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Art Deco · 11-07-2020, 01:44 PM

Game 1: Opening day at the Trop and the Rays offense took a while to get going in 2027 but they got going just enough to pull out a 4-3 come-from-behind walkoff win against the Pirates. Shane McClanahan got the nod for his first OD start and pitched decently but left trailing 3-0, going 6 7 3 2 1 7. Hayden Johns pitched a 1-2-3 7th, Liam Hendriks looked good in the 8th with a pair of Ks and Jasseel De La Cruz struck out the side in a perfect 9th and ended up with the win. Brennan Malone shut them out through 6 but in the 7th Judson Fabian reached on an error, Spencer Torkelson walked, and Hunter Bishop delivered with a majestic 3-run shot to the back of the RF stands to tie the game. And in the 9th the Fabian/Tork combo got on base again with a walk and a single to lead off. Bishop whiffed and Keibert Ruiz hit into a fielder's choice sending Fabian to 3rd, bringing up Keston Hiura who beat out an infield single to score Fabian and let the Rays walk it off. Yordan Alvarez had a debut to forget, going 0-4 with 2 strikeouts.

Elsewhere Tyler Glasnow made his Red Sox debut and went 6 8 4 4 1 8 but got the win when Boston held on to beat Toronto 8-7. And Milwaukee's Jose Urquidy pitched an opening day no-hitter against the Cubs, with 1 walk, 9 Ks and on only 98 pitches, so a Maddux to boot. It was the second opening day no-hitter in history, only Bob Feller in 1940 had achieved the feat. Meanwhile it wasn't a good look for this winter's biggest spenders, who added Cal Raleigh, Austin Riley, Franklin Barreto and their starter today, Kenta Maeda (who did pitch well in the loss).

Game 2: The Pirates literally handed the Rays a 6-2 win today as they rode 3-run innings in the 4th and 6th to the victory thanks to sloppy Pirate fielding and wild Pirate pitching. Logan Gilbert was keeping the Rays in check until the 4th when with 1 out Spencer Torkelson reached on an Ivan Johnson error, went to third on a Hunter Bishop single, and after Keibert Ruiz popped out, Xander Bogaerts threw away Keston Hiura's grounder for the 2nd error of the inning allowing Tork to score, and then Brandon Marsh hit a 2-run single to make it 3-1. And the Rays scored 3 more runs in the 6th after there were two out and nobody on. Gilbert walked Ruiz, former Ray Ryne Stanek came on and walked Hiura, Marsh and Vidal Brujan, forcing in a run, and then Wander Franco singled in a pair. Matt Manning started and pitched well, if a bit wild, going 6 4 1 1 4 6 on 103 pitches. With a 6-1 lead, Cole Patten got to make his MLB debut and it did not go well, allowing hits to all 3 batters he faced but getting one out when a runner was thrown out at the plate. Evan Godwin relieved him and wasn't much better, getting only one out and putting two more on to load the bases with 2 out for 2025 Rays flop Renato Nunez. Steven Casey came in and whiffed Nunez on 3 pitches and then followed that by striking out the side in a 1-2-3 8th. Liam Hendriks had a scoreless 9th to finish it off. Yordan Alvarez remains in search of his first Rays hit, taking the collar again at 0-4 and leaving 5 on base including 2 on in the 3rd. The offense only had 5 hits today, but it was enough to go to 2-0.

Former Rays note: Nick Frasso was excellent today in his Astros debut, going 7 3 0 0 3 5 and picking up the win over the Angels. Bramdon Perez backed him with 2-4 and an RBI and is 5-12 so far as an Astro.

Game 3: The bats came out to play today as the Rays swept the opening series from the Pirates with a 7-2 win. Vidal Brujan set the tone by leading off the game with a triple, scored on a Wander single, Wander scored on a Hunter Bishop single and Keibert Ruiz hit a sac fly to make it 3-0 in the 1st. They then tacked on 3 more in the 3rd thanks to a Judson Fabian RBI double and Spencer Torkelson's 1st homer of the year, a 2-run shot. All these runs made life simpler for Mack Anglin, who wasn't at his best but was good enough to pitch into the 7th going 6.1 8 2 2 2 5. Evan Godwin got him out of the 7th with a scoreless inning and Hayden Johns retired the final 5 batters with 3 whiffs. Wander added a solo homer in the 7th, his 1st of the year as well. Yordan Alvarez is still looking for his first Rays hit but did walk and score twice in his first two trips.

Team record: 3-0. Next up: 3 at home vs the Yankees.

Former Rays note: Jimmy Lewis pitched alright in his Houston debut, going 5.1 2 1 1 4 4 in a game Houston would in 14 innings 4-3 over the Angels.

