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September 15-17, 2028: vs NY Yankees (3)
Tranasction: Taj Bradley was involved in a brawl in the final Toronto and was suspended for 6 games, so he goes on the restricted list and Andri Tavarez, who was up earlier this season, is recalled from AA Montgomery and will start the finale of this series.
Game 1: 8-1 W. WP-Khattak (2-3, 6 2 0 0 3 4). HR-Greene (13/31), DeLoach (26), Encarnacion (9). Khattak bounced back from a terrible outing with a brilliant one and Encarnacion was 3-4 with a 2-run homer to lead the offense. Albies had 4 hits and Greene knocked in 3.
Game 2: 3-0 W. WP-Eldridge (11-8, 6.1 4 0 0 1 3). S-Diaz (35). HR-Encarnacion (10). Another great start from the staff while Encarnacion's solo homer and Albies' RBI triple were the big hits.
Transaction: James Wood had hurt his back in the Toronto series and although it was "moderate" it was only supposed to be for 4-5 days. The trainer has now indicated it will take longer so Wood goes on the 10-day IL and OF Luis Leones is called up from Durham. Leones came over from Cincinnati in a deal that sent them Clayton Andrews at the start of the season and hit 314/345/592 in part-time action with the Bulls, homering 10 times in 191 AB.
Game 3: 8-2 W. WP-Tavarez (1-0, 5 6 1 1 1 4). HR-R.Castillo (2/5), Santana (26). Andri Tavarez was quite good in his spot start and Robbie Castillo had his best game as a Ray, going 3-4 with a 2-run homer and a 2-run triple. Santana drove in 3 with a 2-run homer and a double.
Team record: 94-55. Despite the sweep we gained no ground on Toronto which swept Boston at Fenway, so the deficit is still 3 games. Essentially, it's going to take a sweep of the upcoming 4-game series in Toronto or 3 out of 4 with some help along the way to have a shot at avoiding the wild card round. Next up: An off-day then 3 at home against Milwaukee, struggling at 62-88.
MLB News: Veteran Angels 3B Anthony Rendon hit his 300th career homer.
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