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Art Deco · 06-23-2021, 07:33 PM

Game 1: It looked like the typical 2022 Rays formula for a win was in place: great pitching, just enough offense. Yonny Chirinos was outstanding, going 7 6 1 1 0 5 and shutting out the Angels through 7. Wander Franco had an RBI double, Austin Meadows a 2-run single, and Oscar Colas blasted a solo homer (#13) to give Tampa Bay a 4-0 lead. Except nobody told the bullpen. After Chirinos allowed the leadoff man to reach in the 7th, Shane Greene came in and put three men on and let in two runs, then Nick Anderson walked a man and served up a 3-run homer to Jo Adell and LA was ahead 5-4, which turned out to be the final score.

July 1: Optioned P Andrew Kittredge to AAA Durham, designated P Cody Reed for assignment and placed him on waivers, activated P Tyler Glasnow from the 60-day IL.

Game 2: It's a testament to the team that they've had a brilliant first half without their ace pitcher, and now he's back. And boy was he back. Tyler Glasnow went 7 3 1 0 1 7 with the only run against due to his own throwing error in a dominant return to action. The bullpen got shaky again when Diego Castillo had his own error and walked the bases loaded allowing the Angels to cut the lead to 5-2, but last night's goat Nick Anderson came in and struck out Jorge Soler to end the threat and Ken Giles had an easy 9th for save #17 in the win. Offensively Wander Franco got things going with a 2-run double, Brandon Lowe hit #18 and Manuel Margot #7 as part of a 3-hit day.

Game 3: The Rays jumped out to an early 3-1 lead against Shohei Ohtani but Ryan Yarbrough gave it all back and then some as the Rays dropped the series with a 7-3 loss to the Angels. Yarbs had a rough 3rd, allowing 3 runs and finished 6 5 5 5 2 5. Rafael Dolis continued his recent struggles by coughing up a couple of runs to let LA get some cushion. Ji-Man Choi's 2-run double was the highlight on offense.

Team record: 55-23. Next up: Back home for 3 against the Yankees over the July 4 holiday.

MLB News: The Yankees' miserable season keeps on getting worse as ace Gerrit Cole is done for the year with a torn labrum.

06-23-2021, 07:33 PM	#114
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,085	June 30-July 2, 2022: at LA Angels (3) Game 1: It looked like the typical 2022 Rays formula for a win was in place: great pitching, just enough offense. Yonny Chirinos was outstanding, going 7 6 1 1 0 5 and shutting out the Angels through 7. Wander Franco had an RBI double, Austin Meadows a 2-run single, and Oscar Colas blasted a solo homer (#13) to give Tampa Bay a 4-0 lead. Except nobody told the bullpen. After Chirinos allowed the leadoff man to reach in the 7th, Shane Greene came in and put three men on and let in two runs, then Nick Anderson walked a man and served up a 3-run homer to Jo Adell and LA was ahead 5-4, which turned out to be the final score. July 1: Optioned P Andrew Kittredge to AAA Durham, designated P Cody Reed for assignment and placed him on waivers, activated P Tyler Glasnow from the 60-day IL. Game 2: It's a testament to the team that they've had a brilliant first half without their ace pitcher, and now he's back. And boy was he back. Tyler Glasnow went 7 3 1 0 1 7 with the only run against due to his own throwing error in a dominant return to action. The bullpen got shaky again when Diego Castillo had his own error and walked the bases loaded allowing the Angels to cut the lead to 5-2, but last night's goat Nick Anderson came in and struck out Jorge Soler to end the threat and Ken Giles had an easy 9th for save #17 in the win. Offensively Wander Franco got things going with a 2-run double, Brandon Lowe hit #18 and Manuel Margot #7 as part of a 3-hit day. Game 3: The Rays jumped out to an early 3-1 lead against Shohei Ohtani but Ryan Yarbrough gave it all back and then some as the Rays dropped the series with a 7-3 loss to the Angels. Yarbs had a rough 3rd, allowing 3 runs and finished 6 5 5 5 2 5. Rafael Dolis continued his recent struggles by coughing up a couple of runs to let LA get some cushion. Ji-Man Choi's 2-run double was the highlight on offense. Team record: 55-23. Next up: Back home for 3 against the Yankees over the July 4 holiday. MLB News: The Yankees' miserable season keeps on getting worse as ace Gerrit Cole is done for the year with a torn labrum. Last edited by Art Deco; 06-24-2021 at 02:56 PM.