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Art Deco · 04-09-2022, 03:16 PM

Game 1: Rays pitching notched their third shutout in four games with a 2-0 win over Toronto at Rogers Centre in the series opener. Greg Bookhart started and went 5.2 6 0 0 1 3 but left before Dave Frick's RBI single in the 7th broke a 0-0 tie, so the win went to Ed Pretty (3-0). Josh Alexander came off the bench for a pinch-RBI double in the 9th and Sean Forbes threw a perfect 2-whiff 9th for his 3rd save.

Game 2: Jim Brophy pitched the game of his life and the Rays recorded yet another shutout as they edged the Jays 1-0. Brophy threw a complete-game one-hit shutout, walking nobody and facing one over the minimum as he struck out 8. It was a "Maddux" as well as he only threw 92 pitches. Brophy went to 19-3, and although his ERA is still bloated at 4.52, he's mainly been the victim of a bad BABIP; it was .259 last year in his Cy Young season but is .320 this year even after the 1-hitter. Seth Williams' RBI triple in the 1st stood up for the entire game as the only run.

Game 3: I honestly do not recall this happening in the 25 seasons of this save (or the 6 1/2 seasons of my 2021 save) but the Rays managed to shut out an opponent for an entire series as Johnny Soland and two relievers combined to whitewash the Jays 5-0. Soland (14-3) went 6 4 0 0 2 3 on 99 pitches while Dan Anderson went 2 innings and Sean Forbes the 9th to also make it 5 shutouts in 6 games for Tampa Bay pitching. The bats only managed 5 hits but one of them was a 3-run homer from Jeff Googins in the 2nd, his first of the year with the big club and the key hit of the game. Tomas Laboy got a start and of course added a solo shot later, his 13th.

Team record: 108-36. Next up: 4 games in Baltimore.

04-09-2022, 03:16 PM	#1852
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,495	September 12-14, 2044: at Toronto (3) Game 1: Rays pitching notched their third shutout in four games with a 2-0 win over Toronto at Rogers Centre in the series opener. Greg Bookhart started and went 5.2 6 0 0 1 3 but left before Dave Frick's RBI single in the 7th broke a 0-0 tie, so the win went to Ed Pretty (3-0). Josh Alexander came off the bench for a pinch-RBI double in the 9th and Sean Forbes threw a perfect 2-whiff 9th for his 3rd save. Game 2: Jim Brophy pitched the game of his life and the Rays recorded yet another shutout as they edged the Jays 1-0. Brophy threw a complete-game one-hit shutout, walking nobody and facing one over the minimum as he struck out 8. It was a "Maddux" as well as he only threw 92 pitches. Brophy went to 19-3, and although his ERA is still bloated at 4.52, he's mainly been the victim of a bad BABIP; it was .259 last year in his Cy Young season but is .320 this year even after the 1-hitter. Seth Williams' RBI triple in the 1st stood up for the entire game as the only run. Game 3: I honestly do not recall this happening in the 25 seasons of this save (or the 6 1/2 seasons of my 2021 save) but the Rays managed to shut out an opponent for an entire series as Johnny Soland and two relievers combined to whitewash the Jays 5-0. Soland (14-3) went 6 4 0 0 2 3 on 99 pitches while Dan Anderson went 2 innings and Sean Forbes the 9th to also make it 5 shutouts in 6 games for Tampa Bay pitching. The bats only managed 5 hits but one of them was a 3-run homer from Jeff Googins in the 2nd, his first of the year with the big club and the key hit of the game. Tomas Laboy got a start and of course added a solo shot later, his 13th. Team record: 108-36. Next up: 4 games in Baltimore.