June 13-15, 2025: at San Francisco (3)
Game 1: 7-3 W. WP-Swanda (5-6, 6 5 2 2 2 3). HR-Tucker (11). A 6-run 5th which saw Josh Lowe hit a 2-run double followed by Tucker's 3-run homer broke it open.
Transactions: Activated 2B Ozzie Albies from the 10-day IL; optioned IF Brett Wisley to AAA Durham, sent P Shane Baz to AAA Durham for a rehab assignment. Baz, thought to be out for the year, has made surprising progress and my trainer says he's ready to pitch again. With Taj Bradley pitching well there really isn't an opening but we'll see what happens over the next couple of weeks while Baz rehabs.
Game 2: 13-6 W. WP-Gau (5-2). Starter-Rasmussen (4.1 5 2 2 3 2). The Rays banged out 19 hits, with everyone in the lineup getting at least 2 except for Mead (who had 1). Schmitt and Vazquez drove in 3 while Tucker and Arozarena each plated a pair. Rasmussen couldn't handle a 6-0 lead to get through the 5th and get the win.
Game 3: 2-4 L. LP-McClanahan (5-2, 3.2 6 4 4 2 5). Mac struggled although the pen kept them in it. Alas after scoring 20 the previous 2 games the offense struggled although Tucker and Arozarena rested. Both pinch-hit and reached in a 9th-inning rally that fell short with the bases loaded. Also Josh Lowe left with a calf strain and will miss 3 weeks.
Team record: 39-26. The Yankees swept Arizona so the lead is down to 3 1/2. Next up: We had down the coast to play 3 at Dodger Stadium.
MLB News: Former Ray Nate Eovaldi's career is over thanks to a torn labrum while the high-flying Angels (an absurd 46-19) lost starter Dylan Cease for the rest of the year with a torn back muscle. And Julio Urias, whom we tried to sign in the offseason but had outlandish demands relative to his health record, unsurprisingly tore his rotator cuff and is done after making 5 starts with the Cubs.
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