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Art Deco · 01-24-2023, 09:44 AM

Game 1: Dave Rose didn't have it today and neither did the offense as Cleveland took an easy 7-2 win over the Rays. Rose (1-2) was hit hard at 4.1 7 7 7 3 2 and a 2-run Luis Barela blast in the 4th (#7) was the extent of the hitting.

Game 2: Maybe that 5-game win streak coming into this series wasn't a turning of the corner as the Rays fell again to the Guardians 3-2. The final score was a bit deceivingly-close as with 2 out in the 9th Alex Duran (#3) and Mario Saro (#6) hit back-to-back solo homers - to that point they were being shut out on 5 hits. Chad Gardner (0-2) started and was a little better than his previous two rough outings at 5 3 3 3 4 1, but still not very good and he now has a 13/5 BB/K ratio in 12.1 IP which is hideous.

Game 3: The Rays we've come to know and love showed up in the finale as they laid waste to Cleveland 9-1. Greg Bookhart (2-0) was in fine form at 7 6 1 1 1 7 and he was supported with 2-run homers from Jon Morales (#3), Alex Duran (#4) and Chris Kidd (#1). Duran and Juan Viatoro, who drove in one, each had 3 hits.

Team record: 8-8. Next up: Back home for 4 big early games against the Yankees, who are off to a blazing start at 13-2 and sit 5 1/2 games ahead of us. Lose this series and it's going to be a long climb back even if it is still April.

01-24-2023, 09:44 AM	#2316
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,706	April 15-17, 2050: at Cleveland (3) Game 1: Dave Rose didn't have it today and neither did the offense as Cleveland took an easy 7-2 win over the Rays. Rose (1-2) was hit hard at 4.1 7 7 7 3 2 and a 2-run Luis Barela blast in the 4th (#7) was the extent of the hitting. Game 2: Maybe that 5-game win streak coming into this series wasn't a turning of the corner as the Rays fell again to the Guardians 3-2. The final score was a bit deceivingly-close as with 2 out in the 9th Alex Duran (#3) and Mario Saro (#6) hit back-to-back solo homers - to that point they were being shut out on 5 hits. Chad Gardner (0-2) started and was a little better than his previous two rough outings at 5 3 3 3 4 1, but still not very good and he now has a 13/5 BB/K ratio in 12.1 IP which is hideous. Game 3: The Rays we've come to know and love showed up in the finale as they laid waste to Cleveland 9-1. Greg Bookhart (2-0) was in fine form at 7 6 1 1 1 7 and he was supported with 2-run homers from Jon Morales (#3), Alex Duran (#4) and Chris Kidd (#1). Duran and Juan Viatoro, who drove in one, each had 3 hits. Team record: 8-8. Next up: Back home for 4 big early games against the Yankees, who are off to a blazing start at 13-2 and sit 5 1/2 games ahead of us. Lose this series and it's going to be a long climb back even if it is still April.