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Art Deco · 10-03-2021, 11:36 PM

Game 1: The Rays trailed 6-4 going into the 8th inning but exploded for 8 runs and took a 12-7 win in the series open at Fenway Park. They had stayed in it on a 2-run Daniel Malone homer (#12) and solo shots from Jaiden Hardaway (#22) and Danny Ayala (#36) and offset another poor start from Danny Romero (6 9 5 5 3 7), who seems to have body-swapped with Josh Carsello as once the latter started getting hot, he started slumping, allowing 5, 4, 6 and 5 runs around a shutout in his last 5 starts as his ERA has rose 1/2 a run to 3.80. But Daniel Vasquez doubled to make it 6-5 in the 8th and Jon Jimenez followed with a 2-run double to put the Rays ahead to stay. Mike McKee added a homer in the inning (#15) and Vinny Willard picked up win #7 in relief despite allowing 2 runs in his 2 innings of work.

Game 2: A low-scoring game for a change but what didn't change was the result: a Rays win, 4-2 in 10 innings. Tim Gates was sharp (6.1 4 2 1 2 5) but left in the 7th trailing 2-1 before Daniel Vasquez tied it up in the top of the 8th with an RBI double. And it was Vasquez who came through again in the 10th with an RBI triple and scored on Bo Angeac's sac fly. Kikuo Kawase picked up win #5 after pitching both the 9th and 10th.

September 1: Recalled P Ted Hadley from AAA Durham.

Hadley is one of our September roster expansion callups, with Omar Rodriguez's impending activation the other. He certainly got the job done at Durham, going 4-0, 1.96 in 6 starts with an 8/59 BB/K ratio; of course he really didn't belong there. He's going to get the start today at Fenway with Damani Cotton going back to long relief.

Game 3: The Rays bludgeoned Boston once again 12-4 to make it 7 straight wins and a series sweep. I've run out of superlatives for Jaiden Hardaway, who was 3-4 with 2 walks, a double and 2 RBI today to raise his batting average to .385, his OBP to .490 and his WAR to 9.5 with a month still to go. It's hard to raise your batting average 33 points over two weeks this late in the season especially when it was .352 to start with, which gives you an idea of how hot he's been lately. Also having big days were Ben Hill (3-6 with a double and 3 RBI, hitting .400 and with a hit in every game he's started), Jon Jimenez (3-5 with 2 RBI) and Jim Gebers (HR #25, a 2-run shot). Ted Hadley made his Rays debut with the start and cruised through 5 with only one run allowed before not getting anyone out in the 6th. He still managed the win but his 5 7 4 4 2 5 line wasn't the prettiest. Damani Cotton, whose rotation spot Hadley took, was on his regular rest and went the final 4 innings scoreless to pick up his 2nd save of the year.

Team record: 99-33. Next up: an off-day then back home vs Toronto for Labor Day weekend.

10-03-2021, 11:36 PM	#1338
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,700	August 30-September 1, 2038: at Boston (3) Game 1: The Rays trailed 6-4 going into the 8th inning but exploded for 8 runs and took a 12-7 win in the series open at Fenway Park. They had stayed in it on a 2-run Daniel Malone homer (#12) and solo shots from Jaiden Hardaway (#22) and Danny Ayala (#36) and offset another poor start from Danny Romero (6 9 5 5 3 7), who seems to have body-swapped with Josh Carsello as once the latter started getting hot, he started slumping, allowing 5, 4, 6 and 5 runs around a shutout in his last 5 starts as his ERA has rose 1/2 a run to 3.80. But Daniel Vasquez doubled to make it 6-5 in the 8th and Jon Jimenez followed with a 2-run double to put the Rays ahead to stay. Mike McKee added a homer in the inning (#15) and Vinny Willard picked up win #7 in relief despite allowing 2 runs in his 2 innings of work. Game 2: A low-scoring game for a change but what didn't change was the result: a Rays win, 4-2 in 10 innings. Tim Gates was sharp (6.1 4 2 1 2 5) but left in the 7th trailing 2-1 before Daniel Vasquez tied it up in the top of the 8th with an RBI double. And it was Vasquez who came through again in the 10th with an RBI triple and scored on Bo Angeac's sac fly. Kikuo Kawase picked up win #5 after pitching both the 9th and 10th. September 1: Recalled P Ted Hadley from AAA Durham. Hadley is one of our September roster expansion callups, with Omar Rodriguez's impending activation the other. He certainly got the job done at Durham, going 4-0, 1.96 in 6 starts with an 8/59 BB/K ratio; of course he really didn't belong there. He's going to get the start today at Fenway with Damani Cotton going back to long relief. Game 3: The Rays bludgeoned Boston once again 12-4 to make it 7 straight wins and a series sweep. I've run out of superlatives for Jaiden Hardaway, who was 3-4 with 2 walks, a double and 2 RBI today to raise his batting average to .385, his OBP to .490 and his WAR to 9.5 with a month still to go. It's hard to raise your batting average 33 points over two weeks this late in the season especially when it was .352 to start with, which gives you an idea of how hot he's been lately. Also having big days were Ben Hill (3-6 with a double and 3 RBI, hitting .400 and with a hit in every game he's started), Jon Jimenez (3-5 with 2 RBI) and Jim Gebers (HR #25, a 2-run shot). Ted Hadley made his Rays debut with the start and cruised through 5 with only one run allowed before not getting anyone out in the 6th. He still managed the win but his 5 7 4 4 2 5 line wasn't the prettiest. Damani Cotton, whose rotation spot Hadley took, was on his regular rest and went the final 4 innings scoreless to pick up his 2nd save of the year. Team record: 99-33. Next up: an off-day then back home vs Toronto for Labor Day weekend. Last edited by Art Deco; 10-04-2021 at 10:12 PM.