GAME #56 - THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2023 - CINCINATI REDS @ BOSTON RED SOX

[markj]

7:10PM Eastern

Red Sox

Chris Sale (L)

1. Alex Verdugo (L) RF
2. Rafael Devers (L) 3B
3. Justin Turner (R) DH
4. Masataka Yoshida (L) LF
5. Jarren Duran (L) CF
6. Enrique Hernandez (R) SS
7. Triston Casas (L) 1B
8. Connor Wong (R) C
9. Enmanuel Valdez (L) 2B

Reds

Hunter Greene (R)

1. Kevin Newman (R) 3B
2. Matt McLain (R) SS
3. Jonathan India (R) 2B
4. Spencer Steer (R) 1B
5. Tyler Stephenson (R) DH
6. Stuart Fairchild (R) RF
7. Nick Senzel (R) LF
8. Jose Barrero (R) CF
9. Curt Casali (R) C

Gametime Temp: 82°F
Chance of Precip: 0%

[elktonnick]

China doll Sale comes out with an "injury"

[Sea Dog 23]

I think in all the bad baseball plays in there, the Sox scored the lead run on a balk.

Sale gets an MRI today.  Not a good omen with the Rays coming to town.

[longgame]

Nice to see some run production and some hitting outside the top guys, but this whole boom or bust reminds me of last year. Add to that worse starting pitching and our ace possibly going on the shelf again and things could start to unravel quickly. Can't believe Sale came out but the whole sequence was strange with Raffy flagging the dugout and Sale seemingly okay, but clearly losing control after a very good first few innings. Meanwhile, not having starting depth (I can't call Pivetta and Kluber depth, unless in terms of taking us to the depths of major league pitching).

Oh well, let's hope for good news on Sale.   

[MongoLikeSox]

Crawford might be our best starting depth, but it hurts the bull pen.

I still can't believe Wong can hit a ball that hard. It left in no time flat.