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Art Deco · 03-14-2021, 12:46 PM

July 25: Activated OF Jasson Dominguez from the 10-day IL, optioned OF Alex Buitrago to AAA Durham.

Game 1: Danny Ceja had another disastrous start, dooming the Rays to an 8-5 loss to Baltimore. After retiring the first batter of the game it all went wrong for the righty, who is known to pitch to contact but pitching to hard contact is another thing. He went an atrocious 1.1 9 6 6 2 1 with one of the four outs he recorded a runner thrown out on the bases. This makes two straight terrible starts for him after an impressive season debut in Kansas City. He'll get a couple of more starts but if there isn't improvement someone like Malachi Benford or Jon Sorrano could get the call. Or maybe Nate Thompson should be a candidate as he was brilliant cleaning up Ceja's mess, going 4.2 2 0 0 0 4 in long relief. Brad Ballmann was once again not brilliant, giving up a 2-run homer in his 3 innings of mop-up work. The offense had numerous men on base against former Ray Steve Givens, who issued 6 walks in his 6 innings but only Nate Clark's 28th HR had them on the board. They rallied for four runs in the 7th, including an RBI single from the just-activated Jasson Dominguez as part of a 3-hit day, and brought the tying run to the plate in that inning and in the 8th, but couldn't score any more runs.

Game 2: Jon Hayes was masterful yet again and the Rays took a 3-1 win over the Orioles. Hayes took a 5-hitter into the 8th before giving up a couple of hits and finished 7.1 7 1 1 0 9 to win his 11th straight start and 13th straight decision, becoming MLB's first 15-game winner this season and lowering his ERA to 3.31. Jordan Diaz came in with men on 1st and 3rd and got a strike 'em out-throw 'em out double play to get out of that jam before the ageless Jose Alvarado took over in the 9th and struck out the side 1-2-3 to nail down save #16. The bats didn't do a lot, but Nate Clark had an RBI single and Ricky Widmar a sac fly in the first two innings before they added a 3rd run on a Baltimore error. They loaded the bases in the 8th with nobody out but couldn't score after two forces at the plate and a fly out. Bobby Witt Jr was 3-4 with a run scored.

Game 3: The Rays continue to play some bad baseball, losing 7-2 to Baltimore today to make them 4-5 since the All-Star break and dropping their second series in three. Christian Little wasn't sharp at all and was profoundly lucky to be up 2-1 after 5 innings despite allowing a bunch of hits. His luck ran out in the 6th when he gave up a couple more hits, and the previously-reliable Jon Whiteleather had his worst outing of the year, giving up a few more hits of his own to allow Little's men to score and then allowing a 3-run homer in the 7th. Little finished 5 9 4 3 2 6 with his own throwing error causing some problems in the 6th as well. Evan Godwin was the only pitcher to do well today, throwing a pair of scoreless innings. And the bats were just as mediocre, only tallying 4 hits off Roaldo Carvajal who pitched into the 9th against them. Dane Ayers' RBI double and Bobby Witt Jr's 10th HR of the year accounted for their only runs. Rodolfo Rivas was 0-4 and is now in an 0-25 slump, so he'll sit tomorrow to clear his head and spend it in the bullpen as we might need him to pitch.

Team record: 80-20. Next up: Detroit visits for 3 games.

03-14-2021, 12:46 PM	#741
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,554	July 25-27, 2031: vs Baltimore (3) July 25: Activated OF Jasson Dominguez from the 10-day IL, optioned OF Alex Buitrago to AAA Durham. Game 1: Danny Ceja had another disastrous start, dooming the Rays to an 8-5 loss to Baltimore. After retiring the first batter of the game it all went wrong for the righty, who is known to pitch to contact but pitching to hard contact is another thing. He went an atrocious 1.1 9 6 6 2 1 with one of the four outs he recorded a runner thrown out on the bases. This makes two straight terrible starts for him after an impressive season debut in Kansas City. He'll get a couple of more starts but if there isn't improvement someone like Malachi Benford or Jon Sorrano could get the call. Or maybe Nate Thompson should be a candidate as he was brilliant cleaning up Ceja's mess, going 4.2 2 0 0 0 4 in long relief. Brad Ballmann was once again not brilliant, giving up a 2-run homer in his 3 innings of mop-up work. The offense had numerous men on base against former Ray Steve Givens, who issued 6 walks in his 6 innings but only Nate Clark's 28th HR had them on the board. They rallied for four runs in the 7th, including an RBI single from the just-activated Jasson Dominguez as part of a 3-hit day, and brought the tying run to the plate in that inning and in the 8th, but couldn't score any more runs. Game 2: Jon Hayes was masterful yet again and the Rays took a 3-1 win over the Orioles. Hayes took a 5-hitter into the 8th before giving up a couple of hits and finished 7.1 7 1 1 0 9 to win his 11th straight start and 13th straight decision, becoming MLB's first 15-game winner this season and lowering his ERA to 3.31. Jordan Diaz came in with men on 1st and 3rd and got a strike 'em out-throw 'em out double play to get out of that jam before the ageless Jose Alvarado took over in the 9th and struck out the side 1-2-3 to nail down save #16. The bats didn't do a lot, but Nate Clark had an RBI single and Ricky Widmar a sac fly in the first two innings before they added a 3rd run on a Baltimore error. They loaded the bases in the 8th with nobody out but couldn't score after two forces at the plate and a fly out. Bobby Witt Jr was 3-4 with a run scored. Game 3: The Rays continue to play some bad baseball, losing 7-2 to Baltimore today to make them 4-5 since the All-Star break and dropping their second series in three. Christian Little wasn't sharp at all and was profoundly lucky to be up 2-1 after 5 innings despite allowing a bunch of hits. His luck ran out in the 6th when he gave up a couple more hits, and the previously-reliable Jon Whiteleather had his worst outing of the year, giving up a few more hits of his own to allow Little's men to score and then allowing a 3-run homer in the 7th. Little finished 5 9 4 3 2 6 with his own throwing error causing some problems in the 6th as well. Evan Godwin was the only pitcher to do well today, throwing a pair of scoreless innings. And the bats were just as mediocre, only tallying 4 hits off Roaldo Carvajal who pitched into the 9th against them. Dane Ayers' RBI double and Bobby Witt Jr's 10th HR of the year accounted for their only runs. Rodolfo Rivas was 0-4 and is now in an 0-25 slump, so he'll sit tomorrow to clear his head and spend it in the bullpen as we might need him to pitch. Team record: 80-20. Next up: Detroit visits for 3 games. Last edited by Art Deco; 03-14-2021 at 03:33 PM.