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Art Deco · 01-05-2021, 04:52 PM

Game 1: Shane McClanahan came into Coors Field with an ERA over 8, but surprised us all by going 6 6 1 1 1 3. And Colorado pitcher Jake Woodford (once briefly a Rays property in 21 or 22, I forget now) came in with an ERA over 8 as well. He went 8 7 0 0 2 4 and amazingly beat the Rays in a rare 1-0 game at Coors Field. How rare? I'm not sure I recall one in this save and some quick Googling says there have been 9 of them as of 2018. But yeah, only giving up 1 run at Coors should be an automatic win. Some baserunning outs hurt the Rays. Jasson Dominguez was twice thrown out trying to steal and in the most egregious one of the day, Isaac DeLeon led off the 9th with a double and inexplicably tried to stretch it into a triple despite being down 1-0 and despite there being no outs and was thrown out. Dane Ayers was the only hitter could really hold his head up high - he was 3-4 with a double and a triple. Mike Mooney and Daniel Espino had scoreless innings to keep it close. Baltimore lost (and lost last night while the Rays were idle) so the lead remains 3.

Game 2: Now this was more like Coors Field. The Rays banged out 12 runs and 20 hits in a 12-5 win over the Rockies. There were gaudy batting lines galore, but perhaps the most impressive performance came from Mack Anglin. The Rays starter walked 1 and struck out a career-high 13 in 6 innings of work. Now there is a caveat, there was one 5-batter sequence that saw the Rockies hit a 3-run homer and then a 2-run homer in the 3rd to pull within 6-5 after the Rays scored 6 times in top of the inning. But given the ballpark and game situation, Anglin (4-2) deserves to be lauded. Jordan Diaz had 2 scoreless innings and Malachi Benford closed it out in the 9th on the mound. Then there were the bats. Rather than recap the scoring, I'll just tally up the damage. Joe Barker was 4-4 with a walk, double, homer (#6) and 2 RBI. Dane Ayers, getting his second straight start at 2B in place of Connor Kirkley, followed up yesterday's 3-4 with a 3-5 that included a HR (#3), 4 RBI and a steal. He's now hitting 444/500/926 in 27 AB with 3 HR and 6 RBI. Judson Fabian was 3-6 with a RBI, Jasson Dominguez 3-6, and Isaac DeLeon and Carlos Perez each had 2-hit, 2-RBI games. Every starter except Anglin had at least one hit. Baltimore lost so the lead is now up to 4 games.

Game 3: Take a bow, Alec Sachais. I was not looking forward to the seemingly most homer-prone of the Rays starters to take the mound at Coors Field, but it was more like he took it over as he threw 8 shutout innings in an 8 3 0 0 1 6 performance in a 5-0 Rays win. He was never in any serious trouble and left after 8 having only thrown 91 pitches after being pinch-hit for in the top of the 9th. That move paid off as pinch-hitter Jhon Diaz walked to keep the inning alive for Dane Ayers to rip a 2-run single to make a 3-0 game a 5-0 one. Jose Alvarado pitched a scoreless 9th to complete the shutout as Sachais goes to 5-0, 2.13 and continues to demonstrate last season's rookie success was not a fluke. The Rays were up against Colorado ace David Villegas and it took them until the 4th inning to break through on RBI doubles from Bobby Witt Jr (continuing his 180 from last year's disappointing debut Rays season and leading the team with 1.7 WAR) and Julio Cedillo. Isaac DeLeon added a 460-ft moon shot (#8) in the 6th to make it 3-0. Rays pitching held the Rockies to 6 runs total over the 3-game series in Coors, usually good enough for a sweep but they'll have to settle for 2 out of 3 after that 1-0 loss in the opener.

Team record: 21-9. Next up: Finally back home with Toronto in town.

01-05-2021, 04:52 PM	#546
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,580	May 4-6, 2029: at Colorado (3) Game 1: Shane McClanahan came into Coors Field with an ERA over 8, but surprised us all by going 6 6 1 1 1 3. And Colorado pitcher Jake Woodford (once briefly a Rays property in 21 or 22, I forget now) came in with an ERA over 8 as well. He went 8 7 0 0 2 4 and amazingly beat the Rays in a rare 1-0 game at Coors Field. How rare? I'm not sure I recall one in this save and some quick Googling says there have been 9 of them as of 2018. But yeah, only giving up 1 run at Coors should be an automatic win. Some baserunning outs hurt the Rays. Jasson Dominguez was twice thrown out trying to steal and in the most egregious one of the day, Isaac DeLeon led off the 9th with a double and inexplicably tried to stretch it into a triple despite being down 1-0 and despite there being no outs and was thrown out. Dane Ayers was the only hitter could really hold his head up high - he was 3-4 with a double and a triple. Mike Mooney and Daniel Espino had scoreless innings to keep it close. Baltimore lost (and lost last night while the Rays were idle) so the lead remains 3. Game 2: Now this was more like Coors Field. The Rays banged out 12 runs and 20 hits in a 12-5 win over the Rockies. There were gaudy batting lines galore, but perhaps the most impressive performance came from Mack Anglin. The Rays starter walked 1 and struck out a career-high 13 in 6 innings of work. Now there is a caveat, there was one 5-batter sequence that saw the Rockies hit a 3-run homer and then a 2-run homer in the 3rd to pull within 6-5 after the Rays scored 6 times in top of the inning. But given the ballpark and game situation, Anglin (4-2) deserves to be lauded. Jordan Diaz had 2 scoreless innings and Malachi Benford closed it out in the 9th on the mound. Then there were the bats. Rather than recap the scoring, I'll just tally up the damage. Joe Barker was 4-4 with a walk, double, homer (#6) and 2 RBI. Dane Ayers, getting his second straight start at 2B in place of Connor Kirkley, followed up yesterday's 3-4 with a 3-5 that included a HR (#3), 4 RBI and a steal. He's now hitting 444/500/926 in 27 AB with 3 HR and 6 RBI. Judson Fabian was 3-6 with a RBI, Jasson Dominguez 3-6, and Isaac DeLeon and Carlos Perez each had 2-hit, 2-RBI games. Every starter except Anglin had at least one hit. Baltimore lost so the lead is now up to 4 games. Game 3: Take a bow, Alec Sachais. I was not looking forward to the seemingly most homer-prone of the Rays starters to take the mound at Coors Field, but it was more like he took it over as he threw 8 shutout innings in an 8 3 0 0 1 6 performance in a 5-0 Rays win. He was never in any serious trouble and left after 8 having only thrown 91 pitches after being pinch-hit for in the top of the 9th. That move paid off as pinch-hitter Jhon Diaz walked to keep the inning alive for Dane Ayers to rip a 2-run single to make a 3-0 game a 5-0 one. Jose Alvarado pitched a scoreless 9th to complete the shutout as Sachais goes to 5-0, 2.13 and continues to demonstrate last season's rookie success was not a fluke. The Rays were up against Colorado ace David Villegas and it took them until the 4th inning to break through on RBI doubles from Bobby Witt Jr (continuing his 180 from last year's disappointing debut Rays season and leading the team with 1.7 WAR) and Julio Cedillo. Isaac DeLeon added a 460-ft moon shot (#8) in the 6th to make it 3-0. Rays pitching held the Rockies to 6 runs total over the 3-game series in Coors, usually good enough for a sweep but they'll have to settle for 2 out of 3 after that 1-0 loss in the opener. Team record: 21-9. Next up: Finally back home with Toronto in town. Last edited by Art Deco; 01-05-2021 at 11:31 PM.