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Art Deco · 11-01-2021, 05:37 PM

Game 1: After struggling to score runs of late (relative to their normal output) the Rays broke out for a 9-3 win, putting trios of runs on the board in the 3rd, 4th and 6th innings. Jaiden Hardaway is finally rounding back into MVP form and he homered two more times today among his 4 hits, and driving in 4, giving him four homers in his last 3 games and 5 on the year. The Dans Ayala and Vasquez hit 2-run homers as well, #s 22 and 27 respectively. Tim Gates got the win going 6.1 6 3 3 2 6 and is now 11-4.

Game 2: The Rays continued to bang the ball around Yankee Stadium as they took a 9-5 win. Ramon Ruiz swung the big bat with a 2-run double and a 2-run homer (#8) and Jeff Baez had a 2-run double as the bottom of the order came through tonight. Ron Adams was solid for the win at 6 4 3 1 2 7 to go to 10-7, 4.05, and after Steve Abeles made a mess in the 8th to allow the Yankees within 3, Pat Dorminy went the final 1 2/3 for his first Rays save.

Game 3: Rinse and repeat as a Mike McKee grand slam (#19) in the 1st inning sent the Rays on their way to an 8-3 victory, their third straight in the series and fifth consecutive overall. Josh Alexander (#6) and Danny Ayala (#23) added 2-run blasts later to back a dominating-at-times outing from Danny Romero, who went 6.1 5 3 3 1 12 with the 12 whiffs tying a season-high as he improved to 12-6, 4.24.

Game 4: Tampa Bay completed the 4-game sweep with a come-from-behind 7-5 triumph over the Yankees as Jim Gebers' 2-run shot (#13) in the 8th put the Rays ahead to stay. Ramon Ruiz added a 2-run double after Gebers' homer to make it 7-4 after he had homered earlier (#9) with a man on to give him his 2nd 4-RBI game in 3 days. Luis Balladares started and had a rough first, allowing 3 runs on 33 pitches but stuck around to go 5 7 4 3 1 5. Steve Abeles picked up the win getting the final out of the 7th, his 3rd, and after Ken Neil made a mess in the 8th allowing a run and leaving two on, Kikuo Kawase closed the door with a 5-out, 4-whiff save, his 22nd.

Team record: 72-34. Next up: Another 4-game series, this time in Houston.

11-01-2021, 05:37 PM	#1418
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,419	July 28-31, 2039: at NY Yankees (4) Game 1: After struggling to score runs of late (relative to their normal output) the Rays broke out for a 9-3 win, putting trios of runs on the board in the 3rd, 4th and 6th innings. Jaiden Hardaway is finally rounding back into MVP form and he homered two more times today among his 4 hits, and driving in 4, giving him four homers in his last 3 games and 5 on the year. The Dans Ayala and Vasquez hit 2-run homers as well, #s 22 and 27 respectively. Tim Gates got the win going 6.1 6 3 3 2 6 and is now 11-4. Game 2: The Rays continued to bang the ball around Yankee Stadium as they took a 9-5 win. Ramon Ruiz swung the big bat with a 2-run double and a 2-run homer (#8) and Jeff Baez had a 2-run double as the bottom of the order came through tonight. Ron Adams was solid for the win at 6 4 3 1 2 7 to go to 10-7, 4.05, and after Steve Abeles made a mess in the 8th to allow the Yankees within 3, Pat Dorminy went the final 1 2/3 for his first Rays save. Game 3: Rinse and repeat as a Mike McKee grand slam (#19) in the 1st inning sent the Rays on their way to an 8-3 victory, their third straight in the series and fifth consecutive overall. Josh Alexander (#6) and Danny Ayala (#23) added 2-run blasts later to back a dominating-at-times outing from Danny Romero, who went 6.1 5 3 3 1 12 with the 12 whiffs tying a season-high as he improved to 12-6, 4.24. Game 4: Tampa Bay completed the 4-game sweep with a come-from-behind 7-5 triumph over the Yankees as Jim Gebers' 2-run shot (#13) in the 8th put the Rays ahead to stay. Ramon Ruiz added a 2-run double after Gebers' homer to make it 7-4 after he had homered earlier (#9) with a man on to give him his 2nd 4-RBI game in 3 days. Luis Balladares started and had a rough first, allowing 3 runs on 33 pitches but stuck around to go 5 7 4 3 1 5. Steve Abeles picked up the win getting the final out of the 7th, his 3rd, and after Ken Neil made a mess in the 8th allowing a run and leaving two on, Kikuo Kawase closed the door with a 5-out, 4-whiff save, his 22nd. Team record: 72-34. Next up: Another 4-game series, this time in Houston.