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Art Deco · 03-07-2021, 08:21 PM

Game 1: The Rays' bats were quieter than normal but got loud at the right time as they took a 4-2 win over Seattle in 10 innings. Joe Barker's two-run homer in the extra frame (#10) was the game-winner after Nate Clark had doubled with two out. Jordan Diaz made it way too interesting in the bottom of the inning trying to save it. He walked the leadoff man but immediately erased him on a double play before loading the bases on two walks wrapped around a hit. With lefty slugger Jon Nelsen due, Jose Alvarado came in and got Nelsen looking to end the game and nab save #12. Mike Mooney, who had pitched a scoreless 8th and 9th, picked up his second win of the season in relief. For the second straight night a Rays starter came unglued after an error, tonight it was Andy Aparicio after Ricky Widmar's two-base miscue kept Seattle alive in the 4th. AA allowed a double to score one and then a single to score another. But that was all he'd allow, going 7 4 2 0 1 3, and with the two unearned runs his ERA continues to plummet at 1.16. They fought back from that two-run deficit on solo homers from Ricky Widmar (#10) in the 5th and Jasson Dominguez (#12) in the 6th but had a hard time getting anything else going until Clark and Barker came through in the 10th.

Game 2: The Rays took leads of 1-0, 2-1 and 5-2 and Seattle kept coming back to tie it up but the fourth time was the charm as Rodolfo Rivas's 2-run HR (#5) in the 7th sent the Rays to a 7-5 win in Seattle. Jasson Dominguez and Joe Barker had RBI singles to put the Rays up early and with Christian Little on the mound it looked like a big 5th would be enough when Barker led off with HR #11 to dead center and later in the inning Connor Kirkley also hit #11 with a man on. But Little didn't have his best stuff tonight and in the 6th yielded a 3-run homer to the light-hitting Nomar Urdaneta (who had come in .236-1-9 in 174 at-bats), the second time Urdaneta got to him after an earlier RBI single. Little finished the inning and ended 6 8 5 5 3 7 but still picked up the win thanks to the Rivas homer and is now 8-1, 3.49. Brad Ballmann pitched a couple of scoreless innings and Jose Alvarado finished things out in the 9th in order, whiffing Adley Rustchman and Andrew Benintendi to finish the game and get save #13. Nate Clark doubled in the 6th to extend his hitting streak to 18 games.

Game 3: Just like last night the Rays took the lead three times only for Seattle to come back, but this time they didn't take the lead for a fourth time as the Mariners came away with an 8-6 win. Alec Sachais had his worst game of the season against his old club, going 3.1 7 6 6 2 3 and surrendering leads of 1-0, 4-1 and 5-4. Nate Thompson went the final 4 2/3, allowing 2 runs that turned out to be the difference but the Rays were losing 6-5 when he came in. Joe Barker had an RBI single in the 1st, Dayle Jenkins had a 2-run triple in the 3rd and Nate Clark singled in a run (hitting in his 19th straight game) to make it 4-1. After Seattle tied it off Sachais in the bottom of the 3rd, Connor Kirkley homered again (#12) to give the Rays their last lead. Jasson Dominguez hit #13 in the 5th to get them back within 7-6 but that would be the end of their scoring on the night. In the 3rd Sachais hit Adley Rutschman on the hand with a pitch and the former Ray suffered a broken finger which will sideline him for 6-7 weeks.

Game 4: The Rays launched five homers as they bounced back from last night's loss with a 7-2 win over Seattle. Nate Clark wasted no time in extending his hitting streak to 20 games by blasting HR #16 in the 1st inning to put the Rays on the board, and Victor de Jesus, who has cooled after a hot start to the season, homered for the first time since May 13 for #9 of the year to make it 2-0 in the 3rd. Like the last few days, Seattle came back to tie it up but Bobby Witt Jr. broke the deadlock for good in the 5th with his 5th of the year and then Rodolfo Rivas hit #6 in the 7th to make it 4-2. They continued to rally in the inning with Dane Ayers singling in a run and in the 8th Joe Barker homered for third time in four days (#12) with a man on to make it 7-2. Jon Hayes started and struggled throughout but got big outs when he needed them, ending 6 8 2 2 2 8 to go to 7-2, 3.72. Tim Siqueiros got a hold with a 2K 1-2-3 7th, and Evan Godwin shook off the cobwebs after sitting for 11 days and threw two perfect innings with four whiffs to finish out the game.

Team record: 48-10. Next up: An off-day then back home to face the Angels for 3 games.

