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Art Deco · 11-25-2021, 08:08 PM

The rough start continues for the Rays as they dropped 2 of 3 in Kansas City to fall 3 behind the first-place Yankees in the AL East and have now lost 6 of their last 7.

Transactions: Placed 1B/OF Austin Meadows on the 10-day IL with a strained back and P Shane McClanahan on the 60-day IL with elbow tendinitis, purchased the contract of 1B Angelo DiSpigna from Durham and recalled P Guillermo Zuniga from AA Montgomery.

It's time to give DiSpigna a shot as the slugging 1B has done nothing but hit since joining the organization in the Levi Abbott/Andrew Greckel deal last spring. He hit 279/377/578 with 36 HR at Durham last year and was off to a 370/500/1.000 start with 5 more homers this season. The HR power and eye are rated 65, although contact is 45 which will keep the BA down. Zuniga has always pitched well whenever called upon and deserved to be back up.

Tampa Bay was not competitive in the opener as they were waxed 18-4 by Kansas City, falling behind 10-2 in the 3rd. Dustin May had a very rough outing, ending up 3.1 7 9 8 4 3 which wasn't helped by JT Ginn allowing a grand slam with three of May's runners aboard. Brandon Lowe was a one-man offense for the Rays, driving in 3 of their 4 runs with a double and a triple.

Tarik Skubal's recent woes continued as he allowed 2 more homers and put the Rays in an early 4-0 hole but they fought back to take a 7-6 victory from the Royals. Skubal went 4 10 5 5 1 6 and has now allowed 13 runs in his last 3 starts on 4 homers and is 0-2, 6.29. But they took the lead at 5-4 by the fourth inning with Jarren Duran's 2-run double the big hit. The Royals tied it back up at 5 and in the top of the 6th the two rookies who came over in the same deal, Andrew Greckel and Angelo DiSpigna, hit back-to-back solo homers to give the Rays a 7-5 lead. For Greckel it was his 3rd and for DiSpigna it was his first MLB dinger. Levi Kelly turned in 3 1-hit innings with 5 whiffs to get his first Rays win, and Devin Williams took care of the 9th for save #5.

Transaction: Jordan Luplow, just recently recalled, tore his PCL in the second game and is done for the year. Taj Bradley, up briefly in 2023, was recalled from AAA Durham to give us an extra arm in the pen.

The Rays could not get the bats going in the finale and fell 5-1 to Kansas City. They only managed 7 hits, did not walk and struck out 10 times with Jarren Duran's first homer of the year in the 6th keeping them from being shut out. Joe Ryan wasn't very good, going 4.1 7 4 3 2 4 and allowing a homer.

Team record: 11-13. Next up: An off-day then Houston comes to the Trop for 3.

11-25-2021, 08:08 PM	#359
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,530	April 25-27, 2025: at Kansas City (3) The rough start continues for the Rays as they dropped 2 of 3 in Kansas City to fall 3 behind the first-place Yankees in the AL East and have now lost 6 of their last 7. Transactions: Placed 1B/OF Austin Meadows on the 10-day IL with a strained back and P Shane McClanahan on the 60-day IL with elbow tendinitis, purchased the contract of 1B Angelo DiSpigna from Durham and recalled P Guillermo Zuniga from AA Montgomery. It's time to give DiSpigna a shot as the slugging 1B has done nothing but hit since joining the organization in the Levi Abbott/Andrew Greckel deal last spring. He hit 279/377/578 with 36 HR at Durham last year and was off to a 370/500/1.000 start with 5 more homers this season. The HR power and eye are rated 65, although contact is 45 which will keep the BA down. Zuniga has always pitched well whenever called upon and deserved to be back up. Tampa Bay was not competitive in the opener as they were waxed 18-4 by Kansas City, falling behind 10-2 in the 3rd. Dustin May had a very rough outing, ending up 3.1 7 9 8 4 3 which wasn't helped by JT Ginn allowing a grand slam with three of May's runners aboard. Brandon Lowe was a one-man offense for the Rays, driving in 3 of their 4 runs with a double and a triple. Tarik Skubal's recent woes continued as he allowed 2 more homers and put the Rays in an early 4-0 hole but they fought back to take a 7-6 victory from the Royals. Skubal went 4 10 5 5 1 6 and has now allowed 13 runs in his last 3 starts on 4 homers and is 0-2, 6.29. But they took the lead at 5-4 by the fourth inning with Jarren Duran's 2-run double the big hit. The Royals tied it back up at 5 and in the top of the 6th the two rookies who came over in the same deal, Andrew Greckel and Angelo DiSpigna, hit back-to-back solo homers to give the Rays a 7-5 lead. For Greckel it was his 3rd and for DiSpigna it was his first MLB dinger. Levi Kelly turned in 3 1-hit innings with 5 whiffs to get his first Rays win, and Devin Williams took care of the 9th for save #5. Transaction: Jordan Luplow, just recently recalled, tore his PCL in the second game and is done for the year. Taj Bradley, up briefly in 2023, was recalled from AAA Durham to give us an extra arm in the pen. The Rays could not get the bats going in the finale and fell 5-1 to Kansas City. They only managed 7 hits, did not walk and struck out 10 times with Jarren Duran's first homer of the year in the 6th keeping them from being shut out. Joe Ryan wasn't very good, going 4.1 7 4 3 2 4 and allowing a homer. Team record: 11-13. Next up: An off-day then Houston comes to the Trop for 3.