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Art Deco · 05-23-2021, 07:25 PM

Game 1: Tyler Glasnow went out of turn (but on normal rest) today to get him lined up for Game 1 of the ALDS but he was outpitched tonight by Luis Severino as the Yankees topped the Rays 3-1. Glasnow had a shaky first inning in which he allowed a run and was lucky not to allow 2 as a runner was thrown out at the plate. He gave up 2 more runs, including a Gleyber Torres solo homer and finished 6 6 3 3 2 8 to end the year 11-8, 4.05 with 228 whiffs in 173 innings but 31 HR allowed. As a result his final WAR was only 1.9 in what has to go down as a disappointing season. Andrew Kittredge pitched the final 2 innings scoreless and was impressive with 5 strikeouts. Severino held them to 1 run and 5 hits through 8, with Mike Zunino's 20th HR of the year in the 3rd briefly tying the game and representing their only run. They did get the tying run to the plate in the 9th against Aroldis Chapman and Mike Brosseau pinch hit of course, but he lined one to the right fielder. With Minnesota losing tonight, the Rays did clinch home-field advantage for the ALDS, and with Houston winning game #100 tonight, the Rays are now locked into a matchup with the Twins.

Playoff race update: The Angels and Blue Jays each won tonight to officially clinch the two AL wild cards, but the location of the game is still up in the air as the teams have identical records. Over in the NL just when the Dodgers looked safe, they lost while Arizona and San Diego won so the D-backs are one game behind and the Padres two.

Game 2: The Rays lost a 12-8 slugfest to the Yankees today which saw Ryan Yarbrough and a parade of relievers all pitch ineffectively. Yarbs was hit for an Aaron Judge grand slam in the first, settled down for a while as the Rays took a 7-4 lead in the 5th, and then walked a man to lead off the 5th and with a high pitch count and the need to rest he came out. But Chaz Roe was a disaster, hitting a man, walking one and giving up 3 hits to see the Yankees tie it at 7. He left with the bases loaded for Rafael Dolis, who promptly walked the first two men he faced to force in a pair of runs and New York was back ahead 9-7 just like that. Hunter Strickland gave up a pair of solo homers and Nick Anderson was touched for a run so no Rays pitcher today could hold their head high. There were some hitters that could, though, as Francisco Mejia was 4-4 with an RBI, Wander Franco had a 3-run homer (#8), Randy Arozarena was 3-5 with a solo shot (#29) and Mike Brosseau hit #5. Brendan McKay got a chance to DH and was 2-4 with an RBI double.

Playoff race update: The Dodgers won to clinch at least a tie for the division, and eliminated the Padres, who will play the wild card game on the road, from division contention. Arizona won however to keep the pressure on LA and stay a game back going into the season's final day.

Game 3: Just what everyone wanted on the final day of the season in a meaningless game, a 4:47 11-inning marathon. But it was one the Rays won, scoring 9(!) times in the 11th inning to take a 17-9 win over the Yankees. With the victory the Rays won their 97th game of the season, tying the 2008 World Series squad for most regular-season wins. They scored 6 times in the 1st when Jonathan Loaisiga walked 5 Rays in 2/3 of an inning with Taylor Walls' bases-clearing double the big hit. Unsurprisingly, the Yankees came back with 5 against Luis Patino in his 5 innings but got a little breathing room with Mike Zunino went deep for #21 in the 6th to make it 8-5. Brendan McKay went 2 innings and gave up a Giancarlo Stanton solo shot to cut it to 8-6 but Pete Fairbanks had a 1-2-3 8th and Diego Castillo was one out away from ending it in regulation when Luke Voit drilled a 2-run double off him to send us to extras. Colin Poche had a quick 10th and then all hell broke loose in the 11th with Kevin Kiermaier's 2-run single starting the 9-run rally and his second RBI single of the inning ending it. In between Yandy Diaz had an RBI single, Brandon Lowe had a 2-RBI single to finish with an MLB-leading 124 RBI, and Mike Brosseau had an RBI double. Cody Reed pitched the 11th and of course he gave up a homer but allowed nothing else to mercifully end the game and the regular season.

Final Regular Season Record: 97-65. Next up: The ALDS later in the week with Minnesota coming to the Trop for Games 1 and 2.

Playoff Race Update: Well, we have a tie in the NL West as the Diamondbacks won while the Dodgers fell to Milwaukee, so they'll do battle to decide who gets to play the Mets in the NLDS and who gets to host San Diego in the Wild Card Game.

