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Art Deco · 03-24-2022, 08:46 AM

I don't have any quick way to check this but anecdotally it seems the team that has given the Rays the most fits in this save has been Minnesota (going back to their 2021 ALDS sweep) and sure enough they were swept by the Twins at the Trop, the first time this season they didn't win at least one game in a series. It could have been worse but the Yankees dropped 2 of 3 to Baltimore, so the Rays only dropped to 4 games behind.

The bullpen and a lack of hitting cost them the opener as Joe Ryan was brilliant again but left with only a 2-0 lead after 6 and the pen turned it into a 5-2 Minnesota win. Ryan went 6 4 0 0 1 6 on 89 pitches to lower his ERA to 2.08. With lefties due in the 7th I turned to Franklin Dacosta, who had pitched great but hadn't handled many high-leverage situations this year and it turned into a disaster as he allowed 4 runs and that was the game. Adley Rutschman was 3-4 with an RBI in a losing effort.

The second game was a blowout as the Twins romped 9-1. It was a 1-0 Minnesota lead going into the 5th before the walls fell in on JT Ginn (2-4), who had control issues which finally caught up with him as he was 4 4 5 5 5 6 and his ERA is up to 5.05 after 3 bad starts in his last 5. Corey Collins got the start and that meant he came through again for the Rays' only run, a solo homer, his 6th in 39 at-bats.

The finale was a strange game which saw the Twins score 3 in the first off Clayton Kershaw on a 3-run Kyle Tucker homer but the Rays answer right back with 3 of their own in the bottom of the inning including an Alex Kirilloff RBI double against his old team. The game then stood at 3-3 until the 8th when old friend Jarren Duran, who went the other way in that Kirilloff trade, doubled off Christian Chamberlain and came around to score on a sac fly to give the Twins a 4-3 win. Kershaw settled down after the bad first and finished 5.2 5 3 3 1 1 in his first start at the Trop as a Ray.

Team record: 24-21. Next up: 3 games at home vs the White Sox, the team with whom we're tied for the 2nd wild card. The opener features a premium pitching matchup of James Hays vs Lucas Giolito.

03-24-2022, 08:46 AM	#546
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,548	May 16-18, 2027: vs Minnesota (3) I don't have any quick way to check this but anecdotally it seems the team that has given the Rays the most fits in this save has been Minnesota (going back to their 2021 ALDS sweep) and sure enough they were swept by the Twins at the Trop, the first time this season they didn't win at least one game in a series. It could have been worse but the Yankees dropped 2 of 3 to Baltimore, so the Rays only dropped to 4 games behind. The bullpen and a lack of hitting cost them the opener as Joe Ryan was brilliant again but left with only a 2-0 lead after 6 and the pen turned it into a 5-2 Minnesota win. Ryan went 6 4 0 0 1 6 on 89 pitches to lower his ERA to 2.08. With lefties due in the 7th I turned to Franklin Dacosta, who had pitched great but hadn't handled many high-leverage situations this year and it turned into a disaster as he allowed 4 runs and that was the game. Adley Rutschman was 3-4 with an RBI in a losing effort. The second game was a blowout as the Twins romped 9-1. It was a 1-0 Minnesota lead going into the 5th before the walls fell in on JT Ginn (2-4), who had control issues which finally caught up with him as he was 4 4 5 5 5 6 and his ERA is up to 5.05 after 3 bad starts in his last 5. Corey Collins got the start and that meant he came through again for the Rays' only run, a solo homer, his 6th in 39 at-bats. The finale was a strange game which saw the Twins score 3 in the first off Clayton Kershaw on a 3-run Kyle Tucker homer but the Rays answer right back with 3 of their own in the bottom of the inning including an Alex Kirilloff RBI double against his old team. The game then stood at 3-3 until the 8th when old friend Jarren Duran, who went the other way in that Kirilloff trade, doubled off Christian Chamberlain and came around to score on a sac fly to give the Twins a 4-3 win. Kershaw settled down after the bad first and finished 5.2 5 3 3 1 1 in his first start at the Trop as a Ray. Team record: 24-21. Next up: 3 games at home vs the White Sox, the team with whom we're tied for the 2nd wild card. The opener features a premium pitching matchup of James Hays vs Lucas Giolito.