1:10pm Eastern
RED SOX
Brian Johnson (L)
1. Mookie Betts (R) RF
2. Rafael Devers (L) 3B
3. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS
4. J.D. Martinez (R) DH
5. Andrew Benintendi (L) LF
6. Sam Travis (R) 1B
7. Marco Hernandez (L) 2B
8. Christian Vazquez (R) C
9. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF
INDIANS
Shane Bieber (R)
1. Francisco Lindor (S) SS
2. Oscar Mercado (R) CF
3. Carlos Santana (S) 1B
4. Jose Ramirez (S) 3B
5. Franmil Reyes (R) DH
6. Greg Allen (S) LF
7. Mike Freeman (L) 2B
8. Kevin Plawecki (R) C
9. Tyler Naquin (L) RF
Gametime Temp: 82°F
Chance of Precip: 1%
ESPN reported Eovaldi would start today. That was before Nate pitched in the 7th or 8th last night. As one prez said , nagada.
Quote from: Sea Dog 23 on August 14, 2019, 06:30:36 AM
ESPN reported Eovaldi would start today. That was before Nate pitched in the 7th or 8th last night. As one prez said , nagada.
Cora said last night that Johnson would start and Eovaldi was available after throwing only 6 pitches.
Quote from: longgame on August 14, 2019, 08:08:30 AM
Quote from: Sea Dog 23 on August 14, 2019, 06:30:36 AM
ESPN reported Eovaldi would start today. That was before Nate pitched in the 7th or 8th last night. As one prez said , nagada.
Cora said last night that Johnson would start and Eovaldi was available after throwing only 6 pitches.
Why Johnson again. We haven't won ONE game that I know of this season using our #5starter, not mattr who he was. Now it's Johnson who has never developed into a solid pitcher and he looks worse than ever.
Quote from: SeaBeachFred on August 14, 2019, 09:35:39 AM
Quote from: longgame on August 14, 2019, 08:08:30 AM
Quote from: Sea Dog 23 on August 14, 2019, 06:30:36 AM
ESPN reported Eovaldi would start today. That was before Nate pitched in the 7th or 8th last night. As one prez said , nagada.
Cora said last night that Johnson would start and Eovaldi was available after throwing only 6 pitches.
Why Johnson again. We haven't won ONE game that I know of this season using our #5starter, not mattr who he was. Now it's Johnson who has never developed into a solid pitcher and he looks worse than ever.
Again, who else?
Wow - Devers with his 8th hit in 8 at bats, this one a homer. Kid is on fire.
Bogey backs him up with another dinger!
Quote from: longgame on August 14, 2019, 12:54:55 PM
Wow - Devers with his 8th hit in 8 at bats, this one a homer. Kid is on fire.
There is no way to pitch the kid right now. Fun to watch him at bat.
Bogey with a CLUTCH 3 run dinger.
That homer was big. Let's hope they can now hang on.
Cashner impressive in the 8th.
Nice unexpected series win against a good team. I just have a hard time getting too excited at this point.
Nice win. They can enjoy their day off.
Quote from: longgame on August 14, 2019, 12:54:55 PM
Wow - Devers with his 8th hit in 8 at bats, this one a homer. Kid is on fire.
Yes he is ….. A pleasure to watch with a bat in his hand ……. ...... iono iono iono iono
Quote from: Schloicka on August 14, 2019, 03:43:45 PM
Nice win. They can enjoy their day off.
CONCUR …….. Starting NOW, going FORWARD should be with an OPENER & then all pitchers on deck from there ……. KEEP the other team OFF BALANCE !!!! iono iono iono iono
Quote from: longgame on August 14, 2019, 03:37:21 PM
Nice unexpected series win against a good team. I just have a hard time getting too excited at this point.
Same here Ted but it was a rather impressive effort. The Red Sox actually played a good clean game, not too many run and sloppy pitching or too few runs and decent pitching. The bullpen did its job and Eovaldi pitched as well as he has so far this season. You can't say too much about Bogey and Raffy; t hey set it up real well. No complaints here and I think that maybe we have found a late inning reliever in Cashner. No, I'm not getting carried away but how many time have any of our relievers went out and pitched effectively two days in a row, or in BARNES' CASE, ONE DAY IN A ROW.
Good, solid win today.
Bullpen held them to NO runs!
Beat the Indians 5 - 1 AND won this series against them.
IF they can play like this against a good Cleveland team -
why can't they play like this all the time?
THIS team is so inconsistent.
STILL, good win!
Quote from: BoSoxFanNY on August 14, 2019, 05:21:17 PM
Good, solid win today.
Bullpen held them to NO runs!
Beat the Indians 5 - 1 AND won this series against them.
IF they can play like this against a good Cleveland team -
why can't they play like this all the time?
THIS team is so inconsistent.
STILL, good win!
It was impressive to win two of three from the strong and challenging Indians, especially on their home grounds after losing the first game in crushing fashion. We proved we can come back and win a series on the road against a very good team. Now the question is just how much energy and strength and fire was taken out of the Red Sox that they might now be totally exhausted from the effort. Don't laugh, it has been our story all season. We h ave a few good games, maybe a three to five game winning streak and go flatter than a board looking pooped and worn out. Why this is happening is the big question but I still come back to ST when Cora ran the most pathetic camp I can ever remember. The players got caught up in the farce and never really were able to put it all together for a good long run. So don't be surprised if we have another similar run. I hope not, though. I would like to see this team finally fully wake up and give us hope for 2020 bu finishing string. Forget about this season---it is over.