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Art Deco · 12-19-2022, 04:07 PM

Game 1: Bob Riley wasn't sharp and neither were the bats in a 7-3 loss at San Francisco, the first time in many a year the Rays have visited this city in the "other" bay area. Riley (12-4) was hit for three runs in the 1st and two more by the 3rd before settling in to finish 6 8 5 5 1 1. The offense only had a Juan Viatoro solo homer (#8) to show until they scored twice in the 9th with the game out of hand including Jon Morales' 37th homer.

Game 2: The Rays couldn't score much again and lost a 2-1 squeaker to the Giants. Steve Morris (4-4) turned in his second solid outing in as many starts since joining the rotation at 5 5 2 2 2 4 but didn't get any support. A rally in the 9th saw them bring home their lone run but men were left on 2nd and 3rd to end the game.

Game 3: The bats finally arrived in San Fran and the Rays salvaged the finale 8-5. Luis Barela's 3-run homer (#26) keyed a 4-run first, and Nelson Bocardo's 2-run blast in the 4th (#8) made it 6-0. Dave Rose (10-4) was 8 5 3 3 1 7 in a solid outing before Mel Mejia gave up a pair in the 9th to make the final score look close. Chris Parham was 3-4 with a pair of doubles, a steal and an RBI.

Team record: 78-29. Next up: Back home for 3 vs second-year squad the Indianapolis Comets.

We let the trade deadline go by without making a deal as there's nothing wrong in standing pat at 78-29. Another starter would have been nice and we kicked a few tires with the closest being a deal for a #3 starter type that would have cost us top pitching prospect Randy Mastropietro (#49 overall and our 2nd round pick in 2046) before deciding to pass.

12-19-2022, 04:07 PM	#2261
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,410	July 30-August 1, 2049: at San Francisco (3) Game 1: Bob Riley wasn't sharp and neither were the bats in a 7-3 loss at San Francisco, the first time in many a year the Rays have visited this city in the "other" bay area. Riley (12-4) was hit for three runs in the 1st and two more by the 3rd before settling in to finish 6 8 5 5 1 1. The offense only had a Juan Viatoro solo homer (#8) to show until they scored twice in the 9th with the game out of hand including Jon Morales' 37th homer. Game 2: The Rays couldn't score much again and lost a 2-1 squeaker to the Giants. Steve Morris (4-4) turned in his second solid outing in as many starts since joining the rotation at 5 5 2 2 2 4 but didn't get any support. A rally in the 9th saw them bring home their lone run but men were left on 2nd and 3rd to end the game. Game 3: The bats finally arrived in San Fran and the Rays salvaged the finale 8-5. Luis Barela's 3-run homer (#26) keyed a 4-run first, and Nelson Bocardo's 2-run blast in the 4th (#8) made it 6-0. Dave Rose (10-4) was 8 5 3 3 1 7 in a solid outing before Mel Mejia gave up a pair in the 9th to make the final score look close. Chris Parham was 3-4 with a pair of doubles, a steal and an RBI. Team record: 78-29. Next up: Back home for 3 vs second-year squad the Indianapolis Comets. We let the trade deadline go by without making a deal as there's nothing wrong in standing pat at 78-29. Another starter would have been nice and we kicked a few tires with the closest being a deal for a #3 starter type that would have cost us top pitching prospect Randy Mastropietro (#49 overall and our 2nd round pick in 2046) before deciding to pass. Last edited by Art Deco; 12-20-2022 at 03:08 PM.