9/26 Vs. Toronto

[Maxbialystock]

All signs bad in our game. After Young's miracle double in the 1st, hitless and runnerless. Sale too is struggling with very high pitch count to go with the two Porcellos.

[TylerD]

Another lack lustre performance from our offense.

[Maxbialystock]

Happ working the corners way better than Sale and doesn't need K's to get easy outs. Of course, our lineup tonight ain't that hard to pitch to either.

[TylerD]

Super concerning. Sales last 3 out of 4 starts are scaring me.

[Northern Star]

Blake Snell: 49 pitch 4 run 1st inning. Thanks, pal.

[Station 13]

This is why Haff doesn't even throw inside to this punch and judy lineup, they sometimes run into one.

[moonslav59]

Super concerning. Sales last 3 out of 4 starts are scaring me.

 

Shoulda rested him.

 

And, that ain't Monday morning...

[SoxHop]

.....K......

[Maxbialystock]

A very disheartening game given our ace on the mound giving up now three porcellos.

[Maxbialystock]

Shoulda rested him.

 

And, that ain't Monday morning...

 

He is on six days rest. Are you seriously suggesting he should have been shut down until the postseason?

[Northern Star]

A very disheartening game given our ace on the mound giving up now three porcellos.

 

At least they were all solo shots is all you can say.

[TylerD]

Why is Sale still in the game???? Get him out and let him rest.

[Northern Star]

OK, I think you can hit the panic button now....

[SoxHop]

Heck...... I should've been counting homeruns..

[TylerD]

He is on six days rest. Are you seriously suggesting he should have been shut down until the postseason?

Honesty at this point he has been s*** his last 4 out of 5 start season. Whether we could have afforded to rest him or not he probably needed it right till playoffs. Sale has just been off this last month and some.

[SoxHop]

Want to give him rest. Just take him out right now...

[Northern Star]

 

 

Sale vs. Happ, advantage obviously Sox.

 

Never challenge the baseball gods.

[Maxbialystock]

Shoulda rested him.

 

And, that ain't Monday morning...

 

Maybe not, but it is also 100% bs. I'm surprised at you. Sale had one of his best starts of the season six days ago and you are saying he should have been shut down. Utter nonsense.

[Northern Star]

Want to give him rest. Just take him out right now...

 

3 batters too late.

[Maxbialystock]

Honesty at this point he has been s*** his last 4 out of 5 start season. Whether we could have afforded to rest him or not he probably needed it right till playoffs. Sale has just been off this last month and some.

 

Six days ago he was lights out, one of his best starts this year.

[Northern Star]

Honesty at this point he has been s*** his last 4 out of 5 start season. Whether we could have afforded to rest him or not he probably needed it right till playoffs. Sale has just been off this last month and some.

 

True aces don't rest until the offseason.

[TylerD]

Six days ago he was lights out, one of his best starts this year.

 

That's fair. Regardless he just didn't have it tonight. Wish we had the division clinched so he could have had some rest. His strikeouts are still fantastic but the second half of the season hasn't been the greatest for Sale. I think he's starting to get burnt out. Some rest would have been nice.

[Northern Star]

And what does our might juggernaut do? Goes three and out, of course.

[TylerD]

Young makes another mistake. Shocker. Tough catch yes but in a game like this it has to be made.

[Station 13]

Such a boring team. When Betts, Devers or Benni aren't hitting, turn the channel.

[TylerD]

Donaldson up. Everyone hold your breath.

[Maxbialystock]

I am incredulous at the comments about Sale not pitching tonight in order to rest him for the postseason.

 

But maybe I do understand. By not starting Sale, Farrell could have sent out Porcello, followed by ERod, Pom, Fister, and, oh yes, Porcello again for the last game of the season. The Yankees meanwhile will be down 3 after tonight and continue with their hot streak while the Sox rotation is shredded and the lineup continues to struggle as it has for big chunks of this season.

 

I am exaggerating only a little to make this point. Last year the consensus on talksox, reiterated ad nauseum, was the Farrell rested guys which cost the Sox the homefield advantage. Imagine the furor this year if the Sox don't even win the AL East.

 

Either way, it will be so, so nice to blame Farrell for not using the right players at the right time. If he doesn't start Sale tonight, he's trying to lose now. If he does start him, he's not resting him for the postseason. But it's gotcha either way.

[Maxbialystock]

Stunning work by the lineup. After the miracle double by Young with no one out in the 1st, the Sox have made 15 straight outs.

[TylerD]

Joe Kelly. Hasn't been many highlights this game but the bullpen looks good.

[Maxbialystock]

That HanRam K with 2 men on showed the fundamental difference between a pitcher like Happ and basically any of ours. He threw four straight pitches low and away. One changeup and one 2-seamer were rightfully called balls, but Happ stayed there until the count was 2-2. Then he threw a four seamer 95 mph on the inside waist high and HanRam was helpless. Most of our guys can throw a decent fastball on the inside corner, but none is able to throw four in a row, 2 for strikes, low and away. No one.