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Art Deco · 06-21-2020, 01:04 PM

April 11: Sent P Zack Greinke to AAA Durham for a rehab assignment.

Greinke was ready to come back from his biceps tendinitis, so off to Durham he went for one start since he wasn't out long and had a full spring training. Gave him the start tonight at Durham and managed the game and he was just fine, going 6.2 4 2 2 0 4 with the two runs coming on a HR. Typical Greinke, and he'll be good to start this weekend against the Phillies. By the way Durham won 8-3 behind Khris Davis's 3-4 with a HR.

Game 1: The Rays had a rough time of it last year in Chicago, losing 3 of 4 to the eventual World Series champs. Today, though, was anything but rough as the Rays rode the strong pitching of Yonny Chirinos and four longballs to a comfortable 7-1 win. Chirinos pitched like he didn't want Greinke to replace him in the rotation, going 7 4 1 1 2 8 to go to 2-0. Rays had to wait until the 3rd inning to start scoring, but score they did picking up runs on an RBI double from Kiermaier, an RBI single from Wander and a HR from Meadows after Wander was caught stealing. Nelson Cruz had his second HR in as many days to make it 4-0 in the 4th, and later Wander and Ronaldo Hernandez had 9th inning blasts to provide the final margin of victory. And for once Toronto lost meaning the Rays are 1/2 game behind.

Game 2: This was the ultimate gut-it-out win, something the Rays haven't had to do much this year. Blake Snell, after two poor starts, struggled in this one again although he managed to hang in there and limit the damage. A bad 2nd saw the only runs score against him in his 5.2 6 2 2 4 2 outing. Meanwhile the Rays were being no-hit by Lucas Giolito through 5, but they broke through in the top of the 6th. Merrifield led off with a single, Kiermaier was hit by a pitch, and then Wander doubled home Merrifield to put runners at 2nd and 3rd. Keibert Ruiz followed with a single through the drawn-in infield, scoring them both. Ryne Stanek, who got Snell out of the 6th, stayed in and surrender a leadoff HR to Luis Robert to tie the game but the Rays retook the lead in the 8th when Kiermaier singled, went to third on a ground out and a fly out, and was singled home by Meadows. Anderson took care of the 8th, and Brad Hand struck out the side in the 9th after allowing a leadoff single to preserve the 4-3 win. Austin Adams got the win with a 4-strikeout 7th inning which included Jose Abreu reaching on a passed ball after a K. The Rays only had 6 hits for the game which I'm pretty sure is a season low, but it didn't matter.

Game 3: Brendan McKay, fresh off getting torched for 7 runs in 1 1/3 innings in the 19-17 loss to Boston, had his first start since and didn't fare that much better, giving up 4 runs and 8 hits in 4 innings. But his teammates, especially Shane McClanahan and Keibert Ruiz, picked him up as the Rays swept the White Sox with a 12-4 win. McClanahan came in for McKay and got him out a jam in the 5th, on his way to a 2.2 1 0 0 2 5 outing and another win. Ruiz, meanwhile, launched a 2-run HR to get the Rays on the board in the 3rd and had a pair of RBI singles. The biggest hit came from Meadows, a 3-run HR in the 5th that put them in the lead to stay. Alec Bohm also had a bases-clearing double as the league's top offense lit up the scoreboard again.

Team record: 10-2.

06-21-2020, 01:04 PM	#26
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,355	April 11-13, 2022: at Chicago White Sox (3) April 11: Sent P Zack Greinke to AAA Durham for a rehab assignment. Greinke was ready to come back from his biceps tendinitis, so off to Durham he went for one start since he wasn't out long and had a full spring training. Gave him the start tonight at Durham and managed the game and he was just fine, going 6.2 4 2 2 0 4 with the two runs coming on a HR. Typical Greinke, and he'll be good to start this weekend against the Phillies. By the way Durham won 8-3 behind Khris Davis's 3-4 with a HR. Game 1: The Rays had a rough time of it last year in Chicago, losing 3 of 4 to the eventual World Series champs. Today, though, was anything but rough as the Rays rode the strong pitching of Yonny Chirinos and four longballs to a comfortable 7-1 win. Chirinos pitched like he didn't want Greinke to replace him in the rotation, going 7 4 1 1 2 8 to go to 2-0. Rays had to wait until the 3rd inning to start scoring, but score they did picking up runs on an RBI double from Kiermaier, an RBI single from Wander and a HR from Meadows after Wander was caught stealing. Nelson Cruz had his second HR in as many days to make it 4-0 in the 4th, and later Wander and Ronaldo Hernandez had 9th inning blasts to provide the final margin of victory. And for once Toronto lost meaning the Rays are 1/2 game behind. Game 2: This was the ultimate gut-it-out win, something the Rays haven't had to do much this year. Blake Snell, after two poor starts, struggled in this one again although he managed to hang in there and limit the damage. A bad 2nd saw the only runs score against him in his 5.2 6 2 2 4 2 outing. Meanwhile the Rays were being no-hit by Lucas Giolito through 5, but they broke through in the top of the 6th. Merrifield led off with a single, Kiermaier was hit by a pitch, and then Wander doubled home Merrifield to put runners at 2nd and 3rd. Keibert Ruiz followed with a single through the drawn-in infield, scoring them both. Ryne Stanek, who got Snell out of the 6th, stayed in and surrender a leadoff HR to Luis Robert to tie the game but the Rays retook the lead in the 8th when Kiermaier singled, went to third on a ground out and a fly out, and was singled home by Meadows. Anderson took care of the 8th, and Brad Hand struck out the side in the 9th after allowing a leadoff single to preserve the 4-3 win. Austin Adams got the win with a 4-strikeout 7th inning which included Jose Abreu reaching on a passed ball after a K. The Rays only had 6 hits for the game which I'm pretty sure is a season low, but it didn't matter. Game 3: Brendan McKay, fresh off getting torched for 7 runs in 1 1/3 innings in the 19-17 loss to Boston, had his first start since and didn't fare that much better, giving up 4 runs and 8 hits in 4 innings. But his teammates, especially Shane McClanahan and Keibert Ruiz, picked him up as the Rays swept the White Sox with a 12-4 win. McClanahan came in for McKay and got him out a jam in the 5th, on his way to a 2.2 1 0 0 2 5 outing and another win. Ruiz, meanwhile, launched a 2-run HR to get the Rays on the board in the 3rd and had a pair of RBI singles. The biggest hit came from Meadows, a 3-run HR in the 5th that put them in the lead to stay. Alec Bohm also had a bases-clearing double as the league's top offense lit up the scoreboard again. Team record: 10-2. Last edited by Art Deco; 06-24-2020 at 10:45 PM.