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Art Deco · 10-20-2021, 11:16 AM

Game 1: The Rays had to use a makeshift lineup due to three players needing rest, and it showed against Boston's tough lefty Sean Nelson in a 3-2 loss. Mike McKee belted HR #8 and Jimmy Leonard had a big game-tying RBI double, but Vinny Willard's struggles continued as he served up a walk-off homer to the Sox in the bottom of the 9th as his ERA sits at 7.20 a month and a half into the season. Tim Gates struggled with his control at 5.1 3 2 2 5 5.

Game 2: Three more starters needed to rest but the others picked up the slack in a 6-3 win at Fenway. And the unlikeliest source of all, Devin Boatman, had the game's big hit with a 3-run homer just over the Monster to cap a 4-run 2nd reminiscent of Bucky Dent. Jim Gebers added a 2-run shot (#6) to back another solid start from Ron Adams, who went 6 4 2 2 5 8 to improve to 4-3, 3.24 while Kikuo Kawase took care of the 9th for save #10.

Game 3: The series finale was the 2039 Rays season in microcosm: The usual suffocating offense followed by the unusually bad bullpen, as the Rays took a 13-1 lead and had to hold on with a tired Kikuo Kawase getting the final out in a 13-12 win. Things started great with a 4-run first and an 8-run 5th as Daniel Vasquez (who was 3-6) and Mike McKee each hit bases-clearing doubles in that 5th, Danny Ayala was 3-5 with a 2-run HR (#14), and Ben Hill was 4-5 with an RBI. Jon Harbour started and ended up pitching to the score; his final 7.1 7 7 7 3 6 line was a bit unflattering to him as he went to 6-0. Damani Cotton let in a couple of his runners, then two of his own, and Ken Neil continues to be a disaster as a Ray, unable to close things out in the 9th as he allowed 3 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks. Kawase, at 71% rest, was summoned and although he gave up an RBI single to make it 13-12, got the final two outs for save #11. The bullpen now has an ERA of 4.04 (and that's with good numbers for Kawase and Ken Burgess), 8th in the league. Meanwhile Mike Wherry has saved 5 games in 5 appearances for Oakland and just got a 3-year contract extension. Go figure.

Team record: 31-9. Next up: The roadshow travels to Cleveland for 3.

10-20-2021, 11:16 AM	#1392
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,567	May 13-15, 2039: at Boston (3) Game 1: The Rays had to use a makeshift lineup due to three players needing rest, and it showed against Boston's tough lefty Sean Nelson in a 3-2 loss. Mike McKee belted HR #8 and Jimmy Leonard had a big game-tying RBI double, but Vinny Willard's struggles continued as he served up a walk-off homer to the Sox in the bottom of the 9th as his ERA sits at 7.20 a month and a half into the season. Tim Gates struggled with his control at 5.1 3 2 2 5 5. Game 2: Three more starters needed to rest but the others picked up the slack in a 6-3 win at Fenway. And the unlikeliest source of all, Devin Boatman, had the game's big hit with a 3-run homer just over the Monster to cap a 4-run 2nd reminiscent of Bucky Dent. Jim Gebers added a 2-run shot (#6) to back another solid start from Ron Adams, who went 6 4 2 2 5 8 to improve to 4-3, 3.24 while Kikuo Kawase took care of the 9th for save #10. Game 3: The series finale was the 2039 Rays season in microcosm: The usual suffocating offense followed by the unusually bad bullpen, as the Rays took a 13-1 lead and had to hold on with a tired Kikuo Kawase getting the final out in a 13-12 win. Things started great with a 4-run first and an 8-run 5th as Daniel Vasquez (who was 3-6) and Mike McKee each hit bases-clearing doubles in that 5th, Danny Ayala was 3-5 with a 2-run HR (#14), and Ben Hill was 4-5 with an RBI. Jon Harbour started and ended up pitching to the score; his final 7.1 7 7 7 3 6 line was a bit unflattering to him as he went to 6-0. Damani Cotton let in a couple of his runners, then two of his own, and Ken Neil continues to be a disaster as a Ray, unable to close things out in the 9th as he allowed 3 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks. Kawase, at 71% rest, was summoned and although he gave up an RBI single to make it 13-12, got the final two outs for save #11. The bullpen now has an ERA of 4.04 (and that's with good numbers for Kawase and Ken Burgess), 8th in the league. Meanwhile Mike Wherry has saved 5 games in 5 appearances for Oakland and just got a 3-year contract extension. Go figure. Team record: 31-9. Next up: The roadshow travels to Cleveland for 3.