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Art Deco · 05-23-2021, 09:11 AM

Game 1: The Rays were dominated by Boston's Mario Candelaria as they only managed 2 hits for the entire game in a 2-0 loss at Fenway Park. Candelaria no-hit them until Victor de Jesus led off the 7th inning with a single, which extended his hitting streak dating back to last season to 26 games. Their only other hit came from pinch-hitter Omar Rodriguez in the 9th inning off Bobby Carman as they tried to mount a rally which also saw Vlad Guerrero Jr. hit by a pitch but Bo Angeac and Jon Jimenez struck out to end the game. Nate Schultz was the hard-luck loser as he pitched very well going 7 5 2 2 1 5 but was beat in the 4th on Gleyber Torres' 600th career homer and another run in the 7th. Edgar Rios pitched a scoreless 8th around a couple of Tampa Bay errors.

Game 2: Victor de Jesus supplied the offense and Leo Ortega supplied the pitching in a 6-1 win over Boston. The slugging 1B/OF extended his hitting streak to 27 games with an RBI double in the 3rd to get the Rays on the board and then blasted his first homer of the season with a man on in the 6th to cap the scoring as part of a 3-4 day. Ortega meanwhile shut the Red Sox out for 6 innings before giving up a leadoff homer in the 7th, going 7 4 1 1 0 9 to make it two wins in two starts for him this season. Also contributing a big hit was rookie Jon Jimenez, who had a 2-run single in the 5th after Bo Angeac walked with the bases loaded to turn a 2-0 game into a 4-0 one. Bob Sirna put two men on with one out in the 8th so Danny Medina came to the rescue, getting a quick double play and a 1-2-3 9th to finish things off.

Game 3: The Rays sent 12 men to the plate in an 8-run 2nd inning to propel them to a 13-5 rout of the Red Sox at Fenway Park. Boston had hit Jon Soranno for 3 in the bottom of the 1st to take a 3-1 lead before the Rays unloaded. Alex Buitrago started with a single and then Will Quintana homered in his second straight start over the Monster to tie the game. Victor de Jesus made it 28 straight with a hit by doubling in a run, and he scored on a Danny Ayala infield hit, one of Ayala's 4 on the day. They loaded the bases with two more infield knocks and then Omar Rodriguez hit one out of the infield and out of the outfield as well, a massive grand slam to deep center, his 2nd of the year. Jaiden Hardaway, off to a slow start, had a 3-run blast of his own (#3) and de Jesus went yard as well (#2). Soranno settled down once he had the big lead, later allowing a 2-run homer to finish 6.2 7 5 5 2 5, not pretty but enough to get his first win of the year. Edgar Rios continued to be stingy, going 1 1/3 scoreless and Billy Hoyte got some work in with only his 2nd appearance of the season pitching a scoreless 9th.

Team record: 6-3. Next up: We head west to play the White Sox in Chicago for 3 games.

05-23-2021, 09:11 AM	#947
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 6,947	April 6-9, 2034: at Boston (3) Game 1: The Rays were dominated by Boston's Mario Candelaria as they only managed 2 hits for the entire game in a 2-0 loss at Fenway Park. Candelaria no-hit them until Victor de Jesus led off the 7th inning with a single, which extended his hitting streak dating back to last season to 26 games. Their only other hit came from pinch-hitter Omar Rodriguez in the 9th inning off Bobby Carman as they tried to mount a rally which also saw Vlad Guerrero Jr. hit by a pitch but Bo Angeac and Jon Jimenez struck out to end the game. Nate Schultz was the hard-luck loser as he pitched very well going 7 5 2 2 1 5 but was beat in the 4th on Gleyber Torres' 600th career homer and another run in the 7th. Edgar Rios pitched a scoreless 8th around a couple of Tampa Bay errors. Game 2: Victor de Jesus supplied the offense and Leo Ortega supplied the pitching in a 6-1 win over Boston. The slugging 1B/OF extended his hitting streak to 27 games with an RBI double in the 3rd to get the Rays on the board and then blasted his first homer of the season with a man on in the 6th to cap the scoring as part of a 3-4 day. Ortega meanwhile shut the Red Sox out for 6 innings before giving up a leadoff homer in the 7th, going 7 4 1 1 0 9 to make it two wins in two starts for him this season. Also contributing a big hit was rookie Jon Jimenez, who had a 2-run single in the 5th after Bo Angeac walked with the bases loaded to turn a 2-0 game into a 4-0 one. Bob Sirna put two men on with one out in the 8th so Danny Medina came to the rescue, getting a quick double play and a 1-2-3 9th to finish things off. Game 3: The Rays sent 12 men to the plate in an 8-run 2nd inning to propel them to a 13-5 rout of the Red Sox at Fenway Park. Boston had hit Jon Soranno for 3 in the bottom of the 1st to take a 3-1 lead before the Rays unloaded. Alex Buitrago started with a single and then Will Quintana homered in his second straight start over the Monster to tie the game. Victor de Jesus made it 28 straight with a hit by doubling in a run, and he scored on a Danny Ayala infield hit, one of Ayala's 4 on the day. They loaded the bases with two more infield knocks and then Omar Rodriguez hit one out of the infield and out of the outfield as well, a massive grand slam to deep center, his 2nd of the year. Jaiden Hardaway, off to a slow start, had a 3-run blast of his own (#3) and de Jesus went yard as well (#2). Soranno settled down once he had the big lead, later allowing a 2-run homer to finish 6.2 7 5 5 2 5, not pretty but enough to get his first win of the year. Edgar Rios continued to be stingy, going 1 1/3 scoreless and Billy Hoyte got some work in with only his 2nd appearance of the season pitching a scoreless 9th. Team record: 6-3. Next up: We head west to play the White Sox in Chicago for 3 games. Last edited by Art Deco; 05-23-2021 at 01:41 PM.