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Art Deco · 05-24-2021, 10:44 AM

Game 1: The Phillies made their first-ever visit to Publix Park (3 years ago we played them in Philly) and for five innings it looked like they owned the place, taking a 5-1 lead. But the explosive Rays offense exploded for 6 runs in the 6th and Tampa Bay held on for a 7-5 win. The Rays took a 1-0 lead in the 2nd on Jon Jimenez's first MLB homer, off former Ray Hayden Johns who was the centerpiece in the deal which brought Rodolfo Rivas here. But after dominating the Phillies through 3, Leo Ortega started to lose it, giving up a run in the 4th to tie it, then 4 runs in the 5th on a pair of homers and he departed with a rough 4.1 7 5 5 2 7 line. Johns meanwhile was stifling the Rays to the tune of 5 5 1 1 0 6 but ran up a pitch count of 95 and departed after the 5th. That was all the opening the Rays needed as they bludgeoned Tony Segui and Andres Munoz with a Danny Ayala RBI single, Bo Angeac 2-run double, Ricky Widmar RBI triple, a wild pitch to score Widmar and a bases-loaded walk to Victor de Jesus as they sent 11 to the plate that inning. Danny Medina took over for Ortega in the 5th and went 2 innings for the win, Tim Siqueiros got all 5 of his outs via the K, and Kikuo Kawase struck out 3 around a walk in the 9th for save #5 as Rays pitching struck out 19 Phillies in total.

Durham update: The Bulls opened their season with a 9-1 win in Charlotte last night with the big news being #1 prospect in baseball Ron Adams going 8 4 1 1 0 10 in a dominant performance. How long am I going to be able to keep him down?

Game 2: Despite the 9-4 record coming in, Rays starting pitching has been pretty bad in the aggregate this year with a 5.52 ERA as each of the starters have had some rough games. But Jon Soranno decided it was time to do something about it and he tossed 7 shutout innings in an 8-0 Rays win. The lefty went 7 4 0 0 1 7 to go to 2-0, 3.48 and was never in any real trouble. Billy Hoyte and Edgar Rios remain unscored upon since joining the Rays as each pitched a scoreless inning to complete the shutout. The offense was led today by Bo Angeac, who tripled his season homer total to 3 with a pair of solo shots including one in the 5th that made it 2-0. Jaiden Hardaway got the Rays on the board in the 3rd with an RBI double and he was on base 3 times in 4 trips after getting to a slow 2034 start. Not getting off to a slow start has been Victor de Jesus, and he launched a 2-run HR (#6) while Dayle Jenkins had a 2-run double as the Rays steadily added to their lead after the 5th.

Game 3: These days with Rays games it seems like the main question is "when is the offense going to have a big inning?" and the answer today was the 7th. After the Rays had taken a 3-2 lead on Philly in the 6th only to give it back in the top of the 7th they scored 6 times in the bottom of the frame, all after the first two batters were retired, in a 9-5 win. Will Quintana worked a 3-2 walk with two out and the significance of it is that it marked the end of the day for Philly ace Hugo Garza, who had struck out 9 Rays in his 6 2/3 innings. And just like the first game of this series the Rays jumped all over the Philly bullpen combo of Andres Munoz and Tony Segui as two batters later Dayle Jenkins doubled in two runs to put the Rays ahead, two batters after that Danny Ayala clubbed a 3-run homer (#5) and following Ayala Vlad Guerrero Jr went back-to-back for his 3rd of the year. Earlier Alex Buitrago had a 2-run double to put the Rays on the board in the 5th to tie the game and Ayala put them ahead in the 6th with an RBI double. Nate Thompson started, and had an OK start, going 6 4 2 2 4 2 and was in line for the win before Mike Wherry gave up a 2-run homer in the 7th to lose the lead but vulture the win, his second, when the rally came. Tim Siqueiros came in for the 8th and continued to struggle with his control this year, walking 2 more to give him 7 in 4 2/3 innings as well as allowing a solo homer. Billy Hoyte got him out of it and got two outs in the 9th before Kikuo Kawase came in and struck out Philadelphia slugger Eric Titcombe for the final out of the game, albeit in a non-save situation.

Team record: 11-4. Next up: The Texas Rangers come to town for 3 games in a rematch of our many, many playoff series the last 5-6 years.

