7:05 PM ET
Red Sox
Drew Pomeranz (L)
1. Mookie Betts (R) RF
2. Andrew Benintendi (L) LF
3. J.D. Martinez (R) DH
4. Mitch Moreland (L) 1B
5. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS
6. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF
7. Eduardo Nunez (R) 2B
8. Rafael Devers (L) 3B
9. Blake Swihart (S) C
Orioles
Yefry Ramirez (R)
1. Tim Beckham (R) SS
2. Jonathan Schoop (R) 2B
3. Adam Jones (R) CF
4. Mark Trumbo (R) RF
5. Danny Valencia (R) DH
6. Trey Mancini (R) LF
7. Chris Davis (L) 1B
8. Renato Nunez (R) 3B
9. Caleb Joseph (R) C
Gametime Forecast: 78°F • Light Rain • 57% PoP
Interesting Holt out and Nunez in versus a righty, I thought yesterday would be the set righty lineup for now, but I guess not. Swihart behind the dish tonight moves JBJ up in the order too (and Devers down).
Looks like it could be another iffy weather night tonight in Baltimore.
Quote from: longgame on July 24, 2018, 03:03:44 PM
Interesting Holt out and Nunez in versus a righty, I thought yesterday would be the set righty lineup for now, but I guess not. Swihart behind the dish tonight moves JBJ up in the order too (and Devers down).
Looks like it could be another iffy weather night tonight in Baltimore.
I just hope Pomeranz' performance tonight doesn't make me wish that the game had been rained out. Drew needs to go out there and pitch us to a win tonight, and the hitters have to do better than they did last night because we may need better offensive performances tonight.
Quote from: SeaBeachFred on July 24, 2018, 04:47:32 PM
Quote from: longgame on July 24, 2018, 03:03:44 PM
Interesting Holt out and Nunez in versus a righty, I thought yesterday would be the set righty lineup for now, but I guess not. Swihart behind the dish tonight moves JBJ up in the order too (and Devers down).
Looks like it could be another iffy weather night tonight in Baltimore.
I just hope Pomeranz' performance tonight doesn't make me wish that the game had been rained out. Drew needs to go out there and pitch us to a win tonight, and the hitters have to do better than they did last night because we may need better offensive performances tonight.
HOPE the weather allows the game to be played and POMERANZ gets a good night in..... HOLT & NUNEZ ???? Good luck J B J & SWIHART too !!! thumb_u rofl rofl rofl
JD goes deep to put the Sox up 1-0.
Ugh, Pom-pom gives up a 2-run dinger. Sox down 2-1. Need more runs.
Quote from: markj on July 24, 2018, 07:04:12 PM
Ugh, Pom-pom gives up a 2-run dinger. Sox down 2-1. Need more runs.
You could see that one as soon as it left Pom's hand. I think I could have taken that one out! That was one you could just see unfold - the ball is floating up in the zone, the batter's eyes are wide open and he gets his arms out there and wham. Hope we don't see any more meatballs like that from him. Give us 2 or so more innings and we'll be good.
Swihart and Mookie both go long. Sox up 3-2.
Pomeranz gives up a 2 run dinger ... not good.
He's had a terrible year so far, I'm guessing he's still injured?
Sox could benefit from another starting pitcher, in addition to a set-up guy in the pen.
HR O's. 4-3 now. Those hanging curves go a long way.
11th Commandment - Thou shalt not hang a curve
Quote from: Leesam01 on July 24, 2018, 07:47:12 PM
Pomeranz gives up a 2 run dinger ... not good.
He's had a terrible year so far, I'm guessing he's still injured?
Sox could benefit from another starting pitcher, in addition to a set-up guy in the pen.
This was his first start back off the DL but he struggled in all but his last rehab start. He's leaving stuff out over the plate.
Kelly walks the first batter but that last pitched looked good to me - MASN doesn't always show the strike zone. We really need him to settle down.
Meanwhile reports are the Yankees have traded for Britton but he just returned to the bullpen.
Nunez and Xander both go after a soft grounder and no one is covering 2B. Nice. Kelly is still a mess. Pom-pom gives up 4 runs and leaves a bunch of the game to the BP. Not feeling good about this game. Yanks are going to win, too.
