Pivetta (R) vs. Sears (L)
Sox OPS's vs lefties: O'Neill 1.162; Westbrook .994 (21 AB's); Wong .912; Refsnyder .899; Gonzalez .833; Smith .798; Rafaela .736; Devers .721; McGuire .679; Duran .626; Hamilton .459; Abreu .442; Yoshida .416
Pivetta (R) vs. Sears (L)
Sox OPS's vs lefties: O'Neill 1.162; Westbrook .994 (21 AB's); Wong .912; Refsnyder .899; Gonzalez .833; Smith .798; Rafaela .736; Devers .721; McGuire .679; Duran .626; Hamilton .459; Abreu .442; Yoshida .416
Abreu, Yoshida, and Hamilton do not start today.Originally Posted by Maxbialystock
Consider sitting down Smith.
C Wong
1B Romy
2B Westbrook
SS Rafaela
3B Devers
RF Abreu
CF Duran
LF O'Neilll
DH Refsnyder
That's my guess. With Wilyer, he had a 788 OPS against LHP in AAA last season so he's not completely inept against LHP. He only has 33 PA's so far (5 GS).
6 righty bats. I like it!
OK, that sounds like a decent lineup.
I believe Abreu needs coaching. He tends to swing for the fences or tries to pull the ball way too much.
He seems to have a good eye at the plate and is often the victim of borderline balls that are called strikes.
He needs to be a contact hitter too.
He's also only played 94 MLB games so I think he's still learning a lot.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
He's almost 3 years younger than Duran.
Yoshida is the DH as usual. Cora hasn’t played Abreu pretty much all year against a LHP, so I don’t see that happening the rest of the year unless injuries pop up, and especially when he’s been struggling like he is now.
Heck, Duran is older than Devers LOL
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
I thought that could happen, not only because Abreu struggles against lefties, but also because Yoshida has been hitting better in the last 12 games.
So tonight it's--
Duran CF
Ref LF
O'Neill RF
Devers 3b
Wong C
Gonzalez 1b
Yoshida DH
Westbrook 2b
Rafaela SS
Here's hoping SPLENDIDSPLINTER joins us tonight. I was pretty argumentative--as well as longwinded and repetitive as I usually am-- last night and regret it.
Earlier this week I gave Devers kudos for turning down the boring HR derby. Well, it's kudos again to Devers for walking away from the ASG in order to rest his shoulder.
Max, ya made some good points. We just aren't on the same wavelength about Bello. Let's keep your winning steak going.
I believe Abreu will be fine. He's had a difficult time getting his contact back after going on the IL. He did hit the ball hard twice last night, so that was encouraging.
CB Bucknor behind the plate tonight. Be ready for some exciting calls on Balls/Strikes
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