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Art Deco · 07-15-2022, 06:14 PM

The Rays' starting pitching has been mostly excellent this season but they were terrible this weekend against Cleveland, putting the team in holes of 6-2, 5-0 and 6-1 in the series. But credit to the Rays' bats, which actually pulled out two of these games with thrilling comeback wins as we head into the All-Star break.

The opener wasn't one of those comebacks as the bullpen added gasoline to the fire in an 11-5 loss. Robinson Ortiz (8-3) has been great this year but today he wasn't, going 2.2 6 6 6 2 3, and rookies Vinny Bianchi and Cody Adcock combined to allow 5 more. Jose Aguilar had a 2-homer game (#2 & 3) and Kelly Crumpton added one (#27) in a losing cause.

Transactions: Bianchi and Adcock were optioned to Durham, Kendall Williams was activated from his rehab assignment, and Gavin Bruni was recalled. Bruni is a lefty who was our 5th round pick in 2025 and has pitched decently in the minors both as a starter and reliever.

It was high drama in the second game as the Rays came back from 5-0 down to tie it at 6 in the bottom of the 9th on a 2-run Wander Franco (#15) homer and walked it off in the bottom of the 14th 7-6 on Dong-hwan Kim's second RBI double of the day. Shane Panzini struggled although not with the longball this time, going 6 5 5 4 1 5 but the comeback started with RBI doubles from Ed Howard and Kim, along with a solo shot from Joshua Baez (#15). The just-reactivated Kendall Williams (3-1) picked up the win in relief.

The Rays pulled off another stirring comeback but this time in regulation with another 7-6 win. It was Michael Prosecky's turn to struggle against his old team, although he didn't get much help from his defense as a couple of errors left him with a 3.2 9 6 2 0 4 line. They trailed 6-1 going into the 7th before three two-run homers got them the win. Corey Collins had the first of them (#3) in the bottom of the 7th, Dong-hwan Kim (#14/18) had the next in the 8th to get them within 6-5 and then pinch-hitter extraordinaire Jose Aguilar delivered again off the bench with his third round-tripper of the series and 4th of the season to win it. Tylor Megill (3-3) notched the win while Yasunari Uehara only needed six pitches in a 1-2-3 9th for save #25.

Team record: 57-32, 9 up on the now-second place Yankees. Next up: The All-Star break then we return Thursday to start a 4-game series with Baltimore at the Trop.

07-15-2022, 06:14 PM	#744
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,828	July 6-8, 2029: vs Cleveland (3) The Rays' starting pitching has been mostly excellent this season but they were terrible this weekend against Cleveland, putting the team in holes of 6-2, 5-0 and 6-1 in the series. But credit to the Rays' bats, which actually pulled out two of these games with thrilling comeback wins as we head into the All-Star break. The opener wasn't one of those comebacks as the bullpen added gasoline to the fire in an 11-5 loss. Robinson Ortiz (8-3) has been great this year but today he wasn't, going 2.2 6 6 6 2 3, and rookies Vinny Bianchi and Cody Adcock combined to allow 5 more. Jose Aguilar had a 2-homer game (#2 & 3) and Kelly Crumpton added one (#27) in a losing cause. Transactions: Bianchi and Adcock were optioned to Durham, Kendall Williams was activated from his rehab assignment, and Gavin Bruni was recalled. Bruni is a lefty who was our 5th round pick in 2025 and has pitched decently in the minors both as a starter and reliever. It was high drama in the second game as the Rays came back from 5-0 down to tie it at 6 in the bottom of the 9th on a 2-run Wander Franco (#15) homer and walked it off in the bottom of the 14th 7-6 on Dong-hwan Kim's second RBI double of the day. Shane Panzini struggled although not with the longball this time, going 6 5 5 4 1 5 but the comeback started with RBI doubles from Ed Howard and Kim, along with a solo shot from Joshua Baez (#15). The just-reactivated Kendall Williams (3-1) picked up the win in relief. The Rays pulled off another stirring comeback but this time in regulation with another 7-6 win. It was Michael Prosecky's turn to struggle against his old team, although he didn't get much help from his defense as a couple of errors left him with a 3.2 9 6 2 0 4 line. They trailed 6-1 going into the 7th before three two-run homers got them the win. Corey Collins had the first of them (#3) in the bottom of the 7th, Dong-hwan Kim (#14/18) had the next in the 8th to get them within 6-5 and then pinch-hitter extraordinaire Jose Aguilar delivered again off the bench with his third round-tripper of the series and 4th of the season to win it. Tylor Megill (3-3) notched the win while Yasunari Uehara only needed six pitches in a 1-2-3 9th for save #25. Team record: 57-32, 9 up on the now-second place Yankees. Next up: The All-Star break then we return Thursday to start a 4-game series with Baltimore at the Trop. Last edited by Art Deco; 07-15-2022 at 06:16 PM.