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Art Deco · 01-06-2021, 10:33 AM

Game 1: The Rays overpowered Toronto both figuratively and literally in a 10-0 win to kick off their homestand. The power pitching of Christian Little and 5 HRs led the way. Little was utterly dominant tonight, getting the first 14 outs of the game via strikeout. Not until Drew Browser grounded out to second with 2 out in the 5th did Toronto make an out with the ball in play. Little ended 6 1 0 0 2 15 and is now 6-1, 1.69 as he looks to make it 2 Cy Youngs in a row. The bats were loud too, none moreso than Isaac DeLeon who drilled 2 homers, a triple and drove in 5 runs. He now has 10 HRs and is hitting 307/344/667 and with Bobby Witt Jr also playing like an MVP candidate it's going to be interesting to see what happens when Ricky Widmar is back later this month. Also homering for the Rays were Jhon Diaz (#4), Nate Clark (#9) and Jasson Dominguez (#3). Finishing out the team shutout were Evan Godwin (a 1-2-3 7th) and Malachi Benford (2 scoreless despite 3 walks). Boston is the 2nd place team du jour and is 4 1/2 back.

Game 2: Blake Money's struggles continue and he put the Rays into a hole which they valiantly climbed out of only to succumb in 10 innings 7-5 to the Blue Jays. Money was hit for a 3-run HR by Adanson Cruz and a 2-run HR from Skyler Messinger in the first two innings, put two more on after the Messinger homer, and was yanked for Andy Aparicio. Aparicio was absolutely brilliant in long relief, getting out of that inning and going 5 3 0 0 0 8. He came in with Tampa Bay down 5-2 and the Rays managed to finally tie it by the 7th on Jhon Diaz's RBI double (part of a 3-5, 3 RBI day for Diaz which included HR #5). Unfortunately they couldn't generate any more offense after that, and after Jose Alvarado and JDLC had scoreless innings, a poorly-timed catcher's interference from Keibert Ruiz gave Toronto a runner in the 10th and with two out, Dave Lara, a lefty hitter, took lefty Mike Mooney deep to give Toronto the win. Isaac DeLeon also had an RBI single for the Rays, but the concern now is Money who has been hit for 15 ER over his last 3 starts in only 9 1/3 innings and has seen his ERA rise to 6.48. For the year he still has a nice 10/43 BB/K ratio in 33 innings but the 5 HR and .385 BABIP are killing him. This is probably one of those things which will work itself out, but Aparicio has served notice he might be ready for the rotation as he's now working on a 12 1/3 IP scoreless streak over his last four outings. All of the Rays' AL East rivals lost, so the lead remains 4 1/2.

Game 3: The Rays dropped their second in a row and for the second time in less than a week they came out on the wrong end of a very low-scoring game, tonight 2-1. Joe Musgrove shut them down to the tune of 8 4 1 1 1 6 while Shane McClanahan was once again denied the run support the team usually provides. He wasn't his greatest, but a 6 8 2 2 2 7 line is usually enough to win comfortably with this offense. Julio Cedillo's infield RBI single in the 3rd was the only run the Rays could scratch across, and they could have had more with the bases loaded and 1 out but failed to capitalize. And after that they mounted very little of a threat against Musgrove. Daniel Espino, Evan Godwin and Jordan Diaz each had a scoreless inning to keep it close. And the win for Toronto means they now move into second place, 4 games behind the Rays.

Game 4: Mack Anglin's been mostly good this year except for a penchant to give up a few too many homers, something out of character for someone with 55 movement so his overall numbers have suffered. But tonight he put it all together, no-hitting the Jays until the 5th and going 7 2 1 1 0 11 in a 6-1 win over Toronto. The lone run against him came in the 8th after he struck out a batter who reached on a wild pitch and then came around to score as he goes to 5-2, with a still-bloated 5.14 ERA. Jordan Diaz got through the 8th and Mike Mooney handled the 9th as the Rays salvaged a split of the series. Just about all the offense came in a 5-run 1st inning, with RBI singles from Nate Clark and Bobby Witt Jr followed by a 3-run Jasson Dominguez HR (#5). Isaac DeLeon added an RBI single in the 2nd as the offense took the rest of the night off but weren't needed thanks to Anglin. The lead now grows to 5 games over 2nd-place Toronto.

Team record: 23-11. Next up: A rematch of last year's (and the 2023) World Series as the Padres come to town for the weekend.

