GAME #20, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2019, BOSTON RED SOX @ RAYS

[markj]

Ugh, now 2 men on and still no outs.

[longgame]

After not capitalizing before with men on base and none out, E-Rod falls apart.

Given how they’ve been playing, with a lead against a good team, shouldn’t Cora have had someone ready?  Sox are blowing another one.

[markj]

Workman ends the inning with 2 pitches.

[elktonnick]

E-Rod always pitches with very little confidence.  After the Spring Training debacle I have little confidence in Cora's judgment. 

[markj]

The infield is racking up the DPs tonight. Like seeing that.

[markj]

Nice. Vaz cuts down a base stealer to end the inning. That had better be all for Workman.

[markj]

Wow, I got up to grab a snack and a drink and now it's 6-4. Betts and Moreland both go deep.

[longgame]

Infield defense looks good because they have a good fielder at 2B for the first time all year.  Lin may deserve a place on this team.

Betts hit a HR for the first run which is a really good sign.

Let’s see if a) they can add some more and, most importantly b) can the pen hold this lead?

[markj]

Barnes with a clean inning. More runs would be good.

[markj]

Vaz is having a good night at the plate and behind it.

[markj]

Sox are hitting into DPs a lot tonight as well as turning them.

Just saw in The Globe that Swihart has been traded to Arizona for a minor league outfielder.

[markj]

Brasier is becoming a liability instead of an asset. Showing some control issues tonight.

[markj]

Got out of the inning, though. Sox take a surprising win.

[elktonnick]

The best news is that Betts seems to be snapping out of his doldrums.

[Bill-806]

Well, they just defeated the BEST TEAM in BASEBALL, good start, one game at a time !!! SWIHART, GONE to the D-BACKS !!! thumb_u iono iono rofl rofl rofl