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Art Deco · 04-30-2021, 01:14 PM

May 16: Sent IF/OF Dane Ayers to AAA Durham on a rehab assignment.

Ayers is finally over the concussion he suffered from getting beaned early in the season, so we'll give him a few games at Durham to get back in the swing and then welcome him back. Melvin Gutierrez has a great glove, but can't hit worth a damn.

Our scheduled game for Monday night in Cleveland was rained out, so we're playing a doubleheader on Tuesday.

Game 1: In several of our recent games we've had trouble hitting, and the first game of today's doubleheader was another example as the Rays managed only 3 hits in a 3-1 loss to Cleveland. Alvaro Seijas, who had an ERA of 5 coming in, largely shut the offense down and a pair of relievers threw 3 perfect innings. A brief rally in the 5th which saw Bo Angeac single and then come home on a Dayle Jenkins single was all the offense for the game. Andy Aparicio therefore had no margin for error, and it turned out the 1st inning 2-run single he allowed to former Ray farmhand Jordan Evangelista would be all Cleveland would need. AA was OK, going 7.1 10 3 3 1 7 and at least preserving the bullpen for Game 2, although Tim Siqueiros came on and got two quick outs in the 8th.

Game 2: The bats bounced back while the pitching was shaky, but the Rays managed a split of the doubleheader with an 11-8 win in the nightcap. Victor de Jesus continued his tear, hitting 2 more homers and going 3-3 with 3 RBI, 4 runs scored and 2 walks. He now has 13 homers and 6 in his last 7. Mike Harms had a big 3-run homer (#4), turning a 6-5 game into a 9-5 game, and Dayle Jenkins got the offense going with a first inning homer (#4) and an RBI single. They needed almost all of the runs they scored because Alec Sachais remains ineffective, going 4.2 10 5 5 3 3 and now has a 9.35 ERA on the season. We tried to get him through the 5th to qualify for the win but he gave up a 3-run homer with two out, so Danny Medina came in and ended up with it, his first of the season. Medina went 3 solid innings although he walked 3, and then after Mike Wherry got him out of the 8th, he loaded the bases with nobody out in the 9th and then we had a 36-minute rain delay. Jim Connors took over when we resumed, and he walked a man to force in a run, gave up a double to score 2 to make it 11-8, and then hit a man to reload the bases. I then brought in Kikuo Kawase to put an end to the nonsense and that he did, getting a strikeout and a double play ball to end the game and to pick up his 5th save.

Game 3: The Rays took a solid, workman-like 5-2 win over Cleveland today behind a quality outing from Leo Ortega and the still-scorching bat of Victor de Jesus. Ortega was in command most of the game, save for a pair of homers he allowed to Jose Escobar, the Rule 5 guy Cleveland took from us last winter and former Rays property Jordan Evangelista. The homers allowed (10 now in 54 IP) are bit concerning but otherwise Ortega was great, going 7 7 2 2 0 8 and leaving after giving up a leadoff single in the 8th. Ortega's now 6-2, 3.83 with a 7/61 BB/K ratio in 54 innings so if he can just keep the ball in the park he'll be great. Kikuo Kawase was brought on in the 8th after that leadoff single to keep Cleveland from even thinking about rallying and he got 3 outs on 9 pitches with a mere one whiff. Jordan Diaz pitched around a single and struck out a pair for save #6. The offense didn't exactly hit the cover off the ball, but that man de Jesus stayed toasty with a 2-run homer in the 4th, his 14th and 7th in his last 8 games. Luis Corpus broke a 2-2 tie with an RBI single in the 5th, Rodolfo Rivas hit #8 with the bases empty in the 6th, and later in the inning Bo Angeac singled in a run.

Team record: 33-10. Next up: An off-day after 3 games in 2 days then the Yankees come to town for the weekend.

Injury Update: Dane Ayers was hit by a pitch tonight on rehab with Durham and broke his wrist, so now he'll be out 5 more weeks. Melvin Gutierrez's voodoo doll must be working overtime.

