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Art Deco · 02-04-2022, 07:55 PM

The series started off nicely with the Rays winning the opener but they dropped the next two while Toronto took 2 of 3 in their series, making the division lead 4 games. The two losses also dropped the Rays into a 4-way tie for the two wild cards with the Twins now being one of those teams.

It was all fun and games in the opener though, as the Rays trounced the Twins 10-2 at the Trop. Taylor Walls got a rare start and took advantage with a 4-RBI day, including a 3-run homer in the 2nd (#2) to put Tampa Bay ahead to stay. Heston Kjerstad drove in a pair and Brett Baty had a 2-run double to support Tyler Glasnow, who went to 5-2, 2.34 after going 5.1 8 2 2 2 8.

The bats couldn't get anything going in the second game and once again Dustin May was starved of run support in a 3-1 loss. Despite a 2.11 ERA, May's record dropped to 4-4 as once again he had little to work with. It was a 0-0 game until the 7th when May ran out of gas and allowed 3 runs, including a 2-run homer to old friend Brandon Lowe as he finished 6 5 3 3 0 9. Yesterday's hero Taylor Walls drove in the lone Rays run.

Transaction: I finally had it with Brett Baty, who could only hit 203/319/399 in 19 games and he was sent back to Durham and brought back was Angelo DiSpigna, who didn't sulk in the minors and hit 284/449/608 with 6 HR and 22 RBI in 25 games.

Joe Ryan has been known to have problems with the longball but today was ridiculous as he allowed 4 solo shots while Levi Kelly gave up 2 more and a furious Tampa Bay rally fell short as they lost 9-7 to Minnesota. 3 of those homers were hit by Joey Gallo, who took Ryan deep twice and Kelly once, while Kyle Tucker hit a pair in the area in which he grew up. Ryan was 6 9 5 5 0 8 and like teammate Dustin May, his record is 4-4 but his ERA is now 5.92 with 13 homers allowed in 51.2 IP. In the end, Kelly's 4 runs (and 2 homers allowed - he's yielded 6 in 18 IP now) hurt them more as after falling behind 9-1 they put 6 on the board in the 8th highlighted by an Ed Howard grand slam (#3). Andrew Greckel also hit his 3rd round-tripper of the season.

Team record: 27-21. Next up: An off-day then we travel to San Antonio for 3 against the Alamos.

02-04-2022, 07:55 PM	#456
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,595	May 20-22, 2026: vs Minnesota (3) The series started off nicely with the Rays winning the opener but they dropped the next two while Toronto took 2 of 3 in their series, making the division lead 4 games. The two losses also dropped the Rays into a 4-way tie for the two wild cards with the Twins now being one of those teams. It was all fun and games in the opener though, as the Rays trounced the Twins 10-2 at the Trop. Taylor Walls got a rare start and took advantage with a 4-RBI day, including a 3-run homer in the 2nd (#2) to put Tampa Bay ahead to stay. Heston Kjerstad drove in a pair and Brett Baty had a 2-run double to support Tyler Glasnow, who went to 5-2, 2.34 after going 5.1 8 2 2 2 8. The bats couldn't get anything going in the second game and once again Dustin May was starved of run support in a 3-1 loss. Despite a 2.11 ERA, May's record dropped to 4-4 as once again he had little to work with. It was a 0-0 game until the 7th when May ran out of gas and allowed 3 runs, including a 2-run homer to old friend Brandon Lowe as he finished 6 5 3 3 0 9. Yesterday's hero Taylor Walls drove in the lone Rays run. Transaction: I finally had it with Brett Baty, who could only hit 203/319/399 in 19 games and he was sent back to Durham and brought back was Angelo DiSpigna, who didn't sulk in the minors and hit 284/449/608 with 6 HR and 22 RBI in 25 games. Joe Ryan has been known to have problems with the longball but today was ridiculous as he allowed 4 solo shots while Levi Kelly gave up 2 more and a furious Tampa Bay rally fell short as they lost 9-7 to Minnesota. 3 of those homers were hit by Joey Gallo, who took Ryan deep twice and Kelly once, while Kyle Tucker hit a pair in the area in which he grew up. Ryan was 6 9 5 5 0 8 and like teammate Dustin May, his record is 4-4 but his ERA is now 5.92 with 13 homers allowed in 51.2 IP. In the end, Kelly's 4 runs (and 2 homers allowed - he's yielded 6 in 18 IP now) hurt them more as after falling behind 9-1 they put 6 on the board in the 8th highlighted by an Ed Howard grand slam (#3). Andrew Greckel also hit his 3rd round-tripper of the season. Team record: 27-21. Next up: An off-day then we travel to San Antonio for 3 against the Alamos.