GAME #145, OAKLAND A'S AT BOSTON RED SOX

Started by Bear, September 13, 2017, 01:22:40 AM

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Bear

A'S V RED SOX

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017, 7 PM AT FENWAY PARK

TV:  NESN, ESPN, (OUT-OF-MARKET ONLY), NBCSCA

OAKLAND, (63-81)......................................................................................BOSTON, (82-62)

OAKLAND:

JHAREL COTTON, RHP, 7-10, 5.82 ERA, 96K

Cotton matched his season high in runs allowed in his last start vs the Astros.
He surrendered three homers and seven runs in five innings.  The rookie has allowed
12 long balls over his past 33 2/3 innings.

BOSTON:

DOUG FISTER, RHP, 5-7, 3.01 ERA, 65K

The sinkerballer has been the surprise of the season for the Red Sox.  Plucked
off waivers in June, Fister has been tremendous while filling in for David Price in
the rotation.  In his last seven starts, he is 5-2 with a 2.79 ERA.

Fister riding hot streak into matchup vs. Oakland

Jane Lee

Red Sox right-hander Doug Fister will look to maintain his momentum when he takes the bump against the A's for Wednesday's middle matchup of a three-game set at Fenway Park.

Fister, who will be opposed by A's rookie right-hander Jharel Cotton, is 3-1 with a 1.50 ERA in his past four starts, having tossed at least seven innings with no more than two earned runs allowed in each of them. Only three other American League pitchers have enjoyed such a stretch this season: Teammate Chris Sale, Houston's Dallas Keuchel and Indians ace Corey Kluber.

"I love the way he sets the tone on the mound," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "The body language, mound presence, conviction. All of that is exuded while he's on the mound, and we feed off of it. We have a lot of confidence when he runs to the mound right now."

With an 11-1 win in Tuesday's series opener, Boston (82-62) expanded its lead in the American League East to four games over the Yankees.

Cotton, meanwhile, has been bit by the long ball of late, allowing three of them in each of his past two starts and 27 on the season, spanning 119 innings. This will be his first career start against Boston.

THREE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS GAME

• Fister is 8-7 with a 2.88 ERA in 17 career starts against Oakland.

• Cotton is 1-7 with an 8.00 ERA in 11 starts at night, compared to 6-3 with a 4.02 ERA in 11 starts during the day.

• A's slugger Khris Davis is 4-for-13 (.308) against Fister in his career, while teammate Jed Lowrie has managed eight hits in 28 at-bats against him for a .286 average.

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/20170912253862614/fister-riding-hot-streak-into-matchup-vs-oakland/?game_pk=492280

Bear

#1
Red Sox v. Cotton:

Bogaerts SS,
Pedroia 2B,
Benintendi LF,
Betts RF,
Moreland 1B,
Ramirez DH,
Devers 3B,
Leon C,
Bradley Jr. CF,

Fister RHP

Bill-806

We should be in good shape tonight, with our  ACE 1-A on the hill !! thumb_u rofl

Bear

#3
The way we're playing Bill, I never feel safe...no matter who is pitching. 
That's just the way it is for me this season.   iono

SeaBeachFred

Quote from: Bill-806 on September 13, 2017, 11:48:40 AM
We should be in good shape tonight, with our  ACE 1-A on the hill !! thumb_u rofl

Bill, my friend, too often this season you have come out and said we should be in good shape in a given game or series and it has turned boxcars for us.  It is good to be upbeat but you have not been that careful with what you say with the kind of team we have this season.  Nothing is easy for them, NOTHING!!!!!!  Every game is a challenge and should be looked at that way.  Yes, one would think that tonight if Fister pitches as he has recently we ought to be in pretty good shape, but that doesn't take into account the fact that our hitters could go ice cold on a moment's notice. Bear thinks the same as I do if you read her missive.  Nothing comes easy for this team at all.....nothing!!!!!

ipot

Let's not take Fister's good run for granted.  Cotton has some bad numbers and we need to jump on him early.
"Baseball is simple. All you do is sit on your butt, spit tobacco and nod at the stupid things your manager says."
--Bill 'Spaceman' Lee

markj


Bill-806


BoSoxFanNY

DAMN - the old Fister returned.
Top of the first inning, 1 out
A's 4 - Sox 

ojdidit


longgame

Don't you love it when we give up crooked numbers in the first inning?   Amazingly the Sox are just middle of the pack, even though it seems that this happens a lot.  It does seem to be a Red Sox signature though - get behind early and then everyone will swing for the warning tracks the rest of the way.

BoSoxFanNY

DANG IT -
Bottom of the third inning
A's 6 - Sox 2
The Sox had bases loaded and one out
and Moreland grounds into a DB.

May not be our night.

Schloicka

Have had a couple chances but can't get the big hit.

BoSoxFanNY

AND the Sox LOSE 7 - 3.

The Yankees won this afternoon.

YUCK!

Bear

We are consistently inconsistent.  Won't get to the playoffs this way.