Kelly is toast. Major issues there. Lost his mojo bigtime.
I've had about all I can take from Joe Kelly. I don't know if that accident he had is the reason for his ineptness but we cannot count on this guy at all. Every time the guy takes the hill it results in a nightmare. Relief help is needed and for that matter we cannot afford any more pathetic performances from Pomeranz. He has been simply shitty this season and is just not ready to get out Major League hitters and may not ever be. Hopefully this season will be the last we see of him. JUST A MISERABLE NIGHT FOR US....and this game is toast.
And we lost the game we gained last night. I also don't know what DD is waiting for. Relievers are falling like ripe oranges and we've done nothing so far to remedy our bullpen woes. And is it true the Orioles traded for Zach Britton???? Just what they needed, another top notch reliever for their already solid bullpen while we have to stomach bums like Kelly and Thornburg.
JD goes deep again, this time for 2 runs. Now 7-5 O's.
Moreland with a nice grab waaaay down the right field line.
Have to agree that Joe Kelly IS a mess.
He needs to go on the DL or something.
Don't trust him anymore.
Moreland was instrumental in all three outs that inning. The foul ball he caught and two very nice picks out of the dirt on throws.
Close, but no cigar. Mookie ends the game on a GIDP. Fitting end, I suppose. Blame this one on the crappy pitching.
OHHHHH Mookie.
Sox got within a run
JBJ singled and got to second on a throwing error, Holt grounds out
and get JBJ to third, Devers hits a RBI single. 7 - 6
Swihart walks, Sox had men on first and second, one out
AND Mookie grounds into a double play.
Game over . . .
DANG IT, thought they might have had a rally in them. . .
Pomeranz will get the loss
AND Joe Kelly deserved to get the loss.
Quote from: markj on July 24, 2018, 09:43:52 PM
Close, but no cigar. Mookie ends the game on a GIDP. Fitting end, I suppose. Blame this one on the crappy pitching.
Yup.
Sox need pitching at the trade deadline -
Relief pitching and another Starter
Looks like Zach Britton may be going to the Yankees.
There is reporting that a trade is in the works.
DANG IT
Thankfully, on DFA day at Fenway, the Sox will have a light load: Pomeranz and Kelly. Neither of these guys should throw another pitch in a Sox uniform again. Kelly is a lost cause. Pomeranz is unreliable and couldn't pull out a decent rehab start against the AAA O's.
Of course, we won't W every game until October, but winnable games like this are what's frustrating as heck.
Yes, we need a starter and a relief pitcher.
As DAD would say, "SON, ya can't WIN them all, but you sure as HE// have to beat the BALTIMORES, NO ICE CREAM TONIGHT" !!! thumb_d iono iono rofl rofl rofl rofl
Kelly clearly has something wrong and is due for a DL trip. He's done this before. I didn't watch him closely enough last night, but I have noticed that he gets away from throwing the fastball for strikes and then starts to throw all sorts of crap he can't command. That puts him behind in counts and makes him vulnerable.
Pomeranz is a concern because he doesn't have any pop on his fastball (he was never a hard thrower to begin with) and he left a couple of hanging curves up there which is too bad because he had some good bite to it when I saw him last week. Not sure if he just needs a tweak after working with the pitching coach.
While I was unable to watch Pomerantz pitch last night I have seen enough of him pitch to know that he is someone who not only has trouble repeating his delivering but as Jim Kaat noted doesn't use his lower body and legs efficiently to push off the rubber properly.
Regarding Kelly, I think his problems are all mental. He is someone who needs a strong personality behind the plate calling pitches.
Quote from: elktonnick on July 25, 2018, 08:47:37 AM
While I was unable to watch Pomerantz pitch last night I have seen enough of him pitch to know that he is someone who not only has trouble repeating his delivering but as Jim Kaat noted doesn't use his lower body and legs efficiently to push off the rubber properly.
Regarding Kelly, I think his problems are all mental. He is someone who needs a strong personality behind the plate calling pitches.
B I N G O !!! Move them both OUT !! D D needs to tweak a bit...… OH YES, how far are they going to get in the POST SEASON with DEVERS ????? iono iono iono