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Art Deco · 10-02-2021, 12:22 AM

Game 1: Trailing 3-1 going into the bottom of the 9th the Rays came back in dramatic fashion to take a 4-3 win over the Padres at Publix Park. Mike McKee and Jaiden Hardaway led off the inning with back-to-back doubles to cut the San Diego lead in half, and after Daniel Malone (who had doubled in the first Rays run) flew to shallow center Omar Rodriguez stepped up and blasted HR #23 to walk it off for the Rays. Damani Cotton started and after he gave up a 1st-inning 3-run homer to former Tampa Bay prospect Angelo Romo it looked like another rough start for him. But he was dialed in from there and finished 6 4 3 3 1 8, enough to earn him another start. Mike Wherry, who had pitched only once in the previous 24 days, picked up his 2nd win after a scoreless 9th.

Game 2: The runs were plentiful today as the Rays took a 14-8 slugfest from the Padres. Bo Angeac homered twice (17 & 18) and drove in 3 while Omar Rodriguez had a bases-clearing triple as part of a 4-RBI day (which put him over 100) to pace the offense. Ron Adams went to 17-3 with the win after a 6 5 3 3 3 8 which saw all 3 runs against come in the 2nd which briefly put San Diego ahead. Jeff Reece made a mess, giving up 5 runs in the 7th including a grand slam, leaving Billy Hoyte to go the final 2 1/3 which was good enough for his 2nd save.

Game 3: The Rays' bullpen blew the game twice in the late innings, but thanks to the heroics of Omar Rodriguez they pulled out a 6-5 walk-off win at Publix Park to sweep the series from San Diego and make it 7 straight. O-Rod tripled to lead off the bottom of the 9th to complete the cycle and scored on Bo Angeac's single for the win. Before the last two innings it looked like a fairly routine 4-1 Rays win with Josh Carsello continuing his in-season renaissance with a 7 4 1 1 3 6 outing and Rodriguez supplying the offense. But Ken Burgess had his first really bad game as a big leaguer, giving up 3 runs on only 8 pitches to allow the Padres to tie in the 8th, and although Ramon Ruiz doubled for his first Rays hit and scored on a Jaiden Hardaway single to restore the lead at 5-4 in the bottom of the 8th, Kikuo Kawase decided to allow his first run since May 9 to let the Padres equalize again. O-Rod finished 4-5 including HR #24 with 3 more RBI with his cycle and is 35 for 76 since July 30 and has 3 HR and 13 RBI in his last 4 games as he's not quite ready to cede the MVP back to J-Hard.

Team record: 88-31. Next up: An off-day then Texas visits for 3.

10-02-2021, 12:22 AM	#1334
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,682	August 16-18, 2038: vs San Diego (3) Game 1: Trailing 3-1 going into the bottom of the 9th the Rays came back in dramatic fashion to take a 4-3 win over the Padres at Publix Park. Mike McKee and Jaiden Hardaway led off the inning with back-to-back doubles to cut the San Diego lead in half, and after Daniel Malone (who had doubled in the first Rays run) flew to shallow center Omar Rodriguez stepped up and blasted HR #23 to walk it off for the Rays. Damani Cotton started and after he gave up a 1st-inning 3-run homer to former Tampa Bay prospect Angelo Romo it looked like another rough start for him. But he was dialed in from there and finished 6 4 3 3 1 8, enough to earn him another start. Mike Wherry, who had pitched only once in the previous 24 days, picked up his 2nd win after a scoreless 9th. Game 2: The runs were plentiful today as the Rays took a 14-8 slugfest from the Padres. Bo Angeac homered twice (17 & 18) and drove in 3 while Omar Rodriguez had a bases-clearing triple as part of a 4-RBI day (which put him over 100) to pace the offense. Ron Adams went to 17-3 with the win after a 6 5 3 3 3 8 which saw all 3 runs against come in the 2nd which briefly put San Diego ahead. Jeff Reece made a mess, giving up 5 runs in the 7th including a grand slam, leaving Billy Hoyte to go the final 2 1/3 which was good enough for his 2nd save. Game 3: The Rays' bullpen blew the game twice in the late innings, but thanks to the heroics of Omar Rodriguez they pulled out a 6-5 walk-off win at Publix Park to sweep the series from San Diego and make it 7 straight. O-Rod tripled to lead off the bottom of the 9th to complete the cycle and scored on Bo Angeac's single for the win. Before the last two innings it looked like a fairly routine 4-1 Rays win with Josh Carsello continuing his in-season renaissance with a 7 4 1 1 3 6 outing and Rodriguez supplying the offense. But Ken Burgess had his first really bad game as a big leaguer, giving up 3 runs on only 8 pitches to allow the Padres to tie in the 8th, and although Ramon Ruiz doubled for his first Rays hit and scored on a Jaiden Hardaway single to restore the lead at 5-4 in the bottom of the 8th, Kikuo Kawase decided to allow his first run since May 9 to let the Padres equalize again. O-Rod finished 4-5 including HR #24 with 3 more RBI with his cycle and is 35 for 76 since July 30 and has 3 HR and 13 RBI in his last 4 games as he's not quite ready to cede the MVP back to J-Hard. Team record: 88-31. Next up: An off-day then Texas visits for 3. Last edited by Art Deco; 10-02-2021 at 10:15 AM.