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Art Deco · 12-06-2022, 10:12 PM

This year's squad is so relentlessly mediocre that they neither sweep anyone nor get swept and this time around they dropped 2 of 3 in Toronto. The Yankees were actually swept so they're now within 5 of New York but let's be real. Still 4 1/2 up in the wild card with a magic # of 31 there.

The opener was a 2031 vintage blown game by the bullpen as somehow the Rays frittered away a 5-1 lead in the 7th and fell 6-5 to the Jays. Shane Panzini was excellent (6 5 1 1 0 8 and has the ERA down to 3.83) while Raimfer Salinas (#25/36) and JT Realmuto (#24) each homered to help build the lead, but it all went wrong. Codi Heuer in the 7th and Alex Vesia in the 8th each gave up 2-run homers to erase the lead, and Mike Moore (2-4) gave up a leadoff double in the 9th which came around to score.

The final innings of the opener carried over to the second game as the Rays were waxed 8-1, although it was fairly close before another bullpen underachiever, Joan Adon, gave up 5 runs in the 8th. The real problem tonight was the offense, which mustered only 4 hits including JT Realmuto's 25th homer for the lone run. Joe Marlette (10-5) had an up-and-down game at 4.2 8 2 2 0 9.

Kevin DiCostanzo followed up his complete-game shutout tonight by throwing 4 more scoreless innings before having to leave with a sore thumb (he'll be fine for his next start). Amazingly the bullpen kept Toronto off the board from there and Cristian Hernandez's 3-run 7th-inning blast (#19) broke a scoreless tie and the Rays salvaged the finale 4-0. Slade Cecconi (3-2) took over for DiCostanzo and earned the win with 3 perfect innings in which he neither walked nor struck out anyone. Dong-hwan Kim added a solo shot (#22) for some insurance in the 8th.

Team record: 68-59 (throw out the 10-1 start and we're 58-58). Next up: We return home for 4 against Boston.

MLB News: Atlanta's Ronald Acuna Jr. had a rare 4-homer game against the Mets.

12-06-2022, 10:12 PM	#937
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,413	August 25-27, 2031: at Toronto (3) This year's squad is so relentlessly mediocre that they neither sweep anyone nor get swept and this time around they dropped 2 of 3 in Toronto. The Yankees were actually swept so they're now within 5 of New York but let's be real. Still 4 1/2 up in the wild card with a magic # of 31 there. The opener was a 2031 vintage blown game by the bullpen as somehow the Rays frittered away a 5-1 lead in the 7th and fell 6-5 to the Jays. Shane Panzini was excellent (6 5 1 1 0 8 and has the ERA down to 3.83) while Raimfer Salinas (#25/36) and JT Realmuto (#24) each homered to help build the lead, but it all went wrong. Codi Heuer in the 7th and Alex Vesia in the 8th each gave up 2-run homers to erase the lead, and Mike Moore (2-4) gave up a leadoff double in the 9th which came around to score. The final innings of the opener carried over to the second game as the Rays were waxed 8-1, although it was fairly close before another bullpen underachiever, Joan Adon, gave up 5 runs in the 8th. The real problem tonight was the offense, which mustered only 4 hits including JT Realmuto's 25th homer for the lone run. Joe Marlette (10-5) had an up-and-down game at 4.2 8 2 2 0 9. Kevin DiCostanzo followed up his complete-game shutout tonight by throwing 4 more scoreless innings before having to leave with a sore thumb (he'll be fine for his next start). Amazingly the bullpen kept Toronto off the board from there and Cristian Hernandez's 3-run 7th-inning blast (#19) broke a scoreless tie and the Rays salvaged the finale 4-0. Slade Cecconi (3-2) took over for DiCostanzo and earned the win with 3 perfect innings in which he neither walked nor struck out anyone. Dong-hwan Kim added a solo shot (#22) for some insurance in the 8th. Team record: 68-59 (throw out the 10-1 start and we're 58-58). Next up: We return home for 4 against Boston. MLB News: Atlanta's Ronald Acuna Jr. had a rare 4-homer game against the Mets.