Carson Williams of Tampa Bay, Carson Williams, provides major contributions while the Rays make a strong September push.
The Copstraft and his teammates – winners of a summit of seven consecutive games – will face the Cleveland Guardians visiting Friday evening in the second competition of their four -game series.
The very praised Williams, who won his major debut in the league on August 22, went 1 for 1 with two produced points and a walk in the Rays 4-2 victory on the Guardians on Thursday.
The 22 -year -old Californian founded a single RBI in the fourth and used a small ball in the sixth, successfully performing a safety pressure to drive during the last sequence of his team.
“Yeah, we are working on a heap in the spring and whenever we have an opportunity among minors,” said Williams. “They make sure that we have these opportunities.”
Tampa Bay moved to two inactive mariners from Seattle, holders of the last Joker point. At 71-69, the rays are tied with the Royals of Kansas City.
“We went out flat tonight,” said Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt, who announced that the Guardians (69-70) will use a rotation of six men the rest of the season.
In the second match, Cleveland will seek a victory for a young launcher who has become a promising part of his immediacy and his future.
After having made 16 departures during each of his first two seasons, the third year goalkeeper Gavin Williams (9-5, 3.26) has already established a career summit in victories.
The right-hander went 3-1 with an MPM of 2.43 in August, easily his best month when he recorded three victories in six departures.
In three career beginnings against the Rays, the former first round choice of Caroline de l’Est (n ° 23 in 2021) is 0-1 with an MPM of 2.93.
The Rays will thwart the right-hander lift Griffin Jax (1-7, 4.98), which was acquired from the Minnesota Twins on the deadline for the starter Taj Bradley.
It will be the 14th appearance of Jax, but his first departure, for Tampa Bay. He has 0-2 with an MPM of 7.20 in 10 rounds as a radius, but he gave a point or less during his last four appearances in relief. For his career, he has a 4-5 sheet with an MPM of 4.10 in 25 appearances (two departures in 2021) against the Guardians.
Jax should present a single round before giving way to Ian Seymour, who has only made two departures since he was moved to the rotation after having recorded 12 relief appearances after his call in June.
A departure, the first of his young career, came to Cleveland, when the former out of competition of Virginia Tech closed the central club on one stroke on five rounds for victory. He withdrew eight and walked one.
Tampa Bay announced on Thursday that the Taylor Walls Corner stop has undergone sports hernia surgery in Philadelphia and will be lost for the season. He should be healthy for training in the spring.
Cleveland Nic Enright’s recruit lifter was placed on the 15-day injured list with inflammation of the elbow / right forearm before the opening of the Thursday evening series. Enright is 2-1 with an MPM of 2.03 in 27 outings.
The club recalled its right -handed colleague Zak Kent to replace Enright.
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