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Art Deco · 07-03-2020, 11:54 AM

Game 1: The Rays were Thor'd as Noah Syndergaard shut them down allowing only 1 run and 4 hits over 8 innings and fanning 8 in a 3-1 loss to the Mets. The lone run Rays run came off the bat of - you guessed it - Brandon Marsh with a HR to right in the 2nd. Tyler Glasnow got the start for the Rays and wasn't that bad except for two pitches - HRs allowed to Michael Conforto (solo) and Pete Alonso (a 2-run shot, his MLB-high 34th of the season) and that was that, his final line 5 4 3 3 2 7. Shane McClanahan had two shutout innings in relief and Austin Adams saw his first game action in eons, pitching a scoreless inning around 2 walks. Also, Keibert Ruiz extended his hitting streak to 16 games so that's a thing to mention now. The Yankees beat the Jays so the lead remains 9.

Game 2: This was a game to forget as the Mets bludgeoned the Rays 15-6. Joe Ryan started off the game single, HBP, 3-run homer to Pete Alonso, solo HR to Joey Bart, and then gave up another HR to Bart in the 2nd to make it 6-2. The Rays actually pulled to within 6-5 in the 3rd thanks to some Mets errors, but Yonny Chirinos came on and stunk as well, giving up 5 runs in the 3rd which included a sequence where he balked in a run and then threw a pair of wild pitches allowing runners to score. AJ Puk came on and gave up 4 more runs on 2 HRs in his 2 innings with only Dany Jimenez able to walk off the mound with some pride as he threw a pair of scoreless frames. I knew as soon as I mentioned Keibert Ruiz's hit streak it would end, and it did. Abe Toro had a pair of RBI singles to pace the offense and red-hot Brandon Marsh drove in one as well. Ryan actually had an RBI single of his own but that was offset when Yonny allowed Hector Rondon to do likewise. The other New York team won as well, which means the lead stays at 9 despite losing two straight.

July 10: Optioned P AJ Puk to AAA Durham, recalled P Clarke Schmidt from AAA Durham.

Puk's stats for the Rays can best be described by adding an "e" to the end of his name: 9.1 innings, 12 hits, 10 walks, 10 ER, 4 HR allowed. I've noticed from some of my trade shopping that Puk still is in demand, and he is better than this, but I don't think I'll hesitate trading him if he's the key piece in a deal I might want to make. He's part of a bad LHP trade tree that started with Ryan Yarbrough dealt for Conner Menez (Yarbrough has a 5.00 ERA with the Giants) and then Menez dealt for Puk. Schmidt, meanwhile, who made his MLB debut in New York a few weeks back gets to visit the Big Apple again but hopefully he's not needed today. He's keeping the roster spot warm for Will Harris who will be back in a couple of days.

Game 3: This one's going to hurt. The Rays and Mets went scoreless through 11 innings before Alec Bohm singled home Yusniel Diaz, who had pinch-doubled, to give the Rays a 1-0 lead in the 12th. With Brad Hand having pitched the previous 2 innings (which will probably put him out for 4-5 days) Austin Adams came on, allowed the leadoff guy to get on but got a double play, then hit Andres Gimenez with a pitch and then let Brandon Nimmo double him home to send us to the 13th, and then Adams again got two out, but walked Joey Bart and then gave up another RBI double, this time to Michael Conforto for a Mets win. So not only did they lose but they burned through the pen with Alvarado (28), Anderson (23), Hand (36) and Adams (36) all throwing quite a few pitches. This also marks the first time they've been swept in a 3-game series this year. Obviously the pitching outside of Adams was a bright spot, with Blake Snell going 6 1-hit innings, walking 4 and striking out 4. The offense struggled with the big culprit being Wander, who was 0-5 today with several key RBI situations on top of being 0-5 yesterday. The Jays were swept also, so the lead remains 9 but it was the Yankees doing the sweeping so they've crept to 11 back.

Team record: 58-31.

