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Art Deco · 01-17-2021, 07:08 PM

Game 1: The Rays were on the receiving end of a good ol' fashioned butt-whipping today as they lost 8-1 to the Red Sox. It was pretty much over in the 1st when Boston scored 5 thanks to one likely source and one unlikely one. The former was Ryan Mountcastle, who tied the game at 1 after the Rays had scored on a Joe Barker sac fly in the top of the inning. Mountcastle's RBI single was his 17th ribbie against the Rays in 13 games this season (He lated added #18). Another Ray-killer, David Dahl, singled to load the bases and then the unlikely Luisangel Acuna, with only 4 HR all season in everyday play, launched a grand slam off Alec Sachais over the Monster and it was 5-1. Sachais stuck around to give up a couple of solo HRs to Pierson Gibis, ending 5 7 7 7 2 3 and Mike Mooney allowed another run in his 3 innings of mop-up work.

Game 2: After last night's thrashing at the hands of the Red Sox the Rays returned the favor and then some in a 16-2 massacre of Boston. Bobby Witt Jr led the 21-hit parade by going 3-4 with a HR (#19) and 4 RBI, with his solo shot starting the onslaught in the 2nd inning off former Ray Yonny Chirinos, who wasn't his usual tough self against them. Dane Ayers, in for the slumping Connor Kirkley, went 3-4 with a HR (#6) and 4 RBI himself while Judson Fabian (with HR #14), Nate Clark and Jasson Dominguez (breaking out of his own slump with his first hits since the break) all had 3 hits and an RBI. Dayle Jenkins drove in a pair as well as everyone in the lineup had at least one hit and everyone had at least one RBI except for Ricky Widmar. Jack Leiter was the beneficiary of all this offense, and held up his end quite well going 7 6 2 2 0 7 to improve to 5-3. Romulo Canelon pitched the final two innings.

Game 3: The Rays scored 18 runs in their three games in Boston, but unfortunately for them 16 of them game in the second game as they fell 4-1 to Boston tonight. Shawn Semple kept things simple, holding them to a 7 5 1 1 2 5 line including three double play grounders. Jasson Dominguez's 4th-inning RBI double was the extent of their offense tonight, and Blake Money's wildness caught up with him in the 5th when Boston scored 3 times after there were two out and nobody on. Money finished 6 5 4 4 4 6, having allowed only 1 hit going into that 5th inning. Jose Alvarado got some work in, pitching for the first time since the ASB and getting a 1-2-3 7th while Evan Godwin pitched a scoreless 8th.

Team record: 71-30. Next up: An off-day then a weekend series in New York before we head back to Boston on the Monday to make up a rained-out game.

01-17-2021, 07:08 PM	#573
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,544	July 23-25, 2029: at Boston (3) Game 1: The Rays were on the receiving end of a good ol' fashioned butt-whipping today as they lost 8-1 to the Red Sox. It was pretty much over in the 1st when Boston scored 5 thanks to one likely source and one unlikely one. The former was Ryan Mountcastle, who tied the game at 1 after the Rays had scored on a Joe Barker sac fly in the top of the inning. Mountcastle's RBI single was his 17th ribbie against the Rays in 13 games this season (He lated added #18). Another Ray-killer, David Dahl, singled to load the bases and then the unlikely Luisangel Acuna, with only 4 HR all season in everyday play, launched a grand slam off Alec Sachais over the Monster and it was 5-1. Sachais stuck around to give up a couple of solo HRs to Pierson Gibis, ending 5 7 7 7 2 3 and Mike Mooney allowed another run in his 3 innings of mop-up work. Game 2: After last night's thrashing at the hands of the Red Sox the Rays returned the favor and then some in a 16-2 massacre of Boston. Bobby Witt Jr led the 21-hit parade by going 3-4 with a HR (#19) and 4 RBI, with his solo shot starting the onslaught in the 2nd inning off former Ray Yonny Chirinos, who wasn't his usual tough self against them. Dane Ayers, in for the slumping Connor Kirkley, went 3-4 with a HR (#6) and 4 RBI himself while Judson Fabian (with HR #14), Nate Clark and Jasson Dominguez (breaking out of his own slump with his first hits since the break) all had 3 hits and an RBI. Dayle Jenkins drove in a pair as well as everyone in the lineup had at least one hit and everyone had at least one RBI except for Ricky Widmar. Jack Leiter was the beneficiary of all this offense, and held up his end quite well going 7 6 2 2 0 7 to improve to 5-3. Romulo Canelon pitched the final two innings. Game 3: The Rays scored 18 runs in their three games in Boston, but unfortunately for them 16 of them game in the second game as they fell 4-1 to Boston tonight. Shawn Semple kept things simple, holding them to a 7 5 1 1 2 5 line including three double play grounders. Jasson Dominguez's 4th-inning RBI double was the extent of their offense tonight, and Blake Money's wildness caught up with him in the 5th when Boston scored 3 times after there were two out and nobody on. Money finished 6 5 4 4 4 6, having allowed only 1 hit going into that 5th inning. Jose Alvarado got some work in, pitching for the first time since the ASB and getting a 1-2-3 7th while Evan Godwin pitched a scoreless 8th. Team record: 71-30. Next up: An off-day then a weekend series in New York before we head back to Boston on the Monday to make up a rained-out game. Last edited by Art Deco; 01-18-2021 at 12:10 AM.