05-23-2021, 07:25 PM	#60
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,400	October 1-3: at NY Yankees (3) Game 1: Tyler Glasnow went out of turn (but on normal rest) today to get him lined up for Game 1 of the ALDS but he was outpitched tonight by Luis Severino as the Yankees topped the Rays 3-1. Glasnow had a shaky first inning in which he allowed a run and was lucky not to allow 2 as a runner was thrown out at the plate. He gave up 2 more runs, including a Gleyber Torres solo homer and finished 6 6 3 3 2 8 to end the year 11-8, 4.05 with 228 whiffs in 173 innings but 31 HR allowed. As a result his final WAR was only 1.9 in what has to go down as a disappointing season. Andrew Kittredge pitched the final 2 innings scoreless and was impressive with 5 strikeouts. Severino held them to 1 run and 5 hits through 8, with Mike Zunino's 20th HR of the year in the 3rd briefly tying the game and representing their only run. They did get the tying run to the plate in the 9th against Aroldis Chapman and Mike Brosseau pinch hit of course, but he lined one to the right fielder. With Minnesota losing tonight, the Rays did clinch home-field advantage for the ALDS, and with Houston winning game #100 tonight, the Rays are now locked into a matchup with the Twins. Playoff race update: The Angels and Blue Jays each won tonight to officially clinch the two AL wild cards, but the location of the game is still up in the air as the teams have identical records. Over in the NL just when the Dodgers looked safe, they lost while Arizona and San Diego won so the D-backs are one game behind and the Padres two. Game 2: The Rays lost a 12-8 slugfest to the Yankees today which saw Ryan Yarbrough and a parade of relievers all pitch ineffectively. Yarbs was hit for an Aaron Judge grand slam in the first, settled down for a while as the Rays took a 7-4 lead in the 5th, and then walked a man to lead off the 5th and with a high pitch count and the need to rest he came out. But Chaz Roe was a disaster, hitting a man, walking one and giving up 3 hits to see the Yankees tie it at 7. He left with the bases loaded for Rafael Dolis, who promptly walked the first two men he faced to force in a pair of runs and New York was back ahead 9-7 just like that. Hunter Strickland gave up a pair of solo homers and Nick Anderson was touched for a run so no Rays pitcher today could hold their head high. There were some hitters that could, though, as Francisco Mejia was 4-4 with an RBI, Wander Franco had a 3-run homer (#8), Randy Arozarena was 3-5 with a solo shot (#29) and Mike Brosseau hit #5. Brendan McKay got a chance to DH and was 2-4 with an RBI double. Playoff race update: The Dodgers won to clinch at least a tie for the division, and eliminated the Padres, who will play the wild card game on the road, from division contention. Arizona won however to keep the pressure on LA and stay a game back going into the season's final day. Game 3: Just what everyone wanted on the final day of the season in a meaningless game, a 4:47 11-inning marathon. But it was one the Rays won, scoring 9(!) times in the 11th inning to take a 17-9 win over the Yankees. With the victory the Rays won their 97th game of the season, tying the 2008 World Series squad for most regular-season wins. They scored 6 times in the 1st when Jonathan Loaisiga walked 5 Rays in 2/3 of an inning with Taylor Walls' bases-clearing double the big hit. Unsurprisingly, the Yankees came back with 5 against Luis Patino in his 5 innings but got a little breathing room with Mike Zunino went deep for #21 in the 6th to make it 8-5. Brendan McKay went 2 innings and gave up a Giancarlo Stanton solo shot to cut it to 8-6 but Pete Fairbanks had a 1-2-3 8th and Diego Castillo was one out away from ending it in regulation when Luke Voit drilled a 2-run double off him to send us to extras. Colin Poche had a quick 10th and then all hell broke loose in the 11th with Kevin Kiermaier's 2-run single starting the 9-run rally and his second RBI single of the inning ending it. In between Yandy Diaz had an RBI single, Brandon Lowe had a 2-RBI single to finish with an MLB-leading 124 RBI, and Mike Brosseau had an RBI double. Cody Reed pitched the 11th and of course he gave up a homer but allowed nothing else to mercifully end the game and the regular season. Final Regular Season Record: 97-65. Next up: The ALDS later in the week with Minnesota coming to the Trop for Games 1 and 2. Playoff Race Update: Well, we have a tie in the NL West as the Diamondbacks won while the Dodgers fell to Milwaukee, so they'll do battle to decide who gets to play the Mets in the NLDS and who gets to host San Diego in the Wild Card Game. Last edited by Art Deco; 05-23-2021 at 09:13 PM.