RED SOX AT BLUE JAYS
7:07 PM, EDT, AUGUST 9, 2018
ROGERS CENTRE, TORONTO
TV: NESN, SNET
BOSTON, (81-34).................................................................................TORONTO, (51-62)
BOSTON:
RICK PORCELLO, RHP, 14-4, 3.84 ERA, 135K
The righty is coming off arguably the best start of his career, the comlete-
game one-hitter against the Yankees in which he faced 28 batters. Porcello will
try to keep it going at Rogers Centre, where he is 4-6 with a 4.87 ERA lifetime.
TORONTO:
RYAN BORUCKI, LHP, 1-2, 3.40 ERA, 30K
Borucki has pitched six or more innings in all but one of his seven MLB starts,
the one poor performance coming against the Red Sox on July 13, when he allowed
seven runs (four earned) over three-plus innings.
https://www.mlb.com/redsox/gameday/red-sox-vs-blue-jays/2018/08/09/531135#game_state=preview,game_tab=,game=531135
Red Sox
Rick Porcello (R)
1. Mookie Betts (R) RF
2. Andrew Benintendi (L) LF
3. Steve Pearce (R) 1B
4. J.D. Martinez (R) DH
5. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS
6. Eduardo Nunez (R) 3B
7. Brock Holt (L) 2B
8. Sandy Leon (S) C
9. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF
Blue Jays
Ryan Borucki (L)
1. Curtis Granderson (L) DH
2. Devon Travis (R) 2B
3. Justin Smoak (S) 1B
4. Randal Grichuk (R) RF
5. Yangervis Solarte (S) 3B
6. Teoscar Hernandez (R) LF
7. Russell Martin (R) C
8. Aledmys Diaz (R) SS
9. Kevin Pillar (R) CF
Gametime Forecast: 78°F • Partly Cloudy • 8% PoP
No gem for Porcello tonight. Sox will need to score a few runs.
4-2 Jays at the end of the 3rd.
Sox tie it up at 4.
That lead was short lived. 7-4 Jays right now. No outs in the 5th for the Jays.
Nice DP courtesy of Leon. Then he showed off his warning track power.
Benintendi is hopeless against the shift if he doesn't get the ball in the air.
Bad luck for Xander. Hard hit right at the 3rd baseman. Running out of innings here.
Nice DP.
Leon giving the Jays OF some practice tonight. 0-4 with 4 flyouts.
Sox not going to win this one. Re-group and on to Friday.
Seems like Granderson has an AB every inning.
Wow, Mookie hits for the cycle. Amazing player.
Porcello with a crappy outing. That says it all. Kudos to Mookie, though. One bright spot tonight.
I have to grin and bear it tonight whether I like it or not. We still have a good lead and had won six in a row but why do I feel so out of it right now. Spoiled? Fearful of a slump? Worried about the Yankees going on a tear? All of the above? Probably. I just hate it when we lose a game.
Quote from: SeaBeachFred on August 09, 2018, 09:42:36 PM
I have to grin and bear it tonight whether I like it or not. We still have a good lead and had won six in a row but why do I feel so out of it right now. Spoiled? Fearful of a slump? Worried about the Yankees going on a tear? All of the above? Probably. I just hate it when we lose a game.
This is just a blip, Fred. Porcello had a rare bad game. Offense was still ok with 5 runs. No major defense problems. They'll bounce back and be fine.
Verlander had a bad night as well and got ejected. It happens.
I'm more ambivalent about Porcello. He's had more than the "rare" bad game. He had a run of 4-5 starts in May when he was mediocre to bad. His last outing against Toronto he got tagged for 8 runs in 2 innings.
Porcello is the subject of a literary classic "A Tale Of Two Pitchers"
"A Tale of Two Pitchers" is right. Pitches a complete game against the yankees and
can't do a thing right tonite. It was better to sweep the New York yankees and mess
this one, IMO. sigh
Mookie Betts made the game interesting when he completed the "cycle"...Congrats Mookie. thumb_u
Since we all know that Porcello can't win against the Blue Jays, I should think Cora would have replaced
him with another pitcher. But that's me.
Quote from: Bear on August 10, 2018, 06:29:19 AM
"A Tale of Two Pitchers" is right. Pitches a complete game against the yankees and
can't do a thing right tonite. It was better to sweep the New York yankees and mess
this one, IMO. sigh
Mookie Betts made the game interesting when he completed the "cycle"...Congrats Mookie. thumb_u
Since we all know that Porcello can't win against the Blue Jays, I should think Cora would have replaced
him with another pitcher. But that's me.
B I N G O , BEAR !!!! With the Sox DEEP pitching staff along with the DOD DAYS of AUGUST, Cora should/push the staff around as needed …….. As DAD would say, "SON, it's PITCHING, PITCHING, PITCHING" !!! On to Baltimore, "lets clean up" !!!! Also, as DAD would say, "SON, that MOOKIE BETTS reminds me of a YOUNG TED WILLIAMS" !!! thumb_u iono iono rofl rofl rofl
Quote from: ipot on August 09, 2018, 10:30:27 PM
I'm more ambivalent about Porcello. He's had more than the "rare" bad game. He had a run of 4-5 starts in May when he was mediocre to bad. His last outing against Toronto he got tagged for 8 runs in 2 innings.
Porcello is the subject of a literary classic "A Tale Of Two Pitchers"
The rare game for Porcello is the good one without many bumps in it. This one was lost from the start but especially when they came back and Porcello coughed up 3 more runs. But they lost in spite of Mookie, you just knew he was going to hit a homer in that last at bat.
A few people ragging on Leon. The Sox are now 26-2 in his last 28 starts. He's not in there for his offense which is fine when everyone else hits.
They need to sweep Baltimore though.
Quote from: longgame on August 10, 2018, 07:54:26 AM
Quote from: ipot on August 09, 2018, 10:30:27 PM
I'm more ambivalent about Porcello. He's had more than the "rare" bad game. He had a run of 4-5 starts in May when he was mediocre to bad. His last outing against Toronto he got tagged for 8 runs in 2 innings.
Porcello is the subject of a literary classic "A Tale Of Two Pitchers"
The rare game for Porcello is the good one without many bumps in it. This one was lost from the start but especially when they came back and Porcello coughed up 3 more runs. But they lost in spite of Mookie, you just knew he was going to hit a homer in that last at bat.
A few people ragging on Leon. The Sox are now 26-2 in his last 28 starts. He's not in there for his offense which is fine when everyone else hits.
They need to sweep Baltimore though.
I've got no problem with Leon. These days, catchers hitting over 250 are a rarity to begin with.
Porcello has always had one stat that is hard to ignore - even in good outings: his WHIP is high. I've been voicing my concerns about how effective he'll be in the playoffs.
I'll try to look at the gas half-full and say TOR has his number, or a least they figured him out. Let's hope they don't share the info.....