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Art Deco · 01-04-2022, 10:22 PM

Game 1: The Houston lineup is the scariest I've seen in years outside of ours, and they spooked Jeff Brockman in the opener, scoring 3 times against him in the first two innings before putting 6 on the board in the 4th to open up a 9-2 lead before a Rays comeback fell just short in a 9-8 loss. Outside of a Bo Angeac 2-RBI double in that 4th, the other former Rays (Ayala/Hardaway) were largely quiet. Brockman finished 3.2 9 8 7 2 0 in a brutal outing but Vinny Willard kept Houston at bay for 3 1/3 allowing only one run and they nearly completed the comeback. Mike McKee hit his 5th homer in 5 games with a man on in the 4th (#9) and Seth Williams had a 2-run shot (#18) in the 6th as part of a 3-hit day.

Game 2: Brad Jackson didn't fare too much better than Jeff Brockman yesterday but the Rays scored 5 times in the 9th to take a 10-6 win to even up the series with Houston. Jackson was hit to the tune of 4.2 10 4 4 1 3 and Rays pitching allowed 16 hits but limited the damage. Trailing 6-5 going into the top of the 9th Tampa Bay got the best of Astros closer Phil Daniels, loading the bases before drawing a walk by Josh Alexander to force in the tying run and then getting a grand slam from Andy Ruggles (#30) to break the tie. Earlier Josh Beckett had a 2-run double among the first 5 runs scored. Dan Anderson picked up the win in relief, his 4th, while Kikuo Kawase loaded the bases in the 9th in a non-save situation but got a double play to end the game.

Game 3: A tough loss for the Rays as they held a 4-2 lead in the 7th, blew it, went back ahead in the top of the 10th 5-4, blew that lead, and then Dan Anderson gave up a leadoff homer in the 12th to give Houston a 6-5 win. Danny Romero pitched very well considering the opponent, going 7 3 2 2 0 7 but Chris Williams crapped the bed in the 8th, giving up 2 runs without getting an out. After Ed Pretty got out of there without further damage over two innings, Seth Williams singled in the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th but Chris Toombs, possibly the most un-clutch pitcher we have but called in because Kawase was tired and Houston had lefties due, gave up a leadoff homer to allow the Astros to equalize again. And after Anderson retired Houston in the 11th, he gave up the walk-off homer in the 12th. The Rays were up against Astros ace Elias Gomez and although he struck out 13 in 7 2/3, they did get to him in the 1st with a Doug Johns grand slam (#3). Tony Cordova (4) and Jamie Truitt (3, in his first MLB start) accounted for 7 of the 13 Gomez whiffs. Truitt did manage his first MLB hit in the 9th but was thrown out stealing.

Team record: 94-40. Next up: Back home for 3 over the weekend against Cleveland.

01-04-2022, 10:22 PM	#1588
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,011	August 27-29, 2041: at Houston (3) Game 1: The Houston lineup is the scariest I've seen in years outside of ours, and they spooked Jeff Brockman in the opener, scoring 3 times against him in the first two innings before putting 6 on the board in the 4th to open up a 9-2 lead before a Rays comeback fell just short in a 9-8 loss. Outside of a Bo Angeac 2-RBI double in that 4th, the other former Rays (Ayala/Hardaway) were largely quiet. Brockman finished 3.2 9 8 7 2 0 in a brutal outing but Vinny Willard kept Houston at bay for 3 1/3 allowing only one run and they nearly completed the comeback. Mike McKee hit his 5th homer in 5 games with a man on in the 4th (#9) and Seth Williams had a 2-run shot (#18) in the 6th as part of a 3-hit day. Game 2: Brad Jackson didn't fare too much better than Jeff Brockman yesterday but the Rays scored 5 times in the 9th to take a 10-6 win to even up the series with Houston. Jackson was hit to the tune of 4.2 10 4 4 1 3 and Rays pitching allowed 16 hits but limited the damage. Trailing 6-5 going into the top of the 9th Tampa Bay got the best of Astros closer Phil Daniels, loading the bases before drawing a walk by Josh Alexander to force in the tying run and then getting a grand slam from Andy Ruggles (#30) to break the tie. Earlier Josh Beckett had a 2-run double among the first 5 runs scored. Dan Anderson picked up the win in relief, his 4th, while Kikuo Kawase loaded the bases in the 9th in a non-save situation but got a double play to end the game. Game 3: A tough loss for the Rays as they held a 4-2 lead in the 7th, blew it, went back ahead in the top of the 10th 5-4, blew that lead, and then Dan Anderson gave up a leadoff homer in the 12th to give Houston a 6-5 win. Danny Romero pitched very well considering the opponent, going 7 3 2 2 0 7 but Chris Williams crapped the bed in the 8th, giving up 2 runs without getting an out. After Ed Pretty got out of there without further damage over two innings, Seth Williams singled in the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th but Chris Toombs, possibly the most un-clutch pitcher we have but called in because Kawase was tired and Houston had lefties due, gave up a leadoff homer to allow the Astros to equalize again. And after Anderson retired Houston in the 11th, he gave up the walk-off homer in the 12th. The Rays were up against Astros ace Elias Gomez and although he struck out 13 in 7 2/3, they did get to him in the 1st with a Doug Johns grand slam (#3). Tony Cordova (4) and Jamie Truitt (3, in his first MLB start) accounted for 7 of the 13 Gomez whiffs. Truitt did manage his first MLB hit in the 9th but was thrown out stealing. Team record: 94-40. Next up: Back home for 3 over the weekend against Cleveland.