GAME #18 - TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2024 - CLEVELAND GUARDIANS @ BOSTON RED SOX

[markj]

7:10PM Eastern

Red Sox

Garrett Whitlock (R)

Jarren Duran (L) LF
Rafael Devers (L) 3B
Masataka Yoshida (L) DH
Triston Casas (L) 1B
Wilyer Abreu (L) RF
Enmanuel Valdez (L) 2B
Connor Wong (R) C
David Hamilton (L) SS
Ceddanne Rafaela (R) CF

Guardians

Tanner Bilbee (R)

Steven Kwan (L) LF
Andrés Giménez (L) 2B
José Ramírez (S) 3B
Josh Naylor (L) 1B
Bo Naylor (L) C
Ramón Laureano (R) RF
Will Brennan (L) DH
Gabriel Arias (R) SS
Tyler Freeman (R) CF

Gametime Temp: 60F
Chance of Precip: 0%

[Sea Dog 23]

So Hamilton takes the place of O'Neill, after they shift the others.  O'Neill was cleared for the concussion, but Cora is going to sit him until Thurs. game.

[markj]

Basement dwellers, again.

[Sea Dog 23]

Sox continue to befuddle the doctors.  Witlock was pulled early with left oblique tightness, a yearly event it seems.  Then Devers is grimacing with a knee issue, the guy is falling apart.  He will get some imaging.  Those are some key pieces missing late in this game and the next.

[longgame]

I was wondering why Whitlock came out so early.  At least I heard the update later on why Dalbec (no hits) was batting for Devers (one of the few who can hit).  Then of course Kenley continues his follies while earlier in the game watching Valdez wave at balls as they go by, Casas trying to steal a base he had no shot at, somehow not tagging out that guy at home, the "hits" (not actual hits) go on.

No defense, poor baserunning, a bad bullpen and solo homers don't win games.