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Art Deco · 08-01-2021, 02:58 PM

Game 1: The offensive woes continue as the Rays fell 3-0 to the Yankees. All the scoring took place in the 1st when Aaron Judge hit a 3-run homer off Jack Flaherty after the inning was extended thanks to a Jorge Ona dropped fly ball. Ona was only in LF because Randy Arozarena needed rest. Flaherty wasn't very sharp regardless, going 5 4 3 0 6 5.

Game 2: The losing streak hit 3 after Brendan McKay was hit for 6 runs in the 1st and despite a valiant comeback which saw them take the lead, the Rays fell 9-8 at Yankee Stadium. After 3 good starts McKay was back in disaster mode giving up a 3-run homer to Giancarlo Stanton and a 2-run shot to Miguel Andujar in the 1st. The Rays put 7 up in the 4th on a 2-run single from Wander Franco, a 3-run HR from Austin Meadows (#3) and a 2-run blast from Brandon Lowe (#7). But Alex Vesia picked a bad time for his first poor outing of the year, walking 3 and giving up 2 runs to allow the Yankees to re-take the lead. Franco ended up with a big game, going 4-5 with 3 RBI.

May 13: Optioned P Josh Fleming to AAA Durham, recalled P Ryan Thompson from AAA Durham. Sent P Chris Sale to AAA Durham on a rehab assignment.

A fresh arm was desperately needed with only Diego Castillo showing rested going into today's game.

Game 3: The Rays stopped the bleeding with a 5-3 win over Gerrit Cole and the Yankees. After Cole held them hitless through the first 3, Brandon Lowe singled in a run in the 4th and Jorge Ona followed with HR #6 to give them a 3-1 lead. Jarren Duran added a solo shot in the 5th (#4) and Wander Franco (getting hot with 2 more hits) singled in a run. Matt Peacock pitched OK but didn't give us the length we were hoping for, going 5 6 2 2 2 2 but needing 106 pitches in picking up his 2nd win. The just-recalled Ryan Thompson went 2 and only allowed a run despite numerous jams, and Diego Castillo went the final two with 4 whiffs for save #4.

Team record: 15-21, 8 games behind. One step forward, two steps back is the story of the season and we got some more bad news from our scouts as Shane McClanahan's stamina has dropped from 50 to 30 after his injuries. He still has his stuff but is going to be a reliever now and will be up soon from his rehab assignment to help the pen. Also I have started shopping free agent-to-be Jack Flaherty around as if we don't get on a real hot streak soon it's going to be time to concentrate on 2024. We have a day off, then next up we go to Chicago to play the White Sox, a tough task with the Southsiders holding the best record in baseball at 25-11.

08-01-2021, 02:58 PM	#187
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,563	May 11-13, 2023: at NY Yankees (3) Game 1: The offensive woes continue as the Rays fell 3-0 to the Yankees. All the scoring took place in the 1st when Aaron Judge hit a 3-run homer off Jack Flaherty after the inning was extended thanks to a Jorge Ona dropped fly ball. Ona was only in LF because Randy Arozarena needed rest. Flaherty wasn't very sharp regardless, going 5 4 3 0 6 5. Game 2: The losing streak hit 3 after Brendan McKay was hit for 6 runs in the 1st and despite a valiant comeback which saw them take the lead, the Rays fell 9-8 at Yankee Stadium. After 3 good starts McKay was back in disaster mode giving up a 3-run homer to Giancarlo Stanton and a 2-run shot to Miguel Andujar in the 1st. The Rays put 7 up in the 4th on a 2-run single from Wander Franco, a 3-run HR from Austin Meadows (#3) and a 2-run blast from Brandon Lowe (#7). But Alex Vesia picked a bad time for his first poor outing of the year, walking 3 and giving up 2 runs to allow the Yankees to re-take the lead. Franco ended up with a big game, going 4-5 with 3 RBI. May 13: Optioned P Josh Fleming to AAA Durham, recalled P Ryan Thompson from AAA Durham. Sent P Chris Sale to AAA Durham on a rehab assignment. A fresh arm was desperately needed with only Diego Castillo showing rested going into today's game. Game 3: The Rays stopped the bleeding with a 5-3 win over Gerrit Cole and the Yankees. After Cole held them hitless through the first 3, Brandon Lowe singled in a run in the 4th and Jorge Ona followed with HR #6 to give them a 3-1 lead. Jarren Duran added a solo shot in the 5th (#4) and Wander Franco (getting hot with 2 more hits) singled in a run. Matt Peacock pitched OK but didn't give us the length we were hoping for, going 5 6 2 2 2 2 but needing 106 pitches in picking up his 2nd win. The just-recalled Ryan Thompson went 2 and only allowed a run despite numerous jams, and Diego Castillo went the final two with 4 whiffs for save #4. Team record: 15-21, 8 games behind. One step forward, two steps back is the story of the season and we got some more bad news from our scouts as Shane McClanahan's stamina has dropped from 50 to 30 after his injuries. He still has his stuff but is going to be a reliever now and will be up soon from his rehab assignment to help the pen. Also I have started shopping free agent-to-be Jack Flaherty around as if we don't get on a real hot streak soon it's going to be time to concentrate on 2024. We have a day off, then next up we go to Chicago to play the White Sox, a tough task with the Southsiders holding the best record in baseball at 25-11. Last edited by Art Deco; 08-02-2021 at 12:49 AM.