RAYS V RED SOX
MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2017, 11:05 A.M. AT FENWAY PARK
TV: NESN, MLBN, FOX SPORTS SUN
TAMPA BAY, 6-7........................................................................BOSTON, 7-5
TAMPA:
BLAKE SNELL, LHP, 0-1, 3.18 ERA, 6K
Snell's familiar pattern of not pitching deep into the game continued
Wednesday against the Yankees. He receieved a no-decision, but he walked
three and lasted just 4 2/3 innings. He is 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA in two
career starts against the Red Sox.
BOSTON:
STEVEN WRIGHT, RHP, 0-1, 13.50 ERA, 5K
The knuckballer will try to recover from perhaps the worst start of his
career, when he was pounded for eight hits, eight runs and four homers in
1 1/3 innings of a loss to the Orioles. Wright is 1-2 with a 6.06 ERA
in three starts vs the Rays.
Red Sox, Rays prepped for Patriots' Day tilt
Quinn Roberts
One of the most important games of the Red Sox season is always the third Monday in April. It's better known throughout Massachusetts as Patriots' Day.
After the Boston Marathon bombings on Patriots' Day in 2013, the game holds even more significance throughout New England.
The Rays and Red Sox square off at 11:05 a.m. ET in what marks the 50th consecutive season the Red Sox have hosted the Patriots' Day game.
Red Sox knuckleballer Steven Wright is coming off perhaps the worst start of his career, allowing eight runs on eight hits, including four homers, in just 1 1/3 innings vs. Orioles on Wednesday.
While Wright said he's ready to get back on the mound after an eventful week, especially for such a meaningful game.
"I think it is an honor. It is such a big deal for the Red Sox in more ways than one," Wright said. "It is a great holiday for the city of Boston. I want to have a great showing."
Rays left-hander Blake Snell couldn't go deep in Wednesday's game against the Yankees, allowing two runs on two hits in 4 2/3 innings for the no-decision.
Snell, who's never pitched at Fenway Park, is excited for his first time to be in town and on the hill for Marathon Monday.
"I feel like I've seen so much activity going on in the city, and so much happening. It's been kind of cool to be a part of," Snell said. "Being able to pitch tomorrow, knowing that it's going on, is also going to be something that I'm excited for as well."
THREE THINGS TO WATCH IN THIS GAME
• In his only career start vs. Rays, Wright allowed four runs on seven hits over four innings.
• Snell is 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA in two career starts vs. the Red Sox.
• Rays pitchers have compiled a 1.53 ERA and held Boston to a .161 average over the four times the clubs have faced off on Patriots' Day.
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/20170416224663190/red-sox-rays-prepped-for-patriots-day-tilt/?game_pk=490293
Here are the lineups:
RED SOX (7-5)............... RAYS (6-7)
Pedroia 2B................ Dickerson LF
Benintendi CF................. Kiermaier CF
Betts RF..................... Longoria 3B
Ramirez DH................ Miller 2B
Bogaerts SS................ Souza RF
Moreland 1B................. Morrison 1B
Young LF.................... Weeks DH
Leon C .......................Norris C
Hernandez 3B ...............Beckham SS
Pitching: RHP Steven Wright (0-1, 13.50 ERA)
Pitching: LHP Blake Snell (0-1, 3.18 ERA)
Game time: 11:05 a.m.
TV/Radio: NESN/WEEI
Red Sox vs. Snell: Pedroia 2-5, Betts 0-5, Bogaerts 0-3, Leon 2-5, Ramirez 1-4, Hernandez 3-3, Benintendi 0-1, Young 1-1.
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Rays vs. Wright: Miller 2-5, Morrison 2-4, Kiermaier 2-3, Beckham 1-2, Dickerson 0-2, Longoria 0-2, Weeks 0-2.
Notes: The Red Sox are 69-52 in Patriots Day games, including 11 wins in the last 16 ... Steven Wright didn’t have his knuckleball working well and was shelled in his last outing, allowing eight hits and eight runs in 1 1/3 innings to the Orioles. Four of the hits were home runs ... Xander Bogaerts hit his 100th double Sunday, joining Bobby Doerr, Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, and Tony Conigliaro as the only Red Sox to reach that milestone before age 25 ... The Red Sox lead MLB in team batting average at .287 ... The Red Sox begin a three-game set in Toronto on Tuesday, then play three in Baltimore next weekend.
Song of the Day: “Jump In The Fire,†by Metallica.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/2017/04/17/game-rays-red-sox/9zzHBH8G7yk9ZdZaH9fdQM/story.html
Should be a dry day at Fenway, good for the knuckle ball !!! Lets see what our offense does at 11:00AM ??? thumb_u
E ROD out on paternity leave and the Sox recalled Ben Taylor and the joy is resounding all around the Fens.
