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Art Deco · 11-24-2020, 10:12 PM

Game 1: Today marked the first of 16 straight games against AL East opponents, and the Rays got off to a good start on this stretch with a 7-1 win over the Blue Jays behind Jack Leiter's best MLB start to date. The rookie righty had struggled his last few times out (15 ER in his last 14.2), leading to some speculation about him losing his job to Hayden Johns. But after Johns threw a shutout at Durham he was shelled in his next start (despite whiffing 10) and Leiter silenced any budding critics with a 7.2 5 1 1 1 7 performance on 92 pitches. A Cavan Biggio homer in the 3rd was the only damage against him. As in some recent games, this was a close one until the Rays broke it open in the late innings. Brandon Marsh stayed hot with an RBI single to put the Rays on the board in the 2nd, and Wander Franco broke the tie in the 5th with HR #20 off Brody Westbrooks. Andrew Knizner singled in another run in the 6th to make it 3-1 and that's where we stayed until the 8th. Knizner doubled in Nate Clark, and Vidal Brujan singled in Knizner, Wander walked to load the bases, Yordan Alvarez had an infield RBI single, Judson Fabian walked with the bases loaded (all of this with 0 out) and the 5th run of the inning scored on a double play. Jack Filby got the final out of the 8th after Leiter put two men on, and Blake Money pitched a scoreless 9th to end the game. The Yankees won so the magic # drops to 41.

Game 2: The Rays lost a tough one to Toronto 4-3 today as the bats didn't quite generate enough (5 total hits) and Daniel Espino let them down in the 8th. Christian Little started and was roughed up in the first couple of innings. Adrian Hernandez led the game off with a triple and scored, and Dominic Fletcher hit a 2-run HR off Little in the 2nd to give the Jays a quick 3-0 lead. The Rays fought back in the 3rd, first on yet another Brandon Marsh HR (#10), then Vidal Brujan singled, stole second, and scored on a Wander Franco double. Brujan then hit his 7th HR of the year in the 5th to tie it and from there on out Little and Toronto starter Mick Abel settled down into the 8th. It was probably a mistake to bring Little out for the 8th having thrown 99 pitches, but bring him out I did and Cavan Biggio hit a leadoff double. I then pulled him for Espino, who got two outs around a wild pitch sending Biggio to 3rd. In the key at-bat of the game, Justin Ellison worked out a walk on a 3-2 pitch which brought Vlad Jr. to the plate and of course he singled to bring home Biggio. They had a chance to tie or go ahead in the 9th when Jays closer Nate Pearson walked the bases loaded but Brujan grounded to second to end the game. Little took a tough loss and ended up 7 4 4 4 1 10. The Yankees won so the lead is cut to 9.

MLB Note: German Marquez of the Nationals no-hit the Columbus Lightning in a 9-0 win. Marquez didn't walk anyone but missed out on a perfect game thanks to Juan Soto's dropped fly ball. He struck out 5, and it was a Maddux as it took him only 87 pitches.

Game 3: Another sad effort from the Rays in a 3-1 loss at Toronto. From the scoreline, you'd think the offense was the main culprit and for the most part you'd be right. They had great chances in the 8th and 9th to come back as Vidal Brujan and Wander Franco pulled off a double steal in the 8th to put men on 2nd and 3rd with one out but Yordan Alvarez hit a foul pop and Judson Fabian grounded out. And in the 9th, Triston Casas and Nate Clark (who had 3 hits today) singled to lead off the inning but Andrew Knizner hit into a double play and Brandon Marsh struck out to end the game. Knizner's double driving in Clark in the 3rd was the only Rays run for the day. But also to blame was Mack Anglin's highly unusual bout of wildness today. Coming in he had walked only 17 in 111 innings but ended up putting 6 on base for free today and they led to all 3 Toronto runs, 2 in the 2nd and 1 in the fifth. He ended up with a strange 6 2 3 2 6 6 line and errors behind him didn't help either. So the run of mediocrity continues as the Rays are now 13-13 over their last 26. The Yankees scored 4 in the bottom of the 9th to beat the White Sox so they're as close as they've been in a while, 8 back.

Team record: 73-41. Next up: An off-day followed by a 3-game weekend series at home against Boston.

