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Art Deco · 05-08-2021, 03:00 PM

July 14: Sent P Alec Sachais to AAA Durham for a rehab assignment.

Not sure how much I want Sachais back in the rotation after the scouts downgraded his already bad movement to 35, although with the huge lead there's probably not much harm in using him. He did go 6 4 2 2 1 10 in his first start, and will likely force our hand shortly.

Game 1: Coming out of the break the Rays' first opponent was none other than Christian Little and the Los Angeles Angels, and Little reminded them of the ace he was over the previous 6 seasons with Tampa Bay in a 1-0 victory. Little no-hit them through 6, although "no-hit" is an interesting term considering he decided to terrorize his former mates by hitting them 4 times with pitches. Victor de Jesus ended his no-base-hit bid with a single leading off the 7th and Little was replaced after going 6 1 0 0 1 6. They got the first two men on in the 8th but couldn't bring them home, and ended with only 2 hits on the night. Jon Soranno, unbeknownst to himself, was doomed once he allowed a first-inning run and he did struggle but limit the damage. He left in the 5th with 2 on having gone 4.2 7 1 1 2 5 on 95 pitches and ended up with his 2nd straight loss after winning his first 11 decisions. All-Star Danny Medina came on in relief and was scintillating, going 2 2/3 hitless with 6 strikeouts, and Jim Connors had a perfect 8th to maybe snap out of his downward spiral.

Game 2: For the past few years the Rays unleashed the 1-2 punch of Christian Little and Jon Hayes on the league and now the Angels are doing it after signing both to huge free agent contracts last winter. And the Rays got a taste of their own medicine as Hayes pitched well on the heels of Little last night and led LA to a 5-2 win, Tampa Bay's third straight loss. Although not as dominant as Little last night, Hayes went 6 5 2 2 2 6 and kept the Rays off the board until Rodolfo Rivas hit HR #23 in the 6th. Mike Harms doubled off Hayes leading off the 7th and he was replaced before Erik Batchelder delivered a double to score Harms. That got the Rays within 3-2 and Nate Thompson survived a rough first three innings to settle down and go 6 6 3 2 1 5, almost matching Hayes if not for a Jaiden Hardaway error which led to a run. But Mike Wherry coughed up a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 7th to restore LA's 3-run lead, and that was that. Kevin Kerstetter had a 1-2-3 8th with a pair of strikeouts. They did manage to put two men on after two out in the 9th with Nate Clark as the tying run at the plate, but his fly ball to deep left wasn't deep enough and it was game over.

Game 3: After being done in by two of their former aces in the first two games of this series, the Rays countered with one of their new aces and it was Leo Ortega's turn to dominate as the bats came to life in a 10-1 rout of the Angels. Ortega was brilliant, 1-hitting the Angels until the 7th inning when he started running out of gas and gave up a solo homer before exiting with a 6.2 2 1 1 1 9 line as he goes to 12-2 and lowers his ERA to 2.96. Tim Siqueiros got a couple of outs and Bob Sirna went the last 1 2/3 to mop up. The bats served notice they were back in the 1st inning when Nate Clark took Danny De Jesus deep to left with a man on (#32) to give the Rays a quick 2-0 lead, Alex Buitrago added an RBI double in the 4th and Melvin Gutierrez of all people went deep (actually his 3rd of the year) in the 5th to make it 4-0. Jaiden Hardaway capped a 3-hit day with a 2-run blast (#23) in the 7th and Buitrago put the cherry on top with an 8th-inning grand slam, his 15th round-tripper of the year.

Team record: 72-21. Next up: We had up the Pacific coast to take on Oakland for 3 games.

05-08-2021, 03:00 PM	#890
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,607	July 15-17, 2033: at LA Angels (3) July 14: Sent P Alec Sachais to AAA Durham for a rehab assignment. Not sure how much I want Sachais back in the rotation after the scouts downgraded his already bad movement to 35, although with the huge lead there's probably not much harm in using him. He did go 6 4 2 2 1 10 in his first start, and will likely force our hand shortly. Game 1: Coming out of the break the Rays' first opponent was none other than Christian Little and the Los Angeles Angels, and Little reminded them of the ace he was over the previous 6 seasons with Tampa Bay in a 1-0 victory. Little no-hit them through 6, although "no-hit" is an interesting term considering he decided to terrorize his former mates by hitting them 4 times with pitches. Victor de Jesus ended his no-base-hit bid with a single leading off the 7th and Little was replaced after going 6 1 0 0 1 6. They got the first two men on in the 8th but couldn't bring them home, and ended with only 2 hits on the night. Jon Soranno, unbeknownst to himself, was doomed once he allowed a first-inning run and he did struggle but limit the damage. He left in the 5th with 2 on having gone 4.2 7 1 1 2 5 on 95 pitches and ended up with his 2nd straight loss after winning his first 11 decisions. All-Star Danny Medina came on in relief and was scintillating, going 2 2/3 hitless with 6 strikeouts, and Jim Connors had a perfect 8th to maybe snap out of his downward spiral. Game 2: For the past few years the Rays unleashed the 1-2 punch of Christian Little and Jon Hayes on the league and now the Angels are doing it after signing both to huge free agent contracts last winter. And the Rays got a taste of their own medicine as Hayes pitched well on the heels of Little last night and led LA to a 5-2 win, Tampa Bay's third straight loss. Although not as dominant as Little last night, Hayes went 6 5 2 2 2 6 and kept the Rays off the board until Rodolfo Rivas hit HR #23 in the 6th. Mike Harms doubled off Hayes leading off the 7th and he was replaced before Erik Batchelder delivered a double to score Harms. That got the Rays within 3-2 and Nate Thompson survived a rough first three innings to settle down and go 6 6 3 2 1 5, almost matching Hayes if not for a Jaiden Hardaway error which led to a run. But Mike Wherry coughed up a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 7th to restore LA's 3-run lead, and that was that. Kevin Kerstetter had a 1-2-3 8th with a pair of strikeouts. They did manage to put two men on after two out in the 9th with Nate Clark as the tying run at the plate, but his fly ball to deep left wasn't deep enough and it was game over. Game 3: After being done in by two of their former aces in the first two games of this series, the Rays countered with one of their new aces and it was Leo Ortega's turn to dominate as the bats came to life in a 10-1 rout of the Angels. Ortega was brilliant, 1-hitting the Angels until the 7th inning when he started running out of gas and gave up a solo homer before exiting with a 6.2 2 1 1 1 9 line as he goes to 12-2 and lowers his ERA to 2.96. Tim Siqueiros got a couple of outs and Bob Sirna went the last 1 2/3 to mop up. The bats served notice they were back in the 1st inning when Nate Clark took Danny De Jesus deep to left with a man on (#32) to give the Rays a quick 2-0 lead, Alex Buitrago added an RBI double in the 4th and Melvin Gutierrez of all people went deep (actually his 3rd of the year) in the 5th to make it 4-0. Jaiden Hardaway capped a 3-hit day with a 2-run blast (#23) in the 7th and Buitrago put the cherry on top with an 8th-inning grand slam, his 15th round-tripper of the year. Team record: 72-21. Next up: We had up the Pacific coast to take on Oakland for 3 games. Last edited by Art Deco; 05-08-2021 at 05:00 PM.