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Art Deco · 10-05-2020, 03:49 PM

First some news from the off-day: Baltimore lost so the magic # for clinching the division drops to 4. This means the Rays can clinch the division this weekend with 2 wins against the Orioles. Also, some notable retirements from around the league, with the most notable being longtime Ray (and face of the franchise after Evan Longoria was traded) Kevin Kiermaier. We retired Longoria's #3, but I'm not sure whether we'll do likewise for KK's #39. Other retirements include another Ray of several years, Alex Colome, as well as Adam Eaton, Nick Castellanos, Freddy Galvis, and A.J. Puk, the latter two spending some time with the Rays and the former two playing in the Rays minor league system this year.

Game 1: The Rays moved one win away from clinching the division this weekend by bludgeoning Baltimore 14-2. The "2" was more notable as Matt Manning (who had the dreaded snowflake next to his name) snapped out of his recent funk by taking a no-hitter into the 6th and ending up 6.1 2 2 2 3 8 with Mitch Keller allowing 2 of his runners to score in the 7th. Manning is now 17-7, 3.53 and although his recent slump may cost him a repeat Cy Young it's good to see him pitch well against a good team in a tough park. It was certainly a tough park for Oriole pitchers tonight as the Rays blasted 19 hits to score their 14 runs. Keibert Ruiz and Spencer Torkelson had RBI singles in the 1st to make it 2-0, Alec Bohm hit the first of his 2 HRs to make it 4-0 in the 2nd, and it just kept escalating from there. When the dust settled, Tork had a 2-RBI double as well to bring him to 98 RBI, Austin Meadows was 3-4 with a 2-run triple, Brandon Marsh had a 2-run HR (#18), and Bohm had a second 2-run HR (#23) to give him a 4-RBI night. Everyone in the lineup had at least one hit, and Ruiz and Vidal Brujan had 3 apiece as well. Keller pitched the final 2.2 scoreless. A win tomorrow or Sunday secures the division. The Angels won to stay 1 1/2 behind in the race for the best record in the AL.

Game 2: Division Winners again! For the fourth straight season (and five in six) the Rays are kings of the AL East thanks to another Baltimore blowout, this time 12-3. Tyler Glasnow went to 19-6 (albeit with a 4.09 ERA) going 6 7 3 3 1 6 today while his teammates offered him up plenty of run support once again. The Rays got runners on in the 1st and Austin Meadows had a sac fly and Hunter Bishop a bases-loaded walk to make it 2-0, Keibert Ruiz singled in Nick Gonzales in the 2nd to make it 3-0, Alec Bohm's RBI double in the 3rd made it 4-1, Keston Hiura's RBI single and Bohm's sac fly made it 6-1 in the 5th, Ruiz had another RBI single in the 6th to make it 7-3, and then they had fun in the 7th. First, Hiura (#19) and Bishop (#18) went back-to-back to lead off the inning, and then after Bohm whiffed, Gonzales (#5) and Vidal Brujan (#11) went back-to-back as well. And after Bramdon Perez walked, Austin Meadows doubled him home for the final Rays run. It was a second consecutive 3-hit game for Keibert, and Nick Gonzales had 2 doubles to go with that homer, as he continues to rake at 358/375/577 in 137 AB since taking Wander's place in the lineup and doing a wonderful impression of him. 3 more scoreless innings from the pen as Liam Hendriks (1), DL Hall (1 1/3) and Dustin May (2/3) finished it out. One bit of negative news: Brandon Marsh sprained his knee and is DtD for the next 3 days, so he'll get a much-deserved rest. Might call up an OF (Kjerstad) to play CF as Bishop is only a 45 there. Meanwhile, Glasnow will get one shot at win #20 at home against Houston on Thursday. The Angels won again to stay 1 1/2 behind for the league's top record.

September 28: Optioned P Dustin May to AAA Durham, recalled OF Heston Kjerstad from AAA Durham.

With Brandon Marsh gimpy for a few days, Kjerstad comes up and gets a reward for having a good season at Durham and what had to be a disappointing year for him after spending about a month or two up with the big club last season when Marsh was continually battling injuries.

Game 3: The Rays trotted out their day-after-clinching-the-division lineup today, with Vidal Brujan, Keibert Ruiz, Austin Meadows, Nick Gonzales and Brandon Marsh all getting the day off, and predictably didn't generate a lot of offense in a 4-1 loss. Keston Hiura's 20th HR in the 6th inning was the only run they scored, and Mitchell White had another rough start (5.2 10 4 4 1 4) to make it 19 ER allowed in his last 4 starts over 16 1/3 innings. Right now he's penciled in as the #4 starter in the playoffs but who knows? Another 2 1/3 shutout from the bullpen thanks to 1/3 from DL Hall and scoreless innings from Mitchell Verburg and Liam Hendriks. The Angels lost though, so the Rays remain 1 1/2 games up for the #1 seed.

Team record: 93-62. Next up: 3 games at Yankee Stadium.

