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Art Deco · 08-19-2022, 06:11 PM

It's been a long time since we were swept in a series but that's what happened as the Rays finished their brief road trip 1-5 after losing three straight in Anaheim. The only bright spot was that the Yankees were swept as well by Boston, so miraculously Tampa Bay remains 1/2 game behind them before the teams meet at the Trop this weekend.

Shane Panzini looked great in his first two starts of the season but as we've seen from him the last two seasons inconsistency is thy name as he was hit for 5 runs in the first two innings and the Rays lost the opener 6-2. He dropped to 1-1 after a 3.1 10 6 6 2 6 shellacking but at least he got the whiffs. Elvis Garcia might have saved his job with 3 2/3 innings of 1-hit, 4-K relief, while Andrew Greckel's solo homer (#4) was the lone Tampa Bay highlight.

Hopes were high of getting a win as they usually are when James Hays takes the mound, but no such luck tonight as Hays (2-1) surrendered a pair of homers in a 6-3 loss. Hays was 5.2 7 3 3 2 8, not terrible, but the bullpen gave up 3 more runs keeping comeback hopes at bay. Andy Kelley's 2-run double gave them an early 2-1 lead, but that was as good as it got.

The Angels completed the sweep by shelling Jackson Baumeister and the Rays 14-3, effectively ending his Rays career as I decided to DFA him after the game to make room for Joe Marlette. Baumeister was hit to the tune of 1.1 7 9 9 3 0 and it was painful even to type that out, and he ends his 2030 stint with the Rays at 1-3, 11.57. Andy Kelley had the singular Rays highlight once again, a 2-run homer (#1).

Team record: 11-6. Next up: An off-day then as mentioned the Yankees visit for a big early 3-game series with Marlette making his Rays debut starting the opener.

08-19-2022, 06:11 PM	#807
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,710	April 15-17, 2030: at LA Angels (3) It's been a long time since we were swept in a series but that's what happened as the Rays finished their brief road trip 1-5 after losing three straight in Anaheim. The only bright spot was that the Yankees were swept as well by Boston, so miraculously Tampa Bay remains 1/2 game behind them before the teams meet at the Trop this weekend. Shane Panzini looked great in his first two starts of the season but as we've seen from him the last two seasons inconsistency is thy name as he was hit for 5 runs in the first two innings and the Rays lost the opener 6-2. He dropped to 1-1 after a 3.1 10 6 6 2 6 shellacking but at least he got the whiffs. Elvis Garcia might have saved his job with 3 2/3 innings of 1-hit, 4-K relief, while Andrew Greckel's solo homer (#4) was the lone Tampa Bay highlight. Hopes were high of getting a win as they usually are when James Hays takes the mound, but no such luck tonight as Hays (2-1) surrendered a pair of homers in a 6-3 loss. Hays was 5.2 7 3 3 2 8, not terrible, but the bullpen gave up 3 more runs keeping comeback hopes at bay. Andy Kelley's 2-run double gave them an early 2-1 lead, but that was as good as it got. The Angels completed the sweep by shelling Jackson Baumeister and the Rays 14-3, effectively ending his Rays career as I decided to DFA him after the game to make room for Joe Marlette. Baumeister was hit to the tune of 1.1 7 9 9 3 0 and it was painful even to type that out, and he ends his 2030 stint with the Rays at 1-3, 11.57. Andy Kelley had the singular Rays highlight once again, a 2-run homer (#1). Team record: 11-6. Next up: An off-day then as mentioned the Yankees visit for a big early 3-game series with Marlette making his Rays debut starting the opener.