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Art Deco · 03-16-2022, 01:39 PM

Not a great series in Seattle as we dropped 2 out of 3 and even the win was somewhat frustrating because it involved blowing the lead.

Transaction (from last week): I totally forgot to mention this but on the 8th we did put Jared Wetherbee on the 60-day IL since his season is done but at the same time we claimed lefty reliever Robinson Ortiz on waivers from the Dodgers and he took Wetherbee's roster spot. Ortiz was outstanding last year for the Dodgers, earning 1.9 WAR. He's probably not that good, but he has 65 stuff and average movement and control so he should be useful.

It was a tough loss in the opener as DL Hall blew his second game in six days by giving up a key 3-run homer and the Rays lost 4-3 to Seattle. JT Ginn was outstanding (6 5 1 1 3 4) and he left with a 3-1 lead courtesy of a 2-run Ed Howard homer (#1) and an Adley Rutschman RBI single. Tylor Megill had a quick 7th so he came back for the 8th and put the first two men on, and with lefty Trevor Larnach due up Hall (0-2) came in and Larnach took him deep to give Seattle the win.

The Rays won the second game 7-6 on an Adley Rutschman RBI single in the 9th but how they got there wasn't enjoyable. 2-run homers from Ed Howard (#2) and Andrew Greckel in the 1st staked the Rays to a 4-0 lead but Slade Cecconi gave almost all of the lead right back by allowing 3 in the bottom of the 1st. Greckel hit his 2nd homer of the game (#5) to help the Rays bump the lead back up to 6-3, but after Cecconi had to leave in the 4th with back spasms (he'll make his next start), Levi Abbott gave up a 3-run homer to let Seattle tie it up. Finally a 3-hit rally in the 9th capped by Rutschman's single gave them lead again, but DL Hall tried his best to blow another game but was let off the hook when Victor Robles threw the potential tying run out at the plate. Diego Castillo (1-0) got the win, and Hall picked up a shaky 1st save.

The Rays finally got a good start from Nick Lodolo in the finale but it was for naught as naught was what the bats did in a 2-0 loss. Lodolo went 5.2 7 2 2 1 6 and kept the ball in the park but still dropped to 0-2. The hitters only managed five singles in total, and Brett Baty was 0-3 to drop to 2-37 on the season (.054). Angelo DiSpigna will be coming back up soon. The only bright spot was a pair of scoreless innings from recent acquisition Robinson Ortiz.

Team record: 8-7. Next up: We return home to face Boston for 3 with Tyler Glasnow scheduled to return to the Trop mound for the second game. In the division we're 3 games behind the Yankees and Baltimore who are both 11-4.

03-16-2022, 01:39 PM	#534
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,419	April 14-16, 2027: at Seattle (3) Not a great series in Seattle as we dropped 2 out of 3 and even the win was somewhat frustrating because it involved blowing the lead. Transaction (from last week): I totally forgot to mention this but on the 8th we did put Jared Wetherbee on the 60-day IL since his season is done but at the same time we claimed lefty reliever Robinson Ortiz on waivers from the Dodgers and he took Wetherbee's roster spot. Ortiz was outstanding last year for the Dodgers, earning 1.9 WAR. He's probably not that good, but he has 65 stuff and average movement and control so he should be useful. It was a tough loss in the opener as DL Hall blew his second game in six days by giving up a key 3-run homer and the Rays lost 4-3 to Seattle. JT Ginn was outstanding (6 5 1 1 3 4) and he left with a 3-1 lead courtesy of a 2-run Ed Howard homer (#1) and an Adley Rutschman RBI single. Tylor Megill had a quick 7th so he came back for the 8th and put the first two men on, and with lefty Trevor Larnach due up Hall (0-2) came in and Larnach took him deep to give Seattle the win. The Rays won the second game 7-6 on an Adley Rutschman RBI single in the 9th but how they got there wasn't enjoyable. 2-run homers from Ed Howard (#2) and Andrew Greckel in the 1st staked the Rays to a 4-0 lead but Slade Cecconi gave almost all of the lead right back by allowing 3 in the bottom of the 1st. Greckel hit his 2nd homer of the game (#5) to help the Rays bump the lead back up to 6-3, but after Cecconi had to leave in the 4th with back spasms (he'll make his next start), Levi Abbott gave up a 3-run homer to let Seattle tie it up. Finally a 3-hit rally in the 9th capped by Rutschman's single gave them lead again, but DL Hall tried his best to blow another game but was let off the hook when Victor Robles threw the potential tying run out at the plate. Diego Castillo (1-0) got the win, and Hall picked up a shaky 1st save. The Rays finally got a good start from Nick Lodolo in the finale but it was for naught as naught was what the bats did in a 2-0 loss. Lodolo went 5.2 7 2 2 1 6 and kept the ball in the park but still dropped to 0-2. The hitters only managed five singles in total, and Brett Baty was 0-3 to drop to 2-37 on the season (.054). Angelo DiSpigna will be coming back up soon. The only bright spot was a pair of scoreless innings from recent acquisition Robinson Ortiz. Team record: 8-7. Next up: We return home to face Boston for 3 with Tyler Glasnow scheduled to return to the Trop mound for the second game. In the division we're 3 games behind the Yankees and Baltimore who are both 11-4.