GAME #21 - FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2022 - BOSTON RED SOX @ BALTIMORE ORIOLES

[markj]

7:05PM Eastern

Red Sox

Rich Hill (L)

1. Trevor Story (R) 2B
2. Alex Verdugo (L) LF
3. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS
4. Rafael Devers (L) 3B
5. Enrique Hernandez (R) CF
6. Franchy Cordero (L) 1B
7. Christian Arroyo (R) DH
8. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) RF
9. Christian Vazquez (R) C

Orioles

Kyle Bradish (R)

1. Cedric Mullins (L) CF
2. Trey Mancini (R) RF
3. Ryan Mountcastle (R) 1B
4. Austin Hays (R) DH
5. Ramon Urias (R) 2B
6. Tyler Nevin (R) 3B
7. Robinson Chirinos (R) C
8. Jorge Mateo (R) SS
9. Ryan McKenna (R) LF

Gametime Temp: 61°F
Chance of Precip: 0%

[markj]

Arroyo with a 2-run dinger to put the Sox up 2-0.

[longgame]

Someone needs to tell Vazquez that he’s a) slow and b) you can stop at one of the bases.

[elktonnick]

Here come the preprogrammed algorithmic pitching change regardless of the situation in the actual game.

[longgame]

Here come the preprogrammed algorithmic pitching change regardless of the situation in the actual game.

Not even a chance to pick up the win for the guy.  Houck better get it done, but we’ll still get a taste of the bullpen later.  Good thing the Orioles are very bad.

[markj]

Robles is playing with fire here. O's already have one run in and now one on first. Tying run at the plate and no outs yet.

[longgame]

If they lose this game they should freaking pack it in.

[elktonnick]

Walk the tying run, great strategic baseball.

[elktonnick]

Red Sox win despite themselves

[markj]

That should not have been a nail biter. 

[MongoLikeSox]

Jeez! I thought Robles was a head case when he first got here, but then he turned up the wick and did well. Now it looks like my original thought might be the case. I still don't know what to make of him.

Did the Sox have a player they could DFA besides Shaw? If we moved Cordero to the bigs, that's the Shaw spot. How did they get Davis onto the 40-man? Or were we at 39, somehow?

[Sea Dog 23]

Jeez! I thought Robles was a head case when he first got here, but then he turned up the wick and did well. Now it looks like my original thought might be the case. I still don't know what to make of him.

Did the Sox have a player they could DFA besides Shaw? If we moved Cordero to the bigs, that's the Shaw spot. How did they get Davis onto the 40-man? Or were we at 39, somehow?

Im not sure how all the options work, but I think Houck and Kutter were off the 40 man from their vaxx situation in Toronto.  There seems to be a delay in the MLB recordings, as Houck pitched last night.  Llook for Davis gets DFAd today (Refsnyder?).  It all seems to be very fluid.  Im not sure what value Arauz still has.

[MongoLikeSox]

Jeez! I thought Robles was a head case when he first got here, but then he turned up the wick and did well. Now it looks like my original thought might be the case. I still don't know what to make of him.

Did the Sox have a player they could DFA besides Shaw? If we moved Cordero to the bigs, that's the Shaw spot. How did they get Davis onto the 40-man? Or were we at 39, somehow?

Im not sure how all the options work, but I think Houck and Kutter were off the 40 man from their vaxx situation in Toronto.  There seems to be a delay in the MLB recordings, as Houck pitched last night.  Llook for Davis gets DFAd today (Refsnyder?).  It all seems to be very fluid.  Im not sure what value Arauz still has.

Holy Smokes! Arauz. I totally forgot about that kid.

[SeaBeachFred]

Jeez! I thought Robles was a head case when he first got here, but then he turned up the wick and did well. Now it looks like my original thought might be the case. I still don't know what to make of him.

Did the Sox have a player they could DFA besides Shaw? If we moved Cordero to the bigs, that's the Shaw spot. How did they get Davis onto the 40-man? Or were we at 39, somehow?

I can help ou on one part of your missive.  Robles is still a head case but is also a favorite of TFC so expect to keep seeing him in high leverage situations.  And let's see what Cordero can do.  Remember he has failed already with two teams, three if you count his miserable performance with us last season, but Shaw had to go because he gave us nothing at all.  Still why he at first base instead of RF????  That should be easy.  The front office is determined to ram Jackie Bradley down our throats despite the fact that he is still most likely the worst hitter in baseball now with Shaw gone.  His defense cannot make up for his miserable bat and we need offense very badly right now.