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Art Deco · 10-30-2021, 08:47 PM

Game 1: The Rays kept taking the lead and Danny Romero kept giving it back as Tampa Bay fell to Oakland 5-4 in the first game of their series. Josh Alexander's 2-run double made it 2-1 Rays in the 4th, and Romero gave up a 2-run homer in the bottom of the inning, and then Alexander blasted a 2-run HR (#5) in the 6th to put the Rays ahead 4-3, and of course Romero allowed another 2-run homer. The lefty finished 6 6 5 5 2 3 and fell to 11-6, 4.11. The Rays suffered the further indignity of seeing Mike Wherry strike out the side in the 9th for the save as he's been lights-out with Oakland while Ken Neil has mostly struggled for Tampa Bay.

Game 2: In a bid to keep his spot in the starting rotation Jon Harbour turned in one of his best outings of the year, going 6 3 1 1 2 6 in a 3-1 Rays win. Harbour improved to 9-2, 4.82 after a start he made primarily because Luis Balladares was used by the Cubs in relief during the first game back from the break. Ken Neil got some measure of vindication with a 1-2-3 8th with 2 whiffs, getting the call over Pat Dorminy since Oakland had 3 lefties scheduled up, and Kikuo Kawase took care of the 9th for save #21. Jaiden Hardaway had the game's big hit, a 2-run double in the 5th which broke a 1-1 tie, his first big hit since coming off nearly two months on two IL stints.

Game 3: Luis Balladares went 5 1/3 shutout innings in his Rays debut as Tampa Bay rolled Oakland 7-0 to take two out of three in the series. The bats made Balladares feel at home and relaxed as they put 6 on the board in the top of the 1st, with the big hits a 2-run homer from Daniel Vasquez, the first of two he hit to give him 25, and a 2-run double by Daniel Malone. Balladares went 5.1 3 0 0 5 3 so he wasn't exactly on his "A" game, but it was good enough and he combined with three relievers for the shutout.

Team record: 65-31. Next up: An off-day to travel back across the country to Tampa, where we we'll host Texas for 3 games.

10-30-2021, 08:47 PM	#1415
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,694	July 18-20, 2039: at Oakland (3) Game 1: The Rays kept taking the lead and Danny Romero kept giving it back as Tampa Bay fell to Oakland 5-4 in the first game of their series. Josh Alexander's 2-run double made it 2-1 Rays in the 4th, and Romero gave up a 2-run homer in the bottom of the inning, and then Alexander blasted a 2-run HR (#5) in the 6th to put the Rays ahead 4-3, and of course Romero allowed another 2-run homer. The lefty finished 6 6 5 5 2 3 and fell to 11-6, 4.11. The Rays suffered the further indignity of seeing Mike Wherry strike out the side in the 9th for the save as he's been lights-out with Oakland while Ken Neil has mostly struggled for Tampa Bay. Game 2: In a bid to keep his spot in the starting rotation Jon Harbour turned in one of his best outings of the year, going 6 3 1 1 2 6 in a 3-1 Rays win. Harbour improved to 9-2, 4.82 after a start he made primarily because Luis Balladares was used by the Cubs in relief during the first game back from the break. Ken Neil got some measure of vindication with a 1-2-3 8th with 2 whiffs, getting the call over Pat Dorminy since Oakland had 3 lefties scheduled up, and Kikuo Kawase took care of the 9th for save #21. Jaiden Hardaway had the game's big hit, a 2-run double in the 5th which broke a 1-1 tie, his first big hit since coming off nearly two months on two IL stints. Game 3: Luis Balladares went 5 1/3 shutout innings in his Rays debut as Tampa Bay rolled Oakland 7-0 to take two out of three in the series. The bats made Balladares feel at home and relaxed as they put 6 on the board in the top of the 1st, with the big hits a 2-run homer from Daniel Vasquez, the first of two he hit to give him 25, and a 2-run double by Daniel Malone. Balladares went 5.1 3 0 0 5 3 so he wasn't exactly on his "A" game, but it was good enough and he combined with three relievers for the shutout. Team record: 65-31. Next up: An off-day to travel back across the country to Tampa, where we we'll host Texas for 3 games. Last edited by Art Deco; 10-30-2021 at 08:48 PM.