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August 27th, 2018: Alex Cobb ruptured a disc in his back and will miss the rest of this season and part of next season. I recalled Tim Beckham from his rehab assignment to replace him, pushing Gabriel Ynoa to the rotation.

At 64-67, the Power Rankings moved us up to 18th.

Aaron Sanchez (9-6, 4.24 ERA, 1.33 WHIP) faced his former team and Jamie Garcia (9-9, 4.99 ERA, 1.40 WHIP) as we hosted the Blue Jays. We also welcomed Manny Machado back to Camden Yards for the first time since the trade. Him and the Jays bested us 5-2 to start the series.

Sanchez went 3.2 innings, allowing 5 hits, 5 runs, 2 walks, and he struck out 3. The rest of the pen went 5.1 innings, allowing 3 hits, 3 walks, and they recorded 5 strikeouts.

Adam Jones was 3-for-4 with a double and RBI. Jonathan Schoop was 1-for-2 with a solo homer and two walks. Mark Trumbo was 1-for-4 with a double.

August 28th, 2018: We looked to even up the series with Kevin Gausman (8-7, 3.86 ERA, 1.30 WHIP) facing Jhoulys Cahcin (8-7, 4.71 ERA, 1.44 WHIP). Gausman was great, and we took the middle game 3-1.

Gausman went 7 innings, allowing 3 hits, a run, a walk, and he struck out 11. Mychal Givens got a hold, and Zach Britton tossed a perfect 9th for the save. Both relievers had 2 strikeouts, alhthough Givens allowed 2 hits.

Ruben Tejada was 1-for-3 with a two run homer. Lewis Brinson was 1-for-2 with a double, run scored, and walk. Adam Jones was 1-for-4 with an RBI. Max Stassi was 1-for-3 with a run scored. Jonathan Schoop was 1-for-4 with a double.

I earned the achievement "Corner Painter" for Gausman's performance.

August 29th, 2018: We looked to win the series with Carlos Rodon (0-4, 6.40 ERA, 1.76 WHIP) taking on J.A. Happ (11-5, 3.18 ERA, 1.22 WHIP). The Jays got 6 in the third and won 10-4.

Rodon allowed 7 runs in 2.1 innings off 6 hits, 3 walks, and 4 strikeouts. Nick Hagadone didn't get an out, and allowed 2 hits and 2 runs. Britton finally gave up a run, going 2.2 innings with 4 hits, 4 strikeouts, and a single run. His ERA is a nice 0.28 on the year.

Mark Trumbo was 1-for-3 with a walk and solo homer. Erick Gonzalez was 2-for-3 with 2 runs scored and a solo homer. Max Stassi was 1-for-2 with a double, RBI, and walk. Delino DeShields Jr. was 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored.

August 30th, 2018: We got tomorrow off and used it to travel to Kansas City. We'd face the Royals for three, seeing Danny Duffy (10-9, 3.14 ERA), Nathan Karns (4-10, 4.92 ERA), and Luis Edgardo Diaz (2-1, 2.94 ERA).

August 31st, 2018: We finished August by starting a series in Kauffman Stadium. Mike Wright (6-5, 3.79 ERA, 1.17 WHIP) took on Danny Duffy (10-9, 3.14 ERA, 1.21 WHIP) as we looked to finish August off strong. The Royals got 7 in the first, but we eventually battled back to win the opener 10-9.

It was a rough outing for Wright, 3 innings with 6 hits, 8 runs, 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts. Shawn Armstrong went 2.1 innings, allowing 3 hits and walking one. Nick Hagadone got the win, 1.2 innings with a walk and 3 strikeouts. Donnie Hart got a two inning save, with a hit, run, and strikeout.

Tim Beckham was 2-for-3 with a walk, 3 runs, 4 RBI's, and 2 homers. Delino DeShields was 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles, a run scored, and one driven in. Jonathan Schoop was 2-for-4 with 2 runs and a double. Lewis Brinson was 1-for-4 with a two run homer. Mark Trumbo was 1-for-3 with 2 runs, 2 RBI's, a homer, and a walk. Erick Gonzalez was 1-for-3 with a run scored, walk, and double.

September 1st, 2018: Rosters expand today, but my top four minor league teams will be playing in the playoffs, so most callups will occur later. I did recall LF Anthony Santander and RF Mike Yastrzemski.

Down in Frederick, CF Kyle Lewis won Batter of the Month and eanred a callup to AA Bowie. He hit .358 with a .422 on base perfecntage, 6 homers, and 24 RBI's. His teammate Cody Sedlock was Pitcher of the Month, going 4-0 with 23 strikeouts and a "solid 4.70 ERA." Not sure that's solid, but hey, that's what OOTP said...

Gabriel Ynoa (1-0, 4.01 ERA, 1.37 WHIP) returned to the rotation against Nathan Karns (4-10, 4.92 ERA, 1.35 WHIP) in game two of three. It wasn't pretty, and we lost 10-4.

Ynoa went 5 innings, allowing 8 hits, 5 runs, a walk, and he got just 1 strikeout. Bruce Rondon allowed 5 hits and 4 runs in 0.2 innings. Hagadone was charged with a run in 1.1 innings with a hit, walk, and 2 strikeouts.

Adam Jones went 3-for-4 with a steal and run scored. Delino DeShields was 1-for-5 with a three run homer and a stolen base. Erick Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with a double and run scored. Tim Beckham was 1-for-3 with a walk.

Tigers ace Michael Fulmer tossed a 4-hit shutout in a 4-0 win over the Yankees.

September 2nd, 2018: We looked to win the series with Aaron Sanchez (9-7, 4.48 ERA, 1.35 WHIP) taking on Ian Kennedy (5-13, 7.51 ERA, 1.69 WHIP). It took 10 innings, but we got 4 in the top half to win 6-2.

Sanchez was great, 7 innings with 3 hits, 2 runs, a walk, and 8 strikeouts. Brad Brach went 3 innings and got the win, allowing just a single walk and striking out 5 hitters. He's got a starters record, 10-5.

Tim Beckham was the hero, 1-for-5 with a three run homer in the 10th. DeShields was 2-for-4 with 2 runs, an RBI, a double, and a steal. Mark Trumbo was 2-for-5 with a run scored and driven in. Jonathan Schoop was 1-for-4 with a sacrafice fly.

We're off to Seattle for three, and we'll see Hisashi Iwakuma (8-6, 4.17 ERA), James Paxton (12-7, 4.01 ERA), and Casey Lawrence (1-3, 5.35 ERA) before a day off.