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Art Deco · 08-26-2021, 10:14 PM

A fine showing against the team with MLB's best record as the Rays took 2 of 3 and should have had a sweep. Coupled with the Jays dropping 2 of 3 to Cleveland, and the Rays now have a 7-game lead in the AL East.

We made a couple of moves when we weren't sure how bad Wander Franco's injury was and with Carter Kieboom out, but since it's day-to-day and he can play they're not quite as significant. Johan Camargo was claimed on waivers, he can play a 60 3B and is an adequate hitter, but nothing special. To make room for him on the 40-man, Josh Lowe was put on the 60-day IL as he was hurt at Montgomery and will miss 5 weeks. We also signed utility guy Marwin Gonzalez to a minor league contract, a similar .250-type hitter to Camargo. Mike Brosseau was optioned to Durham to make room for Camargo.

As for the games with the Angels, the opener was a tough one to lose for the Rays - after jumping out to a 5-0 lead in the first and chasing Andrew Heaney, Joe Ryan squandered the lead giving up a pair of Shohei Ohtani 2-run homers and the Rays lost 6-5, also due to not scoring on other golden chances later in the game. Adley Rutschman had a 3-run blast in that first inning (#19/28) and they kept the rally going with a couple more runs but couldn't score another the rest of the way. Ryan's had 3 bad starts in his last 4.

Transaction: Tyler Glasnow activated from the IL, Colin Poche optioned to Durham. Glasnow will go right back into the rotation since he only missed a couple of weeks, and Joe Ryan is being moved to long relief. A 4.55 ERA and 28 homers allowed in 128 innings will do that.

The second game was a back-and-forth affair with the Rays trailing 2-0, going ahead 3-2, and seeing LA tie it at 3 before Austin Meadows hit a mammoth homer to dead center (#11) in the top of the 9th to win it for Tampa Bay 4-3. Chris Sale turned in another good start (6 2 2 2 3 2), Aaron Fletcher got win #6 despite allowing the game-tying hit, and Nick Anderson secured save #25. Earlier, Hunter Bishop had an RBI double and Jarren Duran a 2-run single to put the Rays ahead for the first time.

The Rays brought the bats out in the finale, taking a 9-5 win which had some echoes of the first game when Tyler Glasnow gave up a pair of homers in the 6th to allow LA back within 7-5 after the Rays opened a 7-2 lead, but the bullpen held and they tacked on two more when the player of the game, Hunter Bishop, hit the second of his two 2-run homers to give him 6 in total. Austin Meadows and Taylor Walls each drove in a pair as well. Glasnow got the win to go to 8-5 despite a tarnished 5.2 5 5 5 2 6 line which saw him imitate Joe Ryan with 3 homers allowed.

Team record: 66-48. Next up: Back home for 3 vs Kansas City.

08-26-2021, 10:14 PM	#220
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,618	August 7-9, 2023: at LA Angels (3) A fine showing against the team with MLB's best record as the Rays took 2 of 3 and should have had a sweep. Coupled with the Jays dropping 2 of 3 to Cleveland, and the Rays now have a 7-game lead in the AL East. We made a couple of moves when we weren't sure how bad Wander Franco's injury was and with Carter Kieboom out, but since it's day-to-day and he can play they're not quite as significant. Johan Camargo was claimed on waivers, he can play a 60 3B and is an adequate hitter, but nothing special. To make room for him on the 40-man, Josh Lowe was put on the 60-day IL as he was hurt at Montgomery and will miss 5 weeks. We also signed utility guy Marwin Gonzalez to a minor league contract, a similar .250-type hitter to Camargo. Mike Brosseau was optioned to Durham to make room for Camargo. As for the games with the Angels, the opener was a tough one to lose for the Rays - after jumping out to a 5-0 lead in the first and chasing Andrew Heaney, Joe Ryan squandered the lead giving up a pair of Shohei Ohtani 2-run homers and the Rays lost 6-5, also due to not scoring on other golden chances later in the game. Adley Rutschman had a 3-run blast in that first inning (#19/28) and they kept the rally going with a couple more runs but couldn't score another the rest of the way. Ryan's had 3 bad starts in his last 4. Transaction: Tyler Glasnow activated from the IL, Colin Poche optioned to Durham. Glasnow will go right back into the rotation since he only missed a couple of weeks, and Joe Ryan is being moved to long relief. A 4.55 ERA and 28 homers allowed in 128 innings will do that. The second game was a back-and-forth affair with the Rays trailing 2-0, going ahead 3-2, and seeing LA tie it at 3 before Austin Meadows hit a mammoth homer to dead center (#11) in the top of the 9th to win it for Tampa Bay 4-3. Chris Sale turned in another good start (6 2 2 2 3 2), Aaron Fletcher got win #6 despite allowing the game-tying hit, and Nick Anderson secured save #25. Earlier, Hunter Bishop had an RBI double and Jarren Duran a 2-run single to put the Rays ahead for the first time. The Rays brought the bats out in the finale, taking a 9-5 win which had some echoes of the first game when Tyler Glasnow gave up a pair of homers in the 6th to allow LA back within 7-5 after the Rays opened a 7-2 lead, but the bullpen held and they tacked on two more when the player of the game, Hunter Bishop, hit the second of his two 2-run homers to give him 6 in total. Austin Meadows and Taylor Walls each drove in a pair as well. Glasnow got the win to go to 8-5 despite a tarnished 5.2 5 5 5 2 6 line which saw him imitate Joe Ryan with 3 homers allowed. Team record: 66-48. Next up: Back home for 3 vs Kansas City. Last edited by Art Deco; 08-26-2021 at 10:15 PM.