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Art Deco · 04-02-2021, 07:52 PM

Game 1: For the second straight day the Rays took a 6-run lead into the 9th inning and this time they actually held onto it in an 8-2 win at Detroit which snapped their 4-game losing streak. In a way it was returning to the scene of the crime after their shock loss to Detroit in last year's ALDS (although they actually won Game 4 in their last visit here before losing Game 5 in Tampa), and for 5 innings it was a frustrating 0-0 stalemate with the Rays not getting a hit off Tiger starter John Rizzo until Jaiden Hardaway singled with one out in the 5th. But they broke through in a big way in the 6th for 7 runs as Jasson Dominguez singled in a run, Victor de Jesus doubled in another, Bo Angeac walked with the bases loaded and then Luis Corpus brought 'em all home with a grand slam (HR #5). They tacked on a run in the 8th on a Dayle Jenkins single. While all this was going on Alec Sachais was dealing again, and pitched into the 8th with a shutout before he put a couple of men on who Jose Alvarado allowed to score. Alvarado hasn't been very good this year and has an ugly 7/6 BB/K ratio despite a misleadingly low 1.46 ERA. Nate Thompson pitched the 9th and did not have a meltdown thankfully. Sachais ended 7.1 5 2 2 1 10 and improved 4-1, 3.33. The Yankees won last night and tonight so they're tied in the standings but the Rays are percentage points ahead as the New York has played two more games.

Game 2: The Rays blasted six home runs as they took their frustrations out on Detroit by crushing them 14-1. 13 of the runs came in two big innings, a 6-run 4th and a 7-run 6th. The 4th was similar to yesterday's 6th in that they strung together some hits to score some runs and then it was capped off by a Luis Corpus homer (#6). The 6th, however, saw them homer four times with Victor de Jesus (#8), Dane Ayers (#2), Nate Clark (an MLB-tops #14), and Jasson Dominguez (#8) went deep. Rodolfo Rivas added his 8th in the 8th inning. Today's beneficiary of all the run support was Jon Soranno, who was excellent once again. He went 7 4 1 1 1 7 and is now 3-1, 2.77 with a 10/54 BB/K ratio in 52 innings. Jon Whiteleather and Chris Hicks each had a scoreless inning to mop things up. The Yankees won again so it's as you were in the AL East.

Game 3: After winning the first two games of this series by a combined score of 22-3, you just knew they'd lose this one by a run and that's exactly what happened as they fell 4-3. Andy Aparicio started and pitched his best game in a while, and should have left after the 7th up 3-1 instead of tied 3-3 as Jaiden Hardaway's throwing error with two out in the 2nd allowed two Detroit runs to score instead of ending the inning. AA finished 7 6 3 1 1 6 and gave way to Nate Thompson in the 8th, who picked the absolute worst time to give up his first earned run of the season in 19 innings of pitching by allowing a Phil Arias homer in the bottom of the 8th to provide the Tigers with the winning margin. Ricky Widmar led off the game with HR #5 off Kumar Rocker, and Bo Angeac tied the game at 2 in the 5th against his old organization with his 3rd of the year. After Aparicio gave up a Blaze Jordan homer to put Detroit in front, they tied it again in the 7th on a wild pitch. I conservatively held Victor de Jesus at 3rd with one out on a Hardaway single in the 8th, and it backfired as Angeac grounded to 3rd with the runner holding and Jakob Runnels predictably struck out. And to make matters worse, Widmar had to leave in the 8th with a pulled abdominal muscle. It's considered a DtD injury but it's for 8 days so we'll likely IL him. Thanks to our lousy (so far) bullpen this year we now have an atrocious 4-10 record in 1-run games, meaning we're two below our Pythagorean record. And we're now one behind the Yankees, who won today.

Team record: 24-17. Next up: We head down I-75 to play 2 games in Columbus.

