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Art Deco · 03-27-2022, 10:26 AM

We had two rainouts in this series, the second (Tuesday) game was rained out and we were supposed to play a doubleheader on Wednesday, but the first game of that was rained out so we made it up on Thursday, originally an off-day for both teams.

Game 1: So who had a 5-hit Johnny Soland shutout on their bingo card? Didn't think so. But the struggling Rays starter whose rotation spot was in jeopardy came through with a 9 5 0 0 1 8 performance on 111 pitches to improve to 5-2, 4.97 in a 9-0 Rays win. He was well-supported with Dan Gregory 4-5 with HR #4 and a RBI, Luis Barela driving in 3 with a pair of hits and Dave Frick and Tony Cordova each knocking in a pair.

Game 2: It looked like another rout as the Rays went up 5-0 in the 2nd but they had to instead hold on to a 6-5 win over the Guardians at Progressive Field. Mike Willis had the big day on offense, 4-5 with an RBI triple while Seth Williams drove in a pair. Brad Jackson started and his struggles continued, going 5 8 4 4 1 3 yet improving to 6-6. Chris Martin put a couple on in the 9th but pitched around them for save #17.

Game 3: The Rays swept the series from Cleveland with another rout, this time by a football score of 14-3. Five different Rays went yard: Mike Willis (#3, a 2-run shot as part of a 3-hit day); Luis Barela (#16, a 2-run job); Seth Williams (#10, a 3-run blast); Jeff Baer (#3, a solo shot to go with 2 doubles); and Josh Beckett (#8, a 3-run homer which extended his hitting streak to 15 games). Jim Brophy (9-2) coasted with all the support, going 6 5 1 1 2 6.

Team record: 48-22. Next up: 4 games in Baltimore over 3 days, including a scheduled Saturday doubleheader after we had that 2-game weekend series in the first week of the season. The division lead is now 6 1/2 games so I'm not going to keep mentioning it until and unless the Yankees get closer than 5.

03-27-2022, 10:26 AM	#1826
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,503	June 20-23, 2044: at Cleveland (3) We had two rainouts in this series, the second (Tuesday) game was rained out and we were supposed to play a doubleheader on Wednesday, but the first game of that was rained out so we made it up on Thursday, originally an off-day for both teams. Game 1: So who had a 5-hit Johnny Soland shutout on their bingo card? Didn't think so. But the struggling Rays starter whose rotation spot was in jeopardy came through with a 9 5 0 0 1 8 performance on 111 pitches to improve to 5-2, 4.97 in a 9-0 Rays win. He was well-supported with Dan Gregory 4-5 with HR #4 and a RBI, Luis Barela driving in 3 with a pair of hits and Dave Frick and Tony Cordova each knocking in a pair. Game 2: It looked like another rout as the Rays went up 5-0 in the 2nd but they had to instead hold on to a 6-5 win over the Guardians at Progressive Field. Mike Willis had the big day on offense, 4-5 with an RBI triple while Seth Williams drove in a pair. Brad Jackson started and his struggles continued, going 5 8 4 4 1 3 yet improving to 6-6. Chris Martin put a couple on in the 9th but pitched around them for save #17. Game 3: The Rays swept the series from Cleveland with another rout, this time by a football score of 14-3. Five different Rays went yard: Mike Willis (#3, a 2-run shot as part of a 3-hit day); Luis Barela (#16, a 2-run job); Seth Williams (#10, a 3-run blast); Jeff Baer (#3, a solo shot to go with 2 doubles); and Josh Beckett (#8, a 3-run homer which extended his hitting streak to 15 games). Jim Brophy (9-2) coasted with all the support, going 6 5 1 1 2 6. Team record: 48-22. Next up: 4 games in Baltimore over 3 days, including a scheduled Saturday doubleheader after we had that 2-game weekend series in the first week of the season. The division lead is now 6 1/2 games so I'm not going to keep mentioning it until and unless the Yankees get closer than 5.