04-30-2021, 01:14 PM	#870
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,711	May 16-18, 2033: at Cleveland (3) May 16: Sent IF/OF Dane Ayers to AAA Durham on a rehab assignment. Ayers is finally over the concussion he suffered from getting beaned early in the season, so we'll give him a few games at Durham to get back in the swing and then welcome him back. Melvin Gutierrez has a great glove, but can't hit worth a damn. Our scheduled game for Monday night in Cleveland was rained out, so we're playing a doubleheader on Tuesday. Game 1: In several of our recent games we've had trouble hitting, and the first game of today's doubleheader was another example as the Rays managed only 3 hits in a 3-1 loss to Cleveland. Alvaro Seijas, who had an ERA of 5 coming in, largely shut the offense down and a pair of relievers threw 3 perfect innings. A brief rally in the 5th which saw Bo Angeac single and then come home on a Dayle Jenkins single was all the offense for the game. Andy Aparicio therefore had no margin for error, and it turned out the 1st inning 2-run single he allowed to former Ray farmhand Jordan Evangelista would be all Cleveland would need. AA was OK, going 7.1 10 3 3 1 7 and at least preserving the bullpen for Game 2, although Tim Siqueiros came on and got two quick outs in the 8th. Game 2: The bats bounced back while the pitching was shaky, but the Rays managed a split of the doubleheader with an 11-8 win in the nightcap. Victor de Jesus continued his tear, hitting 2 more homers and going 3-3 with 3 RBI, 4 runs scored and 2 walks. He now has 13 homers and 6 in his last 7. Mike Harms had a big 3-run homer (#4), turning a 6-5 game into a 9-5 game, and Dayle Jenkins got the offense going with a first inning homer (#4) and an RBI single. They needed almost all of the runs they scored because Alec Sachais remains ineffective, going 4.2 10 5 5 3 3 and now has a 9.35 ERA on the season. We tried to get him through the 5th to qualify for the win but he gave up a 3-run homer with two out, so Danny Medina came in and ended up with it, his first of the season. Medina went 3 solid innings although he walked 3, and then after Mike Wherry got him out of the 8th, he loaded the bases with nobody out in the 9th and then we had a 36-minute rain delay. Jim Connors took over when we resumed, and he walked a man to force in a run, gave up a double to score 2 to make it 11-8, and then hit a man to reload the bases. I then brought in Kikuo Kawase to put an end to the nonsense and that he did, getting a strikeout and a double play ball to end the game and to pick up his 5th save. Game 3: The Rays took a solid, workman-like 5-2 win over Cleveland today behind a quality outing from Leo Ortega and the still-scorching bat of Victor de Jesus. Ortega was in command most of the game, save for a pair of homers he allowed to Jose Escobar, the Rule 5 guy Cleveland took from us last winter and former Rays property Jordan Evangelista. The homers allowed (10 now in 54 IP) are bit concerning but otherwise Ortega was great, going 7 7 2 2 0 8 and leaving after giving up a leadoff single in the 8th. Ortega's now 6-2, 3.83 with a 7/61 BB/K ratio in 54 innings so if he can just keep the ball in the park he'll be great. Kikuo Kawase was brought on in the 8th after that leadoff single to keep Cleveland from even thinking about rallying and he got 3 outs on 9 pitches with a mere one whiff. Jordan Diaz pitched around a single and struck out a pair for save #6. The offense didn't exactly hit the cover off the ball, but that man de Jesus stayed toasty with a 2-run homer in the 4th, his 14th and 7th in his last 8 games. Luis Corpus broke a 2-2 tie with an RBI single in the 5th, Rodolfo Rivas hit #8 with the bases empty in the 6th, and later in the inning Bo Angeac singled in a run. Team record: 33-10. Next up: An off-day after 3 games in 2 days then the Yankees come to town for the weekend. Injury Update: Dane Ayers was hit by a pitch tonight on rehab with Durham and broke his wrist, so now he'll be out 5 more weeks. Melvin Gutierrez's voodoo doll must be working overtime. Last edited by Art Deco; 04-30-2021 at 05:12 PM.