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Art Deco · 09-19-2020, 09:41 AM

Game 1: The first game of the series was rained out on Friday night, so we're playing a day/night doubleheader on Saturday. And in Game 1, the Rays fell to Boston 4-2 to drop 2 1/2 behind as Matt Manning proved to be human, even if Brandon Marsh may not be. Manning was touched for a two-out run in the 1st, gave up a Monte Harrison longball in the 2nd, and 2 more in the 5th as he went 5 6 4 4 2 4 to see his ERA rise to 2.00. Nick Frasso was great in relief, pitching 3 perfect innings with 3 Ks to keep the Rays within shouting distance, but they couldn't get enough offense against Bryan Mata and company. They manufactured a run in the 3rd on a Vidal Brujan single, steal and Austin Meadows sac fly, and Brandon Marsh homered again in the 7th, his 6th in a little over a week but that was it. Renato Nunez did not look good, going 0-4 with 3 whiffs. And although he had 2 hits, it was a rare 2-whiff day for Wander Franco with the second whiff ending the game.

Game 2: It was a miserable day for the Rays at Fenway, matching the weather as there was a 55-minute rain delay to prolong their being swept. Boston beat them 10-6 to pull 3 1/2 games in front in the AL East as another Rays starter couldn't get it done. This time it was Mitchell White, who gave up 4 in the first but wasn't helped by a Vidal Brujan error but Monte Harrison's 2-run HR (him again) was all on him. After falling behind 5-0 after 2, the Rays battled back to tie it in the 3rd with Wander Franco's grand slam (#13) off Matthew Boyd the equalizer. But Eric Cole hit the first of his 2 HRs today off White in the bottom of the 3rd, and White left with a 2.2 8 7 4 1 2 line. Daniel Lynch wasn't the shutdown long man he had been recently, either giving up 2 more in the 4th and Boston was up 9-5 and on the way to victory. Renato Nunez had his first Rays extra-base hit, a double off the Monster, and scored on a Spencer Torkelson RBI grounder (Tork hasn't homered in ages by the way) but Eric Cole hit HR #2 of the game off Mitchell Verburg to get that run back. Vidal Brujan was 3-4 to give him 5 hits for the day as his bat is back, but even that was offset by his key error.

While it's small consolation after yesterday's doubleheader loss, this was still nice to see:

Game 3: It was the Boston Massacre for the Rays as the Red Sox thumped them 7-0 to sweep the series and move 4 1/2 games ahead in the standings, the farthest behind the Rays have been since 2021. In the "I don't know what I was expecting" category, Dustin May and his 5.86 ERA started away from the friendly confines of the Trop and like the two starters yesterday put the Rays in an immediate hole by giving up a 3-run HR to Yasmani Grandal. Grandal hit a 2-run shot off May his next time up as well as the righty went 4.2 9 7 7 2 5 in another terrible outing on the road. His home/road split is a 2.88 ERA at the Trop in 25 innings with a 6/26 BB/K ratio; on the road he has a 9.49 ERA allowing 49 hits in 30.1 innings with 19 walks. His next scheduled start is at home, which keeps him in the rotation for another turn. For what it's worth Aaron Ashby had 3 Ks in 1 1/3 scoreless and Mitch Keller had 2 scoreless innings. Of course however bad May was it didn't matter as the "offense" couldn't get a run against Justin Dunn, although they did bang out 10 hits off him in his 8 innings but they were definitely scattered and Dunn didn't walk anybody.

Team record: 32-22. Next up: Back home thankfully, starting with 3 vs Atlanta.

09-19-2020, 09:41 AM	#246
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,430	May 30-June 1, 2022: at Boston (3) Game 1: The first game of the series was rained out on Friday night, so we're playing a day/night doubleheader on Saturday. And in Game 1, the Rays fell to Boston 4-2 to drop 2 1/2 behind as Matt Manning proved to be human, even if Brandon Marsh may not be. Manning was touched for a two-out run in the 1st, gave up a Monte Harrison longball in the 2nd, and 2 more in the 5th as he went 5 6 4 4 2 4 to see his ERA rise to 2.00. Nick Frasso was great in relief, pitching 3 perfect innings with 3 Ks to keep the Rays within shouting distance, but they couldn't get enough offense against Bryan Mata and company. They manufactured a run in the 3rd on a Vidal Brujan single, steal and Austin Meadows sac fly, and Brandon Marsh homered again in the 7th, his 6th in a little over a week but that was it. Renato Nunez did not look good, going 0-4 with 3 whiffs. And although he had 2 hits, it was a rare 2-whiff day for Wander Franco with the second whiff ending the game. Game 2: It was a miserable day for the Rays at Fenway, matching the weather as there was a 55-minute rain delay to prolong their being swept. Boston beat them 10-6 to pull 3 1/2 games in front in the AL East as another Rays starter couldn't get it done. This time it was Mitchell White, who gave up 4 in the first but wasn't helped by a Vidal Brujan error but Monte Harrison's 2-run HR (him again) was all on him. After falling behind 5-0 after 2, the Rays battled back to tie it in the 3rd with Wander Franco's grand slam (#13) off Matthew Boyd the equalizer. But Eric Cole hit the first of his 2 HRs today off White in the bottom of the 3rd, and White left with a 2.2 8 7 4 1 2 line. Daniel Lynch wasn't the shutdown long man he had been recently, either giving up 2 more in the 4th and Boston was up 9-5 and on the way to victory. Renato Nunez had his first Rays extra-base hit, a double off the Monster, and scored on a Spencer Torkelson RBI grounder (Tork hasn't homered in ages by the way) but Eric Cole hit HR #2 of the game off Mitchell Verburg to get that run back. Vidal Brujan was 3-4 to give him 5 hits for the day as his bat is back, but even that was offset by his key error. While it's small consolation after yesterday's doubleheader loss, this was still nice to see: Game 3: It was the Boston Massacre for the Rays as the Red Sox thumped them 7-0 to sweep the series and move 4 1/2 games ahead in the standings, the farthest behind the Rays have been since 2021. In the "I don't know what I was expecting" category, Dustin May and his 5.86 ERA started away from the friendly confines of the Trop and like the two starters yesterday put the Rays in an immediate hole by giving up a 3-run HR to Yasmani Grandal. Grandal hit a 2-run shot off May his next time up as well as the righty went 4.2 9 7 7 2 5 in another terrible outing on the road. His home/road split is a 2.88 ERA at the Trop in 25 innings with a 6/26 BB/K ratio; on the road he has a 9.49 ERA allowing 49 hits in 30.1 innings with 19 walks. His next scheduled start is at home, which keeps him in the rotation for another turn. For what it's worth Aaron Ashby had 3 Ks in 1 1/3 scoreless and Mitch Keller had 2 scoreless innings. Of course however bad May was it didn't matter as the "offense" couldn't get a run against Justin Dunn, although they did bang out 10 hits off him in his 8 innings but they were definitely scattered and Dunn didn't walk anybody. Team record: 32-22. Next up: Back home thankfully, starting with 3 vs Atlanta. Last edited by Art Deco; 09-19-2020 at 12:56 PM.