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Art Deco · 03-25-2023, 02:42 PM

Game 1: The misery continued as the Rays lost their 7th game in 8 so far in 2051, shut out by the Dukes 3-0 in their home opener. Chad Winger (0-1) wasn't great (4.2 7 3 3 3 4) but he would have had to have been perfect to avoid the loss as the bats couldn't manage a run. Rookie Jon McGovern at least pulled his weight, getting 3 hits.

Game 2: Finally a win! The Rays ended up routing Austin 9-3 for only their second win of the season and first at home. They didn't hit the ball out of the park but did bang out 7 doubles and a pair of triples with Jon McGovern leading the way again, doubling, tripling and driving in 4 runs. Beau Bonczek and Alvaro Alejandre were each 3-4 with an RBI as well, supporting Steve Morris (1-1), solid at 7 6 3 3 0 5.

Game 3: It took a small miracle but the Rays scored 4 times in the 9th to pull out a 6-5 win over Austin to win consecutive games and a series for the first time in 2051. The miracle wasn't so much the 9th-inning rally but how it continued. Juan Viatoro blasted a 2-run homer (#2) to cut the lead to 5-4 and the Rays had a man on afterwards at second with two out. Jon McGovern came to the plate and struck out, but the ball got away from the catcher and McGovern beat his throw to first, keeping the inning alive for Jon Morales, who delivered a 2-run single to walk it off. Alex Duran earlier hit his first homer of the year. Jimmy Bernal struggled some at 4.1 5 3 3 2 0 and the win went to Willie Navarro (1-1) who pitched the 9th.

Team record: 3-7. Yes the Yankees are 10-0 but the way things are going right now let's see about getting to .500 first before worrying about the standings. Next up: Our road-heavy early schedule resumes with 3 in Minnesota.

He's baaack....Alec McInerney, who signed a 1-year, $8.7M deal with Houston, was inexplicably released by the Astros so we signed him to a minor league deal which will pay him $3.5M when he's recalled.

03-25-2023, 02:42 PM	#2380
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,613	April 7-9, 2051: vs Austin (3) Game 1: The misery continued as the Rays lost their 7th game in 8 so far in 2051, shut out by the Dukes 3-0 in their home opener. Chad Winger (0-1) wasn't great (4.2 7 3 3 3 4) but he would have had to have been perfect to avoid the loss as the bats couldn't manage a run. Rookie Jon McGovern at least pulled his weight, getting 3 hits. Game 2: Finally a win! The Rays ended up routing Austin 9-3 for only their second win of the season and first at home. They didn't hit the ball out of the park but did bang out 7 doubles and a pair of triples with Jon McGovern leading the way again, doubling, tripling and driving in 4 runs. Beau Bonczek and Alvaro Alejandre were each 3-4 with an RBI as well, supporting Steve Morris (1-1), solid at 7 6 3 3 0 5. Game 3: It took a small miracle but the Rays scored 4 times in the 9th to pull out a 6-5 win over Austin to win consecutive games and a series for the first time in 2051. The miracle wasn't so much the 9th-inning rally but how it continued. Juan Viatoro blasted a 2-run homer (#2) to cut the lead to 5-4 and the Rays had a man on afterwards at second with two out. Jon McGovern came to the plate and struck out, but the ball got away from the catcher and McGovern beat his throw to first, keeping the inning alive for Jon Morales, who delivered a 2-run single to walk it off. Alex Duran earlier hit his first homer of the year. Jimmy Bernal struggled some at 4.1 5 3 3 2 0 and the win went to Willie Navarro (1-1) who pitched the 9th. Team record: 3-7. Yes the Yankees are 10-0 but the way things are going right now let's see about getting to .500 first before worrying about the standings. Next up: Our road-heavy early schedule resumes with 3 in Minnesota. He's baaack....Alec McInerney, who signed a 1-year, $8.7M deal with Houston, was inexplicably released by the Astros so we signed him to a minor league deal which will pay him $3.5M when he's recalled.