10-05-2020, 03:49 PM	#282
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 6,933	September 26-28, 2025: at Baltimore (3) First some news from the off-day: Baltimore lost so the magic # for clinching the division drops to 4. This means the Rays can clinch the division this weekend with 2 wins against the Orioles. Also, some notable retirements from around the league, with the most notable being longtime Ray (and face of the franchise after Evan Longoria was traded) Kevin Kiermaier. We retired Longoria's #3, but I'm not sure whether we'll do likewise for KK's #39. Other retirements include another Ray of several years, Alex Colome, as well as Adam Eaton, Nick Castellanos, Freddy Galvis, and A.J. Puk, the latter two spending some time with the Rays and the former two playing in the Rays minor league system this year. Game 1: The Rays moved one win away from clinching the division this weekend by bludgeoning Baltimore 14-2. The "2" was more notable as Matt Manning (who had the dreaded snowflake next to his name) snapped out of his recent funk by taking a no-hitter into the 6th and ending up 6.1 2 2 2 3 8 with Mitch Keller allowing 2 of his runners to score in the 7th. Manning is now 17-7, 3.53 and although his recent slump may cost him a repeat Cy Young it's good to see him pitch well against a good team in a tough park. It was certainly a tough park for Oriole pitchers tonight as the Rays blasted 19 hits to score their 14 runs. Keibert Ruiz and Spencer Torkelson had RBI singles in the 1st to make it 2-0, Alec Bohm hit the first of his 2 HRs to make it 4-0 in the 2nd, and it just kept escalating from there. When the dust settled, Tork had a 2-RBI double as well to bring him to 98 RBI, Austin Meadows was 3-4 with a 2-run triple, Brandon Marsh had a 2-run HR (#18), and Bohm had a second 2-run HR (#23) to give him a 4-RBI night. Everyone in the lineup had at least one hit, and Ruiz and Vidal Brujan had 3 apiece as well. Keller pitched the final 2.2 scoreless. A win tomorrow or Sunday secures the division. The Angels won to stay 1 1/2 behind in the race for the best record in the AL. Game 2: Division Winners again! For the fourth straight season (and five in six) the Rays are kings of the AL East thanks to another Baltimore blowout, this time 12-3. Tyler Glasnow went to 19-6 (albeit with a 4.09 ERA) going 6 7 3 3 1 6 today while his teammates offered him up plenty of run support once again. The Rays got runners on in the 1st and Austin Meadows had a sac fly and Hunter Bishop a bases-loaded walk to make it 2-0, Keibert Ruiz singled in Nick Gonzales in the 2nd to make it 3-0, Alec Bohm's RBI double in the 3rd made it 4-1, Keston Hiura's RBI single and Bohm's sac fly made it 6-1 in the 5th, Ruiz had another RBI single in the 6th to make it 7-3, and then they had fun in the 7th. First, Hiura (#19) and Bishop (#18) went back-to-back to lead off the inning, and then after Bohm whiffed, Gonzales (#5) and Vidal Brujan (#11) went back-to-back as well. And after Bramdon Perez walked, Austin Meadows doubled him home for the final Rays run. It was a second consecutive 3-hit game for Keibert, and Nick Gonzales had 2 doubles to go with that homer, as he continues to rake at 358/375/577 in 137 AB since taking Wander's place in the lineup and doing a wonderful impression of him. 3 more scoreless innings from the pen as Liam Hendriks (1), DL Hall (1 1/3) and Dustin May (2/3) finished it out. One bit of negative news: Brandon Marsh sprained his knee and is DtD for the next 3 days, so he'll get a much-deserved rest. Might call up an OF (Kjerstad) to play CF as Bishop is only a 45 there. Meanwhile, Glasnow will get one shot at win #20 at home against Houston on Thursday. The Angels won again to stay 1 1/2 behind for the league's top record. September 28: Optioned P Dustin May to AAA Durham, recalled OF Heston Kjerstad from AAA Durham. With Brandon Marsh gimpy for a few days, Kjerstad comes up and gets a reward for having a good season at Durham and what had to be a disappointing year for him after spending about a month or two up with the big club last season when Marsh was continually battling injuries. Game 3: The Rays trotted out their day-after-clinching-the-division lineup today, with Vidal Brujan, Keibert Ruiz, Austin Meadows, Nick Gonzales and Brandon Marsh all getting the day off, and predictably didn't generate a lot of offense in a 4-1 loss. Keston Hiura's 20th HR in the 6th inning was the only run they scored, and Mitchell White had another rough start (5.2 10 4 4 1 4) to make it 19 ER allowed in his last 4 starts over 16 1/3 innings. Right now he's penciled in as the #4 starter in the playoffs but who knows? Another 2 1/3 shutout from the bullpen thanks to 1/3 from DL Hall and scoreless innings from Mitchell Verburg and Liam Hendriks. The Angels lost though, so the Rays remain 1 1/2 games up for the #1 seed. Team record: 93-62. Next up: 3 games at Yankee Stadium. Last edited by Art Deco; 10-05-2020 at 05:39 PM.