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Art Deco · 12-09-2020, 08:28 AM

Game 1: After blowing leads of 3-0 early and 4-3 in the 8th, the Rays saw their 8-game winning streak snapped in an 8-6 loss at Camden Yards. Nate Clark put the Rays ahead with a solo shot in the top of the 8th (#8) but it was time for the annual bullpen meltdown in this stadium, and Evan Godwin, who got Daniel Espino out of a bases-loaded jam in the 7th with two outs on 3 pitches, couldn't get anyone out and then Hayden Johns poured gasoline on the fire. Godwin got the leadoff man but then gave up 3 straight singles to score a run and with righty Druw Jones up and the go-ahead run on 3rd I went to Johns over Jack Filby figuring Johns had a better chance to whiff him. Big mistake, as Johns gave up 2 straight hits and a wild pitch to allow 4 more runs to score. Yordan Alvarez (#7) and Joe Barker (#3) went back-to-back in the 9th to make the final score more respectable. The Rays staked Christian Little to a 3-0 lead by the 5th on RBI singles from Jud Fabian and Gavin Lux along with an Alvarez sac fly, but Little gave it back in the 5th and 6th capped by a game-tying 2-run HR from former Ray Rafael Devers, who signed as a FA with the Orioles this year. Little ended 6 5 3 3 3 9 in another no-decision. The Blue Jays won but lost yesterday and are now 1/2 game back, while the Yankees are 1 game back.

Game 2: The Rays put up a couple of touchdowns, which beat Baltimore's field goal and safety in a 14-5 win as the offense continues to roll with 57 runs in the last 6 games. It didn't look like a 14-5 game through the first 3 innings as Jack Leiter was matching 0s with Baltimore ace Bryar Johnson. But the Rays managed to score 8 runs in the 4th inning off Johnson and a reliever, all coming after 2 out and nobody on. Yordan Alvarez and Judson Fabian singled, Bobby Witt Jr walked and Jhon Diaz came through again with a 2-run single. Keibert Ruiz immediately followed with a 3-run HR (#3). That chased Johnson, but Julio Cedillo walked, Ricky Widmar singled, and then Gavin Lux blasted one out (#6) to RCF and suddenly it was 8-0. Judson Fabian added #4 in the 5th to make it 9-0, and later Witt had an RBI single, Nate Clark hit a 2-run shot for #9 and Julio Cedillo rapped a 2-run double. Unlike Johnson, Leiter kept pitching well although he ran a lot of deep counts and was done after going 6 2 1 1 1 7 on 96 pitches. With the huge lead, Tyler Gough came on and wasn't very good, leaving with a run in and 2 men on with 2 out in the 7th, and Aaron Ashby promptly gave up a HR to Gunnar Henderson but managed to finish out the final two innings. Toronto and the Yankees both lost, so the lead is now 1 1/2 games.

Game 3: Isaac DeLeon hit his first MLB homer to lead the Rays to a 7-2 win over Baltimore. And then he hit his second. And his third. With it being a Sunday game it was time for some of the "irregulars" to play, so Connor Kirkley and DeLeon started over Gavin Lux and Bobby Witt Jr. And man did DeLeon come through. I mentioned the other day his calling card is power (70-rated) and he displayed that in spades today. His 2-run shot in the 4th made it 2-0, and he added solo blasts in the 6th and the 9th. He also walked in the 2nd so Baltimore could not retire him today. Kirkley has his own blue-colored skill and that's his batting eye which is a 75. He used it in the 1st, drawing a walk as part of the Rays loading the bases with nobody out. Yordan Alvarez grounded into a double play to get the first run home, and Jud Fabian singled in the next. Kirkley also came through with an RBI double in the 5th and was on base 3 times in 5 appearances with a single and that walk as well. The 7 runs were more than enough for Blake Money, who continues to flourish in the rotation as he and fellow Mariner acquisition Alec Sachais have been instrumental in the team's 10-1 run. Money went 6 4 2 2 1 6 and improves to 4-0, 2.68 with 52 Ks in 37 IP. Evan Godwin and Jack Filby combined to pitched the final 3 innings without incident. The Jays and Yankees won, so the lead remains 1 1/2.

Team record: 21-14. Next up: An off-day then we return home to face the Astros. Houston is off to a brutal 8-26 start but Bramdon Perez is putting up great numbers again: 372/449/669 with 9 HR and he's second in WAR in the AL with 1.7. This is on the heels of his 3.5 WAR season last year where he went 308/381/509 with 20 HR in 428 AB. Nick Frasso may be up and down but Perez has clearly outplayed Yordan Alvarez, something I did not expect when making that trade in the 26/27 offseason.

