RED SOX AT ORIOLES
1:05 PM, EDT, AUGUST 12, 2018 AT ORIOLE PARK, AT CAMDEN YARDS
TV: NESN, MASN 2
BOSTON, (84-35)....................................................................................BALTIMORE, (35, 83)
BOSTON:
CHRIS SALE, LHP, 11-4, 2.04 ERA, 207K
The ace will return from the DL after being sidelined with a mild inflammation
from his shoulder. Sale will try to pick up where he left off. In his past nine starts,
Sale is 6-1 with a 0.75 ERA, notching 97 K's in 60 frames without giving up a HR.
BALTIMORE:
ALEX COBB, RHP, 3-14, 5.55 ERA, 78K
Cobb is coming off a terrific seven inning outing against the Rays on Tuesday
night. The righty has quality starts in three of his last four outings, allowing one
earned run three times in that stretch.
https://www.mlb.com/redsox/gameday/red-sox-vs-orioles/2018/08/12/531173#game_state=preview,game_tab=,game=531173
BOSTON RED SOX:
BETT, RF
HOLT, SS
PEARCE, DH
MARTINEZ, LF
MORELAND, 1B
NUNEZ, 2B
DEVERS, 3B
LEON, C
BRADLEY, CF
PITCHER: CHRIS SALE, 11-4
BALTIMORE ORIOLES:
RICHARD, LF
VILLAR, 2B
JONES, RF
MANCINI, DH
BECKHAM, SS
DAVIS, 1B
NUNEZ, 3B
WYNN, C
MULLINS, CF
PITCHER, ALEX COBB 3-14
2nd and 3rd with one out. Need more runs here.
Thornburg in a jam
Leaves a mess for Brasier to clean up.
Why was Sale taken out so early? Either he's healthy and can pitch or not. Very low pitch count. Never understood how you can get the 1st 2 outs then can't find the plate? Need some luck here.
Attaboy, Brasier!! Well done!
Huge K by Brasier!
The bullpen is gassed. Cora is exhausting these guys.
Great slider by Brasier. Out of trouble. Still 2-0 Sox after 6.
The Sox may win this game and they may sweep the series but I definitely don't like the way Cora has used and I might add abused the bullpen against the O's. I think this could come back and bite him good in the future.
JBJ with an insurance RBI. Sweet.
Mookie drives in JBJ. Now 4-1.
Sale with the win. Braiser bailed out Thornburg. The pen looks drained. Sox scored a couple late for insurance. Kimbrel muddled his way to a save. Sox are 50 games over .500 at 85-35. On to Philly on Tuesday. Should be a good match up.
Sox all look tired...day off tomorrow.
Not sure why Sale came out either, Mark.
I didn't know if we were going to win this game; we did...4-1
B I N G O all of the above !!! We had to beat up on the O's to keep the pressure on the YANK$..... CORA knows what he is doing with all facets of the ROSTER...…. BOGGEY & BENNY BICEPS with a well deserved day off (2 counting MONDAY)…… I wished that we could have skipped Kimbrel today as he looks a little "burnt" !!! Enjoy the TRAIN RIDE BOYS !! CHOO CHOO CHOO !! thumb_u rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl
I notice that Andrew Benintendi was out of the lineup again today. That worries me. Is he hurt? Is the front office holding off telling the fans he might be injured? So typical of the Sox---as if that news could stay secret very long around the league grapevine. I'd like to know. Is Benny ready to play on Tuesday because we need his bat and speed and defense.
The Sox are 16-4 for their last 20 games. That's a stunning .800 average.
Another day, another W.
Brasier deserves a special mention for that key strikeout. And Sale? Well, shoulder inflammation doesn't seem to have slowed him a bit.
Quote from: ipot on August 12, 2018, 11:12:35 PM
Another day, another W.
Brasier deserves a special mention for that key strikeout. And Sale? Well, shoulder inflammation doesn't seem to have slowed him a bit.
As DAD would say, "SON, keep your EYE on that Braiser guy in the B P , he is a KEEPER" !!! thumb_u rofl rofl rofl rofl
Quote from: SeaBeachFred on August 12, 2018, 07:25:49 PM
I notice that Andrew Benintendi was out of the lineup again today. That worries me. Is he hurt? Is the front office holding off telling the fans he might be injured? So typical of the Sox---as if that news could stay secret very long around the league grapevine. I'd like to know. Is Benny ready to play on Tuesday because we need his bat and speed and defense.
He was sore for some reason, not sure if it's just late season tiredness or what, but I think he played both games the day before too. No problem giving him a day off, remember gang, they've won 10 of their last 11.
They just find ways to win games.
Fred: Xander Bogaerts jammed his left pinky sliding into third base in Boston's Game 2 win over Baltimore on Saturday night. X-rays taken after the game were negative, manager Alex Cora said, but the shortstop sat in Sunday's series finale to get extended rest with an off-day on Monday.
Andrew Benintendi also got the day off on Sunday -- his second game in a row -- as Cora described his legs as a little heavy following the midweek series on Toronto's turf field. Benintendi pinch-hit in Game 2 on Saturday, but he struck out to snap a 10-game hitting streak.
Like Bogaerts, Benintendi is not expected to miss more time; rather, Cora said he wanted the left fielder out about two and a half days, without starting Saturday night or Sunday, plus the Monday off-day.
Quote from: Bear on August 13, 2018, 09:25:23 AM
Fred: Xander Bogaerts jammed his left pinky sliding into third base in Boston's Game 2 win over Baltimore on Saturday night. X-rays taken after the game were negative, manager Alex Cora said, but the shortstop sat in Sunday's series finale to get extended rest with an off-day on Monday.
Andrew Benintendi also got the day off on Sunday -- his second game in a row -- as Cora described his legs as a little heavy following the midweek series on Toronto's turf field. Benintendi pinch-hit in Game 2 on Saturday, but he struck out to snap a 10-game hitting streak.
Like Bogaerts, Benintendi is not expected to miss more time; rather, Cora said he wanted the left fielder out about two and a half days, without starting Saturday night or Sunday, plus the Monday off-day.
Cora knows his stuff …….Keep them all fresh & keep them from damage to the hands with ill advised head first slides ?? thumb_u iono iono rofl rofl rofl
By the way, has anyone heard from OJ (Rick)? I haven't seen him on this board in quite a while. We're already missing Rob and no word from him either. Someone out there know where these two friends of ours are?
Rick and his wife left for Canada on Sunday.
Quote from: SeaBeachFred on August 13, 2018, 02:31:41 PM
By the way, has anyone heard from OJ (Rick)? I haven't seen him on this board in quite a while. We're already missing Rob and no word from him either. Someone out there know where these two friends of ours are?
He is around on Facebook, not sure why he hasn't posted in a while.