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Art Deco · 07-01-2020, 08:59 AM

June 24: Sent Kevin Kiermaier to AAA Durham for injury rehab.

Gonna be interesting when Kiermaier comes back as to who 1) loses his roster spot, there haven't been that many at-bats for Khris Davis but he would have to go on waivers, and 2) who comes out of the lineup, Brujan was the beneficiary of the injury with Merrifield sliding to LF, that arrangement could stay with Marsh going to the bench or some rotation of those 3 for the LF/2B spot could happen as well.

Game 1: The Rays took advantage of some early Yankees miscues and a strong outing for Brendan McKay to beat the Yankees 10-5 in the first game of their weekend series. With two out and two on in the bottom of the first, Aaron Hicks dropped a fly ball, allowing a run to score and Nelson Cruz followed with a 2-run single to give the Rays an early 3-1 lead after Gleyber Torres homered in the top of the inning. And then in the 2nd, Torres' error was the key play leading to a Wander RBI double and Ruiz sac fly and it was 5-1. Meanwhile, McKay was looking good, ending with 10 Ks over 6 innings. He would have allowed 2 runs instead of 3 had I not let him pitch to one batter in the 7th who scored when Dany Jimenez served up a Gary Sanchez HR. Wander drove in two more with a triple in the 6th and Brandon Marsh was 3-3 with a walk and an RBI triple of his own in his bid to stay in the lineup. Toronto won so the lead remains 6, but we're another day closer to the end.

June 25: Optioned P AJ Puk to AAA Durham, recalled P Shane McClanahan from AAA Durham.

Time to bring McClanahan back to the role he was successful in, middle/long relief.

Game 2: Tonight's game can be summed up pretty simply: Gerrit Cole had it and Max Fried didn't. The Rays had gotten to the Yankee ace in the past (in fact as recently as last weekend) but he was on tonight going 7.2 5 2 0 2 9. Fried meanwhile, although striking out 7 in 3.1, walked 3 and allowed 6 hits to give up 5 runs. Only a Gio Urshela in error in the 8th allowed the Rays to get 2 runs on singles from Nelson Cruz (a team-leading 59 RBI) and Abraham Toro. Mike Trout went deep twice in a 7-6 Angels win over Toronto so at least the lead stays at 6.

Game 3: What started out as a pitcher's duel between Tyler Glasnow and Deivi Garcia ended up a 7-5 game, but one in which the Rays came out on top. Glasnow was down 2-0 three batters into the game after a walk and a Gleyber Torres HR but that would turn out to be the only hit he allowed in his 6 innings, walking 3 and striking out 8. He left down 2-1 as Ronaldo Hernandez once again homered in his backup role to provide the Rays run, which brought us to the bottom of the 7th. The Rays exploded for 6 runs bookended by a 2-run shot by Yusniel Diaz to put them in front and a 3-run blast from Max Kepler. This made it 7-2 going into the 9th, and after getting the last two outs of the eighth, Zack Britton put the first two men on (one via walk, giving him 16 in 15 2/3 innings with the Rays, not good, but he still has a 2.30 ERA after today), so Nick Anderson had to come on and after whiffing the first two he faced he yielded a 3-run homer to Aaron Hicks that gave us the final margin. Will Harris, who came on in the 7th, got the win but had to leave after getting the first out in the 8th (he came back out because he only threw 9 pitches in the 7th) with shoulder tendinitis that's a 1-2 week DtD injury which will probably necessitate an IL stint for him. Justin Upton led the Angels to win over Toronto so the lead is back up to 7.

Team record: 52-25.

07-01-2020, 08:59 AM	#47
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,419	June 24-26, 2022 vs New York Yankees (3) June 24: Sent Kevin Kiermaier to AAA Durham for injury rehab. Gonna be interesting when Kiermaier comes back as to who 1) loses his roster spot, there haven't been that many at-bats for Khris Davis but he would have to go on waivers, and 2) who comes out of the lineup, Brujan was the beneficiary of the injury with Merrifield sliding to LF, that arrangement could stay with Marsh going to the bench or some rotation of those 3 for the LF/2B spot could happen as well. Game 1: The Rays took advantage of some early Yankees miscues and a strong outing for Brendan McKay to beat the Yankees 10-5 in the first game of their weekend series. With two out and two on in the bottom of the first, Aaron Hicks dropped a fly ball, allowing a run to score and Nelson Cruz followed with a 2-run single to give the Rays an early 3-1 lead after Gleyber Torres homered in the top of the inning. And then in the 2nd, Torres' error was the key play leading to a Wander RBI double and Ruiz sac fly and it was 5-1. Meanwhile, McKay was looking good, ending with 10 Ks over 6 innings. He would have allowed 2 runs instead of 3 had I not let him pitch to one batter in the 7th who scored when Dany Jimenez served up a Gary Sanchez HR. Wander drove in two more with a triple in the 6th and Brandon Marsh was 3-3 with a walk and an RBI triple of his own in his bid to stay in the lineup. Toronto won so the lead remains 6, but we're another day closer to the end. June 25: Optioned P AJ Puk to AAA Durham, recalled P Shane McClanahan from AAA Durham. Time to bring McClanahan back to the role he was successful in, middle/long relief. Game 2: Tonight's game can be summed up pretty simply: Gerrit Cole had it and Max Fried didn't. The Rays had gotten to the Yankee ace in the past (in fact as recently as last weekend) but he was on tonight going 7.2 5 2 0 2 9. Fried meanwhile, although striking out 7 in 3.1, walked 3 and allowed 6 hits to give up 5 runs. Only a Gio Urshela in error in the 8th allowed the Rays to get 2 runs on singles from Nelson Cruz (a team-leading 59 RBI) and Abraham Toro. Mike Trout went deep twice in a 7-6 Angels win over Toronto so at least the lead stays at 6. Game 3: What started out as a pitcher's duel between Tyler Glasnow and Deivi Garcia ended up a 7-5 game, but one in which the Rays came out on top. Glasnow was down 2-0 three batters into the game after a walk and a Gleyber Torres HR but that would turn out to be the only hit he allowed in his 6 innings, walking 3 and striking out 8. He left down 2-1 as Ronaldo Hernandez once again homered in his backup role to provide the Rays run, which brought us to the bottom of the 7th. The Rays exploded for 6 runs bookended by a 2-run shot by Yusniel Diaz to put them in front and a 3-run blast from Max Kepler. This made it 7-2 going into the 9th, and after getting the last two outs of the eighth, Zack Britton put the first two men on (one via walk, giving him 16 in 15 2/3 innings with the Rays, not good, but he still has a 2.30 ERA after today), so Nick Anderson had to come on and after whiffing the first two he faced he yielded a 3-run homer to Aaron Hicks that gave us the final margin. Will Harris, who came on in the 7th, got the win but had to leave after getting the first out in the 8th (he came back out because he only threw 9 pitches in the 7th) with shoulder tendinitis that's a 1-2 week DtD injury which will probably necessitate an IL stint for him. Justin Upton led the Angels to win over Toronto so the lead is back up to 7. Team record: 52-25. Last edited by Art Deco; 07-01-2020 at 02:54 PM.