ALCS GAME # 4 - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2021 - HOUSTON ASTROS @ BOSTON RED SOX

[markj]

8:08PM Eastern

Red Sox

Nick Pivetta (R)

1. Kyle Schwarber (L) 1B
2. Enrique Hernandez (R) CF
3. Rafael Devers (L) 3B
4. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS
5. Alex Verdugo (L) LF
6. J.D. Martinez (R) DH
7. Hunter Renfroe (R) RF
8. Christian Vazquez (R) C
9. Christian Arroyo (R) 2B

Astros

Zack Greinke (R)

1. Jose Altuve (R) 2B
2. Michael Brantley (L) LF
3. Alex Bregman (R) 3B
4. Yordan Alvarez (L) DH
5. Carlos Correa (R) SS
6. Kyle Tucker (L) RF
7. Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B
8. Jake Meyers (R) CF
9. Martin Maldonado (R) C

Gametime Temp: 57°F
Chance of Precip: 0%

[markj]

Greinke can be tough. We'll see if the Sox hitters still have it against him. Pivetta will need to be sharp.

[longgame]

Greinke can be tough. We'll see if the Sox hitters still have it against him. Pivetta will need to be sharp.

Greinke has thrown 49 pitches in the last month and appears to have lost it again.  The crowd is going to be brutal on him so let's see how he responds.  A good early lead by the Sox could demoralize them. 

[Sea Dog 23]

Greinke can be tough. We'll see if the Sox hitters still have it against him. Pivetta will need to be sharp.

Greinke has thrown 49 pitches in the last month and appears to have lost it again.  The crowd is going to be brutal on him so let's see how he responds.  A good early lead by the Sox could demoralize them.

Yes, he pitched only one inning in the postseason, 10 days ago.  Three innings in the month of October.  I think he was coming off an injury in Sept.

[longgame]

Looks like he blew up in August, had a game where he gave up 6 in 4 innings, then maybe went on the IL, then gave up 8 runs and 5 runs in 5 and 4 innings respectively, then 2 more on the last day of the season in 2 innings.  As we know in the past he has battled confidence issues so hopefully they can rattle him early.

[Sea Dog 23]

The stars are aligning for the Sox.  More to the point, the batting is record book stuff and now the pitching is becoming a plus for Boston, which is the only team left out of the four that has a dependable fourth starter.  You could add Houck in a crunch as a fifth one.  This occurence was missed by the ESPN guy.

Going into the championship series games, ESPN's number-cruncher Bradford Doolittle had the Astros as 27.9% to win the WS, with the Sox at 13.6%, the Braves at 14.2%. Dodgers were 44.3%.

[BoSoxFanNY]

THIS Red Sox team is fun to watch.
Their bats are alive, Fenway is rocking!

May their good pitching, offense and defense continue!

Let's GO Sox!

[longgame]

The stars are aligning for the Sox.  More to the point, the batting is record book stuff and now the pitching is becoming a plus for Boston, which is the only team left out of the four that has a dependable fourth starter.  You could add Houck in a crunch as a fifth one.  This occurence was missed by the ESPN guy.

Going into the championship series games, ESPN's number-cruncher Bradford Doolittle had the Astros as 27.9% to win the WS, with the Sox at 13.6%, the Braves at 14.2%. Dodgers were 44.3%.

Now the Braves have the highest chance to win according to betting lines and the Sox are second.

Odds to win World Series 2021

All odds courtesy of BetMGM, correct at the time of publishing and subject to change.


Team           Odds
Atlanta Braves   +200
Boston Red Sox   +250
LA Dodgers   +300
Houston Astros   +360

[SeaBeachFred]

Just win guys.  Play hard, play tough, play confident and get the job done......pedal to the metal. 

[Bill-806]

& HATS OFF TO THE FENWAY CROWD FOR BRINGING THE NOISE !!!  A-ROD HAD A TOUGH TIME WITH IT LAST NIGHT  !!!   thumb_u thumb_u rofl rofl rofl

[Sea Dog 23]

As many players as the Dodgers have, in Game 3 they played a rookie in CF, played all of 10 games there.  His misplay in CF led to 4 Braves runs.  LA may not get swept in this series, but they’re in some serious trouble.

[markj]

Imagine being one of the Giants or a fan. See your team win 107 games only watch a team that won 88 games make it to the big show.

[MongoLikeSox]

I think Renfroe is close to breaking out. Last night and tonight, he looks like he's settled and seeing pitches.

They're talking about all the 'Sox patience at the plate. We've been desperate to see it all year. It's here and it's real purty.

[markj]

The only chance Raffy will ever have to own a Gold Glove will be a can of spray paint. This inning should be over.

[markj]

No harm done, at least. Except for Pivetta's pitch count.