GAME #154, BOSTON RED SOX AT CINCINNATI REDS

Started by Bear, September 23, 2017, 01:30:24 AM

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Bear

RED SOX V REDS

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2017, 4 PM AT GREAT AMERICAN BALL PARK

TV:  NESN

BOSTON, (89-64).......................................................................................CINCINNATI, (66-88)

BOSTON:

EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ, LHP, 5-6, 4.15 ERA, 142IK

The lefty is trying to earn a spot in the post season rotation.  He has pitched
better of late, giving up two earned runs or less in his last three starts.  Rodriguez
is 3-5 with a 4.42 ERA on the road this season.

CINCINNATI:

ROBERT STEPHENSON, RHP, 5-5, 5.01 ERA

After struggling in his previous outing, Stephenson bounced back Sunday vs
the Pirates, allowing one hit over six scoreless innings in a 5-2 win.  He wasn't
as sharp in the first three innings but made adjustments and retired 11 of his
last 12 batters.

E-Rod aims to lower Boston's magic number

Mark Sheldon

As the Red Sox try to lock up the American League East division title over the second-place Yankees, they will turn to left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez to face the Reds on Saturday at Great American Ball Park. Rodriguez's last two starts will be important as he tries to win a spot in the postseason rotation.

After Friday's 5-4 win over Cincinnati, Boston is four games up on New York with nine games remaining.

The Reds will be starting rookie Robert Stephenson on the mound.

After he ended August with some rough outings, Rodriguez has been steadier in September while going 1-1 with a 2.55 ERA over his last three starts. In 17 2/3 innings this month, he has six walks and 24 strikeouts.

Stephenson has also pitched well down the stretch, and he is 5-1 with a 2.84 ERA over his past six starts. On Sunday vs. the Pirates, he pitched six scoreless innings with one hit, three walks and eight strikeouts for a 5-2 victory.

THREE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS GAME

• Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez returned to the club on Friday and started after he missed three games so he and his wife could welcome their first-born baby -- a daughter.

• Without the designated hitter and facing all right-handed starters this weekend, Hanley Ramirez will only be used as a pinch-hitter in this series. Ramirez missed a week with a left biceps injury and returned Wednesday night with two doubles and three RBIs. Mitch Moreland is expected to start all three games at first base.

• Pregame ceremonies will be held to honor the career of injured Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo, who played for both Cincinnati and Boston. Arroyo, who has been out since June with a bad right shoulder, will also perform with his band in a postgame concert on the field.

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/20170922255554208/e-rod-aims-to-lower-bostons-magic-number/?game_pk=492404

Bear

#1
RESERVED




8

MAGIC NUMBER

6

Red Sox v. Stephenson:

Bogaerts SS,
Benintendi LF,
Betts RF,
Moreland 1B,
Vázquez C,
Devers 3B,
Holt 2B,
Bradley Jr. CF,

Rodriguez LHP.

GO RED SOX

Bear

#2
Betts, scratched, foot.

Rob from Mass


ipot

E-Rod doing his job.  Sox making Stephenson look like a Cy Young candidate.  Let's get some more runs and hits!
"Baseball is simple. All you do is sit on your butt, spit tobacco and nod at the stupid things your manager says."
--Bill 'Spaceman' Lee

Bill-806

Quote from: Rob from Mass on September 23, 2017, 03:30:22 PM
SERIOUSLY!!!
Erod with a 9 pitch 1st inning.
  B I N G O DAT !!!!  About time the POTENTIAL kicked in !!! iono rofl

Rob from Mass


markj

Nice DP. E-rod cruising so far. Need some damn offense to support him.

Rob from Mass

Sox continue making BAD young pitchers look like CY material.3 hits thru 5 innings. Erod however continues ti impress .

markj

There we go. That's what we needed. 3-run dinger for Moreland.

ipot

"Baseball is simple. All you do is sit on your butt, spit tobacco and nod at the stupid things your manager says."
--Bill 'Spaceman' Lee

markj


Rob from Mass

Good to see Beni drive in a run in front of a lot of family and friends.So far this Erods best game of the year.lets see if he can thru the 7th for only the 2nd time in 2017.

markj

Ah, they did score a run. I thought I saw XB come across the plate, but the score showed 4-0 when they went to commercial. Now shows 5-0.

Schloicka

#14
Kind of a ho hum game. Let's keep it that way. E-rod did very well today. Smith gets the 3rd out. On to the 9th.