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Art Deco · 02-18-2022, 11:42 AM

April 20: Optioned P Doug Combs to AAA Durham, recalled P Greg Bookhart from AAA Durham.

Prized prospect (#6 overall by BNN) Bookhart finally makes his major league debut as last week's doubleheader meant we needed a starter for Game 1. I'm likely to keep Bookhart up as another lefty in the pen since we only have two right now (Sato and Zamora).

Game 1: Greg Bookhart was dazzling in his MLB debut although the bullpen blew the win for him. Still the Rays won 4-3 thanks to Josh Beckett's RBI triple in the 9th. Bookhart didn't allow a hit until the 4th and that would be the only hit he'd allow in a masterful 6 1 0 0 3 8 outing on 89 pitches. He left ahead 3-0, and while Dan Anderson got through the 7th, Mike Barkley put 2 on in the 8th and Satoshi Sato let them both score along with one of his own to allow KC to equalize. Beckett's triple made an undeserved winner of Sato and Ed Pretty handled the 9th for his 1st save of the year. Solo homers from Tony Cordova (#1) and Seth Williams (#2) helped stake the Rays to the early lead.

Game 2: It was another tight, low-scoring affair as all the games on this road trip have been so far, and the Rays came away with a 4-2 win. The Royals jumped ahead 2-0 with a couple of unearned runs off Johnny Soland, who pitched his best game of the year at 6 9 2 0 0 2 and won for the first time in 2043. Freddy Zamora recorded his 4th save. The comeback started in the 5th with a Mike Willis RBI triple, and they scored twice in the 7th to win it on a 2-run double from Kevin Morley.

Game 3: Jose Mendoza was all over the place tonight and the bullpen wasn't any relief as the Rays were trounced 13-1 by the Royals in the getaway game. Mendoza finished 4.1 3 6 6 7 6 and saw the last two runs score against him when Sean Forbes gave up a 3-run homer to put the game out of reach. Later Jon Harbour couldn't get the third out in the 8th and ended up giving up 6 more runs. The bats were no help either as the Rays played their worst game of the young season.

Team record: 13-6. Next up: An off-day to travel back to Tampa where we'll play 3 against the first-place Blue Jays, winners of 7 straight and now a game ahead of us.

02-18-2022, 11:42 AM	#1721
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,780	April 20-22, 2043: at Kansas City (3) April 20: Optioned P Doug Combs to AAA Durham, recalled P Greg Bookhart from AAA Durham. Prized prospect (#6 overall by BNN) Bookhart finally makes his major league debut as last week's doubleheader meant we needed a starter for Game 1. I'm likely to keep Bookhart up as another lefty in the pen since we only have two right now (Sato and Zamora). Game 1: Greg Bookhart was dazzling in his MLB debut although the bullpen blew the win for him. Still the Rays won 4-3 thanks to Josh Beckett's RBI triple in the 9th. Bookhart didn't allow a hit until the 4th and that would be the only hit he'd allow in a masterful 6 1 0 0 3 8 outing on 89 pitches. He left ahead 3-0, and while Dan Anderson got through the 7th, Mike Barkley put 2 on in the 8th and Satoshi Sato let them both score along with one of his own to allow KC to equalize. Beckett's triple made an undeserved winner of Sato and Ed Pretty handled the 9th for his 1st save of the year. Solo homers from Tony Cordova (#1) and Seth Williams (#2) helped stake the Rays to the early lead. Game 2: It was another tight, low-scoring affair as all the games on this road trip have been so far, and the Rays came away with a 4-2 win. The Royals jumped ahead 2-0 with a couple of unearned runs off Johnny Soland, who pitched his best game of the year at 6 9 2 0 0 2 and won for the first time in 2043. Freddy Zamora recorded his 4th save. The comeback started in the 5th with a Mike Willis RBI triple, and they scored twice in the 7th to win it on a 2-run double from Kevin Morley. Game 3: Jose Mendoza was all over the place tonight and the bullpen wasn't any relief as the Rays were trounced 13-1 by the Royals in the getaway game. Mendoza finished 4.1 3 6 6 7 6 and saw the last two runs score against him when Sean Forbes gave up a 3-run homer to put the game out of reach. Later Jon Harbour couldn't get the third out in the 8th and ended up giving up 6 more runs. The bats were no help either as the Rays played their worst game of the young season. Team record: 13-6. Next up: An off-day to travel back to Tampa where we'll play 3 against the first-place Blue Jays, winners of 7 straight and now a game ahead of us.