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Art Deco · 06-26-2021, 12:11 AM

Game 1: It's been a few years, but the Rays used to be good for one old-fashioned bullpen meltdown a season at Camden Yards and today was a return to the bad old days as they squandered a 6-1 lead in the 7th and then had to slog through 16 innings, only to take a 7-6 lead and then lose 8-7 on a walk-off homer in the bottom of the inning. Will Quintana's first hit of the long night brought home Melvin Gutierrez and the Rays looked to be salvaging the victory they should have had in regulation after Billy Hoyte got the first two out in the bottom of the inning. But Kyren Paris singled and then the immortal Yeikel Blandin, 35-rated for power and who had 5 career HR in 475 AB, took Hoyte over the RCF wall for the walk-off winner. Homers by Eric Titcombe and Jaiden Hardaway (who had a 5-hit game in 9 AB), the 6th of the year for each, helped the Rays to a big early lead and with Leo Ortega on the mound, things looked good. But Ortega put a couple on with one out in the 7th and Willie Bertone was terrible, allowing those two to score and loading the bases with his own runners. Mike Wherry then came in and gave up a bases-clearing double and the game was tied for the next 8 innings. Wherry had a clean 8th, Tim Siqueiros went 2 innings, Edgar Rios was impressive in his 2 innings and Kikuo Kawase went 3 perfect innings with 4 whiffs and would have had the win if Hoyte hadn't blown it.

Game 2: No bullpen collapse tonight as the Rays took the lead, built on it, and didn't let Baltimore back into the game in an 8-1 win. It was only a 2-1 game after 6 but Tampa Bay broke it open with 6 runs over the final 3 innings. Josh Hanna started and was excellent, going 6.1 4 1 1 3 9 (I'd like to see him cut down the walks, but I'm not complaining about tonight) to improve to 4-0, 2.75 while Danny Medina was electric in retiring all 5 men he faced with 4 via the whiff and Bob Sirna struck out the side in the 9th. Dayle Jenkins and Chris Peters had RBI singles early before the late fireworks which saw Jaiden Hardaway hit #7 with a man on, Danny Ayala launch #13 and drive in 2, and Eric Titcombe deliver a 2-run double.

Team record: 24-9. Next up: A weird Sunday off-day, then the Diamondbacks come to Publix Park for a 3-game set and what I also believe is their first time visiting.

06-26-2021, 12:11 AM	#1044
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,374	May 4-6, 2035: at Baltimore (3) Game 1: It's been a few years, but the Rays used to be good for one old-fashioned bullpen meltdown a season at Camden Yards and today was a return to the bad old days as they squandered a 6-1 lead in the 7th and then had to slog through 16 innings, only to take a 7-6 lead and then lose 8-7 on a walk-off homer in the bottom of the inning. Will Quintana's first hit of the long night brought home Melvin Gutierrez and the Rays looked to be salvaging the victory they should have had in regulation after Billy Hoyte got the first two out in the bottom of the inning. But Kyren Paris singled and then the immortal Yeikel Blandin, 35-rated for power and who had 5 career HR in 475 AB, took Hoyte over the RCF wall for the walk-off winner. Homers by Eric Titcombe and Jaiden Hardaway (who had a 5-hit game in 9 AB), the 6th of the year for each, helped the Rays to a big early lead and with Leo Ortega on the mound, things looked good. But Ortega put a couple on with one out in the 7th and Willie Bertone was terrible, allowing those two to score and loading the bases with his own runners. Mike Wherry then came in and gave up a bases-clearing double and the game was tied for the next 8 innings. Wherry had a clean 8th, Tim Siqueiros went 2 innings, Edgar Rios was impressive in his 2 innings and Kikuo Kawase went 3 perfect innings with 4 whiffs and would have had the win if Hoyte hadn't blown it. Game 2: No bullpen collapse tonight as the Rays took the lead, built on it, and didn't let Baltimore back into the game in an 8-1 win. It was only a 2-1 game after 6 but Tampa Bay broke it open with 6 runs over the final 3 innings. Josh Hanna started and was excellent, going 6.1 4 1 1 3 9 (I'd like to see him cut down the walks, but I'm not complaining about tonight) to improve to 4-0, 2.75 while Danny Medina was electric in retiring all 5 men he faced with 4 via the whiff and Bob Sirna struck out the side in the 9th. Dayle Jenkins and Chris Peters had RBI singles early before the late fireworks which saw Jaiden Hardaway hit #7 with a man on, Danny Ayala launch #13 and drive in 2, and Eric Titcombe deliver a 2-run double. Team record: 24-9. Next up: A weird Sunday off-day, then the Diamondbacks come to Publix Park for a 3-game set and what I also believe is their first time visiting. Last edited by Art Deco; 06-26-2021 at 10:28 AM.