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Art Deco · 07-12-2021, 06:33 PM

Game 1: Expectations were not high tonight as we came to Globe Life Field to take on the Rangers as the pitching matchup was Nate Thompson (our least consistent starter, despite his gaudy 18-5 record) against Victor Presas, the AL ERA leader and a perennial Cy Young candidate (including a win in 2030). And one of these pitchers took a no-hitter into the 7th while the other was chased after allowing 4 runs in 5 innings. Of course you know by the way I'm phrasing all this that Thompson was the one who outdueled Presas tonight in an 8-1 win. Thompson probably wouldn't have finished his no-hitter as he walked 5 and his pitch count was up there, but former Ray Carlos Perez's one-out single in the 7th made it an easy call to pull Thompson after he went 7 1 0 0 5 9 on 107 pitches. He notched his career-high 19th win and has the ERA down to 4.27. Willie Bertone gave up a run in his 2 innings of work. On offense, Bo Angeac's solo HR (#24) and Victor de Jesus' RBI double were the big hits off Presas, and Jon Jimenez (#35) and Jaiden Hardaway (#26) added homers off another former Ray, Jon Whiteleather. de Jesus had a 4-hit day and Danny Ayala had a pair of RBI doubles to give him 140 ribbies on the season.

Durham Playoff Update: The Bulls capped off their best regular season yet, nearly pulling off an unimaginable feat: a 100-win season in the 140-game IL schedule. They finished just short at 99-41, despite having almost a completely different cast than last year's Governor's Cup-winning team. Some standouts: 1B Ricky Loya (.387-16-94), 3B Jim Gebers (.327-20-76), OF Zach Mathias (our 2029 first-rounder, .312-9-48 with 42 steals), and Andy Vasquez, a weak-hitting SS as of last year whom I dropped from the 40-man and rebounded this year to hit .290-23-79 and play 65 defense. On the pitching side the veteran Mike Champagne was 13-5, 3.75 and the closer was top-30 prospect Vinny Willard, who had 25 saves and a 2.49 ERA but still projects long-term as a starter. Anyway, they'll be opening up tomorrow against Buffalo in a best-of-5 series.

Game 2: Kevin Kerstetter went to 18-0 as the Rays got by the Rangers 6-4. Kerstetter was in command, except for one inning - the 5th, when he loaded the bases and gave up an Adrian Ramos grand slam. Outside of that he shut them down, going 7 5 4 4 1 4 with his ERA ticking up to 2.57. Jim Golunski had his usual perfect inning of relief (an 0/17 BB/K ratio in 15 IP since acquired) and Kikuo Kawase nailed down save #36. Jon Jimenez homered for the second straight night (#36) and drove in a pair, and Dayle Jenkins was 3-5 including a double and a triple and drove in a run.

Durham Playoff Update: The Bulls took their first-round opener against Buffalo 9-2 at Durham Athletic Park, but don't let the score fool you - they trailed 2-0 and it was a 3-2 game going into the bottom of the 8th before they broke it open with 6 runs. Catching prospect Ricky Limongelli had the big hit early, a 2-run homer to make it 3-2 after Daniel Malone tripled in a run. Then 2-run homers from Andy Vasquez and Phil Hable in the 8th put it away. Mike Champagne got the win with a 5 2/3-inning outing.

Game 3: The Rays completed the sweep against a possible ALCS opponent with a 4-2 win at Globe Life Field over Texas. Victor de Jesus's 2-run HR (#36) snapped a scoreless tie in the 6th and Jeff Baez's 2-run double in the 7th gave the Rays some breathing room. Nate Schultz started and walked a tightrope through most of his outing, finishing 5.2 6 1 1 3 5 but improving to 17-2, 3.17. Danny Medina got him out of the 6th but gave up a run of his own in the 7th before Tim Siqueiros took care of the 8th. Siqueiros walked 2 ahead of one of the game's best hitters in Edgar Medina but got him to ground out to end the threat. Kikuo Kawase had a 1-2-3 9th for save #37.

Team record: 117-30. Next up: We head further west for 3 games in Anaheim against the Angels.

Durham Playoff Update: The Bulls are one win away from the championship round after taking a 4-2 win over Buffalo. After Greg Baldwin gave up a 2-run homer in the top of the 8th allowing the Bisons to equalize, Jeff Hayes delivered a 2-run double in the bottom of the frame to give Durham the win. Jimmy Stevenson started and was sharp, going 6 5 0 0 2 8 and Chris Toombs, a lefty relief prospect, went the final 1 2/3 picking the win and saving it for himself. Game 3 is in Buffalo in a couple of days.

