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Art Deco · 10-14-2020, 03:22 PM

Game 1: Shane McClanahan was in control and the Rays supplied just enough offense to nab a 3-1 win over the Angels. Mac won his third straight start and improved to 3-0 on a 7 3 1 1 0 3 effort which was notable for the lack of walks and the lack of strikeouts. He probably could have pitched into the 8th as he left on 92 pitches, but a well-rested bullpen finished it off with Jose Alvarado throwing a perfect 8th and Jasseel De La Cruz a perfect 9th for save #6. Spencer Torkelson supplied all the offense they'd need with a 2-run triple in the 1st but Vidal Brujan made it a bit more comfortable with a solo HR (#3) in the 7th. The game also featured a very rare sight: Wander Franco, notoriously tough to strike out, fanned all 4 times up tonight, which has to be a career-high. Also for the Angels former Rays favorite Ji-Man Choi had 2 of their 3 hits, including a HR for their only run.

Game 2: Never count this team out. After the wheels fell off the Christian Little bandwagon as the rookie RHP was bombed in a 4 7 7 7 2 1 performance (only 1 K?) the Rays found themselves down 7-2 in the 7th inning with their only offense coming on a pair of solo HRs from Hunter Bishop (#1) and Wander Franco (#7). And although Brandon Marsh singled in a run to cut it to 7-3 in the top of the 7th, there were two out and Wander hit a simple ground ball to Luis Renfigo at 2B that should have ended the inning. But Renfigo threw the ball away, allowing Wander to reach, Judson Fabian walked to load the bases, and Spencer Torkelson deposited Edwar Colina's 3-1 pitch into the LF stands for a game-tying slam, his 9th HR of the season. And in the 8th after Bishop led off with a double, Marsh drilled another RBI single to make it 8-7 Rays and the bullpen did its thing again, with Evan Godwin getting through the 8th and Jasseel De La Cruz erasing a leadoff single with a double play grounder to get save #7. Nick Anderson picked up the win with a scoreless 7th after Dustin May mopped up for Little with a couple of scoreless innings (although he did allow the two inherited runners from Little to score).

Game 3: The normal Rays script got flipped today as they lost a 1-run game and the bullpen blew the lead in a 7-6 loss on a walk-off wild pitch from Nick Anderson. Chris Paddack got the start and was great through 5 innings with a 3-0 lead but his pitch count went over 100 in 6th and he ran out of gas, giving up a 2-run Alex Verdugo HR followed by a solo blast by Nick Solak to allow LA to tie. But Brandon Marsh hit a 2-run single in the top of the 7th to give the Rays a 5-3 lead. After the Angels got an unearned run off Aaron Ashby thanks to a Patrick Bailey throwing error on a stolen base attempt, Keston Hiura hit HR #6 to put the Rays back up 6-4. But in the bottom of the 8th I let Liam Hendriks pitch to the lefty Verdugo with a man on and Verdugo hit his 2nd 2-run HR of the game to tie it. And in the bottom of the 9th, Jose Alvarado walked Kyren Paris to lead off the inning. Paris stole 2nd and Luis Renfigo was intentionallly walked and Nick Anderson came in to face Anthony Rendon and got him to hit into a double play. The strategy looked great until Anderson uncorked a wild pitch with Mike Trout at-bat, allowing Paris to score the winning run. The Rays had built an early 3-0 lead on Spencer Torkelson's 10th HR of the year, a 2-run shot, and a Wander Franco RBI single.

Team record: 25-5. Next up: 3 games in Seattle.

10-14-2020, 03:22 PM	#307
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,379	May 8-10, 2026: at LA Angels (3) Game 1: Shane McClanahan was in control and the Rays supplied just enough offense to nab a 3-1 win over the Angels. Mac won his third straight start and improved to 3-0 on a 7 3 1 1 0 3 effort which was notable for the lack of walks and the lack of strikeouts. He probably could have pitched into the 8th as he left on 92 pitches, but a well-rested bullpen finished it off with Jose Alvarado throwing a perfect 8th and Jasseel De La Cruz a perfect 9th for save #6. Spencer Torkelson supplied all the offense they'd need with a 2-run triple in the 1st but Vidal Brujan made it a bit more comfortable with a solo HR (#3) in the 7th. The game also featured a very rare sight: Wander Franco, notoriously tough to strike out, fanned all 4 times up tonight, which has to be a career-high. Also for the Angels former Rays favorite Ji-Man Choi had 2 of their 3 hits, including a HR for their only run. Game 2: Never count this team out. After the wheels fell off the Christian Little bandwagon as the rookie RHP was bombed in a 4 7 7 7 2 1 performance (only 1 K?) the Rays found themselves down 7-2 in the 7th inning with their only offense coming on a pair of solo HRs from Hunter Bishop (#1) and Wander Franco (#7). And although Brandon Marsh singled in a run to cut it to 7-3 in the top of the 7th, there were two out and Wander hit a simple ground ball to Luis Renfigo at 2B that should have ended the inning. But Renfigo threw the ball away, allowing Wander to reach, Judson Fabian walked to load the bases, and Spencer Torkelson deposited Edwar Colina's 3-1 pitch into the LF stands for a game-tying slam, his 9th HR of the season. And in the 8th after Bishop led off with a double, Marsh drilled another RBI single to make it 8-7 Rays and the bullpen did its thing again, with Evan Godwin getting through the 8th and Jasseel De La Cruz erasing a leadoff single with a double play grounder to get save #7. Nick Anderson picked up the win with a scoreless 7th after Dustin May mopped up for Little with a couple of scoreless innings (although he did allow the two inherited runners from Little to score). Game 3: The normal Rays script got flipped today as they lost a 1-run game and the bullpen blew the lead in a 7-6 loss on a walk-off wild pitch from Nick Anderson. Chris Paddack got the start and was great through 5 innings with a 3-0 lead but his pitch count went over 100 in 6th and he ran out of gas, giving up a 2-run Alex Verdugo HR followed by a solo blast by Nick Solak to allow LA to tie. But Brandon Marsh hit a 2-run single in the top of the 7th to give the Rays a 5-3 lead. After the Angels got an unearned run off Aaron Ashby thanks to a Patrick Bailey throwing error on a stolen base attempt, Keston Hiura hit HR #6 to put the Rays back up 6-4. But in the bottom of the 8th I let Liam Hendriks pitch to the lefty Verdugo with a man on and Verdugo hit his 2nd 2-run HR of the game to tie it. And in the bottom of the 9th, Jose Alvarado walked Kyren Paris to lead off the inning. Paris stole 2nd and Luis Renfigo was intentionallly walked and Nick Anderson came in to face Anthony Rendon and got him to hit into a double play. The strategy looked great until Anderson uncorked a wild pitch with Mike Trout at-bat, allowing Paris to score the winning run. The Rays had built an early 3-0 lead on Spencer Torkelson's 10th HR of the year, a 2-run shot, and a Wander Franco RBI single. Team record: 25-5. Next up: 3 games in Seattle. Last edited by Art Deco; 10-14-2020 at 07:46 PM.