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Art Deco · 05-13-2021, 01:49 PM

The Friday night game was rained out by another summer thunderstorm so we're playing two on Saturday.

Game 1: Seattle hung in there for 6 1/2 innings in the first game of the doubleheader but once again the Rays' bats were too much in a 7-2 win extending their winning streak to 15. Leo Ortega started and was sharp, except for a homer from Devon Tuley, a minor leaguer we traded to the Mariners for Kevin Kerstetter and who's done nothing but rake for Seattle (322/378/513 with 17 HR), and an Adley Rustchman (remember him?) triple. He was 6 4 2 2 1 6. Tim Siqueiros pitched the 7th and was once again the pitcher of record when we took the lead so he gets win #8, Mike Wherry got 2 out in the 8th but put two on when it was 5-2 so Kikuo Kawase got the whiff to end the inning and struck out the side in the 9th for save #15. The hitting star early was Vlad Jr, now with a 23-game hitting streak as he was 4-5 with an RBI single and RBI double for the first two Rays runs. Then in the 7th Nate Clark's RBI double broke the deadlock and Bo Angeac added HR #39 with a man on to make it 4 straight with a longball. And Jaiden Hardaway hit #34, a 2-run shot in the 8th, to provide the final margin.

NOTE: The storms hit again after Game 1, so Game 2 of the doubleheader on Saturday was washed out, meaning we play a doubleheader on Sunday instead.

August 20: Recalled P Gil Wayne from AAA Durham.

Wayne returns as the extra man for another doubleheader. His first such start went quite well, here's hoping this one does too.

Game 2: The game was over in the 1st inning when Seattle starter Willie Gutierrez couldn't get anyone out with the first 9 Rays reaching base and they scored 7 times on the way to a 9-2 win, #16 in a row. Gutierrez loaded the bases and Victor de Jesus started his 4-4 day with a 2-run double (he later singled in another run) and then he walked Omar Rodriguez, Alex Buitrago and Luis Corpus each with the bases loaded. Also having a 4-hit day was Vlad Guerrero Jr. who's on an amazing tear right now (a 24-game hitting streak in which he's 51 for his last 117). He's now hitting .412 as a Ray and .347 overall. Speaking of players on amazing tears, Andy Aparicio continued his dominant run by going 7 6 0 0 0 8 and improving to 18-4, 2.91. Chris Hicks went the final two innings and allowed two runs despite striking out 5. The outing seemed to capture the essence of his time with the big club this year: 46 whiffs in 28 2/3 innings but a 6.28 ERA. He is the victim of a .383 BABIP though.

Game 3: This team. This @#$% team. But before I get into that I'll note that Gil Wayne: The Sequel was about as much of a disaster as Caddyshack II. In the space of 1 2/3 innings he managed to give up four - count 'em, four - 2-run homers to Seattle. Thanks to an Alex Buitrago error, only 3 of the 8 runs he allowed were earned but that was little consolation. What was consolation was that his disaster start didn't end the Rays' 16-game winning streak coming in as Omar Rodriguez's 3-run, 2-out homer in the bottom of the 8th gave the Rays an improbable (although with this team losing seems more improbable) 9-8 win to make it 17 in a row as they continue to chase history in more ways than one. Wayne allowed his first 2-run homer (to former Rays first-round pick Stan Collier) in the 1st but Victor de Jesus immediately equalized with a 2-run shot of his own in the bottom of the first and they added another run to go up 3-2. Of course 3 more 2-run homers later in the 2nd and Seattle was up 8-3. But the Rays chipped away. Danny Ayala hit his 5th (in only 37 AB) to make it 8-4, and de Jesus went yard again with a man on in the 6th to cut it to 8-6 and give him 45 on the year. He was a perfect 6-6 with 2 walks in the doubleheader. This brought us to the bottom of the 8th and with two on and two out, Rodriguez hit the game winner, his 16th. For those keeping track, Vlad was 2-5 and made it 25 straight with a hit, equaling Jaiden Hardaway's season-best streak. Of course the comeback doesn't happen without great relief pitching keeping Seattle off the board for the final 7 1/3, and Kevin Kerstetter (3 1/3 hitless against his old team with 6 Ks) and Jim Connors (3 1 0 0 0 4 and win #5) were brilliant. Kikuo Kawase pitched the 9th, and although he got the Mariners 1-2-3 it was almost a disappointment to see him only strike out one of those hitters in getting save #16.

Team record: 102-24. The magic # to clinch the division is 1. Next up: An off-day then Toronto comes to town for 3.

