The Pirates gained multiple years of control with Archer but eventually moved on after the 2019 season. Pittsburgh hoped Archer would help them in the present and the future. The Pirates felt the move represented more than just throwing their hat into the wild card chase that year. The move is widely considered the worst baseball trade in the last decade. The Pirates sent Austin Meadows, Tyler Glasnow and Shane Baz to Tampa for Chris Archer. The Pirates, reeling from consecutive losing seasons, elected to buy at the deadline. The fourth-place club then rattled off 11 straight victories that catapulted the Buccos to four games above.
The 2018 Pittsburgh Pirates were 42-49 on July 10. How dare they deprive their fans a slim chance at finishing third in the division? He wanted to see progress, but things are set to get a lot better than this.Ĭertain outlets will scoff at Baltimore selling at the deadline but laugh at the thought of calling it a contender. Mike Elias didn’t put this team together for a strong June and July. However, there is no rule for how long they must stay away. Good vibes, like win streaks, always (allegedly) come to an end. But that momentum has been paired with a sense of uneasiness regarding the upcoming trade deadline. I watched another game that sent fans home glad that they came to the ballpark. I may have missed Trey Mancini’s walkoff, but I watched Félix Bautista retire Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani and Taylor Ward in the eighth inning. We should have came the night before.Ī few hours later I stood in my Hawaiian shirt cheering as the Birds bested Los Angeles in a pitcher’s duel. I was envious of the group sporting orange bucket hats-Friday’s giveaway-at the table next to ours. My friends and I laughed at Pickles about missing Baltimore’s walkoff thriller by just one day. I made the trip to Camden Yards on Saturday. Do yourself a favor and take a moment to think about the joy this team has provided you and so many others over the last two weeks. The Orioles are flying high for the first time in a long time and that should be celebrated. They will look to win their 4th straight AL East series tomorrow with Kluber heading to the mound.There is absolutely nothing wrong with focusing on the present. The 6-4 loss in extras ended the Rays 5 game winning streak and moved their record to 50-41. Walls would pop up and Raley who pinch hit to face Joey Krehbiel, also popped up to end the game. In the bottom of the 11th, Paredes walked with one out to giving the Rays a pair of chances to tie the game or win it with one swing of the bat.
The Orioles would tack on two more runs with two outs in the 11th inning on a two RBI single by Ryan Mountcastle. Ji-Man Choi would tie the game with an RBI single, scoring Brandon Lowe. This time, however, the Rays would have an answer. In the top of the 10th, Austin Hays would score on a sacrifice fly. Rays hitters were unable to add the lead run in the bottom of the 8th and 9th and as a result, fans got some free baseball. The Rays would not add to their lead and in the 8th inning Adley Rutschman would tie the game with a solo shot, his 5th of the year. Trailing 3-1, Tyler Nevin chipped away at the Rays lead with an RBI single in the 5th. Here's your host, /aTnZQ8pHuE- Tampa Bay Rays July 16, 2022