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Art Deco · 03-23-2022, 09:04 PM

May 27: Placed IF Tomas Laboy on the 10-day IL with an inner ear infection, recalled IF/OF Jeff Googins from AAA Durham.

Game 1: The Rays took the opener of their showdown series with the Yankees at Publix Park 4-3, cutting the Bronx Bombers' division lead to 1 1/2 games. They built an early 4-1 lead without any real big hits as two of the runs scored on Josh Alexander sac flies. Johnny Soland started but couldn't get through the 5th as his wildness led to a line of 4.1 4 2 1 5 2 on 100 pitches. Satoshi Sato (2-0) was awarded the win by the official scorer even though Jon Harbour who preceded him was awarded a hold, and Chris Martin got save #11 with a 1-2-3 two-whiff 9th.

Game 2: In a similar game to yesterday's the Rays got the better of the Yankees again 4-2, moving to within 1/2 game of the division lead. Dan Gregory had an RBI triple and Dave Frick an RBI double in the 4th to give the Rays a 3-0 lead, and Gordie Ager (6-2) wasn't his best but good enough for the win at 5.1 6 2 2 2 2. With some of the "A" bullpen tired the save wound up going to Jose Mendoza, who put the tying runs on and balked them to 2nd and 3rd before recovering with two whiffs to end the game. It was his 3rd save and first not of the 3-inning variety. One serious down note though was the loss of Jon Cunningham, who got through the 8th but had to leave with what turned out to be a torn flexor tendon which was given the longest injury time I've seen in this save, 14-15 months so we won't be likely seeing him until 2046.

May 29: Placed P Jon Cunningham on the 60-day IL with a torn flexor tendon in his elbow, recalled P Ismael Vargas from AAA Durham.

We'll give Vargas first crack since he's our best left-handed option at Durham. He's been up and down with his 80 stuff but 40 control. Expect to see Jose Mendoza in more of a late-inning role now.

Game 3: The Rays completed the sweep of New York and moved into first place for the first time since April 6 thanks to another low-scoring win, 4-0 behind Brad Jackson. Jackson's renaissance after a terrible start has been remarkable as he went 7 4 0 0 0 5 today to improve to 4-4, 4.12 and he's gone 3-1 over his past 5 starts with only 6 runs allowed in his last 32.1 IP and a 4/26 BB/K ratio in that time. All 4 Rays runs came in the 6th inning with Dan Gregory's 2-run triple the key blow. The Rays went the entire weekend without homering, scored only 12 runs total yet swept the Yankees thanks to outstanding pitching.

Team record: 32-16. Next up: We'll spend Memorial Day and the two days after that in Kansas City.

03-23-2022, 09:04 PM	#1818
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,673	May 27-29, 2044: vs NY Yankees (3) May 27: Placed IF Tomas Laboy on the 10-day IL with an inner ear infection, recalled IF/OF Jeff Googins from AAA Durham. Game 1: The Rays took the opener of their showdown series with the Yankees at Publix Park 4-3, cutting the Bronx Bombers' division lead to 1 1/2 games. They built an early 4-1 lead without any real big hits as two of the runs scored on Josh Alexander sac flies. Johnny Soland started but couldn't get through the 5th as his wildness led to a line of 4.1 4 2 1 5 2 on 100 pitches. Satoshi Sato (2-0) was awarded the win by the official scorer even though Jon Harbour who preceded him was awarded a hold, and Chris Martin got save #11 with a 1-2-3 two-whiff 9th. Game 2: In a similar game to yesterday's the Rays got the better of the Yankees again 4-2, moving to within 1/2 game of the division lead. Dan Gregory had an RBI triple and Dave Frick an RBI double in the 4th to give the Rays a 3-0 lead, and Gordie Ager (6-2) wasn't his best but good enough for the win at 5.1 6 2 2 2 2. With some of the "A" bullpen tired the save wound up going to Jose Mendoza, who put the tying runs on and balked them to 2nd and 3rd before recovering with two whiffs to end the game. It was his 3rd save and first not of the 3-inning variety. One serious down note though was the loss of Jon Cunningham, who got through the 8th but had to leave with what turned out to be a torn flexor tendon which was given the longest injury time I've seen in this save, 14-15 months so we won't be likely seeing him until 2046. May 29: Placed P Jon Cunningham on the 60-day IL with a torn flexor tendon in his elbow, recalled P Ismael Vargas from AAA Durham. We'll give Vargas first crack since he's our best left-handed option at Durham. He's been up and down with his 80 stuff but 40 control. Expect to see Jose Mendoza in more of a late-inning role now. Game 3: The Rays completed the sweep of New York and moved into first place for the first time since April 6 thanks to another low-scoring win, 4-0 behind Brad Jackson. Jackson's renaissance after a terrible start has been remarkable as he went 7 4 0 0 0 5 today to improve to 4-4, 4.12 and he's gone 3-1 over his past 5 starts with only 6 runs allowed in his last 32.1 IP and a 4/26 BB/K ratio in that time. All 4 Rays runs came in the 6th inning with Dan Gregory's 2-run triple the key blow. The Rays went the entire weekend without homering, scored only 12 runs total yet swept the Yankees thanks to outstanding pitching. Team record: 32-16. Next up: We'll spend Memorial Day and the two days after that in Kansas City.