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Art Deco · 02-13-2021, 06:27 PM

Game 1: The Rays kicked off the traditional "second half" of the season in a losing manner as they fell 5-2 to the Twins. It was Jon Hayes against his old team and he pitched well for 6 2/3 before allowing 3 straight hits to score 3 runs and end with a 6.2 9 5 5 0 4 line. I probably should have pulled him after the first or the second of those three hits. The offense didn't do a lot, only scoring on Joe Barker's first inning sac fly and Jasson Dominguez's 24th HR of the year in the 9th after it was already 5-1. Corbin Martin went the final 1 1/3. Hayes drops to 12-3 and is in a bit of a slump, allowing 15 runs in 18 innings over his last 3 starts.

MLB News: Bad news out of Oakland: Blake Money tore his UCL tonight and will be out almost 10 months.

Personal note: Thanks to all of those who are reading along as I see this thread just went over 20,000 views, even if half of them are me updating it.

Game 2: Jack Leiter looks primed to go on another late season roll as he won his third straight start and today was his best outing of the year in an 8-0 Rays win. Leiter was dominating the Twins throughout, retiring the first 10 batters on 6 strikeouts and finishing 7 5 0 0 1 12 to improve to 9-6, 3.64. The offense made him comfortable with five runs in the first two innings, with an Jasson Dominguez RBI single in the 1st putting them on the board and then 4 more in the 2nd highlighted by RBI doubles from Gabriel Moreno and Nate Clark. Clark drove in another run later to increase his MLB-leading total to 94, and he, Dayle Jenkins and Bobby Witt Jr. each collected 3 hits. Evan Godwin and Steve Givens pitched scoreless innings to finish the shutout.

Game 3: The Twins turned the tables in the shutout department today as Jeremy Odle held the Rays off the board in a 3-0 Minnesota win. The Rays could only manage 6 hits for the game as the Twins took the series from them. Marc Wagner started and was haunted by his usual nemesis the gopher ball, allowing a pair but pitching well overall at 6.2 5 3 3 2 9. The final run against him came when Jordan Diaz allowed a Royce Lewis double to score his baserunner. A few regulars were given the day off (Nate Clark, who had a pinch-single, Connor Kirkley, Gabriel Moreno) but that usually hasn't set them back in the past.

Team record: 74-26. Next up: An off-day then a return two-game engagement with the St. Louis Cardinals, trucking along only 1 1/2 games worse than the Rays at 72-27. Not too often you see a regular season meeting of two teams so far above .700 this late in the season. The Rays took the two games they played in Tampa back in June.

02-13-2021, 06:27 PM	#657
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,528	July 19-21, 2030: at Minnesota (3) Game 1: The Rays kicked off the traditional "second half" of the season in a losing manner as they fell 5-2 to the Twins. It was Jon Hayes against his old team and he pitched well for 6 2/3 before allowing 3 straight hits to score 3 runs and end with a 6.2 9 5 5 0 4 line. I probably should have pulled him after the first or the second of those three hits. The offense didn't do a lot, only scoring on Joe Barker's first inning sac fly and Jasson Dominguez's 24th HR of the year in the 9th after it was already 5-1. Corbin Martin went the final 1 1/3. Hayes drops to 12-3 and is in a bit of a slump, allowing 15 runs in 18 innings over his last 3 starts. MLB News: Bad news out of Oakland: Blake Money tore his UCL tonight and will be out almost 10 months. Personal note: Thanks to all of those who are reading along as I see this thread just went over 20,000 views, even if half of them are me updating it. Game 2: Jack Leiter looks primed to go on another late season roll as he won his third straight start and today was his best outing of the year in an 8-0 Rays win. Leiter was dominating the Twins throughout, retiring the first 10 batters on 6 strikeouts and finishing 7 5 0 0 1 12 to improve to 9-6, 3.64. The offense made him comfortable with five runs in the first two innings, with an Jasson Dominguez RBI single in the 1st putting them on the board and then 4 more in the 2nd highlighted by RBI doubles from Gabriel Moreno and Nate Clark. Clark drove in another run later to increase his MLB-leading total to 94, and he, Dayle Jenkins and Bobby Witt Jr. each collected 3 hits. Evan Godwin and Steve Givens pitched scoreless innings to finish the shutout. Game 3: The Twins turned the tables in the shutout department today as Jeremy Odle held the Rays off the board in a 3-0 Minnesota win. The Rays could only manage 6 hits for the game as the Twins took the series from them. Marc Wagner started and was haunted by his usual nemesis the gopher ball, allowing a pair but pitching well overall at 6.2 5 3 3 2 9. The final run against him came when Jordan Diaz allowed a Royce Lewis double to score his baserunner. A few regulars were given the day off (Nate Clark, who had a pinch-single, Connor Kirkley, Gabriel Moreno) but that usually hasn't set them back in the past. Team record: 74-26. Next up: An off-day then a return two-game engagement with the St. Louis Cardinals, trucking along only 1 1/2 games worse than the Rays at 72-27. Not too often you see a regular season meeting of two teams so far above .700 this late in the season. The Rays took the two games they played in Tampa back in June. Last edited by Art Deco; 02-14-2021 at 12:10 AM.