Quote from: Rob from Mass on April 17, 2017, 09:48:49 AM
E ROD out on paternity leave and the Sox recalled Ben Taylor and the joy is resounding all around the Fens.
YES sir re-Bob !!!! Taylor is the real deal ..... E-Rod is on thin ice..... Someone else was called up too , who ????? and who was removed ??? GO SOX & NAVY too !!! thumb_u
Quote from: Bill-806 on April 17, 2017, 10:06:41 AM
Quote from: Rob from Mass on April 17, 2017, 09:48:49 AM
E ROD out on paternity leave and the Sox recalled Ben Taylor and the joy is resounding all around the Fens.
YES sir re-Bob !!!! Taylor is the real deal ..... E-Rod is on thin ice..... Someone else was called up too , who ????? and who was removed ??? GO SOX & NAVY too !!! thumb_u
Real deal the next Mariano!!! I`ll wait awhile before getting high strung on a guy with a couple innings in the majors and a career 3.08 era in the minors.
Benintendi drives in 2. Sox up 3-2.
Mookie drives in another. 4-2
Hanley was limping like he pulled a hammy yesterday and today he's back out there. iono
Nice to see the bats alive in the early innings. Let's hope Wright has settled down after a BAD 1st with 30 pitches.
Wright gets out of a 2 on 1 out jam with a pop up and a big K.
Moreland continues to show he was a great acquisition.
Sale has to be saying "where are these guys when I pitch?" Then again, he doesn't spot the other team a lead like the rest of our staff. It would be great if Wright can have a good outing the rest of the way.
At least Wright settled down. It's become a real trend to spot the other team lots o' runs in the 1st.
Glad to see Hanley back in lineup
Good job by Wright after an awful 1st inning settled down and kept the Sox ahead.
Sammy Hagar aka Robbie Ross in to lose the game.
Ross about to blow this game in 3...2....
4-3. Taylor and Ross do a good job of moving Wright's runner from 1st home. ::)
Got out of it..
How about Ben Taylor ???? I would have brought him back for another inning !! thumb_u
Good inning for Hembree.
Most of us live on the edge with this team. iono
Kimbrel will face 1-2-3 in the Rays 9th.
It's Drama Queen time! Get your fingernails ready!
Kimbrel very nasty lately.Nothing but hard gas sets down the Rays 1-2-3.
I enjoy watching Kimbrel the way he is throwing recently
Three straight wins, we're improving. thumb_u
Another great 1-2-3 for Kimbrel. Seems he can only work well under pressure.
Nice little 3 game win streak. Making me feel a little better about this team already. Not much, but a little.
Ben Taylor sent back to AAA and Brian Johnson called up to start tomorrow in Toronto.
Pen did their job. Came in with the lead and finished with the lead. They got it done.
Sox have the 4th best BP ERA in the majors entering today, 1.98, and the 3rd best average against, .183
Barnes still sports a 0.00 era .
Quote from: Rob from Mass on April 17, 2017, 01:34:41 PM
Ben Taylor sent back to AAA and Brian Johnson called up to start tomorrow in Toronto.
I do understand the politics/business of the I-95 express..... Just don't agree on Taylor, but he will be here sooooner than later !! thumb_u
Quote from: Rob from Mass on April 17, 2017, 02:08:46 PM
Sox have the 4th best ERA in the majors entering today, 1.98, and the 3rd best average against, .183
Barnes still sports a 0.00 era .
Is this correct? MLB.com shows an ERA after today of 3.92. Ranked 16th.
Or are you just referring to the bullpen? That I can believe. The pen has been pretty solid.
Quote from: markj on April 17, 2017, 02:21:19 PM
Quote from: Rob from Mass on April 17, 2017, 02:08:46 PM
Sox have the 4th best ERA in the majors entering today, 1.98, and the 3rd best average against, .183
Barnes still sports a 0.00 era .
Is this correct? MLB.com shows an ERA after today of 3.92. Ranked 16th.
Or are you just referring to the bullpen? That I can believe. The pen has been pretty solid.
Thanks, Mark it is the pen.I will change original post.
Seems like this team likes taking advantage of teams playing sloppy.Thank to Brad Miller for an assist in the Sox W.
8 and 5 isn't bad. A nice little 3 game win streak and 4 out of the last 5. It's good to get back to beating the Rays, let's hope they keep it up and also now take advantage of the reeling Blue Jays.
Kimbrel has been something the last couple of games. Maybe someone talked to him and his catchers about what to call when he's up there.
