ST GDT 2/27/17: Rays (Snell) @ Phillies (Eickhoff)

[julio]

Game Time: 1:05 PM
Video: TCN
Audio: None listed

Tampa Bay Rays

1	DH	Corey Dickerson	(L)
2	2B	Nick Franklin	(S)
3	1B	Casey Gillaspie	(S)
4	LF	Jake Bauers	(L)
5	C	Michael McKenry	(R)
6	SS	Daniel Robertson	(R)
7	3B	Patrick Leonard	(R)
8	RF	Justin Williams	(L)
9	CF	Dayron Varona	(R)
	P	Blake Snell	(L)

Philadelphia Phillies

1	2B	Cesar Hernandez	(S)
2	CF	Odubel Herrera	(L)
3	DH	Howie Kendrick	(R)
4	RF	Michael Saunders	(L)
5	3B	Maikel Franco	(R)
6	1B	Rhys Hoskins	(R)
7	SS	Freddy Galvis	(S)
8	C	Bryan Holaday	(R)
9	LF	Roman Quinn	(S)
	P	Jerad Eickhoff	(R)

[Lawman]

I'm a little disappointed that the game isn't broadcast on the radio or, at least, through the MLB app. I'm surprised they don't have MLB app-only radio feeds even thought the local radio feed isn't going.

[julio]

Through one inning:

---

Scoring Summary:
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rays	1									1	1	0
Phillies	1									1	3	0

---

After some fussing, I've got the mlb.tv stream working on the laptop. It's a Flash video, which means it's not as stable/reliably good quality as the regular-season feeds from 2016 (and of course, it only works if your device supports Flash). I had to update to the latest Flash version to get it to load.

Too busy/distracted to do play-by-play, but I can periodically post an update if nobody else can cover the action.

[julio]

GameDay has crapped out again - does MLBAM depend on volunteers/fans to do the data entry in Florida?

That said, we're in the top of the 4th, and Drew Anderson is now on the mound for the Phils.

First out is a fly ball to left, on a 92-mph fastball.

Starts Daniel Robertson with a 77-mph curve for a strike.
93-mph fastball (low)
another 93-mph fastball, grounded sharply foul
fly out to center on an 82-mph breaking pitch.

Starts Patrick Leonard with a 93-mph fastball, swung and missed
ground foul on a 78-mph breaking ball that broke low
called strike 3 on a 92-mph heater, outside corner. 12-pitch inning. Nice.

Good time to stop by the video stream...

---

Scoring Summary:
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rays	1	0	2	0						3	3	0
Phillies	1	0	0							1	4	0

---

[DurhamBull]

Franco responsible for the Phils' lone RBI, Kendrick with the run scored.

TB scored 2 in their (top) half of the 3rd so its 3-1 TB.

Edit: Now I see that julio is already an inning ahead of me.

[julio]

Franco is now responsible for another RBI, as he just CRUSHED the first pitch of the 4th inning out to left center - off the wall behind the Phils bullpen!

[julio]

Now I see that julio is already an inning ahead of me.

Don't despair, DB - I'm in and out today; I just happened to sit down again as Drew Anderson took the mound. Sadly, I've got things I have to get done this afternoon...

[Patchmk88]

If Franco could translate his spring training success the past two years into the regular season, he'd be an all-star.

[julio]

The Phils lost.

---

Scoring Summary:
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rays	1	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	7	10	0
Phillies	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	2

---

Pitching Summary:
Rays	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Pitches	Strikes
Snell	2.0	4	1	1	0	1	0	0
Garton	1.2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0
Stanek	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Moreno	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
Alvarado	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Walters	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wood	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
Totals	9.0	7	2	2	2	6	0	0
Phillies	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Pitches	Strikes
Eickhoff	2.0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0
Garcia, L.	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	0	0
Anderson	2.0	3	2	2	0	4	0	0
Nunez	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0
Burnett	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Murray	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
Beato	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Totals	9.0	10	7	7	3	11	0	0

[DurhamBull]

4 of the Phils' 7 hits came out of the 3B position, evenly split between Franco and Gomez. Franco picked up both of the RBIs.

[BostonRoss]

I'm a little disappointed that the game isn't broadcast on the radio or, at least, through the MLB app. I'm surprised they don't have MLB app-only radio feeds even thought the local radio feed isn't going.

I wouldn't have been able to listen to the whole game, but I was able to take a walk during a late lunch break and was also disappointed that I couldn't get the game on my iPhone. I ended up listening to the Red Sox. Interestingly, while the At Bat app said I was getting the WEEI feed (the Sox regular station), the game was not on the actual radio station.