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Art Deco · 11-13-2020, 10:03 AM

May 7: Placed OF Spencer Torkelson on the 60-day IL with a torn meniscus, recalled IF Nick Loftin from AAA Durham.

So per my discussion in the previous post, Loftin was the logical, if boring, choice. We'll see how it goes for now.

Game 1: Christian Little did Christian Little things, and Wander Franco did Wander Franco things, and the Rays rolled to a 5-0 win over Texas. Little was in dominant form, going 7 4 0 0 0 12 and never was threatened. He had 7 whiffs in the first 3 innings as the Ranger lineup was no match for him. Liam Hendriks (who struck out the side himself) and Asa Lacy (with 2 Ks as well, giving them a team total of 17) finished the shutout. Meanwhile Franco got the offense going right off the bat, continuing his HR binge with his 9th HR of the season (and 4th of the week) in the 1st with Vidal Brujan aboard. He later tripled and scored in the 7th as he's the early frontrunner for AL Player of the Week. And immediately following Wander's dinger, Yordan Alvarez finally went deep himself with only his 3rd of the year and first since April 13. Judson Fabian's sac fly scored Wander in the 7th and Keibert Ruiz had an RBI single to round out the scoring. The Red Sox and Tyler Glasnow beat the Yankees so the division lead grows to 4.

Game 2: If I posted memes in this thread, I'd post the Ron Burgundy "that escalated quickly" one for this game as the Rays turned a 2-1 deficit in the 6th to Texas's young pitching standout Wil Diaz into a 7-2 lead, all with 2 out in the inning on the way to an 8-2 win, the team's 8th consecutive. Nick Gonzales had knocked in Keston Hiura with their only run before that, and Diaz was on a roll. But after Yordan Alvarez led off the 6th win a single, the next two Rays were retired and it looked like he'd be stranded. But Hiura singled him home to tie, Keibert Ruiz (4-4 on the night) singled putting men on 1st and 2nd, and Gonzales after fouling off 5 pitches hit a 3-2 single to score Hiura with the lead and send Ruiz to 3rd. Brandon Marsh's infield single then scored Ruiz, Vidal Brujan singled in a run and Wander Franco doubled in two more and it was 7-2 in a flash. Shane McClanahan started and struggled mightily in the early innings, bending but not breaking through 3 but finally breaking in the 4th on a 2-run Sandro Fabian triple to put Texas ahead. But he shut it down from there, retiring the final 11 batters he faced and ending up with an excellent 7 6 2 2 2 7 line to go to 6-2, 2.67. Mike Bayley had a 2-walk, 2-K scoreless 8th, and Steven Casey locked down the 9th. Wander's bid for POTW continued with a 3-5, 2-double 2-RBI night, Hiura hit his 1st homer later in the game for run #8 to cap a 2-3, 2 RBI, 3-run game, and Gonzales, filling in for Tork at DH against a LHP, was 2-4 with the 2 RBI. The Yankees have come back to earth with another loss to Boston while the Rays remain in orbit at 30-11, 5 games above.

May 9: Sent P Jasseel De La Cruz to AAA Durham on a rehab assignment.

It'll be good to get JDLC (I think that's the first time I've used that acronym/initials for him) back. Not sure who's going to go when he's ready for return, Mike Bayley's been the least effective but still not too bad. I may look into seeing what I can get for Asa Lacy. Between Blake Money and Jack Leiter (lurking at Durham) I don't see him getting his 5th starter job back without a rash of injuries.

Game 3: It was just not the Rays' day as Matt Manning gave up 3 homers and 5 runs in 5 innings and 5 was also the number of hits the offense could muster in a 5-2 loss to Texas to snap their 8-game winning streak. Jacob Gonzalez led the game off for Texas with a longball and after Manning allowed another first inning run, Yordan Alvarez hit his 2nd HR in 3 days and 4th of the season in the 4th to make it 2-1 as he might be snapping out of it. But that's as close as they got as Manning gave it right back to Sam Huff leading off the Texas 5th and then yielded a 2-run shot to Adrian Ramos in a 5 5 5 5 3 7 outing. Asa Lacy went 2 1/3 and Hayden Johns 1 2/3 of scoreless relief to keep the offense within striking distance, but all they could manage was a 6th inning run on a wild pitch. Alvarez also had an infield single and he and Brandon Marsh (a double and a single) had 4 of the team's 5 hits with Judson Fabian getting the other. Nick Loftin got a start at DH and went 0-4, dropping his career MLB BA below .500 (in 32 AB). The Yankees got back on the winning track so the lead is down to 4 ahead of the 4-game series with them.

Team record: 30-12. Next up: 4 at home vs the Yankees.

