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Art Deco · 12-23-2021, 02:12 PM

Game 1: The bats continued to slumber and Ed Pretty blew a win for Jose Mendoza as the Rays dropped their third in four 3-2 to the Twins at Publix Park. They took a slender 2-1 lead into the 8th on Kevin Morley's 3rd homer in the 2nd inning but Pretty was pretty bad in the 8th, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits and the bats couldn't rally. This squandered another fine outing from Mendoza, who's really been rolling of late and went 7 6 1 0 1 6 tonight to lower his ERA to 2.89.

Game 2: Another night of muted bats and bad bullpen work kept the Rays in their worst funk of the season as they lost for the 4th time in 5 games 6-3 to Minnesota. It was a scoreless game until the Rays eked across a run in the 6th, only for the Twins to score 3 times in the 7th with a costly Eric Phillips error keeping the inning alive and allowing the go-ahead run to score. Solo homers from Seth Williams (#8) and Pat Moyer (#2) got the Rays back to parity after 8, but Kikuo Kawase reverted to his earlier inconsistent form, giving up 3 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks in 2/3 of an inning on 33 pitches, dooming Tampa Bay to defeat. Danny Romero started and pitched well (6.2 8 3 2 0 7) but had nothing to show for it. To make matters worse, Andy Ruggles charged the mound because he was hit by a pitch after Moyer's homer, and is now suspended for 5 games as we're down another outfielder.

June 1: Recalled OF Doug Johns from AAA Durham.

With the Ruggles suspension we needed another OF and it's time for prized prospect Johns to get his shot, however brief. Johns hit 322/367/561 with 18 HR at Durham last year and was 279/341/475 this year. In another org he'd already be in the majors. Also Johns is a decent starting pitcher as he's 6-3, 2.29 in 9 starts with a 16/49 BB/K ratio in 63 IP for the Bulls. He's got average stuff but knows how to pitch.

Game 3: The Rays took out their frustrations of the last week by blasting Minnesota 9-3. Pat Moyer and Doug Johns in his MLB debut had RBI singles in the 3rd to make it 2-0, Seth Williams doubled the lead with a 2-run shot (#9) in the 4th, and then they broke it open with a 5-run 5th featuring 2-run singles from Williams and Josh Beckett. Brad Jackson was overpowering today, going 5 3 1 1 3 11 but worked up a pitch count over 100. He's now 9-1, 2.64. Billy Haroutunian went two scoreless to give him 3 shutout innings in two appearances since being recalled.

Game 4: Tampa Bay salvaged a split of the series with an 8-2 win, a game they broken open with 4 runs in the last 2 innings. Jeff Brockman was excellent as ever, going 5.1 3 1 0 3 7 to improve to 11-0, 1.50, and Mike Willis had a big game (3-4 with HR #2, a double, a steal and an RBI) as did Eric Phillips, 2-4 with a solo HR (#2) and an RBI double. Doug Johns added a 2-run double as he looks comfortable in the bigs.

Team record: 47-12. Next up: An off-day then we head to Detroit, and we have the 2041 Amateur Draft as well.

12-23-2021, 02:12 PM	#1561
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,621	May 30-June 2, 2041: vs Minnesota (4) Game 1: The bats continued to slumber and Ed Pretty blew a win for Jose Mendoza as the Rays dropped their third in four 3-2 to the Twins at Publix Park. They took a slender 2-1 lead into the 8th on Kevin Morley's 3rd homer in the 2nd inning but Pretty was pretty bad in the 8th, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits and the bats couldn't rally. This squandered another fine outing from Mendoza, who's really been rolling of late and went 7 6 1 0 1 6 tonight to lower his ERA to 2.89. Game 2: Another night of muted bats and bad bullpen work kept the Rays in their worst funk of the season as they lost for the 4th time in 5 games 6-3 to Minnesota. It was a scoreless game until the Rays eked across a run in the 6th, only for the Twins to score 3 times in the 7th with a costly Eric Phillips error keeping the inning alive and allowing the go-ahead run to score. Solo homers from Seth Williams (#8) and Pat Moyer (#2) got the Rays back to parity after 8, but Kikuo Kawase reverted to his earlier inconsistent form, giving up 3 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks in 2/3 of an inning on 33 pitches, dooming Tampa Bay to defeat. Danny Romero started and pitched well (6.2 8 3 2 0 7) but had nothing to show for it. To make matters worse, Andy Ruggles charged the mound because he was hit by a pitch after Moyer's homer, and is now suspended for 5 games as we're down another outfielder. June 1: Recalled OF Doug Johns from AAA Durham. With the Ruggles suspension we needed another OF and it's time for prized prospect Johns to get his shot, however brief. Johns hit 322/367/561 with 18 HR at Durham last year and was 279/341/475 this year. In another org he'd already be in the majors. Also Johns is a decent starting pitcher as he's 6-3, 2.29 in 9 starts with a 16/49 BB/K ratio in 63 IP for the Bulls. He's got average stuff but knows how to pitch. Game 3: The Rays took out their frustrations of the last week by blasting Minnesota 9-3. Pat Moyer and Doug Johns in his MLB debut had RBI singles in the 3rd to make it 2-0, Seth Williams doubled the lead with a 2-run shot (#9) in the 4th, and then they broke it open with a 5-run 5th featuring 2-run singles from Williams and Josh Beckett. Brad Jackson was overpowering today, going 5 3 1 1 3 11 but worked up a pitch count over 100. He's now 9-1, 2.64. Billy Haroutunian went two scoreless to give him 3 shutout innings in two appearances since being recalled. Game 4: Tampa Bay salvaged a split of the series with an 8-2 win, a game they broken open with 4 runs in the last 2 innings. Jeff Brockman was excellent as ever, going 5.1 3 1 0 3 7 to improve to 11-0, 1.50, and Mike Willis had a big game (3-4 with HR #2, a double, a steal and an RBI) as did Eric Phillips, 2-4 with a solo HR (#2) and an RBI double. Doug Johns added a 2-run double as he looks comfortable in the bigs. Team record: 47-12. Next up: An off-day then we head to Detroit, and we have the 2041 Amateur Draft as well.