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Art Deco · 07-20-2021, 03:24 PM

Game 1: It was "Sean Day" at Tropicana Field as Sean Manaea shut the bats down and Sean Murphy homered twice to give Oakland a 3-1 win. Luis Patino started and was pretty good at 6 4 2 2 3 8 but a 2-run Murphy homer erased an early 1-0 Rays lead on an Austin Meadows groundout. Murphy then homered off the struggling Rafael Dolis in the 7th.

Playoff race update: Toronto continued its free-fall with another loss as Kyle Tucker homered 3 times in a Houston win while Minnesota and KC stayed tied one game ahead for the second WC spot. The Mets won while Atlanta lost so they now have a 2-game lead in the NL East with 5 games left.

Game 2: Oakland routed the Rays 8-2 today. It was a 3-1 game going into the 7th and I left Yonny Chirinos in too long as he gave up a pair of 2-run homers in the inning and finished 6 11 7 7 0 3. Not much offense again today with a Christian Vazquez RBI single and Brandon Lowe's 34th HR of the year accounting for the two runs. Despite the loss, a Dodgers loss later in the day assured the Rays would finish with MLB's best record.

Playoff race update: Things have gotten so bad for the Blue Jays that they were no-hit today by Houston's Francis Martes. Martes walked 4 and whiffed 5 in the 119-pitch no-no. And Minnesota and Kansas City both won to stay tied for the 2nd wild card spot while Toronto is all but dead at 2 back with 4 games left. Meanwhile the Mets won, Atlanta lost, and New York is now 3 up so I won't even bother updating that one unless things radically change.

Game 3: Joe Ryan! The rookie righty pitched the game of his life, a 2-hit shutout in which he walked none and fanned 10 for a Game Score of 93 as the Rays took a 4-0 decision. He nearly pulled off a Maddux as he finished with 101 pitches and might have had Brandon Lowe not booted a grounder in the 9th. That error and a leadoff single put men on 1st and 2nd to start the inning but Ryan finished with a flourish, whiffing the next 3 A's to complete the shutout. It's the first CG and shutout of Ryan's career and he finishes 8-5, 2.99 with an impressive 19/121 BB/K ratio in 102 innings. Michael Fulmer was matching Ryan 0 for 0 until the 6th, when Austin Meadows unloaded a 3-run shot (#20) and Manuel Margot added a sac fly.

Team record: 112-47. Next up: we close out the regular season with 3 in Cleveland after an off-day.

AL Wild Card update: Minnesota and KC each won to remain tied for the second slot. Toronto won as well to stay 2 back but really a case of too little, too late for them.

07-20-2021, 03:24 PM	#144
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,525	September 25-27, 2022: vs Oakland (3) Game 1: It was "Sean Day" at Tropicana Field as Sean Manaea shut the bats down and Sean Murphy homered twice to give Oakland a 3-1 win. Luis Patino started and was pretty good at 6 4 2 2 3 8 but a 2-run Murphy homer erased an early 1-0 Rays lead on an Austin Meadows groundout. Murphy then homered off the struggling Rafael Dolis in the 7th. Playoff race update: Toronto continued its free-fall with another loss as Kyle Tucker homered 3 times in a Houston win while Minnesota and KC stayed tied one game ahead for the second WC spot. The Mets won while Atlanta lost so they now have a 2-game lead in the NL East with 5 games left. Game 2: Oakland routed the Rays 8-2 today. It was a 3-1 game going into the 7th and I left Yonny Chirinos in too long as he gave up a pair of 2-run homers in the inning and finished 6 11 7 7 0 3. Not much offense again today with a Christian Vazquez RBI single and Brandon Lowe's 34th HR of the year accounting for the two runs. Despite the loss, a Dodgers loss later in the day assured the Rays would finish with MLB's best record. Playoff race update: Things have gotten so bad for the Blue Jays that they were no-hit today by Houston's Francis Martes. Martes walked 4 and whiffed 5 in the 119-pitch no-no. And Minnesota and Kansas City both won to stay tied for the 2nd wild card spot while Toronto is all but dead at 2 back with 4 games left. Meanwhile the Mets won, Atlanta lost, and New York is now 3 up so I won't even bother updating that one unless things radically change. Game 3: Joe Ryan! The rookie righty pitched the game of his life, a 2-hit shutout in which he walked none and fanned 10 for a Game Score of 93 as the Rays took a 4-0 decision. He nearly pulled off a Maddux as he finished with 101 pitches and might have had Brandon Lowe not booted a grounder in the 9th. That error and a leadoff single put men on 1st and 2nd to start the inning but Ryan finished with a flourish, whiffing the next 3 A's to complete the shutout. It's the first CG and shutout of Ryan's career and he finishes 8-5, 2.99 with an impressive 19/121 BB/K ratio in 102 innings. Michael Fulmer was matching Ryan 0 for 0 until the 6th, when Austin Meadows unloaded a 3-run shot (#20) and Manuel Margot added a sac fly. Team record: 112-47. Next up: we close out the regular season with 3 in Cleveland after an off-day. AL Wild Card update: Minnesota and KC each won to remain tied for the second slot. Toronto won as well to stay 2 back but really a case of too little, too late for them. Last edited by Art Deco; 07-20-2021 at 03:26 PM.