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Art Deco · 07-07-2024, 09:57 AM

Game 1: With Randy Mastropietro unavailable to make his scheduled start due to an ankle sprain, Phil Weststrom had to "Phil" in and he showed us why he was yanked from the rotation earlier this season as was hit hard in a 10-3 loss to the A's. He dropped to 3-3 after going 3 8 6 6 1 2 and another deposed starter Manny Cervantes gave up 3 more runs. Sung-min Yang hit HR #7 in a losing cause.

Game 2: The Rays got quite the scare in the second game, coasting with a 9-0 lead until Oakland suddenly scored 8 runs in the 8th before holding on to a 9-8 win. A 7-run 3rd broke it open and Jesus Avalos, Jose Lozada and Dantel Chinchilla each knocked in a pair to back another superb outing from Melvin Lopez (4-1) who went 7 1 0 0 2 4 on 97 pitches. Julio Baez, who had been excellent this year, then gave up a 2-out slam in the 8th to make it 9-5, and Adan Guardado put the first two men he faced on and then served up a 3-run homer and suddenly a laugher became a one-run game. Thankfully Mario Berumen disposed of Oakland on 5 pitches in the 9th to nail down save #17.

June 27: Claimed P Warren Dalton on waivers from Washington, designated P Manny Cervantes for assignment.

The theme of 2055 has been bringing back pitchers who recently left us with Tim Johnson and Melvin Lopez already rejoining the fold and now we welcome back Dalton, who gives us a second lefty in the pen. Meanwhile we finally pull the plug on Cervantes who has just been disastrous for us with his precipitous loss of stuff. As he's making $23M I don't expect any claimers.

Game 3: Unlike the day before, the Rays lost all of a sizable lead but like the day before they still won in the end, taking the series from Oakland with a 7-5 victory. They quickly went ahead 5-0 thanks to an Ezequiel Avalos homer (#8) and a 3-4, 2-RBI game from Jose Lozada. But Randy Mastropietro (6-4) ended up giving it all back by the 5th, finishing 5 7 5 5 3 3 with an uncharacteristic two homers allowed. Luckily for him and the Rays the lead was restored almost immediately when David Morales singled home a run in the bottom of the frame and the bullpen was sterling from there with four relievers each pitching a hitless inning, culminating in another economical Mario Berumen save (#18) this time on only 7 pitches.

Team record: 48-31. Thankfully the Yankees lost 2 of 3 so we've moved within a game of them. Next up: Houston visits for 3 as we reach the halfway point of the season.

07-07-2024, 09:57 AM	#2706
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,515	June 25-27, 2055: vs Oakland (3) Game 1: With Randy Mastropietro unavailable to make his scheduled start due to an ankle sprain, Phil Weststrom had to "Phil" in and he showed us why he was yanked from the rotation earlier this season as was hit hard in a 10-3 loss to the A's. He dropped to 3-3 after going 3 8 6 6 1 2 and another deposed starter Manny Cervantes gave up 3 more runs. Sung-min Yang hit HR #7 in a losing cause. Game 2: The Rays got quite the scare in the second game, coasting with a 9-0 lead until Oakland suddenly scored 8 runs in the 8th before holding on to a 9-8 win. A 7-run 3rd broke it open and Jesus Avalos, Jose Lozada and Dantel Chinchilla each knocked in a pair to back another superb outing from Melvin Lopez (4-1) who went 7 1 0 0 2 4 on 97 pitches. Julio Baez, who had been excellent this year, then gave up a 2-out slam in the 8th to make it 9-5, and Adan Guardado put the first two men he faced on and then served up a 3-run homer and suddenly a laugher became a one-run game. Thankfully Mario Berumen disposed of Oakland on 5 pitches in the 9th to nail down save #17. June 27: Claimed P Warren Dalton on waivers from Washington, designated P Manny Cervantes for assignment. The theme of 2055 has been bringing back pitchers who recently left us with Tim Johnson and Melvin Lopez already rejoining the fold and now we welcome back Dalton, who gives us a second lefty in the pen. Meanwhile we finally pull the plug on Cervantes who has just been disastrous for us with his precipitous loss of stuff. As he's making $23M I don't expect any claimers. Game 3: Unlike the day before, the Rays lost all of a sizable lead but like the day before they still won in the end, taking the series from Oakland with a 7-5 victory. They quickly went ahead 5-0 thanks to an Ezequiel Avalos homer (#8) and a 3-4, 2-RBI game from Jose Lozada. But Randy Mastropietro (6-4) ended up giving it all back by the 5th, finishing 5 7 5 5 3 3 with an uncharacteristic two homers allowed. Luckily for him and the Rays the lead was restored almost immediately when David Morales singled home a run in the bottom of the frame and the bullpen was sterling from there with four relievers each pitching a hitless inning, culminating in another economical Mario Berumen save (#18) this time on only 7 pitches. Team record: 48-31. Thankfully the Yankees lost 2 of 3 so we've moved within a game of them. Next up: Houston visits for 3 as we reach the halfway point of the season.