September 2-4, 2036: vs Toronto (3)
Game 1: The Rays trounced Toronto 10-1 at Publix Park. Jon Soranno returned from his sore shoulder to go 6 2 1 1 3 7 and improve to 12-1, 3.45 with Ron Adams turning in 3 scoreless innings to pick up his 4th save. Bo Angeac led the offense with 2 HR (#23/24) and 3 RBI, Jon Jimenez had a 3-run HR in the first (#33) and Daniel Vasquez was 2-4 with HR #33 and 2 RBI.
Game 2: Toronto took a 6-0 lead off Josh Hanna, held the Rays to 2 hits through 5, led 6-1 after 6...eh, you know where this one is going. The Rays rallied for a 7-6 win over the Blue Jays when Mike McKee blasted a grand slam (#10) in the bottom of the 8th after Jaiden Hardaway got them within 6-3 in the 7th with a 2-run blast (#21). Hanna had problems with the long ball himself, allowing 3 in a 6 8 6 6 2 7 outing. Bob Sirna went 2 scoreless with 4 whiffs and was awarded his 4th win while Kikuo Kawase had a 1-2-3 9th with 2 whiffs for save #35.
Game 3: Toronto took a 6-1 lead off Nate Thompson, and......this time they beat the Rays 6-1. The presumptive Cy Young winner suffered only his 2nd loss of the season to go with 21 wins as the Jays hit him relatively hard, although he hung in there just in case there was another comeback from his teammates and he finished 7 9 6 6 2 10. But Toronto's Dave Gatlin, in his second start since being acquired from Cleveland, held them to the one run (on a Danny Ayala single) through 5 innings and their bullpen did the rest.
Team record: 114-27. Next up: The Orioles come to town for 3 games.
Last edited by Art Deco; 08-04-2021 at 10:40 PM.
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