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Sonny Guts out Win #5 in Toronto
Offense helps Sonny win 4th straight.
Andy Sonnanstine gave 6 solid innings in a 5-4 win over the Blue Jays. Sonny had to gut through a bad call at the plate and a mental lapse by Aki Iwamura, but came through for his 5th win of the year.
Erik Hinske hit a monster shot to center field that bounced off the back windows in the large stadium to put the Rays up for good. Tomorrow it will be Matt Garza’s turn to toe the rubber. Garza is 1-0 on the season, picking up his first win agaisnt Baltimore last week. I have mixed feelings about Garza, and it will be interesting to see which pitcher comes to the yard. Garza will have to remain focused and keep the ball down in order to be successful against the Jays.
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Sonnanstine has won his 4th game in a row and moves to 5-1, the quickest player in franchise history to get to 5 wins. The thing I love about this kid is that he always gives the team a chance to win. He remains so cool on the mound, even when the opposition strings together hits.
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Eric Hinske continues to be this year’s “Pena”, belting his 7th home run in a 2-4 night which
included a stolen base. Pena, on the other hand, was 0-4 with 4 strike outs. C-Los has not been seeing the ball well at all, and with the return of Cliff Floyd looming, and Hinske’s strong bat, Pena might find himself sitting out a game or two in favor of the hot hitting Hinske.
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Defensively Jason Bartlett was great, making a bare handed grab on a tapper by Shannon Stewart and a great snag in the hole at short. Coupled with Longoria at third, the left side of the infield is as solid as it ever has been, and I don’t get as tense when balls are hit there with the game on the line.
Quote of the Day:
“I think we are swinging the bats well right now.”
-Rays SS Jason Bartlett on the Rays offense, despite 14K’s in tonight’s game.
Sonnanstine Solid in Rays Win
The Rays bounced back beating the Orioles 8-1 behind a solid performance by Andy Sonnanstine. Sonny pitched 8 strong innings allowing only 1 run. The Rays got their offense jumping with a blast by Eric Hinske in the 4th inning, his 6th. The Rays have finished the month of April 15-12, the best April ever.
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With his win tonight Sonnanstine moves to 4-1, the first Rays pitcher ever to post 4 wins in the month of April. He has been impressive since his one loss, and has been the Rays most consistent pitcher next to James Shields. I understand that Sonnanstine has options left, so there is a good chance that he may be sent down when Kaz returns, but that would be the worst thing the club could do, for the team, for Sonny, and for the fans. You can not send your most consistent pitcher to the minors. I will be sorely disappointed and disheartened if that is the path the Rays Brass choose to take. Hammel has been so-so, and not worth losing Sonny’s solid performance every fifth day.
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Matt Garza will take the hill Thursday in an early 12:35 afternoon game. Garza has been luke warm in his previous starts, and is making his second start since coming off the DL. Garza is probably the one who should be sent down, given his poor start. The odds of that are nil.
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I am stoked to be traveling to Baltimore tomorrow for the game. I sprung for seats right behind the Rays dugout, and hope to get some pre-game interaction with the guys.
Quote of the Day:
“PLEASE DON’T SEND SONNANSTINE DOWN!”
-My dog Jag-Wire, on the Rays possible move when Kaz returns
Sonnanstine Blanks ChiSox
It’s all Sonny in St. Pete!
It may have been a night game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, but the Rays were shining bright thanks to a complete game shut out by Andy Sonnanstine. Sonny was brilliant giving up only 3 hits, one walk and striking out 4 shutting down the hot White Sox offense. Sonny moves to 2-1 on the season after throwing his first career shutout.
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Andy Sonnanstine was superb, something the Rays needed to get them back on track. Sonny was banged up earlier in the week against the
Yankees, giving up 7 runs in 3 and a third innings, and the sparkler he threw tonight reasserts him into the rotation mix once Kaz and Garza return from the DL.
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The Rays strung together some nice hits to post three runs in the 2nd inning, and BJ Upton was 3-4 bumping his average up to .343. Carlos Pena returned to the lineup as the DH and went 2-3. I hope the Ray’s offense has woken up, particularly their batting with runners in scoring position. All season they have lacked with men on base, something that is crucial to winning ball games.
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….as in the number of times the Ray’s found troubles on the base paths tonight. Crawford was picked off first, as was Gomes(who managed to get in a run down and slide safely into second) and Upton took too big
of a turn at third and was thrown out. The Ray’s base running has been horrid, not just tonight but in general. If they don’t tighten up, they will run themselves into a sub-500 season.
Quote of the Day:
“Incredible.”
-Joe Maddon on the performance of Sonnanstine.
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