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Art Deco · 06-27-2020, 03:20 PM

Game 1: The Rays opened a road trip on Memorial Day in Oakland with Blake Snell getting the start. Snell began brilliantly and the Rays jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the 4th inning on a Wander RBI double and then a Nelson Cruz grand slam, his 16th HR of the year, off Daulton Jefferies. But Snell gave 3 runs right back to Oakland in the bottom of the inning on 3 straight doubles and an infield hit. He settled down from there, though, and ended up with a 7 7 3 3 2 7 line for his third straight quality start. Merrifield had an insurance RBI double in the 9th after Alvarado held in the 8th despite putting two runners on, and with Brad Hand tired Nick Anderson picked up his first save of the season despite putting two men on as well. The win takes them to 40-12, and the lead is still 5 as Toronto beat up on Boston 9-3 behind 3 HR from Vlad Jr.

Game 2: A tough loss for the Rays as they blew a 4-2 lead in the 6th and wound up losing 7-4 in 11 innings. Brendan McKay had kind of a mediocre start but thanks to 2 RBI from Ji-Man which came on hustle (he beat out an infield hit to drive in one and beat the relay on a force out that drove in the other) the game was still winnable as it went 4-3 into the 8th. With Nick Anderson unavailable, Austin Adams came on in the 8th and put two runners with one out and was replaced by Alvarado, who allowed a sac fly to tie the game. The Rays offense went hitless over the last 4 1/3, and although Zack Britton pulled Houdini acts in the 9th and 10th to keep Oakland from scoring (bases loaded & 1 out in the 9th, second and third with nobody out in the 10th), Brad Hand, as the last fresh pitcher in the 11th, walked the first two men he faced and promptly gave up a HR to Stephen Piscotty to end the game. Luckily Boston knocked off Toronto to keep the lead at 5.

June 1: Optioned OF Josh Lowe to AAA Durham, purchased the contract of P Ryne Stanek from AAA Durham.

With Adams, Dany Jimenez and Chirinos the only available bullpen arms tonight, another one was needed and with the open spot on the 40-man I was able to bring back Stanek. Maybe Max Fried can pitch consecutive shutouts.

Game 3: Things looked good for the Rays early as they took a 4-1 lead in the 4th behind a 2-run Nelson Cruz HR off the LF foul pole but then it all went very wrong for Max Fried in the bottom of the inning. A series of singles, including a couple of the infield variety and a walk led to Oakland, tying, taking the lead and then after a Brujan error with two out loaded the bases, a grand slam by last night's hero Stephen Piscotty made it 9-4 Oakland just like that. And that was pretty much that as the A's prevailed 10-5. Fried allowed all 10 runs, although only half of them were earned. Wander was 0-3 with a sac fly to see his average now plummet to .256 as his slump continues on as the Rays lose 2 in a row for only the second time this season. Once again, the Jays result parallels the Rays' result as they lose again to Boston and the lead stays at 5.

Game 4: This one had all the hallmarks of another tough Rays loss: the blown leads, the bullpen meltdowns, Hand having to come on in a non-save situation, extra innings. But somehow the Rays prevailed 9-8 in 11 innings. Glasnow got the start and was picking up where he left off in his first 2 starts, retiring the first 10 batters with 4 strikeouts. Then the obligatory starter meltdown inning commenced as it has in several of the last games, and Glasnow turned a 2-0 lead into a 4-2 deficit. Keibert Ruiz hit the first of his two HRs to tie it in the 5th, and the teams exchanged leads and ties until the Rays tied it in the top of the 8th at 8. Ryne Stanek, who was part of the problem walking in the 8th A's run with the bases loaded, became part of the solution as he got the team through the 8th and 9th innings. Brad Hand came on in the 10th, pitched a scoreless inning this time, and Nelson Cruz singled in Ruiz with two out to give them the lead. Hand got through the 11th to pick up the win but it wasn't easy as with one out he hit Franklin Barreto and then Sean Murphy singled but Max Kepler gunned Baretto down trying to take 3rd and David Fletcher grounded out as the Rays exhaled a huge sigh of relief and salvaged a split of the series. Meanwhile the wrong kind of WanderWatch continues as he went 0-6 today to drop his average to .249. The Jays were idle today so the lead grows to 5 1/2 games.

Team record: 41-14.

