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Art Deco · 01-09-2021, 06:19 PM

Game 1: Heartbreak for the Rays as Connor Walsh homered off Jasseel De La Cruz with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th to turn a 2-1 win into a 3-2 loss. The Rays had gone out in front in the 8th 2-1 on a Judson Fabian pinch-hit RBI single, and Jordan Diaz had a 1-2-3 8th. With three lefties due in the 9th, Jose Alvarado got the call and walked Victor Mesa Jr to lead off the inning but whiffed the next two batters. With the righty Walsh due, JDLC came in and that move backfired with the home run. Christian Little was bound for a no-decision either way, but was great as usual going 6 3 1 1 3 6 and lowering his ERA to 1.61. Nate Clark's first-inning HR (#15) put the Rays on the board, but they got nothing else against Delvis Alegre and it wasn't until the 8th when Carlos Perez doubled against former Ray Mitchell Verburg and scored on Fabian's single that they did anything again. Baltimore won so the lead is back down to 7 1/2.

Game 2: Blake Money was worthless tonight and the Rays lost 7-4, a scoreline which was flattering to them as they got a few late runs to make it respectable. Money went 2.1 5 5 5 1 2 and was relieved by Jack Leiter, who immediately gave up a homer of his own and another in the 4th inning. Andy Aparicio went 3 2 0 0 1 4 in another excellent long relief outing. Adam Hill, who is now 9-1, 2.16, shut them down over his 6 innings, allowing only 2 hits including Jasson Dominguez' 13th HR of the year. Keibert Ruiz and Judson Fabian had late RBI singles as the Lightning offset their two-game embarrassment at the Trop with 2 wins in Columbus. Baltimore continues to win and is now within 6 1/2.

Team record: 36-16. Next up: A weekend in Cleveland where we see the very-recently-departed Julio Cedillo again.

01-09-2021, 06:19 PM	#555
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,568	May 30-31, 2029: at Columbus (2) Game 1: Heartbreak for the Rays as Connor Walsh homered off Jasseel De La Cruz with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th to turn a 2-1 win into a 3-2 loss. The Rays had gone out in front in the 8th 2-1 on a Judson Fabian pinch-hit RBI single, and Jordan Diaz had a 1-2-3 8th. With three lefties due in the 9th, Jose Alvarado got the call and walked Victor Mesa Jr to lead off the inning but whiffed the next two batters. With the righty Walsh due, JDLC came in and that move backfired with the home run. Christian Little was bound for a no-decision either way, but was great as usual going 6 3 1 1 3 6 and lowering his ERA to 1.61. Nate Clark's first-inning HR (#15) put the Rays on the board, but they got nothing else against Delvis Alegre and it wasn't until the 8th when Carlos Perez doubled against former Ray Mitchell Verburg and scored on Fabian's single that they did anything again. Baltimore won so the lead is back down to 7 1/2. Game 2: Blake Money was worthless tonight and the Rays lost 7-4, a scoreline which was flattering to them as they got a few late runs to make it respectable. Money went 2.1 5 5 5 1 2 and was relieved by Jack Leiter, who immediately gave up a homer of his own and another in the 4th inning. Andy Aparicio went 3 2 0 0 1 4 in another excellent long relief outing. Adam Hill, who is now 9-1, 2.16, shut them down over his 6 innings, allowing only 2 hits including Jasson Dominguez' 13th HR of the year. Keibert Ruiz and Judson Fabian had late RBI singles as the Lightning offset their two-game embarrassment at the Trop with 2 wins in Columbus. Baltimore continues to win and is now within 6 1/2. Team record: 36-16. Next up: A weekend in Cleveland where we see the very-recently-departed Julio Cedillo again. Last edited by Art Deco; 01-09-2021 at 08:14 PM.