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Art Deco · 10-13-2020, 08:38 AM

Game 1: Another lengthy extra-inning affair, another bravura performance by the Rays pen, and another win as the Rays edged Baltimore 5-4 in 15 innings. They picked up 8 more shutout innings from the bullpen with Evan Godwin (1 IP), Nick Anderson (1.2), Jose Alvarado (1.1), Liam Hendriks (2) and Jasseel De La Cruz (2) going a combined 8 2 0 0 0 10 to put the Rays in position to win once the offense finally did something. And in the 15th, they did when Alec Bohm doubled in Keston Hiura for yet another one-run, walk-off win to improve to 18-2. In regulation, Chris Paddack got the start going 7 5 4 4 0 7 with the 4 runs naturally coming on a pair of 2-run HRs. The first from Austin Riley put Baltimore up 2-0 in the 2nd and the second was from Adley Rustchman to tie the game at 4 in the 6th. In between, the Rays got some homers of their own. Hiura hit #3 in the bottom of the 2nd and Brandon Marsh hit his first of the year with a man on to give the Rays the lead in the 3rd. Vidal Brujan added an RBI double in the 5th. De La Cruz got the win, his first of the season.

Game 2: They finally had a bit of stinker tonight as the Rays fell 5-2 to the Orioles. Matt Manning got the start and while he had great stuff (11 whiffs in 6 innings) he was serving up gopher balls, 3 in total and left down 4-1. Dustin May pitched the final 3 and gave up Anthony Santander's 2nd HR of the night, while the offense could hardly touch Baltimore starter Dean Kremer. They scored their only run against him on a double play groundout and were kept off the board until Judson Fabian led off the 9th with HR #8. Spencer Torkelson then hit his second double of the game and it looked for a moment like another miracle comeback might be in the cards, but that was all they could manage so their mini 4-game win streak is over and they drop to 18-3.

April 29: Sent P Mitchell White and OF Hunter Bishop to AAA Durham on rehab assignments.

As alluded to earlier, Christian Little's performance has put White's spot in the rotation in jeopardy. White actually has an option and the only pitcher maybe deserving of demotion right now is Dustin May, who doesn't, so it's going to be a bit of a crunch there. Bishop will slot back into LF once he's ready and Tork will go back to DH, meaning Nick Gonzales loses at-bats and either Bramdon Perez (who's done nothing but hit in his opportunities to play) or Heston Kjerstad (who hasn't but can play CF and switch-hits) goes back to Durham. Given the circumstances neither of the rehabbers will be rushed back.

Game 3: The Rays got back on the winning track with a strange 5-4 win over the Orioles that saw them go up 5-0 in the 3rd, let the Orioles back into it at 5-4 in the 5th, and then nobody scored again. All 5 Rays runs came via the longball, with Judson Fabian hitting #9 in the 1st off Grayson Rodriguez to make it 1-0, and Spencer Torkelson hitting a 3rd inning grand slam (#8) after the Rays loaded the bases after the first two batters made outs. Tyler Glasnow, meanwhile, was perfect through the first 3 innings with 5 Ks but once the Rays went up 5-0 he apparently decided to pitch to the score as the O's got 3 back in the 4th and 1 more in the 5th. But he settled down to get them in order in the 6th and 7th and ended 7 5 4 3 2 9 to pick up (believe it or not) his first win of the season. Jose Alvarado got off a to a dicey start in the 8th by hitting and walking a man but got a strikeout and a double play to get out of it and he got the leadoff lefty in the 9th as well. With Jasseel unavailable, Nick Anderson retired the final 2 righty hitters on a whiff and a groundout to get his 1st save of the season. Fabian was 3-3 with a walk as he continues to make the Trop faithful forget Austin Meadows (who's doing well with Milwaukee, 329/402/658 with 7 HRs although the same can't be said of his new team at 8-13).

Team record: 19-3. Next up: An off-day followed by 3 games in Toronto.

