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Art Deco · 10-03-2021, 09:50 PM

None of the three games were easy, but the Rays managed to sweep Houston at Tropicana Field, and with Boston winning 2 of 3 and Baltimore dropping 2 of 3, the division lead is back up to four games. First, a trade:

May 16: Traded P Luis Patino and OF Nate Swarts to Washington for C Blake Hunt.

Patino's rehab was just about up at Durham, and the injury sapped him of what little control he had and diminished his stuff some. He was horrendous in his outings at Durham (15 hits, 9 walks and 16 runs allowed in 8 1/3 innings) and he was out of options with no way he was coming back to our roster. So I packaged him with Swarts, a minor league free agent we signed and re-acquired Hunt, whom ironically we originally acquired with Patino from San Diego in the Blake Snell deal. Hunt was shipped to the Nats last year as part of the Carter Kieboom deal, and gives us some depth at catcher, especially since Gary Sanchez can't be sent back down once Adley Rutschman comes back unless he accepts the assignment. Hunt has power and is an excellent receiver, but doesn't make a lot of contact.

As for the series with Houston, the opener was a wild back-and-forth affair which saw the Rays prevail 10-8. The Rays jumped out to a 5-0 2nd-inning lead on an Austin Meadows grand slam (#10) but Griffin Canning gave those 5 runs back in the 3rd with Francisco Lindor answering with his own slam. But the Rays got 3 more in the 3rd to make it 8-5 with a Heliot Ramos RBI double the big hit and the Rays extended the lead to 9-5 but Canning couldn't make it through the 5th and allowed Houston back within 9-8. The bullpen held from there with Shane McClanahan going 2 1/3 scoreless (and 18 IP scoreless on the year with a 2/26 BB/K ratio) for his 3rd win and Nick Anderson picking up save #11. Vidal Brujan was also 3-5 with 2 RBI.

Tyler Glasnow got the start in the second game but struggled with his control and his pitch count, throwing 40 pitches in the 1st and 60 through the 2nd but he only allowed 1 run. He took a 2-1 lead into the 5th, but gave up a run and finished 4.2 3 2 2 5 8 as his pitch count reached 108. Houston added a run in the 6th off Justin Dunn to take a 3-2 lead but the Rays struck back in the bottom of the inning with a 3-run Carter Kieboom homer (#3) to make it 5-3. Austin Meadows had a 2-run double in the 8th for insurance as he keeps on driving in runs, and Dunn picked up win #2 in relief.

The Rays built a 4-0 lead for Dustin May in the finale in the first two innings with a 2-run Wander Franco single the big hit, but Houston chipped away at May and finally tied in the 6th thanks to some sloppy Rays fielding and a couple of infield hits. May finished 6 7 4 4 0 8 but deserved better. The Rays re-took the lead in the 7th when Jarren Duran walked, went to third on a Franco single and scored when (who else?) Austin Meadows hit a sac fly and the Rays held on to win 5-4. With several relievers tired, the "B" bullpen came through as Alex Vesia got the win and Tyler Rogers held the 8th before Nick Anderson closed it out for save #12.

Team record: 31-11. Next up: 3 games in Minnesota.

10-03-2021, 09:50 PM	#279
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,548	May 16-18, 2024: vs Houston (3) None of the three games were easy, but the Rays managed to sweep Houston at Tropicana Field, and with Boston winning 2 of 3 and Baltimore dropping 2 of 3, the division lead is back up to four games. First, a trade: May 16: Traded P Luis Patino and OF Nate Swarts to Washington for C Blake Hunt. Patino's rehab was just about up at Durham, and the injury sapped him of what little control he had and diminished his stuff some. He was horrendous in his outings at Durham (15 hits, 9 walks and 16 runs allowed in 8 1/3 innings) and he was out of options with no way he was coming back to our roster. So I packaged him with Swarts, a minor league free agent we signed and re-acquired Hunt, whom ironically we originally acquired with Patino from San Diego in the Blake Snell deal. Hunt was shipped to the Nats last year as part of the Carter Kieboom deal, and gives us some depth at catcher, especially since Gary Sanchez can't be sent back down once Adley Rutschman comes back unless he accepts the assignment. Hunt has power and is an excellent receiver, but doesn't make a lot of contact. As for the series with Houston, the opener was a wild back-and-forth affair which saw the Rays prevail 10-8. The Rays jumped out to a 5-0 2nd-inning lead on an Austin Meadows grand slam (#10) but Griffin Canning gave those 5 runs back in the 3rd with Francisco Lindor answering with his own slam. But the Rays got 3 more in the 3rd to make it 8-5 with a Heliot Ramos RBI double the big hit and the Rays extended the lead to 9-5 but Canning couldn't make it through the 5th and allowed Houston back within 9-8. The bullpen held from there with Shane McClanahan going 2 1/3 scoreless (and 18 IP scoreless on the year with a 2/26 BB/K ratio) for his 3rd win and Nick Anderson picking up save #11. Vidal Brujan was also 3-5 with 2 RBI. Tyler Glasnow got the start in the second game but struggled with his control and his pitch count, throwing 40 pitches in the 1st and 60 through the 2nd but he only allowed 1 run. He took a 2-1 lead into the 5th, but gave up a run and finished 4.2 3 2 2 5 8 as his pitch count reached 108. Houston added a run in the 6th off Justin Dunn to take a 3-2 lead but the Rays struck back in the bottom of the inning with a 3-run Carter Kieboom homer (#3) to make it 5-3. Austin Meadows had a 2-run double in the 8th for insurance as he keeps on driving in runs, and Dunn picked up win #2 in relief. The Rays built a 4-0 lead for Dustin May in the finale in the first two innings with a 2-run Wander Franco single the big hit, but Houston chipped away at May and finally tied in the 6th thanks to some sloppy Rays fielding and a couple of infield hits. May finished 6 7 4 4 0 8 but deserved better. The Rays re-took the lead in the 7th when Jarren Duran walked, went to third on a Franco single and scored when (who else?) Austin Meadows hit a sac fly and the Rays held on to win 5-4. With several relievers tired, the "B" bullpen came through as Alex Vesia got the win and Tyler Rogers held the 8th before Nick Anderson closed it out for save #12. Team record: 31-11. Next up: 3 games in Minnesota.