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Art Deco · 05-03-2025, 01:48 PM

May 8: Off-Day.

May 9: vs Seattle 0-1 L. LP-Bradley (5-2, 6.1 3 1 1 1 10). A classic pitchers' duel as Bryan Woo (7 3 0 0 1 9) got the better of Taj with a Harry Ford homer in the 5th the game's only run.

May 10: vs Seattle 3-0 W. WP-Pepiot (5-2, 6 4 0 0 1 5). S-Bautista (7). HR-Kjerstad (2). Pepiot followed up last week's complete-game shutout with 6 more scoreless to lower his ERA to 2.12 and it looked like we'd have another 1-0 game until Kjerstad's 2-run homer in the 8th gave the Rays some breathing room.

May 11: vs Seattle 1-4 L (10). LP-Maldonado (1-3). Starter-Horton (6 5 1 1 1 7). HR-Isaac (12). Yet another low-scoring affair between these teams, 1-1 until the 10th when Maldonado put a man on along with the ghost runner and Bautista came in gave up his 6th homer of the year already to lose it.

May 12: at Boston 1-8 L. LP-Gasser (3-3, 3.1 4 7 7 6 2). Gasser was brutal and the bats continued their silence.

May 13: at Boston 2-9 L. LP-H.Smith (3-3, 4 8 4 4 3 7). HR-Morel (9). See yesterday's remarks, substitute "H.Smith" for "Gasser".

May 14: at Boston 6-7 L. LP-Bautista (3-2). Starter-Bradley (5 6 3 3 2 5). HR-J.Lowe (5), Westburg (5), Morel (10). A miserable week closed out in miserable fashion as the Rays blew a 6-2 lead and suffered a sweep at Fenway. They got the three homers in a 4-run first and were looking good to snap their losing skid but this year's terrible bullpen (a 4.01 ERA, 12th in the AL) couldn't hold the lead nor could the offense build on it. It was 6-4 going into the 8th when Robertson put a pair on base with two out and Bautista came in and gave up his ridiculous 7th homer of the year in only 15.2 IP. Could he suddenly be washed after a 3.5-WAR season the year before? Who knows, but nobody else in the pen right now is worthy of closing either.

Team record: 23-19. We're now 4 behind Boston and clinging to the third wild card, 1 1/2 up on Seattle. Next week: An off-day then 3 in Detroit before returning home for 3 against Minnesota.

Players of the Week:

AL: Jakob Marsee (LA), 13-29, 1 HR, 10 RBI
NL: James Tibbs (SD), 10-29, 2 HR, 6 RBI

05-03-2025, 01:48 PM	#175
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,072	May 8-14, 2028 May 8: Off-Day. May 9: vs Seattle 0-1 L. LP-Bradley (5-2, 6.1 3 1 1 1 10). A classic pitchers' duel as Bryan Woo (7 3 0 0 1 9) got the better of Taj with a Harry Ford homer in the 5th the game's only run. May 10: vs Seattle 3-0 W. WP-Pepiot (5-2, 6 4 0 0 1 5). S-Bautista (7). HR-Kjerstad (2). Pepiot followed up last week's complete-game shutout with 6 more scoreless to lower his ERA to 2.12 and it looked like we'd have another 1-0 game until Kjerstad's 2-run homer in the 8th gave the Rays some breathing room. May 11: vs Seattle 1-4 L (10). LP-Maldonado (1-3). Starter-Horton (6 5 1 1 1 7). HR-Isaac (12). Yet another low-scoring affair between these teams, 1-1 until the 10th when Maldonado put a man on along with the ghost runner and Bautista came in gave up his 6th homer of the year already to lose it. May 12: at Boston 1-8 L. LP-Gasser (3-3, 3.1 4 7 7 6 2). Gasser was brutal and the bats continued their silence. May 13: at Boston 2-9 L. LP-H.Smith (3-3, 4 8 4 4 3 7). HR-Morel (9). See yesterday's remarks, substitute "H.Smith" for "Gasser". May 14: at Boston 6-7 L. LP-Bautista (3-2). Starter-Bradley (5 6 3 3 2 5). HR-J.Lowe (5), Westburg (5), Morel (10). A miserable week closed out in miserable fashion as the Rays blew a 6-2 lead and suffered a sweep at Fenway. They got the three homers in a 4-run first and were looking good to snap their losing skid but this year's terrible bullpen (a 4.01 ERA, 12th in the AL) couldn't hold the lead nor could the offense build on it. It was 6-4 going into the 8th when Robertson put a pair on base with two out and Bautista came in and gave up his ridiculous 7th homer of the year in only 15.2 IP. Could he suddenly be washed after a 3.5-WAR season the year before? Who knows, but nobody else in the pen right now is worthy of closing either. Team record: 23-19. We're now 4 behind Boston and clinging to the third wild card, 1 1/2 up on Seattle. Next week: An off-day then 3 in Detroit before returning home for 3 against Minnesota. Players of the Week: AL: Jakob Marsee (LA), 13-29, 1 HR, 10 RBI NL: James Tibbs (SD), 10-29, 2 HR, 6 RBI