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Art Deco · 06-14-2021, 07:14 PM

Game 1: Ryan Yarbrough had a strong outing, no-hitting Minnesota through 5 1/3 despite OSA downgrading his stuff from 50 to 45, and the Rays took a 1-0 lead in the top of the 7th on a homer from the suddenly-hot Ji-Man Choi (#5, and his 3rd straight game with one). But it all went horribly wrong in the bottom of the 7th and the Twins scored 5 runs. Horribly wrong of course thanks to the Minnesota rally but also horribly wrong because Pete Fairbanks was in the midst of the struggles, allowing 3 runs, and he tore his UCL in the process so he's done for 11-12 months. Shane Greene wasn't very good either, allowing 2 of Fairbanks' runners and one of his own to score. Yarbrough's 6.1 2 1 1 0 7 was sadly wasted. Meanwhile outside of the Choi homer the offense was limp, only managing 4 hits and not scoring again in the 5-1 loss.

May 30: Placed P Pete Fairbanks on the 60-day IL with a torn UCL, recalled P Alex Vesia from AAA Durham.

Time to get a look at Vesia, acquired a couple of weeks ago from the Dodgers. This gives us a 3rd lefty in the pen to go with Aaron Fletcher and Colin Poche.

Game 2: Once again the Rays got a great start, and once again they struggled to score in a tough 2-1 loss at Minnesota. Brendan McKay was a bit wild, but gutted it out to go 5 4 1 1 4 6 and Rafael Dolis had a scoreless inning to get it to where Wander Franco's 7th-inning blast (#6) tied it up. But Alex Vesia did not fare well in his Rays debut, giving up 2 walks and then an RBI single in his 2/3 of an inning of work, and Franco's homer was only of 3 hits the suddenly-anemic offense could muster.

Game 3: After the ridiculous start this team got off to in 2022, the regression monster was always lurking around the corner and he's now made their acquaintance as the Rays once again showed they forgot to check their bats on the flight to Minnesota in another 5-2 loss. This time they didn't waste a great start as Yonny Chirinos had suddenly gotten gopher-prone, giving up 3 longballs in a 6 8 5 5 0 4 performance. The Rays didn't score until the 6th on a Brandon Lowe RBI single, but that run was aided by a Twins error. The only bright spots were yet another Ji-Man homer (#6, his 4th in 5 games) in the 9th and 2 perfect innings from Aaron Fletcher, who had struggled mightily of late.

Team record: 35-16. Despite being swept, they only lost one game off their lead as Boston dropped 2 of 3 to the Angels so they're still up 11 games. Next up: The 18-33 Rangers come to the Trop, but they're coming off a 3-game sweep of the Yankees who are now a dismal 22-28.

From the rumor mill: There's a big trade I'm considering making which has been sitting in my "initiate trade" inbox although the only hint I'll give is that it doesn't involve anyone on the current active roster.

06-14-2021, 07:14 PM	#103
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,072	May 29-31, 2022: at Minnesota (3) Game 1: Ryan Yarbrough had a strong outing, no-hitting Minnesota through 5 1/3 despite OSA downgrading his stuff from 50 to 45, and the Rays took a 1-0 lead in the top of the 7th on a homer from the suddenly-hot Ji-Man Choi (#5, and his 3rd straight game with one). But it all went horribly wrong in the bottom of the 7th and the Twins scored 5 runs. Horribly wrong of course thanks to the Minnesota rally but also horribly wrong because Pete Fairbanks was in the midst of the struggles, allowing 3 runs, and he tore his UCL in the process so he's done for 11-12 months. Shane Greene wasn't very good either, allowing 2 of Fairbanks' runners and one of his own to score. Yarbrough's 6.1 2 1 1 0 7 was sadly wasted. Meanwhile outside of the Choi homer the offense was limp, only managing 4 hits and not scoring again in the 5-1 loss. May 30: Placed P Pete Fairbanks on the 60-day IL with a torn UCL, recalled P Alex Vesia from AAA Durham. Time to get a look at Vesia, acquired a couple of weeks ago from the Dodgers. This gives us a 3rd lefty in the pen to go with Aaron Fletcher and Colin Poche. Game 2: Once again the Rays got a great start, and once again they struggled to score in a tough 2-1 loss at Minnesota. Brendan McKay was a bit wild, but gutted it out to go 5 4 1 1 4 6 and Rafael Dolis had a scoreless inning to get it to where Wander Franco's 7th-inning blast (#6) tied it up. But Alex Vesia did not fare well in his Rays debut, giving up 2 walks and then an RBI single in his 2/3 of an inning of work, and Franco's homer was only of 3 hits the suddenly-anemic offense could muster. Game 3: After the ridiculous start this team got off to in 2022, the regression monster was always lurking around the corner and he's now made their acquaintance as the Rays once again showed they forgot to check their bats on the flight to Minnesota in another 5-2 loss. This time they didn't waste a great start as Yonny Chirinos had suddenly gotten gopher-prone, giving up 3 longballs in a 6 8 5 5 0 4 performance. The Rays didn't score until the 6th on a Brandon Lowe RBI single, but that run was aided by a Twins error. The only bright spots were yet another Ji-Man homer (#6, his 4th in 5 games) in the 9th and 2 perfect innings from Aaron Fletcher, who had struggled mightily of late. Team record: 35-16. Despite being swept, they only lost one game off their lead as Boston dropped 2 of 3 to the Angels so they're still up 11 games. Next up: The 18-33 Rangers come to the Trop, but they're coming off a 3-game sweep of the Yankees who are now a dismal 22-28. From the rumor mill: There's a big trade I'm considering making which has been sitting in my "initiate trade" inbox although the only hint I'll give is that it doesn't involve anyone on the current active roster.