5/8 @Yankees

[SoxHop]

Drew Pomeranz BOS

(1-1, 6.14)

 

vs

 

Luis Severino NYY

(5-1, 2.11)

[iortiz]

It’s not an encouraging match up.

 

Pomeranz vs current NY line up is 304/370/478/848

 

... but what worries me more is how New York is hitting and how Pom has pitched this season.

 

On the bright side he has lost only 1 game in his last 5 starts vs NY and has a GmSc of 41(L), 51(W) & 54(W) in his last three starts in Yankee Stadium.

 

If we take this game, we win the series.

[Jasonbay44]

Yankees definitely have huge advantage in the pitching matchup. Hopefully Pom can at least be decent and keep Yankees offense in check.

[Bellhorn04]

Bad matchup on paper, ain't it? Yankee fans must be salivating. We almost need some reverse lock mojo here.

[Spudboy]

f*** the Yankees.

 

I ain't ascared.

[Thunder]

This entire series doesn't line up that well for us in the pitching department. Win. Dance. Repeat. x4

[mvp 78]

Tonight, Pomeranz is going to actually pitch into the 7th inning.

[mvp 78]

Severino is 2-5 with a 4.82 ERA against the Sox (worst ERA against any team with 3+ starts). Severino feasts on teams below .500 and has a losing record against teams above .500.

[Slasher9]

f*** severino. f*** the Yankees. contemplating driving to boogie down to insert some at game mojo.

[TylerD]

If there was ever a game to win its tonight. This series has me nervous. Will truly show what Boston is made of. Drew can’t get off to a slow start like he has. Need at least 6 solid innings from him to have a chance. A slow start from him will kill any chance at winning.

[Spudboy]

Tonight, Pomeranz is going to actually pitch into the 7th inning.

 

Bold prediction but I like it.

[Station 13]

Tonight, Pomeranz is going to actually pitch into the 7th inning.

 

Hell, if he manages 5 it means we're in the game.

[bkzwhitestrican]

Severino is 2-5 with a 4.82 ERA against the Sox (worst ERA against any team with 3+ starts). Severino feasts on teams below .500 and has a losing record against teams above .500.

 

5 of Severino's 7 starts this season have come against teams over .500 (BOS, TOR x2, LAA, HOU)

 

In those starts, he is 3-1 (the one loss against the Sox of course). He has averaged 6 2/3 innings per start with a 2.41 ERA and 9.9Ks per 9 innings.

 

Just throwing that out there for reference

[Bellhorn04]

f*** severino. f*** the Yankees. contemplating driving to boogie down to insert some at game mojo.

 

Do it.

[mvp 78]

5 of Severino's 7 starts this season have come against teams over .500 (BOS, TOR x2, LAA, HOU)

 

In those starts, he is 3-1 (the one loss against the Sox of course). He has averaged 6 2/3 innings per start with a 2.41 ERA and 9.9Ks per 9 innings.

 

Just throwing that out there for reference

 

He has an ERA of 9.00 against the Sox this year.

 

Just throwing that out there for reference

[OH FOY]

Interesting the Sox have committed 16 errors and the Yanks have committed 25 errors so far this season.

[Maxbialystock]

Meh. I think Cora should attend the pregame meeting with the umpire holding a white flag or other peace offering. There is no way, no how Pom can outpitch Severino. He's pitching only because John Henry is paying him $10M this year. I wanted Cora to use the off day to move up the next pitcher, but unfortunately it's David Price. Their combined WAR so far this year is +.1.

[Thunder]

The 14-1 game I went to at Fenway? Sale vs Severino. Yes, it was cold. Yes, the Yankees weren't on fire. Yes, most of the runs came off errors/bullpen. But, we can hit Severino. We knocked him around that night.

[Spudboy]

This is some very funny and enlightening s*** from Section 10 Barstoole Sports.

 

Joe Kelly is very interesting.

 

https://www.barstoolsports.com/boston/section-10-podcast-episode-167-joe-kelly-aka-jim-buchanan-comes-to-barstool-hq

[fxkatt]

The only way we win tonight is if Pom is fully back in form and Severino has at least a bit of a relapse from what he's typically shown in almost all his outings this season.

 

I like Pom better vs the earlier Yanks when they were a left-side dominated team... now the power is on the right-side... not fun at all for all of our lefty starters. No doubt this was part of the motivation to go after Stanton.

[a700hitter]

The only way we win tonight is if Pom is fully back in form and Severino has at least a bit of a relapse from what he's typically shown in almost all his outings this season.

 

I like Pom better vs the earlier Yanks when they were a left-side dominated team... now the power is on the right-side... not fun at all for all of our lefty starters. No doubt this was part of the motivation to go after Stanton.

We need to jump on Severino quickly.

[Maxbialystock]

NYY will have 7 righty bats in their lineup tonight. Pomeranz actually does throw a changeup, but my guess is we won't see much of it.

 

The good news is that Pom did go 6 innings his last time out, but it was against KC who rank 27th in runs scored. He has also pitched decently at Yankee Stadium, ERA 3.12.

 

A700hitter has a good thought: jump on Severino early.

[Jasonbay44]

Interesting the Sox have committed 16 errors and the Yanks have committed 25 errors so far this season.

 

Of those 16 errors, 8 are by Devers and 3 by Vazquez and Bogaerts (Nunez and Porcello also have 1 each).

[Station 13]

Nunez "error" is not able to get to any ball.

[jung]

1. Mookie Betts ® RF

2. Andrew Benintendi (L) LF

3. Hanley Ramirez ® 1B

4. J.D. Martinez ® DH

5. Xander Bogaerts ® SS

6. Rafael Devers (L) 3B

7. Eduardo Nunez ® 2B

8. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF

9. Christian Vazquez ® C

 

Nobody had put up the lineup yet. So I thought I would. While I really have always liked JBJ, this looks like a slug-fest game to me unless suddenly Pom grows an arm. JBJ seems even more lost than usual at present. Where is Moreland the way he is hitting?

[iortiz]

Is it just me or this series vs NYY is probably the most expected for the fans and the media in several years —considering both teams are the best in baseball.

[TylerD]

Is it just me or this series vs NYY is probably the most expected for the fans and the media in several years —considering both teams are the best in baseball.

 

Definitely. I haven’t been this pumped for a series this early in a long time.

[Maxbialystock]

Hanley slowed down and was almost out. What a putz.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Gleyber actually sounds like a slang term for a fielding error. "And Torres with a real Gleyber there..."

[Maxbialystock]

JD looked pretty foolish up there. Severino does have good stuff, but still.