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Art Deco · 03-30-2021, 02:55 PM

Game 1: The Rays made it three in a row and three games over .500 for the first time this season with an 8-2 triumph over Oakland. The offense rode the longball to success today, with Brandon Lowe hitting a 3-run jack (#6) in the 1st, Austin Meadows with a man on (#2) in the 5th and Joey Wendle with a 2-run shot (#3) in the 8th. Ji-Man Choi's RBI groundout in the 8th was the only non-homer run today for the Rays. Ryan Yarbrough started and pitched well, even if he wasn't his usual efficient self, going 5.2 6 2 1 2 6 on 100 pitches. Andrew Kittredge got him out of the 6th and pitched the 7th, Chaz Roe struck out the side in the 8th, and Cody Reed finished in the 9th. The Yankees keep winning at 16-6, so the Rays remain 3 1/2 behind as the wild card may be their best bet this season.

Game 2: An 11-run 5th inning propelled the Rays to a 15-1 blowout of Oakland today, their 4th consecutive win. It was an inning Francisco Mejia will always remember, as the Rays' catcher started it off with a 2-run homer (his first as a Ray) and followed later with a bases-clearing triple to give him 5 RBIs in one inning, which might be a club record. Austin Meadows also had two extra-base hits in the inning, doubling to continue the rally after Mejia's homer and then homering himself (#3) after Mejia's triple. Interestingly, the scoring in the 5th should have been limited to Mejia's homer as with two out Chad Pinder dropped a fly ball which would have been the third out, allowing two runners to score. Mike Brosseau was 4-5 with 2 RBI and Willy Adames was 3-4 with a double and 3 RBI as the team bashed a season-high 16 hits. Just as impressive as the offense was Rich Hill on the mound, as he came through with another brilliant outing, going 6.1 4 1 1 1 6 after Trevor Richards opened for him with 1 2/3 scoreless. Hill is now 3-1, 1.37 with his ERA second-best in the AL and his 0.8 WAR third-best. Chris Archer made his first appearance after coming off the IL with a 1-2-3 9th to finish the game. The Yankees lost for a change so the Rays creep within 2 1/2 of the division lead.

Game 3: It was a night to forget at the Trop for the Rays and their fans as Oakland returned the favor of last night's blowout and waxed Tampa Bay 9-2. Collin McHugh wasn't very good and will be leaving the rotation for Chris Archer, who mopped up today with 2 2/3 innings of relief. McHugh was hit for 4 runs and 7 hits in 4 innings and sports a 7.77 ERA. Andrew Kittredge relieved him and gave up 4 runs on his own, while the offense did very little with Kevin Kiermaier singling in Willy Adames after a triple and Randy Arozarena's RBI double the only runs the Rays could muster. The Yankees won big (8 HRs in a 16-4 win at Baltimore including 3 from Aaron Judge) so they're back to 3 1/2 behind although they can take solace from the fact they have the same record as the Dodgers who are also 14-11.

Game 4: Tyler Glasnow, ladies and gentlemen. The Rays righty was absolutely in command today, taking a no-hitter into the 7th inning before losing it with one out on a Matt Olson grounder into the shortstop hole that Willy Adames probably should have made a better play on in a 4-0 Rays win. (Had this not been OOTP, a subjective official scorer would probably have given Adames an error.) Glasnow ended up 7 1 0 0 1 13 on 100 pitches and is now 4-1, 2.72 and has moved to 3rd in the AL in pitcher WAR. Cody Reed got 4 outs and Peter Fairbanks 2 to combine with Glasnow for the 1-hit shutout. Austin Meadows gave Glasnow all the offense he would need by leading off the game with HR #4, but Adames (who had a 3-hit day) singled in a run in the 1st as well. Later Yoshi Tsutsugo made a rare positive contribution with an RBI double and they scored a 4th run on a rare error from Matt Chapman. Baltimore took care of the Yankees today so once again they're back within 2 1/2.

Team record: 15-11. Next up: The Houston Astros come to town for a weekend series.

