GAME #87, TUESDAY, JULY 3, 2018, BOSTON RED SOX AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS

longgame · July 03, 2018, 11:37:04 AM

Game time - 6:05 PM ET

Red Sox
Brian Johnson (L)

1. Mookie Betts (R) CF
2. Andrew Benintendi (L) LF
3. J.D. Martinez (R) RF
4. Mitch Moreland (L) 1B
5. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS
6. Rafael Devers (L) 3B
7. Eduardo Nunez (R) 2B
8. Sandy Leon (S) C
9. Brian Johnson (L) P

Nationals
Tanner Roark (R)

1. Trea Turner (R) SS
2. Juan Soto (L) LF
3. Anthony Rendon (R) 3B
4. Bryce Harper (L) RF
5. Daniel Murphy (L) 2B
6. Mark Reynolds (R) 1B
7. Michael A. Taylor (R) CF
8. Pedro Severino (R) C
9. Tanner Roark (R) P

Gametime Forecast: 95Â°F â€¢ Humid and Partly Clo â€¢ 3% PoP

markj · July 03, 2018, 01:25:07 PM

Note the earlier start time. And no Holt again. Oy.

SeaBeachFred · July 03, 2018, 03:06:44 PM

Quote from: markj on July 03, 2018, 01:25:07 PM
Note the earlier start time. And no Holt again. Oy.

I become for angry and hateful of Cora with each passing day. We're facing a RH, Holt hits left handed, he got three hits last night, and he is back on the bench tonight. What kind of a efen imbecile is this manager of ours. He is really pissing me off with his stubborness and stupidity.

longgame · July 03, 2018, 04:50:01 PM

I'm with you guys. They were even talking about it last night on the Washington broadcast and on the postgame show on NESN. Holt is a far superior player than Nunez and Nunez plays best when he plays less, not more. It's an easy platoon decision, one that every other manager would make without a second thought.

I just don't get decisions like this and Cora makes them regularly. It's hard to quibble a ton given the record, but there are just some basic x's and o's he seems to miss.

longgame · July 03, 2018, 05:25:33 PM

I guess he knew something about Nunez!?!?

elktonnick · July 03, 2018, 05:25:43 PM

Cora looks like a genius. Nunez homers

Schloicka · July 03, 2018, 05:25:48 PM

3 run hr by Nunez.

BoSoxFanNY · July 03, 2018, 05:26:13 PM

Well, NUNEZ just hit a 3 run home run in the top of the second inning folks!
Sox 3 - Nationals 0

Schloicka · July 03, 2018, 05:49:42 PM

Moreland just came out because of back spasms. Pierce in at 1st base now.

markj · July 03, 2018, 06:09:23 PM

Got home just in time to watch Johnson start to implode.

markj · July 03, 2018, 06:13:03 PM

Still have the lead. Wonder how long that will last. Need more runs.

BoSoxFanNY · July 03, 2018, 06:15:12 PM

Sox 3 - Nats 2

markj · July 03, 2018, 06:22:27 PM

Bases loaded, one out. Need to make something happen here. No GIDPs!!!!

markj · July 03, 2018, 06:24:25 PM

There we go. JD knocks in 2 runs.

BoSoxFanNY · July 03, 2018, 06:25:23 PM

YAHOO
JD Martinez hits a 2 run single.
Sox 5 - Nats 2

Top of the 5th inning . . .