2025 Rays Live Start
 

Time for another season of MLB and time for another "Live Start" thread where I sim the day's Rays game with the actual lineups and rosters. I modded Tropicana Field to be George M. Steinbrenner Field, making it open-air, grass, and increasing the offense especially for LHB given the similarities to Yankee Stadium's short porch.

Here's Opening Day:

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March 29: vs Colorado
 

Josh Lowe strained an oblique yesterday so he goes on the IL and OF Jake Mangum is recalled from Durham.

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For some reason OOTP rained out all the games other than the Rays yesterday so a bunch of doubleheaders were played today, hence the two-game totals above.

March 30: vs Colorado
 

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March 31: vs Pittsburgh
 

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April 1: vs Pittsburgh
 

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April 2: vs Pittsburgh
 

https://i.imgur.com/IuyQI4Q.png

Not quite the pitchers' duel we were promised.

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April 4: at Texas
 

https://i.imgur.com/yOBT0V9.png


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April 5: at Texas
 

deGrom=deLoss for Tampa Bay:

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April 6: at Texas
 

https://i.imgur.com/taEFD6J.png

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April 8: vs LA Angels
 

Jonny DeLuca goes on the IL with a shoulder strain and IF Coco Montes is recalled from Durham.

https://i.imgur.com/uRUdfd3.png

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April 9: vs LA Angels
 

https://i.imgur.com/YXTYqn4.png

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April 10: vs LA Angels
 

https://i.imgur.com/SLTKMu6.png

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April 11: vs Atlanta
 

Kevin Kelly goes on the IL with a gluteal strain and Cole Sulser is recalled from Durham.

https://i.imgur.com/l66xMWZ.png

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April 12: vs Atlanta
 

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April 13: vs Atlanta
 

Rays send Cole Sulser back down to Durham and call up Joe Boyle for a spot start today. Based on this play-through it looks like a bad idea:

https://i.imgur.com/aagLx5L.png

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April 14: vs Boston
 

Joe Boyle is returned to Durham after yesterday's spot start and reliever Eric Orze comes up to take his place.

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April 15: vs Boston
 

The version of the game I just played out in my new 2025 save also had the Red Sox coming from behind in the 8th to win it, so we'll see what really happens tonight.

https://i.imgur.com/8oNWKVl.png

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April 16: vs Boston
 

Not sure which is more unlikely - Walls' 2-run double or Littell whiffing 11.

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April 17: vs NY Yankees
 

Richie Palacios is activated from his rehab assignment and Coco Montes is shuffled off to Durham.

https://i.imgur.com/V5KUkmf.png

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April 18: vs NY Yankees
 

Richie Palacios, activated off the IL yesterday, injured his knee last night and goes back on it. Coming up in his place is the fastest man in baseball, rookie Chandler Simpson, who will not be in tonight's lineup since his flight won't make it in time.

Meanwhile OOTP keeps calling for the Rays to win and they don't, maybe tonight it'll be right:

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