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Art Deco · 01-18-2021, 07:50 PM

Game 1: You don't often see Blake Money and "pitch efficiency" in the same sentence, but Money was definitely efficient today, going 8 3 1 0 1 9 on 93 pitches in a 4-1 win over Arizona. He deftly navigated a lineup with numerous tough hitters, almost all lefties, including our MVP candidate of last year Gavin Lux and the guy who's killed the Rays since they got rid of him, Lewin Diaz. Jasseel De La Cruz bounced back from his Yankee Stadium debacle over the weekend with a 1-2-3 9th to get save #20 while Money goes to 8-7, 4.54. Once again all of the offense came via the longball with Bobby Witt Jr delivering the big blow, a 3-run HR in the 2nd inning (#21) and Judson Fabian adding #18 with the bases empty in the 3rd. They had 8 hits tonight distributed among 8 players with only Jhon Diaz hitless, but he reached via walk.

Game 2: A wild, back-and-forth game at the Trop ended up going Arizona's way 7-6 in 10 innings, despite the Rays coming back to tie it in both the 8th and the 9th. The bullpen seemed determined to blow this one, and it started when Evan Godwin served up a 2-run HR in the 7th to the first batter he faced to break a 2-2 tie. Then after the Rays tied it in the bottom of the 8th on a 2-run Nate Clark single, Andy Aparicio coughed up a couple of runs in the 9th to put Arizona back on top. But Jhon Diaz (#15) and Connor Kirkley (#10) hit solo homers in the bottom of the 9th to send us to extras, where Jasseel De La Cruz lost his second game in three outings by giving up a Tyler Callihan HR to make it 7-6. It looked like the Rays might have a third comeback in them when they loaded the bases with two out in the 9th but Spencer Torkelson, who earlier hit #10 with a man on in the 2nd to give the Rays an early 2-1 lead, struck out to end the game. Mack Anglin started and pitched decently, going 6.1 8 3 3 1 6 with the Godwin homer allowed costing him the 3rd run. Godwin's now allowed 7 homers in only 34.1 innings, no bueno.

Team record: 74-33. Next up: An off-day then the San Francisco Giants come to town for a weekend set.

01-18-2021, 07:50 PM	#576
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,542	July 31-August 1, 2029: vs Arizona (2) Game 1: You don't often see Blake Money and "pitch efficiency" in the same sentence, but Money was definitely efficient today, going 8 3 1 0 1 9 on 93 pitches in a 4-1 win over Arizona. He deftly navigated a lineup with numerous tough hitters, almost all lefties, including our MVP candidate of last year Gavin Lux and the guy who's killed the Rays since they got rid of him, Lewin Diaz. Jasseel De La Cruz bounced back from his Yankee Stadium debacle over the weekend with a 1-2-3 9th to get save #20 while Money goes to 8-7, 4.54. Once again all of the offense came via the longball with Bobby Witt Jr delivering the big blow, a 3-run HR in the 2nd inning (#21) and Judson Fabian adding #18 with the bases empty in the 3rd. They had 8 hits tonight distributed among 8 players with only Jhon Diaz hitless, but he reached via walk. Game 2: A wild, back-and-forth game at the Trop ended up going Arizona's way 7-6 in 10 innings, despite the Rays coming back to tie it in both the 8th and the 9th. The bullpen seemed determined to blow this one, and it started when Evan Godwin served up a 2-run HR in the 7th to the first batter he faced to break a 2-2 tie. Then after the Rays tied it in the bottom of the 8th on a 2-run Nate Clark single, Andy Aparicio coughed up a couple of runs in the 9th to put Arizona back on top. But Jhon Diaz (#15) and Connor Kirkley (#10) hit solo homers in the bottom of the 9th to send us to extras, where Jasseel De La Cruz lost his second game in three outings by giving up a Tyler Callihan HR to make it 7-6. It looked like the Rays might have a third comeback in them when they loaded the bases with two out in the 9th but Spencer Torkelson, who earlier hit #10 with a man on in the 2nd to give the Rays an early 2-1 lead, struck out to end the game. Mack Anglin started and pitched decently, going 6.1 8 3 3 1 6 with the Godwin homer allowed costing him the 3rd run. Godwin's now allowed 7 homers in only 34.1 innings, no bueno. Team record: 74-33. Next up: An off-day then the San Francisco Giants come to town for a weekend set. Last edited by Art Deco; 01-18-2021 at 11:33 PM.