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Art Deco · 02-23-2022, 11:28 AM

Game 1: Jose Mendoza struggled for the second straight start and the bats were held in check as the Rays fell 5-1 to Kansas City in their series opener at Publix Park. Mendoza flirted with trouble into the 3rd and needed one more out to get out of it down 1-0 but surrendered a grand slam and finished 5 6 5 4 3 8 to drop to 4-3 with an ERA of 5.77. Josh Beckett's RBI double, one of two on the day for him, was all the offense could muster.

Game 2: The offense wasn't much better today but the pitching was and the Rays took a 3-1 win over the Royals. Jim Brophy bounced back from his one not-great start of the season to go 6 3 1 1 1 7 and improve to 8-0, 2.27 and three relievers hurled scoreless innings with Mike Barkley getting save #14. Josh Alexander and Doug Johns had RBI doubles in the first, and Jose Mendez had a solo homer in the 5th (#5) for the Tampa Bay scoring.

Game 3: Whatever funk the offense was in over the first two games of this series dispelled immediately as the Rays scored 4 times in the first and never really stopped scoring in a 14-2 rout of the Royals which saw them bang out 22 hits. Josh Alexander's 3-run homer (#13) in the first sent them on their way and Doug Johns had a huge game going 3-5 with a bases-clearing double and 3-run HR (#7) as part of a 7-RBI day. Josh Beckett was also 3-5 with two doubles and 2 RBI. Brad Jackson was the beneficiary of this outburst, going 5 5 2 2 2 4 to go to 6-0, 3.77 and Steve Forbes chipped in 3 scoreless innings.

Team record: 42-10. Next up: A rare Friday off-day then 2 games at home against Philadelphia, where Luis Barela, Andy Ruggles and Chris Williams get to catch up with their old teammates. The eagle-eyed among you may have already noticed we're playing the 2021 MLB schedule this year.

02-23-2022, 11:28 AM	#1732
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,415	May 26-28, 2043: vs Kansas City (3) Game 1: Jose Mendoza struggled for the second straight start and the bats were held in check as the Rays fell 5-1 to Kansas City in their series opener at Publix Park. Mendoza flirted with trouble into the 3rd and needed one more out to get out of it down 1-0 but surrendered a grand slam and finished 5 6 5 4 3 8 to drop to 4-3 with an ERA of 5.77. Josh Beckett's RBI double, one of two on the day for him, was all the offense could muster. Game 2: The offense wasn't much better today but the pitching was and the Rays took a 3-1 win over the Royals. Jim Brophy bounced back from his one not-great start of the season to go 6 3 1 1 1 7 and improve to 8-0, 2.27 and three relievers hurled scoreless innings with Mike Barkley getting save #14. Josh Alexander and Doug Johns had RBI doubles in the first, and Jose Mendez had a solo homer in the 5th (#5) for the Tampa Bay scoring. Game 3: Whatever funk the offense was in over the first two games of this series dispelled immediately as the Rays scored 4 times in the first and never really stopped scoring in a 14-2 rout of the Royals which saw them bang out 22 hits. Josh Alexander's 3-run homer (#13) in the first sent them on their way and Doug Johns had a huge game going 3-5 with a bases-clearing double and 3-run HR (#7) as part of a 7-RBI day. Josh Beckett was also 3-5 with two doubles and 2 RBI. Brad Jackson was the beneficiary of this outburst, going 5 5 2 2 2 4 to go to 6-0, 3.77 and Steve Forbes chipped in 3 scoreless innings. Team record: 42-10. Next up: A rare Friday off-day then 2 games at home against Philadelphia, where Luis Barela, Andy Ruggles and Chris Williams get to catch up with their old teammates. The eagle-eyed among you may have already noticed we're playing the 2021 MLB schedule this year.