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Art Deco · 09-18-2020, 02:50 PM

Game 1: Matt Manning continued to do Matt Manning things, and Brandon Marsh homered for the 4th time in 3 games to lead the Rays to an 8-0 thumping of Cleveland. Manning went 7 2 0 0 2 5 to lower his MLB-leading ERA to 1.61 and improve to 6-2. Mitchell Verburg completed the team shutout pitching the last 2 innings. Like yesterday, Marsh turned a 2-0 lead into a 5-0 lead with a 3-run shot (#6) off Triston McKenzie in the 4th, after Keibert Ruiz homered (#5) in the first and the Rays picked up a run on a Cleveland error in the 3rd. They added a run on a double play grounder in the 5th and Ruiz's 2-run double in the 9th completed the scoring. Boston was idle on this Memorial Day so the Rays creep to within 1/2 game of the division lead.

Game 2: Tonight wasn't the Rays' night as Cleveland jumped on Dustin May early and the Rays lost 6-2. In the first May walked the leadoff man, gave up a single, and then grooved one for Eric Herman who deposited the pitch into the RF stands to make it 3-0 and that would be all Cleveland would need. May was under constant duress, and ended 4.2 9 5 5 3 4 before being pulled for Daniel Lynch, who looked good again in long relief, going 3.1 3 1 1 0 3 and if May continues to struggle their roles could be reversed. Austin Meadows was the Rays offense with a 2-run HR (#6) in the 4th off Jimmy Nelson which gave them some hope as they pulled to within 4-2 but they could only manage 5 hits off Nelson, who's given them trouble in the past, in his 7.1 innings. Keibert Ruiz continued hot with 2 more hits, and Renato Nunez got another start, giving Spencer Torkelson a night off and he picked up 2 singles as well. Meanwhile Boston is playing the Yankees so don't look for any help there as tonight the Red Sox pasted them 9-0 to move to 1 1/2 ahead of the Rays.

Game 3: Buoyed by a strong defensive performance, the Buccaneers beat the Browns 14-0....wait, I'm being told that was the Tampa Bay-Cleveland baseball score. The Rays got their second rout in the first three games of this series as they bludgeoned Cleveland again. And who else but the red-hot Brandon Marsh was in the middle of it all? Once again he waited until the Rays were up 2-0 to strike, and he did in the 5th with a solo HR (his 5th in 5 games) as part of a 3-5, 4 RBI night. The Rays got on the board in the 3rd on an Alec Bohm RBI double and a Hunter Bishop sac fly. Unfortunately, Bohm sprained his MCL on that play and will be out 40 days, so good thing we signed Renato Nunez. Marsh's HR kick-started a 7-run 5th inning which featured the first of Austin Meadows' 2 HRs today, a 3-run blast, Keston Hiura had an RBI single, and while he didn't homer a second time in an inning like the other day, Marsh had a 2-run single to give him 3 RBI in the inning. Marsh's RBI double and a 3-run Wander blast (#12) added 4 more in the 7th and then Meadows kicked the extra point with his second HR in the 8th. Enjoying the view of all these Rays runners circling the bases was Shane McClanahan, who came in off a couple of not-so-great starts but rebounded with a 7 5 0 0 2 8 performance to get his ERA back down to 3.29 and pick up his 2nd win. Nick Frasso pitched the final 2 innings against his old organization without allowing a run to complete another team shutout. And yes, Boston beat the Yankees again so no help there.

May 29: Placed 1B Alec Bohm on the 10-day IL with a sprained MCL, recalled OF Bramdon Perez from AAA Durham.

As mentioned above, the signing of Renato Nunez looks very sagacious now, he will probably get the bulk of the time at 1B, although Triston Casas can play there too with Keston Hiura sliding in at 3B. Perez probably won't get too many ABs but could spell Bishop in LF from time-to-time.

Game 4: The Rays romped again in Cleveland, today by the score of 7-1. Keibert Ruiz, who is now 20 for his last 37 with 4 HR and 14 RBI in that span, raising his average from .268 to .329 in the process, went 4-5 today with a HR and 3 RBI to lead the way. Hunter Bishop was 3-4 with a 2-RBI double in the 1st as well, and both Vidal Brujan and Wander Franco had 3 hits today as well. Tyler Glasnow rolled with all those runs, going 6.1 6 1 1 2 9 to improve to 8-3, 3.04 and Aaron Ashby and Mitchell Verburg combined for a scoreless 2 2/3 innings. As predicted, Boston swept the Yankees so the Rays will just have to take care of their own business when they go to Boston tomorrow.

Team record: 32-19. Next up: 3 big games in Fenway.

