O'S V RED SOX
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2017, 4 PM AT FENWAY PARK
TV: NESN, MASN
BALTIMORE, (63-65)..........................................................................................BOSTON, (73-55)
KEVIN GAUSMAN, RHP, 9-9, 5.25 ERA, 135K
In his career, Gausman has gone 1-3 with a 4.66 ERA in four starts and nine
total appearances at Fenway Park. In his last start, Gausman gave up five runs on
six hits, including four homers through four innings against the Angels.
BOSTON:
EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ, LHP, 4-5, 4.01 ERA, 107K
Rodriguez hasn't gotten into a rhythm since returning from the DL, going 0-1
with a 4.78 ERA in seven starts. He is 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA in two starts vs the
O's this year. He has just one decision in seven Fenway starts in '17 going 1-1
with a 3.79 ERA.
'Gausy' and O's face 'El Gualo' and Red Sox
Craig Forde
The fun and excitement of Players Weekend rolls on from Fenway Park on Saturday as the Orioles and the Sox continue to add their personal brand of style to the final weekend of baseball in August.
"We've been looking forward to this," O's All-Star Manny Machado (aka "Mr. Miami") said. "This is us. We go out there every day, we grind stuff out. Everyone comes out here and they're excited to see what we're wearing on the field. You go out there and try to bring the same thing. I see a lot of kids on YouTube pimp home runs and striking out people and pimping them … they're watching everything we're doing up there. We just go out there and put a little style on our game play; it's always a good thing."
The Red Sox will have Eduardo Rodriguez (aka "El Gualo") toeing the rubber to start the day's activities. The southpaw (4-3, 4.01 ERA) is without a decision in his past five starts and without a win since May 26.
Kevin Gausman (aka "Gausy") gets the start for Baltimore, coming off a four-inning loss against the Angels in his last appearance. In his previous start at Fenway, on May 3, the right-hander (9-9, 5.25 ERA) was thrown out after hitting Xander Bogaerts (aka "X") in the second inning during a heated series.
The tension of that early May series has since dissipated, giving way for Players Weekend to be the talk around the ballpark.
"It's going to be a fun weekend, be on the lookout," Mr. Miami added.
THREE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS GAME
• This will be Rodriguez's 10th start against his former organization, the most against one team for the 24-year-old. He is 3-4 with a 4.37 ERA versus the Orioles.
• Mark Trumbo's second-inning home run Friday night was his 20th of the season, giving him six seasons with 20 or more homers. It was also the 10th long ball Trumbo has hit off Boston in his career.
• Orioles second baseman Tim Beckham (aka "Swaggy T"), acquired from Tampa Bay at the end of July, has reached base in 21 of 23 games since he joined the club.
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/20170825250547162/gausy-and-os-face-el-gualo-and-red-sox/?game_pk=492023
RED SOX LINEUP:
Eduardo Nunez 2B
Mookie Betts RF
Andrew Benintendi CF
Hanley Ramirez DH
Rafael Devers 3B
Xander Bogaerts SS
Mitch Moreland 1B
Chris Young LF
Christian Vazquez C
Eduardo Rodriguez LHP
On to Saturday ... Hope the SOX & E-ROD bring their A-GAME as Baltimore always brings their BATS !!! Go SOX !! thumb_u rofl
Sox always seem to struggle when playing the Orioles. iono
Quote from: Bear on August 26, 2017, 12:52:28 PM
Sox always seem to struggle when playing the Orioles. iono
Machado needs to be controlled !!
Quote from: Bill-806 on August 26, 2017, 01:32:24 PM
Quote from: Bear on August 26, 2017, 12:52:28 PM
Sox always seem to struggle when playing the Orioles. iono
Machado needs to be controlled !!
And Hanley has to hit.....hit big time, hit with runners on base, hit and drive in some runs, and perhaps hit a big three run dong. He has been totally deficient in the run producing department and we need him badly to shake his problems.
Starting pitching is on a real bad streak right now. Don't win many giving up 5-6 runs or more in the first 2 innings. Only good thing is it's early if you can stop the other team from scoring.
Heading for a third consecutive butt whuppin'.
Sox pitching has been what they call in the restaurant business, "pot luck." iono It is the dog days of August, but it looks like tired arms just about every series.
This is brutal. Again sloppy with the ball, again can't hit, again cough up a big lead.
