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Art Deco · 01-03-2025, 01:57 PM

Some bad pitching doomed the Rays to losing 2 of 3 in this series but fortunately the Yankees also dropped 2 of 3 at home to a bad Boston team so Tampa Bay remains on top in the AL East by a game.

The Rays did take the opener, eking out a 4-3 win over the Angels. Gabe Bryant (4-3) gave up a pair of homers in the top of the 4th to put them behind 3-0 but Danny Rodriguez continued his Rookie of the Year bid with a 3-run homer (#15) in the bottom of the frame to level things. And an inning later Danny Arroyave singled in the go-ahead run which the bullpen made stand up from there. Bryant piled up the whiffs going 5.2 7 3 3 1 11 and the pen only allowed a hit and a walk in total the rest of the way with Tony Alicea closing for save #22.

Tampa Bay jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead in the second game and saw superstar Jeremy Begley have his biggest game as a Ray with 3 homers, the third being inside-the-park, but some horrendous hurling from the bullpen mean they'd end up being blown out 12-5 by LA. Begley led off the game with a home and then added a 3-run shot in the 2nd, and completed his hat trick of homers with an inside-the-parker in the 5th to make it 5-2 and give him 22 for the season. But Joe Marlette put a man on to start the 6th and departed, starting the downward spiral. Jon Coggin gave up 3 hits to the first three men he faced, allowing the Angels to equalize and saddling Marlette with a 5 7 3 3 2 5 line, and then in the 7th Moises Baca (1-4) gave up 2 more runs to put LA ahead. Danny Mauricio then gave up 5 more in the 8th and the rout was on.

Mario Urizar was hit hard once again in the finale and although the Rays attempted a comeback they fell short and lost 5-3. Urizar (6-4) has pitched himself out of the rotation after today's 5.2 10 5 5 2 2 outing ballooned his ERA to 5.62, making it 27 runs allowed in 22 innings over his last 5 starts. Jeremy Begley made it four homers in two games with a 2-run shot in the 6th (#23) to get the Rays on the board, and Danny Rodriguez went solo in the 7th (#16) but they couldn't add any more.

Team record: 51-35. Next up: Boston visits for 3 games. The Red Sox are a dismal 34-52 but just beat the Yankees 2 of 3 in New York so combined with the way we're going they won't be taken lightly.

So if Urizar is out of the rotation, who takes his place? The answer has come from elsewhere:

Welcome back Chris Ericson! The righty pitched out of our bullpen in 2034-35, combining for a decent 2.9 WAR over those two years, but can start (as a 5-inning guy with 40 stamina) and was 2-3, 4.02 in Cincinnati's rotation. He'd been on a roll of late with 1 run allowed in his last 19.2 IP over 4 starts and is rated 60/65/60 as a starter. Urizar is demoted to long relief, Moises Baca is demoted to Durham as he had an option and was pitching poorly of late, and OF Rocky Corniell is DFA'd to make room on the 40-man for Ericson. bin Khaled was a C-prospect starter whose ceiling was a 50/40/45 rating.

01-03-2025, 01:57 PM	#1472
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,565	July 6-8, 2038: vs LA Angels (3) Some bad pitching doomed the Rays to losing 2 of 3 in this series but fortunately the Yankees also dropped 2 of 3 at home to a bad Boston team so Tampa Bay remains on top in the AL East by a game. The Rays did take the opener, eking out a 4-3 win over the Angels. Gabe Bryant (4-3) gave up a pair of homers in the top of the 4th to put them behind 3-0 but Danny Rodriguez continued his Rookie of the Year bid with a 3-run homer (#15) in the bottom of the frame to level things. And an inning later Danny Arroyave singled in the go-ahead run which the bullpen made stand up from there. Bryant piled up the whiffs going 5.2 7 3 3 1 11 and the pen only allowed a hit and a walk in total the rest of the way with Tony Alicea closing for save #22. Tampa Bay jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead in the second game and saw superstar Jeremy Begley have his biggest game as a Ray with 3 homers, the third being inside-the-park, but some horrendous hurling from the bullpen mean they'd end up being blown out 12-5 by LA. Begley led off the game with a home and then added a 3-run shot in the 2nd, and completed his hat trick of homers with an inside-the-parker in the 5th to make it 5-2 and give him 22 for the season. But Joe Marlette put a man on to start the 6th and departed, starting the downward spiral. Jon Coggin gave up 3 hits to the first three men he faced, allowing the Angels to equalize and saddling Marlette with a 5 7 3 3 2 5 line, and then in the 7th Moises Baca (1-4) gave up 2 more runs to put LA ahead. Danny Mauricio then gave up 5 more in the 8th and the rout was on. Mario Urizar was hit hard once again in the finale and although the Rays attempted a comeback they fell short and lost 5-3. Urizar (6-4) has pitched himself out of the rotation after today's 5.2 10 5 5 2 2 outing ballooned his ERA to 5.62, making it 27 runs allowed in 22 innings over his last 5 starts. Jeremy Begley made it four homers in two games with a 2-run shot in the 6th (#23) to get the Rays on the board, and Danny Rodriguez went solo in the 7th (#16) but they couldn't add any more. Team record: 51-35. Next up: Boston visits for 3 games. The Red Sox are a dismal 34-52 but just beat the Yankees 2 of 3 in New York so combined with the way we're going they won't be taken lightly. So if Urizar is out of the rotation, who takes his place? The answer has come from elsewhere: Welcome back Chris Ericson! The righty pitched out of our bullpen in 2034-35, combining for a decent 2.9 WAR over those two years, but can start (as a 5-inning guy with 40 stamina) and was 2-3, 4.02 in Cincinnati's rotation. He'd been on a roll of late with 1 run allowed in his last 19.2 IP over 4 starts and is rated 60/65/60 as a starter. Urizar is demoted to long relief, Moises Baca is demoted to Durham as he had an option and was pitching poorly of late, and OF Rocky Corniell is DFA'd to make room on the 40-man for Ericson. bin Khaled was a C-prospect starter whose ceiling was a 50/40/45 rating.