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Art Deco · 12-21-2020, 05:29 PM

Game 1: The bats continue to snooze (3 runs total in the last 3 games) as the Rays drop consecutive games for the first time in over a month with tonight's 4-0 loss to Baltimore. Kevin Abel wasn't overpowering as he didn't strike out a single Ray, but he shut them out over 7 innings allowing 4 hits and only 1 walk. Junior Fernandez, whom the Rays abused earlier in the year when he pitched for Houston, did strike out 3 over the final two innings to close it out. Alec Sachais started and pitched very well again, going 7 4 2 2 0 9 with a tough sequence in the 2nd with a double, a walk and a wild pitch allowing the Orioles to score twice. He drops to 11-2 and his MLB-leading ERA slightly ticks up to 2.14. Jeremy Bowers allowed 2 runs in the 8th to put it out of reach while Christian Chamberlain had another scoreless frame.

Game 2: The offensive funk continues as the Rays could only scratch out one run and six hits in a 4-1 loss to Baltimore, their third straight defeat. This marks the first time they've dropped at least 3 in a row since they lost 5 straight after winning on Opening Day. Shane McClanahan started and was in a 1-0 duel until he allowed single runs in the 5th, 6th and 7th before departing, ending 6.1 7 4 4 1 6. Jack Filby and Jeremy Bowers combined for 2 2/3 scoreless to finish the game, but the offensive woes continue with the only run coming in the 6th on a bases-loaded walk to Keibert Ruiz, only their 4th run in the last 4 games. They did draw 7 walks, but an inability to consistently get base hits meant they didn't do anything with them. Over 162 games things like this are bound to happen (as it did at times in April), so better now than in the postseason.

Game 3: The Rays bounced back to snap their 3-game losing streak and salvage a game of this series with a 7-2 win over Baltimore. The offense, which had scored only 4 runs total in the last 4 games, didn't exactly knock the cover off the ball but did get some key hits in a 6-run 5th inning to break open a game they led 1-0. Ricky Widmar continues to hit the longball, and deposited #15 into the LF stands in the 3rd inning to give them their first lead in several games, and then with the help of the Orioles botching what would be have been an easy double play ball hit by Keibert Ruiz, they went to town in the 5th. Judson Fabian had a 2-run single after the error, Yordan Alvarez and Isaac DeLeon had RBI singles, and Joe Barker, DHing in place of a slumping Nate Clark, ripped a 2-run double to the RF corner to cap the inning. Mack Anglin got the start and had some of his best stuff of the season, shutting out the Orioles on 3 hits through 5 with 8 strikeouts. He tired a bit in the 6th and gave up a 2-run HR to old friend Austin Meadows, but went to 8-4 off a 6 5 2 2 0 8 outing. Jack Leiter pitched 3 scoreless innings to get his 2nd save, with the Orioles helping him out of an 8th inning jam by getting a man thrown out at the plate by Fabian. Haven't mentioned the magic # since the division is a fait accompli, but it's down to 18 and they should clinch before the end of the month.

Team record: 86-31. Next up: On the road again starting with 4 games in Cleveland.

12-21-2020, 05:29 PM	#495
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,568	August 11-13, 2028: vs Baltimore (3) Game 1: The bats continue to snooze (3 runs total in the last 3 games) as the Rays drop consecutive games for the first time in over a month with tonight's 4-0 loss to Baltimore. Kevin Abel wasn't overpowering as he didn't strike out a single Ray, but he shut them out over 7 innings allowing 4 hits and only 1 walk. Junior Fernandez, whom the Rays abused earlier in the year when he pitched for Houston, did strike out 3 over the final two innings to close it out. Alec Sachais started and pitched very well again, going 7 4 2 2 0 9 with a tough sequence in the 2nd with a double, a walk and a wild pitch allowing the Orioles to score twice. He drops to 11-2 and his MLB-leading ERA slightly ticks up to 2.14. Jeremy Bowers allowed 2 runs in the 8th to put it out of reach while Christian Chamberlain had another scoreless frame. Game 2: The offensive funk continues as the Rays could only scratch out one run and six hits in a 4-1 loss to Baltimore, their third straight defeat. This marks the first time they've dropped at least 3 in a row since they lost 5 straight after winning on Opening Day. Shane McClanahan started and was in a 1-0 duel until he allowed single runs in the 5th, 6th and 7th before departing, ending 6.1 7 4 4 1 6. Jack Filby and Jeremy Bowers combined for 2 2/3 scoreless to finish the game, but the offensive woes continue with the only run coming in the 6th on a bases-loaded walk to Keibert Ruiz, only their 4th run in the last 4 games. They did draw 7 walks, but an inability to consistently get base hits meant they didn't do anything with them. Over 162 games things like this are bound to happen (as it did at times in April), so better now than in the postseason. Game 3: The Rays bounced back to snap their 3-game losing streak and salvage a game of this series with a 7-2 win over Baltimore. The offense, which had scored only 4 runs total in the last 4 games, didn't exactly knock the cover off the ball but did get some key hits in a 6-run 5th inning to break open a game they led 1-0. Ricky Widmar continues to hit the longball, and deposited #15 into the LF stands in the 3rd inning to give them their first lead in several games, and then with the help of the Orioles botching what would be have been an easy double play ball hit by Keibert Ruiz, they went to town in the 5th. Judson Fabian had a 2-run single after the error, Yordan Alvarez and Isaac DeLeon had RBI singles, and Joe Barker, DHing in place of a slumping Nate Clark, ripped a 2-run double to the RF corner to cap the inning. Mack Anglin got the start and had some of his best stuff of the season, shutting out the Orioles on 3 hits through 5 with 8 strikeouts. He tired a bit in the 6th and gave up a 2-run HR to old friend Austin Meadows, but went to 8-4 off a 6 5 2 2 0 8 outing. Jack Leiter pitched 3 scoreless innings to get his 2nd save, with the Orioles helping him out of an 8th inning jam by getting a man thrown out at the plate by Fabian. Haven't mentioned the magic # since the division is a fait accompli, but it's down to 18 and they should clinch before the end of the month. Team record: 86-31. Next up: On the road again starting with 4 games in Cleveland. Last edited by Art Deco; 12-21-2020 at 09:05 PM.