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Art Deco · 04-28-2021, 08:49 AM

May 2: Sent P Alec Sachais to AAA Durham for a rehab assignment.

Sachais was only out 3 weeks so he should just need one rehab start before rejoining the rotation.

Game 1: Kevin Kerstetter had more trouble with the longball and put the Rays in a 6-2 hole in the 5th, but they fought back to tie it in the 9th and beat Columbus 8-6 in 12 innings today at Nationwide Stadium. The young lefty once again had his issues keeping the ball in the park, giving up a solo homer to Eloy Jimenez in the 1st, an RBI double to Jimenez in the 3rd, and then after giving up an RBI double in the 5th - and intentionally walking Jimenez - gave up a 3-run shot to lefty Cristhian Rodriguez in the 5th and the Rays were down 4 runs. But they got three back in the 7th when Jaiden Hardaway hit a 2-run shot (#3) and Bo Angeac (#5) went back-to-back with him. And then in the 9th Rodolfo Rivas got a leadoff walk, pinch-runner Melvin Gutierrez stole second, and pinch-hitter Alex Buitrago doubled him home and they could have had the lead but Hardaway was thrown out at the plate. In the 12th Marlin reliever Chris Connolly struggled with his control, loading the bases and walking Nate Clark to force in a run before Mike Harms singled in another. Danny Medina once again did great work in long relief to buy time for a comeback, going 3 hitless. Mike Wherry got himself into a 9th inning jam allowing an infield hit, a stolen base, an intentional walk, and another stolen base which put runners at 2nd & 3rd with nobody out, but he whiffed Victor Mesa Jr and then Kikuo Kawase did this thing, whiffing Jimenez and getting a ground out to escape the jam and he struck out the side in the 10th. Tim Siqueiros did likewise in the 11th, getting win #2, and Jordan Diaz shut the door in the 12th for his 4th save.

Alec Sachais Rehab Update: He went 5.2 2 0 0 0 7 on 90 pitches so I'd say he's ready to rejoin the rotation and take Kerstetter's place. The game was against the Phillies' affiliate Lehigh Valley and Sachais got to catch up with a couple of old friends as Hunter Bishop is the IronPigs lineup and Mike Mooney pitched in the game as part of his own rehab assignment.

Game 2: Talk about your 180-degree turns. The Rays were up 3-0 on Victor de Jesus' 6th HR of the year and a 2-run Jaiden Hardaway double and with Leo Ortega on the mound they were looking good into the 5th inning. Then suddenly the Lightning started striking with hits off Ortega, the last couple with two out, and with a run in and two on Columbus slugger Cristhian Rodriguez took Ortega deep and it was 4-3 Bolts. Ortega came back out for the 6th, walked a man, and was relieved by Chris Hicks who put two more men on and gave up a grand slam to that man Eloy Jimenez, who probably has more homers against us than anyone in the history of this save. Hicks has really hit a bad patch, allowing 8 runs over his last 3 appearances covering 3 2/3 innings. Bob Sirna was brilliant in two innings of mop-up work, retiring all 6 batters with 5 coming via strikeout but that was a real "How was the play, Mrs. Lincoln?" consideration. The offense was obviously stymied the rest of the way, so the scenario I was thinking where they come back to cut it to 8-6 or something and bring the tying run to the plate in the 9th as they so often do in these situations didn't even materialize.

Team record: 21-7. Next up: Two more with this team but at Publix Park.

04-28-2021, 08:49 AM	#865
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,409	May 2-3, 2033: at Columbus (2) May 2: Sent P Alec Sachais to AAA Durham for a rehab assignment. Sachais was only out 3 weeks so he should just need one rehab start before rejoining the rotation. Game 1: Kevin Kerstetter had more trouble with the longball and put the Rays in a 6-2 hole in the 5th, but they fought back to tie it in the 9th and beat Columbus 8-6 in 12 innings today at Nationwide Stadium. The young lefty once again had his issues keeping the ball in the park, giving up a solo homer to Eloy Jimenez in the 1st, an RBI double to Jimenez in the 3rd, and then after giving up an RBI double in the 5th - and intentionally walking Jimenez - gave up a 3-run shot to lefty Cristhian Rodriguez in the 5th and the Rays were down 4 runs. But they got three back in the 7th when Jaiden Hardaway hit a 2-run shot (#3) and Bo Angeac (#5) went back-to-back with him. And then in the 9th Rodolfo Rivas got a leadoff walk, pinch-runner Melvin Gutierrez stole second, and pinch-hitter Alex Buitrago doubled him home and they could have had the lead but Hardaway was thrown out at the plate. In the 12th Marlin reliever Chris Connolly struggled with his control, loading the bases and walking Nate Clark to force in a run before Mike Harms singled in another. Danny Medina once again did great work in long relief to buy time for a comeback, going 3 hitless. Mike Wherry got himself into a 9th inning jam allowing an infield hit, a stolen base, an intentional walk, and another stolen base which put runners at 2nd & 3rd with nobody out, but he whiffed Victor Mesa Jr and then Kikuo Kawase did this thing, whiffing Jimenez and getting a ground out to escape the jam and he struck out the side in the 10th. Tim Siqueiros did likewise in the 11th, getting win #2, and Jordan Diaz shut the door in the 12th for his 4th save. Alec Sachais Rehab Update: He went 5.2 2 0 0 0 7 on 90 pitches so I'd say he's ready to rejoin the rotation and take Kerstetter's place. The game was against the Phillies' affiliate Lehigh Valley and Sachais got to catch up with a couple of old friends as Hunter Bishop is the IronPigs lineup and Mike Mooney pitched in the game as part of his own rehab assignment. Game 2: Talk about your 180-degree turns. The Rays were up 3-0 on Victor de Jesus' 6th HR of the year and a 2-run Jaiden Hardaway double and with Leo Ortega on the mound they were looking good into the 5th inning. Then suddenly the Lightning started striking with hits off Ortega, the last couple with two out, and with a run in and two on Columbus slugger Cristhian Rodriguez took Ortega deep and it was 4-3 Bolts. Ortega came back out for the 6th, walked a man, and was relieved by Chris Hicks who put two more men on and gave up a grand slam to that man Eloy Jimenez, who probably has more homers against us than anyone in the history of this save. Hicks has really hit a bad patch, allowing 8 runs over his last 3 appearances covering 3 2/3 innings. Bob Sirna was brilliant in two innings of mop-up work, retiring all 6 batters with 5 coming via strikeout but that was a real "How was the play, Mrs. Lincoln?" consideration. The offense was obviously stymied the rest of the way, so the scenario I was thinking where they come back to cut it to 8-6 or something and bring the tying run to the plate in the 9th as they so often do in these situations didn't even materialize. Team record: 21-7. Next up: Two more with this team but at Publix Park. Last edited by Art Deco; 04-28-2021 at 01:10 PM.