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Art Deco · 01-19-2021, 10:35 AM

Game 1: Connor Kirkley had a huge game against the team which drafted him 2nd overall in 2022 as the Rays pounded the Giants 11-3. Kirkley's 3-run HR (#11) broke a 1-1 tie in the 2nd and he later added a 2-run single for an MLB career-best 5 RBI. Judson Fabian smacked a first-inning HR (#19) and Jasson Dominguez had a 2-run shot in the 3rd (#29) to go with a later RBI single while Nate Clark had a 2-run double as the Rays romped. Shane McClanahan got the start and was pretty good for the most part, finishing 7 8 3 3 0 5 and improving to 9-7. Jordan Diaz finished the game with 2 perfect innings on 19 pitches. Tanner Witt, the Rays' #1 pick in 2020, finally made his Trop debut DHing for the Giants today (he was 0-4) while old friends Yusniel Diaz and Andrew Knizner were in the San Francisco lineup. Spencer Torkelson had to leave with a strained rib cage muscle and will go on the IL.

MLB news: Speaking of former Rays, Nate Lowe did something I haven't seen in 10 seasons of this save with a 4-homer game tonight against Atlanta. This is the first time it's been done in MLB since JD Martinez in September 2017. The Phillies got the better of us in the 2020-21 offseason deal for Alec Bohm as Lowe went on to be one of the top power hitters in baseball during the first half of the decade. After Philadelphia brought in Miguel Sano, he found himself on the bench and only hit 20 homers combined in 2027-2028. But with Sano gone via free agency to the Yankees, Lowe regained the 1B job and is 293/364/568 with 25 HR and 73 RBI in 94 games this season, so good for him. Lowe's exploits overshadowed another huge game from a former Ray as Lewin Diaz had a 3-homer game tonight in Boston for Arizona.

August 4: Placed OF Spencer Torkelson on the 10-day IL with a strained rib cage muscle, recalled OF Dayle Jenkins from AAA Durham.

Game 2: Thanks to a big game from Ricky Widmar and an appearance from our good luck charm, the Rays came back to beat San Francisco 7-4 today. Widmar did it all, going 4-4 with a 2-run HR in the 3rd to put the Rays up for the first time at 2-1 and an RBI double in the 7th to tie the game. He scored 3 runs, including the game-winner when Nate Clark doubled him home in that 7th inning and is now hitting 380/419/585. Judson Fabian and Keibert Ruiz added RBI singles as well. Alec Sachais started and was cruising along until the 4th when he surrendered 3 solo homers to the Giants to put them up 4-2. After the Rays got within 4-3 and Sachais left with a 6 9 4 4 0 8 line, Daniel Espino came in and when I brought him in I thought "the Rays will probably come back here since he has 17 relief wins in the last season and a half" and sure enough they did with Espino picking up win #8 of the season and going 2 innings after getting the Giants on 8 pitches in the 7th. Jasseel De La Cruz, shaky of late, was shaky again as he loaded the bases on 3 singles with one out but got a double play ball to end the game and notched save #21.

Game 3: Cole Patten returned to the Trop in an enemy uniform and nearly made history but ended up with a no-decision as the Rays walked off a 2-1 win in the 9th inning. Patten, who was traded to the Giants last offseason in the deal which brought super prospect Jaiden Hardaway and is probably the front-runner for NL Rookie of the Year, was taking revenge on his former team by no-hitting them into the 8th inning with only a slender 1-0 lead. But Isaac DeLeon, getting a rare start these days with Ricky Widmar healthy and red-hot and Bobby Witt Jr 2nd in the AL in WAR, took Patten deep with an opposite-field shot (#17) into the RF stands with 1 out to cost Patten the no-hitter, the shutout, and the win as he was relieved after the homer. And in the bottom of the 9th another bench player getting a Sunday start, Dane Ayers, took a Melvin Adon offering into almost the same spot as DeLeon to win the game, his 7th of the year in only 103 ABs in which he's gone 330/397/621. It looked like Jack Leiter would be a hard-luck loser as he pitched great, going 6.1 5 1 1 1 7. Leiter left with runners on 2nd and 3rd and importantly Andy Aparicio got him out of the 7th without further damage. AA pitched into the 9th before Jose Alvarado got the final two outs and as it turned out, the win, his 3rd.

Team record: 77-33. Next up: An off-day then it's more interleague play as we head to Arizona for a pair.

