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Art Deco · 08-24-2021, 07:13 PM

This was not a great weekend in Detroit, with the Rays being blown out in the first two games before salvaging the third game and with a key player going down with a 2-month injury. But despite all of that they still gained a game on the Blue Jays, who were swept in Boston, and the lead is now 5 games as we move into August.

The final score of the first game was 10-2 Detroit, but it was a close game until the wheels came off in the 7th, when the Tigers scored 7 times. Since all Mike Clevinger had to do was walk across the stadium to the visitors' locker room, he made his Rays debut and it was a mixed bag, going 4.1 4 3 3 3 4. He left in the 5th thanks to a 64-minute rain delay and when we came back Alex Vesia took over and allowed 2 of Clevinger's runners to score. Then Nick Sandlin and Colin Poche imploded in that 7th inning after the Rays closed within 3-2. But the worst aspect of the game is that Vidal Brujan suffered a serious back strain and will miss nearly 2 months. Brujan has been the sparkplug of this team as well as an unexpected source of power and he'll be missed.

Transaction: Vidal Brujan to the 10-day IL, Hunter Bishop called up from AAA Durham. Bishop wasn't exactly lighting it up at Durham but I still think he's the best choice over Joey Gallo or Heliot Ramos. Bishop will get a chance to DH (or play OF while one of the OFs DH) against righties and Jorge Ona will see some more PT.

The second game wasn't much better than the first with the Rays going down 8-3 after Joe Ryan allowed 7 runs on 4 homers, including a pair from former teammate Mike Zunino. Randy Arozarena drove in a couple of runs to pace the relatively moribund offense.

The Rays snapped back in the series finale, beating Detroit by the same 8-3 score they lost by yesterday. Chris Sale ended up with the win and pitched well overall (7 6 3 3 1 3) but had a bad 3rd inning in which he allowed all 3 runs and put Tampa Bay in a 3-1 hole. But a big 6-run 4th which saw Jorge Ona hit a 3-run HR (#15) and Adley Rutschman a 2-run blast (#16/#25) propelled them to victory. Randy Arozarena, another one of our offensive cornerstones who had a miserable first half, homered in the 9th (#12) and is hopefully starting to snap out of it.

Team record: 62-46. Next up: Back home for 3 vs Baltimore.

08-24-2021, 07:13 PM	#218
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,070	July 31-August 2, 2023: at Detroit (3) This was not a great weekend in Detroit, with the Rays being blown out in the first two games before salvaging the third game and with a key player going down with a 2-month injury. But despite all of that they still gained a game on the Blue Jays, who were swept in Boston, and the lead is now 5 games as we move into August. The final score of the first game was 10-2 Detroit, but it was a close game until the wheels came off in the 7th, when the Tigers scored 7 times. Since all Mike Clevinger had to do was walk across the stadium to the visitors' locker room, he made his Rays debut and it was a mixed bag, going 4.1 4 3 3 3 4. He left in the 5th thanks to a 64-minute rain delay and when we came back Alex Vesia took over and allowed 2 of Clevinger's runners to score. Then Nick Sandlin and Colin Poche imploded in that 7th inning after the Rays closed within 3-2. But the worst aspect of the game is that Vidal Brujan suffered a serious back strain and will miss nearly 2 months. Brujan has been the sparkplug of this team as well as an unexpected source of power and he'll be missed. Transaction: Vidal Brujan to the 10-day IL, Hunter Bishop called up from AAA Durham. Bishop wasn't exactly lighting it up at Durham but I still think he's the best choice over Joey Gallo or Heliot Ramos. Bishop will get a chance to DH (or play OF while one of the OFs DH) against righties and Jorge Ona will see some more PT. The second game wasn't much better than the first with the Rays going down 8-3 after Joe Ryan allowed 7 runs on 4 homers, including a pair from former teammate Mike Zunino. Randy Arozarena drove in a couple of runs to pace the relatively moribund offense. The Rays snapped back in the series finale, beating Detroit by the same 8-3 score they lost by yesterday. Chris Sale ended up with the win and pitched well overall (7 6 3 3 1 3) but had a bad 3rd inning in which he allowed all 3 runs and put Tampa Bay in a 3-1 hole. But a big 6-run 4th which saw Jorge Ona hit a 3-run HR (#15) and Adley Rutschman a 2-run blast (#16/#25) propelled them to victory. Randy Arozarena, another one of our offensive cornerstones who had a miserable first half, homered in the 9th (#12) and is hopefully starting to snap out of it. Team record: 62-46. Next up: Back home for 3 vs Baltimore.