5/17 @ The Kansas City Royals

[Bellhorn04]

I'm afraid Ben positioned us to have a great offense and a brutal rotation, like the Sox teams of yesteryear.

[iortiz]

I'm afraid Ben positioned us to have a great offense and a brutal rotation, like the Sox teams of yesteryear.

 

It has been our Achilles heal since 2013.

[d-money]

Just brutal.Good pitching still the name of the game and this team hasn't shown any of it.

[illinoisredsox]

I can't see the game tonight, and I realize Porcello has allowed one solo homer, but have the base hits been line drives, ground balls or a mixture?

[NativeBostonian]

Shaw is the man!

[SoxHop]

We're back in it.....

[NativeBostonian]

The Red Sox really do have an abundance of s***** starters. I guess the whole quality over quantity thing wasn't a belief Ben followed.

[mvp 78]

I'm afraid Ben positioned us to have a great offense and a brutal rotation, like the Sox teams of yesteryear.

 

Seems like it. No good FA this year either and the Sox haven't been able to develop any arms.

[NativeBostonian]

Seems like it. No good FA this year either and the Sox haven't been able to develop any arms.

I'm finding it interesting how they can turn out position players like clockwork. But, their highly talented pitching prospects haven't turned out to be good at all.

[iortiz]

Koji isn't going to be 2013 Koji again.

[iortiz]

Batting practice.

[SoxHop]

Just not our night.

[TylerD]

Tough loss but Baltimore got destroyed today so I can still go to sleep semi happy

[d-money]

Get them tomorrow but this pitching has been ridiculous. Can i see some decent pitching?

[jad]

I can't see the game tonight, and I realize Porcello has allowed one solo homer, but have the base hits been line drives, ground balls or a mixture?

 

Rockets. Lots of off-speed stuff up in the zone.

[a700hitter]

Rockets. Lots of off-speed stuff up in the zone.

He is a 4+ ERA pitcher. That is what he is. He is valuable because he can eat innings. He had a pretty good streak of 6+ inning starts until last night. That is where his real value lies. He is not a #2 or even a #3.