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Art Deco · 04-02-2025, 08:24 PM

Another bullpen nightmare...

For 7 innings it looked like the Rays would be evening up the World Series. A strong outing from rookie Hagen Smith (10 Ks in 5 IP) and two clean innings from Ryan Pepiot combined with a big 2-run homer from Adley Rutschman put Tampa Bay in a strong position but it all fell apart in the 8th. Devin Williams put two men on with one out and then gave up consecutive infield singles to make it 4-3, and then Sam Hentges came in to face some lefties and made it worse, continuing his terrible postseason by allowing all 3 men on to score on a bases-loaded walk and 2-run single and by the time the dust settled it was a 7-4 Reds win. And while the offense did its part much better tonight, they once again grounded into three rally-killing double plays, including one after they got the leadoff man on in the 9th. So now they're in a deep, deep hole and will need Jeffrey Springs (and more importantly the bullpen for a change) to come up big in Game 3 in Cincinnati.

04-02-2025, 08:24 PM	#161
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,630	October 29, 2027: World Series Game 2 Another bullpen nightmare... For 7 innings it looked like the Rays would be evening up the World Series. A strong outing from rookie Hagen Smith (10 Ks in 5 IP) and two clean innings from Ryan Pepiot combined with a big 2-run homer from Adley Rutschman put Tampa Bay in a strong position but it all fell apart in the 8th. Devin Williams put two men on with one out and then gave up consecutive infield singles to make it 4-3, and then Sam Hentges came in to face some lefties and made it worse, continuing his terrible postseason by allowing all 3 men on to score on a bases-loaded walk and 2-run single and by the time the dust settled it was a 7-4 Reds win. And while the offense did its part much better tonight, they once again grounded into three rally-killing double plays, including one after they got the leadoff man on in the 9th. So now they're in a deep, deep hole and will need Jeffrey Springs (and more importantly the bullpen for a change) to come up big in Game 3 in Cincinnati.