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Art Deco · 03-27-2021, 11:10 PM

Game 1: The Rays used the longball to come back against Cleveland and take a 5-3 win at Publix Park. Tied at 3 going to the bottom of the 6th, Connor Kirkley (#3) and Bobby Witt Jr (#1) went back-to-back to provide the winning margin for the Rays. Jon Hayes started and had a rough first, giving up a pair of runs but settling in from there and only allowing an unearned run in the 4th thanks to the first of Kirkley's two errors on the day. He finished 6 5 3 2 0 10 and left a couple of men on in the 7th (one of which was Kirkley's second error) before Nate Thompson got a double play to get out of it. And when Thompson put a couple on in the 8th Jose Alvarado ended the threat with one pitch, another double play ball. Alvarado stuck around against the lefty-heavy Cleveland lineup and finished up for save #2. Earlier the Rays scored on a Dayle Jenkins RBI double (he was 3-3 and missed the cycle by a homer), a Nate Clark RBI single and Ricky Widmar's 2nd HR of the year which tied it at 3 in the 5th. They still only managed 7 hits for the game but it was one more than they had in the two games in Baltimore combined.

Game 2: Just more terrible baseball all-around from the Rays today as they were crushed by Cleveland 9-3. Christian Little was terrible, going 3.2 8 6 6 2 4 as Cleveland had a parade of men on the bases constantly circling them as Rays pitching allowed 14 hits in total but not a single homer. Danny Medina took over in long relief and went 3.1 6 3 2 1 5 as he wasn't much better with Jon Whiteleather finally pitching 2 shutout innings. And the bats continued to prove to be unable to score unless they hit it out of the park. Nate Clark hit first of the season in the first to briefly tie the game at 2, and Victor de Jesus hit #2 in the 4th, but that was it as once again the hits were in the single digits (7) and when they did get runners on they hit into three double plays. The only thing that they didn't suffer today was the indignity of getting beat by their long-time middle reliever-turned-starter Evan Godwin, who had to leave two batters into the game with a back issue. So instead they were beat by a parade of Cleveland middle relievers.

Game 3: The Rays' offense once again didn't do much today, but they got some good pitching and it was enough to eke out a 3-2 win over Cleveland to take two out of three in the series. Alec Sachais started and pitched well again, going 7 7 2 2 2 7 and after he walked the leadoff man in the 8th, Jose Alvarado got a quick fly ball and a double play to get through the 8th, and stayed on in the 9th to give up a single and get another double play to end up with the win after the Rays broke a 2-2 tie in the 8th. Ricky Widmar and Dayle Jenkins led off the 8th with singles, Nate Clark was hit by a pitch, and despite loading the bases with nobody out they still only managed one run after Jasson Dominguez struck out (again) but Victor de Jesus delivered his second sac fly of the day and it turned out that would be all they needed. Bobby Witt Jr hit his 2nd HR of the year in the 5th to get them on the board. They ticked up to 8 hits today, so baby steps I guess.

Team record: 4-5. Next up: The White Sox come to town for the weekend.

03-27-2021, 11:10 PM	#784
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,613	April 13-15, 2032: vs Cleveland (3) Game 1: The Rays used the longball to come back against Cleveland and take a 5-3 win at Publix Park. Tied at 3 going to the bottom of the 6th, Connor Kirkley (#3) and Bobby Witt Jr (#1) went back-to-back to provide the winning margin for the Rays. Jon Hayes started and had a rough first, giving up a pair of runs but settling in from there and only allowing an unearned run in the 4th thanks to the first of Kirkley's two errors on the day. He finished 6 5 3 2 0 10 and left a couple of men on in the 7th (one of which was Kirkley's second error) before Nate Thompson got a double play to get out of it. And when Thompson put a couple on in the 8th Jose Alvarado ended the threat with one pitch, another double play ball. Alvarado stuck around against the lefty-heavy Cleveland lineup and finished up for save #2. Earlier the Rays scored on a Dayle Jenkins RBI double (he was 3-3 and missed the cycle by a homer), a Nate Clark RBI single and Ricky Widmar's 2nd HR of the year which tied it at 3 in the 5th. They still only managed 7 hits for the game but it was one more than they had in the two games in Baltimore combined. Game 2: Just more terrible baseball all-around from the Rays today as they were crushed by Cleveland 9-3. Christian Little was terrible, going 3.2 8 6 6 2 4 as Cleveland had a parade of men on the bases constantly circling them as Rays pitching allowed 14 hits in total but not a single homer. Danny Medina took over in long relief and went 3.1 6 3 2 1 5 as he wasn't much better with Jon Whiteleather finally pitching 2 shutout innings. And the bats continued to prove to be unable to score unless they hit it out of the park. Nate Clark hit first of the season in the first to briefly tie the game at 2, and Victor de Jesus hit #2 in the 4th, but that was it as once again the hits were in the single digits (7) and when they did get runners on they hit into three double plays. The only thing that they didn't suffer today was the indignity of getting beat by their long-time middle reliever-turned-starter Evan Godwin, who had to leave two batters into the game with a back issue. So instead they were beat by a parade of Cleveland middle relievers. Game 3: The Rays' offense once again didn't do much today, but they got some good pitching and it was enough to eke out a 3-2 win over Cleveland to take two out of three in the series. Alec Sachais started and pitched well again, going 7 7 2 2 2 7 and after he walked the leadoff man in the 8th, Jose Alvarado got a quick fly ball and a double play to get through the 8th, and stayed on in the 9th to give up a single and get another double play to end up with the win after the Rays broke a 2-2 tie in the 8th. Ricky Widmar and Dayle Jenkins led off the 8th with singles, Nate Clark was hit by a pitch, and despite loading the bases with nobody out they still only managed one run after Jasson Dominguez struck out (again) but Victor de Jesus delivered his second sac fly of the day and it turned out that would be all they needed. Bobby Witt Jr hit his 2nd HR of the year in the 5th to get them on the board. They ticked up to 8 hits today, so baby steps I guess. Team record: 4-5. Next up: The White Sox come to town for the weekend. Last edited by Art Deco; 03-28-2021 at 10:08 AM.