Of course the brain trust didn't bother to bring up anyone from Pawtucket, I guess they figure they can get a few innings out of Moreland tonight.
Two walks in the inning and they do nothing with them.
And a leadoff hit to start the next inning. The real shame is you know that E-Rod won't last long on a good day and they're going to be deep in to the pen again.
Three straight games that are a pitching disaster. Can you say "Ace" when talking Fister?
Quote from: ojdidit on August 26, 2017, 04:23:50 PM
Three straight games that are a pitching disaster. Can you say "Ace" when talking Fister?
As I mentioned on the other thread titled Orioles 16 Red Sox 3, that today E-Rod is pitching and beware of the second inning. T his is the third or fourth time in succession that he has struggled miserably in the second frame. God Damn i t, this is a mental block and Farrell should have been aware of it and had his pitching coach's ass our there to try and calm the storm. As it was nothing was done and now we will lose another game of our lead and, what's more, from the look of things we may be headed into another one our patented hitting droughts. And please, get Ramirez out of that lineup. I don't know what his problem is; it could be he is still hurt or it could be he is falling apart and his injuries have taken a toll but the front office had better wake the hell up or by the time we play the Yankees in that four game series our lead may have vanished. Is this team heading into the tank?
E-Tod should have his nickname on his back read: "One Bad Inning." Seems that is what he does. Pitches great except for one inning.
Sox batters look like they've just given up at the plate. 3 up, 3 down. 3 up, 3 down.
This is beyond any doubt the worst three games in a row this season.
Quote from: ojdidit on August 26, 2017, 05:38:31 PM
This is beyond any doubt the worst three games in a row this season.
I blame Raj Davis. Ever since he came on board, they've been getting their asses kicked. He must be the cause. Yeah, yeah, that's it. Blame Davis.
Yet another shutout coming.
36 runs given up in the last 3 games. How sad is that?
Do we even have a pitching coach? You'd think he could offer some advice before the season gets gone.
Quote from: Sea Dog 23 on August 26, 2017, 06:32:29 PM
Do we even have a pitching coach? You'd think he could offer some advice before the season gets gone.
We have one is is titled the pitching coach but what wonders how he gets the job done. To me the coaching staff seems very clubby to me and I sometimes think they act more like a bunch of friends at a fraternity party that serious studs determined to right a ship when it goes off course. Actually, we all know it starts at the top and in the next week we will see how the team responds and how Farrell handles things.
I've seen this scene before. 2011 anyone? Perhaps 2009? I would say 2015 but we went from a winning record to the gates of hell that May so I can't use that as an example except to say that under JF this team seems to have a penchant for long dry spells at the plate, mistakes galore on the bases, errors and stupidity in the field and almost a laizze faire attitude where they seem to just go through the motions. We need to wake up tomorrow and get our shit together because this could be the beginning of a tank job.
Quote from: Sea Dog 23 on August 26, 2017, 06:32:29 PM
Do we even have a pitching coach? You'd think he could offer some advice before the season gets gone.
Yes, it is the same pitching coach that has led the pitchers to the 2nd best ERA in the AL and the 4th best in all of MLB. The last I remembered it's the pitchers who throw the ball . You don`t blame a coaches staff that is 4th best out of 30 teams. It seems the advice he has given has been damn good up to the last 3 games wouldn't you agree.
Thank god the NYY won. For a while there I thought we were going to win the ALE ::)
3 game sh--t show of 36 - 9.
Quote from: Rob from Mass on August 26, 2017, 08:20:33 PM
Quote from: Sea Dog 23 on August 26, 2017, 06:32:29 PM
Do we even have a pitching coach? You'd think he could offer some advice before the season gets gone.
Yes, it is the same pitching coach that has led the pitchers to the 2nd best ERA in the AL and the 4th best in all of MLB. The last I remembered it's the pitchers who throw the ball . You don`t blame a coaches staff that is 4th best out of 30 teams. It seems the advice he has given has been damn good up to the last 3 games wouldn't you agree.
The past records look good, granted. But I don't like the way this is trending. Shades of the staff in the AL playoffs last year.
Nine bad innings for our offense! What's up with that?
We are in a funk! Plain and simple.
Wanted, September call-ups....rush!
Quote from: SeaBeachFred on August 26, 2017, 07:46:57 PM
Quote from: Sea Dog 23 on August 26, 2017, 06:32:29 PM
Do we even have a pitching coach? You'd think he could offer some advice before the season gets gone.
