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Art Deco · 11-03-2022, 05:17 PM

A tough series in the Midwest as we dropped to 2 of 3 to the high-flying Royals. Baltimore also lost 2 of 3 but then won on our Monday off-day to pull within 2 1/2 of the division lead.

Joe Marlette gave up a couple of homers and it cost him and the Rays in a 3-2 loss at Kansas City in the opener. Marlette (3-2) was a decent 6 4 3 3 2 5 but the homers were the difference and former Ray Dominic Scavone's solo shot in the 6th proved to be the difference. Tampa Bay bats were held to only 4 hits on the day.

The Rays left it late but scored 3 times in the 7th and twice in the 8th to even up their series against the Royals with a 5-3 win. Cristian Hernandez's 2-run triple in the 7th tied the game and Chris Gutierrez tripled him home to put Tampa Bay ahead. After KC tied it in the bottom of the 7th Diego Cartaya's RBI single put the Rays ahead to stay. Michael Prosecky turned in a decent start at 6 6 3 3 2 3, Mike Moore (1-2) got the win in relief and Kevin DiCostanzo retired the Royals 1-2-3 in the 9th on only 4 pitches for his 8th save. Meanwhile the reason why Cartaya had the game-winning hit was because he had to replace JT Realmuto, who left with a mild hamstring strain. Although the injury is "minimal", it's projected to last 2-3 weeks so we're going to IL the 40-year-old to be on the safe side. He had also been in a 1-for-25 slump before the injury.

Transaction: Realmuto goes on the IL and we purchased the contract of David Garcia. It was fortuitous timing we signed Garcia last week and he'll job-share with Cartaya while Realmuto recovers.

Shane Panzini couldn't stand prosperity and the Rays' shaky 2031 bullpen failed them in an 8-4 loss in the rubber game of the series. The Rays took a 4-2 lead on a pair of RBI hits from both Kelly Crumpton and Wander Franco and Panzini was doing OK through 5. But he gave up back-to-back homers to let the Royals tie leading off the 6th (finishing 5 9 4 4 0 4) and John Swanda (3-3) didn't adjust well to a relief role following him, giving up 2 more runs in the 6th and 2 more after that in the 7th. Swanda was in the pen as we're in a stretch where we have several off-days and don't need a 5th starter.

Team record: 23-16. Next up: Another off-day then we're back home for some interleague action with 3 against Atlanta.

11-03-2022, 05:17 PM	#902
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 8,147	May 16-18, 2031: at Kansas City (3) A tough series in the Midwest as we dropped to 2 of 3 to the high-flying Royals. Baltimore also lost 2 of 3 but then won on our Monday off-day to pull within 2 1/2 of the division lead. Joe Marlette gave up a couple of homers and it cost him and the Rays in a 3-2 loss at Kansas City in the opener. Marlette (3-2) was a decent 6 4 3 3 2 5 but the homers were the difference and former Ray Dominic Scavone's solo shot in the 6th proved to be the difference. Tampa Bay bats were held to only 4 hits on the day. The Rays left it late but scored 3 times in the 7th and twice in the 8th to even up their series against the Royals with a 5-3 win. Cristian Hernandez's 2-run triple in the 7th tied the game and Chris Gutierrez tripled him home to put Tampa Bay ahead. After KC tied it in the bottom of the 7th Diego Cartaya's RBI single put the Rays ahead to stay. Michael Prosecky turned in a decent start at 6 6 3 3 2 3, Mike Moore (1-2) got the win in relief and Kevin DiCostanzo retired the Royals 1-2-3 in the 9th on only 4 pitches for his 8th save. Meanwhile the reason why Cartaya had the game-winning hit was because he had to replace JT Realmuto, who left with a mild hamstring strain. Although the injury is "minimal", it's projected to last 2-3 weeks so we're going to IL the 40-year-old to be on the safe side. He had also been in a 1-for-25 slump before the injury. Transaction: Realmuto goes on the IL and we purchased the contract of David Garcia. It was fortuitous timing we signed Garcia last week and he'll job-share with Cartaya while Realmuto recovers. Shane Panzini couldn't stand prosperity and the Rays' shaky 2031 bullpen failed them in an 8-4 loss in the rubber game of the series. The Rays took a 4-2 lead on a pair of RBI hits from both Kelly Crumpton and Wander Franco and Panzini was doing OK through 5. But he gave up back-to-back homers to let the Royals tie leading off the 6th (finishing 5 9 4 4 0 4) and John Swanda (3-3) didn't adjust well to a relief role following him, giving up 2 more runs in the 6th and 2 more after that in the 7th. Swanda was in the pen as we're in a stretch where we have several off-days and don't need a 5th starter. Team record: 23-16. Next up: Another off-day then we're back home for some interleague action with 3 against Atlanta.