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Art Deco · 03-20-2021, 10:35 PM

Durham Playoff Update (from 9/11): The Bulls took a commanding 2-0 lead in their opening round IL series with Lehigh Valley thanks to a commanding 14-3 blowout of the IronPigs. Brandon Applebee had a 1st inning grand slam and drove in 5 while Jaiden Hardaway was 3-3 with 3 RBI, 4 runs scored and 2 walks. Mike Harms (who had a .350-23-102 regular season) and Osmy Gregorio also drove in a pair. Gil Wayne got the win going 7 8 3 3 0 8, and Tim Sandstrom will look to close it out Saturday.

Game 1: Jon Hayes was dominant and the Rays took a 4-1 win over Boston in their series opener. Hayes was in his rocking chair, going 8 3 1 1 1 6 on 107 pitches to pick up win #21 against 3 losses and lower his ERA to 2.69. That ties the single season Rays wins record set by Blakes Snell (2018) and Money (2028), and with three or four more starts left Hayes is likely to break it. Jordan Diaz preserved the win with a scoreless 2K 9th, good for save #23. Connor Kirkley brought home the first Rays run with an infield single in the 2nd but strained a rib cage muscle and will be rested for the next 3 games. The big blows came in the 4th when Joe Barker (#26) and Jasson Dominguez (#27) each hit solo homers to make it 3-1. Nate Clark added a sac fly in the 5th for the 4th run.

Game 2: The Rays scored all 7 of their runs in the 3rd and 4th innings and coasted to a 7-2 win over Boston to go to 12-2 in the season series against the Red Sox. Boston starter Mario Candelaria retired the first 10 Rays but very few after that as Dayle Jenkins broke the ice with a solo homer in the 4th, two more reached and Jasson Dominguez drove in the go-ahead run with a sac fly, and then Bobby Witt Jr doubled in two more to make it 4-1. In the 5th, Luis Corpus hit #15 and after Ricky Widmar doubled, Jenkins homered for the second consecutive inning (#15) to up the lead to 7-1. That was way more than enough as usual for Christian Little, who went 6 3 1 1 3 11 with lone run against a Bob Kelly homer. He's now 17-6, 3.36 with an outside shot to win 20. Danny Ceja, dropped from the rotation with Alec Sachais back, picked up his first MLB save by going the final 3 innings, allowing a run and whiffing 4.

MLB Notes: It was milestone homer night as Bo Bichette hit #300, former Ray Gavin Lux blasted #400 and Juan Soto launched #500. Soto had 2 homers tonight and they were his first of the season as he's missed almost all of the season after suffering post-concussion syndrome from getting beaned in mid-April.

Durham Playoff Update: The Bulls completed the sweep of Lehigh Valley with a 3-1 win tonight in Pennsylvania. Tim Sandstrom went 5 innings and the Bulls-pen was outstanding from there with Chris Hicks throwing a pair of shutout innings and Eric Carter nailing down the save. Brandon Applebee was 3-4 with an RBI and was named Series MVP while Jaiden Hardaway was 2-4 with a double and 2 runs scored. They'll either play Columbus or Buffalo in the finals.

Game 3: The Rays came out on the short end of a low-scoring affair with Boston which saw each team only manage 5 hits, losing 3-1. Nate Clark and Joe Barker were rested today, but that doesn't completely explain it as Clark's replacement D'Andre Hodges accounted for the only Rays run with a solo homer (#3) in the 5th. Alex Santos and the Red Sox pen did a masterful job of limiting Tampa Bay today, with the key moments a couple of times they got Ricky Widmar to ground into double plays. Jon Soranno started for the Rays and was very good, and after getting a strikeout to lead off the 7th in a 1-1 game, he walked a man and his pitch count was in the mid-90s. I should have pulled them him then but let him pitch to the righty Gabriel Arias, who blasted a 2-run homer to win the game for Boston. He finished 6.1 4 3 3 3 8, with the 8 whiffs a career high. Tim Siqueiros finished the 7th, Mike Mooney had a 1-2-3 8th and Jon Whiteleather a scoreless 9th to keep it close but there would be no Rays rally today.

Team record: 111-31. Next up: The fading Yankees come to town for 3. Despite a win today they've dropped 4 games out of the 2nd wild card and BNN has their playoff chances down to 6%.