03-30-2021, 02:55 PM	#10
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,079	April 26-29: vs Oakland (4) Game 1: The Rays made it three in a row and three games over .500 for the first time this season with an 8-2 triumph over Oakland. The offense rode the longball to success today, with Brandon Lowe hitting a 3-run jack (#6) in the 1st, Austin Meadows with a man on (#2) in the 5th and Joey Wendle with a 2-run shot (#3) in the 8th. Ji-Man Choi's RBI groundout in the 8th was the only non-homer run today for the Rays. Ryan Yarbrough started and pitched well, even if he wasn't his usual efficient self, going 5.2 6 2 1 2 6 on 100 pitches. Andrew Kittredge got him out of the 6th and pitched the 7th, Chaz Roe struck out the side in the 8th, and Cody Reed finished in the 9th. The Yankees keep winning at 16-6, so the Rays remain 3 1/2 behind as the wild card may be their best bet this season. Game 2: An 11-run 5th inning propelled the Rays to a 15-1 blowout of Oakland today, their 4th consecutive win. It was an inning Francisco Mejia will always remember, as the Rays' catcher started it off with a 2-run homer (his first as a Ray) and followed later with a bases-clearing triple to give him 5 RBIs in one inning, which might be a club record. Austin Meadows also had two extra-base hits in the inning, doubling to continue the rally after Mejia's homer and then homering himself (#3) after Mejia's triple. Interestingly, the scoring in the 5th should have been limited to Mejia's homer as with two out Chad Pinder dropped a fly ball which would have been the third out, allowing two runners to score. Mike Brosseau was 4-5 with 2 RBI and Willy Adames was 3-4 with a double and 3 RBI as the team bashed a season-high 16 hits. Just as impressive as the offense was Rich Hill on the mound, as he came through with another brilliant outing, going 6.1 4 1 1 1 6 after Trevor Richards opened for him with 1 2/3 scoreless. Hill is now 3-1, 1.37 with his ERA second-best in the AL and his 0.8 WAR third-best. Chris Archer made his first appearance after coming off the IL with a 1-2-3 9th to finish the game. The Yankees lost for a change so the Rays creep within 2 1/2 of the division lead. Game 3: It was a night to forget at the Trop for the Rays and their fans as Oakland returned the favor of last night's blowout and waxed Tampa Bay 9-2. Collin McHugh wasn't very good and will be leaving the rotation for Chris Archer, who mopped up today with 2 2/3 innings of relief. McHugh was hit for 4 runs and 7 hits in 4 innings and sports a 7.77 ERA. Andrew Kittredge relieved him and gave up 4 runs on his own, while the offense did very little with Kevin Kiermaier singling in Willy Adames after a triple and Randy Arozarena's RBI double the only runs the Rays could muster. The Yankees won big (8 HRs in a 16-4 win at Baltimore including 3 from Aaron Judge) so they're back to 3 1/2 behind although they can take solace from the fact they have the same record as the Dodgers who are also 14-11. Game 4: Tyler Glasnow, ladies and gentlemen. The Rays righty was absolutely in command today, taking a no-hitter into the 7th inning before losing it with one out on a Matt Olson grounder into the shortstop hole that Willy Adames probably should have made a better play on in a 4-0 Rays win. (Had this not been OOTP, a subjective official scorer would probably have given Adames an error.) Glasnow ended up 7 1 0 0 1 13 on 100 pitches and is now 4-1, 2.72 and has moved to 3rd in the AL in pitcher WAR. Cody Reed got 4 outs and Peter Fairbanks 2 to combine with Glasnow for the 1-hit shutout. Austin Meadows gave Glasnow all the offense he would need by leading off the game with HR #4, but Adames (who had a 3-hit day) singled in a run in the 1st as well. Later Yoshi Tsutsugo made a rare positive contribution with an RBI double and they scored a 4th run on a rare error from Matt Chapman. Baltimore took care of the Yankees today so once again they're back within 2 1/2. Team record: 15-11. Next up: The Houston Astros come to town for a weekend series. Last edited by Art Deco; 03-31-2021 at 09:47 AM.