GAME #93, NEW YORK YANKEES AT BOSTON RED SOX

[Bear]

YANKEES V RED SOX

SUNDAY, APRIL 16, 2017, 8 PM FENWAY PARK

TV:  ESPN

NEW YORK, (47-42).........................................................................BOSTON, (51-41)

NEW YORK:

MASAHIRO TANAKA, RHP, 7-8, 5.47 ERA, 103K

Tanaka takes the mound for the series' finale in Boston, looking to put
a rough first half behind him.  He's pitched in Fenway Park once this season,
and he threw a shutout on April 27 to outduel Chris Sale, maybe his best
start of the year.

BOSTON:

DAVID PRICE, LHP, 7-8, 5.47 ERA, 5 0K

The lefty looks forward to a full second half after missing the first two
months with a left elbow strain.  Since joining the Red Sox, Price has had
a tough time against the Yankees, going 1-4 with a 8.31 ERA in six starts.

Tanaka-Price matchup caps doubleheader

Evan Chronis

A rainout three months ago set the stage for a marathon of baseball between the Yankees and Red Sox on Sunday.

The rivals are finishing up their weekend series at Fenway Park with a day-night doubleheader that has heavy implications for an ever-tightening American League East race. New York took the matinee opener, 3-0, behind a strong performance from CC Sabathia.

Red Sox lefty David Price (4-2, 3.91 ERA) will be given the ball in the nightcap. Price found himself on somewhat of a roll before the All-Star break, allowing two earned runs over his last 15 innings while putting together four straight quality starts.

After a rocky first half, Masahiro Tanaka will look to rebound with a successful opening start to the second half. Tanaka put together a torrid streak of six straight losses before entering the break with two wins in three starts.

THREE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS GAME

• A return to Fenway Park could be the best thing for a struggling Tanaka. He produced his best start of the year in his last visit to Boston, allowing three hits in a shutout performance on April 27.

• Price is more familiar with the Yankees than he is with any other Major League squad. The lefty has faced the Bronx Bombers a career-high 37 times, going 14-11. As a member of the Red Sox, though, Price is 1-4 with an 8.42 ERA in six appearances against the Yanks.

• Red Sox manager John Farrell says that Brock Holt -- activated Sunday -- will start at third base in the nightcap. Holt had been battling with vertigo and had been on a rehab assignment at Triple-A Pawtucket. He has three doubles in 20 career at-bats against Tanaka.

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/20170715242300642/tanaka-price-matchup-caps-doubleheader/?game_pk=491471

RED SOX (51-41)

Mookie Betts, RF
Andrew Benintendi, LF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Mitch Moreland, 1B
Hanley Ramirez, DH
Jackie Bradley Jr., CF
Brock Holt, 3B
Christian Vazquez, C
Tzu-Wei Lin,

SS David Price, LHP (4-2, 3.91

http://nesn.com/2017/07/red-sox-vs-yankees-lineup-david-price-starts-in-game-2-of-doubleheader/

[Rob from Mass]

Sox are 2-for-51 with runners in scoring position in eight games against the Yankees.  They're 2-6 against them.

[Bill-806]

Sox are 2-for-51 with runners in scoring position in eight games against the Yankees.  They're 2-6 against them.

  As DAD would say,  "SON, if that is the best ya can do, might as well stay home" !!! thumb_d slap

[Bill-806]

  B T W ,  To Bear  & who ever else starts this thread every game, THANK YOU and it is a great thread before the game.... A lot of work and a lot of DEDICATION here.....   Keep the  SHIP  going !!! thumb_u rofl

[Rob from Mass]

Bogey riding the bench for game 2.

[SeaBeachFred]

Bogey riding the bench for game 2.

Well we have a chance to win tonight......a slight one but a chance.  Keep Choker out of the lineup at all costs.  He's a menace in the field as well as at the bat and now we see that his swings are almost like he is trying to push the ball instead of hammering away at it.  What's that all about?

As for tonight's game, Tanaka pitched his best game of the season against us back in April, a three hit shutout, and with us barely getting runners in scoring position he could do it again.  Meanwhile, Price needs to pitch better against the Yanks.  Some of those batters have feasted on him the last year and a half.  If we want to win tonight, a dire hope at present, he must be in control and the hitters must wake up.  Choker isn't in it so we do have a chance of sorts.

[Bear]

I don't expect too much out of tonite's game.....more of the same.
Maybe we should call up Triple-A iono

[ipot]

In some ol' school Jacobin way (as some remember that from the old boards  ;)), I kind of wish they keep the shutout, LOBster, RISP streak going tonight to get the FO thinking that there IS a problem here with the bats.

Can't they just have Ortiz disguise himself as one of the call ups from AAA? Just put on a new number.  Maybe the umps won't notice.  He could wear a fake beard, I dunno  iono

[Bear]

Gians interested in reuniting with Panda.  Yup, that's what I just read.  Posted article. iono

[Bill-806]

Gians interested in reuniting with Panda.  Yup, that's what I just read.  Posted article. iono

That is a W O W ...... So typical coming from the far left coast !!!

[Rob from Mass]

 Tonight is the biggest start of Prices short career.Big 2 game swing in the standings.

[Leesam01]

The value of this series with the NYY is that it has exposed the Sox as a flawed team, which we all knew, but management seems to be slow to the trigger.

Letting Shaw go, and hoping that Panda would resurrect his career was one of the biggest mistakes this pre-season.

This series will prompt the Sox to land an established hitter in the 3B slot, and hopefully prompt the Sox to add a least one bullpen arm, and possibly another starter (though the latter is probably wishful thinking).

[markj]

Nice jog, Hanley.  slap sigh

[BoSoxFanNY]

Looks like the good Tanaka is pitching tonight - CRAP!

[markj]

Wow, runs. Amazing.