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Art Deco · 03-19-2021, 08:15 PM

Before I get into the games, some other business to report:

September 1: Activated OF Victor de Jesus and P Alec Sachais from the IL.

Activating these two is our September roster expansion as Jon Soranno and D'Andre Hodges stay up instead of being sent down.

And now for some monthly awards:

Hayes and Andy Aparicio have been alternating this award, with AA winning it in May and July and Hayes in June and now August.

Congrats to Ceja, who has filled in well for the injured Marc Wagner.

And down on the farm:

BNN has Bo Angeac as a top 10 prospect. That seems too high, but he definitely has MLB power, the problem is his hit tool as you can see from the low batting averages above. If he can get that to .250 he could be a useful player in the future.

Game 1: Although Alec Sachais was activated off the IL today, we gave the guy who took his place in the rotation, Jon Soranno, another start to see how he'd do in a tougher ballpark. He was adequate, and so were the Rays in hanging on for a 6-5 win over the Orioles at Camden Yards. Soranno got into early trouble, putting a couple of men on and giving up a 3-run homer to put them down 3-1. But he settled in from there to an extent and got big-time help from his infield which turned 5(!) double plays behind him. Soranno is an extreme groundball pitcher and it paid off for him today as he went 6 5 3 3 5 3 with all those walks being not great. He's now 3-0, 2.37 but with a lousy 11/11 BB/K ratio in 19 innings. Jon Whiteleather had a scoreless 7th but Tim Siqueiros ran into trouble in the 8th, giving up a run and leaving with men on 2nd and 3rd and one out. But Jose Alvarado predictably got him out of it, and Alvarado got the first out in the 9th before giving way to Jordan Diaz, who allowed a Druw Jones homer to make it 6-5 but held on for save #20. Offensively the big hit of the game was a 3-run homer from Joe Barker (#24) in the 3rd which put them back ahead 4-3. Barker also singled in a run and Dayle Jenkins had a big 2-RBI single in the 6th as part of his 3-hit day as he stays blazing hot with a 20-game hitting streak during which he's 36 for 87.

Game 2: Alec Sachais made a triumphant return from the injured list and a game that was 2-0 Rays through 7 innings turned into a late slugfest as Tampa Bay prevailed 11-4. Sachais was excellent after missing a couple of weeks, going 7.1 2 1 1 3 6 and probably not allowing that run had the lead not been Brad Ballmann-proof as the lefty came in and allowed his runner to score, along with three of his own in going the final 1 2/3. Ballmann has an option left, I'm just saying. Sachais is now 13-7, 3.32. Jasson Dominguez's 1st-inning 2-run HR (#26) stood up for the longest time before the Rays went crazy in the 8th, scoring 6 times. First, Connor Kirkley hit a 3-run HR to make it 5-0, then Ricky Widmar tripled in a run to extend the lead to 6-0. This brought up Dayle Jenkins, whose 20-game hitting streak was in jeopardy with an 0-fer. He empathically extended the streak with a 2-run HR to left (#11) and the rout was truly on. They tacked on 3 more in the 9th when Joe Barker hit #25 and then Kirkley went deep for the second straight inning with a man on, giving him a career-high 26 homers. With the big game Kirkley now is up to 5.0 WAR, giving the Rays 5 hitters with at least that amount (Widmar, Jenkins, Nate Clark, and Dominguez being the others). They also have two pitchers with 5+ WAR, Andy Aparicio and Jon Hayes, while Christian Little is just behind at 4.9.

Game 3: It was a game of surprises as the Orioles beat the Rays for the 6th time this season 4-3 in the series closer. Surprise as to whenever the Rays lose these days and surprise in that Baltimore beat Andy Aparicio, becoming the first team to score four times against him in a game this season. AA pitched well, and threw a complete game in the loss, going 8 5 4 4 2 10. But the O's got the sequencing just right, scoring 2 in the 3rd with 2 out on a 2-run single after a couple of hits and a stolen base, and getting 2 more in the 6th on a triple and a double as they packed all 5 of their hits into those two rallies. Meanwhile Jorge Cadena, who came in with an ugly 5-14 record that belied how well he's pitched this year, held the Rays to 7 6 3 3 1 6 and now sports a 3.56 ERA. Ricky Widmar tripled in a run in the 3rd and scored on Dayle Jenkins' single, which enabled Jenkins to extend his hitting streak to 22, for the first two Rays runs and Nate Clark hit #32 in the 4th for the other one as the offense was stifled otherwise. They did try to mount a two-out rally in the 9th with a couple of singles but Bobby Witt Jr grounded out to end the game. Aparicio falls to 17-2 and his ERA jumps to 1.65.

Team record: 105-28. Next up: An off-day then we head up I-95 to play the Yankees for a weekend set.

