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Art Deco · 07-07-2021, 01:08 AM

Game 1: It was an epic pitchers' duel between Cleveland's Shane Bieber and Tampa Bay's Brendan McKay but Randy Arozarena crashed the party with a pair of solo homers to give the Rays a 2-1 win. After Cleveland got to McKay for a run in the 4th, Arozarena answered in the bottom of the inning and then went deep to give the Rays the lead in the 7th, his 20th of the year. McKay went 7 4 1 1 3 7 and is now an astounding 13-1, 2.37. Ken Giles got save #27 with a perfect 2K 9th while Bieber struck out 10 in an 8-inning complete game to take the hard luck loss.

Game 2: Yonny Chirinos was handed a 4-0 lead when the Rays batted around in the 1st but squandered it by giving up a pair of homers to Franmil Reyes, including a grand slam, and Cleveland took a 7-5 win over Tampa Bay. Reyes' pair of round-trippers offset a pair from Ji-Man Choi, including a 3-run blast in that 1st inning as he now has 10 on the year. Chirinos finished a brutal 4 7 6 6 3 3 and dropped to 11-5, 3.93 as he's allowed 5 or more earned runs in 3 of his last 5 starts.

August 13: Optioned P Andrew Kittredge to AAA Durham, recalled P Alex Vesia from AAA Durham.

Game 3: For the second straight night the Rays lost an early lead but this time they rallied to score 7 times in the 7th and 8th to take an 11-4 win and take the series. Tampa Bay got homers in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th from Willy Adames (#7), Jarren Duran (#3) and Joey Bart (#4/#11) to go up 4-1 behind Tyler Glasnow. But Glasnow ran up a huge pitch count once again and had to leave after the 5th, going 5 4 1 1 5 9. Aaron Fletcher coughed up a run in the 6th and then Diego Castillo gave up a 2-run Jordan Luplow homer in the 7th allowing Cleveland to tie. But Austin Meadows came to the rescue with a 2-run triple in the 7th to put the Rays back on top, and he added an RBI single in the 8th when they really broke it open with 5 runs. Ji-Man Choi drove in 3 over those two innings with a sac fly and 2-run single and Bart had a 2-run single to go with his earlier solo homer. Castillo vultured win #4 while blowing save #3.

Team record: 83-34. Next up: Off to Seattle for 3 games.

MLB Note: The Dodgers swept the Braves today to take their 15th straight victory and are now 79-38, 4 games behind the Rays for best record in MLB.

07-07-2021, 01:08 AM	#129
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,525	August 11-13, 2022: vs Cleveland (3) Game 1: It was an epic pitchers' duel between Cleveland's Shane Bieber and Tampa Bay's Brendan McKay but Randy Arozarena crashed the party with a pair of solo homers to give the Rays a 2-1 win. After Cleveland got to McKay for a run in the 4th, Arozarena answered in the bottom of the inning and then went deep to give the Rays the lead in the 7th, his 20th of the year. McKay went 7 4 1 1 3 7 and is now an astounding 13-1, 2.37. Ken Giles got save #27 with a perfect 2K 9th while Bieber struck out 10 in an 8-inning complete game to take the hard luck loss. Game 2: Yonny Chirinos was handed a 4-0 lead when the Rays batted around in the 1st but squandered it by giving up a pair of homers to Franmil Reyes, including a grand slam, and Cleveland took a 7-5 win over Tampa Bay. Reyes' pair of round-trippers offset a pair from Ji-Man Choi, including a 3-run blast in that 1st inning as he now has 10 on the year. Chirinos finished a brutal 4 7 6 6 3 3 and dropped to 11-5, 3.93 as he's allowed 5 or more earned runs in 3 of his last 5 starts. August 13: Optioned P Andrew Kittredge to AAA Durham, recalled P Alex Vesia from AAA Durham. Game 3: For the second straight night the Rays lost an early lead but this time they rallied to score 7 times in the 7th and 8th to take an 11-4 win and take the series. Tampa Bay got homers in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th from Willy Adames (#7), Jarren Duran (#3) and Joey Bart (#4/#11) to go up 4-1 behind Tyler Glasnow. But Glasnow ran up a huge pitch count once again and had to leave after the 5th, going 5 4 1 1 5 9. Aaron Fletcher coughed up a run in the 6th and then Diego Castillo gave up a 2-run Jordan Luplow homer in the 7th allowing Cleveland to tie. But Austin Meadows came to the rescue with a 2-run triple in the 7th to put the Rays back on top, and he added an RBI single in the 8th when they really broke it open with 5 runs. Ji-Man Choi drove in 3 over those two innings with a sac fly and 2-run single and Bart had a 2-run single to go with his earlier solo homer. Castillo vultured win #4 while blowing save #3. Team record: 83-34. Next up: Off to Seattle for 3 games. MLB Note: The Dodgers swept the Braves today to take their 15th straight victory and are now 79-38, 4 games behind the Rays for best record in MLB. Last edited by Art Deco; 07-07-2021 at 01:19 AM.