5/18 @ Target Field

[SoxFanForsyth]

Everyone take off your pants (assuming you've got some on). We're goin streaking!!!

 

Dempster vs Diamond.

 

Offense needs to pick it up.

 

Runs, pls!!

[Bellhorn04]

Napoli and Gomes will each hit a rocket off Diamond. Time for us to start beating up on lefty pitchers like we should.

[italstallianion]

Pants off dance off!!!

[Thunder]

I don't have the confidence in Dempster. He has a low ERA, but hasn't had any run support. That will change. My prediction: 11-4 Sox. Smack the s*** out of Diamond. Middlebrooks with 3 RBI, Papi and Napoli with back to back jacks.

[Station 13]

A blow out win would be nice. The offense has really sucked this month.

[MJantomaso]

23-0 my prediction. Sox win comfortably

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Agreed on the blow out. I'm still not over what they did to us at our own home.

[BSN07]

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Joboo rather leave his pants on, but the streaking will continue!

[Thunder]

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Joboo rather leave his pants on, but the streaking will continue!

 

I hated this in the beginning of the year, but I just watched Fever Pitch, so keep it going!

[Station 13]

With Ellsbury struggling, it would be good to give him a game off. Victorino injury will not let that happen.

[jung]

They cannot take Ells out of the lineup at this point. However they definitely need to drop him in the order. Although Vic would be one of my prime candidates to bat lead off, Nava should be in the top spot for now.

[Station 13]

Ellsbury CF

Gomes LF

Pedroia 2B

Ortiz DH

Napoli 1B

Nava RF

Middlebrooks 3B

Lavarnway C

Ciriaco SS

 

Drew and Victorino out with back injuries. That sucks.

[Thunder]

Ellsbury CF

Gomes LF

Pedroia 2B

Ortiz DH

Napoli 1B

Nava RF

Middlebrooks 3B

Lavarnway C

Ciriaco SS

 

Drew and Victorino out with back injuries. That sucks.

 

Any word on the serious for Victorino? Did he reinjure it?

[mvp 78]

Any word on the serious for Victorino? Did he reinjure it?

 

@PeteAbe: Victorino taking BP now. Planning to play tomorrow. #RedSox

[Thunder]

@PeteAbe: Victorino taking BP now. Planning to play tomorrow. #RedSox

 

Thank you sir. :thumbsup:

[mvp 78]

Not a problem.

 

How'd Drew get hurt?

[Standing Room]

Lavarnway starting again, I liked his approach in his last game.

[NativeBostonian]

Just win!

[redsoxbeatz]

Ciriaco is in. I predict at least 3 errors but Red Sox still win

[Standing Room]

Love Gomes batting second. He's tied with Joey Votto for the highest walk rate in baseball (17.8%), he's 12th in the AL with 4.16 pitches/PA and he's yet to ground in to a double play.

[BSN07]

Not a problem.

 

How'd Drew get hurt?

 

Pretty sure it was after his head first slide into 2B last night, he rolled kinda funny and they came out to check on him.

[User Name]

All of that good contact is bound to start paying off for Gomes. That .220 BABIP will normalize eventually. He's hitting tons of line drives so expecting such a normalization is not crazy.

[jung]

Drew did look uncomfortable. Probably felt worse today. Did not look like it was long term bad though. So maybe a game or two and he comes back.

[Standing Room]

Gomes' BABIP should be higher, but his line drive rate is 17.3% which is well below average.

[User Name]

Gomes' BABIP should be higher, but his line drive rate is 17.3% which is well below average.

 

The league average is right around 19%. Well below average is not the correct phrase here.

[jung]

Gomes' BABIP should be higher, but his line drive rate is 17.3% which is well below average.

 

Isn't that slightly below his career average as well? Maybe not....I'll just go look.

[User Name]

Interestingly enough, Gomes's best years have come in seasons with LD% lower than his career averages. I guess he's at his best when he's hitting more flyballs.

[Standing Room]

Time to pick up Demster, he’s had some terrible luck and some terrible defense behind him. He’s allowed 3 ER or less in all but one start. And in the one start in which he allowed more than three ER, it was only do to an field pop up that was up in the air a long time fell without anyone touching it.

[Standing Room]

When it comes to line drive rate, 2% is a huge difference.

[Standing Room]

Good to see Ells square up the ball.