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Art Deco · 04-17-2022, 10:28 PM

The Rays took 2 of 3 from Toronto while the Yankees did likewise with the White Sox, so the lead stays at 5 1/2 but 3 more days have come off the schedule.

Transaction: Andrew Greckel came off the restricted list after serving his suspension and Matt Higgins was optioned to Durham.

It was Heston Kjerstad day at the Trop in the opener as the slugging left-fielder drilled a pair of 2-run homers to provide all the offense in a 4-2 win over the Jays. He went deep with a man on in both the 2nd and the 4th to make it 11 on the season for him and 4 in his last 4 games. Joe Ryan got past giving up a homer to Bo Bichette to lead off the game and finished 5 5 2 1 2 4 to improve to 16-5, 1.95 and three relievers combined to get the final 12 outs with Yasunari Uehara recording save #8.

JT Ginn and a pair of relievers combined on a 6-hit shutout as the Rays topped the Jays again 3-0. Ginn was outstanding at 6.1 4 0 0 2 6 and is now 10-7, 3.81, Tanner Scott retired all 5 men he faced and DL Hall picked up his 14th save by striking out the side after allowing a couple of hits to start the 9th. Back-to-back solo homers from Alex Kirilloff (#21) and Andrew Greckel (#34) in the 4th were all the runs needed.

The Rays lost Tylor Megill's first start after joining the rotation 9-5 but Megill was excellent while the bullpen was horrible. Megill was a fine 5 5 1 1 1 7 on 72 pitches and left with a 2-1 lead. Wennington Romero (2-3), whose rotation spot Megill took, followed him in relief to start the 6th and loaded the bases, and Osvanni Gutierrez gave up a single and a grand slam and it was suddenly 6-2 Toronto. The Rays rallied for 3 in the bottom of the frame to get within 6-5, but AJ Puk continued to look terrible since being called up and he gave up 3 in the 9th on a pair of homers. Andrew Greckel had a solo homer (#35) and Victor Robles drove in a pair in a losing cause.

Team record: 81-47. Next up: 3 games in San Antonio.

04-17-2022, 10:28 PM	#578
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,568	August 18-20, 2027: vs Toronto (3) The Rays took 2 of 3 from Toronto while the Yankees did likewise with the White Sox, so the lead stays at 5 1/2 but 3 more days have come off the schedule. Transaction: Andrew Greckel came off the restricted list after serving his suspension and Matt Higgins was optioned to Durham. It was Heston Kjerstad day at the Trop in the opener as the slugging left-fielder drilled a pair of 2-run homers to provide all the offense in a 4-2 win over the Jays. He went deep with a man on in both the 2nd and the 4th to make it 11 on the season for him and 4 in his last 4 games. Joe Ryan got past giving up a homer to Bo Bichette to lead off the game and finished 5 5 2 1 2 4 to improve to 16-5, 1.95 and three relievers combined to get the final 12 outs with Yasunari Uehara recording save #8. JT Ginn and a pair of relievers combined on a 6-hit shutout as the Rays topped the Jays again 3-0. Ginn was outstanding at 6.1 4 0 0 2 6 and is now 10-7, 3.81, Tanner Scott retired all 5 men he faced and DL Hall picked up his 14th save by striking out the side after allowing a couple of hits to start the 9th. Back-to-back solo homers from Alex Kirilloff (#21) and Andrew Greckel (#34) in the 4th were all the runs needed. The Rays lost Tylor Megill's first start after joining the rotation 9-5 but Megill was excellent while the bullpen was horrible. Megill was a fine 5 5 1 1 1 7 on 72 pitches and left with a 2-1 lead. Wennington Romero (2-3), whose rotation spot Megill took, followed him in relief to start the 6th and loaded the bases, and Osvanni Gutierrez gave up a single and a grand slam and it was suddenly 6-2 Toronto. The Rays rallied for 3 in the bottom of the frame to get within 6-5, but AJ Puk continued to look terrible since being called up and he gave up 3 in the 9th on a pair of homers. Andrew Greckel had a solo homer (#35) and Victor Robles drove in a pair in a losing cause. Team record: 81-47. Next up: 3 games in San Antonio.