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Art Deco · 08-03-2021, 03:14 PM

May 18: Optioned P Ryan Thompson to AAA Durham, purchased the contract of OF Hunter Bishop from AAA Durham.

Bishop, acquired last year from San Francisco, had a monster season between AA and AAA with 31 HR and 104 RBI at 3 stops last year. He was only hitting .188 with 6 HR at Durham this season, numbers that don't scream "callup", but I'm willing to try anything with this moribund offense at this point.

Game 1: Another ugly game for the Rays as they fall 7-1 to Seattle at Tropicana Field. They stunk in all phases of the game, as Brendan McKay gave up 5 runs in total including a 2-run shot in a 3-run 1st to Kyle Lewis. The bats only managed 4 hits although 2 of them, including their lone RBI, came off the bat of Hunter Bishop in his MLB debut. And errors from Wander Franco and Austin Meadows didn't help as the team hits a new nadir.

Game 2: Hello offense, nice of you to show up for a change. The Rays banged out 11 hits in a 6-1 win over the Mariners. A 4-run 3rd saw Jarren Duran triple in a run and score, a solo homer from Brandon Lowe (#10) and a Jorge Ona RBI single. And the ice-cold Lewin Diaz added a 2-run shot (#7) in the 5th. This was more than enough for Matt Peacock, who went 6.1 5 1 1 4 7 to improve to 3-3, 5.02.

May 20: Optioned P Colin Poche to AAA Durham, recalled P Shane McClanahan from AAA Durham.

As mentioned before, Mac's stamina has dropped from 50 to 30 so he's a relief pitcher now. Poche was pitching well and didn't deserve demotion, but someone had to go.

Game 3: Tarik Skubal made his Rays debut and was impressive, pitching well enough to keep them in it before they could come back and take a 3-2 win over Seattle. Skubal went 6 2 1 1 4 8 but left down 1-0. Willy Adames made sure he wouldn't take a loss with a 454-ft solo HR (#4) to tie it up, and Jorge Ona made a winner of Pete Fairbanks with a 2-run blast (#8) in the bottom of the 7th. After Diego Castillo gave up a Jared Kelenic homer to cut the lead to 3-2 in the 8th, Nick Anderson had a scoreless 9th for save #7.

Team record: 18-24, 7 games back of Toronto thanks to the Jays being swept at home by the Angels. As a result I guess we can call this series a green shoot and we still do have 3/4 of the season left. Nevertheless, I am working on a series of big trades, one of which will give us something we don't necessarily need but is too good to pass up. Next on the schedule: 3 games in Fenway.

08-03-2021, 03:14 PM	#190
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,438	May 18-20, 2023: vs Seattle (3) May 18: Optioned P Ryan Thompson to AAA Durham, purchased the contract of OF Hunter Bishop from AAA Durham. Bishop, acquired last year from San Francisco, had a monster season between AA and AAA with 31 HR and 104 RBI at 3 stops last year. He was only hitting .188 with 6 HR at Durham this season, numbers that don't scream "callup", but I'm willing to try anything with this moribund offense at this point. Game 1: Another ugly game for the Rays as they fall 7-1 to Seattle at Tropicana Field. They stunk in all phases of the game, as Brendan McKay gave up 5 runs in total including a 2-run shot in a 3-run 1st to Kyle Lewis. The bats only managed 4 hits although 2 of them, including their lone RBI, came off the bat of Hunter Bishop in his MLB debut. And errors from Wander Franco and Austin Meadows didn't help as the team hits a new nadir. Game 2: Hello offense, nice of you to show up for a change. The Rays banged out 11 hits in a 6-1 win over the Mariners. A 4-run 3rd saw Jarren Duran triple in a run and score, a solo homer from Brandon Lowe (#10) and a Jorge Ona RBI single. And the ice-cold Lewin Diaz added a 2-run shot (#7) in the 5th. This was more than enough for Matt Peacock, who went 6.1 5 1 1 4 7 to improve to 3-3, 5.02. May 20: Optioned P Colin Poche to AAA Durham, recalled P Shane McClanahan from AAA Durham. As mentioned before, Mac's stamina has dropped from 50 to 30 so he's a relief pitcher now. Poche was pitching well and didn't deserve demotion, but someone had to go. Game 3: Tarik Skubal made his Rays debut and was impressive, pitching well enough to keep them in it before they could come back and take a 3-2 win over Seattle. Skubal went 6 2 1 1 4 8 but left down 1-0. Willy Adames made sure he wouldn't take a loss with a 454-ft solo HR (#4) to tie it up, and Jorge Ona made a winner of Pete Fairbanks with a 2-run blast (#8) in the bottom of the 7th. After Diego Castillo gave up a Jared Kelenic homer to cut the lead to 3-2 in the 8th, Nick Anderson had a scoreless 9th for save #7. Team record: 18-24, 7 games back of Toronto thanks to the Jays being swept at home by the Angels. As a result I guess we can call this series a green shoot and we still do have 3/4 of the season left. Nevertheless, I am working on a series of big trades, one of which will give us something we don't necessarily need but is too good to pass up. Next on the schedule: 3 games in Fenway. Last edited by Art Deco; 08-03-2021 at 03:25 PM.