GAME #81 - TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2022 - TAMPA BAY RAYS @ BOSTON RED SOX

markj · July 05, 2022, 06:52:45 AM

7:10PM Eastern

Red Sox

Nick Pivetta (R)

1. Jarren Duran (L) CF
2. Rob Refsnyder (R) LF
3. J.D. Martinez (R) DH
4. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS
5. Christian Vazquez (R) C
6. Trevor Story (R) 2B
7. Franchy Cordero (L) RF
8. Christian Arroyo (R) 3B
9. Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B

Rays

Jeffrey Springs (L)

1. Yandy Diaz (R) 3B
2. Harold Ramirez (R) DH
3. Wander Franco (S) SS
4. Isaac Paredes (R) 1B
5. Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF
6. Randy Arozarena (R) LF
7. Taylor Walls (S) 2B
8. Rene Pinto (R) C
9. Josh Lowe (L) RF

Gametime Temp: 73Â°F
Chance of Precip: 11%

markj · July 05, 2022, 06:54:45 AM

Halfway point in the season. If they keep playing .600 baseball, they might even see 100 wins.

longgame · July 05, 2022, 02:20:26 PM

Quote from: markj on July 05, 2022, 06:54:45 AM
Halfway point in the season. If they keep playing .600 baseball, they might even see 100 wins.

Certainly feel better about this team than I did a month or so ago, but these next two weeks worry me. A win tonight would be huge to ensure this series win but the Yankees seem unstoppable.

elktonnick · July 05, 2022, 04:28:51 PM

Why does Cora insist on "resting" two starters at a time. It seems to me having a rotation would be possible of only having one starter out at a time. Are either Verdugo or Devers injured ?

markj · July 05, 2022, 06:19:53 PM

Pivetta is digging himself into a hole here.

longgame · July 05, 2022, 06:22:50 PM

Quote from: elktonnick on July 05, 2022, 04:28:51 PM
Why does Cora insist on "resting" two starters at a time. It seems to me having a rotation would be possible of only having one starter out at a time. Are either Verdugo or Devers injured ?

Tough pitcher against lefties but I dontâ€™ agree with it either.

longgame · July 05, 2022, 06:23:21 PM

Quote from: markj on July 05, 2022, 06:19:53 PM
Pivetta is digging himself into a hole here.

He looks way off with his command.

markj · July 05, 2022, 06:27:05 PM

Timely DP gets him out of the inning, but the damage is done.

elktonnick · July 05, 2022, 06:28:41 PM

O'Brien and Eck start the broadcast saying how great Pivetta has been. You just knew he was going to start bad. OB does this all the time. Just another reason why I can't stand him.

markj · July 05, 2022, 06:50:38 PM

Bats seem to be on tonight. First JD and Bogey get 2 runs back and now Story ties it up.

markj · July 05, 2022, 07:57:54 PM

JD with a bit of his mojo back tonight.

markj · July 05, 2022, 08:15:27 PM

Not one of Pivetta's better starts.

markj · July 05, 2022, 08:16:55 PM

Dumb throw by Bogey costs them a run.

markj · July 05, 2022, 08:26:34 PM

This game is going south in a big hurry.

BoSoxFanNY · July 05, 2022, 08:46:52 PM

The Sox have given up - Robles is in.

CRAP - the game changed in the bottom of the 5th inning -
Rob Refsnyder should have been sent home.Score could have
been 4 - 3. Sox couldn't score
with men on 2nd & 3rd . . .

Rays score 4 runs in the 6th inning . . .
NOW another run in the 7th inning . . .
Rays 8 - Sox 3

CRAP . . .