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Art Deco · 02-05-2021, 03:40 PM

Game 1: OK, this was going to be the game they'd finally lose. They were down 7-2 to Oakland going to the bottom of the 8th. Even though they were putting runners on base all day and failing to bring them home (12 LOB in total), this was too big a hole to climb out of. Right? Wrong. The Rays scored 7 times in the bottom of the 8th to beat Oakland 9-7 and extend the winning streak to 11 games. The decisive blow was a grand slam HR from Connor Kirkley (#6) with 2 out in the inning after RBI singles from Nate Clark, Rodolfo Rivas and Isaac DeLeon. Before that, all they had to show for 15 baserunners through 7 innings were a couple of runs on sac flies from Dane Ayers and Gabriel Moreno. The primary reason they were in the hole, though, was another bad start from Christian Little who has been wildly inconsistent this year. He walked the first two batters of the game and then gave up a 3-run HR to former Rays property Billy Benedetto, and then in the 3rd allowed another homer to Benedetto with a man on. To cap it off he gave up a 3rd homer to Chris Robles and it was 6-2. Little finished 5 7 6 6 3 8 as his ERA jumps back up to 4.48 with 12 HR allowed in 60 IP this year (ouch). Corbin Martin got 4 outs in relief, and then David Saldana pitched through the 8th, allowing another run but like Martin the other day got his first win as a Ray when the big late rally came. Jordan Diaz got the first two outs of the 9th but put a man on, so Evan Godwin got his first save retiring the lefty Robles to end the game.

MLB Notes: Bryce Harper hit his 600th career HR, and the Cardinals won again to make it 16 straight.

May 22: Activated 3B Bobby Witt Jr from the 10-day IL, optioned 3B Mike Lammers to AAA Durham.

Game 2: Another starting pitcher put them in an early hole, and once again they climbed out of it to make it 12 straight with a 7-4 win. Alec Sachais had a rough first two innings, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits, but he hung in there to go 6 9 4 4 1 6 while the offense kept chipping away via the home run - five times to be precise. First Jasson Dominguez hit #10 in the 2nd and they added a run to cut the Oakland lead in half on a Nate Clark sac fly. Rodolfo Rivas (#11) and Bobby Witt Jr (#5, in his first came back off the IL) went back-to-back in the 4th to tie it up, and Clark hit #15, a 2-run shot to put the Rays ahead to stay. Clark now has 48 RBI and leads MLB. Isaac DeLeon added #5 in the 8th inning to give us the final tally. After Sachais left, Evan Godwin got two outs in the 7th before giving way to Andy Aparicio, who went the final 2 1/3 with three whiffs for save #4. Sachais is now an MLB-best 9-0 as his ERA ticked up to 2.91. Speaking of winning streaks, St. Louis continued theirs and are now at 17.

Game 3: The streak is over, but not without another valiant comeback before they came up short in extras as Oakland took a 6-4 decision in 10 innings. Through 5 it was a 1-0 Rays lead on Nate Clark's 16th HR of the year and Jon Hayes was cruising. But with one out in the 6th inning, he walked a pair and gave up a 2-run double to Mark Vientos with Billy Benedetto following with a double of his own to make it 3-1 Oakland. Hayes made it through the 6th and ended 6 4 3 3 2 9. Jordan Diaz got through the 7th but Corbin Martin was greeted in the 8th by a Vientos homer which made it 4-1 and had to leave a couple batters later with back spasms. David Saldana got the final out of the 8th, and the Rays came to the plate with only 3 hits to show for the game. But Ricky Widmar doubled and Clark walked, bringing up Jasson Dominguez who blasted one to left center (#11) to tie the game. Jasseel De La Cruz took over and got a 1-2-3 9th but it turned out to be a mistake to bring him out for the 10th as he loaded the bases with nobody out on a walk, single and HBP. Jose Alvarado came in to face Benedetto but the Oakland LF managed a sac fly to give the A's the lead and Alvarado later gave up an RBI single. Although a 2-out Bobby Witt Jr single brought the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the inning, Jhon Diaz whiffed to end the game and end the 12-game win streak. Not ending their win streak was St. Louis, though, as they're now up to 18 after an 8-3 win over Arizona.

Team record: 36-12. Next up: The Red Sox visit Publix Park for the first time to play 3 this weekend.