11-24-2020, 10:12 PM	#415
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,832	August 2-4, 2027: at Toronto (3) Game 1: Today marked the first of 16 straight games against AL East opponents, and the Rays got off to a good start on this stretch with a 7-1 win over the Blue Jays behind Jack Leiter's best MLB start to date. The rookie righty had struggled his last few times out (15 ER in his last 14.2), leading to some speculation about him losing his job to Hayden Johns. But after Johns threw a shutout at Durham he was shelled in his next start (despite whiffing 10) and Leiter silenced any budding critics with a 7.2 5 1 1 1 7 performance on 92 pitches. A Cavan Biggio homer in the 3rd was the only damage against him. As in some recent games, this was a close one until the Rays broke it open in the late innings. Brandon Marsh stayed hot with an RBI single to put the Rays on the board in the 2nd, and Wander Franco broke the tie in the 5th with HR #20 off Brody Westbrooks. Andrew Knizner singled in another run in the 6th to make it 3-1 and that's where we stayed until the 8th. Knizner doubled in Nate Clark, and Vidal Brujan singled in Knizner, Wander walked to load the bases, Yordan Alvarez had an infield RBI single, Judson Fabian walked with the bases loaded (all of this with 0 out) and the 5th run of the inning scored on a double play. Jack Filby got the final out of the 8th after Leiter put two men on, and Blake Money pitched a scoreless 9th to end the game. The Yankees won so the magic # drops to 41. Game 2: The Rays lost a tough one to Toronto 4-3 today as the bats didn't quite generate enough (5 total hits) and Daniel Espino let them down in the 8th. Christian Little started and was roughed up in the first couple of innings. Adrian Hernandez led the game off with a triple and scored, and Dominic Fletcher hit a 2-run HR off Little in the 2nd to give the Jays a quick 3-0 lead. The Rays fought back in the 3rd, first on yet another Brandon Marsh HR (#10), then Vidal Brujan singled, stole second, and scored on a Wander Franco double. Brujan then hit his 7th HR of the year in the 5th to tie it and from there on out Little and Toronto starter Mick Abel settled down into the 8th. It was probably a mistake to bring Little out for the 8th having thrown 99 pitches, but bring him out I did and Cavan Biggio hit a leadoff double. I then pulled him for Espino, who got two outs around a wild pitch sending Biggio to 3rd. In the key at-bat of the game, Justin Ellison worked out a walk on a 3-2 pitch which brought Vlad Jr. to the plate and of course he singled to bring home Biggio. They had a chance to tie or go ahead in the 9th when Jays closer Nate Pearson walked the bases loaded but Brujan grounded to second to end the game. Little took a tough loss and ended up 7 4 4 4 1 10. The Yankees won so the lead is cut to 9. MLB Note: German Marquez of the Nationals no-hit the Columbus Lightning in a 9-0 win. Marquez didn't walk anyone but missed out on a perfect game thanks to Juan Soto's dropped fly ball. He struck out 5, and it was a Maddux as it took him only 87 pitches. Game 3: Another sad effort from the Rays in a 3-1 loss at Toronto. From the scoreline, you'd think the offense was the main culprit and for the most part you'd be right. They had great chances in the 8th and 9th to come back as Vidal Brujan and Wander Franco pulled off a double steal in the 8th to put men on 2nd and 3rd with one out but Yordan Alvarez hit a foul pop and Judson Fabian grounded out. And in the 9th, Triston Casas and Nate Clark (who had 3 hits today) singled to lead off the inning but Andrew Knizner hit into a double play and Brandon Marsh struck out to end the game. Knizner's double driving in Clark in the 3rd was the only Rays run for the day. But also to blame was Mack Anglin's highly unusual bout of wildness today. Coming in he had walked only 17 in 111 innings but ended up putting 6 on base for free today and they led to all 3 Toronto runs, 2 in the 2nd and 1 in the fifth. He ended up with a strange 6 2 3 2 6 6 line and errors behind him didn't help either. So the run of mediocrity continues as the Rays are now 13-13 over their last 26. The Yankees scored 4 in the bottom of the 9th to beat the White Sox so they're as close as they've been in a while, 8 back. Team record: 73-41. Next up: An off-day followed by a 3-game weekend series at home against Boston. Last edited by Art Deco; 11-25-2020 at 01:16 PM.