October, 24 - 8:09pm
Red Sox
David Price (L)
1. M Betts (R) RF
2. A Benintendi (L) LF
3. S Pearce (R) 1B
4. J Martinez (R) DH
5. X Bogaerts (R) SS
6. R Devers (L) 3B
7. I Kinsler (R) 2B
8. J Bradley (L) CF
9. C Vázquez (R) C
Dodgers
Hyun-Jin Ryu (L)
1. B Dozier (R) 2B
2. J Turner (R) 3B
3. D Freese (R) 1B
4. M Machado (R) SS
5. C Taylor (R) LF
6. M Kemp (R) DH
7. K Hernández (R) CF
8. Y Puig (R) RF
9. A Barnes (R) C
Gametime Temp: 44°F - Chance of Precip: 3%
Price broke the curse with his last outing. Now he needs to make a point with a good outing tonight.
The BROC STAR should be at 2nd base ??? iono iono iono iono rofl rofl
Don't question Cora. You only end up looking bad. :o
Quote from: Bill-806 on October 24, 2018, 06:51:25 PM
The BROC STAR should be at 2nd base ??? iono iono iono iono rofl rofl
Kinsler's bat speed seems to have lessened a lot. He looked over matched quite a bit last night.
Kinsler drives in a run and then tries to stretch it on JBJ's single and gets cut down by a mile. Too aggressive or just plain dumb?
Quote from: markj on October 24, 2018, 07:50:15 PM
Kinsler drives in a run and then tries to stretch it on JBJ's single and gets cut down by a mile. Too aggressive or just plain dumb?
I think neither. Took a great throw to get him. Was worth a try.
Price getting squeezed bigtime.
Out of it anyway.
Big trouble here. Price is really getting squeezed.
Tied up.
This ump sucks. He hasn't given Price that pitch all night yet he K's Xander on it.
Moment of truth. Bases loaded, two outs, 3-1.
Yes! I'll take a walked-in run.
Attaboy, JD.
Love me some 2-out runs.
Xander watches two (sorta) strikes sail by and then K's swinging. Still, 3 runs is good.
Man, I thought Mookie's hit was gone. Couple close calls tonight.
Kimbrel time. I don't have any nails left to bite.
Over. No drama. Nice clean inning. Well deserved win for Price. Another great game for the BP. On to LA.
The pitching was very good tonight. Got enough offense to see the Sox through. Now it's a best 2 out of 5 for the Sox and a best 4 out of 5 for the Dodgers. On to LA for the weekend.
This team's moving like a well-oiled machine. Outside of the 4th LA was pretty much kept off the bases. Great work by the pitching tonight.
WOW …… 2 IN THE BOOKS !!! That's our RED SOX !!! thumb_u thumb_u rofl
Playing in the NL park changes a lot of dynamics in handling a lineup. While that might favor manager Roberts, by experience, it becomes an advantage IMO for Sox because Cora is pushing the right buttons. Yikes, how did they bench Bellinger for most of game 2?
And helps Cora to have the reliable guys in the pen.
Boston's record against the National League this year was 16-4. I don't think playing in a National League park will be that big of an issue for Boston.
Quote from: elktonnick on October 25, 2018, 08:16:24 AM
Boston's record against the National League this year was 16-4. I don't think playing in a National League park will be that big of an issue for Boston.
What goes around comes around. Benni was chatting with Goodwin after the at bat against Madsen. He knew his pitches from Madsen's game with the Nat's/Sox before the trade to LA.
Roberts was getting killed on national sports radio and I think it's funny because he's doing what Cora is doing - sticking with what he did because it worked all year. The difference is the Dodgers aren't as good.
Tonight's another matchup that pundits will say favors LA - mainly because they compare guys with a limited record to guys with more extensive records. Hopefully another quick lead and then off to the races again.
No JD Martinez tonite...something about his foot.
BEAR
Quote from: Bear on October 26, 2018, 08:20:05 AM
No JD Martinez tonite...something about his foot.
BEAR
JD slipped rounding 2nd the other day and almost wiped out. I assume he got hurt then. I think if they were using a DH he'd be playing but his foot or ankle won't let him play in the field.
Quote from: Schloicka on October 26, 2018, 10:02:26 AM
Quote from: Bear on October 26, 2018, 08:20:05 AM
No JD Martinez tonite...something about his foot.
BEAR
JD slipped rounding 2nd the other day and almost wiped out. I assume he got hurt then. I think if they were using a DH he'd be playing but his foot or ankle won't let him play in the field.
No too surprising. I think if they weren't up 2-0 they'd consider doing otherwise as well, but why aggravate it at this point. Sort of solves the whole lineup "problem" for the Sox. Mookie needs to pick up the slack.