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Art Deco · 05-03-2021, 09:03 PM

June 10: Placed P Alec Sachais on the 15-day IL with a herniated disc, recalled P Kevin Kerstetter from AAA Durham.

Kerstetter gets another shot after pitching well at Durham (4-0, 2.58 in 7 starts with a 16/58 BB/K ratio in 45 1/3 innings) and will pitch one of the games of tomorrow's doubleheader.

Game 1: 9 straight for the Rays after an 8-2 whupping of Oakland. Leo Ortega had one of his better starts as a Ray, 7 6 1 1 0 10 to go to 8-2, 3.55. Mike Wherry gave up a run in the 8th and Chris Hicks had a 1-2-3 9th. On offense the big blow came early as Victor de Jesus delivered a 3rd-inning grand slam, HR #20, and he drove in a run later to give him a 5-RBI day. Omar Rodriguez drove in a pair with a triple and an RBI groundout, and Jaiden Hardaway was on base four times in five trips on two hits and two walks, driving in a run and upping his season numbers to 372/453/624, good for 4.1 WAR already and the clear frontrunner for AL MVP.

Game 2: The Rays' 9-game winning streak came to an end in the first game of the doubleheader as they suffered only their 12th loss of the season, 2-0 to Oakland. Fabrian Petrovich and three relievers (including former Ray Luke Little) combined on a 4-hit shutout with Jaiden Hardaway getting 2 of them and extending his hitting streak to 18 games. Kevin Kerstetter started and had a nightmare first inning, walking the first two men, giving up an RBI single and another RBI hit which could have been 3 if Alex Buitrago hadn't thrown out the trailing runner at the plate. The lefty did settle down after that and finished a pretty good 6 5 2 2 3 6. Chris Hicks had to leave after one batter with back stiffness (a minimal injury) so Jim Connors in order to save the rest of the pen for Game 2 went the final 2 2/3 scoreless.

Game 3: The Rays' bats woke up in the nightcap as they bounced back with a 12-5 win. Jaiden Hardaway led off the game with HR #14 to make it 19 straight with a hit, Rodolfo Rivas hit a 2-run shot later in the 1st for #17, Bo Angeac ripped a 3-run blast (#18) in the 2nd, Nate Clark snapped out of his recent funk to hit #23, and Melvin Gutierrez hit his 2nd HR of the week (and the season) in the 3rd as the Rays raced out to a 10-0 lead after 3. Nate Schultz struggled in the middle innings after getting the big lead, but lasted long enough to get the win and go to 8-0 despite a 5 9 3 3 4 7 line. Bob Sirna gave up 2 runs in the 6th and because I accidentally clicked "quick play" and didn't manage this game myself, the AI had Kikuo Kawase go the final 3 innings and throw 37 pitches. They were 3 perfect innings in which he whiffed 7, and he qualified for save #8. He now has an insane 6/67 BB/K ratio in 32.1 innings.

June 12: Optioned P Chris Hicks to AAA Durham, recalled P Eric Carter from AAA Durham.

This is our "27th man" move we didn't make for yesterday's doubleheader, so Hicks will be eligible for recall right away.

Game 4: Jon Soranno, bidding to go 10-0, couldn't hold on to a 3-0 lead but it didn't matter because the Rays roared right back and ended up beating Oakland 11-4. Soranno had shut Oakland out through 4, gave up an unearned run in the 5th but ran into big trouble in the 6th as Oakland scored twice to tie it up. He was able to finish the inning and became the pitcher of record when the Rays scored 4 times in the bottom of the 6th and they never looked back. Soranno finished 6 5 3 2 3 6 and joined teammate Andy Aparicio on 10 wins for a share of the MLB lead. Tim Siqueiros ran into trouble in the 7th, loading the bases and allowing a run, but Danny Medina did his Kikuo Kawase impression, whiffing 2 to end the inning and 2 more in the 8th. Eric Carter pitched a 1-2-3 9th. On offense, Mike Harms broke the deadlock in the 6th with an RBI double, Nate Boesel singled in a run and then Will Quintana unloaded for HR #3 with a man on to spark the rally. Earlier Bo Angeac hit HR #19, a 2-run shot, to put the Rays on the board and in the bottom of the 8th, down to his last at-bat to try and extend his hitting streak to 20, Jaiden Hardaway hit a bases-clearing double.

Team record: 54-12. Next up: An off-day which the bullpen will appreciate before we head to Toronto for a quick 2-game series.

