GAME #90 - SATURDAY, JULY 8, 2023 - OAKLAND ATHLETICS @ BOSTON RED SOX

[markj]

4:10PM Eastern

Red Sox

James Paxton (L)

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

Athletics

Paul Blackburn (R)

1. Nick Allen (R) SS
2. Jordan Diaz (R) 2B
3. Ryan Noda (L) 1B
4. Brent Rooker (R) LF
5. Aledmys Diaz (R) 3B
6. JJ Bleday (L) CF
7. Shea Langeliers (R) C
8. Manny Pina (R) DH
9. Cody Thomas (L) RF

Gametime Temp: 78°F
Chance of Precip: 15%

[Sea Dog 23]

Duran goes deep in the 2nd.  It's 5-0.

[Sea Dog 23]

Sox piling it on, now 10-2 end of 6.  They've scored in every inning, which has been long missing from this offense.  Duran has put up a 3-4 day, with 3 RBIs.

[MongoLikeSox]

OB has been going on and on about Duran in CF full time. His partners tell him why that cannot be for the next few weeks, but that doesn't matter one bit. On and on and on and on......

Yeah, man, this actual game of baseball can be some fun stuff. The baseball whiz kids all over the league ruined our game for a while. This has been fun to watch, and I don't give a rat's butt about these home run shortages. If the Sox brass try to fix that, they ruin the offense just like last year.

Duran .319, Yoshida .313, Turner .288 and Verdugo at .290. Devers' BA is the outlier at .254, but he produces runs. A team could do worse than have Wong, Casas and Arroyo bringing up the 6-7-8 part. Refsnyder thrown in against Lefties. This lineup can do damage if they hit instead of trying to go yard all the time, and we're seeing it.