We have one is is titled the pitching coach but what wonders how he gets the job done. To me the coaching staff seems very clubby to me and I sometimes think they act more like a bunch of friends at a fraternity party that serious studs determined to right a ship when it goes off course. Actually, we all know it starts at the top and in the next week we will see how the team responds and how Farrell handles things.
I've seen this scene before. 2011 anyone? Perhaps 2009? I would say 2015 but we went from a winning record to the gates of hell that May so I can't use that as an example except to say that under JF this team seems to have a penchant for long dry spells at the plate, mistakes galore on the bases, errors and stupidity in the field and almost a laizze faire attitude where they seem to just go through the motions. We need to wake up tomorrow and get our shit together because this could be the beginning of a tank job.
This sure looks like a team that's already in the tank.
As DAD would say, "SON, like sand thru the hour glass, so are the days of our RED SOX" !!! thumb_d iono slap rofl
Quote from: Sea Dog 23 on August 26, 2017, 11:06:30 PM
Quote from: Rob from Mass on August 26, 2017, 08:20:33 PM
Quote from: Sea Dog 23 on August 26, 2017, 06:32:29 PM
Do we even have a pitching coach? You'd think he could offer some advice before the season gets gone.
Yes, it is the same pitching coach that has led the pitchers to the 2nd best ERA in the AL and the 4th best in all of MLB. The last I remembered it's the pitchers who throw the ball . You don`t blame a coaches staff that is 4th best out of 30 teams. It seems the advice he has given has been damn good up to the last 3 games wouldn't you agree.
The past records look good, granted. But I don't like the way this is trending. Shades of the staff in the AL playoffs last year.
Up and downs for every team.Can`t recall any teams not going through hard times .Nature of the beast in ANY SPORT.
Quote from: Rob from Mass on August 26, 2017, 08:20:33 PM
Quote from: Sea Dog 23 on August 26, 2017, 06:32:29 PM
Do we even have a pitching coach? You'd think he could offer some advice before the season gets gone.
Yes, it is the same pitching coach that has led the pitchers to the 2nd best ERA in the AL and the 4th best in all of MLB. The last I remembered it's the pitchers who throw the ball . You don`t blame a coaches staff that is 4th best out of 30 teams. It seems the advice he has given has been damn good up to the last 3 games wouldn't you agree.
Rob, wake up. This team could be in a total collapse mode. They have stunk beyond reason the past few games and our lead is shrinking and a road trip is coming up. The fact is the hot streak is over and the team is playing as they did in June and July----namely shitty. This to me is very much like what happened in 2011, only this time it is earlier. If the ship is not righted within the next few days we are heading deep in the tank and will not recover, a la 2011.
Quote from: Rob from Mass on August 27, 2017, 10:48:58 AM
Quote from: Sea Dog 23 on August 26, 2017, 11:06:30 PM
Quote from: Rob from Mass on August 26, 2017, 08:20:33 PM
Quote from: Sea Dog 23 on August 26, 2017, 06:32:29 PM
Do we even have a pitching coach? You'd think he could offer some advice before the season gets gone.
Yes, it is the same pitching coach that has led the pitchers to the 2nd best ERA in the AL and the 4th best in all of MLB. The last I remembered it's the pitchers who throw the ball . You don`t blame a coaches staff that is 4th best out of 30 teams. It seems the advice he has given has been damn good up to the last 3 games wouldn't you agree.
The past records look good, granted. But I don't like the way this is trending. Shades of the staff in the AL playoffs last year.
Up and downs for every team.Can`t recall any teams not going through hard times .Nature of the beast in ANY SPORT.
I went round and round with a guy named Pedroiaphile on Sawxheads about this in 2011. He said the same things you're saying now and I told him that i thought it was the beginning of a total collapse. Well these last few games do not look like a slump to me; it looks like the team is unraveling en-masse. Nice to know I could be wrong and see us recover but we have the start of a four game series with the Yankees coming up next weekend and right now we absolutely stink---the team has gone into a hitting drought, the pitching is below average, we keep making tons of mistakes on the bases and in the field, and we have about the very worst manager in the game who doesn't even know how to use his lineup and when a batter should hit and when one shouldn't. This could be the makings of a disaster. You can pan me if I'm wrong and the team recovers but you can bet I will let you and the rest hear it loud and clear if we go into that tank and not come out.