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Art Deco · 03-14-2021, 04:17 PM

Game 1: Quite often ballyhooed pitching matchups don't quite materialize as expected but tonight's slate of longtime Detroit ace Kumar Rocker vs the Rays' Andy Aparicio did live up to billing and Aparicio and the Rays prevailed 2-1. The righty was magnificent again, going 7.2 5 1 1 1 9 on 111 pitches with his only blemish a Phil Arias homer in the 6th which cut the lead to 2-1. After AA allowed a 2-out double in the 8th to put the tying run in scoring position, Jose Alvarado did his thing with a whiff to end the threat and stayed on to strike out two more in the 9th and get save #17. Aparicio meanwhile goes to 14-1, 1.41 for all the numerologists out there as he continues to be the AL Cy Young front-runner. Rocker wasn't bad himself, holding the Rays to 6.2 7 2 2 1 6 in his time on the mound but solo homers from Connor Kirkley (#19) in the 2nd to dead center and Jasson Dominguez (#17) in the 4th were enough to get the Rays in front to stay.

Game 2: A rare 9th-inning meltdown from Jordan Diaz sent the Rays to a 6-4 defeat by the Tigers at Publix Park. The Rays took a 4-3 lead into the 9th and Diaz came in to close it out. He got a strikeout, walked a pair, then got another strikeout, but the 3rd out proved elusive as light-hitting Detroit SS Mike Harper (batting .223 coming into today) lined a 2-run double down the RF line to make it 5-4, and scored himself on a single. The blown save was the first for Diaz since he blew saves in his first two outings of the year in early April. The Rays nearly came back in the 9th, loading the bases with one out, but Tiger closer Eddie Pelton whiffed Jasson Dominguez and Victor de Jesus to end the game. The Rays fell behind 3-1 on a 2-run homer from old friend Spencer Torkelson off Alec Sachais in the 3rd, but Sachais settled down from there and finished 6 6 3 3 2 6. de Jesus tied it in the 4th on a 2-run shot, his 19th, and Mike Mooney and Tim Siqueiros combined for 2 perfect innings which allowed the Rays to take the lead in the 8th on Bobby Witt's RBI single. Dayle Jenkins had an RBI single in the 1st for the other Rays run as the loss drops them below .800 since May 2 as they're now 5-6 since the break.

Game 3: A couple of lesser contributors stole the show today as the Rays routed Detroit 12-0. Danny Ceja bounced back from two disastrous starts to turn in the best start of his MLB career, and one of the best of his professional career, going 7 2 0 0 1 9 on 96 pitches to even his record at 2-2, allowing only a pair of singles to Spencer Torkelson. Brad Ballmann finished up the final two innings. Also having a career day was Mike Lammers, who went 4-4 with 5 RBI including the extremely rare feat of hitting an inside-the-park grand slam homer to cap a 6-run first inning. His deep drive to the LCF gap hit the wall and bounced strangely away from Torkelson, and Lammers was able to just beat the throw at home. He later had an RBI double and ended up missing the cycle by a triple. Dayle Jenkins had a 2-run single and Detroit pitchers issued three bases-loaded walks in the game.

Team record: 82-21. Next up: An off-day followed by a road trip beginning with 3 this weekend at Fenway.

03-14-2021, 04:17 PM	#742
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,565	July 28-30, 2031: vs Detroit (3) Game 1: Quite often ballyhooed pitching matchups don't quite materialize as expected but tonight's slate of longtime Detroit ace Kumar Rocker vs the Rays' Andy Aparicio did live up to billing and Aparicio and the Rays prevailed 2-1. The righty was magnificent again, going 7.2 5 1 1 1 9 on 111 pitches with his only blemish a Phil Arias homer in the 6th which cut the lead to 2-1. After AA allowed a 2-out double in the 8th to put the tying run in scoring position, Jose Alvarado did his thing with a whiff to end the threat and stayed on to strike out two more in the 9th and get save #17. Aparicio meanwhile goes to 14-1, 1.41 for all the numerologists out there as he continues to be the AL Cy Young front-runner. Rocker wasn't bad himself, holding the Rays to 6.2 7 2 2 1 6 in his time on the mound but solo homers from Connor Kirkley (#19) in the 2nd to dead center and Jasson Dominguez (#17) in the 4th were enough to get the Rays in front to stay. Game 2: A rare 9th-inning meltdown from Jordan Diaz sent the Rays to a 6-4 defeat by the Tigers at Publix Park. The Rays took a 4-3 lead into the 9th and Diaz came in to close it out. He got a strikeout, walked a pair, then got another strikeout, but the 3rd out proved elusive as light-hitting Detroit SS Mike Harper (batting .223 coming into today) lined a 2-run double down the RF line to make it 5-4, and scored himself on a single. The blown save was the first for Diaz since he blew saves in his first two outings of the year in early April. The Rays nearly came back in the 9th, loading the bases with one out, but Tiger closer Eddie Pelton whiffed Jasson Dominguez and Victor de Jesus to end the game. The Rays fell behind 3-1 on a 2-run homer from old friend Spencer Torkelson off Alec Sachais in the 3rd, but Sachais settled down from there and finished 6 6 3 3 2 6. de Jesus tied it in the 4th on a 2-run shot, his 19th, and Mike Mooney and Tim Siqueiros combined for 2 perfect innings which allowed the Rays to take the lead in the 8th on Bobby Witt's RBI single. Dayle Jenkins had an RBI single in the 1st for the other Rays run as the loss drops them below .800 since May 2 as they're now 5-6 since the break. Game 3: A couple of lesser contributors stole the show today as the Rays routed Detroit 12-0. Danny Ceja bounced back from two disastrous starts to turn in the best start of his MLB career, and one of the best of his professional career, going 7 2 0 0 1 9 on 96 pitches to even his record at 2-2, allowing only a pair of singles to Spencer Torkelson. Brad Ballmann finished up the final two innings. Also having a career day was Mike Lammers, who went 4-4 with 5 RBI including the extremely rare feat of hitting an inside-the-park grand slam homer to cap a 6-run first inning. His deep drive to the LCF gap hit the wall and bounced strangely away from Torkelson, and Lammers was able to just beat the throw at home. He later had an RBI double and ended up missing the cycle by a triple. Dayle Jenkins had a 2-run single and Detroit pitchers issued three bases-loaded walks in the game. Team record: 82-21. Next up: An off-day followed by a road trip beginning with 3 this weekend at Fenway. Last edited by Art Deco; 03-14-2021 at 10:32 PM.