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Art Deco · 10-07-2022, 11:58 PM

It was always going to be tough as the Rays had little to play for while Kansas City is in a do-or-die dogfight with Minnesota for the AL Central lead, and the Royals ended up taking 2 of 3 in the series.

It looked like business as usual as the Rays scored twice in the first inning of the opener but that would turn out to be the high point of the day as KC answered with 3 in the bottom of the inning and went on to win 6-2. Joe Marlette (12-6) had a rare off game, hit to the tune of 4 10 5 5 0 4.

Landon Knack, so good last year at 5-0, 1.91 with 2 WAR out of the bullpen, has had a brutal 2030 and it continued today as he gave up 3 runs in the 6th to turn a 3-2 Rays lead into a 5-3 Kansas City win. Control has been an issue for Knack this year and he walked three in the inning, giving up the tying run before Cody Adcock gave up a single to allow two more of his runners to score. Knack is now 2-6 with 6 blown saves, a 4.43 ERA and negative WAR and has pitched himself out of high-leverage use. Shane Panzini started and was a mixed bag, going a good 5 2 2 2 2 7 but taking 95 pitches to do and allowing a pair of homers for the runs. Ed Howard was 2-5 with an RBI to lead the offense.

The Rays' Mr. Clutch, JT Realmuto, came through again with a game-winner as his homer in the top of the 9th enabled Tampa Bay to salvage a game from the series with a 3-2 win over the Royals. Realmuto's 20th dinger of 2030 gave Mike Moore yet another win (5-0 in 15 appearances covering 18.1 IP) which was preserved by Kevin DiCostanzo, who had three 9th-inning whiffs for save #32. Michael Prosecky turned in his first good start in a while (5.1 3 1 1 3 3) and Chris Gutierrez contributed an RBI double.

Team record: 93-49. The magic # only dropped to 10 as now second-place Boston swept its weekend series. Next up: An off-day then we return to the Trop to play 3 against Cleveland. The Guardians are an abysmal 54-89 with only Seattle's 50-92 worse in the AL.

10-07-2022, 11:58 PM	#853
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,629	September 6-8, 2030: at Kansas City (3) It was always going to be tough as the Rays had little to play for while Kansas City is in a do-or-die dogfight with Minnesota for the AL Central lead, and the Royals ended up taking 2 of 3 in the series. It looked like business as usual as the Rays scored twice in the first inning of the opener but that would turn out to be the high point of the day as KC answered with 3 in the bottom of the inning and went on to win 6-2. Joe Marlette (12-6) had a rare off game, hit to the tune of 4 10 5 5 0 4. Landon Knack, so good last year at 5-0, 1.91 with 2 WAR out of the bullpen, has had a brutal 2030 and it continued today as he gave up 3 runs in the 6th to turn a 3-2 Rays lead into a 5-3 Kansas City win. Control has been an issue for Knack this year and he walked three in the inning, giving up the tying run before Cody Adcock gave up a single to allow two more of his runners to score. Knack is now 2-6 with 6 blown saves, a 4.43 ERA and negative WAR and has pitched himself out of high-leverage use. Shane Panzini started and was a mixed bag, going a good 5 2 2 2 2 7 but taking 95 pitches to do and allowing a pair of homers for the runs. Ed Howard was 2-5 with an RBI to lead the offense. The Rays' Mr. Clutch, JT Realmuto, came through again with a game-winner as his homer in the top of the 9th enabled Tampa Bay to salvage a game from the series with a 3-2 win over the Royals. Realmuto's 20th dinger of 2030 gave Mike Moore yet another win (5-0 in 15 appearances covering 18.1 IP) which was preserved by Kevin DiCostanzo, who had three 9th-inning whiffs for save #32. Michael Prosecky turned in his first good start in a while (5.1 3 1 1 3 3) and Chris Gutierrez contributed an RBI double. Team record: 93-49. The magic # only dropped to 10 as now second-place Boston swept its weekend series. Next up: An off-day then we return to the Trop to play 3 against Cleveland. The Guardians are an abysmal 54-89 with only Seattle's 50-92 worse in the AL.