GAME #114 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2021 - BOSTON RED SOX @ TORONTO BLUE JAYS

[markj]

1:07PM Eastern

Red Sox

Garrett Richards (R)

1. Enrique Hernandez (R) CF
2. Hunter Renfroe (R) RF
3. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS
4. Rafael Devers (L) 3B
5. J.D. Martinez (R) DH
6. Kevin Plawecki (R) C
7. Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B
8. Jonathan Arauz (S) 2B
9. Jarren Duran (L) LF

Blue Jays

Hyun Jin Ryu (L)

1. George Springer (R) CF
2. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (R) 1B
3. Marcus Semien (R) SS
4. Teoscar Hernandez (R) RF
5. Corey Dickerson (L) DH
6. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (R) LF
7. Breyvic Valera (S) 2B
8. Santiago Espinal (R) 3B
9. Reese McGuire (L) C

Gametime Temp: 76°F
Chance of Precip: 1%

[Bill-806]

Welcome back J. DURAN !!!!!  MAKE US PROUD , SON !!!!!!       thumb_u rofl rofl

[Sea Dog 23]

Both Duran and JD got well.  That’s a relief.

[Murph]

Alex Verdugo, who had been heating up at the plate, will be away from the Red Sox for a few days while on paternity leave.

[longgame]

Alex Verdugo, who had been heating up at the plate, will be away from the Red Sox for a few days while on paternity leave.

Good for him, bad for the team,  the one guy who is hitting.

Glad to see JD and JD back!  If Venable has Covid, you'd think everyone would have been in contact with him so let's keep our fingers crossed for good health and no more setbacks.

[Schloicka]

Rizzo out for the Yankees with Covid.

[Sea Dog 23]

The aforementioned Richards is up today.  Word that Sale will not be scheduled to pitch for Boston until the Baltimore series next weekend.  Hopefully we won't have to see Richards in the 3-game Tampa series next week or against the O's.

[Schloicka]

The aforementioned Richards is up today.  Word that Sale will not be scheduled to pitch for Boston until the Baltimore series next weekend.  Hopefully we won't have to see Richards in the 3-game Tampa series next week or against the O's.

Won't see him against TB unless as a reliever. Our rotation for the next 5 games is E-Rod, Eovaldi, Pivetta, Houck & Sale.

[Sea Dog 23]

Richards gives up a first inning run.  But the Sox bail him out with a 3-spot in the 2nd and another run in the 3rd.  4-2 in the 4th.

The Sox have now put up 10 hits on Ryu with two on, still in the 4th.  Another 3-spot in the 4th, 7-2.  JD has a couple big hits for 3 RBI's today.  Plawecki has 3 hits and 3 RBI's. 

[markj]

There's the Richards we know. Two-run dinger to Vlady. 7-4 now.

[Sea Dog 23]

The radio crew saw some things in the 5th.  Richards third trip through the order, the top of the order coming up, and he walked the first batter.

[markj]

Sox are trying their best to lose this game. So many walks and wild pitches. sigh

[markj]

And there you go. All done. Barnes gives up a 3-run dinger. Game over.

[markj]

10 LOBsters and counting.

[elktonnick]

You can not bring Barnes in with men on base.  Moreover Dinardo called it. Barnes can not throw the same pitch to that batter.