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Art Deco · 09-17-2021, 09:23 PM

May 14: Activated P Ken Burgess from the 10-day IL, optioned P Steve Beaver to AAA Durham.

Game 1: What started out like a comfortable Rays win with a 5-1 lead going into the 7th turned into a nailbiter as some shaky bullpenning meant Tampa Bay had to hang on for a 7-6 win. The Rays jumped on Oakland ace Alex Santamaria for 4 runs in the 1st, and Omar Rodriguez took him deep in the 4th (#6) to end his day. Ron Adams was rolling and all looked well. But Adams started to run out of gas in the 7th and left with two on and one in. Chris Toombs took over, and gave up a pair of RBI singles to allow the A's within 5-4. Devin Boatman delivered a 2-run double in the bottom of the inning to give the Rays some breathing room, but Mike Wherry gave those runs back in the 8th, necessitating Kikuo Kawase to come in and get a 5-out save, which he did for #8 on a relatively efficient 24 pitches. Thanks to the inherited runners scoring, Adams finished 6.1 7 4 4 1 10 but still improved to 5-0.

Game 2: Things did not look great early for the Rays today, as Jeremy Curtis had to leave in the 1st inning with a minor hamstring tweak and Kevin Kerstetter put them in a 3-0 hole. But Omar Rodriguez got them even with a 3-run homer in the 5th (#7) and they went on to beat the A's 9-3. Oakland started tough righty Mitch Pritchett (not the Modern Family guy) and he held them in check through 4 but Rays hitters were patient, forcing him to throw 91 pitches and leading to his removal one batter into the 5th. This enabled them to feast on the Oakland pen, and after O-Rod's homer the Rays got 3 more in the 6th including another big 2-run double from Devin Boatman who's hitting much better this time around than he did last year (.423 in 26 AB better). Jaiden Hardaway added a 2-run triple in the 8th, and pitching 2 innings in middle relief for Oakland was none other than former Rays slugger Rodolfo Rivas, who still has pitching skills and whom we used a few times in relief. He only allowed one run and that was a man he left on base. Meanwhile after Kerstetter went 4 2/3 allowing the 3 runs, Vinny Willard came in and went the rest of the way going 4 1 0 0 0 5 and earning his 2nd win of the season.

Game 3: Tampa Bay broke their pattern of losing series finales and completed the sweep with a 4-2 win over Oakland with Kevin Morley delivering the game's biggest hit, a 4th-inning RBI double that put the Rays ahead to stay and some solid pitching did the rest. Josh Carsello started and was effective if inefficient, going 5 4 2 1 2 8 on 106 pitches but improving to 3-3, 4.12 as he tries to put a rough patch behind him. The pen turned in 4 1-hit innings with Damani Cotton going 2, Mike Wherry bouncing back with a solid 8th, and Kikuo Kawase getting the A's in order for save #9. Jim Gebers hit his 10th HR in the 2nd, a solo shot, and Omar Rodriguez went 4-for-4.

Team record: 26-10. Next up: Our homestand was only a 3-game series so it's back on the road to Toronto where we'll play 3.

09-17-2021, 09:23 PM	#1302
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,492	May 14-16, 2038: vs Oakland (3) May 14: Activated P Ken Burgess from the 10-day IL, optioned P Steve Beaver to AAA Durham. Game 1: What started out like a comfortable Rays win with a 5-1 lead going into the 7th turned into a nailbiter as some shaky bullpenning meant Tampa Bay had to hang on for a 7-6 win. The Rays jumped on Oakland ace Alex Santamaria for 4 runs in the 1st, and Omar Rodriguez took him deep in the 4th (#6) to end his day. Ron Adams was rolling and all looked well. But Adams started to run out of gas in the 7th and left with two on and one in. Chris Toombs took over, and gave up a pair of RBI singles to allow the A's within 5-4. Devin Boatman delivered a 2-run double in the bottom of the inning to give the Rays some breathing room, but Mike Wherry gave those runs back in the 8th, necessitating Kikuo Kawase to come in and get a 5-out save, which he did for #8 on a relatively efficient 24 pitches. Thanks to the inherited runners scoring, Adams finished 6.1 7 4 4 1 10 but still improved to 5-0. Game 2: Things did not look great early for the Rays today, as Jeremy Curtis had to leave in the 1st inning with a minor hamstring tweak and Kevin Kerstetter put them in a 3-0 hole. But Omar Rodriguez got them even with a 3-run homer in the 5th (#7) and they went on to beat the A's 9-3. Oakland started tough righty Mitch Pritchett (not the Modern Family guy) and he held them in check through 4 but Rays hitters were patient, forcing him to throw 91 pitches and leading to his removal one batter into the 5th. This enabled them to feast on the Oakland pen, and after O-Rod's homer the Rays got 3 more in the 6th including another big 2-run double from Devin Boatman who's hitting much better this time around than he did last year (.423 in 26 AB better). Jaiden Hardaway added a 2-run triple in the 8th, and pitching 2 innings in middle relief for Oakland was none other than former Rays slugger Rodolfo Rivas, who still has pitching skills and whom we used a few times in relief. He only allowed one run and that was a man he left on base. Meanwhile after Kerstetter went 4 2/3 allowing the 3 runs, Vinny Willard came in and went the rest of the way going 4 1 0 0 0 5 and earning his 2nd win of the season. Game 3: Tampa Bay broke their pattern of losing series finales and completed the sweep with a 4-2 win over Oakland with Kevin Morley delivering the game's biggest hit, a 4th-inning RBI double that put the Rays ahead to stay and some solid pitching did the rest. Josh Carsello started and was effective if inefficient, going 5 4 2 1 2 8 on 106 pitches but improving to 3-3, 4.12 as he tries to put a rough patch behind him. The pen turned in 4 1-hit innings with Damani Cotton going 2, Mike Wherry bouncing back with a solid 8th, and Kikuo Kawase getting the A's in order for save #9. Jim Gebers hit his 10th HR in the 2nd, a solo shot, and Omar Rodriguez went 4-for-4. Team record: 26-10. Next up: Our homestand was only a 3-game series so it's back on the road to Toronto where we'll play 3. Last edited by Art Deco; 09-17-2021 at 11:36 PM.