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Art Deco · 10-07-2021, 07:27 PM

Another series in which the Rays struggled, dropping 2 of 3 for the second straight time on this road trip. Coupled with Boston taking 2 of 3 from San Antonio, the Rays' division lead has been cut to one.

The opener got away from them in the middle innings after the teams exchanged early homers (Heliot Ramos had his 3rd for the Rays) when Shane McClanahan came on in the 6th down 2-1 and gave up an inside-the-park 2-run homer to Rowdy Tellez. Things snowballed from there and it ended up an 11-1 Blue Jays rout. Dustin May went 5 5 3 3 2 2 in the start.

The Rays took the middle game 5-3 thanks to three big homers and a solid start from Tarik Skubal. Hunter Bishop hit #8 to get the Rays going in the 2nd, Carter Kieboom made it 3-1 Rays in the 5th with #5, and Heston Kjerstad added a 2-run shot in the 6th (#5). Skubal went 6 4 2 2 2 5 to improve to 4-3 but things got hairy in the 9th when up 5-2, Nick Anderson had to leave after one out with what turned out to be a hamstring strain (he'll miss 3 weeks). Aaron Fletcher couldn't get anyone out and let in a run and put men on 2nd and 3rd, but Tyler Rogers got Bo Bichette to fly out for his first Rays save and they hung on.

Transaction: Anderson goes on the 10-day IL, Devin Williams will be the closer, and Guillermo Zuniga is up from Durham. Zuniga was acquired in the pre-season deal with the Dodgers where we sent Brett Honeywell and Drew Strotman to LA, and he was dominant at Durham with a 6/40 BB/K ratio in 22 innings. The righty has 80 stuff but 45 movement and 40 control.

The finale was a tough one to swallow as down 3-0 through 5, the Rays rallied for 4 in the 6th only for Justin Dunn to give the lead right back in bottom of the inning and they fell 6-5. Joe Ryan battled through it, going 5 8 3 3 1 4 and then the offense perked up with Carter Kieboom's 2-run double the big hit. But for the second straight outing, Dunn faltered badly and allowed 3 runs in the bottom of the frame. Guillermo Zuniga made his MLB debut getting Dunn out of further damage, and retired all 5 men he faced with 2 strikeouts. Lewin Diaz homered in the 8th (#5) to get the Rays back within 6-5, but they couldn't get over the hump.

Team record: 36-18. Next up: We're barely a third of the way through the season but Boston's visit to the Trop for the next 3 games looms large.

10-07-2021, 07:27 PM	#283
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,379	May 29-31, 2024: at Toronto (3) Another series in which the Rays struggled, dropping 2 of 3 for the second straight time on this road trip. Coupled with Boston taking 2 of 3 from San Antonio, the Rays' division lead has been cut to one. The opener got away from them in the middle innings after the teams exchanged early homers (Heliot Ramos had his 3rd for the Rays) when Shane McClanahan came on in the 6th down 2-1 and gave up an inside-the-park 2-run homer to Rowdy Tellez. Things snowballed from there and it ended up an 11-1 Blue Jays rout. Dustin May went 5 5 3 3 2 2 in the start. The Rays took the middle game 5-3 thanks to three big homers and a solid start from Tarik Skubal. Hunter Bishop hit #8 to get the Rays going in the 2nd, Carter Kieboom made it 3-1 Rays in the 5th with #5, and Heston Kjerstad added a 2-run shot in the 6th (#5). Skubal went 6 4 2 2 2 5 to improve to 4-3 but things got hairy in the 9th when up 5-2, Nick Anderson had to leave after one out with what turned out to be a hamstring strain (he'll miss 3 weeks). Aaron Fletcher couldn't get anyone out and let in a run and put men on 2nd and 3rd, but Tyler Rogers got Bo Bichette to fly out for his first Rays save and they hung on. Transaction: Anderson goes on the 10-day IL, Devin Williams will be the closer, and Guillermo Zuniga is up from Durham. Zuniga was acquired in the pre-season deal with the Dodgers where we sent Brett Honeywell and Drew Strotman to LA, and he was dominant at Durham with a 6/40 BB/K ratio in 22 innings. The righty has 80 stuff but 45 movement and 40 control. The finale was a tough one to swallow as down 3-0 through 5, the Rays rallied for 4 in the 6th only for Justin Dunn to give the lead right back in bottom of the inning and they fell 6-5. Joe Ryan battled through it, going 5 8 3 3 1 4 and then the offense perked up with Carter Kieboom's 2-run double the big hit. But for the second straight outing, Dunn faltered badly and allowed 3 runs in the bottom of the frame. Guillermo Zuniga made his MLB debut getting Dunn out of further damage, and retired all 5 men he faced with 2 strikeouts. Lewin Diaz homered in the 8th (#5) to get the Rays back within 6-5, but they couldn't get over the hump. Team record: 36-18. Next up: We're barely a third of the way through the season but Boston's visit to the Trop for the next 3 games looms large. Last edited by Art Deco; 10-07-2021 at 07:28 PM.