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Art Deco · 08-09-2022, 02:33 PM

We played out the string with a final series against the Yankees at the Trop and then a 1-game makeup from last week at Kansas City which itself had to be made up when it was rained out on Monday, so the playoffs got pushed back a day.

The Rays downed the Yankees 7-5 in the opener in 10 innings after Aaron Fletcher blew a 5-1 lead in the 9th. Michael Prosecky closed out his regular season in fine fashion, going 7 4 1 1 2 3 to finish 13-7, 3.43. When we acquired him in the Victor Robles salary dump deal last offseason I was only expecting a 4/5 starter with an ERA in the low-mid 4s. Instead we got a #2 starter who made the All-Star Game. Yasunari Uehara finally picked up a win in 2029 by pitching the 10th and it was Joshua Baez's 2-run HR (#34) which walked it off. The dinger gave him 96 RBI as he tries to get to 100 in the team's final 3 games. Another milestone in reach is 50 homers for Kelly Crumpton after he hit #49 tonight, and Chris Gutierrez went yard with #7.

It was another blown lead in the 9th for the Rays but this time the Yankees prevailed in extras, taking a 6-5 win in 12. Tylor Megill was today's culprit, losing a 5-4 lead in the 9th, and Gavin Bruni suffered his first loss against seven wins after giving up a run in his 3rd inning of relief. Shane Panzini was 5 4 4 4 2 4 with 2 more homers allowed and finishes the year 13-9, 4.75; he'll still be our #4 starter in the playoffs. Kelly Crumpton didn't get his 50th homer but was 3-6 with his 137th RBI of the season while Jose Aguilar was 3-5 with 2 RBI.

Transaction: Elvis Garcia was recalled from Durham to start the finale against the Yankees and Gavin Bruni was optioned to Durham in a paper move as he'll be on the postseason roster.

Elvis Garcia was cruel to the Yankees as he had them all shook up in a 10-2 Rays win in the Trop's regular season finale. Garcia, who was up and down last year but spent all of this year at Durham, was an excellent at 6.1 4 1 1 3 8 in his spot start and has a shot at the big club next year as after Hays, Prosecky and probably Robinson Ortiz the rotation is wide open. Joshua Baez had a big game with an RBI double in the 1st and then a grand slam (#35) which capped an 8-run 5th and also got him in the 100-RBI club at 101. Kelly Crumpton is still looking for HR #50 though.

We finally closed out the regular season with our twice-postponed game at Kansas City which the Royals took 5-3. Most importantly Kelly Crumpton fell short of 50 homers, while Slade Cecconi got the start and continued to prove he can't handle the rotation after going 4 7 4 4 1 4 to drop to 6-4. Dominic Smith had a 3-run homer in the 6th, his first (and probably only) as a Ray, to provide all the Tampa Bay scoring.

Final Regular Season Record: 106-56. Next up: The ALDS against the winner of the A's-Yankees wild card series, commencing at the Trop.

Playoff Race Update: Houston held off Oakland to take the AL West (and a bye), Atlanta held off the Cubs for the 3rd wild card in the NL so we will have a new champion this year, and LA held off San Diego in the NL West. The playoff tree:

08-09-2022, 02:33 PM	#771
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,950	September 28-30, 2029: vs NY Yankees (3) & October 2, 2029: at Kansas City (1) We played out the string with a final series against the Yankees at the Trop and then a 1-game makeup from last week at Kansas City which itself had to be made up when it was rained out on Monday, so the playoffs got pushed back a day. The Rays downed the Yankees 7-5 in the opener in 10 innings after Aaron Fletcher blew a 5-1 lead in the 9th. Michael Prosecky closed out his regular season in fine fashion, going 7 4 1 1 2 3 to finish 13-7, 3.43. When we acquired him in the Victor Robles salary dump deal last offseason I was only expecting a 4/5 starter with an ERA in the low-mid 4s. Instead we got a #2 starter who made the All-Star Game. Yasunari Uehara finally picked up a win in 2029 by pitching the 10th and it was Joshua Baez's 2-run HR (#34) which walked it off. The dinger gave him 96 RBI as he tries to get to 100 in the team's final 3 games. Another milestone in reach is 50 homers for Kelly Crumpton after he hit #49 tonight, and Chris Gutierrez went yard with #7. It was another blown lead in the 9th for the Rays but this time the Yankees prevailed in extras, taking a 6-5 win in 12. Tylor Megill was today's culprit, losing a 5-4 lead in the 9th, and Gavin Bruni suffered his first loss against seven wins after giving up a run in his 3rd inning of relief. Shane Panzini was 5 4 4 4 2 4 with 2 more homers allowed and finishes the year 13-9, 4.75; he'll still be our #4 starter in the playoffs. Kelly Crumpton didn't get his 50th homer but was 3-6 with his 137th RBI of the season while Jose Aguilar was 3-5 with 2 RBI. Transaction: Elvis Garcia was recalled from Durham to start the finale against the Yankees and Gavin Bruni was optioned to Durham in a paper move as he'll be on the postseason roster. Elvis Garcia was cruel to the Yankees as he had them all shook up in a 10-2 Rays win in the Trop's regular season finale. Garcia, who was up and down last year but spent all of this year at Durham, was an excellent at 6.1 4 1 1 3 8 in his spot start and has a shot at the big club next year as after Hays, Prosecky and probably Robinson Ortiz the rotation is wide open. Joshua Baez had a big game with an RBI double in the 1st and then a grand slam (#35) which capped an 8-run 5th and also got him in the 100-RBI club at 101. Kelly Crumpton is still looking for HR #50 though. We finally closed out the regular season with our twice-postponed game at Kansas City which the Royals took 5-3. Most importantly Kelly Crumpton fell short of 50 homers, while Slade Cecconi got the start and continued to prove he can't handle the rotation after going 4 7 4 4 1 4 to drop to 6-4. Dominic Smith had a 3-run homer in the 6th, his first (and probably only) as a Ray, to provide all the Tampa Bay scoring. Final Regular Season Record: 106-56. Next up: The ALDS against the winner of the A's-Yankees wild card series, commencing at the Trop. Playoff Race Update: Houston held off Oakland to take the AL West (and a bye), Atlanta held off the Cubs for the 3rd wild card in the NL so we will have a new champion this year, and LA held off San Diego in the NL West. The playoff tree: