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Art Deco · 11-07-2020, 09:48 PM

Game 1: It was not a great performance in any of the phases of the game by the Rays tonight as they dropped their 2027 road opener to Texas 5-1. Matt Manning gave up a 1st inning HR to Adrian Ramos (whom the Rays never did retire tonight) and then was dinged for 4 runs in the 4th with the big hit coming from former teammate Heston Kjerstad, a 2-run double. Manning powered through and ended up 6 7 5 4 1 4 and we got a couple of scoreless innings from Hayden Johns against his old team. The offense was fairly feeble tonight as Hans Crouse was mowing them down, including striking out the side in the 1st. Crouse ended up 6.1 5 1 1 0 7 with the only run scoring after Yordan Alvarez and Spencer Torkelson singled and Keibert Ruiz had an RBI fielder's choice. At least Alvarez showed some signs of life with 2 singles and an HBP in 4 plate appearances but the rest of the team didn't.

April 3: Activated P Aaron Ashby from the 15-day IL, optioned P Cole Patten to AAA Durham.

Back to balance in the bullpen with 4 lefties and 4 righties with the return of Ashby. With Durham not playing for almost 2 more weeks, he's coming right back to the MLB roster.

Game 2: After dropping 3 of 4 the Rays got back in the win column with a thorough 9-0 thrashing of the Rangers in which they banged out 19 hits. Judson Fabian, Hunter Bishop and Triston Casas had RBI singles in a 3-run 1st inning and they never looked back. Bishop later added HR #3, a 2-run shot in the 5th as part of a 3-run inning that put the game away and Brandon Marsh tied the AL single-game record by hitting 4 doubles. Spencer Torkelson drove in a pair, and Wander and Yordan Alvarez each drove in a run, Alvarez's first as a Ray. Mack Anglin battled baserunners at times (including the bases loaded in the 2nd) but powered through it and went 6 5 0 0 2 8 on 105 pitches to go to 2-0. Steven Casey, Mike Bayley and Aaron Ashby each pitched a scoreless inning in relief.

Game 3: In a matchup of two of the best young pitchers in baseball, Christian Little got the better of Wil Diaz in a 4-1 Rays win. Little was outstanding, even though it wasn't his usual strikeout fest, going 7 4 1 1 0 6. The business end of the bullpen was excellent with Jose Alvarado whiffing 2 in a scoreless inning and Jasseel De La Cruz striking out 3 in his for save #1 this season. He has 9 whiffs in 3 2/3 innings so far this year. Diaz held the Rays' bats in check until the 4th, retiring the first 11, until Yordan Alvarez singled, scored on Judson Fabian's triple, and then Fabian scored on Spencer Torkelson's double. And in the 8th it finally happened. With Vidal Brujan on base, Alvarez went the opposite way and took Diaz into the LF seats for his first Rays HR in game #9.

Team record: 6-3. Next up: 3 games in Boston, including a date tomorrow night with Mr. Tyler Glasnow.

11-07-2020, 09:48 PM	#375
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 6,937	April 2-4, 2027: at Texas (3) Game 1: It was not a great performance in any of the phases of the game by the Rays tonight as they dropped their 2027 road opener to Texas 5-1. Matt Manning gave up a 1st inning HR to Adrian Ramos (whom the Rays never did retire tonight) and then was dinged for 4 runs in the 4th with the big hit coming from former teammate Heston Kjerstad, a 2-run double. Manning powered through and ended up 6 7 5 4 1 4 and we got a couple of scoreless innings from Hayden Johns against his old team. The offense was fairly feeble tonight as Hans Crouse was mowing them down, including striking out the side in the 1st. Crouse ended up 6.1 5 1 1 0 7 with the only run scoring after Yordan Alvarez and Spencer Torkelson singled and Keibert Ruiz had an RBI fielder's choice. At least Alvarez showed some signs of life with 2 singles and an HBP in 4 plate appearances but the rest of the team didn't. April 3: Activated P Aaron Ashby from the 15-day IL, optioned P Cole Patten to AAA Durham. Back to balance in the bullpen with 4 lefties and 4 righties with the return of Ashby. With Durham not playing for almost 2 more weeks, he's coming right back to the MLB roster. Game 2: After dropping 3 of 4 the Rays got back in the win column with a thorough 9-0 thrashing of the Rangers in which they banged out 19 hits. Judson Fabian, Hunter Bishop and Triston Casas had RBI singles in a 3-run 1st inning and they never looked back. Bishop later added HR #3, a 2-run shot in the 5th as part of a 3-run inning that put the game away and Brandon Marsh tied the AL single-game record by hitting 4 doubles. Spencer Torkelson drove in a pair, and Wander and Yordan Alvarez each drove in a run, Alvarez's first as a Ray. Mack Anglin battled baserunners at times (including the bases loaded in the 2nd) but powered through it and went 6 5 0 0 2 8 on 105 pitches to go to 2-0. Steven Casey, Mike Bayley and Aaron Ashby each pitched a scoreless inning in relief. Game 3: In a matchup of two of the best young pitchers in baseball, Christian Little got the better of Wil Diaz in a 4-1 Rays win. Little was outstanding, even though it wasn't his usual strikeout fest, going 7 4 1 1 0 6. The business end of the bullpen was excellent with Jose Alvarado whiffing 2 in a scoreless inning and Jasseel De La Cruz striking out 3 in his for save #1 this season. He has 9 whiffs in 3 2/3 innings so far this year. Diaz held the Rays' bats in check until the 4th, retiring the first 11, until Yordan Alvarez singled, scored on Judson Fabian's triple, and then Fabian scored on Spencer Torkelson's double. And in the 8th it finally happened. With Vidal Brujan on base, Alvarez went the opposite way and took Diaz into the LF seats for his first Rays HR in game #9. Team record: 6-3. Next up: 3 games in Boston, including a date tomorrow night with Mr. Tyler Glasnow. Last edited by Art Deco; 11-08-2020 at 10:18 AM.