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Art Deco · 03-21-2022, 04:14 PM

The Rays dropped a couple of close ones to the Angels before winning a close one in the finale. Meanwhile the Yankees stayed hot and swept the Red Sox at Fenway so they've dropped a season-high 5 back of New York.

Tampa Bay fell in the opener 5-3 after Christian Chamberlain coughed up a 2-run homer in the 6th which broke a 2-2 tie. JT Ginn pitched pretty well but he left after putting a man on in the 6th and Chamberlain was hit for the homer by the only righty due up against him. Ginn finished 5.1 5 3 3 1 5 and dropped to 1-3. Andrew Greckel hit his 9th HR for the Rays.

Transaction: Optioned P Landon Knack to AAA Durham and activated P Clayton Kershaw from his rehab assignment at Durham. The original plan was to bring up Slade Cecconi but I wasn't paying attention and he pitched at Durham the night before so we brought Kershaw back slightly early to make the start tonight.

Clayton Kershaw made his Rays debut in a familiar locale as the long-time Dodger pitched for the first time for another team in nearby Anaheim, and while he pitched OK the Rays fell 4-3 on a walk-off walk in the 9th issued by DL Hall. Kershaw gave up a couple of solo homers as he went 5 5 3 3 1 6 and left with the game tied at 3 after Kelly Crumpton homered (#4) and Yoelqui Cespedes rapped a 2-run single. It became a battle of the bullpens and after Diego Castillo (2-1) put the leadoff righty on in the 9th, Hall gave up a single, walked a man to load the bases, and then walked Mike Trout to force in the winning run.

James Hays bounced back from his bad start and returned to his dominant self again as the Rays salvaged the finale 4-2. Hays went 7 1 1 0 1 8 with the only run against scoring on a Wander Franco error as he evened his Rays record at 2-2 and went to 4-2 overall. Diego Castillo put a couple on in the 9th but got out of it for save #5. Andrew Greckel's solo homer (#10) in the 6th broke a 1-1 tie and Franco atoned for his error by singling in a run in the 7th, as did Alex Kirilloff who also doubled in the first run.

Team record: 19-17. Next up: An off-day then home for 3 vs Toronto.

Transaction I forgot to mention: Back on April 30 we signed former Cy Young winner Corbin Burnes to a minor league contract. Burnes was traded by Milwaukee to Atlanta in the offseason, and Atlanta put him in their bullpen and then waived him where he went unclaimed. He's not the stud he once was of course, but pitched OK in Atlanta's pen this year with a 4/18 BB/K ratio in 13 innings and he's had two great starts at Durham since the signing going a combined 14 11 3 3 2 16 in them. He still has 60 stuff as a starter but his problem is 40 control, which hasn't manifested itself so far this season. He's got a chance to help us at some point soon.

03-21-2022, 04:14 PM	#543
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,694	May 6-8, 2027: at LA Angels (3) The Rays dropped a couple of close ones to the Angels before winning a close one in the finale. Meanwhile the Yankees stayed hot and swept the Red Sox at Fenway so they've dropped a season-high 5 back of New York. Tampa Bay fell in the opener 5-3 after Christian Chamberlain coughed up a 2-run homer in the 6th which broke a 2-2 tie. JT Ginn pitched pretty well but he left after putting a man on in the 6th and Chamberlain was hit for the homer by the only righty due up against him. Ginn finished 5.1 5 3 3 1 5 and dropped to 1-3. Andrew Greckel hit his 9th HR for the Rays. Transaction: Optioned P Landon Knack to AAA Durham and activated P Clayton Kershaw from his rehab assignment at Durham. The original plan was to bring up Slade Cecconi but I wasn't paying attention and he pitched at Durham the night before so we brought Kershaw back slightly early to make the start tonight. Clayton Kershaw made his Rays debut in a familiar locale as the long-time Dodger pitched for the first time for another team in nearby Anaheim, and while he pitched OK the Rays fell 4-3 on a walk-off walk in the 9th issued by DL Hall. Kershaw gave up a couple of solo homers as he went 5 5 3 3 1 6 and left with the game tied at 3 after Kelly Crumpton homered (#4) and Yoelqui Cespedes rapped a 2-run single. It became a battle of the bullpens and after Diego Castillo (2-1) put the leadoff righty on in the 9th, Hall gave up a single, walked a man to load the bases, and then walked Mike Trout to force in the winning run. James Hays bounced back from his bad start and returned to his dominant self again as the Rays salvaged the finale 4-2. Hays went 7 1 1 0 1 8 with the only run against scoring on a Wander Franco error as he evened his Rays record at 2-2 and went to 4-2 overall. Diego Castillo put a couple on in the 9th but got out of it for save #5. Andrew Greckel's solo homer (#10) in the 6th broke a 1-1 tie and Franco atoned for his error by singling in a run in the 7th, as did Alex Kirilloff who also doubled in the first run. Team record: 19-17. Next up: An off-day then home for 3 vs Toronto. Transaction I forgot to mention: Back on April 30 we signed former Cy Young winner Corbin Burnes to a minor league contract. Burnes was traded by Milwaukee to Atlanta in the offseason, and Atlanta put him in their bullpen and then waived him where he went unclaimed. He's not the stud he once was of course, but pitched OK in Atlanta's pen this year with a 4/18 BB/K ratio in 13 innings and he's had two great starts at Durham since the signing going a combined 14 11 3 3 2 16 in them. He still has 60 stuff as a starter but his problem is 40 control, which hasn't manifested itself so far this season. He's got a chance to help us at some point soon. Last edited by Art Deco; 03-21-2022 at 04:20 PM.