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Art Deco · 05-21-2025, 01:21 PM

Game 1: The Rays continued to pitch poorly and lost their fourth straight, dropping the opener to the Dukes 8-4 in Austin. Eljiah Whitaker (4-3) had his struggles at 5 6 5 4 1 4 and the bullpen wasn't much help either. As a result a big game from Aaron White (2-4, HR #4, 3 RBI) went to waste.

Game 2: Despite ace Dave Rose taking the hill the Rays didn't end their run of poor pitching but at least this time scored enough runs to snap a 4-game losing streak, beating Austin 10-6. After taking leads to 3-0 and 5-2 it looked like they'd cruise behind Rose but he too had his problems and lost the lead in finishing 5 10 5 5 1 6. Fortunately Emmanuel Jervis got his first hit in 48(!) at-bats as a Ray with a 2-run tie-breaking homer in the 7th and Dave Gonzalez capped a 3-RBI day with a 2-run single to put it away in the 9th. Angel Gonzales meanwhile had a pair of homers (#4 & 5) and drove in three. The win went to Victor Boria (1-0) in relief even though he allowed the tying run to score and gave up one of his own, and Jake Cid got the final five outs for save #4. The win was costly however as starting 2B Aaron White suffered biceps tendinitis and will miss six weeks.

May 13: Placed 2B Aaron White on the 10-day IL, recalled SS Alex Brown from AAA Durham.

Brown of course had been up with the big club for most of the last few years and only went down because Jayden Woodard was out of options. He and Woodard will platoon at SS with Dantel Chinchilla shifting over to 2B. Chinchilla's D at SS has been poor this year while Woodard and Brown boast great gloves so this will tighten things up defensively.

Game 3: The Rays actually got a decently-pitched game for a change as they overwhelmed the Dukes 14-5 in the finale to take the series. Randy Mastropietro (4-1) took a 2-hit shutout into the 6th before getting into some trouble and all 3 men he put on scored to leave him with a 5.1 4 3 3 1 1 line and Joe Rose gave up 2 in the 9th but overall the pitching wasn't bad. And of course the hitters raked, with Jesus Avalos leading the way with HR #11 and 4 RBI while Angel Gonzales, Manny Flores and Alex Brown each knocking in a pair. Brown was 3-5 with a double and 3 runs scored to go with the ribbies in his season debut.

Team record: 27-14. Still 3 1/2 ahead of the Yankees, who also took 2 of 3. Next up: Home for four games against those very New Yorkers.

05-21-2025, 01:21 PM	#2859
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,603	May 11-13, 2057: at Austin (3) Game 1: The Rays continued to pitch poorly and lost their fourth straight, dropping the opener to the Dukes 8-4 in Austin. Eljiah Whitaker (4-3) had his struggles at 5 6 5 4 1 4 and the bullpen wasn't much help either. As a result a big game from Aaron White (2-4, HR #4, 3 RBI) went to waste. Game 2: Despite ace Dave Rose taking the hill the Rays didn't end their run of poor pitching but at least this time scored enough runs to snap a 4-game losing streak, beating Austin 10-6. After taking leads to 3-0 and 5-2 it looked like they'd cruise behind Rose but he too had his problems and lost the lead in finishing 5 10 5 5 1 6. Fortunately Emmanuel Jervis got his first hit in 48(!) at-bats as a Ray with a 2-run tie-breaking homer in the 7th and Dave Gonzalez capped a 3-RBI day with a 2-run single to put it away in the 9th. Angel Gonzales meanwhile had a pair of homers (#4 & 5) and drove in three. The win went to Victor Boria (1-0) in relief even though he allowed the tying run to score and gave up one of his own, and Jake Cid got the final five outs for save #4. The win was costly however as starting 2B Aaron White suffered biceps tendinitis and will miss six weeks. May 13: Placed 2B Aaron White on the 10-day IL, recalled SS Alex Brown from AAA Durham. Brown of course had been up with the big club for most of the last few years and only went down because Jayden Woodard was out of options. He and Woodard will platoon at SS with Dantel Chinchilla shifting over to 2B. Chinchilla's D at SS has been poor this year while Woodard and Brown boast great gloves so this will tighten things up defensively. Game 3: The Rays actually got a decently-pitched game for a change as they overwhelmed the Dukes 14-5 in the finale to take the series. Randy Mastropietro (4-1) took a 2-hit shutout into the 6th before getting into some trouble and all 3 men he put on scored to leave him with a 5.1 4 3 3 1 1 line and Joe Rose gave up 2 in the 9th but overall the pitching wasn't bad. And of course the hitters raked, with Jesus Avalos leading the way with HR #11 and 4 RBI while Angel Gonzales, Manny Flores and Alex Brown each knocking in a pair. Brown was 3-5 with a double and 3 runs scored to go with the ribbies in his season debut. Team record: 27-14. Still 3 1/2 ahead of the Yankees, who also took 2 of 3. Next up: Home for four games against those very New Yorkers.