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Art Deco · 06-27-2021, 08:38 PM

Game 1: The Dodgers came back to town for the first time since last year's World Series and it was a strange game which the Rays ended up taking 4-3. Strange in that it included an unusual start for Leo Ortega. Ortega's a 35 stamina guy who usually only goes 85-90 pitches but typically gets through 6 innings or so because of his pinpoint control and efficiency. Today was not one of those days. Ortega ended up throwing 102 pitches - and it only got him through 3 1/3 innings. His very un-Ortega line was 3.1 4 3 3 3 7 with the Dodgers taking an extremely patient approach, fouling off a lot of pitches and running 3-2 counts galore. A 3-run homer in the 3rd accounted for all the runs against, and Ron Adams took over in the 4th and was brilliant, going 3.2 1 0 0 0 4 and picking up his 2nd win. Tim Siqueiros had a 7-pitch 1-2-3 8th (he's yet to be scored on in 12 1/3 IP this season) and Kikuo Kawase had a 1-2-3 9th for save #12. The offense came via two big blows: a Victor de Jesus 3-run HR in the first (#8, a slow start for him) and Omar Rodriguez's tie-breaking shot (#7) in the 5th. Dayle Jenkins had 4 hits and should have had an RBI but his 7th-inning double bounced over the wall and Jaiden Hardaway had to hold at third.

Game 2: A crazy game at Publix Park saw the Rays come all the way back from a 7-0 deficit to tie it up, only to lose when the Dodgers scored three times in the 10th to take a 10-7 win. Nate Thompson was roughed up once again, going 2.2 7 6 5 0 4 to give him 13 runs allowed over his last two starts in 7.1 IP and he sports an ungodly 6.87 ERA for the season. Raymher Costa came on and immediately gave up a Joe Allen homer to score Thompson's last runner but he, Bob Sirna and Edgar Rios held the Dodgers there through the 8th, buying them enough time to come back. Chris Peters had a huge game for a change, going 4-5 with the game-tying homer (#3) in the 8th, Danny Ayala got them within one in the 7th with #17 to go with an earlier sac fly, and Mike McKee had a 2-run single. But after getting the Dodgers out in the 9th, I probably pushed Tim Siqueiros too far bringing him out for the 10th and although he got the first two outs, he gave up a Danny Ramos homer which was the first run against him this year. Mike Wherry then came in and had all kinds of trouble, including a hit batter, a passed ball and an error, and LA added two more runs to put it away.

Team record: 34-12. Next up: 4 games in Cleveland.

06-27-2021, 08:38 PM	#1049
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,393	May 22-23, 2035: vs LA Dodgers (2) Game 1: The Dodgers came back to town for the first time since last year's World Series and it was a strange game which the Rays ended up taking 4-3. Strange in that it included an unusual start for Leo Ortega. Ortega's a 35 stamina guy who usually only goes 85-90 pitches but typically gets through 6 innings or so because of his pinpoint control and efficiency. Today was not one of those days. Ortega ended up throwing 102 pitches - and it only got him through 3 1/3 innings. His very un-Ortega line was 3.1 4 3 3 3 7 with the Dodgers taking an extremely patient approach, fouling off a lot of pitches and running 3-2 counts galore. A 3-run homer in the 3rd accounted for all the runs against, and Ron Adams took over in the 4th and was brilliant, going 3.2 1 0 0 0 4 and picking up his 2nd win. Tim Siqueiros had a 7-pitch 1-2-3 8th (he's yet to be scored on in 12 1/3 IP this season) and Kikuo Kawase had a 1-2-3 9th for save #12. The offense came via two big blows: a Victor de Jesus 3-run HR in the first (#8, a slow start for him) and Omar Rodriguez's tie-breaking shot (#7) in the 5th. Dayle Jenkins had 4 hits and should have had an RBI but his 7th-inning double bounced over the wall and Jaiden Hardaway had to hold at third. Game 2: A crazy game at Publix Park saw the Rays come all the way back from a 7-0 deficit to tie it up, only to lose when the Dodgers scored three times in the 10th to take a 10-7 win. Nate Thompson was roughed up once again, going 2.2 7 6 5 0 4 to give him 13 runs allowed over his last two starts in 7.1 IP and he sports an ungodly 6.87 ERA for the season. Raymher Costa came on and immediately gave up a Joe Allen homer to score Thompson's last runner but he, Bob Sirna and Edgar Rios held the Dodgers there through the 8th, buying them enough time to come back. Chris Peters had a huge game for a change, going 4-5 with the game-tying homer (#3) in the 8th, Danny Ayala got them within one in the 7th with #17 to go with an earlier sac fly, and Mike McKee had a 2-run single. But after getting the Dodgers out in the 9th, I probably pushed Tim Siqueiros too far bringing him out for the 10th and although he got the first two outs, he gave up a Danny Ramos homer which was the first run against him this year. Mike Wherry then came in and had all kinds of trouble, including a hit batter, a passed ball and an error, and LA added two more runs to put it away. Team record: 34-12. Next up: 4 games in Cleveland. Last edited by Art Deco; 06-27-2021 at 09:34 PM.