GAME #8 - SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2022 - MINNESOTA TWINS @ BOSTON RED SOX

[markj]

4:10PM Eastern

Red Sox

Tanner Houck (R)

1. Enrique Hernandez (R) CF
2. Rafael Devers (L) 3B
3. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS
4. J.D. Martinez (R) DH
5. Alex Verdugo (L) LF
6. Trevor Story (R) 2B
7. Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B
8. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) RF
9. Christian Vazquez (R) C


Twins

Sonny Gray (R)

1. Luis Arraez (L) DH
2. Jorge Polanco (S) 2B
3. Carlos Correa (R) SS
4. Max Kepler (L) RF
5. Trevor Larnach (L) LF
6. Gio Urshela (R) 3B
7. Nick Gordon (L) CF
8. Miguel Sano (R) 1B
9. Ryan Jeffers (R) C


Gametime Temp: 62°F
Chance of Precip: 3%

[longgame]

Houck is sure to spot them a lead and then hopefully settle down.  The Twins ain't who they used to be. 

The good news is at least our manager doesn't have two of the best guys in all of baseball and can't win, and walks guys with the bases loaded.  Imagine being an Angels' fan.

[markj]

Verdugo with a 2-run dinger.

[Sea Dog 23]

In the 5 player deal with LA, Verdugo is about the only thing we salvaged.  I think the fans love him in Fenway.  Even the Yankee fans at the Stadium have a kick with Verdugo playing down there.

[markj]

Sox up 4-0. Nice DP in the 5th.

[markj]

From lousy pitching to great pitching in a bit more than 24 hours. Sox with a shutout. 4-0.

[Sea Dog 23]

Its feast or famine out of the Sox bullpen.  Yesterday was send in the clowns day.  Today we brought out the A team with Strahm and Whitlock., who scattered 3 hits between them.  Throw in Robles and Diekman and we have four pretty reliable arms.

I'd like to see Valdez get more consistent, and they say Josh Taylor is getting in shape (May?).

[SeaBeachFred]

From lousy pitching to great pitching in a bit more than 24 hours. Sox with a shutout. 4-0.

Areal turnaround markj and it made all of us happy.  My question is why can't we show a little more consistency and do this two or three times in a row.  We seem to blow hot and cold too much, and, yes, it is early, but bad habits and inconsistent play sometimes festoon on a team like a rats on a ship.  How about winning the series tomorrow and show we can be winners more than one or two times in a row.  I'd love to see that and so would all Red Sox fans.  Still, we got great pi tching today. 

[MongoLikeSox]

......I'd like to see Valdez get more consistent, and they say Josh Taylor is getting in shape (May?).

A lot of his problems was overuse last year. At least twice. Cora even admitted it once. I agree, though. That junk ball plays well when it's on.