GAME #49 - TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2024 - BOSTON RED SOX @ TAMPA BAY RAYS

[markj]

6:50PM Eastern

Red Sox

Cooper Criswell (R)

Jarren Duran (L) LF
Wilyer Abreu (L) RF
Tyler O'Neill (R) DH
Rafael Devers (L) 3B
Dominic Smith (L) 1B
David Hamilton (L) SS
Reese McGuire (L) C
Vaughn Grissom (R) 2B
Ceddanne Rafaela (R) CF

Rays

Zack Littell (R)

Josh Lowe (L) DH
Randy Arozarena (R) LF
Brandon Lowe (L) 2B
Isaac Paredes (R) 3B
Jonathan Aranda (L) 1B
Amed Rosario (R) SS
Richie Palacios (L) RF
Jose Siri (R) CF
Alex Jackson (R) C

Gametime Temp: 87F
Chance of Precip: 2%

[Sea Dog 23]

Devers is on a roll setting home run records, consecutive games.  Funny thing about Devers in interviews.  He listens to questions in English, then responds in Spanish.  Not sure he needs an interpreter.

Sox are trying to rehab Bryan Mata as a rotation guy, as a possibility.  Whitlock is expected to miss some time as the 4 guy.

[Sea Dog 23]

Duran gets a dinger in the 6th to tie it at 2-2.  Bullpen needs to pull its weight.

[Schloicka]

Decent pitching and hitting comes through again.

[elktonnick]

Delayed double steal for the win.  That was a ballsy play by Cora.

[longgame]

Devers is on a roll setting home run records, consecutive games.  Funny thing about Devers in interviews.  He listens to questions in English, then responds in Spanish.  Not sure he needs an interpreter.

Sox are trying to rehab Bryan Mata as a rotation guy, as a possibility.  Whitlock is expected to miss some time as the 4 guy.

I get that.  I can speak Spanish but can speak better in English and he may be a little ashamed of his accent or lack of command. I have to think he must speak fairly passable English at this point.

[longgame]

My vacation timing was pretty good.  I wasn't able to listen much when they were losing but caught some winning games when I could.  Interesting team that has some surprisingly good tools.  Like Duran who went from defensive liability to stud, not to mention his hitting.  Or Abreu who also looked like a defensive dud early other than his arm, but right now they have a pretty good outfield.  The starting pitching continues to defy logic.  They have the potential to win more than they are because of lack of consistency, so it could get interesting if they stay in play through the summer.  Will they go and add a veteran or two to shore up that consistency?

[SeaBeachFred]

Delayed double steal for the win.  That was a ballsy play by Cora.

Once in awhile Alex Cora can surprisingly surprise us with some gutty call, or is it a shock?  But give the guy some credit Elk  the call made the game in my opinion.  Perhaps it might be a wake-up call for the rest of the flock to play a few more good games in a row. A three game win streak sounds fine, a four game one would sound better.