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Art Deco · 01-19-2021, 10:26 PM

Game 1: Blake Money dominated the Diamondbacks again. After going 8 3 1 0 1 9 at the Trop last week, he was just as good the second time around, going 6 1 1 1 1 10 in a 5-1 Rays win in Arizona. A Drew Romo homer in the 2nd inning was the only damage against him as he once again mowed down a lineup with 8 lefty hitters and improved to 9-7. Jose Alvarado, Jordan Diaz and Romelo Canulon (whose ERA is down to 1.98) each threw scoreless innings in relief. Bobby Witt Jr tied the game in the 4th with HR #22, and the big hit came in the 7th when Jasson Dominguez drilled a 2-run double into the RF corner to break the tie. Nate Clark added a sac fly in the inning and Connor Kirkley put the cherry on top in the 8th with HR #12. Kirkley was on base all 4 times up, going 3-3 with a walk.

Game 2: The Rays set a team record for most HRs in a game with 8 on their way to a 13-3 blowout of the Diamondbacks. 7 different Rays found the seats at Chase Field, with Joe Barker hitting a pair to give him 23. They even had both their pinch-hitters go deep, with Jhon Diaz hitting #16 and Isaac DeLeon #18. Ricky Widmar set the tone by leading off the game with a longball (#11) and Barker's pair along with the only run they didn't score on a homer, Judson Fabian's sac fly, made it 5-0 in the 5th. Mack Anglin started and was rolling until the 5th when he allowed a pair of runs, and then he loaded the bases with nobody out in the 6th. Evan Godwin did a great job in relief of Anglin, whiffing Lewin Diaz and getting a pop-up before allowing a single that made it 5-3 and would have made it 5-4 had Jasson Dominguez not gunned down the runner from 2nd at the plate. Anglin still picked up his MLB-best 15th win. Then the HRs started flowing again, with Bobby Witt Jr's 23rd and Connor Kirkley's 13th joining Diaz's pinch-hit job in the 7th, and Nate Clark adding #26 in the 8th before DeLeon's 3-run pinch-hit blast in the 9th. After Godwin's inning, Mike Mooney had 2 scoreless frames and Romelo Canulon one to finish out the game.

Team record: 79-33. Next up: An off-day then we head further west for a weekend set at Chavez Ravine against the Dodgers where we reunite with old friends Nick Gonzales and Austin Meadows among others.

01-19-2021, 10:26 PM	#578
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,563	August 7-8, 2029: at Arizona (2) Game 1: Blake Money dominated the Diamondbacks again. After going 8 3 1 0 1 9 at the Trop last week, he was just as good the second time around, going 6 1 1 1 1 10 in a 5-1 Rays win in Arizona. A Drew Romo homer in the 2nd inning was the only damage against him as he once again mowed down a lineup with 8 lefty hitters and improved to 9-7. Jose Alvarado, Jordan Diaz and Romelo Canulon (whose ERA is down to 1.98) each threw scoreless innings in relief. Bobby Witt Jr tied the game in the 4th with HR #22, and the big hit came in the 7th when Jasson Dominguez drilled a 2-run double into the RF corner to break the tie. Nate Clark added a sac fly in the inning and Connor Kirkley put the cherry on top in the 8th with HR #12. Kirkley was on base all 4 times up, going 3-3 with a walk. Game 2: The Rays set a team record for most HRs in a game with 8 on their way to a 13-3 blowout of the Diamondbacks. 7 different Rays found the seats at Chase Field, with Joe Barker hitting a pair to give him 23. They even had both their pinch-hitters go deep, with Jhon Diaz hitting #16 and Isaac DeLeon #18. Ricky Widmar set the tone by leading off the game with a longball (#11) and Barker's pair along with the only run they didn't score on a homer, Judson Fabian's sac fly, made it 5-0 in the 5th. Mack Anglin started and was rolling until the 5th when he allowed a pair of runs, and then he loaded the bases with nobody out in the 6th. Evan Godwin did a great job in relief of Anglin, whiffing Lewin Diaz and getting a pop-up before allowing a single that made it 5-3 and would have made it 5-4 had Jasson Dominguez not gunned down the runner from 2nd at the plate. Anglin still picked up his MLB-best 15th win. Then the HRs started flowing again, with Bobby Witt Jr's 23rd and Connor Kirkley's 13th joining Diaz's pinch-hit job in the 7th, and Nate Clark adding #26 in the 8th before DeLeon's 3-run pinch-hit blast in the 9th. After Godwin's inning, Mike Mooney had 2 scoreless frames and Romelo Canulon one to finish out the game. Team record: 79-33. Next up: An off-day then we head further west for a weekend set at Chavez Ravine against the Dodgers where we reunite with old friends Nick Gonzales and Austin Meadows among others. Last edited by Art Deco; 01-19-2021 at 11:35 PM.