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Art Deco · 12-30-2021, 10:17 AM

Game 1: Brad Jackson was excellent in a 4-1 Rays win at Yankee Stadium in the series opener. The lefty went 7 4 1 1 1 3 to improve to 15-2, 2.33 and with Kikuo Kawase tired the save went to Chris Williams, his 5th. Tony Cordova was the unlikely offensive hero with a sac fly and and an RBI double to account for 50% of the Rays' scoring while Josh Alexander added a solo homer (#24).

Game 2: Pat Moyer had a huge game and Jeff Brockman took care of things on the mound in a 7-1 win over the Yankees. Moyer, who has hit well (369/403/638) in limited action, was 4-4 with a 3-run HR (#8) and an RBI double and Mike Willis drove in the other 3 runs with a double and a triple. Brockman got back in the win column after dropping 3 straight with a 6.2 3 1 1 3 4 outing; he's now 15-3, 2.50.

Game 3: A bullpen meltdown cost the Rays their 5th straight win as Doug Combs, Chris Williams and Ed Pretty combined to allow 5 Yankee runs in the 7th to turn a 5-2 lead into a 7-5 loss. Things looked good early for the Rays after a 5-run 4th which saw Josh Alexander blast a 3-run homer (#24) and Andy Ruggles go back-to-back with him for #20. Danny Romero wasn't great but was good enough to go 5.2 4 2 2 4 4 and Combs got him out of a jam in the 6th. But Combs started the 7th by putting a couple of runners on, Williams couldn't get anyone out, and Pretty capped the inning by walking two men with the bases loaded, forcing in the go-ahead run. An Alexander error in the inning didn't help matters either.

Game 4: The Rays lost the series finale more conventionally and settled for a split after Vinny Willard was hit hard in a 7-3 loss. Willard, coming off a complete-game shutout, had 3 more scoreless innings before allowing a run to tie in the 4th and then getting raked over the coals in the 5th, finishing 4.2 8 4 4 2 4 and dropping to 7-5, 3.97. Jordan Perez and Doug Johns were hit for 3 runs in relief as well. The red-hot Pat Moyer did drive in a pair, one with a double.

Team record: 75-23. Next up: We return home to face the 58-37 White Sox three times over the weekend.

12-30-2021, 10:17 AM	#1576
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,585	July 15-18, 2041: at NY Yankees (4) Game 1: Brad Jackson was excellent in a 4-1 Rays win at Yankee Stadium in the series opener. The lefty went 7 4 1 1 1 3 to improve to 15-2, 2.33 and with Kikuo Kawase tired the save went to Chris Williams, his 5th. Tony Cordova was the unlikely offensive hero with a sac fly and and an RBI double to account for 50% of the Rays' scoring while Josh Alexander added a solo homer (#24). Game 2: Pat Moyer had a huge game and Jeff Brockman took care of things on the mound in a 7-1 win over the Yankees. Moyer, who has hit well (369/403/638) in limited action, was 4-4 with a 3-run HR (#8) and an RBI double and Mike Willis drove in the other 3 runs with a double and a triple. Brockman got back in the win column after dropping 3 straight with a 6.2 3 1 1 3 4 outing; he's now 15-3, 2.50. Game 3: A bullpen meltdown cost the Rays their 5th straight win as Doug Combs, Chris Williams and Ed Pretty combined to allow 5 Yankee runs in the 7th to turn a 5-2 lead into a 7-5 loss. Things looked good early for the Rays after a 5-run 4th which saw Josh Alexander blast a 3-run homer (#24) and Andy Ruggles go back-to-back with him for #20. Danny Romero wasn't great but was good enough to go 5.2 4 2 2 4 4 and Combs got him out of a jam in the 6th. But Combs started the 7th by putting a couple of runners on, Williams couldn't get anyone out, and Pretty capped the inning by walking two men with the bases loaded, forcing in the go-ahead run. An Alexander error in the inning didn't help matters either. Game 4: The Rays lost the series finale more conventionally and settled for a split after Vinny Willard was hit hard in a 7-3 loss. Willard, coming off a complete-game shutout, had 3 more scoreless innings before allowing a run to tie in the 4th and then getting raked over the coals in the 5th, finishing 4.2 8 4 4 2 4 and dropping to 7-5, 3.97. Jordan Perez and Doug Johns were hit for 3 runs in relief as well. The red-hot Pat Moyer did drive in a pair, one with a double. Team record: 75-23. Next up: We return home to face the 58-37 White Sox three times over the weekend.