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Art Deco · 09-30-2020, 03:31 PM

Game 1: It's not every day you get a matchup of the two reigning Cy Young Award winners but that's what we had today as the Mets' Sandy Alcantara faced off against Matt Manning, and Manning won the battle as Alcantara was chased in the 5th by the Rays on their way to a 7-2 victory. It was the Mets who struck first against Manning with a pair of runs on 4 hits in the 3rd inning but that would be all he'd allow in picking up win #13 and going 6.1 7 2 2 1 4. Aaron Ashby went 1 2/3 and Mitchell Verburg pitched the 9th without being scored on. Alcantara had control issues, walking 4 in the 4+ innings he pitched but it was extra-base hits that got the Rays going. Austin Meadows singled and Keston Hiura tripled him home, and Hiura scored on an Alec Bohm groundout. With two outs, Hunter Bishop singled and Nick Gonzales continued to rake with his MLB HR, an opposite field shot inside the RF foul pole to give the Rays the lead to stay, 4-2. They tacked on 3 more in the 5th when Meadows tripled, scored on a Spencer Torkelson single and Keston Hiura launched HR #13 off Eric Lauer. Gonzales singled and walked in addition to his HR, and is now 8-15 with 2 walks in his 4 games with the Rays. They needed the win as Baltimore just refuses to lose, beating Boston 9-4 to stay within 1 1/2.

August 20: Sent LHP DL Hall to AAA Durham on a rehab assignment.

Remember him? Shortly after being acquired from Baltimore last summer he stretched an elbow ligament which has kept him out a year. When healthy, he's an impressive lefty power arm for the pen who could help the team down the stretch, although he'll need to be added to the 40-man.

Game 2: Tyler Glasnow couldn't stand prosperity today as he failed to hold onto two leads today as the Mets beat the Rays 8-5. Triston Casas hit a 2-run HR off Lucas Sims in the 2nd to make it 2-0 Rays but Glasnow gave it right back in the top of the 3rd and then allowed 2 more in the 4th on a Mark Vientos 2-run HR. No problem for the offense, though, as Casas went deep again with a 3-run shot (#12) to make it 5-4. Glasnow got through the 5th, but in the 6th he gave up another 2-run HR to Vientos along with another run to make it 7-5 and finished 6 9 7 6 1 6. Pete Alonso closed out the scoring with his 300th career HR in the 9th off Liam Hendriks, while the Rays mounted a couple of ultimately futile threats in the late innings, including the obligatory Austin Meadows as tying run at the plate in the 9th making the final out. Although in a losing cause, Nick Gonzales continued his ridiculous hitting with another 2-4 day featuring a double and a stolen base. The only good news today is that Baltimore finally lost, so the slender lead remains a slender lead.

Team record: 71-51. Next up: Another off-day, followed by 3 in Kansas City.

09-30-2020, 03:31 PM	#271
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,588	August 19-20, 2025: vs NY Mets (2) Game 1: It's not every day you get a matchup of the two reigning Cy Young Award winners but that's what we had today as the Mets' Sandy Alcantara faced off against Matt Manning, and Manning won the battle as Alcantara was chased in the 5th by the Rays on their way to a 7-2 victory. It was the Mets who struck first against Manning with a pair of runs on 4 hits in the 3rd inning but that would be all he'd allow in picking up win #13 and going 6.1 7 2 2 1 4. Aaron Ashby went 1 2/3 and Mitchell Verburg pitched the 9th without being scored on. Alcantara had control issues, walking 4 in the 4+ innings he pitched but it was extra-base hits that got the Rays going. Austin Meadows singled and Keston Hiura tripled him home, and Hiura scored on an Alec Bohm groundout. With two outs, Hunter Bishop singled and Nick Gonzales continued to rake with his MLB HR, an opposite field shot inside the RF foul pole to give the Rays the lead to stay, 4-2. They tacked on 3 more in the 5th when Meadows tripled, scored on a Spencer Torkelson single and Keston Hiura launched HR #13 off Eric Lauer. Gonzales singled and walked in addition to his HR, and is now 8-15 with 2 walks in his 4 games with the Rays. They needed the win as Baltimore just refuses to lose, beating Boston 9-4 to stay within 1 1/2. August 20: Sent LHP DL Hall to AAA Durham on a rehab assignment. Remember him? Shortly after being acquired from Baltimore last summer he stretched an elbow ligament which has kept him out a year. When healthy, he's an impressive lefty power arm for the pen who could help the team down the stretch, although he'll need to be added to the 40-man. Game 2: Tyler Glasnow couldn't stand prosperity today as he failed to hold onto two leads today as the Mets beat the Rays 8-5. Triston Casas hit a 2-run HR off Lucas Sims in the 2nd to make it 2-0 Rays but Glasnow gave it right back in the top of the 3rd and then allowed 2 more in the 4th on a Mark Vientos 2-run HR. No problem for the offense, though, as Casas went deep again with a 3-run shot (#12) to make it 5-4. Glasnow got through the 5th, but in the 6th he gave up another 2-run HR to Vientos along with another run to make it 7-5 and finished 6 9 7 6 1 6. Pete Alonso closed out the scoring with his 300th career HR in the 9th off Liam Hendriks, while the Rays mounted a couple of ultimately futile threats in the late innings, including the obligatory Austin Meadows as tying run at the plate in the 9th making the final out. Although in a losing cause, Nick Gonzales continued his ridiculous hitting with another 2-4 day featuring a double and a stolen base. The only good news today is that Baltimore finally lost, so the slender lead remains a slender lead. Team record: 71-51. Next up: Another off-day, followed by 3 in Kansas City. Last edited by Art Deco; 09-30-2020 at 04:36 PM.