06-27-2020, 03:20 PM	#40
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,341	May 30-June 2, 2022 at Oakland (4) Game 1: The Rays opened a road trip on Memorial Day in Oakland with Blake Snell getting the start. Snell began brilliantly and the Rays jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the 4th inning on a Wander RBI double and then a Nelson Cruz grand slam, his 16th HR of the year, off Daulton Jefferies. But Snell gave 3 runs right back to Oakland in the bottom of the inning on 3 straight doubles and an infield hit. He settled down from there, though, and ended up with a 7 7 3 3 2 7 line for his third straight quality start. Merrifield had an insurance RBI double in the 9th after Alvarado held in the 8th despite putting two runners on, and with Brad Hand tired Nick Anderson picked up his first save of the season despite putting two men on as well. The win takes them to 40-12, and the lead is still 5 as Toronto beat up on Boston 9-3 behind 3 HR from Vlad Jr. Game 2: A tough loss for the Rays as they blew a 4-2 lead in the 6th and wound up losing 7-4 in 11 innings. Brendan McKay had kind of a mediocre start but thanks to 2 RBI from Ji-Man which came on hustle (he beat out an infield hit to drive in one and beat the relay on a force out that drove in the other) the game was still winnable as it went 4-3 into the 8th. With Nick Anderson unavailable, Austin Adams came on in the 8th and put two runners with one out and was replaced by Alvarado, who allowed a sac fly to tie the game. The Rays offense went hitless over the last 4 1/3, and although Zack Britton pulled Houdini acts in the 9th and 10th to keep Oakland from scoring (bases loaded & 1 out in the 9th, second and third with nobody out in the 10th), Brad Hand, as the last fresh pitcher in the 11th, walked the first two men he faced and promptly gave up a HR to Stephen Piscotty to end the game. Luckily Boston knocked off Toronto to keep the lead at 5. June 1: Optioned OF Josh Lowe to AAA Durham, purchased the contract of P Ryne Stanek from AAA Durham. With Adams, Dany Jimenez and Chirinos the only available bullpen arms tonight, another one was needed and with the open spot on the 40-man I was able to bring back Stanek. Maybe Max Fried can pitch consecutive shutouts. Game 3: Things looked good for the Rays early as they took a 4-1 lead in the 4th behind a 2-run Nelson Cruz HR off the LF foul pole but then it all went very wrong for Max Fried in the bottom of the inning. A series of singles, including a couple of the infield variety and a walk led to Oakland, tying, taking the lead and then after a Brujan error with two out loaded the bases, a grand slam by last night's hero Stephen Piscotty made it 9-4 Oakland just like that. And that was pretty much that as the A's prevailed 10-5. Fried allowed all 10 runs, although only half of them were earned. Wander was 0-3 with a sac fly to see his average now plummet to .256 as his slump continues on as the Rays lose 2 in a row for only the second time this season. Once again, the Jays result parallels the Rays' result as they lose again to Boston and the lead stays at 5. Game 4: This one had all the hallmarks of another tough Rays loss: the blown leads, the bullpen meltdowns, Hand having to come on in a non-save situation, extra innings. But somehow the Rays prevailed 9-8 in 11 innings. Glasnow got the start and was picking up where he left off in his first 2 starts, retiring the first 10 batters with 4 strikeouts. Then the obligatory starter meltdown inning commenced as it has in several of the last games, and Glasnow turned a 2-0 lead into a 4-2 deficit. Keibert Ruiz hit the first of his two HRs to tie it in the 5th, and the teams exchanged leads and ties until the Rays tied it in the top of the 8th at 8. Ryne Stanek, who was part of the problem walking in the 8th A's run with the bases loaded, became part of the solution as he got the team through the 8th and 9th innings. Brad Hand came on in the 10th, pitched a scoreless inning this time, and Nelson Cruz singled in Ruiz with two out to give them the lead. Hand got through the 11th to pick up the win but it wasn't easy as with one out he hit Franklin Barreto and then Sean Murphy singled but Max Kepler gunned Baretto down trying to take 3rd and David Fletcher grounded out as the Rays exhaled a huge sigh of relief and salvaged a split of the series. Meanwhile the wrong kind of WanderWatch continues as he went 0-6 today to drop his average to .249. The Jays were idle today so the lead grows to 5 1/2 games. Team record: 41-14. Last edited by Art Deco; 06-27-2020 at 08:46 PM.