GAME #144, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2018, HOUSTON ASTROS AT BOSTON RED SOX

[markj]

8:05PM Eastern

Red Sox
Rick Porcello (R)

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

Astros
Dallas Keuchel (L)

1. George Springer (R) CF
2. Jose Altuve (R) 2B
3. Alex Bregman (R) 3B
4. Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B
5. Carlos Correa (R) SS
6. Marwin Gonzalez (S) LF
7. Tyler White (R) DH
8. Brian McCann (L) C
9. Josh Reddick (L) RF

Gametime Forecast: 61°F • Mostly Cloudy • 1% PoP

[markj]

Sunday night ESPN game. Never a good thing.

[SeaBeachFred]

Sunday night ESPN game. Never a good thing.

I hope the Red Sox team didn't see what you just posted; markj.   As fragile and leaderless as this team is they would use it as another excuse to lay down like dogs and moan about the gods of fate suddenly turning against them.  This team bears NO resemblance to the three WS Title teams we've had  the past decade and a half.  There idea of spirit and leadership is having the outfield butt cheer one another after a win.  Today we need Phillips in there for some mental toughness and team spirit and no Devers or Leon in that lineup no matter what the hell Porcello says about his "personal catcher"  He hasn't pithed that well of late with his special receiver and his guy can't hit worth shit.  We need the strongest lineup we can get tonight to  try and salvage a game in this series.

[markj]

Well you got half your wish, Fred. Phillips is in.

[Bill-806]

Well you got half your wish, Fred. Phillips is in.

YES & that was a SMART move by CORA.....  Phillips is a proven VETERAN GAMER..... I have seen enough of DEVERS for this year..... Send him OUT NOW for the WINTER LEAGUE & tell him to take his GLOVE with HIM !!! iono iono iono rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl

[markj]

Yanks lose. So Sox can't lose more ground tonight and, more importantly, the Yanks' E# drops to 12.

[markj]

Porcello getting some nice calls from the ump.

[markj]

Xander drives in Mookie. 1-0.

[markj]

Porcello gives the run back. 1-1.

[Schloicka]

Porcello gives the run back. 1-1.

Can't throw the change up down the middle. Nothing good comes from it usually.

[markj]

What was that, JD??  How do you screw that up? Luckily no damage.

[Schloicka]

What was that, JD??  How do you screw that up? Luckily no damage.

As an outfielder he's a great DH.

[markj]

Just drove in another run (Mookie again), so I'll take it.

[markj]

Phillips getting into the Red Sox groove with a GIDP. 

[markj]

JD really making up for his blown OF play.