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Art Deco · 12-01-2022, 10:06 PM

The chronic losing continues as the Rays lost two of three for the third straight series, this time unable to score in the first two games before unloading in the third game as befits a team 5 games below their Pythagorean record.

Transaction: Dax Fulton goes on the 60-day IL and it might as well be the 360-day IL as he'll be having Tommy John surgery. Gavin Bruni returns from Durham to give us another lefty.

The Rays dropped the opener 5-3 against the Guardians at the Trop but only a couple of late runs made the final score respectable. Wes Mendes (0-2) was terrible again at 4 8 5 4 2 2. We weren't expecting him to duplicate James Hays (then again maybe he is since Hays has lost his first two Dodgers starts) but we were expecting something better than a random callup from the minors. Joshua Baez's 2-run triple in the 8th was the only real offensive highlight.

Tampa Bay finally lost a Matt Manning start but it wasn't Manning's fault at all as he handed the ball to the manager in the 8th inning with a 1-0 lead. It was the bats and bullpen who were the culprits tonight in a 2-1 loss as Manning allowed a leadoff single in the 8th and departed for Mike Moore, who loaded the bases and then let the tying run score on an infield single with two out. Raymells Rosa (0-2) then gave up a homer in the 9th and the bats went 1-2-3 in the bottom of the frame to end the game with four hits. Manning deserved better at 7 5 1 1 2 5 and he was helped by a remarkable sequence from CF Chris Gutierrez, who threw out runners at plate on consecutive plays in the 5th.

The Rays snapped a 4-game losing streak in the finale, annihilating Cleveland 12-0 in a game that made us think "why couldn't they have scored some of those runs the night before?". Six different Rays homered: Chris Gutierrez (#10), Orlando Tosado (#11/13), Ramifer Salinas (#20/31), Kelly Crumpton (#33), Cristian Hernandez (#16) and JT Realmuto (#21). Realmuto added 3 doubles to make him 4-4 on the night as all the players who homered drove in 2 runs except Salinas. Shane Panzini (11-3) was the starter in the previous Rays win and he was the stopper today with an excellent 6 2 0 0 2 7 performance.

Team record: 62-53. The Yankees dropped 2 of 3 as well so we stay 4 1/2 back, but 3 more days come off the calendar. Next up: An off-day then Houston visits for 3.

MLB News: Speaking of James Hays, the star righty and new Dodger will remain in Tinseltown for the foreseeable future after signing a big 7/205 extension. That's fine with me as I was concerned he'd go free agent and sign with someone like the Yankees.

12-01-2022, 10:06 PM	#933
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,574	August 11-13, 2031: vs Cleveland (3) The chronic losing continues as the Rays lost two of three for the third straight series, this time unable to score in the first two games before unloading in the third game as befits a team 5 games below their Pythagorean record. Transaction: Dax Fulton goes on the 60-day IL and it might as well be the 360-day IL as he'll be having Tommy John surgery. Gavin Bruni returns from Durham to give us another lefty. The Rays dropped the opener 5-3 against the Guardians at the Trop but only a couple of late runs made the final score respectable. Wes Mendes (0-2) was terrible again at 4 8 5 4 2 2. We weren't expecting him to duplicate James Hays (then again maybe he is since Hays has lost his first two Dodgers starts) but we were expecting something better than a random callup from the minors. Joshua Baez's 2-run triple in the 8th was the only real offensive highlight. Tampa Bay finally lost a Matt Manning start but it wasn't Manning's fault at all as he handed the ball to the manager in the 8th inning with a 1-0 lead. It was the bats and bullpen who were the culprits tonight in a 2-1 loss as Manning allowed a leadoff single in the 8th and departed for Mike Moore, who loaded the bases and then let the tying run score on an infield single with two out. Raymells Rosa (0-2) then gave up a homer in the 9th and the bats went 1-2-3 in the bottom of the frame to end the game with four hits. Manning deserved better at 7 5 1 1 2 5 and he was helped by a remarkable sequence from CF Chris Gutierrez, who threw out runners at plate on consecutive plays in the 5th. The Rays snapped a 4-game losing streak in the finale, annihilating Cleveland 12-0 in a game that made us think "why couldn't they have scored some of those runs the night before?". Six different Rays homered: Chris Gutierrez (#10), Orlando Tosado (#11/13), Ramifer Salinas (#20/31), Kelly Crumpton (#33), Cristian Hernandez (#16) and JT Realmuto (#21). Realmuto added 3 doubles to make him 4-4 on the night as all the players who homered drove in 2 runs except Salinas. Shane Panzini (11-3) was the starter in the previous Rays win and he was the stopper today with an excellent 6 2 0 0 2 7 performance. Team record: 62-53. The Yankees dropped 2 of 3 as well so we stay 4 1/2 back, but 3 more days come off the calendar. Next up: An off-day then Houston visits for 3. MLB News: Speaking of James Hays, the star righty and new Dodger will remain in Tinseltown for the foreseeable future after signing a big 7/205 extension. That's fine with me as I was concerned he'd go free agent and sign with someone like the Yankees.