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Art Deco · 02-08-2021, 11:24 PM

Game 1: The much-ballyhooed matchup of the top teams in baseball wasn't much of a contest tonight as the Rays got a dominant start from Marc Wagner in his Tampa Bay debut and had a batter with a 3-HR game for the second straight day in a 7-0 whitewashing of St. Louis. After watching teammate Joe Barker lose 3 in the seats yesterday, Nate Clark wasn't going to be one-upped (or three-upped) as he hit HRs #21, 22 and 23 off Cardinals pitching. The first came in the 1st inning with Dayle Jenkins aboard and would be all the runs they'd need, the second was a solo shot in the 6th and the third came with a man on in the 7th. In between the Clark homers, Jenkins hit #9 in the 3rd with the bases empty. Clark's heroics would normally be the big story but he had to share the bill with new acquisition Wagner, who was everything as advertised in going 6 2 0 0 2 7 to stifle St. Louis. He ran several 3-2 counts so he had to leave after 107 pitches. No problem as the Rays had a healthy lead, so Corbin Martin threw 2 scoreless with 3 Ks and Tim Siqueiros completed the shutout with a 2-whiff inning of his own. Siqueiros is headed back to Durham tomorrow but goes there with 17 Ks in 9 scoreless MLB innings of relief to show for himself.

MLB note: Blake Money made his A's debut as well tonight and was a winner, going 5 5 2 2 1 6 on 95 pitches in an 8-3 win over the Angels. Also debuting for Oakland was Jhon Diaz, hitting in the 3-hole and going 0-3 but drawing 3 walks.

June 12: Activated P Christian Little from the 15-day IL, optioned P Tim Siqueiros to AAA Durham.

Siqueiros will be the first pitcher back up if and when needed, while Little comes off the IL to start tonight against Cardinals ace Jack Flaherty in a game that should have a real "Game 1 of the World Series" feel.

Game 2: This team has officially gone from the ridiculous to the absurd as trailing 4-1 in the 7th, they came back yet again to win 5-4. The matchup of aces between Jack Flaherty and Christian Little lived up to its billing for 6 innings. Little, after giving up an RBI triple to old friend Brandon Marsh in the 1st, was untouchable after that and went 6 3 1 1 1 11 in a vintage performance in his first appearance since missing a couple of weeks with a sore elbow. Flaherty was just as effective, but in a different way, only striking out 1 Ray through 6 but only being touched for a Gabriel Moreno RBI single in the 5th. Evan Godwin came in for Little to start the 7th and was flat-out horrible, giving up single-double-homer for a quick 3-run St. Louis lead. Andy Aparicio relieved him and struck out 5 in 2 innings. The Rays started chipping away at Flaherty in the 7th, with Dane Ayers hitting a solo homer (#3) to make it 4-2. And after Flaherty put a man on in the 8th, he was relieved and the Rays took advantage as Bobby Witt Jr singled to put men on 1st and 2nd, and D'Andre Hodges (getting another one of my "hunch" starts) drilled a 3-run HR (#5) just over the LF fence to give the Rays their first lead of the night. Jasseel De La Cruz came on for a 1-2-3 9th to get save #8 and Aparicio notched win #4 as the Publix Park crowd went home unexpectedly happy again.

Team record: 53-14. Next up: An off-day, then we head to Houston for a weekend series with Shane McClanahan tentatively scheduled to pitch the second game for the Astros.

02-08-2021, 11:24 PM	#645
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,843	June 11-12, 2030: vs St. Louis (2) Game 1: The much-ballyhooed matchup of the top teams in baseball wasn't much of a contest tonight as the Rays got a dominant start from Marc Wagner in his Tampa Bay debut and had a batter with a 3-HR game for the second straight day in a 7-0 whitewashing of St. Louis. After watching teammate Joe Barker lose 3 in the seats yesterday, Nate Clark wasn't going to be one-upped (or three-upped) as he hit HRs #21, 22 and 23 off Cardinals pitching. The first came in the 1st inning with Dayle Jenkins aboard and would be all the runs they'd need, the second was a solo shot in the 6th and the third came with a man on in the 7th. In between the Clark homers, Jenkins hit #9 in the 3rd with the bases empty. Clark's heroics would normally be the big story but he had to share the bill with new acquisition Wagner, who was everything as advertised in going 6 2 0 0 2 7 to stifle St. Louis. He ran several 3-2 counts so he had to leave after 107 pitches. No problem as the Rays had a healthy lead, so Corbin Martin threw 2 scoreless with 3 Ks and Tim Siqueiros completed the shutout with a 2-whiff inning of his own. Siqueiros is headed back to Durham tomorrow but goes there with 17 Ks in 9 scoreless MLB innings of relief to show for himself. MLB note: Blake Money made his A's debut as well tonight and was a winner, going 5 5 2 2 1 6 on 95 pitches in an 8-3 win over the Angels. Also debuting for Oakland was Jhon Diaz, hitting in the 3-hole and going 0-3 but drawing 3 walks. June 12: Activated P Christian Little from the 15-day IL, optioned P Tim Siqueiros to AAA Durham. Siqueiros will be the first pitcher back up if and when needed, while Little comes off the IL to start tonight against Cardinals ace Jack Flaherty in a game that should have a real "Game 1 of the World Series" feel. Game 2: This team has officially gone from the ridiculous to the absurd as trailing 4-1 in the 7th, they came back yet again to win 5-4. The matchup of aces between Jack Flaherty and Christian Little lived up to its billing for 6 innings. Little, after giving up an RBI triple to old friend Brandon Marsh in the 1st, was untouchable after that and went 6 3 1 1 1 11 in a vintage performance in his first appearance since missing a couple of weeks with a sore elbow. Flaherty was just as effective, but in a different way, only striking out 1 Ray through 6 but only being touched for a Gabriel Moreno RBI single in the 5th. Evan Godwin came in for Little to start the 7th and was flat-out horrible, giving up single-double-homer for a quick 3-run St. Louis lead. Andy Aparicio relieved him and struck out 5 in 2 innings. The Rays started chipping away at Flaherty in the 7th, with Dane Ayers hitting a solo homer (#3) to make it 4-2. And after Flaherty put a man on in the 8th, he was relieved and the Rays took advantage as Bobby Witt Jr singled to put men on 1st and 2nd, and D'Andre Hodges (getting another one of my "hunch" starts) drilled a 3-run HR (#5) just over the LF fence to give the Rays their first lead of the night. Jasseel De La Cruz came on for a 1-2-3 9th to get save #8 and Aparicio notched win #4 as the Publix Park crowd went home unexpectedly happy again. Team record: 53-14. Next up: An off-day, then we head to Houston for a weekend series with Shane McClanahan tentatively scheduled to pitch the second game for the Astros. Last edited by Art Deco; 02-09-2021 at 09:15 AM.