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Art Deco · 11-02-2021, 05:57 PM

Game 1: Despite the best efforts of Daniel Vasquez the Rays lost the series opener to Houston 6-4 at Minute Maid Park. Vasquez drove in all 4 Tampa Bay runs with a triple and 3-run homer (#28) but some bad pitching from Nate Thompson put them in a 6-1 hole from which they couldn't recover. Thompson was tuned up to the tune of 3.2 6 6 5 3 3 and fell to 9-5. Steve Abeles was impressive in a mop-up role, fanning 5 Astros in 2 1/3 scoreless innings.

Game 2: The Rays bounced back from last night's loss behind the arm of Tim Gates, who spun a 5-hit shutout as Tampa Bay romped 8-0. It was the first Rays complete-game shutout for Gates and 2nd career after one with Minnesota as he went 9 5 0 0 1 6 on 114 pitches, improving to 12-4, 4.08. He had plenty of support with Jimmy Leonard going 2-4 with a HR (#22) and 3 RBI against his old team and Ramon Ruiz contributing a 2-run double. Josh Alexander also found the seats with HR #7.

Game 3: Danny Ayala did his best and the Rays kept coming back but fell short in a 9-6 loss to Houston. The slugging LF is showing signs of getting hot as he drilled a pair of solo homers to give him 25, and Jimmy Leonard homered again (#23). But some bad starting pitching kept them behind the 8-ball once again as today it was Ron Adams who struggled, going 4.1 7 6 5 2 5. Still the Rays might have had a chance but Joe Trader inherited two Jon Harbour runners with one out in the 8th and not only allowed them both to score but gave up a run of his own and those 3 runs proved the difference.

Game 4: The Rays will be glad to see the last of Houston until at least the playoffs after getting whitewashed 6-0 by the Astros. Danny Romero turned in the third bad start of the series by a Rays pitcher, getting lit up for 6 8 6 6 1 2 and has now allowed 18 runs in his 4 starts since the All-Star break. The bats only managed 5 hits, with Daniel Vasquez getting 3 of them, but all were singles. Houston now has pulled to within 1 1/2 games of the Rays for best record in the AL (and MLB).

Team record: 73-37. Next up: Back home for some interleague ball with 3 against Milwaukee who's 1/2 game out of the second NL wild card.

11-02-2021, 05:57 PM	#1420
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,419	August 1-4, 2039: at Houston (4) Game 1: Despite the best efforts of Daniel Vasquez the Rays lost the series opener to Houston 6-4 at Minute Maid Park. Vasquez drove in all 4 Tampa Bay runs with a triple and 3-run homer (#28) but some bad pitching from Nate Thompson put them in a 6-1 hole from which they couldn't recover. Thompson was tuned up to the tune of 3.2 6 6 5 3 3 and fell to 9-5. Steve Abeles was impressive in a mop-up role, fanning 5 Astros in 2 1/3 scoreless innings. Game 2: The Rays bounced back from last night's loss behind the arm of Tim Gates, who spun a 5-hit shutout as Tampa Bay romped 8-0. It was the first Rays complete-game shutout for Gates and 2nd career after one with Minnesota as he went 9 5 0 0 1 6 on 114 pitches, improving to 12-4, 4.08. He had plenty of support with Jimmy Leonard going 2-4 with a HR (#22) and 3 RBI against his old team and Ramon Ruiz contributing a 2-run double. Josh Alexander also found the seats with HR #7. Game 3: Danny Ayala did his best and the Rays kept coming back but fell short in a 9-6 loss to Houston. The slugging LF is showing signs of getting hot as he drilled a pair of solo homers to give him 25, and Jimmy Leonard homered again (#23). But some bad starting pitching kept them behind the 8-ball once again as today it was Ron Adams who struggled, going 4.1 7 6 5 2 5. Still the Rays might have had a chance but Joe Trader inherited two Jon Harbour runners with one out in the 8th and not only allowed them both to score but gave up a run of his own and those 3 runs proved the difference. Game 4: The Rays will be glad to see the last of Houston until at least the playoffs after getting whitewashed 6-0 by the Astros. Danny Romero turned in the third bad start of the series by a Rays pitcher, getting lit up for 6 8 6 6 1 2 and has now allowed 18 runs in his 4 starts since the All-Star break. The bats only managed 5 hits, with Daniel Vasquez getting 3 of them, but all were singles. Houston now has pulled to within 1 1/2 games of the Rays for best record in the AL (and MLB). Team record: 73-37. Next up: Back home for some interleague ball with 3 against Milwaukee who's 1/2 game out of the second NL wild card. Last edited by Art Deco; 11-02-2021 at 05:59 PM.