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August 8-10, 2023: at LA Angels (3)
Transactions: We shook up the pen a bit, DFAing Brooks Raley and optioning Chris Gau to Durham (even though he didn't deserve it), and called up Jalen Beeks and Nick Anderson, the latter from his rehab assignment. I tried sending Jeffrey Springs to Durham but he refused the demotion.
Game 1: 5-9 L. LP-Patino (5-4, 4 5 5 5 3 6). HR-JD Martinez (2/23). An early 2-0 lead evaporated when Patino gave up 5 runs on 3 homers in the 3rd inning and although they got back within 5-4, Kittredge gave up 4 runs in the 7th and the losing streak reaches 5. They were beaten by Tyler Glasnow, but they did score 4 off him in 7 innings including the obligatory homer.
Game 2: 2-7 L. LP-Rasmussen (10-2, 4 7 7 6 3 3). Rasmussen was horrible and they were down 7-0 by the 4th to make it 6 straight defeats.
Game 3: 4-6 L. LP-Springs (3-3). Starter-McClanahan (4 2 3 3 6 6). Wander's 2-run triple in the 3rd put us up 3-0 and it looked like a win might be in the cards but Mac couldn't hold it (or find the plate) and we fell behind 4-3. Curtis Mead tied it with an RBI single but Springs and Feyereisen gave up runs and the Rays continue to circle the drain, losers of 7 straight.
Team record: 62-45, now tied with Boston atop the AL East with the Yankees lurking one game behind. Still in good shape for a wild card but they might, you know, want to win a baseball game or two pretty soon. Next up: we head to Texas for 3 games.
MLB News: Brandon Lowe homered in 3 of his last 4 games for San Diego because of course, although he's still 4-26 as a Padre so not too much new there. When we head to Texas we at least won't be facing Corey Seager, as he's out 3 weeks with a strained calf muscle. Steven Strasburg is out for the year with a partially torn UCL in dog-bites-man news. And finally the Padres' Manny Machado hit his 300th career homer the other night.
Last edited by Art Deco; 07-06-2022 at 07:29 PM.
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