11-13-2020, 10:03 AM	#386
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,528	May 7-9, 2027: vs Texas (3) May 7: Placed OF Spencer Torkelson on the 60-day IL with a torn meniscus, recalled IF Nick Loftin from AAA Durham. So per my discussion in the previous post, Loftin was the logical, if boring, choice. We'll see how it goes for now. Game 1: Christian Little did Christian Little things, and Wander Franco did Wander Franco things, and the Rays rolled to a 5-0 win over Texas. Little was in dominant form, going 7 4 0 0 0 12 and never was threatened. He had 7 whiffs in the first 3 innings as the Ranger lineup was no match for him. Liam Hendriks (who struck out the side himself) and Asa Lacy (with 2 Ks as well, giving them a team total of 17) finished the shutout. Meanwhile Franco got the offense going right off the bat, continuing his HR binge with his 9th HR of the season (and 4th of the week) in the 1st with Vidal Brujan aboard. He later tripled and scored in the 7th as he's the early frontrunner for AL Player of the Week. And immediately following Wander's dinger, Yordan Alvarez finally went deep himself with only his 3rd of the year and first since April 13. Judson Fabian's sac fly scored Wander in the 7th and Keibert Ruiz had an RBI single to round out the scoring. The Red Sox and Tyler Glasnow beat the Yankees so the division lead grows to 4. Game 2: If I posted memes in this thread, I'd post the Ron Burgundy "that escalated quickly" one for this game as the Rays turned a 2-1 deficit in the 6th to Texas's young pitching standout Wil Diaz into a 7-2 lead, all with 2 out in the inning on the way to an 8-2 win, the team's 8th consecutive. Nick Gonzales had knocked in Keston Hiura with their only run before that, and Diaz was on a roll. But after Yordan Alvarez led off the 6th win a single, the next two Rays were retired and it looked like he'd be stranded. But Hiura singled him home to tie, Keibert Ruiz (4-4 on the night) singled putting men on 1st and 2nd, and Gonzales after fouling off 5 pitches hit a 3-2 single to score Hiura with the lead and send Ruiz to 3rd. Brandon Marsh's infield single then scored Ruiz, Vidal Brujan singled in a run and Wander Franco doubled in two more and it was 7-2 in a flash. Shane McClanahan started and struggled mightily in the early innings, bending but not breaking through 3 but finally breaking in the 4th on a 2-run Sandro Fabian triple to put Texas ahead. But he shut it down from there, retiring the final 11 batters he faced and ending up with an excellent 7 6 2 2 2 7 line to go to 6-2, 2.67. Mike Bayley had a 2-walk, 2-K scoreless 8th, and Steven Casey locked down the 9th. Wander's bid for POTW continued with a 3-5, 2-double 2-RBI night, Hiura hit his 1st homer later in the game for run #8 to cap a 2-3, 2 RBI, 3-run game, and Gonzales, filling in for Tork at DH against a LHP, was 2-4 with the 2 RBI. The Yankees have come back to earth with another loss to Boston while the Rays remain in orbit at 30-11, 5 games above. May 9: Sent P Jasseel De La Cruz to AAA Durham on a rehab assignment. It'll be good to get JDLC (I think that's the first time I've used that acronym/initials for him) back. Not sure who's going to go when he's ready for return, Mike Bayley's been the least effective but still not too bad. I may look into seeing what I can get for Asa Lacy. Between Blake Money and Jack Leiter (lurking at Durham) I don't see him getting his 5th starter job back without a rash of injuries. Game 3: It was just not the Rays' day as Matt Manning gave up 3 homers and 5 runs in 5 innings and 5 was also the number of hits the offense could muster in a 5-2 loss to Texas to snap their 8-game winning streak. Jacob Gonzalez led the game off for Texas with a longball and after Manning allowed another first inning run, Yordan Alvarez hit his 2nd HR in 3 days and 4th of the season in the 4th to make it 2-1 as he might be snapping out of it. But that's as close as they got as Manning gave it right back to Sam Huff leading off the Texas 5th and then yielded a 2-run shot to Adrian Ramos in a 5 5 5 5 3 7 outing. Asa Lacy went 2 1/3 and Hayden Johns 1 2/3 of scoreless relief to keep the offense within striking distance, but all they could manage was a 6th inning run on a wild pitch. Alvarez also had an infield single and he and Brandon Marsh (a double and a single) had 4 of the team's 5 hits with Judson Fabian getting the other. Nick Loftin got a start at DH and went 0-4, dropping his career MLB BA below .500 (in 32 AB). The Yankees got back on the winning track so the lead is down to 4 ahead of the 4-game series with them. Team record: 30-12. Next up: 4 at home vs the Yankees. Last edited by Art Deco; 11-13-2020 at 04:31 PM.