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Art Deco · 10-12-2020, 02:23 PM

Game 1: The Rays' ridiculous start to the season continues as they improve to 13-1 by outlasting the Red Sox 3-2 in 13 innings. After loading the bases in the 11th and 12th and failing to score it looked like it might not be their night but they took advantage of an error by Boston C Maverick Handley (what a name) with 2 out in the 13th when he threw Nick Gonzales' squibber in front of the plate into RF to send Gonzales to 2nd. Patrick Bailey, who came on after Victor Caratini was pinch-run for in the 10th, delivered his second hit of extra innings with an RBI single up the middle to put the Rays ahead for the first time all night. With 3 of the 4 batters due in the bottom of the 13th lefties, Aaron Ashby came on and picked up his first save of the season to cap 6 1-hit shutout innings from the bullpen. Lost in all the extra-inning drama was another dominant start from Christian Little, who went 7 5 2 2 2 11 in a tough place to pitch. The Rays had to tie the game twice, first on a Spencer Torkelson RBI single in the 6th and then on a Caratini single in the 7th, his first Rays ribbie. Evan Godwin (2 innings), Nick Anderson, Jose Alvarado and Liam Hendriks (getting win #2) shut down the Sox to keep the game alive for the Rays. (And yes Wander had 2 hits to extend his hitting streak to 14, so I haven't jinxed it yet.)

Game 2: The Rays continue to roll, improving to 14-1 with a 13-3 thrashing of Boston. It started early, as the first 3 batters reached for the Rays and Spencer Torkelson brought them all home with a double and then scored himself on an Alec Bohm single. Vidal Brujan's RBI double in the 3rd made it 5-0, and he brought Brandon Marsh home in the 5th with a sac fly after Marsh tripled. And in the 7th, Wander Franco (#6, hitting streak at 15) and Tork (#4) homered. Chris Paddack said thanks for all the run support and pitched a Chris Paddack game, going 6 7 3 3 1 4 and giving up a couple of homers. Asa Lacy went 2 1/3 and Dustin May got the last 2 outs to finish the game off. Tork ended up 3-4, with the HR and 3 RBI, scored 3 times and also walked twice. I noticed I haven't mentioned how the division stands but with the 14-1 start, you'd think the Rays would have a sizable lead and you'd be right as the Yankees are currently in 2nd place at 7-7, 6 1/2 games back.

Game 3: Well they finally lost in what was a mirror image of the first game of the series, falling 3-2 in 13 innings. George Arias singled in Abraham Toro with two out in the 13th off Aaron Ashby after Toro had doubled to lead off the inning. Matt Manning started and pitched pretty well, going 6 5 2 2 1 5 and left down 2-1. The Rays were actually down 2-0 before evening things up on an RBI single from Judson Fabian in the 6th and an RBI double from Brandon Marsh in the 7th. Patrick Bailey tried to score on Marsh's double but was thrown out at the plate, which was part of a TOOTBLAN day for the Rays as they were 0-3 in steal attempts. They also had the bases loaded in the 8th but couldn't get a man home. Red Sox C Pierson Gibis had himself a day, with the 3 thrown out and going 3-5, driving in one of the Red Sox regulation runs and scoring the other. The bullpen went 6 more shutout innings before Ashby was dinged, with Evan Godwin, Nick Anderson, Jasseel De La Cruz, Jose Alvarado (1.2), and Liam Hendriks (1.1) getting it done. Of course now the bullpen will be pretty burned for at least the first game of the next series in New York. Wander did have 2 hits to extend his hitting streak to 16, meaning he's hit safely in every game so far this season.

Team record: 14-2. Next up: a 3-game weekend set at Yankee Stadium.

10-12-2020, 02:23 PM	#302
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,378	April 21-23, 2026: at Boston (3) Game 1: The Rays' ridiculous start to the season continues as they improve to 13-1 by outlasting the Red Sox 3-2 in 13 innings. After loading the bases in the 11th and 12th and failing to score it looked like it might not be their night but they took advantage of an error by Boston C Maverick Handley (what a name) with 2 out in the 13th when he threw Nick Gonzales' squibber in front of the plate into RF to send Gonzales to 2nd. Patrick Bailey, who came on after Victor Caratini was pinch-run for in the 10th, delivered his second hit of extra innings with an RBI single up the middle to put the Rays ahead for the first time all night. With 3 of the 4 batters due in the bottom of the 13th lefties, Aaron Ashby came on and picked up his first save of the season to cap 6 1-hit shutout innings from the bullpen. Lost in all the extra-inning drama was another dominant start from Christian Little, who went 7 5 2 2 2 11 in a tough place to pitch. The Rays had to tie the game twice, first on a Spencer Torkelson RBI single in the 6th and then on a Caratini single in the 7th, his first Rays ribbie. Evan Godwin (2 innings), Nick Anderson, Jose Alvarado and Liam Hendriks (getting win #2) shut down the Sox to keep the game alive for the Rays. (And yes Wander had 2 hits to extend his hitting streak to 14, so I haven't jinxed it yet.) Game 2: The Rays continue to roll, improving to 14-1 with a 13-3 thrashing of Boston. It started early, as the first 3 batters reached for the Rays and Spencer Torkelson brought them all home with a double and then scored himself on an Alec Bohm single. Vidal Brujan's RBI double in the 3rd made it 5-0, and he brought Brandon Marsh home in the 5th with a sac fly after Marsh tripled. And in the 7th, Wander Franco (#6, hitting streak at 15) and Tork (#4) homered. Chris Paddack said thanks for all the run support and pitched a Chris Paddack game, going 6 7 3 3 1 4 and giving up a couple of homers. Asa Lacy went 2 1/3 and Dustin May got the last 2 outs to finish the game off. Tork ended up 3-4, with the HR and 3 RBI, scored 3 times and also walked twice. I noticed I haven't mentioned how the division stands but with the 14-1 start, you'd think the Rays would have a sizable lead and you'd be right as the Yankees are currently in 2nd place at 7-7, 6 1/2 games back. Game 3: Well they finally lost in what was a mirror image of the first game of the series, falling 3-2 in 13 innings. George Arias singled in Abraham Toro with two out in the 13th off Aaron Ashby after Toro had doubled to lead off the inning. Matt Manning started and pitched pretty well, going 6 5 2 2 1 5 and left down 2-1. The Rays were actually down 2-0 before evening things up on an RBI single from Judson Fabian in the 6th and an RBI double from Brandon Marsh in the 7th. Patrick Bailey tried to score on Marsh's double but was thrown out at the plate, which was part of a TOOTBLAN day for the Rays as they were 0-3 in steal attempts. They also had the bases loaded in the 8th but couldn't get a man home. Red Sox C Pierson Gibis had himself a day, with the 3 thrown out and going 3-5, driving in one of the Red Sox regulation runs and scoring the other. The bullpen went 6 more shutout innings before Ashby was dinged, with Evan Godwin, Nick Anderson, Jasseel De La Cruz, Jose Alvarado (1.2), and Liam Hendriks (1.1) getting it done. Of course now the bullpen will be pretty burned for at least the first game of the next series in New York. Wander did have 2 hits to extend his hitting streak to 16, meaning he's hit safely in every game so far this season. Team record: 14-2. Next up: a 3-game weekend set at Yankee Stadium. Last edited by Art Deco; 10-12-2020 at 06:09 PM.