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The 2024 Sox are cursed.  They get Raffy back in the lineup today.  Then he runs into O'Neill chasing a fly ball.  O'Neill is now on the concussion protocol.

I'm thinking the Ninety-Nine isn't worried about going bankrupt this season.

It looks like once again we got a decent start (But can any of these guys get out of the 6th inning?) and then the bullpen came in.  Sox have 2 hits. 

I haven't caught a lot of full games this year between timing and doing other stuff and I think I'm glad.

LOL at Raffy II!

That was rough to watch in the 9th which is about all I saw.  Jansen said he can't get a feel for the ball as they're not rubbed well and are slippery.  I actually heard a great interview with the guy that gets the mud from the Delaware River in a secret spot and provides to MLB and other leagues. 

Good to see Raffy back in the lineup.  Some folks were thinking it could be as worse as putting him on the IL.  Raffy II at SS?  they must have given up on the Hamilton stint there, especially since Hamilton would normally start against a righty.

OK, Cora said Raffy II is leaving CF to play SS, so Abreu can play RF while Duran moves to CF.  He says, " Abreu has to play."  I think his bat is finally coming around.

11:10AM Eastern

Red Sox

Kutter Crawford (R)

Jarren Duran (L) CF
Rafael Devers (L) 3B
Tyler O'Neill (R) LF
Triston Casas (L) 1B
Masataka Yoshida (L) DH
Wilyer Abreu (L) RF
Enmanuel Valdez (L) 2B
Reese McGuire (L) C
Ceddanne Rafaela (R) SS

Guardians

Xzavion Curry (R)

Steven Kwan (L) LF
Andrés Giménez (L) 2B
José Ramírez (S) DH
Josh Naylor (L) 1B
Bo Naylor (L) C
Tyler Freeman (R) CF
Estevan Florial (L) RF
Gabriel Arias (R) 3B
Brayan Rocchio (S) SS

Gametime Temp: 58F
Chance of Precip: 1%

Quote from: Schloicka on April 14, 2024, 04:04:34 PMSox hang on to win 5-4. Decent game overall.

And I'll take it George, that and a series win over the Angels, a team that doesn't appear to be going anywhere this year either.  Hope to see Devers back very soon.  We do seem to have some power in our lineup which means we have to hit pretty well to compensate for our weak fielding and hot and cold pitching.  I  think the Cleveland series will tell us even more about our team.  I keep wondering what our chances would be if the team has gone all in as Werner said we were going  to do before Henry pulled the rug out.  Jansen scared the hell out of me in the ninth inning but he got Trout on strikes and that is a good way to end the game even if my nails were bitten almost down to the nub.

Turned out well for Bello.  With our pitchers going down, Bello had to pitch on four days rest.  The last time he did that, he got bombed.  Jansen had a rough 9th, getting out of it with two runners left on.  On to the Guardsmen.

Sox hang on to win 5-4. Decent game overall.