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Art Deco · 04-05-2022, 12:24 PM

August 15: Placed C Jeff Baer on the 10-day IL with an intercostal strain, recalled C Nelson Bocardo from AAA Durham.

Baer will miss about 3-4 weeks so Bocardo is up for his third cup of coffee in as many years. He's more than ready for the bigs and would hit .300 with light-moderate power if he got to play regularly for us. He was 334/385/456 at Durham.

Game 1: The Padres blasted Greg Bookhart into oblivion, taking a 10-0 lead by the 3rd inning. It wouldn't surprise you to find out the Rays' lethal offense came back and made a game of it, which they did before ultimately succumbing 11-8 as they brought the tying run to the plate in the 9th. Bookhart (13-5) had nothing today, going 2.1 10 9 8 0 3 in his second straight disastrous start which has bumped his ERA up almost a run from the low 3s to the low 4s. But the bats battled back led by Dave Frick who was 3-3 with a walk and a 3-run HR (#7) and Seth Williams, who drove in a pair.

August 16: Placed P Joel Gird on the 10-day IL with a blister, recalled P Jonathan Melendez from AAA Durham.

Gird's blister was pegged at a week's recovery so he went to the IL. Melendez finally makes the bigs after being our #1 pick in 2040. The lefty has decent stuff and can start but his MLB future appears to be long relief. He had 65 whiffs in 47 IP at Durham in that role this year.

Game 2: The Rays bounced back from yesterday's beating with Johnny Soland's best start of the year in a 6-1 win over San Diego. Soland was 7 2 1 1 2 7 as he improved to 10-3. Jose Mendez's 2-run HR (#15) broke open a 2-1 game and Doug Johns drove in 3 with a single and a double. Jonathan Melendez made his MLB debut with 2 scoreless innings in relief of Soland.

Game 3: Tampa Bay took the series from the Padres with a 7-3 win at Publix Park. They put 3 on the board in the first on back-to-back jacks: a 2-run homer from Seth Williams (#14) and a solo shot from Josh Alexander (#26). Doug Johns, who was 3-3 with 2 RBI on the day, contributed a solo shot of his own (#13). Jim Brophy (14-3) was battling runners but mostly pitched out of his jams at 5 6 2 2 4 7.

Team record: 87-32. Next up: A rare off-day at home before Texas comes to town for 3 over the weekend.

MLB News: Those same Padres went to Arizona directly after this series and were no-hit by a pair of D-back pitchers, five days after also being the victims of a combined no-hitter by the Mets. Meanwhile as few as 10 days ago the Yankees looked a lock for a wild card but since then they've lost 8 straight while the Blue Jays won 9 in a row (including sweeps of the Yankees and of us last week) and Toronto now sits 1/2 game behind New York for the 2nd AL wild card.

04-05-2022, 12:24 PM	#1843
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,849	August 15-17, 2044: vs San Diego (3) August 15: Placed C Jeff Baer on the 10-day IL with an intercostal strain, recalled C Nelson Bocardo from AAA Durham. Baer will miss about 3-4 weeks so Bocardo is up for his third cup of coffee in as many years. He's more than ready for the bigs and would hit .300 with light-moderate power if he got to play regularly for us. He was 334/385/456 at Durham. Game 1: The Padres blasted Greg Bookhart into oblivion, taking a 10-0 lead by the 3rd inning. It wouldn't surprise you to find out the Rays' lethal offense came back and made a game of it, which they did before ultimately succumbing 11-8 as they brought the tying run to the plate in the 9th. Bookhart (13-5) had nothing today, going 2.1 10 9 8 0 3 in his second straight disastrous start which has bumped his ERA up almost a run from the low 3s to the low 4s. But the bats battled back led by Dave Frick who was 3-3 with a walk and a 3-run HR (#7) and Seth Williams, who drove in a pair. August 16: Placed P Joel Gird on the 10-day IL with a blister, recalled P Jonathan Melendez from AAA Durham. Gird's blister was pegged at a week's recovery so he went to the IL. Melendez finally makes the bigs after being our #1 pick in 2040. The lefty has decent stuff and can start but his MLB future appears to be long relief. He had 65 whiffs in 47 IP at Durham in that role this year. Game 2: The Rays bounced back from yesterday's beating with Johnny Soland's best start of the year in a 6-1 win over San Diego. Soland was 7 2 1 1 2 7 as he improved to 10-3. Jose Mendez's 2-run HR (#15) broke open a 2-1 game and Doug Johns drove in 3 with a single and a double. Jonathan Melendez made his MLB debut with 2 scoreless innings in relief of Soland. Game 3: Tampa Bay took the series from the Padres with a 7-3 win at Publix Park. They put 3 on the board in the first on back-to-back jacks: a 2-run homer from Seth Williams (#14) and a solo shot from Josh Alexander (#26). Doug Johns, who was 3-3 with 2 RBI on the day, contributed a solo shot of his own (#13). Jim Brophy (14-3) was battling runners but mostly pitched out of his jams at 5 6 2 2 4 7. Team record: 87-32. Next up: A rare off-day at home before Texas comes to town for 3 over the weekend. MLB News: Those same Padres went to Arizona directly after this series and were no-hit by a pair of D-back pitchers, five days after also being the victims of a combined no-hitter by the Mets. Meanwhile as few as 10 days ago the Yankees looked a lock for a wild card but since then they've lost 8 straight while the Blue Jays won 9 in a row (including sweeps of the Yankees and of us last week) and Toronto now sits 1/2 game behind New York for the 2nd AL wild card. Last edited by Art Deco; 04-05-2022 at 12:26 PM.