GAME #30, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2018, KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX

[Bear]

ROYALS V RED SOX

WEDNESDAY, MAY 2,2018, 1:05 PM AT FENWAY PARK

TV:  NESN, FSKC

KANSAS CITY, (8-21).............................................................................................BOSTON, (21-8)

KANSAS:

DANNY DUFFY, LHP, 0-3, 3.54 ERA, 28K

Duffy will pitch the series finale in Boston. Duffy went 6 innings Friday
night against the White Sox and gave up six hits and four runs  while
walking one and striking out three.

BOSTON:

DREW POMERANZ, LHP, 0-1, 7.27 ERA, 11K

Hurt by diminished velocity and lack of definition on his curveball,
Pomeranz hasn't pitched well in his first two starts back from the
DL.  He hopes for  better results against the  Royals, a team he 
pitched well against in two no-decisions in '17.

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/royals-vs-red-sox/2018/05/02/529860#game_state=preview,game_tab=,game=529860

[Bear]

RED SOX LINEUP:

BETTS, RF

BENINTENDI, LF

RAMIREZ, 1B

BOGAERTS, DH

DEVERS, 3B

NUNEZ, 2B

LEON, C

BRADLEY, CF

TWITTER

[Bear]

Go Red Sox

[Bear]

I wonder if this team is going to play to win today.
Already 1-0 Royals.

[markj]

They don't seem to be having as much fun lately. Losing will do that to a team.

[Bear]

They don't seem to be connecting....at anything.

[ipot]

Pomeranz off to bad start again + bats wake up late = nail biter to drop a series to the worst team in the AL.

At least we tied it up...

[Bill-806]

Back in it.... I love it when we HIT !! thumb_u

[Bear]

4-3 Sox

Stressful to watch the Sox play.

[ipot]

Up 5-3.  We must be, like, 19-3 when Mookie's in the lineup 8)  Changes everything.

[Schloicka]

A Fenway Park HR makes it 5-4. Let's see if the Sox can get an insurance run in the bottom of the 8th to give us some breathing room.

[Schloicka]

Sox win 5-4. Pomeranz did ok after struggleing early to get the win. Betts was a monster today. Kimbrel with the save. On to Texas. Interesting that the Six are 11-4 at home & 11-4 on the road.

[Bill-806]

Good win....  BTW, E-ROD on a 3 DAY family leave..... Will join us in Texas for Saturdays start..... A reliever come up today from Pawtucket..... At least it wasn't his KNEE !! iono

[Sea Dog 23]

Sox eek out another one.  If you told me Sox get 4 round-trippers, I'd say it was a blowout.  But only one of the dingers had a man on base.  A win is a win, nuff said.

[SeaBeachFred]

Sounds like we're all relieved that we were able to eek out a win today instead of blowing the game as we did last night.  A win is a win and that's great, but are some of us whistling past the graveyard while we're saying this.  Once again Bradley went hitless and struck out two more times.  He is now 3 for his last 27 at-bats and Cora keeps looking like a jackass trying to tell us he is getting good swings and is coming around.  He is NOT coming around and it is doubtful he will.  When you add our two pathetic hitting catchers to the mix and add hitless wonder Lin you can expect we're going to have trouble scoring runs when one third of our lineup is less than useless.

Anyone know what Bradley has on the Red Sox brass because there is no reason why he is still in the lineup or even in Boston, and if Vazquez reverts back to the good field no hit catcher he was in the minors, well then, HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM.  Now we go on the road and must make up for our miserable short home stand where we only broke even.  If this was just a lull, it is time for that lull to be over---and for pete's sake when will Cora or whoever is calling the shots give Blake Swihart a solid shot at either catcher or left field with either Vaz or JBJ going to the pine?  It is criminal what the team is doing to that guy while pets like JBJ and Vazquez get unlimited chances to keep screwing up.  But we won today so it is not as bad as it was last night.