12-09-2020, 08:28 AM	#464
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 6,947	May 5-7, 2028: at Baltimore (3) Game 1: After blowing leads of 3-0 early and 4-3 in the 8th, the Rays saw their 8-game winning streak snapped in an 8-6 loss at Camden Yards. Nate Clark put the Rays ahead with a solo shot in the top of the 8th (#8) but it was time for the annual bullpen meltdown in this stadium, and Evan Godwin, who got Daniel Espino out of a bases-loaded jam in the 7th with two outs on 3 pitches, couldn't get anyone out and then Hayden Johns poured gasoline on the fire. Godwin got the leadoff man but then gave up 3 straight singles to score a run and with righty Druw Jones up and the go-ahead run on 3rd I went to Johns over Jack Filby figuring Johns had a better chance to whiff him. Big mistake, as Johns gave up 2 straight hits and a wild pitch to allow 4 more runs to score. Yordan Alvarez (#7) and Joe Barker (#3) went back-to-back in the 9th to make the final score more respectable. The Rays staked Christian Little to a 3-0 lead by the 5th on RBI singles from Jud Fabian and Gavin Lux along with an Alvarez sac fly, but Little gave it back in the 5th and 6th capped by a game-tying 2-run HR from former Ray Rafael Devers, who signed as a FA with the Orioles this year. Little ended 6 5 3 3 3 9 in another no-decision. The Blue Jays won but lost yesterday and are now 1/2 game back, while the Yankees are 1 game back. Game 2: The Rays put up a couple of touchdowns, which beat Baltimore's field goal and safety in a 14-5 win as the offense continues to roll with 57 runs in the last 6 games. It didn't look like a 14-5 game through the first 3 innings as Jack Leiter was matching 0s with Baltimore ace Bryar Johnson. But the Rays managed to score 8 runs in the 4th inning off Johnson and a reliever, all coming after 2 out and nobody on. Yordan Alvarez and Judson Fabian singled, Bobby Witt Jr walked and Jhon Diaz came through again with a 2-run single. Keibert Ruiz immediately followed with a 3-run HR (#3). That chased Johnson, but Julio Cedillo walked, Ricky Widmar singled, and then Gavin Lux blasted one out (#6) to RCF and suddenly it was 8-0. Judson Fabian added #4 in the 5th to make it 9-0, and later Witt had an RBI single, Nate Clark hit a 2-run shot for #9 and Julio Cedillo rapped a 2-run double. Unlike Johnson, Leiter kept pitching well although he ran a lot of deep counts and was done after going 6 2 1 1 1 7 on 96 pitches. With the huge lead, Tyler Gough came on and wasn't very good, leaving with a run in and 2 men on with 2 out in the 7th, and Aaron Ashby promptly gave up a HR to Gunnar Henderson but managed to finish out the final two innings. Toronto and the Yankees both lost, so the lead is now 1 1/2 games. Game 3: Isaac DeLeon hit his first MLB homer to lead the Rays to a 7-2 win over Baltimore. And then he hit his second. And his third. With it being a Sunday game it was time for some of the "irregulars" to play, so Connor Kirkley and DeLeon started over Gavin Lux and Bobby Witt Jr. And man did DeLeon come through. I mentioned the other day his calling card is power (70-rated) and he displayed that in spades today. His 2-run shot in the 4th made it 2-0, and he added solo blasts in the 6th and the 9th. He also walked in the 2nd so Baltimore could not retire him today. Kirkley has his own blue-colored skill and that's his batting eye which is a 75. He used it in the 1st, drawing a walk as part of the Rays loading the bases with nobody out. Yordan Alvarez grounded into a double play to get the first run home, and Jud Fabian singled in the next. Kirkley also came through with an RBI double in the 5th and was on base 3 times in 5 appearances with a single and that walk as well. The 7 runs were more than enough for Blake Money, who continues to flourish in the rotation as he and fellow Mariner acquisition Alec Sachais have been instrumental in the team's 10-1 run. Money went 6 4 2 2 1 6 and improves to 4-0, 2.68 with 52 Ks in 37 IP. Evan Godwin and Jack Filby combined to pitched the final 3 innings without incident. The Jays and Yankees won, so the lead remains 1 1/2. Team record: 21-14. Next up: An off-day then we return home to face the Astros. Houston is off to a brutal 8-26 start but Bramdon Perez is putting up great numbers again: 372/449/669 with 9 HR and he's second in WAR in the AL with 1.7. This is on the heels of his 3.5 WAR season last year where he went 308/381/509 with 20 HR in 428 AB. Nick Frasso may be up and down but Perez has clearly outplayed Yordan Alvarez, something I did not expect when making that trade in the 26/27 offseason. Last edited by Art Deco; 12-09-2020 at 01:13 PM.