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Art Deco · 06-11-2021, 09:01 PM

Game 1: It was a pitchers' duel until it wasn't, and that was when the Rays exploded for 8 runs in the 7th to take an 8-1 win. Brendan McKay gave up a Jose Altuve homer in the 1st and that stood up for Houston behind the pitching of Francis Martes, who 2-hit the Rays through 6. But Martes walked the bases loaded to start the 7th and with one out, reliever Luis Garcia walked Willy Adames to force in the tying run. Ji-Man Choi, dropped to 8th in the lineup hitting a buck-eighty, then cleared the bases with a double, Austin Meadows and Wander Franco singled in runs, and Brandon Lowe greeted rookie Jack Leiter with a 2-run HR (#10) to cap the rally. McKay went 6 6 1 1 2 5 and lowered his ERA to 2.88 while Colin Poche got the win in relief.

Game 2: A wild back-and-forth game culminated in a 3-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the 9th by Wander Franco (#5) and the Rays bested Houston 8-5. Yonny Chirinos started and gave up 3 homers in a 6 7 5 4 0 5 outing including a leadoff Willians Astudillo blast in the 7th which put Houston ahead 5-4 after the Rays came from behind to go ahead 4-3. But Randy Arozarena hit HR #5 in the bottom of the 8th to tie it, and young Houston phenom Forrest Whitley put two on in the 9th ahead of Franco for the winner. Arozarena and Franco were each 4-4 on the night with the former knocking in 4 and the latter 3. Colin Poche picked up the win in relief for the second straight day after a 2-whiff perfect 9th.

Game 3: It was another back-and-forth game today but the Rays went back while the Astros went forth and prevailed 6-5 on Kyle Tucker's RBI double off Aaron Fletcher (who's really stunk this year) in the 7th. The Rays got 2 in the 1st off Max Scherzer with Wander Franco's double the key hit, but Joe Ryan struggled for the first time since being called up, getting hit for 4 runs in the 4th including a Tucker homer to put the Rays behind 5-2. But they chased Scherzer in the 5th with 3 runs to tie it, including another Wander double to knock in 1 and a 2-run 2-bagger from Brandon Lowe. But Fletcher gave up the back-to-back doubles in the 7th to put Houston back in front and the Astros' pen retired the final 10 Rays, including 2 perfect innings with 4 whiffs from Jack Leiter who looked much better today.

Team record: 30-12, 9 games up on Boston which dropped 2 of 3 to Oakland. Next up: We head to Baltimore for 3.

06-11-2021, 09:01 PM	#100
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,541	May 19-21, 2022: vs Houston (3) Game 1: It was a pitchers' duel until it wasn't, and that was when the Rays exploded for 8 runs in the 7th to take an 8-1 win. Brendan McKay gave up a Jose Altuve homer in the 1st and that stood up for Houston behind the pitching of Francis Martes, who 2-hit the Rays through 6. But Martes walked the bases loaded to start the 7th and with one out, reliever Luis Garcia walked Willy Adames to force in the tying run. Ji-Man Choi, dropped to 8th in the lineup hitting a buck-eighty, then cleared the bases with a double, Austin Meadows and Wander Franco singled in runs, and Brandon Lowe greeted rookie Jack Leiter with a 2-run HR (#10) to cap the rally. McKay went 6 6 1 1 2 5 and lowered his ERA to 2.88 while Colin Poche got the win in relief. Game 2: A wild back-and-forth game culminated in a 3-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the 9th by Wander Franco (#5) and the Rays bested Houston 8-5. Yonny Chirinos started and gave up 3 homers in a 6 7 5 4 0 5 outing including a leadoff Willians Astudillo blast in the 7th which put Houston ahead 5-4 after the Rays came from behind to go ahead 4-3. But Randy Arozarena hit HR #5 in the bottom of the 8th to tie it, and young Houston phenom Forrest Whitley put two on in the 9th ahead of Franco for the winner. Arozarena and Franco were each 4-4 on the night with the former knocking in 4 and the latter 3. Colin Poche picked up the win in relief for the second straight day after a 2-whiff perfect 9th. Game 3: It was another back-and-forth game today but the Rays went back while the Astros went forth and prevailed 6-5 on Kyle Tucker's RBI double off Aaron Fletcher (who's really stunk this year) in the 7th. The Rays got 2 in the 1st off Max Scherzer with Wander Franco's double the key hit, but Joe Ryan struggled for the first time since being called up, getting hit for 4 runs in the 4th including a Tucker homer to put the Rays behind 5-2. But they chased Scherzer in the 5th with 3 runs to tie it, including another Wander double to knock in 1 and a 2-run 2-bagger from Brandon Lowe. But Fletcher gave up the back-to-back doubles in the 7th to put Houston back in front and the Astros' pen retired the final 10 Rays, including 2 perfect innings with 4 whiffs from Jack Leiter who looked much better today. Team record: 30-12, 9 games up on Boston which dropped 2 of 3 to Oakland. Next up: We head to Baltimore for 3. Last edited by Art Deco; 06-11-2021 at 09:03 PM.