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Art Deco · 07-23-2024, 06:10 PM

September 23: Off-Day.

September 24: vs Toronto 10-2 W. WP-Rasmussen (11-5, 5.2 3 0 0 3 6). HR-Isaac (9). Rays romped over the Jays with Isaac belting a 3-run homer and Yanier Diaz driving in 3 on 3 hits while Caminero was 4-4 with an RBI and 4 runs scored. Ras closed out a fine regular season with a 3.72 ERA and will start Game 2 of the Wild Card series.

September 25: vs Toronto 6-5 W (10). WP-Fairbanks (6-11). Starter-Springs (5.1 5 2 2 1 7). Jason Adam blew a 5-2 lead in the 8th but Yandy's RBI single in the 10th won it. While the win brought them within one of Boston for WC1, it was an extremely costly one as Teoscar was hit by a pitch and fractured his thumb, putting him out for close to 4 weeks in another grievous injury blow for the club in the final month.

Transaction: Teoscar goes on the 10-day IL and Parker Meadows is up from Durham. The defensive whiz had a great year at Durham despite missing a couple of months (301/437/537 with 21 HR in 326 AB) and will start in CF against RHP with J.Lowe now manning RF full-time.

September 26: vs Toronto 4-8 L. LP-Kelly (0-1). Starter-Pepiot (5 5 3 3 1 5). A costly loss in the race for WC1 and home-field advantage in the opening round as Boston won to go 2 games back up. Paredes was 3-4 with an RBI and helped them to an early 4-2 lead but Kelly gave up 2 runs in the 6th to lose the lead and Vasquez gave up 3 more in the 8th on consecutive homers, then plunked a Jay to start a brawl and he was suspended.

Transaction: Vasquez goes on the restricted list and Nic Enright is back up for the first time since early in the season.

September 27: vs Cincinnati 9-1 W. WP-Rock (1-1, 7 1 1 1 1 9). HR-Yainer Diaz (12), Mead (8). What a difference a start makes. Joe Rock was rocked in his MLB debut last time out but was brilliant today, retiring the first 12 Reds before giving up a solo homer which turned out to be the only thing he allowed over 7 innings for his first big-league win. He had plenty of support with Yanier going 2-4 with a homer and 4 RBI and Yandy 3-4 with an RBI as the Y.Diazes were raking tonight. And Boston lost to Baltimore so the Rays are back within a game with the tiebreak advantage.

September 28: vs Cincinnati 6-0 W. WP-Bradley (16-5, 6.2 3 0 0 2 6). HR-Caminero 2 (29), Siri (7). Taj was great in his regular season swan song and is lined up for Game 3 of the Wild Card series if necessary. Meanwhile Junior C went deep twice and drove in 3 while Paredes had a 2-run triple. Boston won meaning we'll have to win the regular season finale tomorrow and hope they lose to avoid a trip to Fenway.

September 29: vs Cincinnati 9-8 W. WP-Fairbanks (7-11). Starter-Littell (4 5 2 2 2 1). HR-Mead (9), DeLuca (2), Isaac (10), C.Williams (11). A truly wild one. Littell got the spot start since we wanted to save Rasmussen for the wild card round even though it was a must-win game to keep home field hopes alive. Littell did alright but the bullpen was brutal, losing leads of 3-2 and 7-5. But the bats kept battling back and with the help of a Reds error in the 9th, N.Lowe singled in the equalizer and Paredes' sac fly brought home the walk-off winner. Alas the celebration was bittersweet as Boston beat Baltimore 9-4 so we will have to play the Sox at Fenway in the Wild Card round although it was still nice to close with 6 wins in the last 7.

Final Regular Season Record: 93-69. Next up: The Wild Card Round in Boston with Springs, Rasmussen and Bradley our scheduled starters.

Players of the Week:

AL: Our own Junior Caminero, 10-20, 2 HR, 7 RBI
NL: Ronald Acuna Jr (ATL), 9-21, 3 HR, 7 RBI

Players of the Month (September):

AL Batter: Evan Carter (TEX), .337-6-24
NL Batter: Michael Harris II (ATL) (who else?), .356-9-24 on his way to NL MVP
AL Pitcher: James Karinchak (CLE), 8 SV, 21 K in 15 IP
NL Pitcher: Kodai Senga (NY), 4-0, 2.61, 53 K in 41 IP
AL Rookie: Connor Cooke (TOR), 3-1, 0.00, 5 SV
NL Rookie: Jacob Berry (MIA), .287-10-23

The Farm Report:

3 of our 4 full-season squads made the playoffs with only Low-A Charleston missing out. High-A Bowling Green lost its playoff series 4-3, AA Montgomery is up 3-1 in their series against Biloxi and AAA Durham is tied 1-1 with Norfolk in their best-of-7. Also a few of our farmhands were named players of the month in their respective leagues:

Brock Jones took the SL honors for Montgomery, capping a season that saw him hit 53 regular season homers plus 3 more so far in the playoffs. Jones hit .294-13-30 for the month.

Antonio Jimenez made it a sweep for the Biscuits as he took Pitcher of the Month honors, going 3-0, 2.60 with 29 Ks in 27.2 IP.

And 2023 #1 pick Braden Taylor was named the SAL Batter of the Month after hitting .393-10-26 in September for Bowling Green. The big month salvaged a weak season batting-average wise as he ended the year at .229 but still slugged 25 homers.

Next up: A regular-season wrapup post with the final standings, playoff matchup and Rays team and individual stats.

