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Art Deco · 08-30-2023, 12:03 PM

The Rays rolled on out west, taking 2 of 3 from the A's while Toronto gets farther and farther away in our rearview mirror, now 8 1/2 back.

Transaction: Activated LHP Ajani Riddick from his rehab assignment at Durham and optioned Leo Gutierrez to the Bulls. Leo never got into a game in his second callup.

The Rays did drop the opener as the bats were quiet and Oakland walked off a 3-2 win in the bottom of the 9th. Jake Westfall hit HR #11 to give them a quick early lead but they didn't do much after that. Joe Scheu was his usual solid 6 8 2 2 0 3 and the A's got the winner off newly-activated Ajani Riddick (0-1).

Danny Morales spun a 2-hit shutout as the Rays routed the A's 8-0 in the second game. The 25-year-old righty improved to 12-1 (and 30-6 over the past two seasons), going 9 2 0 0 3 4 on 110 pitches for his first career whitewash. He was well-supported, most notably by Danny Charlton (2-5 with HR #26 & 3 RBI) and William Contreras (3-4 with HR #4 & 2 RBI).

Tampa Bay took the series from Oakland with a 7-2 win in the finale. William Contreras picked up where he left off the day before, going 4-5 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI and Jake Westfall had 3 hits and an RBI. Kevin DiCostanzo went to 16-2 after a 7 7 0 0 2 2 outing, lowering his ERA to 2.53 and making him a near-cinch to win 20 with two months remaining in the season (he's won 16 of his 22 starts).

Team record: 68-36. Next up: The road takes us to Atlanta for 3 games as we hit the trade deadline. Not anticipating any major moves as the team has few weaknesses; another bullpen arm might help though.

08-30-2023, 12:03 PM	#1254
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,075	July 27-29, 2035: at Oakland (3) The Rays rolled on out west, taking 2 of 3 from the A's while Toronto gets farther and farther away in our rearview mirror, now 8 1/2 back. Transaction: Activated LHP Ajani Riddick from his rehab assignment at Durham and optioned Leo Gutierrez to the Bulls. Leo never got into a game in his second callup. The Rays did drop the opener as the bats were quiet and Oakland walked off a 3-2 win in the bottom of the 9th. Jake Westfall hit HR #11 to give them a quick early lead but they didn't do much after that. Joe Scheu was his usual solid 6 8 2 2 0 3 and the A's got the winner off newly-activated Ajani Riddick (0-1). Danny Morales spun a 2-hit shutout as the Rays routed the A's 8-0 in the second game. The 25-year-old righty improved to 12-1 (and 30-6 over the past two seasons), going 9 2 0 0 3 4 on 110 pitches for his first career whitewash. He was well-supported, most notably by Danny Charlton (2-5 with HR #26 & 3 RBI) and William Contreras (3-4 with HR #4 & 2 RBI). Tampa Bay took the series from Oakland with a 7-2 win in the finale. William Contreras picked up where he left off the day before, going 4-5 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI and Jake Westfall had 3 hits and an RBI. Kevin DiCostanzo went to 16-2 after a 7 7 0 0 2 2 outing, lowering his ERA to 2.53 and making him a near-cinch to win 20 with two months remaining in the season (he's won 16 of his 22 starts). Team record: 68-36. Next up: The road takes us to Atlanta for 3 games as we hit the trade deadline. Not anticipating any major moves as the team has few weaknesses; another bullpen arm might help though.