GAME #31 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2024 - SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS @ BOSTON RED SOX

[markj]

7:10PM Eastern

Red Sox

Kutter Crawford (R)

Jarren Duran (L) CF
Rafael Devers (L) 3B
Rob Refsnyder (R) LF
Tyler O'Neill (R) DH
Wilyer Abreu (L) RF
Connor Wong (R) C
Dominic Smith (L) 1B
Enmanuel Valdez (L) 2B
Ceddanne Rafaela (R) SS

Giants

Erik Miller (L)

Jung Hoo Lee (L) CF
Jorge Soler (R) DH
LaMonte Wade Jr. (L) 1B
Matt Chapman (R) 3B
Michael Conforto (L) LF
Thairo Estrada (R) 2B
Mike Yastrzemski (L) RF
Tom Murphy (R) C
Nick Ahmed (R) SS

Gametime Temp: 50F
Chance of Precip: 5%

[longgame]

Sox picked up Zack Short from the White Sox.  Infielder can back up 2B, SS and 3B.  Valdez probably odd man out.  Sox also picked up Dominic Smith, a 1B, which probably means Dalbec will go down.

Grissom out with illness until the Minnesota series.

Eagerly awaiting tonight's lineup...

[Sea Dog 23]

The new guy Cooper got hit on the hand/arm.  They did some tests, and there is no break.  Sounds more like a bruise.  That injury could explain getting Dominic Smith.  The bottom of the order, except for our catchers, is still full of dead spots.

[markj]

90 minutes before game time and still no lineup from Cora.

[elktonnick]

These guys are playing well ahead of my expectations.  Fun to watch right now.

[longgame]

They keep rolling.  They're killing it in Interleague which was a problem last year (everything was a problem last year).  This month has some Atlanta and Tampa Bay, no Yankees or Toronto until mid-June.  Will be interesting to see if they can keep things going, but they are far exceeding my expectations to date. When they play well enough defensively they win.