01-19-2021, 10:35 AM	#577
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,554	August 3-5, 2029: vs San Francisco (3) Game 1: Connor Kirkley had a huge game against the team which drafted him 2nd overall in 2022 as the Rays pounded the Giants 11-3. Kirkley's 3-run HR (#11) broke a 1-1 tie in the 2nd and he later added a 2-run single for an MLB career-best 5 RBI. Judson Fabian smacked a first-inning HR (#19) and Jasson Dominguez had a 2-run shot in the 3rd (#29) to go with a later RBI single while Nate Clark had a 2-run double as the Rays romped. Shane McClanahan got the start and was pretty good for the most part, finishing 7 8 3 3 0 5 and improving to 9-7. Jordan Diaz finished the game with 2 perfect innings on 19 pitches. Tanner Witt, the Rays' #1 pick in 2020, finally made his Trop debut DHing for the Giants today (he was 0-4) while old friends Yusniel Diaz and Andrew Knizner were in the San Francisco lineup. Spencer Torkelson had to leave with a strained rib cage muscle and will go on the IL. MLB news: Speaking of former Rays, Nate Lowe did something I haven't seen in 10 seasons of this save with a 4-homer game tonight against Atlanta. This is the first time it's been done in MLB since JD Martinez in September 2017. The Phillies got the better of us in the 2020-21 offseason deal for Alec Bohm as Lowe went on to be one of the top power hitters in baseball during the first half of the decade. After Philadelphia brought in Miguel Sano, he found himself on the bench and only hit 20 homers combined in 2027-2028. But with Sano gone via free agency to the Yankees, Lowe regained the 1B job and is 293/364/568 with 25 HR and 73 RBI in 94 games this season, so good for him. Lowe's exploits overshadowed another huge game from a former Ray as Lewin Diaz had a 3-homer game tonight in Boston for Arizona. August 4: Placed OF Spencer Torkelson on the 10-day IL with a strained rib cage muscle, recalled OF Dayle Jenkins from AAA Durham. Game 2: Thanks to a big game from Ricky Widmar and an appearance from our good luck charm, the Rays came back to beat San Francisco 7-4 today. Widmar did it all, going 4-4 with a 2-run HR in the 3rd to put the Rays up for the first time at 2-1 and an RBI double in the 7th to tie the game. He scored 3 runs, including the game-winner when Nate Clark doubled him home in that 7th inning and is now hitting 380/419/585. Judson Fabian and Keibert Ruiz added RBI singles as well. Alec Sachais started and was cruising along until the 4th when he surrendered 3 solo homers to the Giants to put them up 4-2. After the Rays got within 4-3 and Sachais left with a 6 9 4 4 0 8 line, Daniel Espino came in and when I brought him in I thought "the Rays will probably come back here since he has 17 relief wins in the last season and a half" and sure enough they did with Espino picking up win #8 of the season and going 2 innings after getting the Giants on 8 pitches in the 7th. Jasseel De La Cruz, shaky of late, was shaky again as he loaded the bases on 3 singles with one out but got a double play ball to end the game and notched save #21. Game 3: Cole Patten returned to the Trop in an enemy uniform and nearly made history but ended up with a no-decision as the Rays walked off a 2-1 win in the 9th inning. Patten, who was traded to the Giants last offseason in the deal which brought super prospect Jaiden Hardaway and is probably the front-runner for NL Rookie of the Year, was taking revenge on his former team by no-hitting them into the 8th inning with only a slender 1-0 lead. But Isaac DeLeon, getting a rare start these days with Ricky Widmar healthy and red-hot and Bobby Witt Jr 2nd in the AL in WAR, took Patten deep with an opposite-field shot (#17) into the RF stands with 1 out to cost Patten the no-hitter, the shutout, and the win as he was relieved after the homer. And in the bottom of the 9th another bench player getting a Sunday start, Dane Ayers, took a Melvin Adon offering into almost the same spot as DeLeon to win the game, his 7th of the year in only 103 ABs in which he's gone 330/397/621. It looked like Jack Leiter would be a hard-luck loser as he pitched great, going 6.1 5 1 1 1 7. Leiter left with runners on 2nd and 3rd and importantly Andy Aparicio got him out of the 7th without further damage. AA pitched into the 9th before Jose Alvarado got the final two outs and as it turned out, the win, his 3rd. Team record: 77-33. Next up: An off-day then it's more interleague play as we head to Arizona for a pair. Last edited by Art Deco; 01-19-2021 at 05:52 PM.