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Art Deco · 10-14-2021, 10:11 AM

Game 1: The Rays left it late again, but this time it was more of a thrill than a feeling of relief as they trailed 1-0 with 2 out in the bottom of the 8th when Daniel Vasquez stepped up to drill a 2-run homer (#2) off former Ray Jim Connors to win it for Tampa Bay 2-1. Ron Adams (7 4 1 1 1 5) and David Gallegos (7 2 0 0 3 8) were in a pitchers' duel but neither was around for the decision. The win went to Vinny Willard to pitched a perfect 8th and Kikuo Kawase notched his first save of the year with a 1-hit 9th. Jim Gebers was 0-3 and is off to a miserable start, 1-15 with 9 strikeouts in his first run as undisputed starter at 3B.

Game 2: The Rays belted 6 homers in a 10-6 win over Toronto that once again ended up closer than it should have been thanks to shaky bullpen work. Jimmy Leonard hit 2 of them, driving in 3, and is off to a torrid start with 4 doubles and 3 homers through the season's first 5 games. Mike McKee is also hot, hitting his 2nd of the year and is sitting at .500 right now while Ben Hill hit his first of the year with a man on in the 1st to get things going, Daniel Malone hit his 2nd, and Jim Gebers broke out of his schneid with his first of the year. Jon Harbour made his Rays debut and went 5 9 2 2 0 6, pitching around baserunners but getting the job done. The same couldn't be said for Damani Cotton, who allowed runs in the 6th and 7th, and then put 2 on the in the 8th which Joe Trader allowed to score. Trader then made his own mess in the 9th which Vinny Willard had to clean up, getting the final two outs for save #1.

Game 3: Another high-scoring Rays win which saw 4 more runs charged against the bullpen as they went to 5-1 with a 12-6 win at Publix Park. Ben Hill and Pat Moyer led the charge with Hill going 4-5 with 3 RBI and Moyer hitting his first Rays homer to kick off a 6-run 4th and following it up with a bases-clearing double. Danny Ayala was also 2-4 with a triple and 3 RBI while Daniel Malone went 3-4 with 2 RBI. Danny Romero was more like his Cy Young self today, going 5.2 5 2 2 2 5 for his first win of the year and allowing the two runs after tiring in the 6th. Jesus Morales took over and was a mixed bag, allowing a hit to score one of Romero's runners but pushing through until the 9th and could have had been done with only one run allowed and a save but Ramon Ruiz, in his first action of the season, booted a grounder with two out in the 9th. This loaded the bases and Chris Toombs came in, and proceeded to walk a man to force in a run then gave up a 2-run double before finally getting the last out.

Game 4: The Rays romped 8-1 to sweep the series and make it 6 straight after losing on Opening Day. Nate Thompson really wasn't much better than he was in his first start, but somehow managed 5 scoreless innings despite allowing 6 hits, 4 walks and only fanning 2. He has a horrific 7/2 BB/K ratio in his first two starts over 10 innings and change and will need to start pitching better but today he managed the win. After Steve Abeles loaded the bases in the 6th and allowed a run with 2 out, Vinny Willard got him out of it and he and Chris Toombs cruised the rest of the way. Danny Ayala swung the big bat today, blasting a pair of homers to give him 4 and he drove in 3, while also hitting #4 was Jimmy Leonard, still off to a scorching start. Jaiden Hardaway was 3-5 with an RBI. With the loss the Blue Jays, predicted by BNN to break out 17-season strangehold on the AL East, are off to an 0-6 start.

Team record: 6-1. Next up: Our first road trip of the season starts at Yankee Stadium with 3 games in 4 days there.

10-14-2021, 10:11 AM	#1380
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,711	April 7-10, 2039: vs Toronto (4) Game 1: The Rays left it late again, but this time it was more of a thrill than a feeling of relief as they trailed 1-0 with 2 out in the bottom of the 8th when Daniel Vasquez stepped up to drill a 2-run homer (#2) off former Ray Jim Connors to win it for Tampa Bay 2-1. Ron Adams (7 4 1 1 1 5) and David Gallegos (7 2 0 0 3 8) were in a pitchers' duel but neither was around for the decision. The win went to Vinny Willard to pitched a perfect 8th and Kikuo Kawase notched his first save of the year with a 1-hit 9th. Jim Gebers was 0-3 and is off to a miserable start, 1-15 with 9 strikeouts in his first run as undisputed starter at 3B. Game 2: The Rays belted 6 homers in a 10-6 win over Toronto that once again ended up closer than it should have been thanks to shaky bullpen work. Jimmy Leonard hit 2 of them, driving in 3, and is off to a torrid start with 4 doubles and 3 homers through the season's first 5 games. Mike McKee is also hot, hitting his 2nd of the year and is sitting at .500 right now while Ben Hill hit his first of the year with a man on in the 1st to get things going, Daniel Malone hit his 2nd, and Jim Gebers broke out of his schneid with his first of the year. Jon Harbour made his Rays debut and went 5 9 2 2 0 6, pitching around baserunners but getting the job done. The same couldn't be said for Damani Cotton, who allowed runs in the 6th and 7th, and then put 2 on the in the 8th which Joe Trader allowed to score. Trader then made his own mess in the 9th which Vinny Willard had to clean up, getting the final two outs for save #1. Game 3: Another high-scoring Rays win which saw 4 more runs charged against the bullpen as they went to 5-1 with a 12-6 win at Publix Park. Ben Hill and Pat Moyer led the charge with Hill going 4-5 with 3 RBI and Moyer hitting his first Rays homer to kick off a 6-run 4th and following it up with a bases-clearing double. Danny Ayala was also 2-4 with a triple and 3 RBI while Daniel Malone went 3-4 with 2 RBI. Danny Romero was more like his Cy Young self today, going 5.2 5 2 2 2 5 for his first win of the year and allowing the two runs after tiring in the 6th. Jesus Morales took over and was a mixed bag, allowing a hit to score one of Romero's runners but pushing through until the 9th and could have had been done with only one run allowed and a save but Ramon Ruiz, in his first action of the season, booted a grounder with two out in the 9th. This loaded the bases and Chris Toombs came in, and proceeded to walk a man to force in a run then gave up a 2-run double before finally getting the last out. Game 4: The Rays romped 8-1 to sweep the series and make it 6 straight after losing on Opening Day. Nate Thompson really wasn't much better than he was in his first start, but somehow managed 5 scoreless innings despite allowing 6 hits, 4 walks and only fanning 2. He has a horrific 7/2 BB/K ratio in his first two starts over 10 innings and change and will need to start pitching better but today he managed the win. After Steve Abeles loaded the bases in the 6th and allowed a run with 2 out, Vinny Willard got him out of it and he and Chris Toombs cruised the rest of the way. Danny Ayala swung the big bat today, blasting a pair of homers to give him 4 and he drove in 3, while also hitting #4 was Jimmy Leonard, still off to a scorching start. Jaiden Hardaway was 3-5 with an RBI. With the loss the Blue Jays, predicted by BNN to break out 17-season strangehold on the AL East, are off to an 0-6 start. Team record: 6-1. Next up: Our first road trip of the season starts at Yankee Stadium with 3 games in 4 days there. Last edited by Art Deco; 10-14-2021 at 05:55 PM.