02-05-2021, 03:40 PM	#637
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,391	May 21-23, 2030: vs Oakland (3) Game 1: OK, this was going to be the game they'd finally lose. They were down 7-2 to Oakland going to the bottom of the 8th. Even though they were putting runners on base all day and failing to bring them home (12 LOB in total), this was too big a hole to climb out of. Right? Wrong. The Rays scored 7 times in the bottom of the 8th to beat Oakland 9-7 and extend the winning streak to 11 games. The decisive blow was a grand slam HR from Connor Kirkley (#6) with 2 out in the inning after RBI singles from Nate Clark, Rodolfo Rivas and Isaac DeLeon. Before that, all they had to show for 15 baserunners through 7 innings were a couple of runs on sac flies from Dane Ayers and Gabriel Moreno. The primary reason they were in the hole, though, was another bad start from Christian Little who has been wildly inconsistent this year. He walked the first two batters of the game and then gave up a 3-run HR to former Rays property Billy Benedetto, and then in the 3rd allowed another homer to Benedetto with a man on. To cap it off he gave up a 3rd homer to Chris Robles and it was 6-2. Little finished 5 7 6 6 3 8 as his ERA jumps back up to 4.48 with 12 HR allowed in 60 IP this year (ouch). Corbin Martin got 4 outs in relief, and then David Saldana pitched through the 8th, allowing another run but like Martin the other day got his first win as a Ray when the big late rally came. Jordan Diaz got the first two outs of the 9th but put a man on, so Evan Godwin got his first save retiring the lefty Robles to end the game. MLB Notes: Bryce Harper hit his 600th career HR, and the Cardinals won again to make it 16 straight. May 22: Activated 3B Bobby Witt Jr from the 10-day IL, optioned 3B Mike Lammers to AAA Durham. Game 2: Another starting pitcher put them in an early hole, and once again they climbed out of it to make it 12 straight with a 7-4 win. Alec Sachais had a rough first two innings, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits, but he hung in there to go 6 9 4 4 1 6 while the offense kept chipping away via the home run - five times to be precise. First Jasson Dominguez hit #10 in the 2nd and they added a run to cut the Oakland lead in half on a Nate Clark sac fly. Rodolfo Rivas (#11) and Bobby Witt Jr (#5, in his first came back off the IL) went back-to-back in the 4th to tie it up, and Clark hit #15, a 2-run shot to put the Rays ahead to stay. Clark now has 48 RBI and leads MLB. Isaac DeLeon added #5 in the 8th inning to give us the final tally. After Sachais left, Evan Godwin got two outs in the 7th before giving way to Andy Aparicio, who went the final 2 1/3 with three whiffs for save #4. Sachais is now an MLB-best 9-0 as his ERA ticked up to 2.91. Speaking of winning streaks, St. Louis continued theirs and are now at 17. Game 3: The streak is over, but not without another valiant comeback before they came up short in extras as Oakland took a 6-4 decision in 10 innings. Through 5 it was a 1-0 Rays lead on Nate Clark's 16th HR of the year and Jon Hayes was cruising. But with one out in the 6th inning, he walked a pair and gave up a 2-run double to Mark Vientos with Billy Benedetto following with a double of his own to make it 3-1 Oakland. Hayes made it through the 6th and ended 6 4 3 3 2 9. Jordan Diaz got through the 7th but Corbin Martin was greeted in the 8th by a Vientos homer which made it 4-1 and had to leave a couple batters later with back spasms. David Saldana got the final out of the 8th, and the Rays came to the plate with only 3 hits to show for the game. But Ricky Widmar doubled and Clark walked, bringing up Jasson Dominguez who blasted one to left center (#11) to tie the game. Jasseel De La Cruz took over and got a 1-2-3 9th but it turned out to be a mistake to bring him out for the 10th as he loaded the bases with nobody out on a walk, single and HBP. Jose Alvarado came in to face Benedetto but the Oakland LF managed a sac fly to give the A's the lead and Alvarado later gave up an RBI single. Although a 2-out Bobby Witt Jr single brought the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the inning, Jhon Diaz whiffed to end the game and end the 12-game win streak. Not ending their win streak was St. Louis, though, as they're now up to 18 after an 8-3 win over Arizona. Team record: 36-12. Next up: The Red Sox visit Publix Park for the first time to play 3 this weekend. Last edited by Art Deco; 02-05-2021 at 10:08 PM.