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Art Deco · 02-03-2022, 12:17 AM

Game 1: It was reunion time as we started a series in Cincinnati in which we'd face three starters who were with the Rays last year. The first was Jordan Perez, and although he pitched well and left ahead 3-1, the Rays came back against another familiar face, Chris Toombs, for 5 runs in the 8th and 9th and beat the Reds 7-3. And the facing off against old foes thing wasn't limited to the Reds either as Jeff Brockman started against his old team and went 5.1 3 0 0 2 6. But Ed Pretty gave up 3 runs in the 7th to put the Rays behind before they teed off against Toombs with Josh Beckett's RBI double proving big before a couple of Toombs' runners scored on a 3-run Andy Ruggles shot (#23). Earlier Dave Frick homered off Perez (#6) as part of a 3-hit day. Ken Burgess notched win #2 in relief while Freddy Zamora cleaned up a Jon Harbour mess in the 9th and recorded his 7th save.

Game 2: It was Vinny Willard's turn to match up against his old team and he shut the Rays out for 6 1/3 innings before they fought back from 4-0 down to tie it in the 9th, only to lose in the bottom of the inning 5-4. Willard scattered 7 hits over his outing but didn't walk anyone and while Jose Mendoza deserved a better fate after going 5 6 1 1 1 5, Chris Williams was hit for 3 runs including a lefty homer to put the Rays in a real hole. But the Rays came back with 3 in the 8th and Josh Alexander's RBI single, his 3rd hit of the day, tied it up, only for Ed Pretty to falter again, putting the leadoff man on in the 9th and giving up an RBI double.

Game 3: The series of swapped starters facing each other concluded with newly-acquired Jim Brophy facing his team of last month while longtime former Rays ace Danny Romero was up against his old mates. And for the third straight game the former Ray bedeviled Tampa Bay hitters as Romero went 5.2 4 1 1 1 4. But for the second straight night the Rays overcame a deficit and tied it late, with Seth Williams' 2-run 8th-inning homer (#27) off still another former Ray, Billy Haroutunian, making it 3-3. And to make the deja vu complete, the Rays once against lost it in the bottom of the 9th as last night's hero with the game-winner for Cincinnati, Danny Britton, started the 9th with a triple off Freddy Zamora and scored on a fly ball. Brophy was a mixed bag in his 3rd Rays start: his overall line of 5 6 2 1 4 6 was adequate, but frustratingly both runs he allowed came on bases-loaded walks, one after a Williams error with 2 out. The Reds are an NL-best 68-44, and if things go right we could be seeing all these familiar faces again in late October.

Team record: 87-24. Next up: 3 games in Toronto.

02-03-2022, 12:17 AM	#1668
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,587	August 1-3, 2042: at Cincinnati (3) Game 1: It was reunion time as we started a series in Cincinnati in which we'd face three starters who were with the Rays last year. The first was Jordan Perez, and although he pitched well and left ahead 3-1, the Rays came back against another familiar face, Chris Toombs, for 5 runs in the 8th and 9th and beat the Reds 7-3. And the facing off against old foes thing wasn't limited to the Reds either as Jeff Brockman started against his old team and went 5.1 3 0 0 2 6. But Ed Pretty gave up 3 runs in the 7th to put the Rays behind before they teed off against Toombs with Josh Beckett's RBI double proving big before a couple of Toombs' runners scored on a 3-run Andy Ruggles shot (#23). Earlier Dave Frick homered off Perez (#6) as part of a 3-hit day. Ken Burgess notched win #2 in relief while Freddy Zamora cleaned up a Jon Harbour mess in the 9th and recorded his 7th save. Game 2: It was Vinny Willard's turn to match up against his old team and he shut the Rays out for 6 1/3 innings before they fought back from 4-0 down to tie it in the 9th, only to lose in the bottom of the inning 5-4. Willard scattered 7 hits over his outing but didn't walk anyone and while Jose Mendoza deserved a better fate after going 5 6 1 1 1 5, Chris Williams was hit for 3 runs including a lefty homer to put the Rays in a real hole. But the Rays came back with 3 in the 8th and Josh Alexander's RBI single, his 3rd hit of the day, tied it up, only for Ed Pretty to falter again, putting the leadoff man on in the 9th and giving up an RBI double. Game 3: The series of swapped starters facing each other concluded with newly-acquired Jim Brophy facing his team of last month while longtime former Rays ace Danny Romero was up against his old mates. And for the third straight game the former Ray bedeviled Tampa Bay hitters as Romero went 5.2 4 1 1 1 4. But for the second straight night the Rays overcame a deficit and tied it late, with Seth Williams' 2-run 8th-inning homer (#27) off still another former Ray, Billy Haroutunian, making it 3-3. And to make the deja vu complete, the Rays once against lost it in the bottom of the 9th as last night's hero with the game-winner for Cincinnati, Danny Britton, started the 9th with a triple off Freddy Zamora and scored on a fly ball. Brophy was a mixed bag in his 3rd Rays start: his overall line of 5 6 2 1 4 6 was adequate, but frustratingly both runs he allowed came on bases-loaded walks, one after a Williams error with 2 out. The Reds are an NL-best 68-44, and if things go right we could be seeing all these familiar faces again in late October. Team record: 87-24. Next up: 3 games in Toronto.