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Art Deco · 07-06-2021, 12:59 PM

Game 1: The Rays started off the post-ASB portion of their schedule with a 7-4 loss to the Orioles at Camden Yards, apparently due to the fact about 1/3 of the team didn't really have a break. Ron Adams though had no excuse as he had the week off but he was hit hard and was unusually wild, going 3.2 4 5 5 5 6 after only walking 12 in his first 65 IP this season. Billy Hoyte went 2 1/3 scoreless but Eric Riley gave up 2 runs in the 8th after the Rays had pulled within 5-4. But it wasn't until the 8th that the offense woke up having only 1 run on 3 hits through 7 until pinch-hitter Jon Jimenez drilled a 3-run HR (#31) to dead center. Omar Rodriguez had an RBI single for the other run.

Game 2: The Rays were one out away from losing their second straight to Baltimore and being shut out in the first game of the doubleheader, but Mike McKee came to the rescue with a 2-out RBI single to tie the game at 1 and then he hit HR #5, a 3-run shot, to break it open in the 11th as the Rays took a 5-1 win. It was a scoreless pitchers' duel into the 8th between Baltimore's Zach Farese (who held the Rays to 2 hits) and Josh Hanna. Hanna blinked first in the 8th when he gave up a pair of singles with one out to put men on 1st and 3rd and he gave way to Tim Siqueiros in hopes of a strikeout. Instead of a whiff Kyren Paris hit a fly ball to score the run before the Rays and McKee responded in the 9th. Then in the 11th Bo Angeac led off the inning with HR #14 and they put two more on before McKee came through again with his homer. Mike Wherry pitched the 9th, Kikuo Kawase the 10th for his first win of the year and Bob Sirna finished it off in the 11th.

Game 3: Tampa Bay completed the doubleheader sweep behind another unlikely hitting hero in an 11-6 win. Willie Bertone, whom I had envisioned ultimately as a starter after acquiring him for Rodolfo Rivas the winter before last, got the start in Game 2 of the twinbill and struggled early, putting the Rays in a 4-0 hole after 3. But in the top of the 4th they mounted a rally and after Omar Rodriguez and Will Quintana had RBI hits to help bring them within 4-3, Melvin Gutierrez of all people drilled a 3-run homer to left. Not only was it Gutierrez's first homer of the season in his 80th at-bat, the three runs were the first he'd driven in all year. And just when Baltimore pulled back within 8-6, Gutierrez came through with an RBI double as part of a 3-run 7th that broke it open again. Quintana added a 2-run single to give him 3 RBI as the bottom 2 in the order drove in 7 of the team's 11 runs. Bertone meanwhile settled down a bit and stuck around long enough for the win, but it wasn't a Picasso as he went 5 5 5 5 3 5. Bob Sirna pitched in both ends of the doubleheader, going 2 1/3 here with 5 whiffs and a run allowed, and Edgar Rios pitched the final 1 2/3 without incident.

July 15: Activated SS Jeff Baez from the 10-day IL, optioned 2B Robbie Salazar to AAA Durham.

Game 4: The Rays finished taking 3 of 4 from the Orioles in this series with a tidy 3-1 win at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Nate Thompson was excellent, getting 12 ground outs in a 7 5 1 1 0 3 performance to improve to 11-3 and get his ERA back below 5 at 4.95. Mike Wherry had a perfect 8th and Kikuo Kawase a perfect 9th with 2 whiffs for save #25. Offense was limited today with the big hit Bo Angeac's 2-run single in the 1st inning proving to be all they would need, but Jeff Baez added an RBI fielder's choice in the 5th in his first game back off the IL.

Team record: 75-20. Next up: We head up I-95 to take on the Yankees for four games at the Stadium.

07-06-2021, 12:59 PM	#1068
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 6,937	July 13-15, 2035: at Baltimore (4) Game 1: The Rays started off the post-ASB portion of their schedule with a 7-4 loss to the Orioles at Camden Yards, apparently due to the fact about 1/3 of the team didn't really have a break. Ron Adams though had no excuse as he had the week off but he was hit hard and was unusually wild, going 3.2 4 5 5 5 6 after only walking 12 in his first 65 IP this season. Billy Hoyte went 2 1/3 scoreless but Eric Riley gave up 2 runs in the 8th after the Rays had pulled within 5-4. But it wasn't until the 8th that the offense woke up having only 1 run on 3 hits through 7 until pinch-hitter Jon Jimenez drilled a 3-run HR (#31) to dead center. Omar Rodriguez had an RBI single for the other run. Game 2: The Rays were one out away from losing their second straight to Baltimore and being shut out in the first game of the doubleheader, but Mike McKee came to the rescue with a 2-out RBI single to tie the game at 1 and then he hit HR #5, a 3-run shot, to break it open in the 11th as the Rays took a 5-1 win. It was a scoreless pitchers' duel into the 8th between Baltimore's Zach Farese (who held the Rays to 2 hits) and Josh Hanna. Hanna blinked first in the 8th when he gave up a pair of singles with one out to put men on 1st and 3rd and he gave way to Tim Siqueiros in hopes of a strikeout. Instead of a whiff Kyren Paris hit a fly ball to score the run before the Rays and McKee responded in the 9th. Then in the 11th Bo Angeac led off the inning with HR #14 and they put two more on before McKee came through again with his homer. Mike Wherry pitched the 9th, Kikuo Kawase the 10th for his first win of the year and Bob Sirna finished it off in the 11th. Game 3: Tampa Bay completed the doubleheader sweep behind another unlikely hitting hero in an 11-6 win. Willie Bertone, whom I had envisioned ultimately as a starter after acquiring him for Rodolfo Rivas the winter before last, got the start in Game 2 of the twinbill and struggled early, putting the Rays in a 4-0 hole after 3. But in the top of the 4th they mounted a rally and after Omar Rodriguez and Will Quintana had RBI hits to help bring them within 4-3, Melvin Gutierrez of all people drilled a 3-run homer to left. Not only was it Gutierrez's first homer of the season in his 80th at-bat, the three runs were the first he'd driven in all year. And just when Baltimore pulled back within 8-6, Gutierrez came through with an RBI double as part of a 3-run 7th that broke it open again. Quintana added a 2-run single to give him 3 RBI as the bottom 2 in the order drove in 7 of the team's 11 runs. Bertone meanwhile settled down a bit and stuck around long enough for the win, but it wasn't a Picasso as he went 5 5 5 5 3 5. Bob Sirna pitched in both ends of the doubleheader, going 2 1/3 here with 5 whiffs and a run allowed, and Edgar Rios pitched the final 1 2/3 without incident. July 15: Activated SS Jeff Baez from the 10-day IL, optioned 2B Robbie Salazar to AAA Durham. Game 4: The Rays finished taking 3 of 4 from the Orioles in this series with a tidy 3-1 win at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Nate Thompson was excellent, getting 12 ground outs in a 7 5 1 1 0 3 performance to improve to 11-3 and get his ERA back below 5 at 4.95. Mike Wherry had a perfect 8th and Kikuo Kawase a perfect 9th with 2 whiffs for save #25. Offense was limited today with the big hit Bo Angeac's 2-run single in the 1st inning proving to be all they would need, but Jeff Baez added an RBI fielder's choice in the 5th in his first game back off the IL. Team record: 75-20. Next up: We head up I-95 to take on the Yankees for four games at the Stadium. Last edited by Art Deco; 07-06-2021 at 07:17 PM.