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Art Deco · 04-15-2021, 08:05 AM

Game 1: Chris Archer was brilliant and an unlikely hitting hero came to the fore as the Rays edged Seattle 3-2 in the opener of their four-game series. After the first two batters combined for two hits and a run, Archer completely shut down the Mariners from there, going 7 3 1 1 1 5. This allowed the bats to get a couple of runs. First, usual suspect Brandon Lowe went opposite field with #18 off Yusei Kukuchi in the 4th and then the forgotten Francisco Mejia in a rare start hit his 4th of the season off Kikuchi in the 5th to give the Rays the lead. Mejia then came through again in the 7th with an RBI double, an insurance run they cashed in when Pete Fairbanks allowed an unearned run in the 8th thanks to a Willy Adames error. Nick Anderson pitched the 9th, struck out the first two, gave up a couple of singles, and then whiffed Dylan Moore to end the game and grab save #15. Archer is now 5-2, 3.92 and he won his 5th straight decision. The Yankees won so the lead stays at 9.

Game 2: The Rays got a taste of their own miracle comeback medicine tonight when they squandered a 5-0 lead and lost to Seattle 6-5 in 10 innings. Alex Wood started and retired the first 14 Mariners while his teammates built a healthy lead, but the Seattle comeback started in the 6th when Wood suffered his old bugaboo, the gopher ball, allowing a pair of homers to make it 5-2 Rays. Wood still finished an excellent 6 4 2 2 0 12 with the strikeouts his most as a Ray. Cody Reed also continued his disturbing trend of allowing homers as he coughed up one up in the 7th to make it 5-3. Andrew Kittredge got him out of that, and Chaz Roe had a 1-2-3 2K 8th. With Nick Anderson tired, Diego Castillo got the call in the 9th, and got two outs with one man on but the single-hitting J.P. Crawford picked this moment to hit his 2nd homer of the year, tying the game with Seattle's last at-bat. And in the 10th Castillo gave up two quick singles to put men on 1st and 3rd and a Ty France sac fly brought home the winning run for a tough loss. The Rays got the big lead early on, taking advantage of 6 walks issued by Mariner rookie starter Emerson Hancock with a Randy Arozarena RBI double a 2-run Brandon Lowe single the big hits. Fortunately Jesus Luzardo shut down the Yankees in a 3-0 Oakland win, so no ground was lost.

Game 3: The Rays had kind of a skeleton crew today as Brandon Lowe, Austin Meadows and Willy Adames were all showing as fatigued, as well as the big 3 at the back end of the bullpen (Fairbanks, Castillo, Anderson). So it was up the irregulars to pick up the slack and with the help of some still-playing regulars they managed a 6-4 win. Randy Arozarena's 12th HR of the year with a man on in the 8th broke a 3-3 tie to give them the win, and earlier Mike Brosseau (getting a rare start against a righty) had a 2-run double. Mike Wacha started and no-hit the Mariners until the 5th, but his penchant for allowing homers bit him as after giving up his first hit to Julio Rodriguez, Kyle Lewis took him deep, and then in the 7th Lewis repeated the feat against him, sending Wacha to the showers with a 6.1 4 3 3 1 2 line. Trevor Richards came on and picked up the win (his first of the year) after Arozarena's blast, and although he allowed a run in the 8th it didn't hurt. Andrew Kittredge came in for the save but tweaked something (will only miss tomorrow) in his back and had to leave with one on and one out, so Cody Reed notched his first save by retiring the last two Mariners. The Yankees lost again (dropping to .500) so the division lead is now in double digits at 10.

Game 4: The Rays fell behind big early and almost came back all the way before falling 6-5 to Seattle and settling for a split of the 4-game series. Ryan Yarbrough did not have it today, hit to the tune of 4.1 7 5 5 2 4 and dropping to 6-4, 4.52. Josh Fleming went the next 2 2/3 and gave up a run which at the time made it 6-1 but ended up very important. That's because once Rick Porcello left after befuddling the Rays with a 7 3 1 1 1 9 line, they scored 3 times on the Seattle bullpen in the 8th on RBI singles from Yandy Diaz and Wander Franco and a bases-loaded walk to Ji-Man Choi. Nick Anderson pitched the 8th and held the Mariners and then Manuel Margot led off the 9th with his first homer of the year off Seattle closer Aaron Fletcher. But despite a couple of hard hit balls, they couldn't get anyone else on base and fell just short. In the division race, the Yankees lost again to fall below .500 and were usurped for 2nd by Boston, which is now .500 at 36-36, meaning the division lead is 9 1/2 over the Red Sox.

Team record: 46-27. Next up: An off-day then back home for three vs those same Red Sox.

