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Art Deco · 06-20-2021, 07:41 PM

Game 1: The Rays got by Oakland 3-1 but despite the score there was plenty of excitement. Yonny Chirinos gave up Matt Olson's MLB-best 27th homer of the year in the 4th and then plunked the next batter Mark Canha, who charged the mound and fisticuffs ensued. Yonny was ejected and got a 6-game suspension out of the deal and left after 3 1/3. But Khris Davis answered in the bottom of the inning with a 2-run homer, his 2nd with the Rays, and they were up 2-1. Manuel Margot added an RBI double in the 6th to give them a bit of a cushion. Rafael Dolis picked up his 4th win with 2 1/3 scoreless in relief of Chirinos and Ken Giles notched save #14.

Game 2: Another tight, low-scoring game in which Rays came up short by a run 3-2. It was scoreless until the 6th when Matt Peacock ran out of gas and gave up three runs, dooming him to his first loss of the season despite striking out a season-high 9. He's still an impressive 10-1, 2.57. Randy Arozarena and Oscar Colas singled in runs to get the Rays close, but Oakland's Ramon Laureano threw out Christian Vazquez at the plate to keep the Rays from tying in the bottom of the 8th.

Game 3: A wild, back-and-forth game saw the Rays walk it off on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 9th for a 6-5 win. It was a 2-2 game going into the 8th when Ryan Yarbrough tired and was left in one batter too long (I wonder by who?) and gave up a 2-run HR to the infrequent power hitter Tony Kemp. But Brandon Lowe got the Rays the lead in the bottom of the inning with a bases-clearing double before Diego Castillo coughed it up in the 9th allowing a Daniel Johnson homer to tie it back up at 5. But in the bottom of the 9th Oscar Colas walked with one out and Joey Bart's third hit of the game moved him to 3rd, where he scored from on Grant Holmes' wild pitch. Castillo vultured his 2nd win of the year.

Team record: 49-20, with a 17-game lead. Next up: Cleveland comes to town for 3 games.

MLB News: It was a weekend for catcher power and no-hitters. Detroit's Jake Rogers and Kansas City's Salvador Perez each had 3-dinger games while four Cardinal pitchers combined on a no-hitter in a 10-0 win over Colorado with Kwan hyun-Kim pitching the bulk (5.1) of the innings. But the next day we got a bonafide one-man no-hitter when San Francisco's Logan Webb took care of the Dodgers in a 2-0 win. He walked 4 and whiffed 4 and despite that apparent contact-friendly line it still took him 124 pitches to finish it.

06-20-2021, 07:41 PM	#110
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,715	June 17-19, 2022: vs Oakland (3) Game 1: The Rays got by Oakland 3-1 but despite the score there was plenty of excitement. Yonny Chirinos gave up Matt Olson's MLB-best 27th homer of the year in the 4th and then plunked the next batter Mark Canha, who charged the mound and fisticuffs ensued. Yonny was ejected and got a 6-game suspension out of the deal and left after 3 1/3. But Khris Davis answered in the bottom of the inning with a 2-run homer, his 2nd with the Rays, and they were up 2-1. Manuel Margot added an RBI double in the 6th to give them a bit of a cushion. Rafael Dolis picked up his 4th win with 2 1/3 scoreless in relief of Chirinos and Ken Giles notched save #14. Game 2: Another tight, low-scoring game in which Rays came up short by a run 3-2. It was scoreless until the 6th when Matt Peacock ran out of gas and gave up three runs, dooming him to his first loss of the season despite striking out a season-high 9. He's still an impressive 10-1, 2.57. Randy Arozarena and Oscar Colas singled in runs to get the Rays close, but Oakland's Ramon Laureano threw out Christian Vazquez at the plate to keep the Rays from tying in the bottom of the 8th. Game 3: A wild, back-and-forth game saw the Rays walk it off on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 9th for a 6-5 win. It was a 2-2 game going into the 8th when Ryan Yarbrough tired and was left in one batter too long (I wonder by who?) and gave up a 2-run HR to the infrequent power hitter Tony Kemp. But Brandon Lowe got the Rays the lead in the bottom of the inning with a bases-clearing double before Diego Castillo coughed it up in the 9th allowing a Daniel Johnson homer to tie it back up at 5. But in the bottom of the 9th Oscar Colas walked with one out and Joey Bart's third hit of the game moved him to 3rd, where he scored from on Grant Holmes' wild pitch. Castillo vultured his 2nd win of the year. Team record: 49-20, with a 17-game lead. Next up: Cleveland comes to town for 3 games. MLB News: It was a weekend for catcher power and no-hitters. Detroit's Jake Rogers and Kansas City's Salvador Perez each had 3-dinger games while four Cardinal pitchers combined on a no-hitter in a 10-0 win over Colorado with Kwan hyun-Kim pitching the bulk (5.1) of the innings. But the next day we got a bonafide one-man no-hitter when San Francisco's Logan Webb took care of the Dodgers in a 2-0 win. He walked 4 and whiffed 4 and despite that apparent contact-friendly line it still took him 124 pitches to finish it. Last edited by Art Deco; 06-20-2021 at 07:44 PM.