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Art Deco · 06-21-2022, 04:50 PM

A good series for the Rays in a tough place to win as they took 2 of 3 from the Astros at Minute Maid Park.

Jackson Baumeister made it 3 wins in 3 starts although he wasn't his best in a 4-3 Rays win. Baumeister was 5.2 8 3 3 2 3 and the pen was sterling over the final 3 1/3 with Yasunari Uehara getting his 2nd albeit not without some suspense as he walked a pair. All 4 Rays runs came in the first two innings with the crackling-hot Andrew Greckel hitting a 2-run HR (#8) in the first and RBI singles from Ed Howard and Wander Franco in the 2nd.

The OOTP scouting reports often refer to a starter as a "dice-roll guy", either great or terrible in any given start and Slade Cecconi fits that description. Today he rolled a 7 as Cecconi (2-1) was brilliant, going 8 6 1 1 1 6 in a 5-1 Tampa Bay victory. Wander Franco jumpstarted the offense with a 2-run single in a 3-run 2nd and Jose Aguilar singled in a run in a 2-run 5th as they opened up breathing room.

The Rays couldn't complete the sweep, falling short in all phases of the game in a 7-0 loss to Houston. Shane Panzini (0-3) wasn't great but he wasn't terrible either as his defense betrayed him with two key errors although one was his own. He gave up 6 runs in 4 innings but only 2 were earned. Of course little of it mattered since the bats were held to a mere 4 hits, two of which came from Wander Franco who was 7-15 in the series.

Team record: 7-6, 2 behind Boston. Next up: 3 games at home vs the Yankees.

06-21-2022, 04:50 PM	#716
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,578	April 13-15, 2029: at Houston (3) A good series for the Rays in a tough place to win as they took 2 of 3 from the Astros at Minute Maid Park. Jackson Baumeister made it 3 wins in 3 starts although he wasn't his best in a 4-3 Rays win. Baumeister was 5.2 8 3 3 2 3 and the pen was sterling over the final 3 1/3 with Yasunari Uehara getting his 2nd albeit not without some suspense as he walked a pair. All 4 Rays runs came in the first two innings with the crackling-hot Andrew Greckel hitting a 2-run HR (#8) in the first and RBI singles from Ed Howard and Wander Franco in the 2nd. The OOTP scouting reports often refer to a starter as a "dice-roll guy", either great or terrible in any given start and Slade Cecconi fits that description. Today he rolled a 7 as Cecconi (2-1) was brilliant, going 8 6 1 1 1 6 in a 5-1 Tampa Bay victory. Wander Franco jumpstarted the offense with a 2-run single in a 3-run 2nd and Jose Aguilar singled in a run in a 2-run 5th as they opened up breathing room. The Rays couldn't complete the sweep, falling short in all phases of the game in a 7-0 loss to Houston. Shane Panzini (0-3) wasn't great but he wasn't terrible either as his defense betrayed him with two key errors although one was his own. He gave up 6 runs in 4 innings but only 2 were earned. Of course little of it mattered since the bats were held to a mere 4 hits, two of which came from Wander Franco who was 7-15 in the series. Team record: 7-6, 2 behind Boston. Next up: 3 games at home vs the Yankees.