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Art Deco · 07-17-2021, 11:38 PM

Game 1: The Rays edged the Orioles 2-1 today but suffered a grievous blow when Kevin Kerstetter had to leave after the first inning with a torn rotator cuff and will be out five months. Vinny Willard, likely to take his rotation spot, went 4 scoreless innings after Kerstetter gave up a run in his inning. Billy Hoyte pitched the 6th and picked up the win when Bo Angeac delivered a 2-run homer in the 7th (#5). Tim Siqueiros went 1 1/3, Mike Wherry got the final 2 outs in the 8th, and Kikuo Kawase struck out the side in the 9th for save #4.

April 15: Placed P Kevin Kerstetter on the 60-day IL with a torn rotator cuff, recalled P Jose Espinoza from AAA Durham.

We acquired Espinoza from Seattle near the deadline in 2034, and he's pitched at Durham since. In relief, he's got 70 stuff, but that's married with 35 movement and 45 control. He does have 70 stamina so we'll be looking at him for long relief. Vinny Willard will take Kerstetter's spot in the rotation until Jon Soranno comes back around the end of the month.

Game 2: The Rays went homer-happy again, clubbing 6 in an 11-1 rout of the Orioles. Jaiden Hardaway set the tone by leading off the game with his 1st longball of the year, and Jeff Hayes took over from there with his 2nd 2-homer game of the season, including a 3-run shot later in the 1st. He added a 2-run blast in the 5th to give him 4 on the season in 25 AB, and Eric Titcombe (#4), Omar Rodriguez (#5) and Mike McKee (#1) found the seats as well. Ron Adams started and notched his first win of the season after a 5 3 1 1 3 7 outing on 100 pitches. Bob Sirna went three scoreless innings and Jose Espinoza made his Rays debut with a scoreless 9th which saw him fan 3. Incidentally, the Yankees are off to a hot start at 10-4 and sit only 1 1/2 behind the Rays, who don't even have the best record in the AL as Houston is 12-2.

Game 3: Tampa Bay completed the sweep with a tense 4-3 win over Baltimore. Josh Carsello started against his former team and was cruising through 5 innings before falling apart in the 6th, eventually giving up a bases-clearing double to allow the Orioles within a run and finishing 5.2 3 3 3 4 6. The bullpen held from there, first with Danny Medina getting the final out of the 6th and pitching the 7th, then with Tim Siqueiros putting two on for Jim Golunski to bail him out (but not before Golunski issued his first walk as a Ray in 26.2 innings) and finally Kikuo Kawase in the 9th who put two on himself before getting save #5 to preserve Carsello's 2nd win. All the offense came in a 4-run 3rd inning on a Danny Ayala sac fly, a Bo Angeac RBI double and then a 2-run Omar Rodriguez double.

Team record: 13-3. Next up: Four games at Publix Park vs the Yankees, who did lose today and drop 2 1/2 back. Game 1 will see a date with old friend Leo Ortega.

MLB News: Speaking of old friends, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit career HR #600 today for the Angels.

07-17-2021, 11:38 PM	#1122
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 6,937	April 14-16, 2036: at Baltimore (3) Game 1: The Rays edged the Orioles 2-1 today but suffered a grievous blow when Kevin Kerstetter had to leave after the first inning with a torn rotator cuff and will be out five months. Vinny Willard, likely to take his rotation spot, went 4 scoreless innings after Kerstetter gave up a run in his inning. Billy Hoyte pitched the 6th and picked up the win when Bo Angeac delivered a 2-run homer in the 7th (#5). Tim Siqueiros went 1 1/3, Mike Wherry got the final 2 outs in the 8th, and Kikuo Kawase struck out the side in the 9th for save #4. April 15: Placed P Kevin Kerstetter on the 60-day IL with a torn rotator cuff, recalled P Jose Espinoza from AAA Durham. We acquired Espinoza from Seattle near the deadline in 2034, and he's pitched at Durham since. In relief, he's got 70 stuff, but that's married with 35 movement and 45 control. He does have 70 stamina so we'll be looking at him for long relief. Vinny Willard will take Kerstetter's spot in the rotation until Jon Soranno comes back around the end of the month. Game 2: The Rays went homer-happy again, clubbing 6 in an 11-1 rout of the Orioles. Jaiden Hardaway set the tone by leading off the game with his 1st longball of the year, and Jeff Hayes took over from there with his 2nd 2-homer game of the season, including a 3-run shot later in the 1st. He added a 2-run blast in the 5th to give him 4 on the season in 25 AB, and Eric Titcombe (#4), Omar Rodriguez (#5) and Mike McKee (#1) found the seats as well. Ron Adams started and notched his first win of the season after a 5 3 1 1 3 7 outing on 100 pitches. Bob Sirna went three scoreless innings and Jose Espinoza made his Rays debut with a scoreless 9th which saw him fan 3. Incidentally, the Yankees are off to a hot start at 10-4 and sit only 1 1/2 behind the Rays, who don't even have the best record in the AL as Houston is 12-2. Game 3: Tampa Bay completed the sweep with a tense 4-3 win over Baltimore. Josh Carsello started against his former team and was cruising through 5 innings before falling apart in the 6th, eventually giving up a bases-clearing double to allow the Orioles within a run and finishing 5.2 3 3 3 4 6. The bullpen held from there, first with Danny Medina getting the final out of the 6th and pitching the 7th, then with Tim Siqueiros putting two on for Jim Golunski to bail him out (but not before Golunski issued his first walk as a Ray in 26.2 innings) and finally Kikuo Kawase in the 9th who put two on himself before getting save #5 to preserve Carsello's 2nd win. All the offense came in a 4-run 3rd inning on a Danny Ayala sac fly, a Bo Angeac RBI double and then a 2-run Omar Rodriguez double. Team record: 13-3. Next up: Four games at Publix Park vs the Yankees, who did lose today and drop 2 1/2 back. Game 1 will see a date with old friend Leo Ortega. MLB News: Speaking of old friends, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit career HR #600 today for the Angels. Last edited by Art Deco; 07-18-2021 at 09:31 AM.