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Art Deco · 05-15-2021, 09:05 PM

September 9: Activated OF Dayle Jenkins from his rehab assignment at AAA Durham.

Jenkins returns tonight for his first MLB action in a little over 3 months after his cheekbone was fractured in Seattle and he ended up requiring surgery for it. He'll be wearing a Phantom of the Opera-style mask (only clearer) in his return to action. He'll take the open 28th roster spot.

Game 1: The Rays overcame a bad start from Danny Medina and got a big game from the returning Dayle Jenkins to take a 10-6 win at Fenway over the Red Sox. Jenkins immediately got back in the swing with a single in his first at-bat and then stole second before Vlad Guerrero Jr. launched a massive HR over the Monster (#12 as a Ray, #31 overall) to give Tampa Bay a quick 2-0 lead. Jenkins ended the night 3-5 and it was if he was never gone. Unfortunately Medina gave back the lead with 3 runs in the 2nd and another in the 3rd without retiring a batter as he went a brutal 2 8 4 4 1 3; the man who was so good in long relief can't seem to replicate that success as a starter. Kevin Kerstetter took over and got out of Medina's mess in the 3rd and ended up going 3 scoreless innings with 3 whiffs and got credit for win #3 when Dane Ayers drove in 3 with a bases-clearing double in the 4th. Nate Clark later added a 2-run double and Jaiden Hardaway hit a 2-run homer (#38) to pad the lead. Jim Connors pitched the 6th and 7th, Bob Sirna got through the 8th but ran into trouble in the 9th, thanks in part to Luis Corpus's passed ball on a third strike and Boston managed to get the tying run on deck with 2 out in the 9th so Kikuo Kawase came in and whiffed Nick Senzel on 3 pitches to end the game and get his 17th save.

Game 2: The Rays took a 6-1 win over Boston behind what was perhaps Nate Thompson's best start of the season. The righty, who's currently being counted on to be the #4 starter come playoff time, was in control today going 7 4 1 1 0 5 to improve to 8-4, 4.57. Tim Siqueiros pitched the 8th and as usual when I tried to get through the 9th with one of the last men on the staff it became a problem as David Sanchez loaded the bases in the 9th with two out, bringing the tying run on deck just like yesterday. And also just like yesterday, the final Boston hitter was whiffed on 3 pitches with Jordan Diaz doing the honors today and getting save #13. On offense they jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 1st on RBI singles from Nate Clark and Rodolfo Rivas and it stood at 2-1 until the 7th when the Rays broke it open with 3 runs. Victor de Jesus's 47th HR supplied the first two runs of the inning and Dane Ayers delivered an RBI single for the other. Vlad Guerrero Jr. homered in the 8th for the final run, #13/32.

Game 3: The Rays came out on the short end of a 5-4 decision today to Boston as Leo Ortega was too hittable and the bats could only convert 20 baserunners into 4 runs. After the Rays opened the game with HR #39 by Jaiden Hardaway, Ortega gave Boston 2 runs right back in the bottom of the inning and after they scored 3 more times in the 4th on a bases-loaded walk to Hardaway and a Dayle Jenkins 2-run single to go up 4-2, Ortega gave it right back again in the form of a 3-run Danny Kovacs homer. That turned out to be it for the scoring as the Rays had baserunners galore but couldn't bring them home, hitting into 3 double plays on top of it all. The 9th inning summed things up when Vlad Guerrero Jr and Victor de Jesus singled to lead it off, but Bo Angeac, Rodolfo Rivas and pinch-hitter Omar Rodriguez all struck out to end the game. Ortega went 6 9 5 5 1 4 while Jim Connors had 2 perfect innings in relief. Jenkins, who needed to rest yesterday, had his second 3-hit game in as many games since his return.

Team record: 115-29. Next up: Back home for 3 vs the Yankees.

05-15-2021, 09:05 PM	#909
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,707	September 9-11, 2033: at Boston (3) September 9: Activated OF Dayle Jenkins from his rehab assignment at AAA Durham. Jenkins returns tonight for his first MLB action in a little over 3 months after his cheekbone was fractured in Seattle and he ended up requiring surgery for it. He'll be wearing a Phantom of the Opera-style mask (only clearer) in his return to action. He'll take the open 28th roster spot. Game 1: The Rays overcame a bad start from Danny Medina and got a big game from the returning Dayle Jenkins to take a 10-6 win at Fenway over the Red Sox. Jenkins immediately got back in the swing with a single in his first at-bat and then stole second before Vlad Guerrero Jr. launched a massive HR over the Monster (#12 as a Ray, #31 overall) to give Tampa Bay a quick 2-0 lead. Jenkins ended the night 3-5 and it was if he was never gone. Unfortunately Medina gave back the lead with 3 runs in the 2nd and another in the 3rd without retiring a batter as he went a brutal 2 8 4 4 1 3; the man who was so good in long relief can't seem to replicate that success as a starter. Kevin Kerstetter took over and got out of Medina's mess in the 3rd and ended up going 3 scoreless innings with 3 whiffs and got credit for win #3 when Dane Ayers drove in 3 with a bases-clearing double in the 4th. Nate Clark later added a 2-run double and Jaiden Hardaway hit a 2-run homer (#38) to pad the lead. Jim Connors pitched the 6th and 7th, Bob Sirna got through the 8th but ran into trouble in the 9th, thanks in part to Luis Corpus's passed ball on a third strike and Boston managed to get the tying run on deck with 2 out in the 9th so Kikuo Kawase came in and whiffed Nick Senzel on 3 pitches to end the game and get his 17th save. Game 2: The Rays took a 6-1 win over Boston behind what was perhaps Nate Thompson's best start of the season. The righty, who's currently being counted on to be the #4 starter come playoff time, was in control today going 7 4 1 1 0 5 to improve to 8-4, 4.57. Tim Siqueiros pitched the 8th and as usual when I tried to get through the 9th with one of the last men on the staff it became a problem as David Sanchez loaded the bases in the 9th with two out, bringing the tying run on deck just like yesterday. And also just like yesterday, the final Boston hitter was whiffed on 3 pitches with Jordan Diaz doing the honors today and getting save #13. On offense they jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 1st on RBI singles from Nate Clark and Rodolfo Rivas and it stood at 2-1 until the 7th when the Rays broke it open with 3 runs. Victor de Jesus's 47th HR supplied the first two runs of the inning and Dane Ayers delivered an RBI single for the other. Vlad Guerrero Jr. homered in the 8th for the final run, #13/32. Game 3: The Rays came out on the short end of a 5-4 decision today to Boston as Leo Ortega was too hittable and the bats could only convert 20 baserunners into 4 runs. After the Rays opened the game with HR #39 by Jaiden Hardaway, Ortega gave Boston 2 runs right back in the bottom of the inning and after they scored 3 more times in the 4th on a bases-loaded walk to Hardaway and a Dayle Jenkins 2-run single to go up 4-2, Ortega gave it right back again in the form of a 3-run Danny Kovacs homer. That turned out to be it for the scoring as the Rays had baserunners galore but couldn't bring them home, hitting into 3 double plays on top of it all. The 9th inning summed things up when Vlad Guerrero Jr and Victor de Jesus singled to lead it off, but Bo Angeac, Rodolfo Rivas and pinch-hitter Omar Rodriguez all struck out to end the game. Ortega went 6 9 5 5 1 4 while Jim Connors had 2 perfect innings in relief. Jenkins, who needed to rest yesterday, had his second 3-hit game in as many games since his return. Team record: 115-29. Next up: Back home for 3 vs the Yankees. Last edited by Art Deco; 05-16-2021 at 09:43 AM.