05-13-2021, 01:49 PM	#902
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,664	August 19-21, 2033: vs Seattle (3) The Friday night game was rained out by another summer thunderstorm so we're playing two on Saturday. Game 1: Seattle hung in there for 6 1/2 innings in the first game of the doubleheader but once again the Rays' bats were too much in a 7-2 win extending their winning streak to 15. Leo Ortega started and was sharp, except for a homer from Devon Tuley, a minor leaguer we traded to the Mariners for Kevin Kerstetter and who's done nothing but rake for Seattle (322/378/513 with 17 HR), and an Adley Rustchman (remember him?) triple. He was 6 4 2 2 1 6. Tim Siqueiros pitched the 7th and was once again the pitcher of record when we took the lead so he gets win #8, Mike Wherry got 2 out in the 8th but put two on when it was 5-2 so Kikuo Kawase got the whiff to end the inning and struck out the side in the 9th for save #15. The hitting star early was Vlad Jr, now with a 23-game hitting streak as he was 4-5 with an RBI single and RBI double for the first two Rays runs. Then in the 7th Nate Clark's RBI double broke the deadlock and Bo Angeac added HR #39 with a man on to make it 4 straight with a longball. And Jaiden Hardaway hit #34, a 2-run shot in the 8th, to provide the final margin. NOTE: The storms hit again after Game 1, so Game 2 of the doubleheader on Saturday was washed out, meaning we play a doubleheader on Sunday instead. August 20: Recalled P Gil Wayne from AAA Durham. Wayne returns as the extra man for another doubleheader. His first such start went quite well, here's hoping this one does too. Game 2: The game was over in the 1st inning when Seattle starter Willie Gutierrez couldn't get anyone out with the first 9 Rays reaching base and they scored 7 times on the way to a 9-2 win, #16 in a row. Gutierrez loaded the bases and Victor de Jesus started his 4-4 day with a 2-run double (he later singled in another run) and then he walked Omar Rodriguez, Alex Buitrago and Luis Corpus each with the bases loaded. Also having a 4-hit day was Vlad Guerrero Jr. who's on an amazing tear right now (a 24-game hitting streak in which he's 51 for his last 117). He's now hitting .412 as a Ray and .347 overall. Speaking of players on amazing tears, Andy Aparicio continued his dominant run by going 7 6 0 0 0 8 and improving to 18-4, 2.91. Chris Hicks went the final two innings and allowed two runs despite striking out 5. The outing seemed to capture the essence of his time with the big club this year: 46 whiffs in 28 2/3 innings but a 6.28 ERA. He is the victim of a .383 BABIP though. Game 3: This team. This @#$% team. But before I get into that I'll note that Gil Wayne: The Sequel was about as much of a disaster as Caddyshack II. In the space of 1 2/3 innings he managed to give up four - count 'em, four - 2-run homers to Seattle. Thanks to an Alex Buitrago error, only 3 of the 8 runs he allowed were earned but that was little consolation. What was consolation was that his disaster start didn't end the Rays' 16-game winning streak coming in as Omar Rodriguez's 3-run, 2-out homer in the bottom of the 8th gave the Rays an improbable (although with this team losing seems more improbable) 9-8 win to make it 17 in a row as they continue to chase history in more ways than one. Wayne allowed his first 2-run homer (to former Rays first-round pick Stan Collier) in the 1st but Victor de Jesus immediately equalized with a 2-run shot of his own in the bottom of the first and they added another run to go up 3-2. Of course 3 more 2-run homers later in the 2nd and Seattle was up 8-3. But the Rays chipped away. Danny Ayala hit his 5th (in only 37 AB) to make it 8-4, and de Jesus went yard again with a man on in the 6th to cut it to 8-6 and give him 45 on the year. He was a perfect 6-6 with 2 walks in the doubleheader. This brought us to the bottom of the 8th and with two on and two out, Rodriguez hit the game winner, his 16th. For those keeping track, Vlad was 2-5 and made it 25 straight with a hit, equaling Jaiden Hardaway's season-best streak. Of course the comeback doesn't happen without great relief pitching keeping Seattle off the board for the final 7 1/3, and Kevin Kerstetter (3 1/3 hitless against his old team with 6 Ks) and Jim Connors (3 1 0 0 0 4 and win #5) were brilliant. Kikuo Kawase pitched the 9th, and although he got the Mariners 1-2-3 it was almost a disappointment to see him only strike out one of those hitters in getting save #16. Team record: 102-24. The magic # to clinch the division is 1. Next up: An off-day then Toronto comes to town for 3. Last edited by Art Deco; 05-13-2021 at 05:40 PM.