GAME #22 - SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023 - BOSTON RED SOX @ MILLWAUKEE BREWERS

markj · April 22, 2023, 09:31:38 AM

7:10PM Eastern

Red Sox

Garrett Whitlock (R)

1. Alex Verdugo (L) RF
2. Justin Turner (R) 1B
3. Rob Refsnyder (R) LF
4. Rafael Devers (L) 3B
5. Enrique Hernandez (R) CF
6. Masataka Yoshida (L) DH
7. Christian Arroyo (R) 2B
8. Connor Wong (R) C
9. Yu Chang (R) SS

Brewers

Wade Miley (L)

1. Christian Yelich (L) LF
2. Jesse Winker (L) DH
3. Willy Adames (R) SS
4. Rowdy Tellez (L) 1B
5. William Contreras (R) C
6. Brian Anderson (R) 3B
7. Brice Turang (L) 2B
8. Joey Wiemer (R) CF
9. Blake Perkins (S) RF

Gametime Temp: 44Â°F
Chance of Precip: 10%

Schloicka · April 22, 2023, 07:21:57 PM

Nice 2 run hr by Chang. 3-2 Brewers going to bottom 5th.

markj · April 22, 2023, 08:37:04 PM

No come from behind win tonight.

Schloicka · April 22, 2023, 08:37:34 PM

Bullpen for Sox was good tonight. To bad our starter gave up 5 runs.

elktonnick · April 22, 2023, 09:08:44 PM

Yes Whitlock gave up a couple of home runs but I thought Kike misplaced Yelich's hit to center which ultimately was the difference. The lack of a quality defensive centerfielder hurt in this one,IMHO

MongoLikeSox · April 23, 2023, 06:50:53 AM

It might be just me, but I thought Whitlock has had a little more zip on his repertoire than we saw last night. In the end, you groove some pitches to good big league hitters and they will get laced.

Give the Brewers' GM some credit for their catching situation. They got the Braves Catcher (Contreras with 5 years of control left) who just had an offensive break-out in 2022 as part of a 3-way trade with the Braves and A's. The Braves were getting Murphy from the A's. The A's wanted a controllable CF'er. Brewers gave up Estuery Ruiz to the A's, a rookie this year who had an offensive breakout of his own last year in AA/AAA, batting .332, 16HR, .447 OBP and 85 SB. Should be a good deal for all teams involved.

Quote from: elktonnick on April 22, 2023, 09:08:44 PM
Yes Whitlock gave up a couple of home runs but I thought Kike misplaced Yelich's hit to center which ultimately was the difference. The lack of a quality defensive centerfielder hurt in this one,IMHO

Agreed.

Sea Dog 23 · April 23, 2023, 07:17:24 AM

The Sox are in the middle of playing some of the top teams in baseball. Being 11-11 is probably better than expected, however we're still in last place. Coming up is a series with Baltimore, who have won 5 in a row and in second place keeping pace with the Rays. It's going to be a tough hill to climb, but say it again, better than expected.