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Art Deco · 10-23-2021, 05:40 PM

I said before this series that Boston would have to sweep to get back into the division race, and sure enough that's what the Red Sox did as the Rays left their bats in St. Petersburg and scored a whopping total of 3 runs over the 3 games. New acquisition Alex Bregman was 0-10 with a walk in the series, not exactly providing the jump start to the offense we had hoped for. So now Boston is only 5 back and they too just made a big acquisition in advance of the trade deadline as they added SP Freddy Peralta, the 2021 NL Cy Young winner, from Milwaukee. Peralta was having a bit of a down year but his peripherals still looked good, and based on this series Boston already has the pitching.

The opener was the worst of the lot as Boston blew out the Rays 13-2 after the Rays took a 2-0 lead in the first, which meant they scored a grand total of one run over the final 26 innings of the series. Dustin May looked good through 4 but it all went to seed in a 6-run 5th, and the other new acquisition Luis Garcia did not distinguish himself in his debut, allowing doubles to the first two men he faced to allow a couple of runs to score. May finished 4.2 9 6 6 0 4 as he continues to have a great BB/K ratio but is giving up way too many hits and homers as reflected in his 5.11 ERA.

The second game was a 4-1 Boston victory which saw Griffin Canning hit hard to the tune of 4 9 4 4 2 3. Matt Peacock and Tyler Rogers kept it close with 2 scoreless innings each, and the Rays did load the bases in the 9th but couldn't get anyone home.

The Rays wasted a quality start from Tarik Skubal in the finale as they were 1-hit over the first 8 innings, mostly by Boston's rookie sensation starter Lane Flamm, and lost 2-0. They did get a couple hits in the 9th to threaten but like yesterday they failed to bring them home. Skubal finished 6 6 2 2 2 6 and deserved better.

Team record: 67-35. Next up: It doesn't get any easier as we host the first-place Angels for 3 games. Boston is out west in Oakland.

10-23-2021, 05:40 PM	#303
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,583	July 23-25, 2024: at Boston (3) I said before this series that Boston would have to sweep to get back into the division race, and sure enough that's what the Red Sox did as the Rays left their bats in St. Petersburg and scored a whopping total of 3 runs over the 3 games. New acquisition Alex Bregman was 0-10 with a walk in the series, not exactly providing the jump start to the offense we had hoped for. So now Boston is only 5 back and they too just made a big acquisition in advance of the trade deadline as they added SP Freddy Peralta, the 2021 NL Cy Young winner, from Milwaukee. Peralta was having a bit of a down year but his peripherals still looked good, and based on this series Boston already has the pitching. The opener was the worst of the lot as Boston blew out the Rays 13-2 after the Rays took a 2-0 lead in the first, which meant they scored a grand total of one run over the final 26 innings of the series. Dustin May looked good through 4 but it all went to seed in a 6-run 5th, and the other new acquisition Luis Garcia did not distinguish himself in his debut, allowing doubles to the first two men he faced to allow a couple of runs to score. May finished 4.2 9 6 6 0 4 as he continues to have a great BB/K ratio but is giving up way too many hits and homers as reflected in his 5.11 ERA. The second game was a 4-1 Boston victory which saw Griffin Canning hit hard to the tune of 4 9 4 4 2 3. Matt Peacock and Tyler Rogers kept it close with 2 scoreless innings each, and the Rays did load the bases in the 9th but couldn't get anyone home. The Rays wasted a quality start from Tarik Skubal in the finale as they were 1-hit over the first 8 innings, mostly by Boston's rookie sensation starter Lane Flamm, and lost 2-0. They did get a couple hits in the 9th to threaten but like yesterday they failed to bring them home. Skubal finished 6 6 2 2 2 6 and deserved better. Team record: 67-35. Next up: It doesn't get any easier as we host the first-place Angels for 3 games. Boston is out west in Oakland. Last edited by Art Deco; 10-24-2021 at 03:19 PM.