03-20-2021, 10:35 PM	#756
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,116	September 12-14, 2031: vs Boston (3) Durham Playoff Update (from 9/11): The Bulls took a commanding 2-0 lead in their opening round IL series with Lehigh Valley thanks to a commanding 14-3 blowout of the IronPigs. Brandon Applebee had a 1st inning grand slam and drove in 5 while Jaiden Hardaway was 3-3 with 3 RBI, 4 runs scored and 2 walks. Mike Harms (who had a .350-23-102 regular season) and Osmy Gregorio also drove in a pair. Gil Wayne got the win going 7 8 3 3 0 8, and Tim Sandstrom will look to close it out Saturday. Game 1: Jon Hayes was dominant and the Rays took a 4-1 win over Boston in their series opener. Hayes was in his rocking chair, going 8 3 1 1 1 6 on 107 pitches to pick up win #21 against 3 losses and lower his ERA to 2.69. That ties the single season Rays wins record set by Blakes Snell (2018) and Money (2028), and with three or four more starts left Hayes is likely to break it. Jordan Diaz preserved the win with a scoreless 2K 9th, good for save #23. Connor Kirkley brought home the first Rays run with an infield single in the 2nd but strained a rib cage muscle and will be rested for the next 3 games. The big blows came in the 4th when Joe Barker (#26) and Jasson Dominguez (#27) each hit solo homers to make it 3-1. Nate Clark added a sac fly in the 5th for the 4th run. Game 2: The Rays scored all 7 of their runs in the 3rd and 4th innings and coasted to a 7-2 win over Boston to go to 12-2 in the season series against the Red Sox. Boston starter Mario Candelaria retired the first 10 Rays but very few after that as Dayle Jenkins broke the ice with a solo homer in the 4th, two more reached and Jasson Dominguez drove in the go-ahead run with a sac fly, and then Bobby Witt Jr doubled in two more to make it 4-1. In the 5th, Luis Corpus hit #15 and after Ricky Widmar doubled, Jenkins homered for the second consecutive inning (#15) to up the lead to 7-1. That was way more than enough as usual for Christian Little, who went 6 3 1 1 3 11 with lone run against a Bob Kelly homer. He's now 17-6, 3.36 with an outside shot to win 20. Danny Ceja, dropped from the rotation with Alec Sachais back, picked up his first MLB save by going the final 3 innings, allowing a run and whiffing 4. MLB Notes: It was milestone homer night as Bo Bichette hit #300, former Ray Gavin Lux blasted #400 and Juan Soto launched #500. Soto had 2 homers tonight and they were his first of the season as he's missed almost all of the season after suffering post-concussion syndrome from getting beaned in mid-April. Durham Playoff Update: The Bulls completed the sweep of Lehigh Valley with a 3-1 win tonight in Pennsylvania. Tim Sandstrom went 5 innings and the Bulls-pen was outstanding from there with Chris Hicks throwing a pair of shutout innings and Eric Carter nailing down the save. Brandon Applebee was 3-4 with an RBI and was named Series MVP while Jaiden Hardaway was 2-4 with a double and 2 runs scored. They'll either play Columbus or Buffalo in the finals. Game 3: The Rays came out on the short end of a low-scoring affair with Boston which saw each team only manage 5 hits, losing 3-1. Nate Clark and Joe Barker were rested today, but that doesn't completely explain it as Clark's replacement D'Andre Hodges accounted for the only Rays run with a solo homer (#3) in the 5th. Alex Santos and the Red Sox pen did a masterful job of limiting Tampa Bay today, with the key moments a couple of times they got Ricky Widmar to ground into double plays. Jon Soranno started for the Rays and was very good, and after getting a strikeout to lead off the 7th in a 1-1 game, he walked a man and his pitch count was in the mid-90s. I should have pulled them him then but let him pitch to the righty Gabriel Arias, who blasted a 2-run homer to win the game for Boston. He finished 6.1 4 3 3 3 8, with the 8 whiffs a career high. Tim Siqueiros finished the 7th, Mike Mooney had a 1-2-3 8th and Jon Whiteleather a scoreless 9th to keep it close but there would be no Rays rally today. Team record: 111-31. Next up: The fading Yankees come to town for 3. Despite a win today they've dropped 4 games out of the 2nd wild card and BNN has their playoff chances down to 6%. Last edited by Art Deco; 03-21-2021 at 09:16 AM.