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Art Deco · 06-11-2021, 12:27 AM

Game 1: Jon Jimenez had the game of his young career as he led the Rays to a 12-4 rout of Toronto at Rogers Centre. The rookie 1B drilled a 3-run homer as part of a 5-run 1st and then had a true rarity: an inside-the-park grand slam in the 9th after Toronto had crept back within 8-4. The 2 homers gave him 15 for the year and a 7-RBI night. Ricky Widmar also went deep (#8) while Jaiden Hardaway had a triple and drove in a pair. Nate Thompson was not very good but didn't have to be with the big lead, going 5 8 4 4 3 4 yet improving to 14-1. Tyler Jefferson originally was supposed to come in for a couple of innings but was so pitch-efficient (21 through 3) that he went the final 4 innings and got his third long save for the Rays.

Game 2: The Rays looked dead in this one when Toronto scored twice in the bottom of the 8th to go ahead 6-4, but never underestimate the Rays' offense and its ability to come back as they scored 3 times in the top of the 9th to take a 7-6 win. After Dayle Jenkins and Victor de Jesus hit doubles to cut the Toronto lead to 6-5, former Jays superstar Vlad Guerrero Jr. stepped up and hit his 2nd HR of the game, a 2-run shot (#20) to give the Rays the win. Tim Siqueiros, who hadn't had a save for 3 years, picked up his 2nd in two weeks with a 1-2-3 9th. Jaiden Hardaway had a huge game to keep them in it, going 4-5 with a steal and HR #26, and Jenkins had an RBI double that had tied the game at 4. Andy Aparicio started and wasn't that good, going 6 7 4 4 3 7, and after a clean 7th Danny Medina was hit for two runs in the 8th, the second scoring after Mike Wherry allowed an RBI double to lefty hitter Riley Greene. Wherry was in the right place at the right time though to notch win #4 thanks to the 9th-inning comeback.

August 13: Sent 3B Bo Angeac to AAA Durham for a rehab assignment.

It'll be good to have Bo back after a few games in Durham to get him warmed up.

Game 3: The Rays had to go 12 innings today but got a 2-1 win to extend their win streak to 8 and sweep the series from the Blue Jays. Melvin Gutierrez singled in Michael Valdez, who had stolen second after his third hit of the game, in the top of the 12th to win it as a couple of bench guys were today's heroes. Also heroic today was the pitching staff which held the Jays to 1 run on 7 hits through 12. Leo Ortega went 7 5 1 1 1 3 in the start, Mike Wherry had a scoreless 8th, Kikuo Kawase hurled a pair of shutout innings and Kevin Kersetter ended up with win #4 after pitching a perfect 11th & 12th with 3 whiffs. The Rays faced a tough customer in Jeff Brown, who went 9 innings allowing them only 1 run on 5 hits, a Herculean effort against this lineup and one normally deserving of a win. Jon Jimenez doubling in Luis Corpus to tie the game at 1 in the 7th was the only time they got to Brown.

Team record: 92-26. Next up: An off-day then the road trip continues at Yankee Stadium for 3.

06-11-2021, 12:27 AM	#988
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,631	August 11-13, 2034: at Toronto (3) Game 1: Jon Jimenez had the game of his young career as he led the Rays to a 12-4 rout of Toronto at Rogers Centre. The rookie 1B drilled a 3-run homer as part of a 5-run 1st and then had a true rarity: an inside-the-park grand slam in the 9th after Toronto had crept back within 8-4. The 2 homers gave him 15 for the year and a 7-RBI night. Ricky Widmar also went deep (#8) while Jaiden Hardaway had a triple and drove in a pair. Nate Thompson was not very good but didn't have to be with the big lead, going 5 8 4 4 3 4 yet improving to 14-1. Tyler Jefferson originally was supposed to come in for a couple of innings but was so pitch-efficient (21 through 3) that he went the final 4 innings and got his third long save for the Rays. Game 2: The Rays looked dead in this one when Toronto scored twice in the bottom of the 8th to go ahead 6-4, but never underestimate the Rays' offense and its ability to come back as they scored 3 times in the top of the 9th to take a 7-6 win. After Dayle Jenkins and Victor de Jesus hit doubles to cut the Toronto lead to 6-5, former Jays superstar Vlad Guerrero Jr. stepped up and hit his 2nd HR of the game, a 2-run shot (#20) to give the Rays the win. Tim Siqueiros, who hadn't had a save for 3 years, picked up his 2nd in two weeks with a 1-2-3 9th. Jaiden Hardaway had a huge game to keep them in it, going 4-5 with a steal and HR #26, and Jenkins had an RBI double that had tied the game at 4. Andy Aparicio started and wasn't that good, going 6 7 4 4 3 7, and after a clean 7th Danny Medina was hit for two runs in the 8th, the second scoring after Mike Wherry allowed an RBI double to lefty hitter Riley Greene. Wherry was in the right place at the right time though to notch win #4 thanks to the 9th-inning comeback. August 13: Sent 3B Bo Angeac to AAA Durham for a rehab assignment. It'll be good to have Bo back after a few games in Durham to get him warmed up. Game 3: The Rays had to go 12 innings today but got a 2-1 win to extend their win streak to 8 and sweep the series from the Blue Jays. Melvin Gutierrez singled in Michael Valdez, who had stolen second after his third hit of the game, in the top of the 12th to win it as a couple of bench guys were today's heroes. Also heroic today was the pitching staff which held the Jays to 1 run on 7 hits through 12. Leo Ortega went 7 5 1 1 1 3 in the start, Mike Wherry had a scoreless 8th, Kikuo Kawase hurled a pair of shutout innings and Kevin Kersetter ended up with win #4 after pitching a perfect 11th & 12th with 3 whiffs. The Rays faced a tough customer in Jeff Brown, who went 9 innings allowing them only 1 run on 5 hits, a Herculean effort against this lineup and one normally deserving of a win. Jon Jimenez doubling in Luis Corpus to tie the game at 1 in the 7th was the only time they got to Brown. Team record: 92-26. Next up: An off-day then the road trip continues at Yankee Stadium for 3. Last edited by Art Deco; 06-11-2021 at 12:35 PM.