7:10PM Eastern
Red Sox
Rich Hill (L)
1. Enrique Hernandez (R) CF
2. Rafael Devers (L) 3B
3. J.D. Martinez (R) DH
4. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS
5. Alex Verdugo (L) LF
6. Trevor Story (R) 2B
7. Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B
8. Christian Vazquez (R) C
9. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) RF
Mariners
George Kirby (R)
1. Adam Frazier (L) LF
2. Ty France (R) 1B
3. Julio Rodriguez (R) CF
4. Jesse Winker (L) DH
5. Eugenio Suarez (R) 3B
6. Luis Torrens (R) C
7. Abraham Toro (S) 2B
8. Dylan Moore (R) SS
9. Steven Souza Jr. (R) RF
Gametime Temp: 56°F
Chance of Precip: 26%
The good news is the Mariners have a record on par with the Sox.
The bad news is this kid Kirby is a #1 pick for them and has two decent starts - 10 IP, 8Ks, 7 hits and a walk for 1 ER. Sox always seem to struggle against young pitchers they haven't seen before. Let's hope they can get some early runs for Hill.
The Kirby kid pitched at Elon Univ in N.C.
Good news I read, Wacha is being activated and is scheduled to pitch Friday night.
I didn't even know Elon had a BB program.
Anyhow, anyone know what the Mariners' pitching change was disallowed?
And they just answered it. I know they've let that one fly i the past. New rule? That used to be a strategy.
Mariners giving away runs now.
Like I said Sawamura looks he said hold my beer. I swear he pitched in the old Park league for Cozy Cafe. He should have stayed and finished his beer.
Sawamura left a mess. Now Strahm's getting ready to walk in runs just like Seattle did. Four straight balls. Can no one in the BP throw a strike?
Cora is emptying the entire bar.
Strahm finally settled down and got them out of the inning.
Story again!! Whatever he ate for lunch today he needs to have every day.
Sox with a win despite giving up 6 runs. Story gets the game ball and all the credit here. Hell of a night.
Quote from: markj on May 19, 2022, 09:52:04 PM
Sox with a win despite giving up 6 runs. Story gets the game ball and all the credit here. Hell of a night.
Trevor was certainly the STORY of the night!
WOW!
3 home runs - 7 RBIs AND scored a run - He was part of 8 runs!
WOW!
Down 4 runs in the second inning, then STORY exploded with offense.
Story seems to be settling in now. Great night
Most of the hitters came out swinging tonight and it was a joy to watch, but we have relievers like Brasier, Sawamura, Barnes and Robles that need to find employment elsewhere because they will ruin any comeback this team might make. But 12 runs and 16 hits sure felt good. Now keep it up and let's win this series.
It's been nice to see some offense pop up some days. There are going to be games where it doesn't always work. Four week stretches of it, though, that was rough.
Won't be too long before the mysterious neck strains and toe nail fungus inflammation begins to shut a couple of the floundering BP guys down.
I wonder what Vaz said to Strahm?
Brasier looked all over the place, physically, like he was trying to imitate Barnes. Maybe it's been all season and I've only noticed the end result (despair) before. I've seen Feltman and Bazardo pitch for Worcester the past few days. Same thing. Out of rhythm.
Well Brasier is done. Down to Woosta' to make room for Wacha. Darwinzon is also done, torn miniscus. Probably ends his season. A good note Brian Mata (post TJS) is throwing 99-100 down in Ft. Myers against other team's batters.
Quote from: MongoLikeSox on May 19, 2022, 08:26:48 PM
I didn't even know Elon had a BB program.
Anyhow, anyone know what the Mariners' pitching change was disallowed?
Elon has a decent program, just overshadowed by State, UNC and Duke. He's the 12th MLB player from there! Beautiful campus, toured it with my son, but looked pretty boring!
https://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/elon_university_baseball_players.shtml (https://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/elon_university_baseball_players.shtml)
Good move sending Brasier down.
Nice old fashioned 70s kind of game. Let's hope they continue to take it to these weaker teams.
I'm heading to the mountains to escape the NC heat!
Quote from: longgame on May 20, 2022, 07:38:38 AM
Quote from: MongoLikeSox on May 19, 2022, 08:26:48 PM
I didn't even know Elon had a BB program.
Anyhow, anyone know what the Mariners' pitching change was disallowed?
Elon has a decent program, just overshadowed by State, UNC and Duke. He's the 12th MLB player from there! Beautiful campus, toured it with my son, but looked pretty boring!
https://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/elon_university_baseball_players.shtml (https://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/elon_university_baseball_players.shtml)
My step-father-in-law got his law degree there, IIRC.
Enjoy the cool. It's brutal.
Quote from: Sea Dog 23 on May 20, 2022, 06:54:09 AM
Well Brasier is done. Down to Woosta' to make room for Wacha. Darwinzon is also done, torn miniscus. Probably ends his season. A good note Brian Mata (post TJS) is throwing 99-100 down in Ft. Myers against other team's batters.
Hoping Mata continue to recover well and hoping Brasier can turn it round. And DH, too. Talk about a rough season.
Thad Ward, the other TJ patient, was supposed to have been throwing BP as of a week or so ago.
Quote from: Sea Dog 23 on May 20, 2022, 06:54:09 AM
Well Brasier is done. Down to Woosta' to make room for Wacha. Darwinzon is also done, torn miniscus. Probably ends his season. A good note Brian Mata (post TJS) is throwing 99-100 down in Ft. Myers against other team's batters.
I was hoping for Mata to get a look this season on our team Sea Dog, but like most of our pitching prospects he came up lame in ST. Now that he seems to be on the mend it would be even better if he had a few impressive relief jobs and then get promoted to the RedSox. I have never thought much of Darwizon; too inconsistent with poor control to boot. Still I hate to see injuries like that waylay a pitcher for the duration of the season. Brasier? He'd down but still a threat to be brought back up. That must not happen. He is a total waste with that flat fastball that gets reamed out of the park on a daily basis. Nice if he was DFA'd and this time some team claimed him because I don't want to see him on our mound again.
Mata and Ward were both fallouts from last year's Spring Training. Mata was hoped to be used later in the season for Boston, IIRC, but went down right after Ward, again IIRC.
More good news on Mata, though I can't get to detail of the article. According to Speier and the Globe, his return to competitive pitching saw him at 100mph. There are no stats, though, so can only assume it was an intrasquad somewhere?