01-06-2021, 10:33 AM	#547
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,593	May 7-10, 2029: vs Toronto (4) Game 1: The Rays overpowered Toronto both figuratively and literally in a 10-0 win to kick off their homestand. The power pitching of Christian Little and 5 HRs led the way. Little was utterly dominant tonight, getting the first 14 outs of the game via strikeout. Not until Drew Browser grounded out to second with 2 out in the 5th did Toronto make an out with the ball in play. Little ended 6 1 0 0 2 15 and is now 6-1, 1.69 as he looks to make it 2 Cy Youngs in a row. The bats were loud too, none moreso than Isaac DeLeon who drilled 2 homers, a triple and drove in 5 runs. He now has 10 HRs and is hitting 307/344/667 and with Bobby Witt Jr also playing like an MVP candidate it's going to be interesting to see what happens when Ricky Widmar is back later this month. Also homering for the Rays were Jhon Diaz (#4), Nate Clark (#9) and Jasson Dominguez (#3). Finishing out the team shutout were Evan Godwin (a 1-2-3 7th) and Malachi Benford (2 scoreless despite 3 walks). Boston is the 2nd place team du jour and is 4 1/2 back. Game 2: Blake Money's struggles continue and he put the Rays into a hole which they valiantly climbed out of only to succumb in 10 innings 7-5 to the Blue Jays. Money was hit for a 3-run HR by Adanson Cruz and a 2-run HR from Skyler Messinger in the first two innings, put two more on after the Messinger homer, and was yanked for Andy Aparicio. Aparicio was absolutely brilliant in long relief, getting out of that inning and going 5 3 0 0 0 8. He came in with Tampa Bay down 5-2 and the Rays managed to finally tie it by the 7th on Jhon Diaz's RBI double (part of a 3-5, 3 RBI day for Diaz which included HR #5). Unfortunately they couldn't generate any more offense after that, and after Jose Alvarado and JDLC had scoreless innings, a poorly-timed catcher's interference from Keibert Ruiz gave Toronto a runner in the 10th and with two out, Dave Lara, a lefty hitter, took lefty Mike Mooney deep to give Toronto the win. Isaac DeLeon also had an RBI single for the Rays, but the concern now is Money who has been hit for 15 ER over his last 3 starts in only 9 1/3 innings and has seen his ERA rise to 6.48. For the year he still has a nice 10/43 BB/K ratio in 33 innings but the 5 HR and .385 BABIP are killing him. This is probably one of those things which will work itself out, but Aparicio has served notice he might be ready for the rotation as he's now working on a 12 1/3 IP scoreless streak over his last four outings. All of the Rays' AL East rivals lost, so the lead remains 4 1/2. Game 3: The Rays dropped their second in a row and for the second time in less than a week they came out on the wrong end of a very low-scoring game, tonight 2-1. Joe Musgrove shut them down to the tune of 8 4 1 1 1 6 while Shane McClanahan was once again denied the run support the team usually provides. He wasn't his greatest, but a 6 8 2 2 2 7 line is usually enough to win comfortably with this offense. Julio Cedillo's infield RBI single in the 3rd was the only run the Rays could scratch across, and they could have had more with the bases loaded and 1 out but failed to capitalize. And after that they mounted very little of a threat against Musgrove. Daniel Espino, Evan Godwin and Jordan Diaz each had a scoreless inning to keep it close. And the win for Toronto means they now move into second place, 4 games behind the Rays. Game 4: Mack Anglin's been mostly good this year except for a penchant to give up a few too many homers, something out of character for someone with 55 movement so his overall numbers have suffered. But tonight he put it all together, no-hitting the Jays until the 5th and going 7 2 1 1 0 11 in a 6-1 win over Toronto. The lone run against him came in the 8th after he struck out a batter who reached on a wild pitch and then came around to score as he goes to 5-2, with a still-bloated 5.14 ERA. Jordan Diaz got through the 8th and Mike Mooney handled the 9th as the Rays salvaged a split of the series. Just about all the offense came in a 5-run 1st inning, with RBI singles from Nate Clark and Bobby Witt Jr followed by a 3-run Jasson Dominguez HR (#5). Isaac DeLeon added an RBI single in the 2nd as the offense took the rest of the night off but weren't needed thanks to Anglin. The lead now grows to 5 games over 2nd-place Toronto. Team record: 23-11. Next up: A rematch of last year's (and the 2023) World Series as the Padres come to town for the weekend. Last edited by Art Deco; 01-06-2021 at 10:55 PM.