07-12-2021, 06:33 PM	#1087
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 6,933	September 11-13, 2035: at Texas (3) Game 1: Expectations were not high tonight as we came to Globe Life Field to take on the Rangers as the pitching matchup was Nate Thompson (our least consistent starter, despite his gaudy 18-5 record) against Victor Presas, the AL ERA leader and a perennial Cy Young candidate (including a win in 2030). And one of these pitchers took a no-hitter into the 7th while the other was chased after allowing 4 runs in 5 innings. Of course you know by the way I'm phrasing all this that Thompson was the one who outdueled Presas tonight in an 8-1 win. Thompson probably wouldn't have finished his no-hitter as he walked 5 and his pitch count was up there, but former Ray Carlos Perez's one-out single in the 7th made it an easy call to pull Thompson after he went 7 1 0 0 5 9 on 107 pitches. He notched his career-high 19th win and has the ERA down to 4.27. Willie Bertone gave up a run in his 2 innings of work. On offense, Bo Angeac's solo HR (#24) and Victor de Jesus' RBI double were the big hits off Presas, and Jon Jimenez (#35) and Jaiden Hardaway (#26) added homers off another former Ray, Jon Whiteleather. de Jesus had a 4-hit day and Danny Ayala had a pair of RBI doubles to give him 140 ribbies on the season. Durham Playoff Update: The Bulls capped off their best regular season yet, nearly pulling off an unimaginable feat: a 100-win season in the 140-game IL schedule. They finished just short at 99-41, despite having almost a completely different cast than last year's Governor's Cup-winning team. Some standouts: 1B Ricky Loya (.387-16-94), 3B Jim Gebers (.327-20-76), OF Zach Mathias (our 2029 first-rounder, .312-9-48 with 42 steals), and Andy Vasquez, a weak-hitting SS as of last year whom I dropped from the 40-man and rebounded this year to hit .290-23-79 and play 65 defense. On the pitching side the veteran Mike Champagne was 13-5, 3.75 and the closer was top-30 prospect Vinny Willard, who had 25 saves and a 2.49 ERA but still projects long-term as a starter. Anyway, they'll be opening up tomorrow against Buffalo in a best-of-5 series. Game 2: Kevin Kerstetter went to 18-0 as the Rays got by the Rangers 6-4. Kerstetter was in command, except for one inning - the 5th, when he loaded the bases and gave up an Adrian Ramos grand slam. Outside of that he shut them down, going 7 5 4 4 1 4 with his ERA ticking up to 2.57. Jim Golunski had his usual perfect inning of relief (an 0/17 BB/K ratio in 15 IP since acquired) and Kikuo Kawase nailed down save #36. Jon Jimenez homered for the second straight night (#36) and drove in a pair, and Dayle Jenkins was 3-5 including a double and a triple and drove in a run. Durham Playoff Update: The Bulls took their first-round opener against Buffalo 9-2 at Durham Athletic Park, but don't let the score fool you - they trailed 2-0 and it was a 3-2 game going into the bottom of the 8th before they broke it open with 6 runs. Catching prospect Ricky Limongelli had the big hit early, a 2-run homer to make it 3-2 after Daniel Malone tripled in a run. Then 2-run homers from Andy Vasquez and Phil Hable in the 8th put it away. Mike Champagne got the win with a 5 2/3-inning outing. Game 3: The Rays completed the sweep against a possible ALCS opponent with a 4-2 win at Globe Life Field over Texas. Victor de Jesus's 2-run HR (#36) snapped a scoreless tie in the 6th and Jeff Baez's 2-run double in the 7th gave the Rays some breathing room. Nate Schultz started and walked a tightrope through most of his outing, finishing 5.2 6 1 1 3 5 but improving to 17-2, 3.17. Danny Medina got him out of the 6th but gave up a run of his own in the 7th before Tim Siqueiros took care of the 8th. Siqueiros walked 2 ahead of one of the game's best hitters in Edgar Medina but got him to ground out to end the threat. Kikuo Kawase had a 1-2-3 9th for save #37. Team record: 117-30. Next up: We head further west for 3 games in Anaheim against the Angels. Durham Playoff Update: The Bulls are one win away from the championship round after taking a 4-2 win over Buffalo. After Greg Baldwin gave up a 2-run homer in the top of the 8th allowing the Bisons to equalize, Jeff Hayes delivered a 2-run double in the bottom of the frame to give Durham the win. Jimmy Stevenson started and was sharp, going 6 5 0 0 2 8 and Chris Toombs, a lefty relief prospect, went the final 1 2/3 picking the win and saving it for himself. Game 3 is in Buffalo in a couple of days. Last edited by Art Deco; 07-12-2021 at 08:32 PM.