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Art Deco · 10-14-2024, 09:16 PM

August 11: Off-Day.

August 12: at NY Yankees 5-6 L (10). LP-Bautista (6-4). Starter-Springs (5 5 3 3 2 7). HR-Rutschman (19), Yandy Diaz (11). The Rays were dead and buried in this one, trailing 5-0 going into the bottom of the 9th before Rutschman led off with a homer and they eventually loaded the bases to set up a dramatic 2-out grand slam from Yandy. Alas, Bautista gave up a single to allow the ghost runner to score in the 10th and the Yanks won anyway.

August 13: at NY Yankees 5-1 W. WP-Bradley (10-5, 7 5 1 1 1 10). HR-J.Lowe (13). Taj was dominant as you can see from his line and Rutschman had 3 more hits including the go-ahead single in the 7th with J.Lowe's 2-run shot putting the game away.

August 14: at NY Yankees 7-0 W. WP-M.Rodriguez (5-0). Starter-Pepiot (5 3 0 0 3 5). HR-Rutschman (20). Despite the decisive final score this was a scoreless battle until the 6th when Clutchman came through again with a solo homer to break the deadlock, and a 4-run 7th broke it open. Carson Williams was 3-3 with 3 doubles and 2 RBI as his offensive breakout has been something to behold of late.

August 15: vs Houston 2-0 W. WP-McClanahan (7-10, 6.1 4 0 0 1 5). S-Bautista (27). Mac got his usual scant run support but two was enough tonight to get him the win. Both Tampa Bay tallies came on sacrifice flies.

August 16: vs Houston 10-0 W. WP-Senga (2-0, 7 4 0 0 3 6). HR-P.Meadows (7), Paredes (19), Campusano (3). The Rays staff hurled their third straight shutout and made it 32 consecutive scoreless innings behind Senga tonight. And like the game a couple of nights ago in New York the final score was a bit misleading as it was only 2-0 after 6 before the Rays put up 4-spots in the 7th and 8th innings. Paredes had a massive game, going 3-4 with a double, homer and 5 RBI while Campusano gave Rutschman a night off and then hit like him, going 3-5 with a homer and 2 RBI.

August 17: vs Houston 4-1 W. WP-Springs (7-9, 6.1 3 0 0 3 11). HR-B.Jones (11), C.Williams (17). The Rays swept Houston, made it 5 straight wins and 9 of their last 10 and nearly had a fourth straight shutout before Bautista wild-pitched a run home in the 9th, ending the staff's scoreless streak at a club-record 40 innings. Williams had the big bat again, going 2-3 with a steal and a 2-run homer.

Team record: 70-49. It's great to have the second-best record in baseball, but not so great to be in a division with the team that has the best one as despite a 5-1 week the Rays find themselves in the same place they were when it started: 5 back of Baltimore. They have put quite the stranglehold on the #1 wild card however. Next week: On the road for 3 in Seattle, and a day off before playing 3 in Milwaukee.

Players of the Week:

AL: Marcell Ozuna (CHI), 15-26, 2 HR, 10 RBI
NL: Nolan Gorman (STL), 11-24, 5 HR, 10 RBI

On the farm: Yanier Diaz has no business being in AAA but with the Rustchman acquisition and the fact that Campusano has a better glove to serve as the backup, Durham is where he is and to his credit he's certainly not pouting. This week he went 15-25 with a homer and 7 RBI and is hitting an absurd 364/404/743 with 33 HR and 93 RBI in 86 games for the Bulls. He'll likely get rewarded with a callup in a couple of weeks when the rosters expand.

10-14-2024, 09:16 PM	#98
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,838	August 11-17, 2026 August 11: Off-Day. August 12: at NY Yankees 5-6 L (10). LP-Bautista (6-4). Starter-Springs (5 5 3 3 2 7). HR-Rutschman (19), Yandy Diaz (11). The Rays were dead and buried in this one, trailing 5-0 going into the bottom of the 9th before Rutschman led off with a homer and they eventually loaded the bases to set up a dramatic 2-out grand slam from Yandy. Alas, Bautista gave up a single to allow the ghost runner to score in the 10th and the Yanks won anyway. August 13: at NY Yankees 5-1 W. WP-Bradley (10-5, 7 5 1 1 1 10). HR-J.Lowe (13). Taj was dominant as you can see from his line and Rutschman had 3 more hits including the go-ahead single in the 7th with J.Lowe's 2-run shot putting the game away. August 14: at NY Yankees 7-0 W. WP-M.Rodriguez (5-0). Starter-Pepiot (5 3 0 0 3 5). HR-Rutschman (20). Despite the decisive final score this was a scoreless battle until the 6th when Clutchman came through again with a solo homer to break the deadlock, and a 4-run 7th broke it open. Carson Williams was 3-3 with 3 doubles and 2 RBI as his offensive breakout has been something to behold of late. August 15: vs Houston 2-0 W. WP-McClanahan (7-10, 6.1 4 0 0 1 5). S-Bautista (27). Mac got his usual scant run support but two was enough tonight to get him the win. Both Tampa Bay tallies came on sacrifice flies. August 16: vs Houston 10-0 W. WP-Senga (2-0, 7 4 0 0 3 6). HR-P.Meadows (7), Paredes (19), Campusano (3). The Rays staff hurled their third straight shutout and made it 32 consecutive scoreless innings behind Senga tonight. And like the game a couple of nights ago in New York the final score was a bit misleading as it was only 2-0 after 6 before the Rays put up 4-spots in the 7th and 8th innings. Paredes had a massive game, going 3-4 with a double, homer and 5 RBI while Campusano gave Rutschman a night off and then hit like him, going 3-5 with a homer and 2 RBI. August 17: vs Houston 4-1 W. WP-Springs (7-9, 6.1 3 0 0 3 11). HR-B.Jones (11), C.Williams (17). The Rays swept Houston, made it 5 straight wins and 9 of their last 10 and nearly had a fourth straight shutout before Bautista wild-pitched a run home in the 9th, ending the staff's scoreless streak at a club-record 40 innings. Williams had the big bat again, going 2-3 with a steal and a 2-run homer. Team record: 70-49. It's great to have the second-best record in baseball, but not so great to be in a division with the team that has the best one as despite a 5-1 week the Rays find themselves in the same place they were when it started: 5 back of Baltimore. They have put quite the stranglehold on the #1 wild card however. Next week: On the road for 3 in Seattle, and a day off before playing 3 in Milwaukee. Players of the Week: AL: Marcell Ozuna (CHI), 15-26, 2 HR, 10 RBI NL: Nolan Gorman (STL), 11-24, 5 HR, 10 RBI On the farm: Yanier Diaz has no business being in AAA but with the Rustchman acquisition and the fact that Campusano has a better glove to serve as the backup, Durham is where he is and to his credit he's certainly not pouting. This week he went 15-25 with a homer and 7 RBI and is hitting an absurd 364/404/743 with 33 HR and 93 RBI in 86 games for the Bulls. He'll likely get rewarded with a callup in a couple of weeks when the rosters expand.