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Art Deco · 12-01-2021, 11:35 AM

Game 1: The Rays matched up against recently-traded former teammate Tim Gates in the series opener and got to him for 4 runs in 5 innings in a 6-4 win to extend the winning streak to 8. Ramon Ruiz took him deep (#5) with a man on in the 5th to break a 2-2 tie, and Josh Beckett had a nice day going 3-4 with 2 doubles, 3 runs scored and an RBI while Mike McKee added a solo shot (#10). Jordan Perez was his typical self, giving up some runs on homers but with a fine BB/K ratio going 5.1 5 4 4 0 6 to improve to 9-6, 5.35. The bullpen was brilliant again, retiring all 11 men it faced with Joe Trader fanning 4 of 5 batters and Ed Pretty getting save #2.

Game 2: It was another night of a pitcher facing his very recent former teammates as Brad Jackson took the familiar mound of Oriole Park in a Rays uniform and was very good in a tight 2-1 win, the team's 9th straight. Jackson went 5.2 5 1 1 3 4 on 102 pitches and the hottest bullpen in the game did it again going 3 1/3 scoreless with Kikuo Kawase finishing for save #25 although he did put a couple on and has been shaky by his standards of late, issuing a walk in 4 of his last 5 outings. Jimmy Leonard's 18th HR in the 1st made it 1-0 and after the Orioles tied it up Daniel Malone's RBI double in the 6th was the game-winner.

Game 3: The win streak hit double digits as the Rays took yet another tight one from Baltimore 4-3. Danny Romero started and was rolling once again with a 3-0 lead, but ran out of gas in the 7th, pushed a little longer because the bullpen had seen a lot of usage lately. He ended up charged with 3 runs after Alex Stephens gave up the game-tying hit and finished 6.1 8 3 3 1 7. But the Rays got to another former teammate in Ken Neil when Josh Alexander capped a 5-hit day with an RBI single in the 9th and it was Ken Burgess' turn to get the save today, his 5th thanks to a 1-2-3 2K 9th. Danny Hill got Stephens out of a jam in the 8th and earned his first MLB win. Alexander meanwhile was unstoppable, homering in the 1st (#32) while Andy Ruggles contributed an RBI double.

July 29: Activated SS Jeff Baez from the 10-day IL, optioned P Alex Stephens to AAA Durham.

Game 4: Tired of squeaking out wins as they'd done all week, the Rays made it 11 straight with a blowout this time crushing Baltimore 15-4 on 21 hits. It was a milestone day for Danny Ayala, who first hit a grand slam in the 4th to break a 2-2 tie and then hit career homer #300 (and #28 for the year) in the 7th to cap a 5-RBI day. Josh Alexander picked up where he left off after going 5-5 yesterday by going 4-5 with HR #33 and 2 RBI, Jose Mendez, Jaiden Hardaway and Josh Beckett each had 3 hits, all driving in runs (Mendez had 2) and Mike McKee had a 2-run HR (#11). Vinny Willard enjoyed the run support and mowed down the O's between allowing a 2-run homer in the first and giving up a couple of runs in the 6th to go 6 5 4 4 0 9 and improve to 5-2, 2.47. Steve Abeles tossed 3 perfect innings with 6 whiffs to get his first save of the year.

Team record: 72-32. The only way to gain ground on the Red Sox is to never lose, and Boston did drop 1 out of 4 in the same stretch so the lead is now up to 5 1/2 games. Next up: An off-day then we return home for 3 against the Angels.

12-01-2021, 11:35 AM	#1497
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,510	July 26-29, 2040: at Baltimore (4) Game 1: The Rays matched up against recently-traded former teammate Tim Gates in the series opener and got to him for 4 runs in 5 innings in a 6-4 win to extend the winning streak to 8. Ramon Ruiz took him deep (#5) with a man on in the 5th to break a 2-2 tie, and Josh Beckett had a nice day going 3-4 with 2 doubles, 3 runs scored and an RBI while Mike McKee added a solo shot (#10). Jordan Perez was his typical self, giving up some runs on homers but with a fine BB/K ratio going 5.1 5 4 4 0 6 to improve to 9-6, 5.35. The bullpen was brilliant again, retiring all 11 men it faced with Joe Trader fanning 4 of 5 batters and Ed Pretty getting save #2. Game 2: It was another night of a pitcher facing his very recent former teammates as Brad Jackson took the familiar mound of Oriole Park in a Rays uniform and was very good in a tight 2-1 win, the team's 9th straight. Jackson went 5.2 5 1 1 3 4 on 102 pitches and the hottest bullpen in the game did it again going 3 1/3 scoreless with Kikuo Kawase finishing for save #25 although he did put a couple on and has been shaky by his standards of late, issuing a walk in 4 of his last 5 outings. Jimmy Leonard's 18th HR in the 1st made it 1-0 and after the Orioles tied it up Daniel Malone's RBI double in the 6th was the game-winner. Game 3: The win streak hit double digits as the Rays took yet another tight one from Baltimore 4-3. Danny Romero started and was rolling once again with a 3-0 lead, but ran out of gas in the 7th, pushed a little longer because the bullpen had seen a lot of usage lately. He ended up charged with 3 runs after Alex Stephens gave up the game-tying hit and finished 6.1 8 3 3 1 7. But the Rays got to another former teammate in Ken Neil when Josh Alexander capped a 5-hit day with an RBI single in the 9th and it was Ken Burgess' turn to get the save today, his 5th thanks to a 1-2-3 2K 9th. Danny Hill got Stephens out of a jam in the 8th and earned his first MLB win. Alexander meanwhile was unstoppable, homering in the 1st (#32) while Andy Ruggles contributed an RBI double. July 29: Activated SS Jeff Baez from the 10-day IL, optioned P Alex Stephens to AAA Durham. Game 4: Tired of squeaking out wins as they'd done all week, the Rays made it 11 straight with a blowout this time crushing Baltimore 15-4 on 21 hits. It was a milestone day for Danny Ayala, who first hit a grand slam in the 4th to break a 2-2 tie and then hit career homer #300 (and #28 for the year) in the 7th to cap a 5-RBI day. Josh Alexander picked up where he left off after going 5-5 yesterday by going 4-5 with HR #33 and 2 RBI, Jose Mendez, Jaiden Hardaway and Josh Beckett each had 3 hits, all driving in runs (Mendez had 2) and Mike McKee had a 2-run HR (#11). Vinny Willard enjoyed the run support and mowed down the O's between allowing a 2-run homer in the first and giving up a couple of runs in the 6th to go 6 5 4 4 0 9 and improve to 5-2, 2.47. Steve Abeles tossed 3 perfect innings with 6 whiffs to get his first save of the year. Team record: 72-32. The only way to gain ground on the Red Sox is to never lose, and Boston did drop 1 out of 4 in the same stretch so the lead is now up to 5 1/2 games. Next up: An off-day then we return home for 3 against the Angels.