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Art Deco · 07-18-2020, 10:59 PM

Game 1: Alec Motherf***in' Bohm, man. The newly christened Rays everyday first baseman slugged two more HRs today to give him 5 in 5 games to lead the Rays to a 5-1 win over Colorado and to send the team to 4-1. The game was a scoreless duel between Joe Ryan and Ljay Newsome, whom I'd never heard of but noticed that in 117 minor league innings last year he walked a grand total of 2 batters, not a misprint or typo. But why yes, of course he walked Wander in the first inning. Anyway it was 0-0 until the bottom of the 5th when Bohm went deep to left and then in the sixth after Rafael Devers hit his first Rays HR (a 2-run job) to make it 3-0, Bohm went oppo this time off Newsome and it was 4-0. Finally in the 8th Bohm doubled in Keibert who had doubled as well. Meanwhile Ryan was dealing and keeping the ball in the park, going 7 2 0 0 3 8. Alvarado got a double play from Ryan's leadoff walk in the 8th to pitch a scoreless inning, and Aaron Ashby lost the shutout by allowing a Nolan Arenado shot in the 9th but struck out 2 otherwise. In some side notes, the 5 HR from Bohm in 19 AB so far equal the 5 he hit all of last year in the 141 AB he had in a reserve role, and Austin Meadows continues to look for his first hit (0-16). The Yankees won to keep pace 1/2 game back and Luke Heyer in his Seattle debut DHing tonight hit 2 solo HRs, because of course he did.

Game 2: Another day, another 5-1 win over the Rockies, which just happens to be the team's record now. Syndergaard was on the hill and he did his usual thing, going 8 7 1 1 1 10. He was aided by the Rockies' misadventures on the basepaths as Keibert Ruiz threw out two attempted base stealers and Meadows gunned down Nolan Arenado at 3rd base after he tried to stretch a double into a triple. Speaking of Meadows, he was 0-4 again today to go 0-20 so far this season but it didn't matter as Wander had a bases clearing double and Brujan had an RBI single and an RBI double to account for the scoring. One bit of bad news, though, Gio Gallegos came on to pitch the 9th and after getting two out had to leave with a torn triceps, which will put him out for about 4 1/2 months. Gallegos had put two men on so when Jose Alvarado got Ryan McMahon swinging to end the game, Alvarado picked up a save. Austin Franklin will be the likely callup in Gallegos' place. Trevor Bauer pitched his best game for the Yankees possibly ever, going 8 4 0 0 1 7 in a 1-0 win over Detroit to keep the Yankees 1/2 game back at 4-1.

April 5: Placed P Giovanny Gallegos on the 60-day IL with torn triceps, recalled P Austin Franklin from AAA Durham.

The expected move. Gallegos going on the 60-day opens a 40-man in case someone enticing gets waived or I want to acquire someone.

Game 3: Tyler Glasnow was dominant until he was forced to leave (more on that in a moment), going 7.2 1 1 1 1 10 in an 8-1 romp over the Rockies. The only hit he allowed was a 3rd inning leadoff double to Nolan Arenado who moved to 3rd on a fly ball and scored on a groundout. Otherwise he was untouchable, and as he had a low pitch count (80) through 7 I brought him out for the 8th which turned out to be a mistake as two batters in he had to leave. It's only a tired arm, but the report says "substantial 1-2 weeks" so he'll go on the DL. We'll need a fifth starter in a week or so against the White Sox, Clarke Schmidt will probably get the call although a reliever will come up in the short term. Speaking of recalled relievers, Austin Franklin made his MLB debut and retired all 4 hitters to finish the game, whiffing two of them. Offensively, the big stories were the first MLB HR for Seth Beer, a 2-run shot that broke a 1-1 tie and put the Rays ahead to stay, and Austin Meadows' first hit of the year, which also left the yard in the 5th. Elsewhere, Wander had another 3-hit game (now hitting a cool .452 in 31 AB) and Brandon Marsh did quite well, going 2-3 with a walk, 2 RBI, and a stolen base. The Rockies' keystone combo today was Joey Wendle and Freddy Galvis. They went 0-6. Matt Manning outdueled Gerrit Cole in a 3-2 Tigers win over the Yankees so the Rays are now 1 1/2 at 6-1.

Team record: 6-1.