07-23-2024, 06:10 PM	#64
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 6,926	September 23-29, 2025 September 23: Off-Day. September 24: vs Toronto 10-2 W. WP-Rasmussen (11-5, 5.2 3 0 0 3 6). HR-Isaac (9). Rays romped over the Jays with Isaac belting a 3-run homer and Yanier Diaz driving in 3 on 3 hits while Caminero was 4-4 with an RBI and 4 runs scored. Ras closed out a fine regular season with a 3.72 ERA and will start Game 2 of the Wild Card series. September 25: vs Toronto 6-5 W (10). WP-Fairbanks (6-11). Starter-Springs (5.1 5 2 2 1 7). Jason Adam blew a 5-2 lead in the 8th but Yandy's RBI single in the 10th won it. While the win brought them within one of Boston for WC1, it was an extremely costly one as Teoscar was hit by a pitch and fractured his thumb, putting him out for close to 4 weeks in another grievous injury blow for the club in the final month. Transaction: Teoscar goes on the 10-day IL and Parker Meadows is up from Durham. The defensive whiz had a great year at Durham despite missing a couple of months (301/437/537 with 21 HR in 326 AB) and will start in CF against RHP with J.Lowe now manning RF full-time. September 26: vs Toronto 4-8 L. LP-Kelly (0-1). Starter-Pepiot (5 5 3 3 1 5). A costly loss in the race for WC1 and home-field advantage in the opening round as Boston won to go 2 games back up. Paredes was 3-4 with an RBI and helped them to an early 4-2 lead but Kelly gave up 2 runs in the 6th to lose the lead and Vasquez gave up 3 more in the 8th on consecutive homers, then plunked a Jay to start a brawl and he was suspended. Transaction: Vasquez goes on the restricted list and Nic Enright is back up for the first time since early in the season. September 27: vs Cincinnati 9-1 W. WP-Rock (1-1, 7 1 1 1 1 9). HR-Yainer Diaz (12), Mead (8). What a difference a start makes. Joe Rock was rocked in his MLB debut last time out but was brilliant today, retiring the first 12 Reds before giving up a solo homer which turned out to be the only thing he allowed over 7 innings for his first big-league win. He had plenty of support with Yanier going 2-4 with a homer and 4 RBI and Yandy 3-4 with an RBI as the Y.Diazes were raking tonight. And Boston lost to Baltimore so the Rays are back within a game with the tiebreak advantage. September 28: vs Cincinnati 6-0 W. WP-Bradley (16-5, 6.2 3 0 0 2 6). HR-Caminero 2 (29), Siri (7). Taj was great in his regular season swan song and is lined up for Game 3 of the Wild Card series if necessary. Meanwhile Junior C went deep twice and drove in 3 while Paredes had a 2-run triple. Boston won meaning we'll have to win the regular season finale tomorrow and hope they lose to avoid a trip to Fenway. September 29: vs Cincinnati 9-8 W. WP-Fairbanks (7-11). Starter-Littell (4 5 2 2 2 1). HR-Mead (9), DeLuca (2), Isaac (10), C.Williams (11). A truly wild one. Littell got the spot start since we wanted to save Rasmussen for the wild card round even though it was a must-win game to keep home field hopes alive. Littell did alright but the bullpen was brutal, losing leads of 3-2 and 7-5. But the bats kept battling back and with the help of a Reds error in the 9th, N.Lowe singled in the equalizer and Paredes' sac fly brought home the walk-off winner. Alas the celebration was bittersweet as Boston beat Baltimore 9-4 so we will have to play the Sox at Fenway in the Wild Card round although it was still nice to close with 6 wins in the last 7. Final Regular Season Record: 93-69. Next up: The Wild Card Round in Boston with Springs, Rasmussen and Bradley our scheduled starters. Players of the Week: AL: Our own Junior Caminero, 10-20, 2 HR, 7 RBI NL: Ronald Acuna Jr (ATL), 9-21, 3 HR, 7 RBI Players of the Month (September): AL Batter: Evan Carter (TEX), .337-6-24 NL Batter: Michael Harris II (ATL) (who else?), .356-9-24 on his way to NL MVP AL Pitcher: James Karinchak (CLE), 8 SV, 21 K in 15 IP NL Pitcher: Kodai Senga (NY), 4-0, 2.61, 53 K in 41 IP AL Rookie: Connor Cooke (TOR), 3-1, 0.00, 5 SV NL Rookie: Jacob Berry (MIA), .287-10-23 The Farm Report: 3 of our 4 full-season squads made the playoffs with only Low-A Charleston missing out. High-A Bowling Green lost its playoff series 4-3, AA Montgomery is up 3-1 in their series against Biloxi and AAA Durham is tied 1-1 with Norfolk in their best-of-7. Also a few of our farmhands were named players of the month in their respective leagues: Brock Jones took the SL honors for Montgomery, capping a season that saw him hit 53 regular season homers plus 3 more so far in the playoffs. Jones hit .294-13-30 for the month. Antonio Jimenez made it a sweep for the Biscuits as he took Pitcher of the Month honors, going 3-0, 2.60 with 29 Ks in 27.2 IP. And 2023 #1 pick Braden Taylor was named the SAL Batter of the Month after hitting .393-10-26 in September for Bowling Green. The big month salvaged a weak season batting-average wise as he ended the year at .229 but still slugged 25 homers. Next up: A regular-season wrapup post with the final standings, playoff matchup and Rays team and individual stats. Last edited by Art Deco; 07-23-2024 at 06:11 PM.