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Art Deco · 06-02-2021, 02:35 PM

Game 1: A rare low-scoring affair involving the Rays went Tampa Bay's way 2-1 at Yankee Stadium. The bats were profligate today, wasting numerous scoring opportunities with Ricky Widmar singled out for notice as he was 0-5 with 9 LOB. Nevertheless thanks to Nate Thompson and bullpen the two they did manage were enough. Bo Angeac's RBI single in the 1st and Vlad Guerrero Jr's RBI single in the 5th held up as Thompson had his strikeout pitch going and went 5 4 0 0 1 9 on 88 pitches and improved to 7-1, 3.84. With the pitch count a little high and tough Yankee lefties Mario Aguilar and Ivan Vega due, Kevin Kerstetter came out for the 6th. He was nicked for a run in the 7th before Billy Hoyte faced those two lefties in the 8th and had a 1-2-3 inning with a pair of whiffs. Kikuo Kawase came on and made things a little too interesting by allowing a leadoff single and then loading the bases with two out but he got out of it as usual with a strikeout for save #14. On offense they banged out 13 hits but only managed the two runs as Michael Valdez went 4-4 with a leadoff triple in the 7th which saw him stranded of course. Valdez was in for Dayle Jenkins, whose bruised knee needs more time than originally thought so he'll be used sparingly until it gets better.

Game 2: Almost a carbon copy of yesterday's game except Danny Ayala hit an 8th-inning homer so the Rays won 3-1 instead of 2-1. Nate Schultz was the story as he dominated the Yankees outside of an Ivan Vega solo homer in the 2nd to the tune of 7 3 1 1 0 8 and improved to 8-3, 3.95. Tim Siqueiros got four outs, and with the two big Yankee lefties due, Billy Hoyte received the call for the final two outs and got them for save #3. Vlad Guerrero's RBI single in the 1st and Victor de Jesus' sac fly in the 2nd put the Rays ahead against New York ace Eric Peterson, and then Ayala added the late homer (#18) off none other than Shane McClanahan, who's resurfaced as a reliever with the Yankees after being signed as a free agent a couple of weeks ago.

June 17: Sent OF Omar Rodriguez to AAA Durham for a rehab assignment.

Game 3: Leo Ortega was lit up like a Christmas tree and although Jaiden Hardaway tried to almost single-handedly bring them back, the Rays lost 8-6 at Yankee Stadium. After being staked to a quick 1-0 lead when Hardaway homered to lead off the game, Ortega retired the first four Yankees before giving up 3 in the second. The Rays made it 3-2 in the top of the 3rd but Ortega then couldn't retire anyone in the 3rd, giving up 5 hits with all 5 scoring to end with a hideous 2 10 8 8 0 2 line which ballooned his ERA to 4.22. Tyler Jefferson and Bob Sirna combined for 6 scoreless innings to keep the Yankees at bay the rest of the way, and it almost paid off when Danny Ayala hit a 2-run HR (#19) and Hardaway blasted his second of the game, a 2-run shot in the 6th (#17) which pulled them within 8-6. But the offense went limp over the final 3 innings and the Yankees held on for the win. Ricky Widmar turned in another 0-5.

News from Durham: Omar Rodriguez was impressive in his first rehab game, hitting a 2-run homer in his first at-bat and going 3-4. Meanwhile Mike Champagne took a no-hitter into the 9th before losing it and the Bulls had to end up holding on to a 4-3 win over Pawtucket.

Game 4: Another close, low-scoring game in this series went the Rays' way as Andy Aparicio turned in a different kind of performance in a 3-2 win. Aparicio, who had been notorious for piling up the strikeouts as well as hits, runs and homers allowed in recent starts, instead went 7 4 2 2 2 4 and kept the ball in the park. That was good enough for the win to improve to 6-5, 4.80 with Tim Siqueiros getting a couple of outs in the 8th before Mike Wherry took over. With a slew of lefties in the Yankee lineup, Wherry stayed on and finished out the game for save #3. Danny Ayala had the big hit, a 468-ft homer to dead center to break a 2-2 tie in the 6th, his 20th of the year. Earlier Bo Angeac had a sac fly and Will Quintana an RBI single for the first two runs.

Team record: 53-18. Next up: We head southwest to Houston to 3 games.

