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Art Deco · 05-17-2022, 07:52 PM

The Rays stayed hot and actually completed a series sweep this time, moving into first by 1/2 a game over the Yankees and actually now hold the best record in the AL at 44-32, and are only 1/2 game off the best record in MLB held by Washington and San Francisco in this year of parity in the majors. They're also now #1 in the power rankings. It wasn't all wine and roses though as they lost a member of the starting rotation for the season.

Tampa Bay lost a 3-0 lead in the opener but immediately took it back and held on for a 6-4 win over the White Sox in Chicago. Brendan Rodgers continued his ridiculous run, going 4-4 and making it 11-16 over the last 4 games. He tripled and scored 3 times with Ed Howard's 2-run single restoring the Rays lead in the 6th. Pablo Lopez was cruising until he had a bad sequence where he allowed 4 runs capped by a 2-run homer, but hung in there to improve to 7-2 after going 6 7 4 4 1 3. Yasunari Uehara recorded save #10 with a clean 9th.

Chicago's home stadium was more like Guaranteed Rake Field for the Rays today as they slugged 6 homers in a 13-3 rout of the pale hose. Kelly Crumpton led the way with a 2-run shot in the 4th to get them on the board and added a 3-run dinger in the 7th to give him 23, and Andrew Greckel also found the seats twice, going back-to-back with Crumpton in the 4th and blasting another in the 9th, his 12th. Ed Howard (#6, a 2-run shot) and Heston Kjerstad (#14, solo) went deep as well. Brendan Rodgers was held to only 2-5 today. The home run derby was dampened by the exit of Corbin Burnes after 3 innings and it turned out he tore his labrum and will be lost for 10-11 months. Shane Panzini, who lost his spot in the rotation, went 4 2/3 in relief with 2 runs allowed to go to 7-5 and looks like he'll be getting it back.

Jackson Baumeister made his Rays debut in the finale and exceeded all expectations with a dominant performance in a 3-0 win. The righty made a tremendous first impression with a 6 4 0 0 1 9 outing and is 6-5 overall for the year. Yasunari Uehara finished up again for save #11. Brendan Rodgers (2-4 again) and Alex Kirilloff singled in runs and Heston Kjerstad added a solo shot (#15) for some insurance.

Team record: 44-32. It's 2-game series time again with a quick trip home to the Trop to play Baltimore, which is only 1 game back.

Transaction: Burnes was placed on the 60-day IL and we recalled Kendall Williams temporarily as Slade Cecconi had just recently started for Durham, but the plan is to bring Cecconi back in a few days when rested.

05-17-2022, 07:52 PM	#645
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,578	June 23-25, 2028: at Chicago White Sox (3) The Rays stayed hot and actually completed a series sweep this time, moving into first by 1/2 a game over the Yankees and actually now hold the best record in the AL at 44-32, and are only 1/2 game off the best record in MLB held by Washington and San Francisco in this year of parity in the majors. They're also now #1 in the power rankings. It wasn't all wine and roses though as they lost a member of the starting rotation for the season. Tampa Bay lost a 3-0 lead in the opener but immediately took it back and held on for a 6-4 win over the White Sox in Chicago. Brendan Rodgers continued his ridiculous run, going 4-4 and making it 11-16 over the last 4 games. He tripled and scored 3 times with Ed Howard's 2-run single restoring the Rays lead in the 6th. Pablo Lopez was cruising until he had a bad sequence where he allowed 4 runs capped by a 2-run homer, but hung in there to improve to 7-2 after going 6 7 4 4 1 3. Yasunari Uehara recorded save #10 with a clean 9th. Chicago's home stadium was more like Guaranteed Rake Field for the Rays today as they slugged 6 homers in a 13-3 rout of the pale hose. Kelly Crumpton led the way with a 2-run shot in the 4th to get them on the board and added a 3-run dinger in the 7th to give him 23, and Andrew Greckel also found the seats twice, going back-to-back with Crumpton in the 4th and blasting another in the 9th, his 12th. Ed Howard (#6, a 2-run shot) and Heston Kjerstad (#14, solo) went deep as well. Brendan Rodgers was held to only 2-5 today. The home run derby was dampened by the exit of Corbin Burnes after 3 innings and it turned out he tore his labrum and will be lost for 10-11 months. Shane Panzini, who lost his spot in the rotation, went 4 2/3 in relief with 2 runs allowed to go to 7-5 and looks like he'll be getting it back. Jackson Baumeister made his Rays debut in the finale and exceeded all expectations with a dominant performance in a 3-0 win. The righty made a tremendous first impression with a 6 4 0 0 1 9 outing and is 6-5 overall for the year. Yasunari Uehara finished up again for save #11. Brendan Rodgers (2-4 again) and Alex Kirilloff singled in runs and Heston Kjerstad added a solo shot (#15) for some insurance. Team record: 44-32. It's 2-game series time again with a quick trip home to the Trop to play Baltimore, which is only 1 game back. Transaction: Burnes was placed on the 60-day IL and we recalled Kendall Williams temporarily as Slade Cecconi had just recently started for Durham, but the plan is to bring Cecconi back in a few days when rested. Last edited by Art Deco; 05-17-2022 at 07:53 PM.