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Art Deco · 09-27-2023, 07:01 PM

Game 1: 5-8 L. LP-Orze (3-1). Starter-Evans (3.2 4 2 0 0 5). HR-E.Green (11), Rivera (6). Rays had a 3-2 lead in the 5th with Evans having to leave early with a mild hamstring strain which may keep him from his next start before Orze came in and stunk up the joint going 1 inning and allowing 4 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

Time for a trade at the deadline:

We've been in need of pitching depth, especially in the pen, and Ogando should really help with his 80 stuff, 60 movement and 50 control. He had 59 whiffs in 39 IP with the Cubs and a 3.69 ERA. Monrreal had at one point been one of our better pitching prospects but the bloom has come off recently. He still could be a 60/45/45-rated back-end of the rotation starter. To make room for Ogando we finally pulled the plug on Eric Orze, who has been terrible this season and was a free agent at year's end anyway, putting him on waivers.

Game 2: 4-6 L. LP-Riley (0-1). Starter-German (4.2 2 2 2 4 5). HR-Y.Alvarez (22), Rivera (7). For the second straight day a starter left early due to injury (German had a minor blister) and for the second straight day a reliever lost the lead by melting down in the middle innings. This time it was Trey Riley, charged with 4 runs in 2/3 of an IP although the two deciding runs charged to him came when new pickup Gerald Ogando gave up a 2-run single to the first man he faced as a Ray.

Game 3: 4-6 L (10). LP-R.Rodriguez (3-8). Starter-Eldridge (5.2 6 3 3 3 9). HR-Wood (10). An extremely frustrating series saw the Rays lose another lead in the middle innings, although this time they fought back and tied it in the 9th on James Wood's pinch-hit homer. That only delayed the pain though as Randy Rodriguez surrendered a 2-run walk-off shot in the 10th.

Team record: 59-50. The good news is that Boston was also swept so the Rays didn't lose any ground in the division and still trail by 3. The bad news is that it was Toronto who did the sweeping and they've pulled within 1 1/2 games of the Rays for the first wild card. Next up: We return home for the weekend to play 3 against the 65-44 Mets.

09-27-2023, 07:01 PM	#696
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,641	July 30-August 1, 2030: at Baltimore (3) Game 1: 5-8 L. LP-Orze (3-1). Starter-Evans (3.2 4 2 0 0 5). HR-E.Green (11), Rivera (6). Rays had a 3-2 lead in the 5th with Evans having to leave early with a mild hamstring strain which may keep him from his next start before Orze came in and stunk up the joint going 1 inning and allowing 4 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks. Time for a trade at the deadline: We've been in need of pitching depth, especially in the pen, and Ogando should really help with his 80 stuff, 60 movement and 50 control. He had 59 whiffs in 39 IP with the Cubs and a 3.69 ERA. Monrreal had at one point been one of our better pitching prospects but the bloom has come off recently. He still could be a 60/45/45-rated back-end of the rotation starter. To make room for Ogando we finally pulled the plug on Eric Orze, who has been terrible this season and was a free agent at year's end anyway, putting him on waivers. Game 2: 4-6 L. LP-Riley (0-1). Starter-German (4.2 2 2 2 4 5). HR-Y.Alvarez (22), Rivera (7). For the second straight day a starter left early due to injury (German had a minor blister) and for the second straight day a reliever lost the lead by melting down in the middle innings. This time it was Trey Riley, charged with 4 runs in 2/3 of an IP although the two deciding runs charged to him came when new pickup Gerald Ogando gave up a 2-run single to the first man he faced as a Ray. Game 3: 4-6 L (10). LP-R.Rodriguez (3-8). Starter-Eldridge (5.2 6 3 3 3 9). HR-Wood (10). An extremely frustrating series saw the Rays lose another lead in the middle innings, although this time they fought back and tied it in the 9th on James Wood's pinch-hit homer. That only delayed the pain though as Randy Rodriguez surrendered a 2-run walk-off shot in the 10th. Team record: 59-50. The good news is that Boston was also swept so the Rays didn't lose any ground in the division and still trail by 3. The bad news is that it was Toronto who did the sweeping and they've pulled within 1 1/2 games of the Rays for the first wild card. Next up: We return home for the weekend to play 3 against the 65-44 Mets.