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Art Deco · 06-12-2021, 08:13 PM

Game 1: A pretty business-like 6-3 win for the Rays over Boston tonight behind a pair of Jaiden Hardaway homers and strong pitching as usual from Nate Schultz. Alex Buitrago started the scoring in the 2nd by leading off the inning with HR #12, and Hardaway made it a 4-run inning with a 3-run blast. And after Boston got within 4-2, Hardaway went deep again in the 4th with a man on to give him 29 on the season and a 5-RBI night. He's re-established himself on top of the WAR charts with 7.7 and is on pace to finish just shy of 10 after last season's historic 11.7. Schultz meanwhile went 7 4 2 2 3 7 in a day at the office for him, improving to 16-4, 3.09 and maintaining a shot at another 20-win season. Billy Hoyte made a bit of a mess in the 8th giving up a Jud Fabian RBI triple, but Danny Medina got him out of it with a couple of strikeouts, and Kikuo Kawase was Klassic Kikuo, striking out the side in the 9th for save #26.

Game 2: The Rays pounded Boston 11-1 at Publix Park for win #99 of the season. They raced out to a 6-0 lead through 3 with 4 of the runs scoring on infield groundouts and a fifth on a balk. Later they scored more conventionally with Danny Ayala blasting a 3-run homer (#34) in the 6th and Victor de Jesus hitting his team-high 37th with the bases empty in the 8th. Ayala finished with 4 RBI on the day while de Jesus and Alex Buitrago driving in a pair, the latter on a couple of doubles. Jon Soranno cruised rather efficiently with the big lead, coming out for the 9th but walking a man and leaving with an 8 8 1 1 2 4 line on 92 pitches before Tyler Jefferson finished things off with a pair of whiffs. Soranno is now 12-5, 3.61 on the year.

Game 3: The Rays built a big early lead and had to survive a late scare to hang on and win 6-4 and sweep the series, picking up win #100 in the process. Jon Jimenez had a big day, hitting HR #16 and adding 2 RBI singles to give him a 3-ribbie day, and Robbie Salazar, giving Jaiden Hardaway another day off, hit his first MLB homer to lead off the game for the Rays. Salazar's been as advertised, sporting a .429 OBP in 14 plate appearances as a big leaguer. Nate Thompson was cruising with a shutout through 7 before giving up a couple of hits around a Salazar error, with a run scoring. Tim Siqueiros came on and surrendered a 3-run homer to Gleyber Torres and suddenly it was 6-4. He got out of the inning and Thompson finished 7.1 5 3 1 0 7, bouncing back from a disastrous start last time out and improving to 15-2, 3.66. Kikuo Kawase came on for the 9th and stayed hot, striking out the side including two lefty hitters for save #27. Kawase's now up to 3.3 WAR and his 19.5 K/9 is actually a whiff higher than last year's rate.

Team record: 100-31. Next up: An off-day then we head to Atlanta for 2 games.

MLB News: Milwaukee's TJ Powell, Steve Chambers and Matt Barkley combined on a no-hitter of Pittsburgh although Powell walked 4 and allowed a run in a 3-1 Brewers win. A few weeks ago I was touting the Pirates being in the thick of the NL Wild Card race but they've slumped badly since and are now 6 games back. In fact their better bet is now the division as leader St. Louis has been in the throes of their own extended downturn and they lead the Pirates and Cincinnati by only 4 games each.

06-12-2021, 08:13 PM	#992
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,536	August 25-27, 2034: vs Boston (3) Game 1: A pretty business-like 6-3 win for the Rays over Boston tonight behind a pair of Jaiden Hardaway homers and strong pitching as usual from Nate Schultz. Alex Buitrago started the scoring in the 2nd by leading off the inning with HR #12, and Hardaway made it a 4-run inning with a 3-run blast. And after Boston got within 4-2, Hardaway went deep again in the 4th with a man on to give him 29 on the season and a 5-RBI night. He's re-established himself on top of the WAR charts with 7.7 and is on pace to finish just shy of 10 after last season's historic 11.7. Schultz meanwhile went 7 4 2 2 3 7 in a day at the office for him, improving to 16-4, 3.09 and maintaining a shot at another 20-win season. Billy Hoyte made a bit of a mess in the 8th giving up a Jud Fabian RBI triple, but Danny Medina got him out of it with a couple of strikeouts, and Kikuo Kawase was Klassic Kikuo, striking out the side in the 9th for save #26. Game 2: The Rays pounded Boston 11-1 at Publix Park for win #99 of the season. They raced out to a 6-0 lead through 3 with 4 of the runs scoring on infield groundouts and a fifth on a balk. Later they scored more conventionally with Danny Ayala blasting a 3-run homer (#34) in the 6th and Victor de Jesus hitting his team-high 37th with the bases empty in the 8th. Ayala finished with 4 RBI on the day while de Jesus and Alex Buitrago driving in a pair, the latter on a couple of doubles. Jon Soranno cruised rather efficiently with the big lead, coming out for the 9th but walking a man and leaving with an 8 8 1 1 2 4 line on 92 pitches before Tyler Jefferson finished things off with a pair of whiffs. Soranno is now 12-5, 3.61 on the year. Game 3: The Rays built a big early lead and had to survive a late scare to hang on and win 6-4 and sweep the series, picking up win #100 in the process. Jon Jimenez had a big day, hitting HR #16 and adding 2 RBI singles to give him a 3-ribbie day, and Robbie Salazar, giving Jaiden Hardaway another day off, hit his first MLB homer to lead off the game for the Rays. Salazar's been as advertised, sporting a .429 OBP in 14 plate appearances as a big leaguer. Nate Thompson was cruising with a shutout through 7 before giving up a couple of hits around a Salazar error, with a run scoring. Tim Siqueiros came on and surrendered a 3-run homer to Gleyber Torres and suddenly it was 6-4. He got out of the inning and Thompson finished 7.1 5 3 1 0 7, bouncing back from a disastrous start last time out and improving to 15-2, 3.66. Kikuo Kawase came on for the 9th and stayed hot, striking out the side including two lefty hitters for save #27. Kawase's now up to 3.3 WAR and his 19.5 K/9 is actually a whiff higher than last year's rate. Team record: 100-31. Next up: An off-day then we head to Atlanta for 2 games. MLB News: Milwaukee's TJ Powell, Steve Chambers and Matt Barkley combined on a no-hitter of Pittsburgh although Powell walked 4 and allowed a run in a 3-1 Brewers win. A few weeks ago I was touting the Pirates being in the thick of the NL Wild Card race but they've slumped badly since and are now 6 games back. In fact their better bet is now the division as leader St. Louis has been in the throes of their own extended downturn and they lead the Pirates and Cincinnati by only 4 games each. Last edited by Art Deco; 06-13-2021 at 12:19 AM.