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Art Deco · 11-01-2021, 08:54 AM

Game 1: Danny Romero and the bullpen couldn't hold an early 4-0 lead and the Rays dropped their third game in four 6-4 to Baltimore at Publix Park. Pat Moyer hit his 9th homer to spark the early rally but Romero allowed 2 in the 4th and 2 more in the 5th and left with the game tied after going 5 6 4 4 2 9. And after Joe Trader got through the 6th, Pat Dorminy served up a 2-run homer to Josh Hutchinson and the bats couldn't scrounge any more runs. That's Dorminy's first loss as a Ray and he's now allowed 2 homers in 5 1/3 innings since joining the team, following in Ken Neil's footsteps.

Game 2: Things looked bleak for the Rays as they were a couple of outs away from losing their 4th in 5 games but Jaiden Hardaway came to the rescue with a 2-run, walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th to give the Rays a 2-1 win. After the Orioles scored in the top of the 10th off Kikuo Kawase (only the 2nd run he's allowed all year and first since May 5) in his second inning of work, Jeff Baez doubled with one out and Hardaway hit only his 2nd homer of the year and first since returning from missing 2 months to give the Rays the win. Luis Balladares was excellent but wild once again in his second Rays start, going 6 2 0 0 4 8 and has yet to allow a run in Rays colors.

Game 3: Like the first game of the series the Rays had a decent early lead but unlike the first game they held on to win, taking a 4-3 decision over Baltimore. Jaiden Hardaway picked up where he left off the day before, homering to lead off the game (#3) and he added a sac fly while Daniel Malone also went deep for #13 and it was 4-1 after 3. Nate Thompson was in constant trouble throughout his outing but limited the damage to finish 6.1 6 2 2 4 6 and pick up the win to go to 9-4, 3.72. Joe Trader gave up a homer to former Ray Mike Harms to allow the Orioles within 1, but Vinny Willard came through to get the final 5 outs as the main men of the pen were tired, picking up his 3rd save of the year.

Team record: 68-34. Next up: 4 games in New York against the Yankees. We were originally slated to face former Ray Leo Ortega in the second game but the Yankees shipped him across town to the Mets for a prospect.

11-01-2021, 08:54 AM	#1417
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,435	July 25-27, 2039: vs Baltimore (3) Game 1: Danny Romero and the bullpen couldn't hold an early 4-0 lead and the Rays dropped their third game in four 6-4 to Baltimore at Publix Park. Pat Moyer hit his 9th homer to spark the early rally but Romero allowed 2 in the 4th and 2 more in the 5th and left with the game tied after going 5 6 4 4 2 9. And after Joe Trader got through the 6th, Pat Dorminy served up a 2-run homer to Josh Hutchinson and the bats couldn't scrounge any more runs. That's Dorminy's first loss as a Ray and he's now allowed 2 homers in 5 1/3 innings since joining the team, following in Ken Neil's footsteps. Game 2: Things looked bleak for the Rays as they were a couple of outs away from losing their 4th in 5 games but Jaiden Hardaway came to the rescue with a 2-run, walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th to give the Rays a 2-1 win. After the Orioles scored in the top of the 10th off Kikuo Kawase (only the 2nd run he's allowed all year and first since May 5) in his second inning of work, Jeff Baez doubled with one out and Hardaway hit only his 2nd homer of the year and first since returning from missing 2 months to give the Rays the win. Luis Balladares was excellent but wild once again in his second Rays start, going 6 2 0 0 4 8 and has yet to allow a run in Rays colors. Game 3: Like the first game of the series the Rays had a decent early lead but unlike the first game they held on to win, taking a 4-3 decision over Baltimore. Jaiden Hardaway picked up where he left off the day before, homering to lead off the game (#3) and he added a sac fly while Daniel Malone also went deep for #13 and it was 4-1 after 3. Nate Thompson was in constant trouble throughout his outing but limited the damage to finish 6.1 6 2 2 4 6 and pick up the win to go to 9-4, 3.72. Joe Trader gave up a homer to former Ray Mike Harms to allow the Orioles within 1, but Vinny Willard came through to get the final 5 outs as the main men of the pen were tired, picking up his 3rd save of the year. Team record: 68-34. Next up: 4 games in New York against the Yankees. We were originally slated to face former Ray Leo Ortega in the second game but the Yankees shipped him across town to the Mets for a prospect.