8/27 Oreos

[Maxbialystock]

Good mix by Miley and his catcher, a low curve for a ball followed by a very tempting fastball right and up which Young got under. Too many pitchers, especially young ones, don't understand you can be very successful when the other team actually makes contact with the ball--provided it's a pitch you want them to swing at.

 

Sox now have 2 doubles and 4 singles to the Orioles 2 doubles and 2 singles. We have left 13 on base, and the Orioles 5.

[bosoxmal]

I guess he was trying to do too much".

Bases loaded, Young to the plate. I'm hopeful.

Maybe he was "trying to do too much!"

[Maxbialystock]

Jesus Christ, this team should be hammering this scrub and keep letting him off the hook.

 

He has pitched well this month, and to me it's clear why. He mixes his pitches and gets our guys to hit his pitch, especially with men on base. Plus of course he could count on HanRam to screw the pooch with men on 2d and 3d with one out. It is not accidental that the Sox are 0 for 6 with RISP--Miley has had something to do with that. Plus he got a big break on that called 3d strike on a 3-2 count that was clearly outside and called a ball three pitches before in the same spot.

[Jasonbay44]

A lead off double - cant wait to see how we don't score this time.

[Maxbialystock]

Credit to Bogie on the leadoff double off a high and almost outside fastball he made solid contact with. 8 pitches ended Miley's stint with 101 total.

 

Now righty Givens, ERA 2.42, against Devers. My bad, I jumped the gun. It's Rajai.

[Maxbialystock]

High and tight ball set up a fastball in the middle of the strike zone--an easy called strike followed by two swinging strikes, both fastballs.

[Maxbialystock]

Givens has a good fastball, changeup, and slider and he is hitting his spots, mostly, including the high and tight fastball that almost hit Rajai.

[Jasonbay44]

Devers with a big hit. FINALLY WE SCORED

[Station 13]

Devers

[moonslav59]

Devers

 

...da man!

[Maxbialystock]

moonslav, Kimmi, and all you people who think you know how to slot hitters, listen up. I have argued endlessly for like 5 games that Devers should be dropped down in the order. Yesterday he got a double batting 7th I think, and today 2 doubles batting 8th. I'm just like Bo Jackson. I don't know diddly, but I do know baseball.

[Maxbialystock]

Bogie and Devers leading a comeback. Now men on 1st and 2d with Nunez coming to bat.

[moonslav59]

moonslav, Kimmi, and all you people who think you know how to slot hitters, listen up. I have argued endlessly for like 5 games that Devers should be dropped down in the order. Yesterday he got a double batting 7th I think, and today 2 doubles batting 8th. I'm just like Bo Jackson. I don't know diddly, but I do know baseball.

 

Had Devers batted in Young's slot, he'd have doubled with the bases loaded!

 

LOL!

[Maxbialystock]

Nunez looks awful, but I love those fastballs. He'll either hit one good or K. No GIDP.

[a700hitter]

How many men are we going to leave on base today. This is ridiculous.

[Jasonbay44]

Bases loaded again. Come on Mookie

[Jasonbay44]

Jesus Christ. He's really going to bring in a different pitcher for each batter in the 6th inning?

[moonslav59]

Gotta come through on one of these bases loaded situations...

[TylerD]

Make this count boys.

[Jasonbay44]

Of course

[OH FOY]

Take it right down the middle.

[moonslav59]

Ugghhhhhh- leeEEEEEEE!

[a700hitter]

Terrible AB by Mookie.

[OH FOY]

This taking of good pitches, is crazy. SWING THE BAT!

[Maxbialystock]

Another high and tight fastball by Givens. Clearly, this is Showalters doing. Nunez K's on a fastball on the outside (but in the zone). Dead simple. Pitchers used to that a lot.

[MADSTORK]

Come on Chris Young, we need a hit here

 

Like I said, Where's Brentz

[bosoxmal]

Hey Salty! Betts didn't try to do too much!

[TylerD]

Frustratingly mad

[Maxbialystock]

Not sure I agree that at bat was so terrible. Every single pitch was a very fast sinking fast ball, and all of them were low--including three balls. To me that's just great pitching because Betts is a good hitter, does not strike out much, and has an OPS over 1.000 with RISP.

 

Credit too to Showalter who used 4 pitchers in the 6th to hang onto that lead.

[OH FOY]

Last pitch was down the middle. Meatball Soon as I saw it. Knew strike 3 Edited August 27, 2017 by OH FOY!