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Art Deco · 05-07-2021, 11:11 AM

Game 1: The Rays entertained the White Sox, who currently hold down the 1st wildcard and therefore are a potential playoff opponent, and were dealt a 5-3 loss by the Southsiders who have now taken 6 straight. Michael Wacha held the Sox to 1 run through 4 but he was walking a tightrope with numerous runners against and he fell off in the 5th, giving up a Tim Anderson homer and allowing a further rally which led to 2 more runs. He left with 2 out, going 4.2 10 4 4 1 4 and giving way to Chris Mazza, who was excellent with 3 1/3 shutout innings. After the Rays cut the Chicago lead to 4-3, Chaz Roe came in for the 9th and promptly gave up a Luis Robert homer and that provided the final margin of victory for the White Sox. Offensively they couldn't get much going against Jake Thompson, who held them to 3 hits and 1 run with 8 whiffs in 5 IP before he had to leave with a tired arm. They got a couple of runs off Aaron Bummer in the 6th on Willy Adames' 9th HR and an Austin Meadows RBI single but went down in order the rest of the way.

August 21: Optioned P Chris Mazza to AAA Durham, recalled P Luis Patino from AA Montgomery.

Mazza's reward for a brilliant outing is a trip to the minors, while Patino comes back up to rejoin the rotation and start today.

Game 2: Luis Patino was brilliant and the bats turned a close, low-scoring game into a blowout in the late innings as the Rays bounced back from yesterday's loss to thump the White Sox 11-2. Patino retired the first 14 batters, 7 on strikes, before giving up an Adam Eaton single. He started to run out of gas in the 6th, allowing a 2-run HR to Tim Anderson and giving up a couple of more hits, but Chaz Roe got him out of the inning with the lead. Patino finished 5.2 4 2 2 0 8 to improve to 2-1 with the big club, while Roe pitched through the 7th with 3 whiffs. Andrew Kittredge went the final two innings perfect to close it out. Until the 5th inning, Yandy Diaz's single after Austin Meadows' leadoff triple in the first was the only run, but then Brandon Lowe went to work. He drilled a 2-run HR in the 5th to make it 3-0, and then launched another 2-run shot in the 8th to give him 35 HR, 100 RBI and a .304 average with the Tropicana Field crowd chanting "M-V-P" as he rounded the bases on the second one. Also homering were Francisco Mejia (#6) with a 2-run jack in the 7th and Ji-Man Choi (#14) with a solo shot in the same inning. Willy Adames was 4-4 with 3 doubles while Diaz and Randy Arozarena each extended their respective hitting streaks to 18 games.

Game 3: The Rays ran into a buzzsaw in the person of Lucas Giolito as the White Sox ace dominated them in a 4-0 loss. Giolito went 8 2 0 0 1 14 in one of the more overpowering pitching performances we'll see this year, achieving a Game Score of 91. Matt Foster added a pair of whiffs in the 9th so Rays batters came up empty 16 times in total. Ryan Yarbrough started and looked good with 4 strikeouts in 2 1/3 but had to leave with back tightness, which will maybe push him back a day for his next start, and he gave way to Brian Moran. Moran looked good in his first inning + of work but ran into trouble in the 5th and gave up 3 runs including a long and loud homer from Yasmani Grandal. Rafael Dolis took over and went a couple of innings and Cody Reed pitched the final 3, allowing an unearned run. Randy Arozarena saw his hit streak snapped at 18 while Yandy Diaz was fortunate to have the day off so his remains intact.

Team record: 84-41. Magic number: 25. Next up: An off-day then we head to Philly for a couple of games.

05-07-2021, 11:11 AM	#47
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,379	August 20-22: vs Chicago White Sox (3) Game 1: The Rays entertained the White Sox, who currently hold down the 1st wildcard and therefore are a potential playoff opponent, and were dealt a 5-3 loss by the Southsiders who have now taken 6 straight. Michael Wacha held the Sox to 1 run through 4 but he was walking a tightrope with numerous runners against and he fell off in the 5th, giving up a Tim Anderson homer and allowing a further rally which led to 2 more runs. He left with 2 out, going 4.2 10 4 4 1 4 and giving way to Chris Mazza, who was excellent with 3 1/3 shutout innings. After the Rays cut the Chicago lead to 4-3, Chaz Roe came in for the 9th and promptly gave up a Luis Robert homer and that provided the final margin of victory for the White Sox. Offensively they couldn't get much going against Jake Thompson, who held them to 3 hits and 1 run with 8 whiffs in 5 IP before he had to leave with a tired arm. They got a couple of runs off Aaron Bummer in the 6th on Willy Adames' 9th HR and an Austin Meadows RBI single but went down in order the rest of the way. August 21: Optioned P Chris Mazza to AAA Durham, recalled P Luis Patino from AA Montgomery. Mazza's reward for a brilliant outing is a trip to the minors, while Patino comes back up to rejoin the rotation and start today. Game 2: Luis Patino was brilliant and the bats turned a close, low-scoring game into a blowout in the late innings as the Rays bounced back from yesterday's loss to thump the White Sox 11-2. Patino retired the first 14 batters, 7 on strikes, before giving up an Adam Eaton single. He started to run out of gas in the 6th, allowing a 2-run HR to Tim Anderson and giving up a couple of more hits, but Chaz Roe got him out of the inning with the lead. Patino finished 5.2 4 2 2 0 8 to improve to 2-1 with the big club, while Roe pitched through the 7th with 3 whiffs. Andrew Kittredge went the final two innings perfect to close it out. Until the 5th inning, Yandy Diaz's single after Austin Meadows' leadoff triple in the first was the only run, but then Brandon Lowe went to work. He drilled a 2-run HR in the 5th to make it 3-0, and then launched another 2-run shot in the 8th to give him 35 HR, 100 RBI and a .304 average with the Tropicana Field crowd chanting "M-V-P" as he rounded the bases on the second one. Also homering were Francisco Mejia (#6) with a 2-run jack in the 7th and Ji-Man Choi (#14) with a solo shot in the same inning. Willy Adames was 4-4 with 3 doubles while Diaz and Randy Arozarena each extended their respective hitting streaks to 18 games. Game 3: The Rays ran into a buzzsaw in the person of Lucas Giolito as the White Sox ace dominated them in a 4-0 loss. Giolito went 8 2 0 0 1 14 in one of the more overpowering pitching performances we'll see this year, achieving a Game Score of 91. Matt Foster added a pair of whiffs in the 9th so Rays batters came up empty 16 times in total. Ryan Yarbrough started and looked good with 4 strikeouts in 2 1/3 but had to leave with back tightness, which will maybe push him back a day for his next start, and he gave way to Brian Moran. Moran looked good in his first inning + of work but ran into trouble in the 5th and gave up 3 runs including a long and loud homer from Yasmani Grandal. Rafael Dolis took over and went a couple of innings and Cody Reed pitched the final 3, allowing an unearned run. Randy Arozarena saw his hit streak snapped at 18 while Yandy Diaz was fortunate to have the day off so his remains intact. Team record: 84-41. Magic number: 25. Next up: An off-day then we head to Philly for a couple of games. Last edited by Art Deco; 05-08-2021 at 10:53 AM.