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Art Deco · 10-05-2021, 05:50 PM

Game 1: Not only did the Rays see their 17-game winning streak snapped with a 3-2 loss in Toronto, they suffered an even greater loss as righty Ron Adams, whom you could argue was their best pitcher this year, tore his rotator cuff and is done for the season. Adams was no-hitting the Jays through 4 and the Rays held a 2-0 lead when he had to leave the game, and his loss is a critical one with the playoffs 3 weeks away. Losing him would be especially problematic if the Jays take the wild card over Texas and the Rays face them again in the ALDS; last year, the biggest factor in losing was how they tattooed our lefties. As for the game, Steve Beaver gave up 3 runs in the 6th and the offense couldn't generate much outside of Mike McKee's early homer (#19) and a Jim Gebers RBI single.

Side note: Ben Hill had a single which means he has a 22-game hitting streak going with those games the first 22 of his career. Four games ago he broke the MLB record last set by David Dahl, who had a hit in each of his first 17 games. (It's possible this record was broken elsewhere in this save, but I doubt it).

September 14: Placed P Ron Adams on the 60-day IL with a torn rotator cuff, recalled P Jose Mendoza from AAA Durham.

Adams finished his season 18-4, 3.85 with 197 whiffs and led the AL in pitcher WAR at 4.3. Again, it's about as tough an injury loss as we could have suffered. Mendoza comes up and will get a couple of starts in his place although Damani Cotton could move back into the rotation. Another option is to move Vinny Willard into the rotation. Either Cotton or Willard is our 4th starter should Toronto be our ALDS opponent given how they hit lefties as the first 3 should be Romero, Gates and Carsello.

Game 2: One streak ended while another began as the Rays lost again to Toronto 5-4. The new streak is of course now a 2-game losing streak, the first time the Rays have dropped back-to-back games since July 20-21 in Colorado. The streak which ended was Ben Hill's hitting streak, which was as good as gone once I featured it in the last game recap. Tampa Bay took the lead 3 times in this game only to surrender it, with Jim Gebers 2-run shot (#31) and Bo Angeac's solo homer (#21) providing two of those leads. Josh Carsello had a mediocre outing, going 5.1 6 3 3 3 5 before Ken Burgess gave up the lead for good by allowing a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 8th.

Game 3: The Rays weren't going to be swept as they jumped out to an early 7-0 lead and took care of Toronto 7-2 at Rogers Centre. The bottom of the order did the damage, with Jim Gebers and Jeff Baez each driving in 3 runs while Danny Romero took care of business on the mound with a 6.2 5 0 0 2 4 outing. The win was Romero's 19th of the year and he lowered his ERA to 3.54.

Team record: 110-35. Next up: 4 games in Baltimore.

Durham Playoff Update: The Bulls had their usual top-notch regular season with a 91-49 record and now set out on their quest to take their 8th straight Governors' Cup, which is really remarkable. But the streak might be in jeopardy after a 6-2 Game 1 loss to the Rochester Red Wings in Durham in their playoff opener. Steve Abeles, who had a great regular season at 13-3, 2.69 with 156 whiffs in 160 IP, was hit for 4 runs in 5 innings and the offense was fairly quiet. One exception was Rey Cervantes, another in a long line of heavy-hitting Rays OF prospects. Cervantes went .352-30-100 this season, will probably be another Durham IL MVP and homered and singled tonight.

10-05-2021, 05:50 PM	#1342
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,593	September 13-15, 2038: at Toronto (3) Game 1: Not only did the Rays see their 17-game winning streak snapped with a 3-2 loss in Toronto, they suffered an even greater loss as righty Ron Adams, whom you could argue was their best pitcher this year, tore his rotator cuff and is done for the season. Adams was no-hitting the Jays through 4 and the Rays held a 2-0 lead when he had to leave the game, and his loss is a critical one with the playoffs 3 weeks away. Losing him would be especially problematic if the Jays take the wild card over Texas and the Rays face them again in the ALDS; last year, the biggest factor in losing was how they tattooed our lefties. As for the game, Steve Beaver gave up 3 runs in the 6th and the offense couldn't generate much outside of Mike McKee's early homer (#19) and a Jim Gebers RBI single. Side note: Ben Hill had a single which means he has a 22-game hitting streak going with those games the first 22 of his career. Four games ago he broke the MLB record last set by David Dahl, who had a hit in each of his first 17 games. (It's possible this record was broken elsewhere in this save, but I doubt it). September 14: Placed P Ron Adams on the 60-day IL with a torn rotator cuff, recalled P Jose Mendoza from AAA Durham. Adams finished his season 18-4, 3.85 with 197 whiffs and led the AL in pitcher WAR at 4.3. Again, it's about as tough an injury loss as we could have suffered. Mendoza comes up and will get a couple of starts in his place although Damani Cotton could move back into the rotation. Another option is to move Vinny Willard into the rotation. Either Cotton or Willard is our 4th starter should Toronto be our ALDS opponent given how they hit lefties as the first 3 should be Romero, Gates and Carsello. Game 2: One streak ended while another began as the Rays lost again to Toronto 5-4. The new streak is of course now a 2-game losing streak, the first time the Rays have dropped back-to-back games since July 20-21 in Colorado. The streak which ended was Ben Hill's hitting streak, which was as good as gone once I featured it in the last game recap. Tampa Bay took the lead 3 times in this game only to surrender it, with Jim Gebers 2-run shot (#31) and Bo Angeac's solo homer (#21) providing two of those leads. Josh Carsello had a mediocre outing, going 5.1 6 3 3 3 5 before Ken Burgess gave up the lead for good by allowing a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 8th. Game 3: The Rays weren't going to be swept as they jumped out to an early 7-0 lead and took care of Toronto 7-2 at Rogers Centre. The bottom of the order did the damage, with Jim Gebers and Jeff Baez each driving in 3 runs while Danny Romero took care of business on the mound with a 6.2 5 0 0 2 4 outing. The win was Romero's 19th of the year and he lowered his ERA to 3.54. Team record: 110-35. Next up: 4 games in Baltimore. Durham Playoff Update: The Bulls had their usual top-notch regular season with a 91-49 record and now set out on their quest to take their 8th straight Governors' Cup, which is really remarkable. But the streak might be in jeopardy after a 6-2 Game 1 loss to the Rochester Red Wings in Durham in their playoff opener. Steve Abeles, who had a great regular season at 13-3, 2.69 with 156 whiffs in 160 IP, was hit for 4 runs in 5 innings and the offense was fairly quiet. One exception was Rey Cervantes, another in a long line of heavy-hitting Rays OF prospects. Cervantes went .352-30-100 this season, will probably be another Durham IL MVP and homered and singled tonight. Last edited by Art Deco; 10-05-2021 at 10:24 PM.