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Art Deco · 12-20-2022, 10:19 AM

Game 1: 2-3 L. LP-Fairbanks (1-3). Starter-McClanahan (7.1 4 1 1 0 7). Here we go again. Rays held a 2-1 lead from the 3rd until the 9th, when Fairbanks blew yet another save, his 4th of the year, and Minnesota scored twice in the 9th to steal the game. This marks the third time in five games the Rays have a lost a game with a blown lead in the 9th and they wasted Mac's best start of the season.

Game 2: 10-1 W. WP-Swanda (6-5, 8.1 4 1 1 3 7). HR-Schmitt (7), Mears (8). They bullpen-proofed this one by scoring 4 in the first and continuing to tack on while Swanda pitched his best game of the season. Schmitt and Mears had 3-run homers while Mead was 2-4 with 2 RBI.

Game 3: 1-3 L. LP-Hendriks (1-4). Starter-Bradley (6 4 0 0 4 4). This is truly getting absurd. It was a scoreless game until Marcell Ozuna singled in a run in the bottom of the 8th and this time we gave the ball to Liam Hendriks in the 9th. He got the first two out, gave up a double, a single to let Minnesota tie it and then served up a 2-run gopher ball to Byron Buxton and the Rays suffered another gut-punch defeat. If games ended after 8 innings the Rays would be on a 9-game win streak right now. To encapsulate how bad the bullpen has been when it matters (they actually have a 2.60 ERA overall) the Rays' Pythagorean record is 44-27 yet they're 35-36. A 9-game discrepancy is almost unheard of after only 71 games and they're 7-15 in one-run games. Not sure what to do here - Fairbanks and Hendriks are both highly-rated relievers; I suppose every so often you roll snake eyes five straight times.

Team record: 35-36, 2 1/2 back of New York which also dropped 2 of 3 but 4th in the division. Next up: We go to one of the other teams ahead of us, Toronto, for 3 games.

12-20-2022, 10:19 AM	#365
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,075	June 19-21, 2026: vs Minnesota (3) Game 1: 2-3 L. LP-Fairbanks (1-3). Starter-McClanahan (7.1 4 1 1 0 7). Here we go again. Rays held a 2-1 lead from the 3rd until the 9th, when Fairbanks blew yet another save, his 4th of the year, and Minnesota scored twice in the 9th to steal the game. This marks the third time in five games the Rays have a lost a game with a blown lead in the 9th and they wasted Mac's best start of the season. Game 2: 10-1 W. WP-Swanda (6-5, 8.1 4 1 1 3 7). HR-Schmitt (7), Mears (8). They bullpen-proofed this one by scoring 4 in the first and continuing to tack on while Swanda pitched his best game of the season. Schmitt and Mears had 3-run homers while Mead was 2-4 with 2 RBI. Game 3: 1-3 L. LP-Hendriks (1-4). Starter-Bradley (6 4 0 0 4 4). This is truly getting absurd. It was a scoreless game until Marcell Ozuna singled in a run in the bottom of the 8th and this time we gave the ball to Liam Hendriks in the 9th. He got the first two out, gave up a double, a single to let Minnesota tie it and then served up a 2-run gopher ball to Byron Buxton and the Rays suffered another gut-punch defeat. If games ended after 8 innings the Rays would be on a 9-game win streak right now. To encapsulate how bad the bullpen has been when it matters (they actually have a 2.60 ERA overall) the Rays' Pythagorean record is 44-27 yet they're 35-36. A 9-game discrepancy is almost unheard of after only 71 games and they're 7-15 in one-run games. Not sure what to do here - Fairbanks and Hendriks are both highly-rated relievers; I suppose every so often you roll snake eyes five straight times. Team record: 35-36, 2 1/2 back of New York which also dropped 2 of 3 but 4th in the division. Next up: We go to one of the other teams ahead of us, Toronto, for 3 games.