04-02-2021, 07:52 PM	#795
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,857	May 21-23, 2032: at Detroit (3) Game 1: For the second straight day the Rays took a 6-run lead into the 9th inning and this time they actually held onto it in an 8-2 win at Detroit which snapped their 4-game losing streak. In a way it was returning to the scene of the crime after their shock loss to Detroit in last year's ALDS (although they actually won Game 4 in their last visit here before losing Game 5 in Tampa), and for 5 innings it was a frustrating 0-0 stalemate with the Rays not getting a hit off Tiger starter John Rizzo until Jaiden Hardaway singled with one out in the 5th. But they broke through in a big way in the 6th for 7 runs as Jasson Dominguez singled in a run, Victor de Jesus doubled in another, Bo Angeac walked with the bases loaded and then Luis Corpus brought 'em all home with a grand slam (HR #5). They tacked on a run in the 8th on a Dayle Jenkins single. While all this was going on Alec Sachais was dealing again, and pitched into the 8th with a shutout before he put a couple of men on who Jose Alvarado allowed to score. Alvarado hasn't been very good this year and has an ugly 7/6 BB/K ratio despite a misleadingly low 1.46 ERA. Nate Thompson pitched the 9th and did not have a meltdown thankfully. Sachais ended 7.1 5 2 2 1 10 and improved 4-1, 3.33. The Yankees won last night and tonight so they're tied in the standings but the Rays are percentage points ahead as the New York has played two more games. Game 2: The Rays blasted six home runs as they took their frustrations out on Detroit by crushing them 14-1. 13 of the runs came in two big innings, a 6-run 4th and a 7-run 6th. The 4th was similar to yesterday's 6th in that they strung together some hits to score some runs and then it was capped off by a Luis Corpus homer (#6). The 6th, however, saw them homer four times with Victor de Jesus (#8), Dane Ayers (#2), Nate Clark (an MLB-tops #14), and Jasson Dominguez (#8) went deep. Rodolfo Rivas added his 8th in the 8th inning. Today's beneficiary of all the run support was Jon Soranno, who was excellent once again. He went 7 4 1 1 1 7 and is now 3-1, 2.77 with a 10/54 BB/K ratio in 52 innings. Jon Whiteleather and Chris Hicks each had a scoreless inning to mop things up. The Yankees won again so it's as you were in the AL East. Game 3: After winning the first two games of this series by a combined score of 22-3, you just knew they'd lose this one by a run and that's exactly what happened as they fell 4-3. Andy Aparicio started and pitched his best game in a while, and should have left after the 7th up 3-1 instead of tied 3-3 as Jaiden Hardaway's throwing error with two out in the 2nd allowed two Detroit runs to score instead of ending the inning. AA finished 7 6 3 1 1 6 and gave way to Nate Thompson in the 8th, who picked the absolute worst time to give up his first earned run of the season in 19 innings of pitching by allowing a Phil Arias homer in the bottom of the 8th to provide the Tigers with the winning margin. Ricky Widmar led off the game with HR #5 off Kumar Rocker, and Bo Angeac tied the game at 2 in the 5th against his old organization with his 3rd of the year. After Aparicio gave up a Blaze Jordan homer to put Detroit in front, they tied it again in the 7th on a wild pitch. I conservatively held Victor de Jesus at 3rd with one out on a Hardaway single in the 8th, and it backfired as Angeac grounded to 3rd with the runner holding and Jakob Runnels predictably struck out. And to make matters worse, Widmar had to leave in the 8th with a pulled abdominal muscle. It's considered a DtD injury but it's for 8 days so we'll likely IL him. Thanks to our lousy (so far) bullpen this year we now have an atrocious 4-10 record in 1-run games, meaning we're two below our Pythagorean record. And we're now one behind the Yankees, who won today. Team record: 24-17. Next up: We head down I-75 to play 2 games in Columbus. Last edited by Art Deco; 04-03-2021 at 12:45 AM.