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Art Deco · 03-16-2022, 11:52 PM

The game on the 8th was rained out, but instead of moving it to the open date on the 9th OOTP rescheduled it as a doubleheader on the 10th. Regardless it didn't faze the Rays as you'll read below.

Game 1: Johnny Soland's first start back from injury was a rough one as he put the Rays behind 5-1, but they tied it up in the 7th and scored three in the 11th to take an 8-5 win over Baltimore in the matinee game. Soland ruptured his UCL early last season and in coming back this year he had his ratings downgraded. It showed today as he went 5 8 5 5 2 5 and for a guy whose calling card had been being tough to homer on, he allowed 3 today. Fortunately his mates picked him up as Doug Johns' 3-run homer (#2) in the 7th capped a 4-run inning to tie it, and in the 11th Johns' RBI single was the game-winner and Dan Gregory, who had 4 hits, walked with the bases loaded to bring in another. Sean Forbes (1-0) got the win with two scoreless innings and Chris Martin had an easy 11th for save #2.

Game 2: The Rays swept the doubleheader (and the mini-series) by overwhelming the Orioles in the nightcap 14-4, banging out 22 hits. They put up 9 runs in the first 3 innings with Josh Alexander setting the tone in the top of the first with a 3-run homer (#2) after the first two hitters of the game reached. Alexander ended up with 4 RBI and so did Seth Williams, who was 4-6 with HR #2, and neither was even the star of the game - that was Jose Mendez, 5-5 with HR #1 and 2 RBI. Jim Brophy didn't start out all that hot, allowing 4 runs in the first 2 innings himself, but settled in to finish 5 6 4 4 2 10 and improved to 2-0.

Team record: 4-2. Next up: Another off-day then back home for 3 vs Cleveland.

03-16-2022, 11:52 PM	#1803
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,526	April 8-10, 2044: at Baltimore (2) The game on the 8th was rained out, but instead of moving it to the open date on the 9th OOTP rescheduled it as a doubleheader on the 10th. Regardless it didn't faze the Rays as you'll read below. Game 1: Johnny Soland's first start back from injury was a rough one as he put the Rays behind 5-1, but they tied it up in the 7th and scored three in the 11th to take an 8-5 win over Baltimore in the matinee game. Soland ruptured his UCL early last season and in coming back this year he had his ratings downgraded. It showed today as he went 5 8 5 5 2 5 and for a guy whose calling card had been being tough to homer on, he allowed 3 today. Fortunately his mates picked him up as Doug Johns' 3-run homer (#2) in the 7th capped a 4-run inning to tie it, and in the 11th Johns' RBI single was the game-winner and Dan Gregory, who had 4 hits, walked with the bases loaded to bring in another. Sean Forbes (1-0) got the win with two scoreless innings and Chris Martin had an easy 11th for save #2. Game 2: The Rays swept the doubleheader (and the mini-series) by overwhelming the Orioles in the nightcap 14-4, banging out 22 hits. They put up 9 runs in the first 3 innings with Josh Alexander setting the tone in the top of the first with a 3-run homer (#2) after the first two hitters of the game reached. Alexander ended up with 4 RBI and so did Seth Williams, who was 4-6 with HR #2, and neither was even the star of the game - that was Jose Mendez, 5-5 with HR #1 and 2 RBI. Jim Brophy didn't start out all that hot, allowing 4 runs in the first 2 innings himself, but settled in to finish 5 6 4 4 2 10 and improved to 2-0. Team record: 4-2. Next up: Another off-day then back home for 3 vs Cleveland.