GAME #111, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2018, NEW YORK YANKEES AT BOSTON RED SOX

[longgame]

7:10 PM ET

Yankees
CC Sabathia (L)

1. Aaron Hicks (S) CF
2. Giancarlo Stanton (R) RF
3. Didi Gregorius (L) SS
4. Gleyber Torres (R) 2B
5. Miguel Andujar (R) 3B
6. Greg Bird (L) 1B
7. Luke Voit (R) DH
8. Austin Romine (R) C
9. Brett Gardner (L) LF


Red Sox
Brian Johnson (L)

1. Mookie Betts (R) RF
2. Andrew Benintendi (L) LF
3. Steve Pearce (R) 1B
4. J.D. Martinez (R) DH
5. Ian Kinsler (R) 2B
6. Eduardo Nunez (R) 3B
7. Blake Swihart (S) C
8. Brock Holt (L) SS
9. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF

[longgame]

I'm assuming Bogey is out because of the hand. 

[markj]

Holt will be ok at SS. It's Brian Johnson we have to worry about. Hopefully he's on his game tonight. And the bats need to wake up.

[markj]

Ok, so maybe Holt will have some issues at SS after all.

[markj]

This one is going to crap already. A mere 10 pitches in and it's 3-0 NY.

[longgame]

Why oh why do the Sox crap their pants when the Yankees come to town?  Just don’t get it. Of course it’s tough to put Johnson out there in this situation.

[Schloicka]

Sox are only 15-16 this year against teams that are playoff bound.

[markj]

Oy. From bad to worse.

[longgame]

Another dinger.  There goes the pen for the weekend.

[markj]

Bases loaded, one out. That was their chance against CC. JBJ K's looking. Let's see if Mookie can get out of his slump.

[markj]

CC walks in a run. We'll take it. More of a gift from the umpire.

[longgame]

If nothing else, at least CC”s pitch count is up.

[markj]

So aside from the gift run (thanks, Ump), the Sox did nothing with the bases loaded.

[Schloicka]

So aside from the gift run (thanks, Ump), the Sox did nothing with the bases loaded.

Had a lot of good pitches to hit but either took them or fouled them off.

[markj]

Pearce with a solo (of course) dinger gets them halfway back.