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Art Deco · 01-28-2023, 10:15 PM

It was a lousy series for the Rays as they dropped 2 of 3 in Charm City but fortunately the Yankees had an even lousier series as they were swept by arch-rival Boston, so the division lead has grown to 5 games.

Transaction: Jamie Reiner is suffering from recurring back spasms which will sideline him six weeks so we purchased the contract of Carlos Colmenarez from AA Montgomery. Colmenarez had been up briefly in 2029 and 2030.

The bullpen lost a 4-3 lead in the 8th but Joshua Baez rode to the rescue as his 3-run homer in the 10th (#10) salvaged the opener 7-5 for the Rays over Baltimore. Arturo Gutierrez stayed red-hot with a pair of homers, including another one to lead off a game, giving him 22, and Dong-hwan Kim had a rare dinger against a lefty (#18). Michael Prosecky was middling in his start and not helped by our lousy defense, going 4.1 4 3 1 1 3, and Tommy Burpee blew his 5th save of the year by giving up - you guessed it - a homer in the 8th, the third straight appearance he's allowed a gopher ball. Mike Moore (3-3) ended up with the win but needed Mason Feole to get him out of the 10th as Feole notched his first save.

The second game was an exercise in frustration for the Rays as they left 12 men on base in a 4-3 loss to the Orioles. Chris Gutierrez was the worst offender, going 0-4 with 7 LOB and the bullpen was no help either as twice the Rays tied in the top an inning and they let a run score in the bottom including the winner in the 7th. Arturo Gutierrez didn't lead the game off with a homer but he did the next best thing, tripling and scoring in the 1st among his 3 hits. William Contreras also had 3 hits including a pair of doubles and an RBI. Francisco Morales wasn't efficient tonight, needing 103 pitches to go 5 4 2 2 3 2 before Ruben Abeyta (2-1) was touched for the losing run in the 7th.

Transaction: JJ Cargill was optioned to Durham and we recalled OF Caleb Hampton. Hampton was our supplemental 1st-round pick all the way back in 2023 and he finally gets the call to The Show 9 years later at the age of 27. Obviously he's not a prospect but he can play CF which Cargill can't. He'll only be up a couple of days until Orlando Tosado comes back.

Although the Rays took an early lead with Kevin DiCostanzo on the mound, things got ugly in the middle innings and Baltimore ending up winning handily 9-3. Nate Strickland's 2-run single in the 1st gave them a quick 2-0 lead and Arturo Gutierrez went deep yet again (#23) in the 4th to make it 3-1. But DiCostanzo (9-3) couldn't hold the lead and despite piling up the whiffs he finished 5.2 9 5 5 1 8 and Eddie Yean and Cody Adcock combined to allow 4 more. Caleb Hampton was 1-3 with a walk in his MLB debut.

Team record: 55-28. Next up: We head out west for 3 in Anaheim against the Angels.

After sweeping the monthly awards, we took a weekly one and if you read this far it should be obvious who won it:

01-28-2023, 10:15 PM	#989
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,771	July 2-4, 2032: at Baltimore (3) It was a lousy series for the Rays as they dropped 2 of 3 in Charm City but fortunately the Yankees had an even lousier series as they were swept by arch-rival Boston, so the division lead has grown to 5 games. Transaction: Jamie Reiner is suffering from recurring back spasms which will sideline him six weeks so we purchased the contract of Carlos Colmenarez from AA Montgomery. Colmenarez had been up briefly in 2029 and 2030. The bullpen lost a 4-3 lead in the 8th but Joshua Baez rode to the rescue as his 3-run homer in the 10th (#10) salvaged the opener 7-5 for the Rays over Baltimore. Arturo Gutierrez stayed red-hot with a pair of homers, including another one to lead off a game, giving him 22, and Dong-hwan Kim had a rare dinger against a lefty (#18). Michael Prosecky was middling in his start and not helped by our lousy defense, going 4.1 4 3 1 1 3, and Tommy Burpee blew his 5th save of the year by giving up - you guessed it - a homer in the 8th, the third straight appearance he's allowed a gopher ball. Mike Moore (3-3) ended up with the win but needed Mason Feole to get him out of the 10th as Feole notched his first save. The second game was an exercise in frustration for the Rays as they left 12 men on base in a 4-3 loss to the Orioles. Chris Gutierrez was the worst offender, going 0-4 with 7 LOB and the bullpen was no help either as twice the Rays tied in the top an inning and they let a run score in the bottom including the winner in the 7th. Arturo Gutierrez didn't lead the game off with a homer but he did the next best thing, tripling and scoring in the 1st among his 3 hits. William Contreras also had 3 hits including a pair of doubles and an RBI. Francisco Morales wasn't efficient tonight, needing 103 pitches to go 5 4 2 2 3 2 before Ruben Abeyta (2-1) was touched for the losing run in the 7th. Transaction: JJ Cargill was optioned to Durham and we recalled OF Caleb Hampton. Hampton was our supplemental 1st-round pick all the way back in 2023 and he finally gets the call to The Show 9 years later at the age of 27. Obviously he's not a prospect but he can play CF which Cargill can't. He'll only be up a couple of days until Orlando Tosado comes back. Although the Rays took an early lead with Kevin DiCostanzo on the mound, things got ugly in the middle innings and Baltimore ending up winning handily 9-3. Nate Strickland's 2-run single in the 1st gave them a quick 2-0 lead and Arturo Gutierrez went deep yet again (#23) in the 4th to make it 3-1. But DiCostanzo (9-3) couldn't hold the lead and despite piling up the whiffs he finished 5.2 9 5 5 1 8 and Eddie Yean and Cody Adcock combined to allow 4 more. Caleb Hampton was 1-3 with a walk in his MLB debut. Team record: 55-28. Next up: We head out west for 3 in Anaheim against the Angels. After sweeping the monthly awards, we took a weekly one and if you read this far it should be obvious who won it: Last edited by Art Deco; 01-28-2023 at 10:28 PM.