03-19-2021, 08:15 PM	#753
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,128	September 1-3, 2031: at Baltimore (3) Before I get into the games, some other business to report: September 1: Activated OF Victor de Jesus and P Alec Sachais from the IL. Activating these two is our September roster expansion as Jon Soranno and D'Andre Hodges stay up instead of being sent down. And now for some monthly awards: Hayes and Andy Aparicio have been alternating this award, with AA winning it in May and July and Hayes in June and now August. Congrats to Ceja, who has filled in well for the injured Marc Wagner. And down on the farm: BNN has Bo Angeac as a top 10 prospect. That seems too high, but he definitely has MLB power, the problem is his hit tool as you can see from the low batting averages above. If he can get that to .250 he could be a useful player in the future. Game 1: Although Alec Sachais was activated off the IL today, we gave the guy who took his place in the rotation, Jon Soranno, another start to see how he'd do in a tougher ballpark. He was adequate, and so were the Rays in hanging on for a 6-5 win over the Orioles at Camden Yards. Soranno got into early trouble, putting a couple of men on and giving up a 3-run homer to put them down 3-1. But he settled in from there to an extent and got big-time help from his infield which turned 5(!) double plays behind him. Soranno is an extreme groundball pitcher and it paid off for him today as he went 6 5 3 3 5 3 with all those walks being not great. He's now 3-0, 2.37 but with a lousy 11/11 BB/K ratio in 19 innings. Jon Whiteleather had a scoreless 7th but Tim Siqueiros ran into trouble in the 8th, giving up a run and leaving with men on 2nd and 3rd and one out. But Jose Alvarado predictably got him out of it, and Alvarado got the first out in the 9th before giving way to Jordan Diaz, who allowed a Druw Jones homer to make it 6-5 but held on for save #20. Offensively the big hit of the game was a 3-run homer from Joe Barker (#24) in the 3rd which put them back ahead 4-3. Barker also singled in a run and Dayle Jenkins had a big 2-RBI single in the 6th as part of his 3-hit day as he stays blazing hot with a 20-game hitting streak during which he's 36 for 87. Game 2: Alec Sachais made a triumphant return from the injured list and a game that was 2-0 Rays through 7 innings turned into a late slugfest as Tampa Bay prevailed 11-4. Sachais was excellent after missing a couple of weeks, going 7.1 2 1 1 3 6 and probably not allowing that run had the lead not been Brad Ballmann-proof as the lefty came in and allowed his runner to score, along with three of his own in going the final 1 2/3. Ballmann has an option left, I'm just saying. Sachais is now 13-7, 3.32. Jasson Dominguez's 1st-inning 2-run HR (#26) stood up for the longest time before the Rays went crazy in the 8th, scoring 6 times. First, Connor Kirkley hit a 3-run HR to make it 5-0, then Ricky Widmar tripled in a run to extend the lead to 6-0. This brought up Dayle Jenkins, whose 20-game hitting streak was in jeopardy with an 0-fer. He empathically extended the streak with a 2-run HR to left (#11) and the rout was truly on. They tacked on 3 more in the 9th when Joe Barker hit #25 and then Kirkley went deep for the second straight inning with a man on, giving him a career-high 26 homers. With the big game Kirkley now is up to 5.0 WAR, giving the Rays 5 hitters with at least that amount (Widmar, Jenkins, Nate Clark, and Dominguez being the others). They also have two pitchers with 5+ WAR, Andy Aparicio and Jon Hayes, while Christian Little is just behind at 4.9. Game 3: It was a game of surprises as the Orioles beat the Rays for the 6th time this season 4-3 in the series closer. Surprise as to whenever the Rays lose these days and surprise in that Baltimore beat Andy Aparicio, becoming the first team to score four times against him in a game this season. AA pitched well, and threw a complete game in the loss, going 8 5 4 4 2 10. But the O's got the sequencing just right, scoring 2 in the 3rd with 2 out on a 2-run single after a couple of hits and a stolen base, and getting 2 more in the 6th on a triple and a double as they packed all 5 of their hits into those two rallies. Meanwhile Jorge Cadena, who came in with an ugly 5-14 record that belied how well he's pitched this year, held the Rays to 7 6 3 3 1 6 and now sports a 3.56 ERA. Ricky Widmar tripled in a run in the 3rd and scored on Dayle Jenkins' single, which enabled Jenkins to extend his hitting streak to 22, for the first two Rays runs and Nate Clark hit #32 in the 4th for the other one as the offense was stifled otherwise. They did try to mount a two-out rally in the 9th with a couple of singles but Bobby Witt Jr grounded out to end the game. Aparicio falls to 17-2 and his ERA jumps to 1.65. Team record: 105-28. Next up: An off-day then we head up I-95 to play the Yankees for a weekend set. Last edited by Art Deco; 03-20-2021 at 08:57 AM.