat Baltimore, taking over first place and leaving the Orioles in a tie with the Rays 1/2 game behind. Game 2: It was another one of those 2032 games as the Rays took a 5-0 lead in the first, led 6-3 after 2 with ace Andy Aparicio on the mound, and had to end up hanging on to win 10-7 for their fourth straight victory. We'll get to the offense which more than did its job today in a minute but first we have to wonder what's wrong with Andy Aparicio. Last year even a 2 or 3-run lead would be "game over" with him on the mound. But this year he's had his struggles and none moreso today where he coughed up leads of 5-0, 6-3 and 7-6 before finally being pulled in the 5th after allowing the tying run. He gave up a pair of homers and finished 4.2 8 7 7 1 4 as his ERA ballooned to an ugly 5.45. Fortunately for the Rays Danny Medina came to the rescue and the rookie righty had his best outing as a big leaguer, retiring all 10 Dodgers he faced, going 3.1 0 0 0 0 5 and more than earning his first win. Jordan Diaz pitched a scoreless 9th for save #3. Now, the offense. Their 5-run 1st was aided by a couple of ground balls booted by LA infielders but Rodolfo Rivas and Jasson Dominguez had RBI singles and Luis Corpus had a 2-RBI single. Victor de Jesus singled in a run in the 2nd, and after the Dodgers tied it at 6 Rivas hit HR #6 in the bottom of the 4 to make it 7-6. And after the Dodgers tied it again, Corpus answered with a 2-run HR (#4) in the bottom of the 5th which proved to be the game-winning hit and gave him a 4-RBI day. Dayle Jenkins hit his first of the year in the 8th to give them a little more breathing room while Rivas ended up with a 4-hit day to bring his season triple slash to 365/391/615 and de Jesus rapped out 3 hits as well. The Yankees beat Baltimore again, which keeps the Rays 1/2 game back but gives them sole possession of 2nd in the AL East. Team record: 16-10. Next up: An off-day followed by a west coast road rip starting in Anaheim. Last edited by Art Deco; 03-31-2021 at 02:21 PM.