07-03-2020, 11:54 AM	#52
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,410	July 8-10, 2022 at New York Mets (3) Game 1: The Rays were Thor'd as Noah Syndergaard shut them down allowing only 1 run and 4 hits over 8 innings and fanning 8 in a 3-1 loss to the Mets. The lone run Rays run came off the bat of - you guessed it - Brandon Marsh with a HR to right in the 2nd. Tyler Glasnow got the start for the Rays and wasn't that bad except for two pitches - HRs allowed to Michael Conforto (solo) and Pete Alonso (a 2-run shot, his MLB-high 34th of the season) and that was that, his final line 5 4 3 3 2 7. Shane McClanahan had two shutout innings in relief and Austin Adams saw his first game action in eons, pitching a scoreless inning around 2 walks. Also, Keibert Ruiz extended his hitting streak to 16 games so that's a thing to mention now. The Yankees beat the Jays so the lead remains 9. Game 2: This was a game to forget as the Mets bludgeoned the Rays 15-6. Joe Ryan started off the game single, HBP, 3-run homer to Pete Alonso, solo HR to Joey Bart, and then gave up another HR to Bart in the 2nd to make it 6-2. The Rays actually pulled to within 6-5 in the 3rd thanks to some Mets errors, but Yonny Chirinos came on and stunk as well, giving up 5 runs in the 3rd which included a sequence where he balked in a run and then threw a pair of wild pitches allowing runners to score. AJ Puk came on and gave up 4 more runs on 2 HRs in his 2 innings with only Dany Jimenez able to walk off the mound with some pride as he threw a pair of scoreless frames. I knew as soon as I mentioned Keibert Ruiz's hit streak it would end, and it did. Abe Toro had a pair of RBI singles to pace the offense and red-hot Brandon Marsh drove in one as well. Ryan actually had an RBI single of his own but that was offset when Yonny allowed Hector Rondon to do likewise. The other New York team won as well, which means the lead stays at 9 despite losing two straight. July 10: Optioned P AJ Puk to AAA Durham, recalled P Clarke Schmidt from AAA Durham. Puk's stats for the Rays can best be described by adding an "e" to the end of his name: 9.1 innings, 12 hits, 10 walks, 10 ER, 4 HR allowed. I've noticed from some of my trade shopping that Puk still is in demand, and he is better than this, but I don't think I'll hesitate trading him if he's the key piece in a deal I might want to make. He's part of a bad LHP trade tree that started with Ryan Yarbrough dealt for Conner Menez (Yarbrough has a 5.00 ERA with the Giants) and then Menez dealt for Puk. Schmidt, meanwhile, who made his MLB debut in New York a few weeks back gets to visit the Big Apple again but hopefully he's not needed today. He's keeping the roster spot warm for Will Harris who will be back in a couple of days. Game 3: This one's going to hurt. The Rays and Mets went scoreless through 11 innings before Alec Bohm singled home Yusniel Diaz, who had pinch-doubled, to give the Rays a 1-0 lead in the 12th. With Brad Hand having pitched the previous 2 innings (which will probably put him out for 4-5 days) Austin Adams came on, allowed the leadoff guy to get on but got a double play, then hit Andres Gimenez with a pitch and then let Brandon Nimmo double him home to send us to the 13th, and then Adams again got two out, but walked Joey Bart and then gave up another RBI double, this time to Michael Conforto for a Mets win. So not only did they lose but they burned through the pen with Alvarado (28), Anderson (23), Hand (36) and Adams (36) all throwing quite a few pitches. This also marks the first time they've been swept in a 3-game series this year. Obviously the pitching outside of Adams was a bright spot, with Blake Snell going 6 1-hit innings, walking 4 and striking out 4. The offense struggled with the big culprit being Wander, who was 0-5 today with several key RBI situations on top of being 0-5 yesterday. The Jays were swept also, so the lead remains 9 but it was the Yankees doing the sweeping so they've crept to 11 back. Team record: 58-31. Last edited by Art Deco; 07-03-2020 at 02:46 PM.