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Art Deco · 08-06-2021, 07:35 PM

Game 1: It was an emotional night at Publix Park as the team and its fans paid tribute to Stu Sternberg, the Rays' long-time owner who passed away yesterday. The team will wear a black armband the remainder of the season and there was a video tribute on the scoreboard tonight. Once the game began the main point of interest was whether Nate Thompson could tie the team single-season wins record of 22. Mission accomplished, although it ended up a close call through neither the fault of Thompson nor the bats in a 7-6 win. Instead it was the bullpen, with Willie Bertone and Billy Hoyte contriving to allow 4 runs in the 9th and putting a man on before Tim Siqueiros had to get the final two outs for his 2nd save as Kikuo Kawase was unavailable. Thompson pitched well in going to 22-2, 2.91 with a 6.2 8 2 2 0 5 outing, and Mike Wherry was fine in his 1 1/3 innings. Danny Ayala got things started with a 3-run HR (#46) in the 1st, and Omar Rodriguez added #25. Jaiden Hardaway was 3-3 with 2 walks and 2 runs, and Dayle Jenkins was 3-5 with 2 RBI.

Game 2: The Rays crushed the Yankees 13-4, although a 6-run 8th really broke the game open. They mostly did it with doubles as they hit 7 as a team with Danny Ayala's 3-run homer in the first (#47) the only longball they manged. Ayala added one of those doubles for a 4-RBI night while Jon Jimenez, Jim Gebers and Daniel Vasquez each drove in a pair. Alfredo Vega started and picked up the win despite not being very good tonight, surrendering a couple of homers and going 5 7 4 4 3 4. He's now 12-2 with the Rays, but looking more and more like the odd starter out come playoff time. Danny Medina went a couple of scoreless innings despite 5 runners, Jim Golunski got the 8th when it was still close, and Mike Thomas mopped up in the 9th when it wasn't.

Game 3: Josh Carsello became the Rays' 2nd 20-game winner this season, tossing 6 shutout innings in a 4-0 win over the Yankees at Publix Park. Carsello was 6 5 0 0 0 6 on 96 pitches to improve to 20-5, 3.52. Willie Bertone, Jim Golunski and Kikuo Kawase each pitched an inning to complete the team shutout. Danny Ayala was once again the offensive start, going 3-4 with an RBI double and a solo homer (#48) as he went deep for the third straight game. Eric Titcombe added #23 and Jon Jimenez singled in a run.

Team record: 124-29. Next up: An off-day then the White Sox visit for the weekend as we get closer to the end of the season.

Durham Playoff Update (9/18): The Bulls opened their IL championship series with Rochester at Durham Athletic Park with a 3-2 win over the Red Wings. Dave MacDougall continued his hot playoff run with a big 2-run homer which broke a 1-1 tie in the 6th, while Kevin Kerstetter, in his final rehab start, was brilliant (8 3 1 1 1 8) for the win. Chris Toombs picked up the save despite allowing a run in the 9th. Vinny Willard will take the ball for Game 2 tomorrow.

08-06-2021, 07:35 PM	#1172
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 6,992	September 15-17, 2036: vs NY Yankees (3) Game 1: It was an emotional night at Publix Park as the team and its fans paid tribute to Stu Sternberg, the Rays' long-time owner who passed away yesterday. The team will wear a black armband the remainder of the season and there was a video tribute on the scoreboard tonight. Once the game began the main point of interest was whether Nate Thompson could tie the team single-season wins record of 22. Mission accomplished, although it ended up a close call through neither the fault of Thompson nor the bats in a 7-6 win. Instead it was the bullpen, with Willie Bertone and Billy Hoyte contriving to allow 4 runs in the 9th and putting a man on before Tim Siqueiros had to get the final two outs for his 2nd save as Kikuo Kawase was unavailable. Thompson pitched well in going to 22-2, 2.91 with a 6.2 8 2 2 0 5 outing, and Mike Wherry was fine in his 1 1/3 innings. Danny Ayala got things started with a 3-run HR (#46) in the 1st, and Omar Rodriguez added #25. Jaiden Hardaway was 3-3 with 2 walks and 2 runs, and Dayle Jenkins was 3-5 with 2 RBI. Game 2: The Rays crushed the Yankees 13-4, although a 6-run 8th really broke the game open. They mostly did it with doubles as they hit 7 as a team with Danny Ayala's 3-run homer in the first (#47) the only longball they manged. Ayala added one of those doubles for a 4-RBI night while Jon Jimenez, Jim Gebers and Daniel Vasquez each drove in a pair. Alfredo Vega started and picked up the win despite not being very good tonight, surrendering a couple of homers and going 5 7 4 4 3 4. He's now 12-2 with the Rays, but looking more and more like the odd starter out come playoff time. Danny Medina went a couple of scoreless innings despite 5 runners, Jim Golunski got the 8th when it was still close, and Mike Thomas mopped up in the 9th when it wasn't. Game 3: Josh Carsello became the Rays' 2nd 20-game winner this season, tossing 6 shutout innings in a 4-0 win over the Yankees at Publix Park. Carsello was 6 5 0 0 0 6 on 96 pitches to improve to 20-5, 3.52. Willie Bertone, Jim Golunski and Kikuo Kawase each pitched an inning to complete the team shutout. Danny Ayala was once again the offensive start, going 3-4 with an RBI double and a solo homer (#48) as he went deep for the third straight game. Eric Titcombe added #23 and Jon Jimenez singled in a run. Team record: 124-29. Next up: An off-day then the White Sox visit for the weekend as we get closer to the end of the season. Durham Playoff Update (9/18): The Bulls opened their IL championship series with Rochester at Durham Athletic Park with a 3-2 win over the Red Wings. Dave MacDougall continued his hot playoff run with a big 2-run homer which broke a 1-1 tie in the 6th, while Kevin Kerstetter, in his final rehab start, was brilliant (8 3 1 1 1 8) for the win. Chris Toombs picked up the save despite allowing a run in the 9th. Vinny Willard will take the ball for Game 2 tomorrow. Last edited by Art Deco; 08-06-2021 at 11:34 PM.