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Art Deco · 05-26-2021, 04:30 PM

Game 1: The Tampa Bay Rays Traveling Hit Show came to Detroit tonight and laid waste to Tiger pitching in a 12-0 rout, win #10 on the trot. The scoring started innocuously enough when Jaiden Hardaway grounded into a double play in the 3rd to bring home a run, but in the next inning they loaded the bases with nobody out against Tiger knuckleballer Derek DeGolyer and he threw one that didn't knuckle to Jon Jimenez who deposited it into the RF seats for HR #4 to make it 5-0. That opened the floodgates and the Rays went on to get homers from Dayle Jenkins (#2), Victor de Jesus (#12), Vlad Guerrero Jr (#8) and Hardaway (#8, extending his hitting streak to 17). It turns out they scored 11 more runs than Nate Thompson needed as the righty turned in his best start of the year going 7 7 0 0 1 8 and improving to 3-0, 4.03. Danny Medina added a pair of scoreless innings with 3 Ks to close it out.

Game 2: The Rays' 10-game winning streak is over as they fell 9-5 to Detroit thanks mostly to a brutal outing from Nate Schultz, off to a terrible start this year. Schultz was behind 4-0 after facing the Tigers' first four batters, kind of settled down, and then loaded the bases with two out in the 5th. Kevin Kerstetter took over and immediately gave up a bases-loaded double, leaving Schultz with a 4.2 6 8 8 4 5 line as he falls to 1-3, 7.22. This was after the Rays pulled back within 5-4 on a bases-clearing Bo Angeac triple in the top of the 4th. Kerstetter went 3 innings allowing 1 run and striking out 6 more as he now has a 3/25 BB/K ratio in 14.2 innings. Jaiden Hardaway kept his hitting streak alive in the 9th at 18 with HR #9.

Game 3: After last night's loss the Rays quickly made sure it wouldn't happen again, scoring 12 times in the first 3 innings on the way to a 14-2 rout of Detroit. Danny Ayala began his 4-hit day with a 3-run homer (#7) in the 1st off Shohei Ohtani, Dayle Jenkins did likewise in the 2nd (#3), Bo Angeac led off the 3rd with #7, and later in the inning Jenkins added a 2-run double to give him a 5-RBI day and Vlad Guerrero Jr. drove in 2 of his 3 RBI with a single. In addition to Ayala's 4-hit day, Jaiden Hardaway was 4-5 with an RBI to make it 19 straight games with a hit. Leo Ortega cruised to 5-0 going 6 3 2 2 1 6 and Bob Sirna got a 3-inning save (#2), whiffing 6 and not allowing a run.

Team record: 22-7. Next up: An off-day then Dane Ayers and the Blue Jays come to town for 3 over the weekend.

05-26-2021, 04:30 PM	#955
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 6,947	May 1-3, 2034: at Detroit (3) Game 1: The Tampa Bay Rays Traveling Hit Show came to Detroit tonight and laid waste to Tiger pitching in a 12-0 rout, win #10 on the trot. The scoring started innocuously enough when Jaiden Hardaway grounded into a double play in the 3rd to bring home a run, but in the next inning they loaded the bases with nobody out against Tiger knuckleballer Derek DeGolyer and he threw one that didn't knuckle to Jon Jimenez who deposited it into the RF seats for HR #4 to make it 5-0. That opened the floodgates and the Rays went on to get homers from Dayle Jenkins (#2), Victor de Jesus (#12), Vlad Guerrero Jr (#8) and Hardaway (#8, extending his hitting streak to 17). It turns out they scored 11 more runs than Nate Thompson needed as the righty turned in his best start of the year going 7 7 0 0 1 8 and improving to 3-0, 4.03. Danny Medina added a pair of scoreless innings with 3 Ks to close it out. Game 2: The Rays' 10-game winning streak is over as they fell 9-5 to Detroit thanks mostly to a brutal outing from Nate Schultz, off to a terrible start this year. Schultz was behind 4-0 after facing the Tigers' first four batters, kind of settled down, and then loaded the bases with two out in the 5th. Kevin Kerstetter took over and immediately gave up a bases-loaded double, leaving Schultz with a 4.2 6 8 8 4 5 line as he falls to 1-3, 7.22. This was after the Rays pulled back within 5-4 on a bases-clearing Bo Angeac triple in the top of the 4th. Kerstetter went 3 innings allowing 1 run and striking out 6 more as he now has a 3/25 BB/K ratio in 14.2 innings. Jaiden Hardaway kept his hitting streak alive in the 9th at 18 with HR #9. Game 3: After last night's loss the Rays quickly made sure it wouldn't happen again, scoring 12 times in the first 3 innings on the way to a 14-2 rout of Detroit. Danny Ayala began his 4-hit day with a 3-run homer (#7) in the 1st off Shohei Ohtani, Dayle Jenkins did likewise in the 2nd (#3), Bo Angeac led off the 3rd with #7, and later in the inning Jenkins added a 2-run double to give him a 5-RBI day and Vlad Guerrero Jr. drove in 2 of his 3 RBI with a single. In addition to Ayala's 4-hit day, Jaiden Hardaway was 4-5 with an RBI to make it 19 straight games with a hit. Leo Ortega cruised to 5-0 going 6 3 2 2 1 6 and Bob Sirna got a 3-inning save (#2), whiffing 6 and not allowing a run. Team record: 22-7. Next up: An off-day then Dane Ayers and the Blue Jays come to town for 3 over the weekend. Last edited by Art Deco; 05-27-2021 at 12:06 AM.