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Art Deco · 03-18-2021, 04:39 PM

Game 1: The Rays dropped a frustrating game to Minnesota 5-3, frustrating because they outhit the Twins 12-5 but couldn't get the big one when they needed it while the Twins took advantage of their opportunities. More pointedly the Twins had a pair of 2-run homers that made the difference, with Julio Rodriguez's 2-run shot in the 8th off Jon Whiteleather the game-winner. Christian Little started for the Rays and was pretty sharp until the 6th when he gave up his obligatory longball to Manny Baque which made it 3-0 Minnesota. He finished 7 4 3 3 2 11 and Whiteleather was given a high-leverage opportunity in the 8th and blew it. Tim Siqueiros had a 2K 1-2-3 9th. The offense meanwhile, in addition to the 12 hits received 4 walks from Twins starter Jordan Wicks but Luis Corpus twice hit into key double plays, including one with the bases loaded and one out. They finally broke through for three in the 6th to tie it thanks in large part to Rodriguez dropping a fly ball. Bobby Witt Jr ripped a 2-run triple to take advantage and Ricky Widmar brought him home with a single. But despite four more hits in the final 3 innings they couldn't get another runner home, leaving a total of 13 on base.

Game 2: The Rays bounced back tonight for win #99 in an 8-1 thrashing of Minnesota at Publix Park behind a balanced offense and another fantastic start from Jon Soranno. The rookie righty made his home debut and while he wasn't as overpowering as he was in his first start he also wasn't as wild, going 6 4 1 1 2 2 and getting some weak contact. As a result he's 2-0, 1.38 while Mike Mooney (2) and Brad Ballmann (1) pitched the final three innings without allowing a run. The scoring came early and often. After Eloy Jimenez had an RBI single to put them on the board in the 1st, a 4-run 3rd busted it open. Dayle Jenkins (as part of yet another 4-hit night) and Nate Clark hit back-to-back triples, Joe Barker homered (#23) to bring Clark home, and Connor Kirkley had an RBI single to make it 5-0. Jasson Dominguez (low-key having a great year now hitting .325) had a 2-run HR (#25) in the 5th and Kirkley went deep for a solo shot (#23) in the 7th. Ricky Widmar had to leave in the 4th with a dreaded "injured, diagnosis pending" sending me into a panic for the rest of the game but it turns out it's just hip soreness, a 3-day injury so we'll rest him for a few.

Game 3: The bats came to play again and Andy Aparicio turned in a solid if not spectacular outing as the Rays topped the Twins 8-4. Aparicio improved to 17-1 with a 7 8 3 2 0 5 outing where he gave up more than his usual share of hard-hit balls but many of them were right at Rays fielders. His ERA ticked up to 1.52 in the process, and Tim Siqueiros pitched the rest of the 8th after Aparicio gave up a leadoff double while Jordan Diaz saw his first work in 8 days in the 9th and the rust showed a little as he allowed a run. The offense gave them a quick 4-0 lead in the 1st on a Nate Clark RBI single, Eloy Jimenez's 10th HR as a Ray, a 2-run shot which was #53 overall, and a Connor Kirkley RBI single. Clark later added two more RBI singles while Dane Ayers and Jakob Runnels each had RBI doubles to round out the scoring for win #100.

Team record: 100-28. Next up: Kansas City comes to town to close out the month of August with three this weekend.

03-18-2021, 04:39 PM	#751
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,119	August 26-28, 2031: vs Minnesota (3) Game 1: The Rays dropped a frustrating game to Minnesota 5-3, frustrating because they outhit the Twins 12-5 but couldn't get the big one when they needed it while the Twins took advantage of their opportunities. More pointedly the Twins had a pair of 2-run homers that made the difference, with Julio Rodriguez's 2-run shot in the 8th off Jon Whiteleather the game-winner. Christian Little started for the Rays and was pretty sharp until the 6th when he gave up his obligatory longball to Manny Baque which made it 3-0 Minnesota. He finished 7 4 3 3 2 11 and Whiteleather was given a high-leverage opportunity in the 8th and blew it. Tim Siqueiros had a 2K 1-2-3 9th. The offense meanwhile, in addition to the 12 hits received 4 walks from Twins starter Jordan Wicks but Luis Corpus twice hit into key double plays, including one with the bases loaded and one out. They finally broke through for three in the 6th to tie it thanks in large part to Rodriguez dropping a fly ball. Bobby Witt Jr ripped a 2-run triple to take advantage and Ricky Widmar brought him home with a single. But despite four more hits in the final 3 innings they couldn't get another runner home, leaving a total of 13 on base. Game 2: The Rays bounced back tonight for win #99 in an 8-1 thrashing of Minnesota at Publix Park behind a balanced offense and another fantastic start from Jon Soranno. The rookie righty made his home debut and while he wasn't as overpowering as he was in his first start he also wasn't as wild, going 6 4 1 1 2 2 and getting some weak contact. As a result he's 2-0, 1.38 while Mike Mooney (2) and Brad Ballmann (1) pitched the final three innings without allowing a run. The scoring came early and often. After Eloy Jimenez had an RBI single to put them on the board in the 1st, a 4-run 3rd busted it open. Dayle Jenkins (as part of yet another 4-hit night) and Nate Clark hit back-to-back triples, Joe Barker homered (#23) to bring Clark home, and Connor Kirkley had an RBI single to make it 5-0. Jasson Dominguez (low-key having a great year now hitting .325) had a 2-run HR (#25) in the 5th and Kirkley went deep for a solo shot (#23) in the 7th. Ricky Widmar had to leave in the 4th with a dreaded "injured, diagnosis pending" sending me into a panic for the rest of the game but it turns out it's just hip soreness, a 3-day injury so we'll rest him for a few. Game 3: The bats came to play again and Andy Aparicio turned in a solid if not spectacular outing as the Rays topped the Twins 8-4. Aparicio improved to 17-1 with a 7 8 3 2 0 5 outing where he gave up more than his usual share of hard-hit balls but many of them were right at Rays fielders. His ERA ticked up to 1.52 in the process, and Tim Siqueiros pitched the rest of the 8th after Aparicio gave up a leadoff double while Jordan Diaz saw his first work in 8 days in the 9th and the rust showed a little as he allowed a run. The offense gave them a quick 4-0 lead in the 1st on a Nate Clark RBI single, Eloy Jimenez's 10th HR as a Ray, a 2-run shot which was #53 overall, and a Connor Kirkley RBI single. Clark later added two more RBI singles while Dane Ayers and Jakob Runnels each had RBI doubles to round out the scoring for win #100. Team record: 100-28. Next up: Kansas City comes to town to close out the month of August with three this weekend. Last edited by Art Deco; 03-18-2021 at 10:46 PM.