In the midst of our losing streak Gunnar Henderson, hitting all of .094 with only one homer (on Opening Day), decided to share his thoughts:
This didn't set well with his teammates and I opted to suspend him for 5 games, a move I was told went down well in the clubhouse. Victor Mesa was called up from Durham to take his place. (Also OOTP devs, it's "faze" not "phase"). Back to the action:
Game 1: 5-9 L. LP-German (2-2, 3.2 7 8 5 0 6). HR-Haro (4), Hardy (5). Luis German was hit hard early and often and the Rays trailed 8-1 after 4 on their way to consecutive loss #7.
Game 2: 1-5 L (10). LP-R.Rodriguez (0-2). HR-Tovar (2). Starter-Acosta (1.2 1 0 0 1 1). A brilliant 5 1/3-inning long relief outing from Christian Rodriguez after Acosta left with a minor injury was wasted thanks to a lack of offense and Randy Rodriguez walking the bases loaded and giving up a walk-off slam to Dansby Swanson. The losing streak now has reached 8 games, one of, if not, the longest losing streaks for the team in any of my Rays saves.
Game 3: 4-3 W. WP-Armenta (1-1). S-R.Rodriguez (4). Starter-Khattak (2.1 1 1 1 1 2). HR-Haro (5). Hallelujah, a win! The losing streak was snapped thanks in large part to Marco Luciano, who capped a 3-hit day with an RBI double to break a 2-2 tie in the 9th. Rivera then singled him home which proved large when Randy Rodriguez did his best to blow the save, giving up a leadoff homer then putting 2 men on before getting his 17th whiff in 6.2 IP to end it. Meanwhile we had a starter leave with a minor injury for the second straight day but Khattak will make his next start.
Team record: 11-12. Next up: A day off then we return home for 3 against Toronto.