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Art Deco · 05-28-2021, 10:19 AM

Game 1: 5 more homers, 11 more runs, just another day in the life of the 2034 Tampa Bay Rays who blasted Baltimore 11-3 today. Victor de Jesus saw Jaiden Hardaway's 2033 and said to himself "maybe I can do better" and he continued his tear by hitting 2-run homers each of his first two times up to give him 15, Vlad Guerrero Jr followed de Jesus's 2nd in the 3rd inning with a 2-run shot (#9) of his own, and later in the game Ricky Widmar (#3) and Hardaway (#10, hitting streak to 25) went deep as well. Andy Aparicio was the beneficiary of all the runs today, going to 3-3 with a 7.2 8 3 3 1 6 outing. Edgar Rios retired the four men he faced to finish.

Game 2: The Rays took the first game of the doubleheader 9-3 although it was only a 3-2 lead going into the 8th before they exploded. Ricky Widmar's solo homer in the 2nd (#4) made it 1-0, where it stood until Bo Angeac went deep with a man on (#10) to triple the lead in the top of the 6th. Baltimore got back within 3-2 in the bottom of the inning but in the 8th Widmar walked with the bases loaded before Will Quintana delivered a grand slam (#3) as he continues to rake in limited action (356/412/600 in 45 AB), putting the game away. Jon Soranno started and was excellent before tiring in the 6th, finishing 5.2 7 2 2 0 5 and going to 4-0. Danny Medina went the final 3 1/3 for his 1st save of the year, only allowing a solo homer in the 9th. Jaiden Hardaway doubled leading off the game, quickly extending his hitting streak to 26 (he's getting the nightcap off).

Game 3: The Rays completed the doubleheader sweep of Baltimore with a 7-0 win, and while the offense did its usual thing the big story came on the mound. Kevin Kerstetter got the spot start given that no off days are on the horizon and he responded admirably, going 6 4 0 0 0 6 to pick up his first win of the season. He's been outstanding in long relief and is having a great season with a 1.93 ERA and a 3/35 BB/K ratio in 23.1 innings to date. Edgar Rios went two innings without incident and Bob Sirna pitched a scoreless 9th in a rare appearance for him which didn't feature a walk or a strikeout. The Rays hit Baltimore for 4 in the 4th, first on a Vlad Guerrero Jr RBI double, then a Bo Angeac RBI groundout before Tim Steele dropped a fly ball and allowed another run to score, opening the door for a Melvin Gutierrez (getting a rare start) RBI single. Angeac later made it homers in both ends of the doubleheader with a solo shot (#11) while Dayle Jenkins tripled in a run and scored on a Vlad single.

Ex-Rays news: Nate Lowe hit career HR #400 for Milwaukee, while Nate Clark will miss 6 weeks with biceps tendinitis for St. Louis, and surprise, surprise, Bobby Witt Jr will be out 6 weeks as well for Houston with a sprained knee.

Game 4: The fourth game of this series looked a lot like the first three with the Rays winning comfortably 8-3. Instead of the Rays going on a homer barrage today it was Oriole pitching, especially starter Chris Pendergrast, which allowed them to walk around the bases rather than trot as Tampa Bay batters were issued 12 bases on balls today, 8 of which were courtesy of Pendergrast. He walked the sacks full in the 1st and Jon Jimenez cleared them with a double, Will Quintana stayed hot with a 2-run single in the 5th, and Victor de Jesus hit the team's lone longball of the day in the 6th with an man on, his 16th. Meanwhile Nate Thompson turned in the team's fourth fine start of the series, going 6 4 1 1 1 7 and improving to 4-0, 3.48. Bob Sirna was shaky today, walking 3 and allowing two runs in the 7th, but Tim Siqueiros went a solid 1 1/3 and Mike Wherry pitched around a couple of walks in the 9th to finish the game. One sour note, though: the inevitable and annual Ricky Widmar injury occurred as he sprained an ankle and will miss four weeks.

Team record: 30-8. Next up: The road trip hits the heartland as we head to Kansas City for 3.