10-13-2020, 08:38 AM	#304
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,372	April 27-29, 2026: vs Baltimore (3) Game 1: Another lengthy extra-inning affair, another bravura performance by the Rays pen, and another win as the Rays edged Baltimore 5-4 in 15 innings. They picked up 8 more shutout innings from the bullpen with Evan Godwin (1 IP), Nick Anderson (1.2), Jose Alvarado (1.1), Liam Hendriks (2) and Jasseel De La Cruz (2) going a combined 8 2 0 0 0 10 to put the Rays in position to win once the offense finally did something. And in the 15th, they did when Alec Bohm doubled in Keston Hiura for yet another one-run, walk-off win to improve to 18-2. In regulation, Chris Paddack got the start going 7 5 4 4 0 7 with the 4 runs naturally coming on a pair of 2-run HRs. The first from Austin Riley put Baltimore up 2-0 in the 2nd and the second was from Adley Rustchman to tie the game at 4 in the 6th. In between, the Rays got some homers of their own. Hiura hit #3 in the bottom of the 2nd and Brandon Marsh hit his first of the year with a man on to give the Rays the lead in the 3rd. Vidal Brujan added an RBI double in the 5th. De La Cruz got the win, his first of the season. Game 2: They finally had a bit of stinker tonight as the Rays fell 5-2 to the Orioles. Matt Manning got the start and while he had great stuff (11 whiffs in 6 innings) he was serving up gopher balls, 3 in total and left down 4-1. Dustin May pitched the final 3 and gave up Anthony Santander's 2nd HR of the night, while the offense could hardly touch Baltimore starter Dean Kremer. They scored their only run against him on a double play groundout and were kept off the board until Judson Fabian led off the 9th with HR #8. Spencer Torkelson then hit his second double of the game and it looked for a moment like another miracle comeback might be in the cards, but that was all they could manage so their mini 4-game win streak is over and they drop to 18-3. April 29: Sent P Mitchell White and OF Hunter Bishop to AAA Durham on rehab assignments. As alluded to earlier, Christian Little's performance has put White's spot in the rotation in jeopardy. White actually has an option and the only pitcher maybe deserving of demotion right now is Dustin May, who doesn't, so it's going to be a bit of a crunch there. Bishop will slot back into LF once he's ready and Tork will go back to DH, meaning Nick Gonzales loses at-bats and either Bramdon Perez (who's done nothing but hit in his opportunities to play) or Heston Kjerstad (who hasn't but can play CF and switch-hits) goes back to Durham. Given the circumstances neither of the rehabbers will be rushed back. Game 3: The Rays got back on the winning track with a strange 5-4 win over the Orioles that saw them go up 5-0 in the 3rd, let the Orioles back into it at 5-4 in the 5th, and then nobody scored again. All 5 Rays runs came via the longball, with Judson Fabian hitting #9 in the 1st off Grayson Rodriguez to make it 1-0, and Spencer Torkelson hitting a 3rd inning grand slam (#8) after the Rays loaded the bases after the first two batters made outs. Tyler Glasnow, meanwhile, was perfect through the first 3 innings with 5 Ks but once the Rays went up 5-0 he apparently decided to pitch to the score as the O's got 3 back in the 4th and 1 more in the 5th. But he settled down to get them in order in the 6th and 7th and ended 7 5 4 3 2 9 to pick up (believe it or not) his first win of the season. Jose Alvarado got off a to a dicey start in the 8th by hitting and walking a man but got a strikeout and a double play to get out of it and he got the leadoff lefty in the 9th as well. With Jasseel unavailable, Nick Anderson retired the final 2 righty hitters on a whiff and a groundout to get his 1st save of the season. Fabian was 3-3 with a walk as he continues to make the Trop faithful forget Austin Meadows (who's doing well with Milwaukee, 329/402/658 with 7 HRs although the same can't be said of his new team at 8-13). Team record: 19-3. Next up: An off-day followed by 3 games in Toronto. Last edited by Art Deco; 10-13-2020 at 04:26 PM.