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Art Deco · 07-01-2020, 05:49 PM

Game 1: What should have been a laugher turned out to be a nail-biter as the Rays nearly completely squandered an 8-2 lead and hung on to beat Washington 8-7. Joe Ryan got the start and gave up his obligatory HR, a first-inning solo shot by Carter Kieboom. But against Patrick Corbin in the bottom of the inning the first three Rays reached to load the bases for Khris Davis, spelling Nelson Cruz at DH, and Khrush khrushed one into the left-field stands for a grand slam. They added one in the second, two more in the 4th including a Wander homer, and then another one in the fifth. Ryan had also given up a solo HR to Juan Soto, but ran out of gas in the 6th as he and Shane McClanahan combined to allow 2 runs around a Toro error. McClanahan gave up one of his own in the 7th, but Alvarado bailed him out and pitched a perfect 8th. With the score 8-5, Hand came on but was shaky, walking Soto, giving up a double to Robles and seeing them both score on a sac fly and a single, but he got the final two outs to stay a perfect 18-for-18 in saves. Ryan goes to 7-2, and the Jays won in Houston to keep the lead at 7.

June 28: Optioned P Shane McClanahan to AAA Durham, activated OF Kevin Kiermaier from his rehab assignment at AAA Durham.

I put off the reckoning of which position player to drop from the active roster with Kiermaier's return by sending down McClanahan, who wouldn't have been available tonight and also with a rare Wednesday off coming up. Khris Davis's grand slam last night earned him a reprieve and eventually either he or Brandon Marsh will be the one to go. Davis, of course, would have to pass through waivers.

Game 2: Washington rolled out Zack Greinke to pitch, and it was almost inevitable he'd pitch well against the Rays despite being pounded by everyone else. He uncharacteristically walked 2 Rays in the first but both were caught stealing (Brujan and Franco) by JT Realmuto, who was a thorn in the Rays' side throughout the 4 games they've played against Washington this season. And sure enough it was Realmuto who took Blake Snell deep in the fourth inning when Snell was on a roll, striking out 8 at that point, and put Washington up to stay 2-0. Meanwhile, Greinke got past that wild first inning and set the Rays down until the 6th, when Kiermaier homered, Brujan doubled and came around to score on Wander's AL-leading 9th sac fly of the season. But by then Washington had added two more runs against Snell in the 6th, who was tiring and put two men on that AJ Puk allowed to score. And 4-2 was the final as Greinke got the win with an 8 7 2 2 2 3 line, his best outing since shutting out Boston early in the season for the Rays. Toronto was pounded by Houston 13-5 so they gained no ground.

Team record: 53-26.

07-01-2020, 05:49 PM	#48
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,698	June 27-28, 2022 vs Washington (2) Game 1: What should have been a laugher turned out to be a nail-biter as the Rays nearly completely squandered an 8-2 lead and hung on to beat Washington 8-7. Joe Ryan got the start and gave up his obligatory HR, a first-inning solo shot by Carter Kieboom. But against Patrick Corbin in the bottom of the inning the first three Rays reached to load the bases for Khris Davis, spelling Nelson Cruz at DH, and Khrush khrushed one into the left-field stands for a grand slam. They added one in the second, two more in the 4th including a Wander homer, and then another one in the fifth. Ryan had also given up a solo HR to Juan Soto, but ran out of gas in the 6th as he and Shane McClanahan combined to allow 2 runs around a Toro error. McClanahan gave up one of his own in the 7th, but Alvarado bailed him out and pitched a perfect 8th. With the score 8-5, Hand came on but was shaky, walking Soto, giving up a double to Robles and seeing them both score on a sac fly and a single, but he got the final two outs to stay a perfect 18-for-18 in saves. Ryan goes to 7-2, and the Jays won in Houston to keep the lead at 7. June 28: Optioned P Shane McClanahan to AAA Durham, activated OF Kevin Kiermaier from his rehab assignment at AAA Durham. I put off the reckoning of which position player to drop from the active roster with Kiermaier's return by sending down McClanahan, who wouldn't have been available tonight and also with a rare Wednesday off coming up. Khris Davis's grand slam last night earned him a reprieve and eventually either he or Brandon Marsh will be the one to go. Davis, of course, would have to pass through waivers. Game 2: Washington rolled out Zack Greinke to pitch, and it was almost inevitable he'd pitch well against the Rays despite being pounded by everyone else. He uncharacteristically walked 2 Rays in the first but both were caught stealing (Brujan and Franco) by JT Realmuto, who was a thorn in the Rays' side throughout the 4 games they've played against Washington this season. And sure enough it was Realmuto who took Blake Snell deep in the fourth inning when Snell was on a roll, striking out 8 at that point, and put Washington up to stay 2-0. Meanwhile, Greinke got past that wild first inning and set the Rays down until the 6th, when Kiermaier homered, Brujan doubled and came around to score on Wander's AL-leading 9th sac fly of the season. But by then Washington had added two more runs against Snell in the 6th, who was tiring and put two men on that AJ Puk allowed to score. And 4-2 was the final as Greinke got the win with an 8 7 2 2 2 3 line, his best outing since shutting out Boston early in the season for the Rays. Toronto was pounded by Houston 13-5 so they gained no ground. Team record: 53-26. Last edited by Art Deco; 07-01-2020 at 08:43 PM.