GAME #34, SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2018, BOSTON RED SOX AT TEXAS RANGERS

[Bear]

RED SOX V RANGERS

SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2018, 3:05 EDT AT GLOBE LIFE PARK, ARLINGTON

TV:  NESN, FSSW

BOSTON, (24-9)............................................................................................TEXAS, (13-22)

BOSTON:

CHRIS SALE, LHP, 2-1, 2.14 ERA, 51K

The ace hasn't produced high strikeout totals in most of his starts this season,
but he is still getting the job done.  Though wins have been hard to come by, 
Sale has earned one earned run or less in five of his seven starts.

TEXAS:

DOUG FISTER, RHP, 1-2, 2.88 ERA, 20K

Fister is coming off his best start of the season in which he did not give up
an earned run over 6 2/3 innings against the Indians on Tuesday.  Fister is 
well acquainted with much of the Red Sox lineup as he pitched for Boston
last season.

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/red-sox-vs-rangers/2018/05/06/529912#game_state=preview,game_tab=,game=529912

[Bear]

Sox on a sunny Sunday with Sale:

Betts RF,

Benintendi LF,

Martinez DH,

Moreland 1B,

Bogaerts SS,

Devers 3B,

Nunez 2B,

Bradley CF,

Leon C

Sale LHP.

TWITTER

Sale should have been saved to pitch Tuesday.  MHO.

[SeaBeachFred]

Sox on a sunny Sunday with Sale:

Betts RF,

Benintendi LF,

Martinez DH,

Moreland 1B,

Bogaerts SS,

Devers 3B,

Nunez 2B,

Bradley CF,

Leon C

Sale LHP.

TWITTER

Sale should have been saved to pitch Tuesday.  MHO.

WTF!!!!!!!  We win a come from behind game last night with our best offensive team in there (which we wouldn't have won without it) and today that moron Cora puts Bradley the Bum back in the starting lineup and throws in the 115 hitting Leon to boot?  What the hell is he thinking, that is, if his lifeless brain isn't completely addled?  As it is Sale does not get great hitting support when he pitches and he puts two black hole candidates back in that lineup?  Cora is now in my gun sights; he has proven to be one screwed up rookie who plays favorites and hasn't a clue what it takes to win a ball game.  Shit on him!!!!

[Bill-806]

24 & 9 ....... Lets get another one, one game, one inning at a time !!  Go SOX....

[Bill-806]

With one out and guys at 2nd & 3rd & the guy on 3rd SLOWER than the 2nd coming, why not hold him at 3rd till ya see where the ball is going ???  Not a  SMART play ?? iono iono

[markj]

Raffy's hit that ended the inning would have been a double play ball anyway, so they'd still only have one run. Still, it was a dumb base running error.

[Bill-806]

BETTS shoulder is in PAIN, please take him out for an XRAY, blue nemo, and aleeve ------ Thank you, they just TOOK him OUT........ Swihart in L F !!! thumb_u iono iono

[Bill-806]

B T W, darn good thing we still have JBJ !! thumb_u thumb_u

[Bill-806]

Fister  gets thru the 5th on 4 pitches ??? iono iono

[Schloicka]

Nice 3 run HR by Leon. 5-0 Sox in the 6th.

[Schloicka]

JD with a HR now. 6-0 in the top of 7th.

[markj]

Nice to see run support for Sale for once. Fred will have some crow to eat with Leon's dinger, though.  ;)

[Bill-806]

25 & 9....... BUT, the road goes thru YANK$ $TADIUM for the next 3 ...... It's going to be like the PLAYOFFS in MAY !!  Waiting on the medical for MOOKIE ????? iono iono

[SeaBeachFred]

Nice to see run support for Sale for once. Fred will have some crow to eat with Leon's dinger, though.  ;)

Fred ain't afraid to eat crow but don't you think it was about time Leon started to help with the bat.  He did win a game for us earlier in the week and today's three run homer was very helpful and appreciated----and, as you said, we finally gave Sale some much needed offensive support.  But do you want to talk about Bradley though??????  Gee, how did he do today?  What's he hit ting now?

[SeaBeachFred]

We cannot afford to lose Mookie.  I hope he is not hurt badly.  We need him.  He is our best player and perhaps the best in  the AL this season.