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Art Deco · 12-30-2021, 03:22 PM

Game 1: The Rays routed the White Sox 16-3 in the series opener at Publix Park behind a 3-HR, 8-RBI game from Andy Ruggles. The DH hit a 2-run homer in the 3rd to break a 1-1 tie, a grand slam in the 4th to break it open, and a 2-run blast in the 8th to give him 23 HR and 71 RBI on the season. Mike Willis, not known for his power, jacked a pair himself and drove in 3, giving him 7 homers on the year. Jose Mendoza cruised with all the support, going 6 7 2 2 3 7 to improve to 12-1, 2.80 and Jon Harbour went the final 3 innings for his 3rd save.

Game 2: The Rays' bullpen struggled again with Kikuo Kawase blowing a 4-3 lead and allowing a couple of runs, and after Mike McKee hit a dramatic homer (#4) to lead off the 9th and tie it, Ed Pretty gave up 2 more runs in the 10th to give Chicago a 7-5 win. Before all the madness, Brad Jackson went 6.2 5 3 3 5 6 allowing 3 solo homers for the runs against while Seth Williams homered (#13) and singled in a run.

Game 3: The bad week for the bullpen continued as the Rays blew their third late-inning lead in the last 5 games, but a 6-run 8th inning overcame that and the Rays took a 9-4 win. Jeff Brockman started and went 5 5 1 1 0 4 in a good outing and a 3-run 6th featuring a 2-run Josh Alexander homer (#26) gave them a 3-1 lead. But Dan Anderson allowed a run in the 7th and Chris Williams and Doug Combs combined to allow Chicago to score two more times in the top of the 8th to take a 4-3 lead. Today though they were bailed out by the offense as Jose Mendez hit his 2nd RBI single of the day to tie it, Ramon Ruiz drove in a pair with a single to put them ahead, and Doug Johns (who had come in as a defensive replacement in the top of the inning for Mike Willis) capped the inning with a 3-run homer, his first in the majors. Also achieving his MLB first was Combs, who picked up the win despite allowing 4 hits in his 1 2/3 innings of work.

Team record: 77-24. Next up: Boston visits for 3 games.

12-30-2021, 03:22 PM	#1577
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,682	July 19-21, 2041: vs Chicago White Sox (3) Game 1: The Rays routed the White Sox 16-3 in the series opener at Publix Park behind a 3-HR, 8-RBI game from Andy Ruggles. The DH hit a 2-run homer in the 3rd to break a 1-1 tie, a grand slam in the 4th to break it open, and a 2-run blast in the 8th to give him 23 HR and 71 RBI on the season. Mike Willis, not known for his power, jacked a pair himself and drove in 3, giving him 7 homers on the year. Jose Mendoza cruised with all the support, going 6 7 2 2 3 7 to improve to 12-1, 2.80 and Jon Harbour went the final 3 innings for his 3rd save. Game 2: The Rays' bullpen struggled again with Kikuo Kawase blowing a 4-3 lead and allowing a couple of runs, and after Mike McKee hit a dramatic homer (#4) to lead off the 9th and tie it, Ed Pretty gave up 2 more runs in the 10th to give Chicago a 7-5 win. Before all the madness, Brad Jackson went 6.2 5 3 3 5 6 allowing 3 solo homers for the runs against while Seth Williams homered (#13) and singled in a run. Game 3: The bad week for the bullpen continued as the Rays blew their third late-inning lead in the last 5 games, but a 6-run 8th inning overcame that and the Rays took a 9-4 win. Jeff Brockman started and went 5 5 1 1 0 4 in a good outing and a 3-run 6th featuring a 2-run Josh Alexander homer (#26) gave them a 3-1 lead. But Dan Anderson allowed a run in the 7th and Chris Williams and Doug Combs combined to allow Chicago to score two more times in the top of the 8th to take a 4-3 lead. Today though they were bailed out by the offense as Jose Mendez hit his 2nd RBI single of the day to tie it, Ramon Ruiz drove in a pair with a single to put them ahead, and Doug Johns (who had come in as a defensive replacement in the top of the inning for Mike Willis) capped the inning with a 3-run homer, his first in the majors. Also achieving his MLB first was Combs, who picked up the win despite allowing 4 hits in his 1 2/3 innings of work. Team record: 77-24. Next up: Boston visits for 3 games.