04-15-2021, 08:05 AM	#27
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,075	June 17-20: at Seattle Game 1: Chris Archer was brilliant and an unlikely hitting hero came to the fore as the Rays edged Seattle 3-2 in the opener of their four-game series. After the first two batters combined for two hits and a run, Archer completely shut down the Mariners from there, going 7 3 1 1 1 5. This allowed the bats to get a couple of runs. First, usual suspect Brandon Lowe went opposite field with #18 off Yusei Kukuchi in the 4th and then the forgotten Francisco Mejia in a rare start hit his 4th of the season off Kikuchi in the 5th to give the Rays the lead. Mejia then came through again in the 7th with an RBI double, an insurance run they cashed in when Pete Fairbanks allowed an unearned run in the 8th thanks to a Willy Adames error. Nick Anderson pitched the 9th, struck out the first two, gave up a couple of singles, and then whiffed Dylan Moore to end the game and grab save #15. Archer is now 5-2, 3.92 and he won his 5th straight decision. The Yankees won so the lead stays at 9. Game 2: The Rays got a taste of their own miracle comeback medicine tonight when they squandered a 5-0 lead and lost to Seattle 6-5 in 10 innings. Alex Wood started and retired the first 14 Mariners while his teammates built a healthy lead, but the Seattle comeback started in the 6th when Wood suffered his old bugaboo, the gopher ball, allowing a pair of homers to make it 5-2 Rays. Wood still finished an excellent 6 4 2 2 0 12 with the strikeouts his most as a Ray. Cody Reed also continued his disturbing trend of allowing homers as he coughed up one up in the 7th to make it 5-3. Andrew Kittredge got him out of that, and Chaz Roe had a 1-2-3 2K 8th. With Nick Anderson tired, Diego Castillo got the call in the 9th, and got two outs with one man on but the single-hitting J.P. Crawford picked this moment to hit his 2nd homer of the year, tying the game with Seattle's last at-bat. And in the 10th Castillo gave up two quick singles to put men on 1st and 3rd and a Ty France sac fly brought home the winning run for a tough loss. The Rays got the big lead early on, taking advantage of 6 walks issued by Mariner rookie starter Emerson Hancock with a Randy Arozarena RBI double a 2-run Brandon Lowe single the big hits. Fortunately Jesus Luzardo shut down the Yankees in a 3-0 Oakland win, so no ground was lost. Game 3: The Rays had kind of a skeleton crew today as Brandon Lowe, Austin Meadows and Willy Adames were all showing as fatigued, as well as the big 3 at the back end of the bullpen (Fairbanks, Castillo, Anderson). So it was up the irregulars to pick up the slack and with the help of some still-playing regulars they managed a 6-4 win. Randy Arozarena's 12th HR of the year with a man on in the 8th broke a 3-3 tie to give them the win, and earlier Mike Brosseau (getting a rare start against a righty) had a 2-run double. Mike Wacha started and no-hit the Mariners until the 5th, but his penchant for allowing homers bit him as after giving up his first hit to Julio Rodriguez, Kyle Lewis took him deep, and then in the 7th Lewis repeated the feat against him, sending Wacha to the showers with a 6.1 4 3 3 1 2 line. Trevor Richards came on and picked up the win (his first of the year) after Arozarena's blast, and although he allowed a run in the 8th it didn't hurt. Andrew Kittredge came in for the save but tweaked something (will only miss tomorrow) in his back and had to leave with one on and one out, so Cody Reed notched his first save by retiring the last two Mariners. The Yankees lost again (dropping to .500) so the division lead is now in double digits at 10. Game 4: The Rays fell behind big early and almost came back all the way before falling 6-5 to Seattle and settling for a split of the 4-game series. Ryan Yarbrough did not have it today, hit to the tune of 4.1 7 5 5 2 4 and dropping to 6-4, 4.52. Josh Fleming went the next 2 2/3 and gave up a run which at the time made it 6-1 but ended up very important. That's because once Rick Porcello left after befuddling the Rays with a 7 3 1 1 1 9 line, they scored 3 times on the Seattle bullpen in the 8th on RBI singles from Yandy Diaz and Wander Franco and a bases-loaded walk to Ji-Man Choi. Nick Anderson pitched the 8th and held the Mariners and then Manuel Margot led off the 9th with his first homer of the year off Seattle closer Aaron Fletcher. But despite a couple of hard hit balls, they couldn't get anyone else on base and fell just short. In the division race, the Yankees lost again to fall below .500 and were usurped for 2nd by Boston, which is now .500 at 36-36, meaning the division lead is 9 1/2 over the Red Sox. Team record: 46-27. Next up: An off-day then back home for three vs those same Red Sox. Last edited by Art Deco; 04-16-2021 at 10:42 PM.