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Art Deco · 06-07-2021, 11:33 PM

Game 1: The Rays had 10 hits and 3 walks while the Yankees had 10 hits and 4 walks and neither team hit the ball out of the park. Sounds like an even game, right? Nope, as the Yankees were better at sequencing, scoring 5 times in the 5th to beat the Rays 5-1. Nate Schultz was coasting along through 4 2/3 and then suddenly he couldn't get anyone out as the Yankees hit 3 straight singles, got a walk, then a bases-clearing double, an RBI single, and another single that would have scored a run if Omar Rodriguez had not thrown out Mario Aguilar at home. Schultz ended 6 8 5 5 2 5 and fell to 11-4. Meanwhile the Rays were getting their hits but they were all spaced out as Danny Pena got the win with a weird 6 8 0 0 2 1 line. They hit into 3 double plays which was a problem as well. Victor de Jesus doubled in a run in the 8th to cap a 3-3 day for him and avoid the shutout. Baseball can be weird sometimes.

July 25: Activated SS Ricky Widmar from the 10-day IL, optioned SS Jeff Baez to AAA Durham.

Game 2: There was no problem with hit sequencing for the Rays today as they blasted one of their mainstays of the 20s, Shane McClanahan, in an 11-3 win. After scoring a run against the Yankees opener, they had their way with Mac in the 2nd and 3rd, scoring 6 runs on 7 hits to blow the game open. Danny Ayala hit HR #26, Victor de Jesus had a pair of RBI doubles and their final 5 runs came courtesy of Omar Rodriguez's pair of homers, giving him 6 in only 59 at-bats this year to go with a .339 average as he's come back strong from injury. Nate Thompson started and was mowing down New York until he ran out of gas and gave up 3 runs in the 6th, finishing 5.2 7 3 3 1 7 and giving him a gaudy 11-1 record and 3.47 ERA. Kevin Kerstetter pitched for the first time since his surprise start in the All-Star Game and struck out the first 6 Yankees he faced on his way to a 3 1/3-inning save with 7 whiffs, his 4th of the season.

Game 3: The Rays weren't firing on all cylinders today but did enough to take a 6-3 win over the Yankees. Victor de Jesus crushed a bases-clearing double in the 5th to break a 2-2 tie while Danny Ayala drew a bases-loaded walk in the 4th and added HR #27 in the 8th to pace the offense. Andy Aparicio started and had kind of a weird game. Allowing a 2-run homer in the 2nd wasn't weird but the lack of strikeouts was as he went 6.1 6 3 2 1 2, good enough to get him 12-6, 4.74. Mike Wherry was impressive, whiffing 4 in 1 2/3 innings, and Kikuo Kawase got save #21 pitching around an error and a walk.

Team record: 78-24. Next up: 4 games in Baltimore.

06-07-2021, 11:33 PM	#983
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,579	July 24-26, 2034: vs NY Yankees (3) Game 1: The Rays had 10 hits and 3 walks while the Yankees had 10 hits and 4 walks and neither team hit the ball out of the park. Sounds like an even game, right? Nope, as the Yankees were better at sequencing, scoring 5 times in the 5th to beat the Rays 5-1. Nate Schultz was coasting along through 4 2/3 and then suddenly he couldn't get anyone out as the Yankees hit 3 straight singles, got a walk, then a bases-clearing double, an RBI single, and another single that would have scored a run if Omar Rodriguez had not thrown out Mario Aguilar at home. Schultz ended 6 8 5 5 2 5 and fell to 11-4. Meanwhile the Rays were getting their hits but they were all spaced out as Danny Pena got the win with a weird 6 8 0 0 2 1 line. They hit into 3 double plays which was a problem as well. Victor de Jesus doubled in a run in the 8th to cap a 3-3 day for him and avoid the shutout. Baseball can be weird sometimes. July 25: Activated SS Ricky Widmar from the 10-day IL, optioned SS Jeff Baez to AAA Durham. Game 2: There was no problem with hit sequencing for the Rays today as they blasted one of their mainstays of the 20s, Shane McClanahan, in an 11-3 win. After scoring a run against the Yankees opener, they had their way with Mac in the 2nd and 3rd, scoring 6 runs on 7 hits to blow the game open. Danny Ayala hit HR #26, Victor de Jesus had a pair of RBI doubles and their final 5 runs came courtesy of Omar Rodriguez's pair of homers, giving him 6 in only 59 at-bats this year to go with a .339 average as he's come back strong from injury. Nate Thompson started and was mowing down New York until he ran out of gas and gave up 3 runs in the 6th, finishing 5.2 7 3 3 1 7 and giving him a gaudy 11-1 record and 3.47 ERA. Kevin Kerstetter pitched for the first time since his surprise start in the All-Star Game and struck out the first 6 Yankees he faced on his way to a 3 1/3-inning save with 7 whiffs, his 4th of the season. Game 3: The Rays weren't firing on all cylinders today but did enough to take a 6-3 win over the Yankees. Victor de Jesus crushed a bases-clearing double in the 5th to break a 2-2 tie while Danny Ayala drew a bases-loaded walk in the 4th and added HR #27 in the 8th to pace the offense. Andy Aparicio started and had kind of a weird game. Allowing a 2-run homer in the 2nd wasn't weird but the lack of strikeouts was as he went 6.1 6 3 2 1 2, good enough to get him 12-6, 4.74. Mike Wherry was impressive, whiffing 4 in 1 2/3 innings, and Kikuo Kawase got save #21 pitching around an error and a walk. Team record: 78-24. Next up: 4 games in Baltimore. Last edited by Art Deco; 06-08-2021 at 11:00 AM.