Two things the Sox need to get going - starting pitching is not great other than Sale, but that was a nice sign to see Wright settle in and pitch well. The other is there is no power on this team. Betts has become a singles hitter. Sandoval has half of the team's home runs and he's by far the worst hitter they have. Sox are last in HRs, but first in doubles. That's an odd stat.
When this is all over this will be a very good team.Even the GREAT CUBBIES are having their problems.Hard to get down on any team in the early weeks of the season .
Quote from: ipot on April 17, 2017, 12:13:21 PM
At least Wright settled down. It's become a real trend to spot the other team lots o' runs in the 1st.
Glad to see Hanley back in lineup
That's a good point you made about Hanley. After he got banged up yesterday the consensus was he might have to sit out today, but there he was in the lineup. From what I've been seeing the guy is trying very hard to show some leadership role on the team since he is one of the more veteran presence in the lineup. Now if we can restrain ourselves from spotting the other teams leads in the opening inning we might be starting to get our bearings.........remember IPOT, I said MIGHT.
Quote from: Bear on April 17, 2017, 12:59:03 PM
Most of us live on the edge with this team. iono
Not completely accurate Bear. Some of us live OVER the edge with these guys---and you know I'm one of those people.
Quote from: Muggah on April 17, 2017, 01:32:11 PM
Nice little 3 game win streak. Making me feel a little better about this team already. Not much, but a little.
Not much but a little is right Muggah. Did you hear we have brought up Brian Johnson to take Edwardo's place tomorrow and start him in the opener in Toronto? That can sour you in a hurry since when that guy wasn't having the yips and shakes and seeing a specialist for his nervous state he was pitching horse dung baseball. Well between him and Owens we have two duds of the biggest order as replacements for any of our starters who go down. I'm scared shitless about how he will probably fare tomorow; most likely get his ass lit up and then go back to the specialist for his yips.
Fred, of all people he pitches against, Marcus Storman who pitched a gem
and still took the loss although allowing just two runs.
Gotta give props to Kimbrel. 3 consecutive shut down outings. 7Ks in 9 outs. He's locked in.
Quote from: SeaBeachFred on April 17, 2017, 03:47:08 PM
Quote from: Muggah on April 17, 2017, 01:32:11 PM
Nice little 3 game win streak. Making me feel a little better about this team already. Not much, but a little.
Not much but a little is right Muggah. Did you hear we have brought up Brian Johnson to take Edwardo's place tomorrow and start him in the opener in Toronto? That can sour you in a hurry since when that guy wasn't having the yips and shakes and seeing a specialist for his nervous state he was pitching horse dung baseball. Well between him and Owens we have two duds of the biggest order as replacements for any of our starters who go down. I'm scared shitless about how he will probably fare tomorow; most likely get his ass lit up and then go back to the specialist for his yips.
E-Rod is on paternity leave, not too many choices and it likely also had to do with who was ready in terms of their last start.
Quote from: longgame on April 18, 2017, 08:03:25 AM
Quote from: SeaBeachFred on April 17, 2017, 03:47:08 PM
Quote from: Muggah on April 17, 2017, 01:32:11 PM
Nice little 3 game win streak. Making me feel a little better about this team already. Not much, but a little.
Not much but a little is right Muggah. Did you hear we have brought up Brian Johnson to take Edwardo's place tomorrow and start him in the opener in Toronto? That can sour you in a hurry since when that guy wasn't having the yips and shakes and seeing a specialist for his nervous state he was pitching horse dung baseball. Well between him and Owens we have two duds of the biggest order as replacements for any of our starters who go down. I'm scared shitless about how he will probably fare tomorow; most likely get his ass lit up and then go back to the specialist for his yips.
E-Rod is on paternity leave, not too many choices and it likely also had to do with who was ready in terms of their last start.
Ted---while we didn't once again as in times past allowed a slumping team to get well at our expense, the way this series opener is slated gives me a little concern. We have to trot out Brian Johnson, Mr. Anxiety, to go up against Marcus Stroman. I know the Jays are slumping, not hitting and are in a deep freeze but some way we have to get to Marcus and put some tallies on the board because anyone who things Johnson is going to go in there and shut them down is thinking loony tunes. The guy has been a chronic under-achieving disappointment, another in a long list of pitching prospects that have crapped out. We can only hope that the team backs him up tonight and the bullpen is sound again. Why the heck did Rodriguez have to get paternity leave at this time? Oh, I know why but the timing is bad----we've had a lot of hiccups with berievement, (sic), illness, and family matters. I also hope we can end these things and let them happen again in the OFF season.