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Art Deco · 01-14-2021, 04:53 PM

Game 1: The bats came out today against former Ray Nick Frasso and the Rays prevailed 9-6 despite the best (worst) efforts of the bullpen. Connor Kirkley apparently read the midseason report card and came out swinging, going 4-4 with 3 runs scored and an RBI while Joe Barker remained scorching hot, going 3-5 with a HR (#18) and 3 RBI. Bobby Witt Jr. hit #16 and Keibert Ruiz was 3-4 with 2 RBI as well. Jack Leiter (4-2) got the start and pitched OK, aside from the usual 2 HRs against (one by Eloy Jimenez, whom I don't think we've ever kept from homering against us in a series we've played against him) and ended 6.2 8 4 4 0 6 although Mike Mooney allowed the 4th run of Leiter's. Mooney then gave up his own homer to Jimenez and Jordan Diaz allowed a run in the 9th.

Game 2: Outside of a couple of solo HRs the offense did nothing and Eloy Jimenez killed us once again in a 4-2 Astros win over the Rays. Griffin Jax held the Rays in check for 7 innings, only allowing HRs to Jhon Diaz (#13) in the 1st and Nate Clark (#23) in the 4th. Meanwhile Blake Money was shaky today and he allowed the day's big hit, yet another HR by Jimenez against the Rays, a 3-run shot in the 2nd. Money was 6 6 4 4 3 7 and it could have been worse had Jasson Dominguez not thrown out a couple of baserunners including one at the plate. Evan Godwin and Romelo Canulon had perfect innings in relief but the offense could not generate enough to come back.

Game 3: Deja vu all over again as the Rays once again could only manage a couple of solo HRs on offense and Eloy Jimenez did it again (he's getting walked now if there's an open base) with a 3-run HR in the first as the Astros beat the Rays 6-2. Shane McClanahan simply did not have it tonight, failing to retire the first 4 batters with Jimenez and his HR the 4th as it was 4-0 Houston before he got an out. 4 8 6 6 2 4 was the final damage for Mac in his second straight poor start, and Andy Aparicio pitched the final 4 doing his usual thing at 4 2 0 0 0 6. The offense only managed 5 hits with today's solo HRs coming from Bobby Witt Jr (#17) and Jasson Dominguez (#21).

Game 4: Well it finally happened: the Rays lost 3 in a row this season. Today was the worst performance of the three, a 6-0 loss to Houston in which they only managed 6 hits. Former Ray Mitchell White shut them down like he did for the Dodgers in the 2024 World Series, going 7.1 4 0 0 1 4. And mediocre Mack was at it again as Anglin went 5.1 9 6 6 2 5 as I've just about given up hope he'll ever get his numbers looking decent. The only twist this time is that Eloy Jimenez didn't do much damage, although Anglin walked him to lead off the 2nd and he scored the first of 2 runs that inning. Romelo Canulon went 2 2/3 scoreless in mop-up duty as the Rays will be glad to see the last of Minute Maid Park (most likely, the Astros are now 43-43 which is good enough for 1 1/2 off the AL West lead) this year.

Team record: 59-26. Back home to start a 10-game homestead which will see them through the All-Star break, with the White Sox in town for the weekend.

01-14-2021, 04:53 PM	#567
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,542	July 2-5, 2029: at Houston (4) Game 1: The bats came out today against former Ray Nick Frasso and the Rays prevailed 9-6 despite the best (worst) efforts of the bullpen. Connor Kirkley apparently read the midseason report card and came out swinging, going 4-4 with 3 runs scored and an RBI while Joe Barker remained scorching hot, going 3-5 with a HR (#18) and 3 RBI. Bobby Witt Jr. hit #16 and Keibert Ruiz was 3-4 with 2 RBI as well. Jack Leiter (4-2) got the start and pitched OK, aside from the usual 2 HRs against (one by Eloy Jimenez, whom I don't think we've ever kept from homering against us in a series we've played against him) and ended 6.2 8 4 4 0 6 although Mike Mooney allowed the 4th run of Leiter's. Mooney then gave up his own homer to Jimenez and Jordan Diaz allowed a run in the 9th. Game 2: Outside of a couple of solo HRs the offense did nothing and Eloy Jimenez killed us once again in a 4-2 Astros win over the Rays. Griffin Jax held the Rays in check for 7 innings, only allowing HRs to Jhon Diaz (#13) in the 1st and Nate Clark (#23) in the 4th. Meanwhile Blake Money was shaky today and he allowed the day's big hit, yet another HR by Jimenez against the Rays, a 3-run shot in the 2nd. Money was 6 6 4 4 3 7 and it could have been worse had Jasson Dominguez not thrown out a couple of baserunners including one at the plate. Evan Godwin and Romelo Canulon had perfect innings in relief but the offense could not generate enough to come back. Game 3: Deja vu all over again as the Rays once again could only manage a couple of solo HRs on offense and Eloy Jimenez did it again (he's getting walked now if there's an open base) with a 3-run HR in the first as the Astros beat the Rays 6-2. Shane McClanahan simply did not have it tonight, failing to retire the first 4 batters with Jimenez and his HR the 4th as it was 4-0 Houston before he got an out. 4 8 6 6 2 4 was the final damage for Mac in his second straight poor start, and Andy Aparicio pitched the final 4 doing his usual thing at 4 2 0 0 0 6. The offense only managed 5 hits with today's solo HRs coming from Bobby Witt Jr (#17) and Jasson Dominguez (#21). Game 4: Well it finally happened: the Rays lost 3 in a row this season. Today was the worst performance of the three, a 6-0 loss to Houston in which they only managed 6 hits. Former Ray Mitchell White shut them down like he did for the Dodgers in the 2024 World Series, going 7.1 4 0 0 1 4. And mediocre Mack was at it again as Anglin went 5.1 9 6 6 2 5 as I've just about given up hope he'll ever get his numbers looking decent. The only twist this time is that Eloy Jimenez didn't do much damage, although Anglin walked him to lead off the 2nd and he scored the first of 2 runs that inning. Romelo Canulon went 2 2/3 scoreless in mop-up duty as the Rays will be glad to see the last of Minute Maid Park (most likely, the Astros are now 43-43 which is good enough for 1 1/2 off the AL West lead) this year. Team record: 59-26. Back home to start a 10-game homestead which will see them through the All-Star break, with the White Sox in town for the weekend. Last edited by Art Deco; 01-14-2021 at 09:35 PM.