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Art Deco · 04-12-2021, 10:37 AM

Game 1: The Yankees came to Publix Park essentially needing a sweep to keep any faint hopes alive of making it a race in the division at 10 1/2 back. Well those hopes are gone after the Rays beat them 10-3 tonight in a game that was closer than the score indicated. In fact the Yankees took a 3-2 lead in the 6th on a Mario Aguilar 3-run shot off Jon Hayes, but Nate Clark was unstoppable tonight as he hit his 2nd homer of the game, a 2-run shot in the bottom of the inning and 32nd of the year, to put the Rays ahead to stay 4-3. Bo Angeac hit #15 in the 7th to make it 5-3, and then they scored 5 times in the 8th after a Yankee error with 2 out, with Ricky Widmar's bases-clearing double the big hit there. Hayes started and had dominating stuff tonight before he allowed 2 hits in front of Aguilar in that 6th inning but still ended 7 7 3 3 0 12 to improve to 11-6, 3.76. Jordan Diaz had a 1-2-3 8th when it was still a game, and Bob Sirna had a 1-2-3 9th when it wasn't. Clark ended up 4 for 4 with the 2 homers and a double.

Game 2: Jon Soranno's recent woes continued tonight as he couldn't make it out of the 3rd inning in a 6-0 loss to the Yankees. The lefty seems to have hit a wall lately, only lasting 10 1/3 combined through his last 3 starts, allowing 12 runs, and today's 2.2 8 5 5 1 1 was emblematic of that as his record drops to 8-4 and ERA rises to 3.94. Danny Medina went 4 1/3 in long relief allowing a run and Chris Hicks went the final 2 scoreless with 3 whiffs. The offense wasn't any better; although they did get 8 hits they didn't make any of 'em count. Bo Angeac was 3-3 with a couple of infield hits but was twice immediately erased on Luis Corpus double play grounders. Just one of those days to forget.

Game 3: Andy Aparicio was sharp and once again the bats broke open a close game in the late innings as the Rays made it 2 out of 3 over the Yankees with an 8-3 win. AA shut the Bombers down through 6, but gave up a 2-run Mario Aguilar homer in the 7th to allow New York within 3-2. He finished 7 5 2 2 0 7 to pick up his AL-best 13th win against 4 losses and then they scored 4 times in the 7th to blow it open. The Rays were up against an old friend in Daniel Lynch who pitched for them in the mid-20s. He was decent today, holding the league's top offense to 3 runs in 6 innings allowing a solo homer to Victor de Jesus (#25) and a 2-run shot from Connor Kirkley (#10). Another former Rays property did not fare as well as they jumped all over Hunter Barco (in the Rays' minor-league system from 2024-2028) for four runs in 1/3 of an inning on a Dane Ayers sac fly and a 3-run blast from Nate Clark (#33). Ayers added a solo homer (#4) in the 8th. Alex Beltre pitched a clean 8th while Jon Whiteleather gave up a run in the 9th. Clark, de Jesus and Dayle Jenkins each had a 3-hit day.

Team record: 70-33. Next up: Kansas City comes to town for four games.

04-12-2021, 10:37 AM	#820
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,692	July 30-August 1, 2032: vs NY Yankees (3) Game 1: The Yankees came to Publix Park essentially needing a sweep to keep any faint hopes alive of making it a race in the division at 10 1/2 back. Well those hopes are gone after the Rays beat them 10-3 tonight in a game that was closer than the score indicated. In fact the Yankees took a 3-2 lead in the 6th on a Mario Aguilar 3-run shot off Jon Hayes, but Nate Clark was unstoppable tonight as he hit his 2nd homer of the game, a 2-run shot in the bottom of the inning and 32nd of the year, to put the Rays ahead to stay 4-3. Bo Angeac hit #15 in the 7th to make it 5-3, and then they scored 5 times in the 8th after a Yankee error with 2 out, with Ricky Widmar's bases-clearing double the big hit there. Hayes started and had dominating stuff tonight before he allowed 2 hits in front of Aguilar in that 6th inning but still ended 7 7 3 3 0 12 to improve to 11-6, 3.76. Jordan Diaz had a 1-2-3 8th when it was still a game, and Bob Sirna had a 1-2-3 9th when it wasn't. Clark ended up 4 for 4 with the 2 homers and a double. Game 2: Jon Soranno's recent woes continued tonight as he couldn't make it out of the 3rd inning in a 6-0 loss to the Yankees. The lefty seems to have hit a wall lately, only lasting 10 1/3 combined through his last 3 starts, allowing 12 runs, and today's 2.2 8 5 5 1 1 was emblematic of that as his record drops to 8-4 and ERA rises to 3.94. Danny Medina went 4 1/3 in long relief allowing a run and Chris Hicks went the final 2 scoreless with 3 whiffs. The offense wasn't any better; although they did get 8 hits they didn't make any of 'em count. Bo Angeac was 3-3 with a couple of infield hits but was twice immediately erased on Luis Corpus double play grounders. Just one of those days to forget. Game 3: Andy Aparicio was sharp and once again the bats broke open a close game in the late innings as the Rays made it 2 out of 3 over the Yankees with an 8-3 win. AA shut the Bombers down through 6, but gave up a 2-run Mario Aguilar homer in the 7th to allow New York within 3-2. He finished 7 5 2 2 0 7 to pick up his AL-best 13th win against 4 losses and then they scored 4 times in the 7th to blow it open. The Rays were up against an old friend in Daniel Lynch who pitched for them in the mid-20s. He was decent today, holding the league's top offense to 3 runs in 6 innings allowing a solo homer to Victor de Jesus (#25) and a 2-run shot from Connor Kirkley (#10). Another former Rays property did not fare as well as they jumped all over Hunter Barco (in the Rays' minor-league system from 2024-2028) for four runs in 1/3 of an inning on a Dane Ayers sac fly and a 3-run blast from Nate Clark (#33). Ayers added a solo homer (#4) in the 8th. Alex Beltre pitched a clean 8th while Jon Whiteleather gave up a run in the 9th. Clark, de Jesus and Dayle Jenkins each had a 3-hit day. Team record: 70-33. Next up: Kansas City comes to town for four games. Last edited by Art Deco; 04-12-2021 at 02:57 PM.