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Art Deco · 09-06-2021, 09:12 AM

Game 1: The Rays rolled to a comfortable 10-2 win over the Yankees at Publix Park to open their 3-game series. Jon Jimenez was 3-5 and drove in 4 runs with a pair of doubles, Danny Ayala had a 3-hit game including HR #30, as did Jaiden Hardaway with #27, and Daniel Vasquez hit #25. Kevin Kerstetter went to 18-6 with the win, although he wasn't terribly sharp going 5 5 2 2 3 3. Damani Cotton held New York for 2 innings when it was only 4-2, and Mike Wherry went the final pair.

Game 2: Rinse and repeat as the Rays took care of New York once again 8-3. Although Omar Rodriguez has been this year's frontrunner for most of the season, Jaiden Hardaway isn't going to let go of his 4-time MVP status quietly, staying on his recent tear by going 5-5 today with HR #28. Not that O-Rod is slumping or anything as he also homered today (#31), going back-to-back with Hardaway in the 2nd today. But Hardaway has cut the WAR lead considerably and is now at 8.5 to O-Rod's 8.8 and just might be able to pull out a 5th straight MVP. Those two led the offense today with Mike McKee contributing a 2-run double. Tim Gates was dominant on the hill, going 6 6 2 2 0 11 to improve to 10-1, 3.44 with 158 whiffs in 131 IP. Tony Rey nearly got a 3-inning save but Chris Toombs had to get the final out when Rey got into trouble and his pitch count went over 50.

September 16: Sent P Nate Thompson to AAA Durham on a rehab assignment.

Reports of the demise of Nate Thompson's Rays career were greatly exaggerated as the reigning AL Cy Young winner and free agent-to-be has recovered more quickly from his torn labrum than anticipated and is ready for a rehab assignment. We'll see what he looks like but if he's truly back it's a major shot in the arm to our rotation for the playoffs.

Durham Playoff Update: And the reason Thompson will be rehabbing at Durham is that the Bulls took Game 5 of their opening series with Gwinnett 5-0 to advance to the finals against Columbus. Vinny Willard pitched the game of his life, a complete game 3-hit shutout in which fanned 12 and didn't walk a batter. Jesus Castrellon was named series MVP for going .421-1-5 but it should have gone to Willard, who was also great in Game 1.

Game 3: This series was the one of the worst defeats for the Yankees since the Battle of Chancellorsville as the Rays routed them once again 12-1 to take the 3 games by a combined 30-6 score. Omar Rodriguez must have read yesterday's recap about how Jaiden Hardaway was gaining on him in the MVP race as he went 4-5 with a HR (#32) and 3 RBI. Hardaway was no slouch today either, on base 4 times with two hits and two walks and an RBI while Danny Ayala hit #31 with a man on and Jeff Hayes drove in 3 with a double and his 5th HR of the month. Jeremy Curtis was today's well-supported starter and he acquitted himself nicely at 6 4 1 1 3 5 to go to 11-5, 3.58. Camren Nethercutt rebounded from his poor recent appearance with 2 shutout innings.

Team record: 108-37. Next up: The homestand continues as Baltimore visits for 4 games as we continued to edge closer to the end of the season.

09-06-2021, 09:12 AM	#1258
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,499	September 14-16, 2037: vs NY Yankees (3) Game 1: The Rays rolled to a comfortable 10-2 win over the Yankees at Publix Park to open their 3-game series. Jon Jimenez was 3-5 and drove in 4 runs with a pair of doubles, Danny Ayala had a 3-hit game including HR #30, as did Jaiden Hardaway with #27, and Daniel Vasquez hit #25. Kevin Kerstetter went to 18-6 with the win, although he wasn't terribly sharp going 5 5 2 2 3 3. Damani Cotton held New York for 2 innings when it was only 4-2, and Mike Wherry went the final pair. Game 2: Rinse and repeat as the Rays took care of New York once again 8-3. Although Omar Rodriguez has been this year's frontrunner for most of the season, Jaiden Hardaway isn't going to let go of his 4-time MVP status quietly, staying on his recent tear by going 5-5 today with HR #28. Not that O-Rod is slumping or anything as he also homered today (#31), going back-to-back with Hardaway in the 2nd today. But Hardaway has cut the WAR lead considerably and is now at 8.5 to O-Rod's 8.8 and just might be able to pull out a 5th straight MVP. Those two led the offense today with Mike McKee contributing a 2-run double. Tim Gates was dominant on the hill, going 6 6 2 2 0 11 to improve to 10-1, 3.44 with 158 whiffs in 131 IP. Tony Rey nearly got a 3-inning save but Chris Toombs had to get the final out when Rey got into trouble and his pitch count went over 50. September 16: Sent P Nate Thompson to AAA Durham on a rehab assignment. Reports of the demise of Nate Thompson's Rays career were greatly exaggerated as the reigning AL Cy Young winner and free agent-to-be has recovered more quickly from his torn labrum than anticipated and is ready for a rehab assignment. We'll see what he looks like but if he's truly back it's a major shot in the arm to our rotation for the playoffs. Durham Playoff Update: And the reason Thompson will be rehabbing at Durham is that the Bulls took Game 5 of their opening series with Gwinnett 5-0 to advance to the finals against Columbus. Vinny Willard pitched the game of his life, a complete game 3-hit shutout in which fanned 12 and didn't walk a batter. Jesus Castrellon was named series MVP for going .421-1-5 but it should have gone to Willard, who was also great in Game 1. Game 3: This series was the one of the worst defeats for the Yankees since the Battle of Chancellorsville as the Rays routed them once again 12-1 to take the 3 games by a combined 30-6 score. Omar Rodriguez must have read yesterday's recap about how Jaiden Hardaway was gaining on him in the MVP race as he went 4-5 with a HR (#32) and 3 RBI. Hardaway was no slouch today either, on base 4 times with two hits and two walks and an RBI while Danny Ayala hit #31 with a man on and Jeff Hayes drove in 3 with a double and his 5th HR of the month. Jeremy Curtis was today's well-supported starter and he acquitted himself nicely at 6 4 1 1 3 5 to go to 11-5, 3.58. Camren Nethercutt rebounded from his poor recent appearance with 2 shutout innings. Team record: 108-37. Next up: The homestand continues as Baltimore visits for 4 games as we continued to edge closer to the end of the season. Last edited by Art Deco; 09-06-2021 at 12:27 PM.