GAME #136, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2018, BOSTON RED SOX AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX

markj · August 31, 2018, 03:35:52 PM

8:10PM Eastern

Red Sox
Nathan Eovaldi (R)

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

White Sox
Michael Kopech (R)

1. Yolmer Sanchez (S) 3B
2. Nicky Delmonico (L) LF
3. Avisail Garcia (R) RF
4. Daniel Palka (L) DH
5. Yoan Moncada (S) 2B
6. Matt Davidson (R) 1B
7. Tim Anderson (R) SS
8. Kevan Smith (R) C
9. Adam Engel (R) CF

Gametime Forecast: 81Â°F â€¢ Mostly Cloudy â€¢ 2% PoP

Bill-806 · August 31, 2018, 04:10:09 PM

Leon is tired ??? Boggey could use a break ??? As DAD would say, "SON, it is what it is" !!! iono iono

ipot · August 31, 2018, 05:52:23 PM

Eovaldi's at the point where he needs to prove he can work out of the pen. He's been a disaster his last 2 starts. He and Pomeranz will duke it out for the long relief role.

markj · August 31, 2018, 07:31:04 PM

Eovaldi digging an early hole for himself. Sox down 3-0 already. Still not out of the inning. We'll make it to the post season, but we won't go far with this pitching staff.

markj · August 31, 2018, 08:03:29 PM

So much for the Gametime Forecast of 2% PoP.

markj · August 31, 2018, 08:57:06 PM

Loooong rain delay here. Eovaldi is surely done.

markj · August 31, 2018, 10:13:44 PM

We're back. As expected, Eovaldi is done, but Pom-pom is in a jam already.

markj · August 31, 2018, 10:26:11 PM

Out of the jam. Sox with men on 2nd and 3rd, one out. Need runs here.

markj · August 31, 2018, 10:29:07 PM

Kinsler K's, Leon flies out to CF. No runs. Figures.

markj · August 31, 2018, 10:47:00 PM

Beni K's looking at a meatball right over the plate. He's been Mr. K lately.

markj · August 31, 2018, 10:53:24 PM

Yanks came back right at the end to win. Donaldson gets traded to the Indians. The post-season could be a doosie.

markj · August 31, 2018, 10:59:07 PM

Nice play by Mookie to cut down Davidson and end the inning.

ipot · August 31, 2018, 11:00:23 PM

5 Reasons we lost tonight (although technically it's not over):

1. Eovaldi stinks to high heaven.
2. Mookie's base running blunder in the 1st ruined a potential scoring rally.
3. Then the offense went on snooze.
4. Looking at too many called strikes
5. Eovaldi stinks to high heaven.

ipot · August 31, 2018, 11:13:11 PM

Pomeranz has gone 3+ innings without giving up a run. It's not April fool's is it?

markj · August 31, 2018, 11:28:10 PM

Quote from: ipot on August 31, 2018, 11:13:11 PM
Pomeranz has gone 3+ innings without giving up a run. It's not April fool's is it?

I was just thinking he's done ok despite getting into a jam or two.