09-18-2020, 02:50 PM	#245
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,384	May 26-29, 2025: at Cleveland (4) Game 1: Matt Manning continued to do Matt Manning things, and Brandon Marsh homered for the 4th time in 3 games to lead the Rays to an 8-0 thumping of Cleveland. Manning went 7 2 0 0 2 5 to lower his MLB-leading ERA to 1.61 and improve to 6-2. Mitchell Verburg completed the team shutout pitching the last 2 innings. Like yesterday, Marsh turned a 2-0 lead into a 5-0 lead with a 3-run shot (#6) off Triston McKenzie in the 4th, after Keibert Ruiz homered (#5) in the first and the Rays picked up a run on a Cleveland error in the 3rd. They added a run on a double play grounder in the 5th and Ruiz's 2-run double in the 9th completed the scoring. Boston was idle on this Memorial Day so the Rays creep to within 1/2 game of the division lead. Game 2: Tonight wasn't the Rays' night as Cleveland jumped on Dustin May early and the Rays lost 6-2. In the first May walked the leadoff man, gave up a single, and then grooved one for Eric Herman who deposited the pitch into the RF stands to make it 3-0 and that would be all Cleveland would need. May was under constant duress, and ended 4.2 9 5 5 3 4 before being pulled for Daniel Lynch, who looked good again in long relief, going 3.1 3 1 1 0 3 and if May continues to struggle their roles could be reversed. Austin Meadows was the Rays offense with a 2-run HR (#6) in the 4th off Jimmy Nelson which gave them some hope as they pulled to within 4-2 but they could only manage 5 hits off Nelson, who's given them trouble in the past, in his 7.1 innings. Keibert Ruiz continued hot with 2 more hits, and Renato Nunez got another start, giving Spencer Torkelson a night off and he picked up 2 singles as well. Meanwhile Boston is playing the Yankees so don't look for any help there as tonight the Red Sox pasted them 9-0 to move to 1 1/2 ahead of the Rays. Game 3: Buoyed by a strong defensive performance, the Buccaneers beat the Browns 14-0....wait, I'm being told that was the Tampa Bay-Cleveland baseball score. The Rays got their second rout in the first three games of this series as they bludgeoned Cleveland again. And who else but the red-hot Brandon Marsh was in the middle of it all? Once again he waited until the Rays were up 2-0 to strike, and he did in the 5th with a solo HR (his 5th in 5 games) as part of a 3-5, 4 RBI night. The Rays got on the board in the 3rd on an Alec Bohm RBI double and a Hunter Bishop sac fly. Unfortunately, Bohm sprained his MCL on that play and will be out 40 days, so good thing we signed Renato Nunez. Marsh's HR kick-started a 7-run 5th inning which featured the first of Austin Meadows' 2 HRs today, a 3-run blast, Keston Hiura had an RBI single, and while he didn't homer a second time in an inning like the other day, Marsh had a 2-run single to give him 3 RBI in the inning. Marsh's RBI double and a 3-run Wander blast (#12) added 4 more in the 7th and then Meadows kicked the extra point with his second HR in the 8th. Enjoying the view of all these Rays runners circling the bases was Shane McClanahan, who came in off a couple of not-so-great starts but rebounded with a 7 5 0 0 2 8 performance to get his ERA back down to 3.29 and pick up his 2nd win. Nick Frasso pitched the final 2 innings against his old organization without allowing a run to complete another team shutout. And yes, Boston beat the Yankees again so no help there. May 29: Placed 1B Alec Bohm on the 10-day IL with a sprained MCL, recalled OF Bramdon Perez from AAA Durham. As mentioned above, the signing of Renato Nunez looks very sagacious now, he will probably get the bulk of the time at 1B, although Triston Casas can play there too with Keston Hiura sliding in at 3B. Perez probably won't get too many ABs but could spell Bishop in LF from time-to-time. Game 4: The Rays romped again in Cleveland, today by the score of 7-1. Keibert Ruiz, who is now 20 for his last 37 with 4 HR and 14 RBI in that span, raising his average from .268 to .329 in the process, went 4-5 today with a HR and 3 RBI to lead the way. Hunter Bishop was 3-4 with a 2-RBI double in the 1st as well, and both Vidal Brujan and Wander Franco had 3 hits today as well. Tyler Glasnow rolled with all those runs, going 6.1 6 1 1 2 9 to improve to 8-3, 3.04 and Aaron Ashby and Mitchell Verburg combined for a scoreless 2 2/3 innings. As predicted, Boston swept the Yankees so the Rays will just have to take care of their own business when they go to Boston tomorrow. Team record: 32-19. Next up: 3 big games in Fenway. Last edited by Art Deco; 09-18-2020 at 09:53 PM.