05-24-2021, 10:44 AM	#949
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,598	April 14-16, 2034: vs Philadelphia (3) Game 1: The Phillies made their first-ever visit to Publix Park (3 years ago we played them in Philly) and for five innings it looked like they owned the place, taking a 5-1 lead. But the explosive Rays offense exploded for 6 runs in the 6th and Tampa Bay held on for a 7-5 win. The Rays took a 1-0 lead in the 2nd on Jon Jimenez's first MLB homer, off former Ray Hayden Johns who was the centerpiece in the deal which brought Rodolfo Rivas here. But after dominating the Phillies through 3, Leo Ortega started to lose it, giving up a run in the 4th to tie it, then 4 runs in the 5th on a pair of homers and he departed with a rough 4.1 7 5 5 2 7 line. Johns meanwhile was stifling the Rays to the tune of 5 5 1 1 0 6 but ran up a pitch count of 95 and departed after the 5th. That was all the opening the Rays needed as they bludgeoned Tony Segui and Andres Munoz with a Danny Ayala RBI single, Bo Angeac 2-run double, Ricky Widmar RBI triple, a wild pitch to score Widmar and a bases-loaded walk to Victor de Jesus as they sent 11 to the plate that inning. Danny Medina took over for Ortega in the 5th and went 2 innings for the win, Tim Siqueiros got all 5 of his outs via the K, and Kikuo Kawase struck out 3 around a walk in the 9th for save #5 as Rays pitching struck out 19 Phillies in total. Durham update: The Bulls opened their season with a 9-1 win in Charlotte last night with the big news being #1 prospect in baseball Ron Adams going 8 4 1 1 0 10 in a dominant performance. How long am I going to be able to keep him down? Game 2: Despite the 9-4 record coming in, Rays starting pitching has been pretty bad in the aggregate this year with a 5.52 ERA as each of the starters have had some rough games. But Jon Soranno decided it was time to do something about it and he tossed 7 shutout innings in an 8-0 Rays win. The lefty went 7 4 0 0 1 7 to go to 2-0, 3.48 and was never in any real trouble. Billy Hoyte and Edgar Rios remain unscored upon since joining the Rays as each pitched a scoreless inning to complete the shutout. The offense was led today by Bo Angeac, who tripled his season homer total to 3 with a pair of solo shots including one in the 5th that made it 2-0. Jaiden Hardaway got the Rays on the board in the 3rd with an RBI double and he was on base 3 times in 4 trips after getting to a slow 2034 start. Not getting off to a slow start has been Victor de Jesus, and he launched a 2-run HR (#6) while Dayle Jenkins had a 2-run double as the Rays steadily added to their lead after the 5th. Game 3: These days with Rays games it seems like the main question is "when is the offense going to have a big inning?" and the answer today was the 7th. After the Rays had taken a 3-2 lead on Philly in the 6th only to give it back in the top of the 7th they scored 6 times in the bottom of the frame, all after the first two batters were retired, in a 9-5 win. Will Quintana worked a 3-2 walk with two out and the significance of it is that it marked the end of the day for Philly ace Hugo Garza, who had struck out 9 Rays in his 6 2/3 innings. And just like the first game of this series the Rays jumped all over the Philly bullpen combo of Andres Munoz and Tony Segui as two batters later Dayle Jenkins doubled in two runs to put the Rays ahead, two batters after that Danny Ayala clubbed a 3-run homer (#5) and following Ayala Vlad Guerrero Jr went back-to-back for his 3rd of the year. Earlier Alex Buitrago had a 2-run double to put the Rays on the board in the 5th to tie the game and Ayala put them ahead in the 6th with an RBI double. Nate Thompson started, and had an OK start, going 6 4 2 2 4 2 and was in line for the win before Mike Wherry gave up a 2-run homer in the 7th to lose the lead but vulture the win, his second, when the rally came. Tim Siqueiros came in for the 8th and continued to struggle with his control this year, walking 2 more to give him 7 in 4 2/3 innings as well as allowing a solo homer. Billy Hoyte got him out of it and got two outs in the 9th before Kikuo Kawase came in and struck out Philadelphia slugger Eric Titcombe for the final out of the game, albeit in a non-save situation. Team record: 11-4. Next up: The Texas Rangers come to town for 3 games in a rematch of our many, many playoff series the last 5-6 years. Last edited by Art Deco; 05-24-2021 at 03:58 PM.