11-07-2020, 01:44 PM	#373
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 6,986	March 25-28, 2027: vs Pittsburgh (3) Game 1: Opening day at the Trop and the Rays offense took a while to get going in 2027 but they got going just enough to pull out a 4-3 come-from-behind walkoff win against the Pirates. Shane McClanahan got the nod for his first OD start and pitched decently but left trailing 3-0, going 6 7 3 2 1 7. Hayden Johns pitched a 1-2-3 7th, Liam Hendriks looked good in the 8th with a pair of Ks and Jasseel De La Cruz struck out the side in a perfect 9th and ended up with the win. Brennan Malone shut them out through 6 but in the 7th Judson Fabian reached on an error, Spencer Torkelson walked, and Hunter Bishop delivered with a majestic 3-run shot to the back of the RF stands to tie the game. And in the 9th the Fabian/Tork combo got on base again with a walk and a single to lead off. Bishop whiffed and Keibert Ruiz hit into a fielder's choice sending Fabian to 3rd, bringing up Keston Hiura who beat out an infield single to score Fabian and let the Rays walk it off. Yordan Alvarez had a debut to forget, going 0-4 with 2 strikeouts. Elsewhere Tyler Glasnow made his Red Sox debut and went 6 8 4 4 1 8 but got the win when Boston held on to beat Toronto 8-7. And Milwaukee's Jose Urquidy pitched an opening day no-hitter against the Cubs, with 1 walk, 9 Ks and on only 98 pitches, so a Maddux to boot. It was the second opening day no-hitter in history, only Bob Feller in 1940 had achieved the feat. Meanwhile it wasn't a good look for this winter's biggest spenders, who added Cal Raleigh, Austin Riley, Franklin Barreto and their starter today, Kenta Maeda (who did pitch well in the loss). Game 2: The Pirates literally handed the Rays a 6-2 win today as they rode 3-run innings in the 4th and 6th to the victory thanks to sloppy Pirate fielding and wild Pirate pitching. Logan Gilbert was keeping the Rays in check until the 4th when with 1 out Spencer Torkelson reached on an Ivan Johnson error, went to third on a Hunter Bishop single, and after Keibert Ruiz popped out, Xander Bogaerts threw away Keston Hiura's grounder for the 2nd error of the inning allowing Tork to score, and then Brandon Marsh hit a 2-run single to make it 3-1. And the Rays scored 3 more runs in the 6th after there were two out and nobody on. Gilbert walked Ruiz, former Ray Ryne Stanek came on and walked Hiura, Marsh and Vidal Brujan, forcing in a run, and then Wander Franco singled in a pair. Matt Manning started and pitched well, if a bit wild, going 6 4 1 1 4 6 on 103 pitches. With a 6-1 lead, Cole Patten got to make his MLB debut and it did not go well, allowing hits to all 3 batters he faced but getting one out when a runner was thrown out at the plate. Evan Godwin relieved him and wasn't much better, getting only one out and putting two more on to load the bases with 2 out for 2025 Rays flop Renato Nunez. Steven Casey came in and whiffed Nunez on 3 pitches and then followed that by striking out the side in a 1-2-3 8th. Liam Hendriks had a scoreless 9th to finish it off. Yordan Alvarez remains in search of his first Rays hit, taking the collar again at 0-4 and leaving 5 on base including 2 on in the 3rd. The offense only had 5 hits today, but it was enough to go to 2-0. Former Rays note: Nick Frasso was excellent today in his Astros debut, going 7 3 0 0 3 5 and picking up the win over the Angels. Bramdon Perez backed him with 2-4 and an RBI and is 5-12 so far as an Astro. Game 3: The bats came out to play today as the Rays swept the opening series from the Pirates with a 7-2 win. Vidal Brujan set the tone by leading off the game with a triple, scored on a Wander single, Wander scored on a Hunter Bishop single and Keibert Ruiz hit a sac fly to make it 3-0 in the 1st. They then tacked on 3 more in the 3rd thanks to a Judson Fabian RBI double and Spencer Torkelson's 1st homer of the year, a 2-run shot. All these runs made life simpler for Mack Anglin, who wasn't at his best but was good enough to pitch into the 7th going 6.1 8 2 2 2 5. Evan Godwin got him out of the 7th with a scoreless inning and Hayden Johns retired the final 5 batters with 3 whiffs. Wander added a solo homer in the 7th, his 1st of the year as well. Yordan Alvarez is still looking for his first Rays hit but did walk and score twice in his first two trips. Team record: 3-0. Next up: 3 at home vs the Yankees. Former Rays note: Jimmy Lewis pitched alright in his Houston debut, going 5.1 2 1 1 4 4 in a game Houston would in 14 innings 4-3 over the Angels. Last edited by Art Deco; 11-07-2020 at 03:24 PM.