07-18-2020, 10:59 PM	#94
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 6,930	April 3-5, 2023 vs Colorado (3) Game 1: Alec Motherf*in' Bohm, man. The newly christened Rays everyday first baseman slugged two more HRs today to give him 5 in 5 games to lead the Rays to a 5-1 win over Colorado and to send the team to 4-1. The game was a scoreless duel between Joe Ryan and Ljay Newsome, whom I'd never heard of but noticed that in 117 minor league innings last year he walked a grand total of 2 batters, not a misprint or typo. But why yes, of course he walked Wander in the first inning. Anyway it was 0-0 until the bottom of the 5th when Bohm went deep to left and then in the sixth after Rafael Devers hit his first Rays HR (a 2-run job) to make it 3-0, Bohm went oppo this time off Newsome and it was 4-0. Finally in the 8th Bohm doubled in Keibert who had doubled as well. Meanwhile Ryan was dealing and keeping the ball in the park, going 7 2 0 0 3 8. Alvarado got a double play from Ryan's leadoff walk in the 8th to pitch a scoreless inning, and Aaron Ashby lost the shutout by allowing a Nolan Arenado shot in the 9th but struck out 2 otherwise. In some side notes, the 5 HR from Bohm in 19 AB so far equal the 5 he hit all of last year in the 141 AB he had in a reserve role, and Austin Meadows continues to look for his first hit (0-16). The Yankees won to keep pace 1/2 game back and Luke Heyer in his Seattle debut DHing tonight hit 2 solo HRs, because of course he did. Game 2: Another day, another 5-1 win over the Rockies, which just happens to be the team's record now. Syndergaard was on the hill and he did his usual thing, going 8 7 1 1 1 10. He was aided by the Rockies' misadventures on the basepaths as Keibert Ruiz threw out two attempted base stealers and Meadows gunned down Nolan Arenado at 3rd base after he tried to stretch a double into a triple. Speaking of Meadows, he was 0-4 again today to go 0-20 so far this season but it didn't matter as Wander had a bases clearing double and Brujan had an RBI single and an RBI double to account for the scoring. One bit of bad news, though, Gio Gallegos came on to pitch the 9th and after getting two out had to leave with a torn triceps, which will put him out for about 4 1/2 months. Gallegos had put two men on so when Jose Alvarado got Ryan McMahon swinging to end the game, Alvarado picked up a save. Austin Franklin will be the likely callup in Gallegos' place. Trevor Bauer pitched his best game for the Yankees possibly ever, going 8 4 0 0 1 7 in a 1-0 win over Detroit to keep the Yankees 1/2 game back at 4-1. April 5: Placed P Giovanny Gallegos on the 60-day IL with torn triceps, recalled P Austin Franklin from AAA Durham.** The expected move. Gallegos going on the 60-day opens a 40-man in case someone enticing gets waived or I want to acquire someone. Game 3: Tyler Glasnow was dominant until he was forced to leave (more on that in a moment), going 7.2 1 1 1 1 10 in an 8-1 romp over the Rockies. The only hit he allowed was a 3rd inning leadoff double to Nolan Arenado who moved to 3rd on a fly ball and scored on a groundout. Otherwise he was untouchable, and as he had a low pitch count (80) through 7 I brought him out for the 8th which turned out to be a mistake as two batters in he had to leave. It's only a tired arm, but the report says "substantial 1-2 weeks" so he'll go on the DL. We'll need a fifth starter in a week or so against the White Sox, Clarke Schmidt will probably get the call although a reliever will come up in the short term. Speaking of recalled relievers, Austin Franklin made his MLB debut and retired all 4 hitters to finish the game, whiffing two of them. Offensively, the big stories were the first MLB HR for Seth Beer, a 2-run shot that broke a 1-1 tie and put the Rays ahead to stay, and Austin Meadows' first hit of the year, which also left the yard in the 5th. Elsewhere, Wander had another 3-hit game (now hitting a cool .452 in 31 AB) and Brandon Marsh did quite well, going 2-3 with a walk, 2 RBI, and a stolen base. The Rockies' keystone combo today was Joey Wendle and Freddy Galvis. They went 0-6. Matt Manning outdueled Gerrit Cole in a 3-2 Tigers win over the Yankees so the Rays are now 1 1/2 at 6-1. Team record: 6-1. Last edited by Art Deco; 07-19-2020 at 01:18 PM.