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Art Deco · 08-06-2021, 06:33 PM

Two teams headed in opposite directions stayed headed in those directions as the Rays swept Toronto to make it 7 straight wins for Tampa Bay and 11 straight defeats for the Jays.

The most dramatic of the tilts was Game 1, which started with the Rays being no-hit for 6 innings by Toronto's Ernie Severino and ended with Austin Meadows hitting a 9th-inning 2-out, 2-run homer on a 3-2 pitch to give Tampa Bay a 3-2 win. It was only Meadows' 5th of a dismal season but it was a big one. Wander Franco homered leading off in the 7th (#6) to break up the no-hit bid. Griffin Canning was brilliant (7 4 1 1 2 10), Aaron Fletcher got the win, and Devin Williams notched his 1st save of the year.

Game 2 was an 8-3 Rays blowout as they clubbed 4 homers. Wander Franco, 3-5 with 2 RBI, homered again for #7, Brandon Lowe hit 2 solo shots to give him 13, including one in the 3rd back-to-back with Wander, and Carter Kieboom hit his first Rays dinger, a 2-run blast. Matt Peacock went 5 4 0 0 1 7 for the win, he's now 4-4, 4.35.

Transaction: Chris Sale activated from his rehab, Colin Poche optioned to Durham.

The Rays blew out the Jays again 10-1 in Game 3, smashing another 5 homers to give them 11 for the series. Chris Sale tried to get through his 2nd Rays start without getting hurt, and failed after going 4 1-run innings. The verdict is an oblique strain which will sideline him a week. Devin Williams got the win pitching the 5th and 6th and Alex Vesia had a 3-inning save. The homer parade started with a 2-run Austin Meadows shot (#6) in the 1st, Adley Rutschman hit a 2-run homer in the 3rd (#3/#12), and Carter Kieboom (again, #2), Hunter Bishop (his first MLB homer) and Lewin Diaz (#8) all went solo.

Team record: 26-31, 4 back of the now-first place Yankees. Next up is a 3-game set at the Trop against Texas, struggling at 22-35.

08-06-2021, 06:33 PM	#196
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,679	June 3-5, 2023: at Toronto (3) Two teams headed in opposite directions stayed headed in those directions as the Rays swept Toronto to make it 7 straight wins for Tampa Bay and 11 straight defeats for the Jays. The most dramatic of the tilts was Game 1, which started with the Rays being no-hit for 6 innings by Toronto's Ernie Severino and ended with Austin Meadows hitting a 9th-inning 2-out, 2-run homer on a 3-2 pitch to give Tampa Bay a 3-2 win. It was only Meadows' 5th of a dismal season but it was a big one. Wander Franco homered leading off in the 7th (#6) to break up the no-hit bid. Griffin Canning was brilliant (7 4 1 1 2 10), Aaron Fletcher got the win, and Devin Williams notched his 1st save of the year. Game 2 was an 8-3 Rays blowout as they clubbed 4 homers. Wander Franco, 3-5 with 2 RBI, homered again for #7, Brandon Lowe hit 2 solo shots to give him 13, including one in the 3rd back-to-back with Wander, and Carter Kieboom hit his first Rays dinger, a 2-run blast. Matt Peacock went 5 4 0 0 1 7 for the win, he's now 4-4, 4.35. Transaction: Chris Sale activated from his rehab, Colin Poche optioned to Durham. The Rays blew out the Jays again 10-1 in Game 3, smashing another 5 homers to give them 11 for the series. Chris Sale tried to get through his 2nd Rays start without getting hurt, and failed after going 4 1-run innings. The verdict is an oblique strain which will sideline him a week. Devin Williams got the win pitching the 5th and 6th and Alex Vesia had a 3-inning save. The homer parade started with a 2-run Austin Meadows shot (#6) in the 1st, Adley Rutschman hit a 2-run homer in the 3rd (#3/#12), and Carter Kieboom (again, #2), Hunter Bishop (his first MLB homer) and Lewin Diaz (#8) all went solo. Team record: 26-31, 4 back of the now-first place Yankees. Next up is a 3-game set at the Trop against Texas, struggling at 22-35. Last edited by Art Deco; 08-06-2021 at 06:39 PM.