RED SOX V RAYS
TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2018, 7:10 PM AT TROPICANA FIELD
TV: NESN, FOX SPORTS SUN
BOSTON, (32-15)..............................................................................................TAMPA BAY (22-23)
BOSTON:
CHRIS SALE, LHP, 4-1, 2.29 ERA, 87K
The ace had fanned nine over five innings in his last start and got the win over the
A's. This will be the first time Sale has faced the Rays since Opening Day, when he
fired six shutout innings. He is 3-3 with a 2.06 ERA in eight starts in Tampa.
TAMPA BAY:
JAKE FARIA, RHP, 3-2, 5.20 ERA, 53K
Faria is at his best at the Trop, where he has allowed one run or fewer in all of his
starts. He is 2-0 in those games with a 1.74 ERA. He is 1-1 with a 6.14 ERA in four
appearances (three starts) vs Boston in his career.
https://www.mlb.com/gameday/red-sox-vs-rays/2018/05/22/530119#game_state=preview,game_tab=,game=530119
RED SOX LINEUP:
Betts RF,
Benintendi LF,
Ramirez 1B,
Martinez DH,
Bogaerts SS,
Devers 3B,
Núñez 2B,
León C,
Bradley Jr. CF,
Sale LHP.
TWITTER
YOU GO, J B J, make us proud, SON !!!! thumb_u rofl rofl rofl
Still relying on the long ball. Mookie and Raffy.
Kelly does his thing. Great outing by Sale. Now they just need to close it out.
Kimbrel screwing up royally here. Trying hard to blow this game.
Whew, snuck out of it. Sox win 4-2. Thought sure he was going to blow that.
Quote from: markj on May 22, 2018, 09:06:19 PM
Whew, snuck out of it. Sox win 4-2. Thought sure he was going to blow that.
PHEW!
Sox hold on to win 4 - 2.
THAT was a bit scary . . .
Quote from: markj on May 22, 2018, 09:06:19 PM
Whew, snuck out of it. Sox win 4-2. Thought sure he was going to blow that.
Hopefully we don't see Kimbrel throw like that again for a long time.
AND the Rangers beat the Yankees 6 - 4.
GOOD night for Sox fans.
My heart was beating to beat the band and my stomach was queasy in the ninth inning. Man, does it always have to be so hard with this team? It would have been nice if Benny, Hanley, Bogaerts and Nuinez would have hit a little tonight and that's why we need to put as much offensive material out there as we can. JBJ got an infield hit and a bloop single but at least he got on twice but perhaps we have to give Moreland and Holt more playing time since they ARE hitting while Ramirez has been back peddling for the past two weeks and I don't know what the hell is wrong with Nunez. He looks nothing like he did last summer.
Quote from: Schloicka on May 22, 2018, 09:08:52 PM
Quote from: markj on May 22, 2018, 09:06:19 PM
Whew, snuck out of it. Sox win 4-2. Thought sure he was going to blow that.
Hopefully we don't see Kimbrel throw like that again for a long time.
It's a good thing when Kimbrel struggles and we get the W. Because Kimbrel gets the ugly 1 in 10 or so outing our of the way AND we win....
"VICTORY GOES TO THOSE WHO WANT IT THE MOST, BELIEVE IN IT THE LONGEST" !!! thumb_u
Kimbrel of course needs to be throwing that unhittable fastball he throws for strikes and an occasional breaking ball to keep them off balance. But since he can't hit with the breaking ball it's not helping him. He's leaving the soft stuff over the plate when he could be blowing it by guys.