GAME #38, FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2018, BOSTON RED SOX AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS

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RED SOX V BLUE JAYS

FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2018, 7:07 PM AT ROGERS CENTRE

TV:  NESN, SNET, MLBN, (OUT-OF-MARKET ONLY)

BOSTON, (26-11)....................................................................................TORONTO, (20-18)

BOSTON:

CHRIS SALE, LHP, 3-1, 2.02 ERA, 63K

Coming off his best start of the season, Sale takes the ball in the opener.  Sale
has a history of dominance at Rogers Centre, going 5-1 with a 1.44 ERA in seven
starts.  On Sunday vs Texas, he put on a clinic, striking out 12 in seven innings.

TORONTO:

AARON SANCHEZ, RHP, 2-3, 4.14 ERA, 28K

Sanchez has been pretty inconsistent so far this season after missing all of last
year with blister issues.  He's allowed at least four runs in each of his past two starts
and could not make it out of the fourth inning in his last outing.

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/red-sox-vs-blue-jays/2018/05/11/529973#game_state=preview,game_tab=,game=529973

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RED SOX LINEUP:

Game 1 in Toronto:

Betts RF,

Benintendi CF,

Ramirez DH,

Martinez LF,

Bogaerts SS,

Moreland 1B,

Nuñez 3B,

Holt 2B,

León C,

Sale LHP.

TWITTER

[ipot]

Hope Sale throws another gem.  He'll need to go deep with the pen we have.  Better yet, I hope the bats spot him like 7 runs. 8)

[markj]

Hope Sale throws another gem.  He'll need to go deep with the pen we have.  Better yet, I hope the bats spot him like 7 runs. 8)

Not so much. Having a rough inning here.

[markj]

Sale blows an easy out throw to 1st. He's making his own job harder.

[markj]

Hanley gets thrown out at home by a mile. Febles put up a stop sign, but way too late.

[Schloicka]

Hanley gets thrown out at home by a mile. Febles put up a stop sign, but way too late.

Had plenty of time to stop. Hanley cost himself when he slowed up to look at where the ball was. Plus wasn't running hard from 1st to 2nd. 3rd base coach did his job.

[markj]

Hanley's been jogging lately. I wonder if he has a knee or hammy issue.

[markj]

Good, quick inning for Sale.

[markj]

Xander ties it up with a blast.

[Schloicka]

Nice hr by Xman.

[Schloicka]

Hanley's been jogging lately. I wonder if he has a knee or hammy issue.

Hanley's problem on that play was he didn't let the ump make the call. Hanley had already decided it was going to be a hr and then tried to make up for it.

[markj]

Haha, Leon gets to 3B on a strike out. Plus a run comes in. Talk about a major screw up. But I'll take it.

[Schloicka]

Well that was different. Free run on a very odd play. 3-2 now.

[ipot]

We have Sale with a “bad” early innings and now a nail biter if we can’t score more. The pen is scary thought these days