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Art Deco · 11-19-2021, 02:42 PM

One bit of housekeeping: I spoke erroneously in the last post as Jarren Duran has one more game on his suspension left. Therefore with Andrew Greckel going on the DL, we've called up another OF prospect of ours, Nick Schnell, and he'll get a day in the bigs before going back for Duran.

The Rays opened the home portion of their 2025 schedule by dropping 2 of 3 to the Angels, and although they took a thrilling walk-off win in the home opener the bullpen cost them in the other two games.

I should really say the bullpen cost them to some extent in all the games as the only reason a walk-off winner was necessary in the opener was because Devin Williams blew the save in the top of the 9th as the Rays won 4-3. Joe Ryan was excellent (6 4 2 2 1 9) even if he did give up his obligatory homer. Adley Rutschman tied it in the 7th with his first homer of the year and then Nick Schnell, called up for the day, showed a flair for the dramatic with an 8th-inning solo shot for his first MLB hit. As mentioned Williams blew it in the 9th but with two out in the 10th Heston Kjerstad drew a walk from Ken Giles and Lewin Diaz delivered his 2nd RBI hit of the day, a double to the corner to score Kjerstad, making a winner of Aaron Fletcher.

The second game was the toughest to swallow as the Rays fought back from an early 3-0 deficit when Mike Trout went deep off Griffin Canning in the 1st to take an eventual 6-4 lead after 7, only for Luis Garcia and Aaron Fletcher to combine to allow 4 runs in the 8th dooming the Rays to an 8-6 loss. Heston Kjerstad's 2-run single broke a 4-4 tie in the 6th and Austin Meadows earlier had a 2-run single of his own to lead the offense. Canning settled in to finish 6.1 7 4 4 0 8 after the bad 1st. Rookie catcher Corey Collins made his MLB debut and was on base 3 times with a HBP, a double in the 6th which started the rally, and a walk with two runs scored.

Tyler Glasnow continues in search of his 2024 Cy Young form as he had another poor outing, and the bullpen allowed 3 more runs which proved costly as a valiant comeback fell short in a 7-6 loss. Glasnow went 4 6 4 4 2 5 and while JT Ginn bounced back from his horrible Rays debut with 2 scoreless and 4 Ks, Shane McClanahan was hit for 3 runs to make it a 7-2 Angels lead. Therefore the first homers of the year from Austin Meadows, Heston Kjerstad and Wander Franco over the final 2 innings were too little, too late instead of pillars of a comeback. Franco earlier had a 2-run double to give him a 3-RBI day.

Team record: 2-4, we're already 3 games behind Boston to start the year. Next up: The homestand continues as the Yankees visit for 3.

11-19-2021, 02:42 PM	#353
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,413	April 6-8, 2025: vs LA Angels (3) One bit of housekeeping: I spoke erroneously in the last post as Jarren Duran has one more game on his suspension left. Therefore with Andrew Greckel going on the DL, we've called up another OF prospect of ours, Nick Schnell, and he'll get a day in the bigs before going back for Duran. The Rays opened the home portion of their 2025 schedule by dropping 2 of 3 to the Angels, and although they took a thrilling walk-off win in the home opener the bullpen cost them in the other two games. I should really say the bullpen cost them to some extent in all the games as the only reason a walk-off winner was necessary in the opener was because Devin Williams blew the save in the top of the 9th as the Rays won 4-3. Joe Ryan was excellent (6 4 2 2 1 9) even if he did give up his obligatory homer. Adley Rutschman tied it in the 7th with his first homer of the year and then Nick Schnell, called up for the day, showed a flair for the dramatic with an 8th-inning solo shot for his first MLB hit. As mentioned Williams blew it in the 9th but with two out in the 10th Heston Kjerstad drew a walk from Ken Giles and Lewin Diaz delivered his 2nd RBI hit of the day, a double to the corner to score Kjerstad, making a winner of Aaron Fletcher. The second game was the toughest to swallow as the Rays fought back from an early 3-0 deficit when Mike Trout went deep off Griffin Canning in the 1st to take an eventual 6-4 lead after 7, only for Luis Garcia and Aaron Fletcher to combine to allow 4 runs in the 8th dooming the Rays to an 8-6 loss. Heston Kjerstad's 2-run single broke a 4-4 tie in the 6th and Austin Meadows earlier had a 2-run single of his own to lead the offense. Canning settled in to finish 6.1 7 4 4 0 8 after the bad 1st. Rookie catcher Corey Collins made his MLB debut and was on base 3 times with a HBP, a double in the 6th which started the rally, and a walk with two runs scored. Tyler Glasnow continues in search of his 2024 Cy Young form as he had another poor outing, and the bullpen allowed 3 more runs which proved costly as a valiant comeback fell short in a 7-6 loss. Glasnow went 4 6 4 4 2 5 and while JT Ginn bounced back from his horrible Rays debut with 2 scoreless and 4 Ks, Shane McClanahan was hit for 3 runs to make it a 7-2 Angels lead. Therefore the first homers of the year from Austin Meadows, Heston Kjerstad and Wander Franco over the final 2 innings were too little, too late instead of pillars of a comeback. Franco earlier had a 2-run double to give him a 3-RBI day. Team record: 2-4, we're already 3 games behind Boston to start the year. Next up: The homestand continues as the Yankees visit for 3.