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Art Deco · 09-22-2022, 03:54 PM

Game 1: The Rays rode the longball to a 7-6 comeback win in 10 innings at Seattle in the series opener. Luis Barela's solo shot (#13) won it after Jose Castillo tied it with a 2-run blast (#9) in the 8th after the Rays had fallen behind 6-4. And those four Rays runs came on a Doug Johns grand slam (#14). Chris O'Brien had a very rough start (4 4 6 6 3 1) but the pen held the Mariners the rest of the way with Satoshi Sato winning again (6-0) and Steve Falcon recording save #8.

Game 2: In a virtual carbon copy of yesterday's game the Rays got a late homer to tie it up and won it with one over Seattle by the same exact score of 7-6. This time Tampa Bay had to mount more of a comeback as a bad Bob Riley start (4.1 7 6 6 3 3, almost identical to O'Brien's yesterday) put them behind 6-2. Jose Castillo came through big again with a 3-run homer in the 7th (#10) to make it 6-5, Doug Johns homered again to tie it in the 8th and then Johns homered for the second time in the game and fourth in three days in the 10th (#16). And Satoshi Sato won yet again (7-0) to take over the major league lead (look out Roy Face and your record 18 relief wins in a season) and Steve Falcon saved again (#9). I'm not sure I've ever played two consecutive games that turned out so identically.

Game 3: The Rays completed the sweep, not with a 7-6 win in 10 innings (that would have been too ridiculous) but with a 10-6 win in regulation as they continue to outscore their woeful starting pitching. The usual suspects all homered again: Jose Castillo (#11), Luis Barela (#14) and Doug Johns (his MLB-leading 17th) as they built a 10-1 lead. Melvin Delgado (2-0) was pretty good in his return from the IL, holding the Ms to 1 run through 5, but was hit for 4 in the 6th and finished 6 4 5 5 1 4. Jose Carrasco inherited a mess in the 8th and got the final 5 outs for his 2nd save.

Team record: 34-10. Next up: An off-day then the road trip continues with 3 in Texas.

09-22-2022, 03:54 PM	#2158
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 8,109	May 18-20, 2048: at Seattle (3) Game 1: The Rays rode the longball to a 7-6 comeback win in 10 innings at Seattle in the series opener. Luis Barela's solo shot (#13) won it after Jose Castillo tied it with a 2-run blast (#9) in the 8th after the Rays had fallen behind 6-4. And those four Rays runs came on a Doug Johns grand slam (#14). Chris O'Brien had a very rough start (4 4 6 6 3 1) but the pen held the Mariners the rest of the way with Satoshi Sato winning again (6-0) and Steve Falcon recording save #8. Game 2: In a virtual carbon copy of yesterday's game the Rays got a late homer to tie it up and won it with one over Seattle by the same exact score of 7-6. This time Tampa Bay had to mount more of a comeback as a bad Bob Riley start (4.1 7 6 6 3 3, almost identical to O'Brien's yesterday) put them behind 6-2. Jose Castillo came through big again with a 3-run homer in the 7th (#10) to make it 6-5, Doug Johns homered again to tie it in the 8th and then Johns homered for the second time in the game and fourth in three days in the 10th (#16). And Satoshi Sato won yet again (7-0) to take over the major league lead (look out Roy Face and your record 18 relief wins in a season) and Steve Falcon saved again (#9). I'm not sure I've ever played two consecutive games that turned out so identically. Game 3: The Rays completed the sweep, not with a 7-6 win in 10 innings (that would have been too ridiculous) but with a 10-6 win in regulation as they continue to outscore their woeful starting pitching. The usual suspects all homered again: Jose Castillo (#11), Luis Barela (#14) and Doug Johns (his MLB-leading 17th) as they built a 10-1 lead. Melvin Delgado (2-0) was pretty good in his return from the IL, holding the Ms to 1 run through 5, but was hit for 4 in the 6th and finished 6 4 5 5 1 4. Jose Carrasco inherited a mess in the 8th and got the final 5 outs for his 2nd save. Team record: 34-10. Next up: An off-day then the road trip continues with 3 in Texas.