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They keep rolling.  They're killing it in Interleague which was a problem last year (everything was a problem last year).  This month has some Atlanta and Tampa Bay, no Yankees or Toronto until mid-June.  Will be interesting to see if they can keep things going, but they are far exceeding my expectations to date. When they play well enough defensively they win.

1:35PM Eastern

Red Sox

Josh Winckowski (R)

Giants

Kyle Harrison (L)

Gametime Temp: 67F
Chance of Precip: 3%

These guys are playing well ahead of my expectations.  Fun to watch right now.

90 minutes before game time and still no lineup from Cora.

The new guy Cooper got hit on the hand/arm.  They did some tests, and there is no break.  Sounds more like a bruise.  That injury could explain getting Dominic Smith.  The bottom of the order, except for our catchers, is still full of dead spots.

Sox picked up Zack Short from the White Sox.  Infielder can back up 2B, SS and 3B.  Valdez probably odd man out.  Sox also picked up Dominic Smith, a 1B, which probably means Dalbec will go down.

Grissom out with illness until the Minnesota series.

Eagerly awaiting tonight's lineup...

I can't imagine any of us had them 4 games over .500 at the end of April.  Pitching has been amazing, even with 3 out of 5 starters on the IL.  We lost Story and didn't have Devers for a while and they are hitting (although seem to be prone to shutdowns).  The spark provided by guys like Abreu, not to mention Refsnyder and the offensive production they're getting out of the catcher spot. 

Now the question is can they trade Yoshida to fill a real need since he is not needed on this club?  Third biggest salary on the team and he doesn't play.  Every single position player on the 40 man roster is on the 26 man roster.  They still need help. 

7:10PM Eastern

Red Sox

Kutter Crawford (R)

Jarren Duran (L) CF
Rafael Devers (L) 3B
Rob Refsnyder (R) LF
Tyler O'Neill (R) DH
Wilyer Abreu (L) RF
Connor Wong (R) C
Dominic Smith (L) 1B
Enmanuel Valdez (L) 2B
Ceddanne Rafaela (R) SS

Giants

Erik Miller (L)

Jung Hoo Lee (L) CF
Jorge Soler (R) DH
LaMonte Wade Jr. (L) 1B
Matt Chapman (R) 3B
Michael Conforto (L) LF
Thairo Estrada (R) 2B
Mike Yastrzemski (L) RF
Tom Murphy (R) C
Nick Ahmed (R) SS

Gametime Temp: 50F
Chance of Precip: 5%

A nice win tonight.  Good pitching and decent hitting.  Let's hope that leads to another series  win.

I gotta say, I'm somewhat stunned that this team finds ways to win. Certainly the starting pitching is better than expected.