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Art Deco · 06-03-2021, 01:19 AM

Game 1: The Rays got a strong start from Jon Soranno and took advantage of the wildness of Astros pitching in a 7-3 win. Soranno was excellent overall, especially after getting out of some early jams which drove up his pitch count. He finished 6 5 0 0 2 7 to improve to 7-3, 4.29. Kevin Kerstetter had a rough outing, allowing 3 runs in 2 innings on a pair of homers before Mike Wherry pitched a scoreless 9th. On offense the big hit came after Houston starter Ricardo Jackson walked in a run, balked in a run, re-loaded the bases with another walk (he had 5 in his 2 2/3 IP) and Will Quintana cleared them with a double up the LCF gap.

Game 2: The Rays were down 2-0 in the 5th but stormed back to take an easy 8-2 win over Houston. Luis Corpus had a big day at the plate, figuring into the 2-run rally in the 5th to tie it and driving in a pair in the 6th to break the 2-2 tie as part of a 3-4 day with a walk. Jaiden Hardaway had RBI singles in both innings, Dayle Jenkins had an RBI double and an RBI single, and Victor de Jesus blasted a 2-run HR (#23), his first in 19 days (although he was out 11 days with an injury). Nate Thompson recovered from allowing a 2-run homer in the 1st and finished 6 5 2 2 3 4 to improve to 8-1, 3.78 while Bob Sirna went the final 3, allowing only 1 hit, walking none and whiffing 5 for his 3rd save.

Game 3: Tampa Bay completed the sweep of Houston with a 9-3 win as they pounded out 19 hits against Astro pitching. Danny Ayala had the game's biggest hit both literally and figuratively as his 506-foot 3-run homer (#21) put the Rays up for good 3-0 in the 4th as he and four teammates had 3-hit days. Victor de Jesus homered again (#24) in the 5th while Jaiden Hardaway and Jon Jimenez each had 3-hit, 2-RBI days. They blew open a 6-3 game in the 9th by getting 3 runs and 5 hits off former teammate Jordan Diaz, who was getting some work in. Nate Schultz got some work in as well and went 7 3 3 2 3 5 to go to 9-3, 3.84 while Tim Siqueiros had a hold in the 8th and Billy Hoyte finished the game in style by striking out the side.

Team record: 56-18. Next up: An off-day then back home to face the Yankees for 3 over the weekend.

06-03-2021, 01:19 AM	#972
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,541	June 19-21, 2034: at Houston (3) Game 1: The Rays got a strong start from Jon Soranno and took advantage of the wildness of Astros pitching in a 7-3 win. Soranno was excellent overall, especially after getting out of some early jams which drove up his pitch count. He finished 6 5 0 0 2 7 to improve to 7-3, 4.29. Kevin Kerstetter had a rough outing, allowing 3 runs in 2 innings on a pair of homers before Mike Wherry pitched a scoreless 9th. On offense the big hit came after Houston starter Ricardo Jackson walked in a run, balked in a run, re-loaded the bases with another walk (he had 5 in his 2 2/3 IP) and Will Quintana cleared them with a double up the LCF gap. Game 2: The Rays were down 2-0 in the 5th but stormed back to take an easy 8-2 win over Houston. Luis Corpus had a big day at the plate, figuring into the 2-run rally in the 5th to tie it and driving in a pair in the 6th to break the 2-2 tie as part of a 3-4 day with a walk. Jaiden Hardaway had RBI singles in both innings, Dayle Jenkins had an RBI double and an RBI single, and Victor de Jesus blasted a 2-run HR (#23), his first in 19 days (although he was out 11 days with an injury). Nate Thompson recovered from allowing a 2-run homer in the 1st and finished 6 5 2 2 3 4 to improve to 8-1, 3.78 while Bob Sirna went the final 3, allowing only 1 hit, walking none and whiffing 5 for his 3rd save. Game 3: Tampa Bay completed the sweep of Houston with a 9-3 win as they pounded out 19 hits against Astro pitching. Danny Ayala had the game's biggest hit both literally and figuratively as his 506-foot 3-run homer (#21) put the Rays up for good 3-0 in the 4th as he and four teammates had 3-hit days. Victor de Jesus homered again (#24) in the 5th while Jaiden Hardaway and Jon Jimenez each had 3-hit, 2-RBI days. They blew open a 6-3 game in the 9th by getting 3 runs and 5 hits off former teammate Jordan Diaz, who was getting some work in. Nate Schultz got some work in as well and went 7 3 3 2 3 5 to go to 9-3, 3.84 while Tim Siqueiros had a hold in the 8th and Billy Hoyte finished the game in style by striking out the side. Team record: 56-18. Next up: An off-day then back home to face the Yankees for 3 over the weekend. Last edited by Art Deco; 06-03-2021 at 10:43 AM.