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Art Deco · 07-31-2021, 09:30 AM

Game 1: A routine 6-1 win over the Angels turned out to be anything but routine as the Rays lost their defensive wiz at SS, Jeff Baez, to a severe hip strain and he's done for the season. More on his possible replacement(s) later. As for the game Nate Thompson continued on his Cy Young roll, going 7 5 1 1 1 5 to improve to 17-1, 2.61 and is now up to 5.0 WAR, best of any pitcher in MLB. Danny Medina went 2 scoreless with 4 whiffs to finish the game. On offense it was mostly singles and walks with Eric Titcombe's double the only extra-base hit as he was 2-3 with an RBI, Dayle Jenkins had 3 more hits and a steal and Jaiden Hardaway had a 2-run single.

August 2: Placed SS Jeff Baez on the 60-day IL with a severe hip strain, recalled SS Andy Vasquez from AAA Durham.

Vasquez has earned his shot after an excellent season and a half at Durham which has seen him hit 35 doubles and 34 homers in those 188 games. He's a 65 defender at the position as well. Of course the Baez injury had to happen one day after the trade deadline so we're stuck with internal options and free agents. One free agent we'll try to sign is 33-year-old Dorian Gonzalez, a 6-time Gold Glove winner still rated as an 80 on defense although he can't hit much which is why he's sitting at home. 38-year-old Bo Bichette is out there, and while he's still a decent hitter, he's a 60 SS and we really don't need the offense.

Game 2: He's 39 now, but Eloy Jimenez still finds a way to kill us every year (even the year we had him when he went 0-for-the-ALDS we lost) and today his 3-run homer propelled the Angels to a 6-4 win over the Rays at Publix Park. The blast came in the 3rd inning to put the Angels up 4-1 and the Rays were never able to catch up, primarily due to leaving 12 runners on base. Bo Angeac was the only one really driving in runs, bringing home 3 of the 4 on a pair of singles and an RBI groundout. Josh Hanna served up the Eloy homer and finished 6 9 5 4 0 8 to fall to 13-3, 3.99, and Willie Bertone was even touched for a run in his 2 innings of work with Billy Hoyte turning in a 1-2-3 5-pitch 9th.

Game 3: The Rays treated their former ace rudely, batting around and scoring 5 times in the first against Christian Little on the way to a 9-3 win to take the series against the Angels. They blasted 3 homers off Little with Danny Ayala's 3-run shot (#31) the first before Omar Rodriguez (#18) and Daniel Vasquez (#24, his 5th in his last 6 games) went back-to-back. The other Vasquez, Andy, had a nice day in his 2nd start going 3-4 with a 2-run double and a steal, while Dayle Jenkins was 3-5 with 2 RBI himself. Alfredo Vega struggled in the 3rd, allowing 3 runs, but was lights-out the rest of the way going 7 4 3 3 3 5 to improve to 9-1 as a Ray, while Tim Siqueiros and Kikuo Kawase (who hadn't pitched in 11 days) got in scoreless innings of work.

Team record: 91-20. Next up: 3 games in Oakland.

07-31-2021, 09:30 AM	#1157
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,438	August 1-3, 2036: vs LA Angels (3) Game 1: A routine 6-1 win over the Angels turned out to be anything but routine as the Rays lost their defensive wiz at SS, Jeff Baez, to a severe hip strain and he's done for the season. More on his possible replacement(s) later. As for the game Nate Thompson continued on his Cy Young roll, going 7 5 1 1 1 5 to improve to 17-1, 2.61 and is now up to 5.0 WAR, best of any pitcher in MLB. Danny Medina went 2 scoreless with 4 whiffs to finish the game. On offense it was mostly singles and walks with Eric Titcombe's double the only extra-base hit as he was 2-3 with an RBI, Dayle Jenkins had 3 more hits and a steal and Jaiden Hardaway had a 2-run single. August 2: Placed SS Jeff Baez on the 60-day IL with a severe hip strain, recalled SS Andy Vasquez from AAA Durham. Vasquez has earned his shot after an excellent season and a half at Durham which has seen him hit 35 doubles and 34 homers in those 188 games. He's a 65 defender at the position as well. Of course the Baez injury had to happen one day after the trade deadline so we're stuck with internal options and free agents. One free agent we'll try to sign is 33-year-old Dorian Gonzalez, a 6-time Gold Glove winner still rated as an 80 on defense although he can't hit much which is why he's sitting at home. 38-year-old Bo Bichette is out there, and while he's still a decent hitter, he's a 60 SS and we really don't need the offense. Game 2: He's 39 now, but Eloy Jimenez still finds a way to kill us every year (even the year we had him when he went 0-for-the-ALDS we lost) and today his 3-run homer propelled the Angels to a 6-4 win over the Rays at Publix Park. The blast came in the 3rd inning to put the Angels up 4-1 and the Rays were never able to catch up, primarily due to leaving 12 runners on base. Bo Angeac was the only one really driving in runs, bringing home 3 of the 4 on a pair of singles and an RBI groundout. Josh Hanna served up the Eloy homer and finished 6 9 5 4 0 8 to fall to 13-3, 3.99, and Willie Bertone was even touched for a run in his 2 innings of work with Billy Hoyte turning in a 1-2-3 5-pitch 9th. Game 3: The Rays treated their former ace rudely, batting around and scoring 5 times in the first against Christian Little on the way to a 9-3 win to take the series against the Angels. They blasted 3 homers off Little with Danny Ayala's 3-run shot (#31) the first before Omar Rodriguez (#18) and Daniel Vasquez (#24, his 5th in his last 6 games) went back-to-back. The other Vasquez, Andy, had a nice day in his 2nd start going 3-4 with a 2-run double and a steal, while Dayle Jenkins was 3-5 with 2 RBI himself. Alfredo Vega struggled in the 3rd, allowing 3 runs, but was lights-out the rest of the way going 7 4 3 3 3 5 to improve to 9-1 as a Ray, while Tim Siqueiros and Kikuo Kawase (who hadn't pitched in 11 days) got in scoreless innings of work. Team record: 91-20. Next up: 3 games in Oakland. Last edited by Art Deco; 07-31-2021 at 11:11 AM.