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Art Deco · 03-19-2021, 10:26 AM

Game 1: Jon Hayes became MLB's first 20-game winner in 2031 as the Rays cruised past Kansas City 6-2. The veteran lefty gave up a first-inning run and an unearned run in the 3rd but coasted from there, going 8 7 2 1 2 10 on the night to go to 20-3, 2.83. He picked up some early run support when the Rays got to Marvin Santana for 3 runs in the 1st on RBI singles from Dayle Jenkins, Eloy Jimenez and Bobby Witt Jr. It remained a close 3-2 game until the Rays hit solo homers in the 6th (Witt #12), 7th (Nate Clark #31) and 8th (Connor Kirkley #24). Witt and Kirkley each had 3-hit games, while Jose Alvarado pitched a 2K 1-2-3 9th to secure Hayes' milestone win. And with the Yankees losing later in the evening, the Rays clinched the AL East before the calendar turns to September. That's 10 straight division titles if you're counting at home.

Game 2: A 4-0 deficit was no problem as usual for the Rays, who rode the home run ball to a 7-4 comeback win over Kansas City. Danny Ceja pitched well overall except for the 3rd inning when he surrendered a pair of 2-run homers to the Royals which put the Rays in a sizable hole. But he hung in there long enough to pick up a win, going 7 6 4 4 0 9 and improving to 6-2, 4.18. The comeback started in the bottom of the inning when Dayle Jenkins hit #10 with the bases empty, and then in the 5th Eloy Jimenez cut it to 4-3 with a 2-run shot, #11 as a Ray and #54 overall, by far the best in the majors. Then the big blow came in the bottom of the 7th when with two men aboard Jasson Dominguez launched a 3-run homer (#25) to put the Rays ahead 6-4. They added a run in the 8th on Ricky Widmar's sac fly, and Jose Alvarado and Jordan Diaz had scoreless innings for the hold and the save, respectively, Diaz's 19th.

Game 3: The Rays cruised to a sweep of Kansas City with a 7-1 win behind Christian Little and some production from the bench. Little was in vintage form, going 6 3 1 1 1 9 and moving to 15-6, 3.55. Jon Whiteleather, Nate Thompson and Tim Siqueiros each threw a scoreless inning in relief. The offense primarily came from Rodolfo Rivas (a 2-run HR, #16, in the 2nd) and D'Andre Hodges (a 3-run blast, his 2nd, in the 5th). Dayle Jenkins added an RBI double.

Team record: 103-27. Next up: We start a road trip with 3 in Baltimore.

03-19-2021, 10:26 AM	#752
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,121	August 29-31, 2031: vs Kansas City (3) Game 1: Jon Hayes became MLB's first 20-game winner in 2031 as the Rays cruised past Kansas City 6-2. The veteran lefty gave up a first-inning run and an unearned run in the 3rd but coasted from there, going 8 7 2 1 2 10 on the night to go to 20-3, 2.83. He picked up some early run support when the Rays got to Marvin Santana for 3 runs in the 1st on RBI singles from Dayle Jenkins, Eloy Jimenez and Bobby Witt Jr. It remained a close 3-2 game until the Rays hit solo homers in the 6th (Witt #12), 7th (Nate Clark #31) and 8th (Connor Kirkley #24). Witt and Kirkley each had 3-hit games, while Jose Alvarado pitched a 2K 1-2-3 9th to secure Hayes' milestone win. And with the Yankees losing later in the evening, the Rays clinched the AL East before the calendar turns to September. That's 10 straight division titles if you're counting at home. Game 2: A 4-0 deficit was no problem as usual for the Rays, who rode the home run ball to a 7-4 comeback win over Kansas City. Danny Ceja pitched well overall except for the 3rd inning when he surrendered a pair of 2-run homers to the Royals which put the Rays in a sizable hole. But he hung in there long enough to pick up a win, going 7 6 4 4 0 9 and improving to 6-2, 4.18. The comeback started in the bottom of the inning when Dayle Jenkins hit #10 with the bases empty, and then in the 5th Eloy Jimenez cut it to 4-3 with a 2-run shot, #11 as a Ray and #54 overall, by far the best in the majors. Then the big blow came in the bottom of the 7th when with two men aboard Jasson Dominguez launched a 3-run homer (#25) to put the Rays ahead 6-4. They added a run in the 8th on Ricky Widmar's sac fly, and Jose Alvarado and Jordan Diaz had scoreless innings for the hold and the save, respectively, Diaz's 19th. Game 3: The Rays cruised to a sweep of Kansas City with a 7-1 win behind Christian Little and some production from the bench. Little was in vintage form, going 6 3 1 1 1 9 and moving to 15-6, 3.55. Jon Whiteleather, Nate Thompson and Tim Siqueiros each threw a scoreless inning in relief. The offense primarily came from Rodolfo Rivas (a 2-run HR, #16, in the 2nd) and D'Andre Hodges (a 3-run blast, his 2nd, in the 5th). Dayle Jenkins added an RBI double. Team record: 103-27. Next up: We start a road trip with 3 in Baltimore. Last edited by Art Deco; 03-19-2021 at 06:35 PM.