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Art Deco · 08-12-2022, 05:19 PM

Robinson to the rescue...

This game will go down in the books as a 10-1 Rays rout of the Nationals to go up 2-1 in the World Series but until a late offensive explosion, it was a taut pitchers' duel and nobody dueled better than Robinson Ortiz. Coming into the game as a question mark given his 3-month injury absence which was followed by a mixed pair of 1-inning relief outings in the ALCS, Ortiz instead quieted all doubters by going 6 2/3 innings of 1-hit ball with 12 strikeouts, tying the club's single-game postseason record set by Tyler Glasnow, who did it once in 2025 and once in 2026. Although Wander Franco ended up knocking in 5 with a 7th-inning grand slam to break it open and a bases-loaded walk in the 8th, the slumping Kelly Crumpton had the game-winning hit, an RBI single in the 6th which put them up 2-1. The Rays will now try to take a commanding 3-1 lead tomorrow with Shane Panzini getting a crack although he'll be on a very short leash with Kendall Williams ready to step it. At least now though we know we have someone to count on should there be a Game 7.

EDIT: Almost forgotten here (since it was icing on the cake tonight) was that Joshua Baez homered again in the 8th, his 4th in 2 games and 9th of the postseason, putting him one behind current National (and former Ray) Randy Arozarena who had 10 postseason homers twice, once in 2020 with the Rays and again in 2026 with the Dodgers, for the MLB record.

08-12-2022, 05:19 PM	#796
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,592	October 28, 2029: World Series Game 3 Robinson to the rescue... This game will go down in the books as a 10-1 Rays rout of the Nationals to go up 2-1 in the World Series but until a late offensive explosion, it was a taut pitchers' duel and nobody dueled better than Robinson Ortiz. Coming into the game as a question mark given his 3-month injury absence which was followed by a mixed pair of 1-inning relief outings in the ALCS, Ortiz instead quieted all doubters by going 6 2/3 innings of 1-hit ball with 12 strikeouts, tying the club's single-game postseason record set by Tyler Glasnow, who did it once in 2025 and once in 2026. Although Wander Franco ended up knocking in 5 with a 7th-inning grand slam to break it open and a bases-loaded walk in the 8th, the slumping Kelly Crumpton had the game-winning hit, an RBI single in the 6th which put them up 2-1. The Rays will now try to take a commanding 3-1 lead tomorrow with Shane Panzini getting a crack although he'll be on a very short leash with Kendall Williams ready to step it. At least now though we know we have someone to count on should there be a Game 7. EDIT: Almost forgotten here (since it was icing on the cake tonight) was that Joshua Baez homered again in the 8th, his 4th in 2 games and 9th of the postseason, putting him one behind current National (and former Ray) Randy Arozarena who had 10 postseason homers twice, once in 2020 with the Rays and again in 2026 with the Dodgers, for the MLB record. Last edited by Art Deco; 08-12-2022 at 05:22 PM.