05-03-2021, 09:03 PM	#878
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,405	June 10-12, 2033: vs Oakland (4) June 10: Placed P Alec Sachais on the 15-day IL with a herniated disc, recalled P Kevin Kerstetter from AAA Durham. Kerstetter gets another shot after pitching well at Durham (4-0, 2.58 in 7 starts with a 16/58 BB/K ratio in 45 1/3 innings) and will pitch one of the games of tomorrow's doubleheader. Game 1: 9 straight for the Rays after an 8-2 whupping of Oakland. Leo Ortega had one of his better starts as a Ray, 7 6 1 1 0 10 to go to 8-2, 3.55. Mike Wherry gave up a run in the 8th and Chris Hicks had a 1-2-3 9th. On offense the big blow came early as Victor de Jesus delivered a 3rd-inning grand slam, HR #20, and he drove in a run later to give him a 5-RBI day. Omar Rodriguez drove in a pair with a triple and an RBI groundout, and Jaiden Hardaway was on base four times in five trips on two hits and two walks, driving in a run and upping his season numbers to 372/453/624, good for 4.1 WAR already and the clear frontrunner for AL MVP. Game 2: The Rays' 9-game winning streak came to an end in the first game of the doubleheader as they suffered only their 12th loss of the season, 2-0 to Oakland. Fabrian Petrovich and three relievers (including former Ray Luke Little) combined on a 4-hit shutout with Jaiden Hardaway getting 2 of them and extending his hitting streak to 18 games. Kevin Kerstetter started and had a nightmare first inning, walking the first two men, giving up an RBI single and another RBI hit which could have been 3 if Alex Buitrago hadn't thrown out the trailing runner at the plate. The lefty did settle down after that and finished a pretty good 6 5 2 2 3 6. Chris Hicks had to leave after one batter with back stiffness (a minimal injury) so Jim Connors in order to save the rest of the pen for Game 2 went the final 2 2/3 scoreless. Game 3: The Rays' bats woke up in the nightcap as they bounced back with a 12-5 win. Jaiden Hardaway led off the game with HR #14 to make it 19 straight with a hit, Rodolfo Rivas hit a 2-run shot later in the 1st for #17, Bo Angeac ripped a 3-run blast (#18) in the 2nd, Nate Clark snapped out of his recent funk to hit #23, and Melvin Gutierrez hit his 2nd HR of the week (and the season) in the 3rd as the Rays raced out to a 10-0 lead after 3. Nate Schultz struggled in the middle innings after getting the big lead, but lasted long enough to get the win and go to 8-0 despite a 5 9 3 3 4 7 line. Bob Sirna gave up 2 runs in the 6th and because I accidentally clicked "quick play" and didn't manage this game myself, the AI had Kikuo Kawase go the final 3 innings and throw 37 pitches. They were 3 perfect innings in which he whiffed 7, and he qualified for save #8. He now has an insane 6/67 BB/K ratio in 32.1 innings. June 12: Optioned P Chris Hicks to AAA Durham, recalled P Eric Carter from AAA Durham. This is our "27th man" move we didn't make for yesterday's doubleheader, so Hicks will be eligible for recall right away. Game 4: Jon Soranno, bidding to go 10-0, couldn't hold on to a 3-0 lead but it didn't matter because the Rays roared right back and ended up beating Oakland 11-4. Soranno had shut Oakland out through 4, gave up an unearned run in the 5th but ran into big trouble in the 6th as Oakland scored twice to tie it up. He was able to finish the inning and became the pitcher of record when the Rays scored 4 times in the bottom of the 6th and they never looked back. Soranno finished 6 5 3 2 3 6 and joined teammate Andy Aparicio on 10 wins for a share of the MLB lead. Tim Siqueiros ran into trouble in the 7th, loading the bases and allowing a run, but Danny Medina did his Kikuo Kawase impression, whiffing 2 to end the inning and 2 more in the 8th. Eric Carter pitched a 1-2-3 9th. On offense, Mike Harms broke the deadlock in the 6th with an RBI double, Nate Boesel singled in a run and then Will Quintana unloaded for HR #3 with a man on to spark the rally. Earlier Bo Angeac hit HR #19, a 2-run shot, to put the Rays on the board and in the bottom of the 8th, down to his last at-bat to try and extend his hitting streak to 20, Jaiden Hardaway hit a bases-clearing double. Team record: 54-12. Next up: An off-day which the bullpen will appreciate before we head to Toronto for a quick 2-game series. Last edited by Art Deco; 05-04-2021 at 10:52 AM.