03-07-2021, 08:21 PM	#725
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,602	June 5-8, 2031: at Seattle (4) Game 1: The Rays' bats were quieter than normal but got loud at the right time as they took a 4-2 win over Seattle in 10 innings. Joe Barker's two-run homer in the extra frame (#10) was the game-winner after Nate Clark had doubled with two out. Jordan Diaz made it way too interesting in the bottom of the inning trying to save it. He walked the leadoff man but immediately erased him on a double play before loading the bases on two walks wrapped around a hit. With lefty slugger Jon Nelsen due, Jose Alvarado came in and got Nelsen looking to end the game and nab save #12. Mike Mooney, who had pitched a scoreless 8th and 9th, picked up his second win of the season in relief. For the second straight night a Rays starter came unglued after an error, tonight it was Andy Aparicio after Ricky Widmar's two-base miscue kept Seattle alive in the 4th. AA allowed a double to score one and then a single to score another. But that was all he'd allow, going 7 4 2 0 1 3, and with the two unearned runs his ERA continues to plummet at 1.16. They fought back from that two-run deficit on solo homers from Ricky Widmar (#10) in the 5th and Jasson Dominguez (#12) in the 6th but had a hard time getting anything else going until Clark and Barker came through in the 10th. Game 2: The Rays took leads of 1-0, 2-1 and 5-2 and Seattle kept coming back to tie it up but the fourth time was the charm as Rodolfo Rivas's 2-run HR (#5) in the 7th sent the Rays to a 7-5 win in Seattle. Jasson Dominguez and Joe Barker had RBI singles to put the Rays up early and with Christian Little on the mound it looked like a big 5th would be enough when Barker led off with HR #11 to dead center and later in the inning Connor Kirkley also hit #11 with a man on. But Little didn't have his best stuff tonight and in the 6th yielded a 3-run homer to the light-hitting Nomar Urdaneta (who had come in .236-1-9 in 174 at-bats), the second time Urdaneta got to him after an earlier RBI single. Little finished the inning and ended 6 8 5 5 3 7 but still picked up the win thanks to the Rivas homer and is now 8-1, 3.49. Brad Ballmann pitched a couple of scoreless innings and Jose Alvarado finished things out in the 9th in order, whiffing Adley Rustchman and Andrew Benintendi to finish the game and get save #13. Nate Clark doubled in the 6th to extend his hitting streak to 18 games. Game 3: Just like last night the Rays took the lead three times only for Seattle to come back, but this time they didn't take the lead for a fourth time as the Mariners came away with an 8-6 win. Alec Sachais had his worst game of the season against his old club, going 3.1 7 6 6 2 3 and surrendering leads of 1-0, 4-1 and 5-4. Nate Thompson went the final 4 2/3, allowing 2 runs that turned out to be the difference but the Rays were losing 6-5 when he came in. Joe Barker had an RBI single in the 1st, Dayle Jenkins had a 2-run triple in the 3rd and Nate Clark singled in a run (hitting in his 19th straight game) to make it 4-1. After Seattle tied it off Sachais in the bottom of the 3rd, Connor Kirkley homered again (#12) to give the Rays their last lead. Jasson Dominguez hit #13 in the 5th to get them back within 7-6 but that would be the end of their scoring on the night. In the 3rd Sachais hit Adley Rutschman on the hand with a pitch and the former Ray suffered a broken finger which will sideline him for 6-7 weeks. Game 4: The Rays launched five homers as they bounced back from last night's loss with a 7-2 win over Seattle. Nate Clark wasted no time in extending his hitting streak to 20 games by blasting HR #16 in the 1st inning to put the Rays on the board, and Victor de Jesus, who has cooled after a hot start to the season, homered for the first time since May 13 for #9 of the year to make it 2-0 in the 3rd. Like the last few days, Seattle came back to tie it up but Bobby Witt Jr. broke the deadlock for good in the 5th with his 5th of the year and then Rodolfo Rivas hit #6 in the 7th to make it 4-2. They continued to rally in the inning with Dane Ayers singling in a run and in the 8th Joe Barker homered for third time in four days (#12) with a man on to make it 7-2. Jon Hayes started and struggled throughout but got big outs when he needed them, ending 6 8 2 2 2 8 to go to 7-2, 3.72. Tim Siqueiros got a hold with a 2K 1-2-3 7th, and Evan Godwin shook off the cobwebs after sitting for 11 days and threw two perfect innings with four whiffs to finish out the game. Team record: 48-10. Next up: An off-day then back home to face the Angels for 3 games. Last edited by Art Deco; 03-08-2021 at 12:45 AM.