7:10PM Eastern
Red Sox
Nathan Eovaldi (R)
1. Enrique Hernandez (R) 2B
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. Marwin Gonzalez (S) LF
8. Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B
9. Jarren Duran (L) CF
Rays
Josh Fleming (L)
1. Brandon Lowe (L) 2B
2. Ji-Man Choi (L) 1B
3. Nelson Cruz (R) DH
4. Austin Meadows (L) LF
5. Wander Franco (S) SS
6. Randy Arozarena (R) RF
7. Joey Wendle (L) 3B
8. Brett Phillips (L) CF
9. Francisco Mejia (S) C
Gametime Temp: 81°F
Chance of Precip: 1%
I see Eovaldi is scheduled. Is Barnes also scheduled to pitch as well? Surely Cora will give him a night off. The guy is breathing on fumes right now. I say that in jest, but surely the manager knows that his closer has never pitched this many innings in a long, long time.
Is there such thing as a "MUST GAME" ???????? iono iono iono
Quote from: Bill-806 on August 11, 2021, 03:16:40 PM
Is there such thing as a "MUST GAME" ???????? iono iono iono
If it were, I wouldn't have Marwin Gonzalez in left field.
Quote from: longgame on August 11, 2021, 04:04:04 PM
Quote from: Bill-806 on August 11, 2021, 03:16:40 PM
Is there such thing as a "MUST GAME" ???????? iono iono iono
If it were, I wouldn't have Marwin Gonzalez in left field.
WOW !!! I read today that the SOX were going/thinking of saying goodbye to Marwin !!! Why is he in there at all ?????? iono iono iono iono
Quote from: Bill-806 on August 11, 2021, 05:17:23 PM
Quote from: longgame on August 11, 2021, 04:04:04 PM
Quote from: Bill-806 on August 11, 2021, 03:16:40 PM
Is there such thing as a "MUST GAME" ???????? iono iono iono
If it were, I wouldn't have Marwin Gonzalez in left field.
WOW !!! I read today that the SOX were going/thinking of saying goodbye to Marwin !!! Why is he in there at all ?????? iono iono iono iono
Guess they could of put Kiki in the outfield & Araúz at 2nd.
Sox had a good thing going but the old DP ended the fun. Still, up 3-0. Now they need 6 or 7 more before the BP comes into play.
Scoreless inning for Eovaldi, but 32 pitches. He won't make it through 4 innings at that rate.
Are my eyes failing me? I think I just saw Dalbec draw a walk to start the 2nd.
A couple more runs, Let’s keep it up, we have to remember the bullpen will be in this game later.
Much better inning for Eovaldi. Now the Sox need 5 more runs to give them a chance to win this one.
There we go. They better not blow a 10-0 lead.
Dalbec lucks out and picks up 3 RBI. 14-0 Sox.
Two touchdowns should be safe. Smallest 14 run lead ever!
Well as they say I'd rather be lucky than good.
Mercy rule time. This is just dumb.
Valdez is looking to give a bunch of runs back to make the Rays feel better.
Valdez is writing his ticket back to Worcester.
Final score 20-8. Wasn't anywhere near that close.
Sox scored 20 runs against the Rays.
Finally a well pitched game by a starter
and LOTS of offense.
Final score
Sox 20 - Rays 8
Valdez allowed 7 runs in the top of the 9th - CRAZY.
EXCEPT for the 9th inning (we knew the Sox would win)
THIS was a good win.
Quote from: markj on August 11, 2021, 09:19:44 PM
Valdez is looking to give a bunch of runs back to make the Rays feel better.
I'll say Valdez was a little rusty. Cora has only used him once since late July, a two week span. You have to like that the Sox learned how to get simple base knocks. Only one home run this game. The balance, 4 games behind Rays, 2 ahead of the Yanks. About 46 to go, can we win 90? That would be 24 more wins, which Im making a guess, needed for WC.
Quote from: markj on August 11, 2021, 09:29:47 PM
Final score 20-8. Wasn't anywhere near that close.
Was that game at the FEN'S or GILLETTE ?????? iono iono rofl rofl rofl rofl
Never felt less comfortable with a two touchdown lead in a baseball game! I didn't watch the 9th inning so was shocked when I saw the final score.
I felt like TB was toying with us (they weren't). Like OK, we spotted you 10 runs and left our starter in to get hammered, no watch this while we come back and beat you!
Should be interesting to see what the carry over is to today. They just need to get on a tear to get back in this thing.