7:10pm Eastern
RED SOX
Chris Sale (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. Brock Holt (L) 2B
7. Mitch Moreland (L) 1B
8. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF
9. Sandy Leon (S) C
RAYS
Yonny Chirinos (R)
1. Travis d'Arnaud (R) 1B
2. Tommy Pham (R) LF
3. Austin Meadows (L) DH
4. Avisail Garcia (R) RF
5. Matt Duffy (R) 3B
6. Michael Brosseau (R) 2B
7. Guillermo Heredia (R) CF
8. Willy Adames (R) SS
9. Mike Zunino (R) C
Gametime Temp: 86°F
Chance of Precip: 5%
A MITCH MORELAND SIGHTING ?? iono iono
Quote from: Bill-806 on July 23, 2019, 04:01:26 PM
A MITCH MORELAND SIGHTING ?? iono iono
Mitch comes up, Marco goes down.
Couple runs on the board. Good start.
Had to figure a 2-run lead wasn't going to last.
D’Arnaud has been on fire lately. Too bad, Sale had been going well.
I was surprised O’Brien didn’t start talking about the outcome of the game with a 2-0 lead in the second.
It was strange seeing Sale under 30 pitches going into the 3rd? Figured something was going to happen.
We need to win tonight. Charlie Morton is gonna be a tough matchup for Price on Wed.
Not the best start again. Just 5 innings and 100 pitches. Tie score and a lot of the game left to the BP.
Wow, he got through another inning. Good deal.
Now need to score in top of 7th so Sale qualifies for the win.
Quote from: Schloicka on July 23, 2019, 08:18:05 PM
Now need to score in top of 7th so Sale qualifies for the win.
Like that. Vaz hr. 3-2 Sox.
Vaz playing 1st after hitting for Moreland. Just in case Leon gets hurt Sox have a catcher to put in.
Argh. MLB.TV froze up. Missed the last run. 5-2 is good, though.
I see JBJ got HBP. Took one for the team.
I think Travis will play 1st and Vaz catcher in the bottom of 9th. At least that's what I'd do.
Argh. Just what they needed. A 2-out walk. Tying run at the plate now.
Dammit. They just can't close out an inning.
Thanks a ton, Workman.
There is no closer on this staff.
I have no confidence in Walden
3 Walks in the 9 th is inexcusable.
Now we're walking in runs.
Worst. Bullpen. Ever.
Talk about the skin of their teeth. That was pathetic, but at least they saved the win.
Ok Boston escapes. Why can't Sox pitchers throw strikes.
So did the Sox move up into a tie for 2nd place or did the Rays move down into a tie for 3rd place? ;D
Workman gets himself in trouble. Was cruising along gets to 2 outs a guy on 1st and 1-2 on the batter and starts with the high fastball crap. You got a 3 run lead. Bury that 1-2 pitch into the zone. Make him swing. Stop the damn nibbling. If he hits it he hits it. At least make him earn the base.
We picked up two games in the wild card tonight. One on the Rays and the Tribe lost to the Jays. Oakland and Astros in extras. NYY lost too.
Quote from: longgame on July 23, 2019, 07:14:20 PM
D’Arnaud has been on fire lately. Too bad, Sale had been going well.
I was surprised O’Brien didn’t start talking about the outcome of the game with a 2-0 lead in the second.
Well after a couple of minor disagreements between us we're back in sync on O'Brien at least. I have gotten to the point where I just press the mute button so I don;t have to hear that guy. He goes off on tangents and sometimes forgets there's a game on, and too often he is very premature in his analysis of how the game is progressing. Yes, I miss Don Orsillo.
Quote from: Schloicka on July 23, 2019, 09:36:45 PM
Workman gets himself in trouble. Was cruising along gets to 2 outs a guy on 1st and 1-2 on the batter and starts with the high fastball crap. You got a 3 run lead. Bury that 1-2 pitch into the zone. Make him swing. Stop the damn nibbling. If he hits it he hits it. At least make him earn the base.
A lot of our pitchers have gotten into that nibbling crap and the fault lies at the feel of pitching coach Dan Lavangie. Ever heard of pitching to contact Dana, you shit? Well we know one thing. This team has to go out and get a closer for those of you who really think we have a chance at the post season. A hat trick tomorrow would give pause to retake the towel I threw down last Sunday but without two good relievers at the trade deadline we will not go far even if they do make the playoffs We tried CBC in 2003 and many teams have tried that since but for none of those teams has it worked and is sure as hell hasn't worked for us. Come on DD, get your shit together and get the job done......fast before he have to use Jerkman again in a key situation like tonight.
One ting is absolutely certain...neither Workman or Barnes can pitch in the ninth inning......they can in the seventh or eight BUT NOT THE NINTH INNING.
Quote from: Sea Dog 23 on July 23, 2019, 09:39:54 PM
We picked up two games in the wild card tonight. One on the Rays and the Tribe lost to the Jays. Oakland and Astros in extras. NYY lost too.
Yankees are in the bottom of the 6th inning and are losing 9 - 5.
Rooting for the Twins -
The A's beat the Astros in the other WC thingy. I got ahead of myself, the Yanks came back and put up 9 runs in the last three innings. Hope that is not a harbinger for the weekend.
Quote from: Sea Dog 23 on July 23, 2019, 06:01:44 PM
Quote from: Bill-806 on July 23, 2019, 04:01:26 PM
A MITCH MORELAND SIGHTING ?? iono iono
Mitch comes up, Marco goes down.
& that is a MISTAKE …… I will take MARCO ovaaa COL. SAM TRAVIS any day ……. Good to get that win !!! iono iono
Quote from: Bill-806 on July 24, 2019, 07:13:20 AM
Quote from: Sea Dog 23 on July 23, 2019, 06:01:44 PM
Quote from: Bill-806 on July 23, 2019, 04:01:26 PM
A MITCH MORELAND SIGHTING ?? iono iono
Mitch comes up, Marco goes down.
& that is a MISTAKE …… I will take MARCO ovaaa COL. SAM TRAVIS any day ……. Good to get that win !!! iono iono
If Moreland gets hurt they have a 1B. Chavis is still day-to-day too so it keeps a RH bat in the lineup. I wonder if Marco will get packaged in a trade.
George nailed it with Workman. He's good for a couple of outs but not much more. He and Barnes are the best they have out there and then there's nobody.
I don't know what DD or JH need to see to get that we need relief help badly and it's not just one arm. They need at least 2 guys if not 3 that can get guys out late in a game.
Still, good they held on for the win.
Quote from: longgame on July 24, 2019, 08:00:57 AM
George nailed it with Workman. He's good for a couple of outs but not much more. He and Barnes are the best they have out there and then there's nobody.
I don't know what DD or JH need to see to get that we need relief help badly and it's not just one arm. They need at least 2 guys if not 3 that can get guys out late in a game.
Still, good they held on for the win.
And neither can pitch in the ninth inning. That has been proven over and over. Take the blinders off Dombrowski. They can't do it and we need two solid relievers, one of whom is a closer.