06-02-2021, 02:35 PM	#971
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,536	June 15-18, 2034: at NY Yankees (4) Game 1: A rare low-scoring affair involving the Rays went Tampa Bay's way 2-1 at Yankee Stadium. The bats were profligate today, wasting numerous scoring opportunities with Ricky Widmar singled out for notice as he was 0-5 with 9 LOB. Nevertheless thanks to Nate Thompson and bullpen the two they did manage were enough. Bo Angeac's RBI single in the 1st and Vlad Guerrero Jr's RBI single in the 5th held up as Thompson had his strikeout pitch going and went 5 4 0 0 1 9 on 88 pitches and improved to 7-1, 3.84. With the pitch count a little high and tough Yankee lefties Mario Aguilar and Ivan Vega due, Kevin Kerstetter came out for the 6th. He was nicked for a run in the 7th before Billy Hoyte faced those two lefties in the 8th and had a 1-2-3 inning with a pair of whiffs. Kikuo Kawase came on and made things a little too interesting by allowing a leadoff single and then loading the bases with two out but he got out of it as usual with a strikeout for save #14. On offense they banged out 13 hits but only managed the two runs as Michael Valdez went 4-4 with a leadoff triple in the 7th which saw him stranded of course. Valdez was in for Dayle Jenkins, whose bruised knee needs more time than originally thought so he'll be used sparingly until it gets better. Game 2: Almost a carbon copy of yesterday's game except Danny Ayala hit an 8th-inning homer so the Rays won 3-1 instead of 2-1. Nate Schultz was the story as he dominated the Yankees outside of an Ivan Vega solo homer in the 2nd to the tune of 7 3 1 1 0 8 and improved to 8-3, 3.95. Tim Siqueiros got four outs, and with the two big Yankee lefties due, Billy Hoyte received the call for the final two outs and got them for save #3. Vlad Guerrero's RBI single in the 1st and Victor de Jesus' sac fly in the 2nd put the Rays ahead against New York ace Eric Peterson, and then Ayala added the late homer (#18) off none other than Shane McClanahan, who's resurfaced as a reliever with the Yankees after being signed as a free agent a couple of weeks ago. June 17: Sent OF Omar Rodriguez to AAA Durham for a rehab assignment. Game 3: Leo Ortega was lit up like a Christmas tree and although Jaiden Hardaway tried to almost single-handedly bring them back, the Rays lost 8-6 at Yankee Stadium. After being staked to a quick 1-0 lead when Hardaway homered to lead off the game, Ortega retired the first four Yankees before giving up 3 in the second. The Rays made it 3-2 in the top of the 3rd but Ortega then couldn't retire anyone in the 3rd, giving up 5 hits with all 5 scoring to end with a hideous 2 10 8 8 0 2 line which ballooned his ERA to 4.22. Tyler Jefferson and Bob Sirna combined for 6 scoreless innings to keep the Yankees at bay the rest of the way, and it almost paid off when Danny Ayala hit a 2-run HR (#19) and Hardaway blasted his second of the game, a 2-run shot in the 6th (#17) which pulled them within 8-6. But the offense went limp over the final 3 innings and the Yankees held on for the win. Ricky Widmar turned in another 0-5. News from Durham: Omar Rodriguez was impressive in his first rehab game, hitting a 2-run homer in his first at-bat and going 3-4. Meanwhile Mike Champagne took a no-hitter into the 9th before losing it and the Bulls had to end up holding on to a 4-3 win over Pawtucket. Game 4: Another close, low-scoring game in this series went the Rays' way as Andy Aparicio turned in a different kind of performance in a 3-2 win. Aparicio, who had been notorious for piling up the strikeouts as well as hits, runs and homers allowed in recent starts, instead went 7 4 2 2 2 4 and kept the ball in the park. That was good enough for the win to improve to 6-5, 4.80 with Tim Siqueiros getting a couple of outs in the 8th before Mike Wherry took over. With a slew of lefties in the Yankee lineup, Wherry stayed on and finished out the game for save #3. Danny Ayala had the big hit, a 468-ft homer to dead center to break a 2-2 tie in the 6th, his 20th of the year. Earlier Bo Angeac had a sac fly and Will Quintana an RBI single for the first two runs. Team record: 53-18. Next up: We head southwest to Houston to 3 games. Last edited by Art Deco; 06-02-2021 at 10:21 PM.