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Art Deco · 10-31-2021, 10:07 AM

Game 1: The Rays were routed 8-0 by Texas upon their return home to Publix Park. Despite the final score it was a game the Rays could have at least been competitive in had they got some hits with RISP as they had 7 hits and 6 walks. Nate Thompson (8-4) went 5.2 4 3 2 3 2 and kept them in it, but Vinny Willard was bombed for 4 runs in the 7th and that was the ballgame.

Game 2: Danny Ayala's had a down year by his standards, coming into the game with only 18 homers as we're nearly 2/3 of the way into the season. But he broke out of it today, homering three times and driving in 4 in a 9-5 Rays win. He was aided by Daniel Vasquez, who had a 2-run shot for a team best 26, and Jaiden Hardaway and Josh Alexander who each had 3-hit games. Tim Gates turned in a minimal quality start at 6 6 3 3 2 6 to improve to 10-4, 4.38 and after Chris Toombs made a mess in the 7th, Pat Dorminy came in and got him out of it with a whiff and fanned two more in the 8th. I'm now thinking I'm going to use Dorminy as a true "fireman", bringing him in whenever we need a big out (especially a whiff) rather than locking him into an 8th-inning setup role, which Ken Burgess can still handle.

Game 3: Ron Adams wasn't very good today and the Rays couldn't quite climb out of the 6-1 hole he put them in, falling just short at 6-5. Adams was hit to the tune of 5.2 8 6 6 2 8 and until the 6th all the bats could manage was a solo homer from Ramon Ruiz (#7) off former Rays ace Jon Hayes. But they put 4 on the board off Hayes in the bottom of the 6th and Daniel Vasquez's 2-out double nearly tied it but the runner held at 3rd, couldn't be brought home, and the Rays couldn't get anything going in the final 3 frames.

Team record: 66-33. Next up: Baltimore's in town for 3.

10-31-2021, 10:07 AM	#1416
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,619	July 22-24, 2039: vs Texas (3) Game 1: The Rays were routed 8-0 by Texas upon their return home to Publix Park. Despite the final score it was a game the Rays could have at least been competitive in had they got some hits with RISP as they had 7 hits and 6 walks. Nate Thompson (8-4) went 5.2 4 3 2 3 2 and kept them in it, but Vinny Willard was bombed for 4 runs in the 7th and that was the ballgame. Game 2: Danny Ayala's had a down year by his standards, coming into the game with only 18 homers as we're nearly 2/3 of the way into the season. But he broke out of it today, homering three times and driving in 4 in a 9-5 Rays win. He was aided by Daniel Vasquez, who had a 2-run shot for a team best 26, and Jaiden Hardaway and Josh Alexander who each had 3-hit games. Tim Gates turned in a minimal quality start at 6 6 3 3 2 6 to improve to 10-4, 4.38 and after Chris Toombs made a mess in the 7th, Pat Dorminy came in and got him out of it with a whiff and fanned two more in the 8th. I'm now thinking I'm going to use Dorminy as a true "fireman", bringing him in whenever we need a big out (especially a whiff) rather than locking him into an 8th-inning setup role, which Ken Burgess can still handle. Game 3: Ron Adams wasn't very good today and the Rays couldn't quite climb out of the 6-1 hole he put them in, falling just short at 6-5. Adams was hit to the tune of 5.2 8 6 6 2 8 and until the 6th all the bats could manage was a solo homer from Ramon Ruiz (#7) off former Rays ace Jon Hayes. But they put 4 on the board off Hayes in the bottom of the 6th and Daniel Vasquez's 2-out double nearly tied it but the runner held at 3rd, couldn't be brought home, and the Rays couldn't get anything going in the final 3 frames. Team record: 66-33. Next up: Baltimore's in town for 3.