05-28-2021, 10:19 AM	#958
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,613	May 12-14, 2034: at Baltimore (4) Game 1: 5 more homers, 11 more runs, just another day in the life of the 2034 Tampa Bay Rays who blasted Baltimore 11-3 today. Victor de Jesus saw Jaiden Hardaway's 2033 and said to himself "maybe I can do better" and he continued his tear by hitting 2-run homers each of his first two times up to give him 15, Vlad Guerrero Jr followed de Jesus's 2nd in the 3rd inning with a 2-run shot (#9) of his own, and later in the game Ricky Widmar (#3) and Hardaway (#10, hitting streak to 25) went deep as well. Andy Aparicio was the beneficiary of all the runs today, going to 3-3 with a 7.2 8 3 3 1 6 outing. Edgar Rios retired the four men he faced to finish. Game 2: The Rays took the first game of the doubleheader 9-3 although it was only a 3-2 lead going into the 8th before they exploded. Ricky Widmar's solo homer in the 2nd (#4) made it 1-0, where it stood until Bo Angeac went deep with a man on (#10) to triple the lead in the top of the 6th. Baltimore got back within 3-2 in the bottom of the inning but in the 8th Widmar walked with the bases loaded before Will Quintana delivered a grand slam (#3) as he continues to rake in limited action (356/412/600 in 45 AB), putting the game away. Jon Soranno started and was excellent before tiring in the 6th, finishing 5.2 7 2 2 0 5 and going to 4-0. Danny Medina went the final 3 1/3 for his 1st save of the year, only allowing a solo homer in the 9th. Jaiden Hardaway doubled leading off the game, quickly extending his hitting streak to 26 (he's getting the nightcap off). Game 3: The Rays completed the doubleheader sweep of Baltimore with a 7-0 win, and while the offense did its usual thing the big story came on the mound. Kevin Kerstetter got the spot start given that no off days are on the horizon and he responded admirably, going 6 4 0 0 0 6 to pick up his first win of the season. He's been outstanding in long relief and is having a great season with a 1.93 ERA and a 3/35 BB/K ratio in 23.1 innings to date. Edgar Rios went two innings without incident and Bob Sirna pitched a scoreless 9th in a rare appearance for him which didn't feature a walk or a strikeout. The Rays hit Baltimore for 4 in the 4th, first on a Vlad Guerrero Jr RBI double, then a Bo Angeac RBI groundout before Tim Steele dropped a fly ball and allowed another run to score, opening the door for a Melvin Gutierrez (getting a rare start) RBI single. Angeac later made it homers in both ends of the doubleheader with a solo shot (#11) while Dayle Jenkins tripled in a run and scored on a Vlad single. Ex-Rays news: Nate Lowe hit career HR #400 for Milwaukee, while Nate Clark will miss 6 weeks with biceps tendinitis for St. Louis, and surprise, surprise, Bobby Witt Jr will be out 6 weeks as well for Houston with a sprained knee. Game 4: The fourth game of this series looked a lot like the first three with the Rays winning comfortably 8-3. Instead of the Rays going on a homer barrage today it was Oriole pitching, especially starter Chris Pendergrast, which allowed them to walk around the bases rather than trot as Tampa Bay batters were issued 12 bases on balls today, 8 of which were courtesy of Pendergrast. He walked the sacks full in the 1st and Jon Jimenez cleared them with a double, Will Quintana stayed hot with a 2-run single in the 5th, and Victor de Jesus hit the team's lone longball of the day in the 6th with an man on, his 16th. Meanwhile Nate Thompson turned in the team's fourth fine start of the series, going 6 4 1 1 1 7 and improving to 4-0, 3.48. Bob Sirna was shaky today, walking 3 and allowing two runs in the 7th, but Tim Siqueiros went a solid 1 1/3 and Mike Wherry pitched around a couple of walks in the 9th to finish the game. One sour note, though: the inevitable and annual Ricky Widmar injury occurred as he sprained an ankle and will miss four weeks. Team record: 30-8. Next up: The road trip hits the heartland as we head to Kansas City for 3. Last edited by Art Deco; 05-28-2021 at 04:37 PM.