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Art Deco · 02-22-2022, 10:51 AM

May 19: Placed OF Dan Gregory on the 10-day IL with a sprained ankle, recalled IF/OF Jeff Googins from AAA Durham.

Game 1: This team has officially entered the realm of the ridiculous after coming back from 8-2 down in the 6th to take an 11-10 win over Baltimore at Camden Yards to extend their win streak to 14. Joel Gird had his roughest start of the season (3.2 8 6 6 1 1), had to leave with a blister which will keep from his next start, and his rotation replacement Greg Bookhart gave up 2 more runs on 5 hits. But they worked back to within 8-4 in the 7th and Josh Alexander delivered a grand slam (#10) to tie it and Jose Mendez hit #3 with a man on to put them ahead. Luis Barela (#13) and Jimmy Leonard (#14) had homered earlier, and they survived some shaky bullpen work in the 8th to hold on for the win which went to Jon Harbour (#1). Mike Barkley had an uneventful 9th for save #10.

Game 2: The win streak went to 15 in a 5-0 win over the Orioles, but it was extremely costly. Johnny Soland had to leave in the 2nd and it turns out he ruptured his UCL, finishing his season and making it a bit dicey that he starts next year on time. Jon Harbour went 3 1/3 perfect relief innings to pick up his 2nd win in as many days, and Sean Forbes and Dan Anderson completed the shutout. All the offense they needed came early with Josh Beckett leading off the game with HR #5 and Jose Mendez homering for the second straight day (#4). Dave Frick added an double and 2 RBI.

May 21: Placed P Johnny Soland on the 60-day IL with a ruptured UCL and optioned IF/OF Jeff Googins to AAA Durham; activated OF Doug Johns from the restricted list and recalled P Jose Morales from AAA Durham.

Greg Bookhart will take Soland's place in the rotation although for now he'll take Joel Gird's spot while he misses a start with a blister, and then Gird will slide back in when Soland's turn comes up. Morales is a hard-throwing lefty whom we acquired from the White Sox a few years ago and pitched well at Durham last year, although he struggled in the early going this year. He has 75 stuff (but 45 movement & control).

Game 3: The Rays were up 4-0 in the middle of the third and they looked well on their way to consecutive win #16 but then the roof caved in on Jose Mendoza as he gave up 7 runs on 3 homers in the bottom of the 3rd and then a couple more on another one in the 4th and they fell 11-5. Mendoza was given a long leash because the previous two days' starters had to leave early and it did not go well as he finished a brutal 3 9 10 9 4 5 (if there were a "scorigami" for pitching lines that would have to be one), dropped to 4-2 and saw his ERA balloon to 5.61. The Rays did get homers from Doug Johns (#6) in his first at-bat since his suspension and Josh Alexander (#11).

Team record: 37-8. Next up: 4 games in Toronto.

02-22-2022, 10:51 AM	#1730
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,519	May 19-21, 2043: at Baltimore (3) May 19: Placed OF Dan Gregory on the 10-day IL with a sprained ankle, recalled IF/OF Jeff Googins from AAA Durham. Game 1: This team has officially entered the realm of the ridiculous after coming back from 8-2 down in the 6th to take an 11-10 win over Baltimore at Camden Yards to extend their win streak to 14. Joel Gird had his roughest start of the season (3.2 8 6 6 1 1), had to leave with a blister which will keep from his next start, and his rotation replacement Greg Bookhart gave up 2 more runs on 5 hits. But they worked back to within 8-4 in the 7th and Josh Alexander delivered a grand slam (#10) to tie it and Jose Mendez hit #3 with a man on to put them ahead. Luis Barela (#13) and Jimmy Leonard (#14) had homered earlier, and they survived some shaky bullpen work in the 8th to hold on for the win which went to Jon Harbour (#1). Mike Barkley had an uneventful 9th for save #10. Game 2: The win streak went to 15 in a 5-0 win over the Orioles, but it was extremely costly. Johnny Soland had to leave in the 2nd and it turns out he ruptured his UCL, finishing his season and making it a bit dicey that he starts next year on time. Jon Harbour went 3 1/3 perfect relief innings to pick up his 2nd win in as many days, and Sean Forbes and Dan Anderson completed the shutout. All the offense they needed came early with Josh Beckett leading off the game with HR #5 and Jose Mendez homering for the second straight day (#4). Dave Frick added an double and 2 RBI. May 21: Placed P Johnny Soland on the 60-day IL with a ruptured UCL and optioned IF/OF Jeff Googins to AAA Durham; activated OF Doug Johns from the restricted list and recalled P Jose Morales from AAA Durham. Greg Bookhart will take Soland's place in the rotation although for now he'll take Joel Gird's spot while he misses a start with a blister, and then Gird will slide back in when Soland's turn comes up. Morales is a hard-throwing lefty whom we acquired from the White Sox a few years ago and pitched well at Durham last year, although he struggled in the early going this year. He has 75 stuff (but 45 movement & control). Game 3: The Rays were up 4-0 in the middle of the third and they looked well on their way to consecutive win #16 but then the roof caved in on Jose Mendoza as he gave up 7 runs on 3 homers in the bottom of the 3rd and then a couple more on another one in the 4th and they fell 11-5. Mendoza was given a long leash because the previous two days' starters had to leave early and it did not go well as he finished a brutal 3 9 10 9 4 5 (if there were a "scorigami" for pitching lines that would have to be one), dropped to 4-2 and saw his ERA balloon to 5.61. The Rays did get homers from Doug Johns (#6) in his first at-bat since his suspension and Josh Alexander (#11). Team record: 37-8. Next up: 4 games in Toronto. Last edited by Art Deco; 02-23-2022 at 12:01 AM.