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Art Deco · 10-01-2021, 12:38 PM

Game 1: It was a battle of Rays aces past and present as Josh Carsello went up against Leo Ortega at Yankee Stadium, and it lived up to billing as the Rays squeaked out a 2-1 win. I've been hard on Carsello this year for good reason but he really has seemed to turn things around of late and today was the latest example as he went 6.1 4 1 1 2 8 for the win, making it only 6 runs allowed over his last 4 starts. He's now 9-6, 4.49, still not great overall but his ERA was well above 5 not that long ago. Kikuo Kawase nailed down save #28. The offense was meager but sufficient as Mike McKee had a solo homer (#12) in the 3rd and Omar Rodriguez's RBI single in the 5th proved to be the winner.

August 14: Optioned IF Devin Boatman and OF Ben Hill to AAA Durham, activated 2B Jaiden Hardaway from the 10-day IL, claimed IF Ramon Ruiz off waivers from St. Louis and added him to the active roster.

Always good to get J-Hard back, but the news here is the claim of Ruiz and demotion of Hill. Jim Gebers had been our backup MI when everyone was healthy, but he's really not suited to those positions, especially SS. So we claimed Ruiz, once a top prospect of ours whom we dealt in an ill-fated swap to the Cardinals about 5 years ago for a 3B prospect named Kjeld Visser who never panned out. Ruiz isn't a great hitter, but he has 55 power and a 55 eye, and more importantly he's a 65 SS. So if (when) we get the inevitable Jeff Baez injury, we've got a SS with more pop in his bat than Boatman. Ruiz is a FA at year's end so this is about the here and now, and room had to be made for him so Hill goes down. Not on merit - he raked in his limited at-bats with us - but positionally he doesn't fit right now as he's a pure DH and Jon Jimenez and Gebers have that role now.

Game 2: Danny Romero pitched his second complete-game shutout of the season as the Rays waylaid the Yankees 9-0. The lefty, in a battle with teammate Ron Adams for Cy Young consideration, went 9 5 0 0 0 8 to improve to 16-2, 3.31 and continues to be the team's most consistent pitcher this year. Danny Ayala had a big game with the bat today, going 3-5 with a 3-run HR (#31) and 5 RBI in total, and Jaiden Hardaway was on base 5 times with 4 walks and a 2-run homer (#18) plus two steals.

Game 3: Tim Gates hurled the staff's second straight complete game as the Rays once again pounded the Yankees 10-2 to sweep the series. Gates went 9 6 2 2 2 12, and if I just saw that line and had to guess the # of pitches, I'd say 115. But somehow Gates did it on only 93 pitches which is why he completed the game. The two runs against came on a homer, and he had 3 double plays behind him which helped keep the pitch count down. On offense Omar Rodriguez had a massive day, starting off the proceedings with a 3-run homer (#22) in the top of the 1st and going 3-for-3 with 4 RBI on the day. Daniel Vasquez (#23), Bo Angeac (#16) and Jim Gebers (#21) contributed homers as well and Jaiden Hardaway was on base 4 more times with 3 walks and a single as he sports a mere .465 OBP. Ramon Ruiz made his Rays debut and while he acquitted himself well in the field, the plate was another story as he was 0-5 with 3 strikeouts.

Team record: 85-31. Next up: Back home for 3 against the San Diego Padres.

10-01-2021, 12:38 PM	#1333
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,685	August 13-15, 2038: at NY Yankees (3) Game 1: It was a battle of Rays aces past and present as Josh Carsello went up against Leo Ortega at Yankee Stadium, and it lived up to billing as the Rays squeaked out a 2-1 win. I've been hard on Carsello this year for good reason but he really has seemed to turn things around of late and today was the latest example as he went 6.1 4 1 1 2 8 for the win, making it only 6 runs allowed over his last 4 starts. He's now 9-6, 4.49, still not great overall but his ERA was well above 5 not that long ago. Kikuo Kawase nailed down save #28. The offense was meager but sufficient as Mike McKee had a solo homer (#12) in the 3rd and Omar Rodriguez's RBI single in the 5th proved to be the winner. August 14: Optioned IF Devin Boatman and OF Ben Hill to AAA Durham, activated 2B Jaiden Hardaway from the 10-day IL, claimed IF Ramon Ruiz off waivers from St. Louis and added him to the active roster. Always good to get J-Hard back, but the news here is the claim of Ruiz and demotion of Hill. Jim Gebers had been our backup MI when everyone was healthy, but he's really not suited to those positions, especially SS. So we claimed Ruiz, once a top prospect of ours whom we dealt in an ill-fated swap to the Cardinals about 5 years ago for a 3B prospect named Kjeld Visser who never panned out. Ruiz isn't a great hitter, but he has 55 power and a 55 eye, and more importantly he's a 65 SS. So if (when) we get the inevitable Jeff Baez injury, we've got a SS with more pop in his bat than Boatman. Ruiz is a FA at year's end so this is about the here and now, and room had to be made for him so Hill goes down. Not on merit - he raked in his limited at-bats with us - but positionally he doesn't fit right now as he's a pure DH and Jon Jimenez and Gebers have that role now. Game 2: Danny Romero pitched his second complete-game shutout of the season as the Rays waylaid the Yankees 9-0. The lefty, in a battle with teammate Ron Adams for Cy Young consideration, went 9 5 0 0 0 8 to improve to 16-2, 3.31 and continues to be the team's most consistent pitcher this year. Danny Ayala had a big game with the bat today, going 3-5 with a 3-run HR (#31) and 5 RBI in total, and Jaiden Hardaway was on base 5 times with 4 walks and a 2-run homer (#18) plus two steals. Game 3: Tim Gates hurled the staff's second straight complete game as the Rays once again pounded the Yankees 10-2 to sweep the series. Gates went 9 6 2 2 2 12, and if I just saw that line and had to guess the # of pitches, I'd say 115. But somehow Gates did it on only 93 pitches which is why he completed the game. The two runs against came on a homer, and he had 3 double plays behind him which helped keep the pitch count down. On offense Omar Rodriguez had a massive day, starting off the proceedings with a 3-run homer (#22) in the top of the 1st and going 3-for-3 with 4 RBI on the day. Daniel Vasquez (#23), Bo Angeac (#16) and Jim Gebers (#21) contributed homers as well and Jaiden Hardaway was on base 4 more times with 3 walks and a single as he sports a mere .465 OBP. Ramon Ruiz made his Rays debut and while he acquitted himself well in the field, the plate was another story as he was 0-5 with 3 strikeouts. Team record: 85-31. Next up: Back home for 3 against the San Diego Padres. Last edited by Art Deco; 10-01-2021 at 02:37 PM.