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Art Deco · 02-01-2021, 10:13 PM

Game 1: The Rays battled back from a 3-0 deficit to take a 5-4 win over the Twins, the team's 6th straight victory. Blake Money started, and although he pitched decently he gave up back-to-back homers in the 4th to none other than Chris Sharp (his first of the season as he came in struggling at .208) and Julio Rodriguez. He stuck around long enough for win #3 with a 6 4 3 2 3 5 performance. Jordan Diaz pitched for the first time since opening week with a perfect inning and Andy Aparicio followed likewise in the 8th. With the score 5-3, we turned once again to JDLC to close it out, and hoo boy it was an adventure again. He gave up a leadoff homer and two more hits, but managed to get out of it for save #4. Offensively the comeback began as soon as Minnesota went up 3-0 with a Rodolfo Rivas sac fly and Isaac DeLeon RBI single cutting the lead to 3-2 in the bottom of the 4th. A Jasson Dominguez sac fly tied it in the 5th and Ricky Widmar went deep off Zac Gallen leading off the 6th with #4 to give the Rays the lead, and a Gallen wild pitch gave them another run later in the inning, a run which would prove to be decisive.

Game 2: The Rays keep on rolling as they downed the Twins 7-4 to make it 7 straight wins and improve their record to 12-1 at Publix Park. Nate Clark was the star today, driving in the Rays' first four runs on a pair of homers (#6 and #7) and a sac fly, with his second homer breaking a 3-3 tie in the 6th. The Rays tacked on 3 more in the 8th on a 2-run Jhon Diaz single and an RBI single from Connor Kirkley. Christian Little started and went to 4-0, 2.81 with a 6 3 3 3 2 10 outing that saw him yield a pair of homers and twice lose the lead before Clark got him the win after he left. Evan Godwin was great for 1 1/3 and Jordan Diaz got 2 outs in the 8th. With the lead expanded to 7-3, David Saldana came in and got some work but gave up a homer and put another man on with two out so Andy Aparicio was summoned to face righty Royce Lewis, whom he whiffed to end the game and get save #1. Haven't mentioned the standings much so far, but for a frame of reference the Rays are 3 up on Toronto with the Red Sox, Yankees and Orioles all 4 games under .500 or worse.

Game 3: Alec Sachais was masterful and Dane Ayers had a career day as the Rays beat the Twins 4-1 to sweep the series (and the homestand) and extend their winning streak to 8. Sachais went 7 7 1 1 1 11 with the lone run coming on a Chris Sharp homer in the 1st inning (the normally homer-prone Sachais has only allowed 2 in 31 innings so far), and went to 4-0, 2.61 and is now 32-7 in his MLB career. He left with two on and nobody out in the 8th after an Isaac DeLeon error and a walk, but Corbin Martin came in and got the next three batters to preserve a 3-1 lead at the time. After it went to 4-1 Martin stayed in about got the side 1-2-3 in the 9th to pick up only the 2nd save in his 10-year career. Ayers, meanwhile, led the offense with a 4-4 day driving in a pair of runs including the tiebreaker in the 4th on a double and the insurance run in the 8th. In his limited playing time (19 AB), he's now hitting .526. Bobby Witt Jr had an RBI single in the 1st to tie the game and extend his hitting streak to 13, and Carlos Perez had an RBI single to drive in Ayers in the 4th as several regulars got a rest today yet the bench came through.

Team record: 16-6. Next up: The Rays hit the road, where they'll look to do better than the 3-5 on their first road trip of the season. The action starts in Chicago where they play the White Sox in a 4-game weekend wrap-around series. Despite losing 10-0 today Chicago is off to an impressive 15-8 start so it will be a challenge.

02-01-2021, 10:13 PM	#629
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,392	April 23-25, 2030: vs Minnesota (3) Game 1: The Rays battled back from a 3-0 deficit to take a 5-4 win over the Twins, the team's 6th straight victory. Blake Money started, and although he pitched decently he gave up back-to-back homers in the 4th to none other than Chris Sharp (his first of the season as he came in struggling at .208) and Julio Rodriguez. He stuck around long enough for win #3 with a 6 4 3 2 3 5 performance. Jordan Diaz pitched for the first time since opening week with a perfect inning and Andy Aparicio followed likewise in the 8th. With the score 5-3, we turned once again to JDLC to close it out, and hoo boy it was an adventure again. He gave up a leadoff homer and two more hits, but managed to get out of it for save #4. Offensively the comeback began as soon as Minnesota went up 3-0 with a Rodolfo Rivas sac fly and Isaac DeLeon RBI single cutting the lead to 3-2 in the bottom of the 4th. A Jasson Dominguez sac fly tied it in the 5th and Ricky Widmar went deep off Zac Gallen leading off the 6th with #4 to give the Rays the lead, and a Gallen wild pitch gave them another run later in the inning, a run which would prove to be decisive. Game 2: The Rays keep on rolling as they downed the Twins 7-4 to make it 7 straight wins and improve their record to 12-1 at Publix Park. Nate Clark was the star today, driving in the Rays' first four runs on a pair of homers (#6 and #7) and a sac fly, with his second homer breaking a 3-3 tie in the 6th. The Rays tacked on 3 more in the 8th on a 2-run Jhon Diaz single and an RBI single from Connor Kirkley. Christian Little started and went to 4-0, 2.81 with a 6 3 3 3 2 10 outing that saw him yield a pair of homers and twice lose the lead before Clark got him the win after he left. Evan Godwin was great for 1 1/3 and Jordan Diaz got 2 outs in the 8th. With the lead expanded to 7-3, David Saldana came in and got some work but gave up a homer and put another man on with two out so Andy Aparicio was summoned to face righty Royce Lewis, whom he whiffed to end the game and get save #1. Haven't mentioned the standings much so far, but for a frame of reference the Rays are 3 up on Toronto with the Red Sox, Yankees and Orioles all 4 games under .500 or worse. Game 3: Alec Sachais was masterful and Dane Ayers had a career day as the Rays beat the Twins 4-1 to sweep the series (and the homestand) and extend their winning streak to 8. Sachais went 7 7 1 1 1 11 with the lone run coming on a Chris Sharp homer in the 1st inning (the normally homer-prone Sachais has only allowed 2 in 31 innings so far), and went to 4-0, 2.61 and is now 32-7 in his MLB career. He left with two on and nobody out in the 8th after an Isaac DeLeon error and a walk, but Corbin Martin came in and got the next three batters to preserve a 3-1 lead at the time. After it went to 4-1 Martin stayed in about got the side 1-2-3 in the 9th to pick up only the 2nd save in his 10-year career. Ayers, meanwhile, led the offense with a 4-4 day driving in a pair of runs including the tiebreaker in the 4th on a double and the insurance run in the 8th. In his limited playing time (19 AB), he's now hitting .526. Bobby Witt Jr had an RBI single in the 1st to tie the game and extend his hitting streak to 13, and Carlos Perez had an RBI single to drive in Ayers in the 4th as several regulars got a rest today yet the bench came through. Team record: 16-6. Next up: The Rays hit the road, where they'll look to do better than the 3-5 on their first road trip of the season. The action starts in Chicago where they play the White Sox in a 4-game weekend wrap-around series. Despite losing 10-0 today Chicago is off to an impressive 15-8 start so it will be a challenge. Last edited by Art Deco; 02-02-2021 at 09:22 AM.