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Art Deco · 11-27-2021, 12:18 AM

Game 1: The Rays handed Jordan Perez leads of 3-2 and 5-3 but he kept giving them back and the Rays eventually dropped a 10-7 decision to the Nationals at Publix Park. Perez was 4.1 8 5 4 0 4, and Ken Neil and Steve Abeles combined to give up 5 more on a night when the pitching was terrible. In fact Andy Ruggles, who started 8 games for Oakland last year, made his Rays pitching debut with a 1-2-3 9th to mop up. They wasted a 2-homer game from Pat Moyer, who had 3 hits and drove in 4 as he now has 11 homers, and a 4-4 day with a walk from Jaiden Hardaway.

Game 2: The bad pitching continued as Tim Gates was rocked in a 7-3 loss and has temporarily at least lost his spot in the rotation. Gates was 5 6 6 6 1 3 and fell to 4-5, 5.40, numbers which are even worse of late considering he pitched very well in his few starts of the season. His spot will be taken by Vinny Willard, who went 3 scoreless tonight and has done nothing pitch well the last few years in long relief. Gates will take over Willard's role as a longman and we'll see how it goes. All three Tampa Bay runs came via solo shot with Jimmy Leonard hitting a pair to give him 16 and Mike McKee blasting #8.

Team record: 51-26, still 5 1/2 up on Boston. Next up: A rare Wednesday off-day followed by a 4-game series at home vs Houston after which we reach the halfway mark of the season.

11-27-2021, 12:18 AM	#1486
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,023	June 25-26, 2040: vs Washington (2) Game 1: The Rays handed Jordan Perez leads of 3-2 and 5-3 but he kept giving them back and the Rays eventually dropped a 10-7 decision to the Nationals at Publix Park. Perez was 4.1 8 5 4 0 4, and Ken Neil and Steve Abeles combined to give up 5 more on a night when the pitching was terrible. In fact Andy Ruggles, who started 8 games for Oakland last year, made his Rays pitching debut with a 1-2-3 9th to mop up. They wasted a 2-homer game from Pat Moyer, who had 3 hits and drove in 4 as he now has 11 homers, and a 4-4 day with a walk from Jaiden Hardaway. Game 2: The bad pitching continued as Tim Gates was rocked in a 7-3 loss and has temporarily at least lost his spot in the rotation. Gates was 5 6 6 6 1 3 and fell to 4-5, 5.40, numbers which are even worse of late considering he pitched very well in his few starts of the season. His spot will be taken by Vinny Willard, who went 3 scoreless tonight and has done nothing pitch well the last few years in long relief. Gates will take over Willard's role as a longman and we'll see how it goes. All three Tampa Bay runs came via solo shot with Jimmy Leonard hitting a pair to give him 16 and Mike McKee blasting #8. Team record: 51-26, still 5 1/2 up on Boston. Next up: A rare Wednesday off-day followed by a 4-game series at home vs Houston after which we reach the halfway mark of the season.