5/12 vs Devil Rays

[mvp 78]

Porcello vs Cobb

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIDvgJWWq70

 

Finally, the Sox get to face a team that is worse defensively than they are!

[Slasher9]

i dont think you are allowed to say "devil" anymore.

[mvp 78]

Hail Satan

[Maxbialystock]

Here in the DC areas it's raining, but my NOAA map says it's clear in Boston. True?

 

my mlb app says Porcello's ERA for his last 4 starts is 1.69. Great. But Cobb went 8 giving up 2 against the Jays on Sunday.

 

Rays and Sox are about even in runs scored per game.

 

A month ago the Sox took 3 of 4 from the Rays at Fenway. Sox and Rays both have winning records at home and losing records on the road.

 

I think we need to get at least 2 wins in this series.

[mvp 78]

They should get the game in tonight. Tomorrow's game has been moved to 1pm to avoid evening rain.

[a700hitter]

[TABLE=class: deviceWidth, width: 600, align: center]

[TR]

[TD=class: leadheadline]Saturday's Red Sox vs. Rays game moved to 1:05 p.m.[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: leadcopy]Due to sustained periods of rain expected Saturday evening and into Sunday, first pitch of Saturday's Red Sox-Rays game has been rescheduled to 1:05 p.m., moved up from the originally scheduled start time of 7:10 p.m.

 

In consultation with Major League Baseball and the Tampa Bay Rays, the determination was made that the earlier start time would provide the best chance of playing the game on Saturday. Tomorrow's forecast for the Fenway area calls for sustained periods of rain to begin in the late afternoon hours and continue into Sunday, with temperatures in the 40's.

 

Fenway Park gates will open at 11:35 a.m. on Saturday. No ticket refunds or exchanges will be issued.[/TD]

[/TR]

[/TABLE]

[Jasonbay44]

[TABLE=class: deviceWidth, width: 600, align: center]

[TR]

[TD=class: leadheadline]Saturday's Red Sox vs. Rays game moved to 1:05 p.m.[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: leadcopy]Due to sustained periods of rain expected Saturday evening and into Sunday, first pitch of Saturday's Red Sox-Rays game has been rescheduled to 1:05 p.m., moved up from the originally scheduled start time of 7:10 p.m.

 

In consultation with Major League Baseball and the Tampa Bay Rays, the determination was made that the earlier start time would provide the best chance of playing the game on Saturday. Tomorrow's forecast for the Fenway area calls for sustained periods of rain to begin in the late afternoon hours and continue into Sunday, with temperatures in the 40's.

 

Fenway Park gates will open at 11:35 a.m. on Saturday. No ticket refunds or exchanges will be issued.[/TD]

[/TR]

[/TABLE]

Of course they change it to when I'm working. Sweet

[mvp 78]

@EvanDrellich

 

Red Sox vs. TB:

Betts RF,

Pedroia 2B,

Bogaerts SS,

Benintendi LF,

Young DH,

Moreland 1B,

Rutledge 3B,

Leon C,

Bradley Jr. CF,

Porcello RHP

[Spudboy]

So Hanley's taint is still sore it seems.

[Station 13]

That lineup is hot garbage.

[Bellhorn04]

That lineup is hot garbage.

 

Ouch. It's basically our regular lineup except Hanley.

[a700hitter]

Porcello needs to keep the ball in the park tonight. If he gives up more than 1 HR, we are toast.

[Maxbialystock]

That lineup is hot garbage.

 

Meh. I would maybe bat Moreland 5th and Young 6th or later, but otherwise it looks OK to me.

 

I believe the big lineup switch--moving Betts to 1st, Bogie to 3d, and Beni to 4th--has really helped the top part of the lineup, but 5 thru 9 have been gawdawful.

 

Based on that alone, I really don't care who bats where, 5th thru 9th. In fact, maybe Farrell should make Young bat lefty, Moreland bat righty, Rutledge lefty, Bradley righty, and Sandy Leon maybe hit from the middle of the plate.

 

Stats on Cobb say lefty bats have an .887 OPS against him and righty bats .690.

[Maxbialystock]

Porcello needs to keep the ball in the park tonight. If he gives up more than 1 HR, we are toast.

 

Very crafty. Sneaky even. Porcello has 7 starts, 6 of them quality and in none of those 6 did he give up more than 1 dinger. In the 7th, a disaster, he gave up 4 dingers.

[mvp 78]

Young hitting 5th against a RHP is kinda mind boggling.

[Maxbialystock]

Maybe we are citing the wrong stats about this game. Try this one: so far this season mvp78 is 4-2, plus he just prevented a sweep by the Brewers. So who the heck cares about the starters and/or lineups? We got us an mvp, and I'll bet the Rays have nothing--not even a game thread.

[a700hitter]

Very crafty. Sneaky even. Porcello has 7 starts, 6 of them quality and in none of those 6 did he give up more than 1 dinger. In the 7th, a disaster, he gave up 4 dingers.

Didn't know that. I just don't have much confidence that tonight's lineup can put up 4 or more runs which will be needed to win if Porcello gives up more than 1 dinger.

[Maxbialystock]

Young hitting 5th against a RHP is kinda mind boggling.

 

Maybe not. Young so far this year has a higher OPS against righties than does Moreland. Plus I think Farrell likes to alternate righty and left bats and Beni is hitting cleanup.

[Jasonbay44]

I don't have a problem with lineup, I just hope Mookie stays lead off, he seems more comfortable there and I'd rather Mookie get the most AB's on the team than anyone else.

[Kimmi]

Just WIN, dang it!

 

That is all.

[Emp9]

JBJ batting 9th and Mookie leading off. I feel like I half jokingly suggested such a lineup 3 weeks ago.

[Station 13]

Cy Cobbs

[Emp9]

mookie should be safe

[Emp9]

f*** off he was safe

[Station 13]

Betts was safe. But bang bang plays always favor the fielder.

[a700hitter]

More of that Bronze glove clanking balls by Moreland.

[Jasonbay44]

Rutledge has all kinds of issues at 3B.

[Emp9]

I think he beat it. The tie should go to the runneranyway. He at least tied it. End of story. I don't know what the f*** NY replay command center is looking at.

[a700hitter]

Rutledge has all kinds of issues at 3B.

A GG First baseman picks that ball easily.

[mvp 78]

Does anyone honestly see this team playing deep into October?