6/17 @ Seattle

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

E-rod 8-1 3.64

 

VS

 

M.Leake 7-3 4.26

 

Hopefully this will change the SOX luck.

[Station 13]

1. Mookie Betts ® RF

2. Andrew Benintendi (L) LF

3. Xander Bogaerts ® SS

4. J.D. Martinez ® DH

5. Mitch Moreland (L) 1B

6. Rafael Devers (L) 3B

7. Brock Holt (L) 2B

8. Christian Vazquez ® C

9. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

TB just hung a 3 spot on the MACY'S Thanksgiving Day balloon also known as CC.

[Station 13]

TB just hung a 3 spot on the MACY'S Thanksgiving Day balloon also known as CC.

 

LMAO

 

CC wears circus pants.

[vegasbob]

TB just hung a 3 spot on the MACY'S Thanksgiving Day balloon also known as CC.

 

That's good at least TB won't be shutout. We hung a 6 on the Mariners the other night until Hembree and Barnes showed up for lunch. Glad TB "hung" it on CC the Hutt. The Sox last 18 at bats in Seattle resulted in exactly one scoring breakout, the aforementioned 6 spot, which proved to be a little short.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1. Mookie Betts ® RF

2. Andrew Benintendi (L) LF

3. Xander Bogaerts ® SS

4. J.D. Martinez ® DH

5. Mitch Moreland (L) 1B

6. Rafael Devers (L) 3B

7. Brock Holt (L) 2B

8. Christian Vazquez ® C

9. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF

 

Until Pedey returns this is definitely the best line-up the SOX can present.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Yesterday it was posted that the SOX line-up was top heavy. I would also use top heavy to describe the ALE.

[moonslav59]

Until Pedey returns this is definitely the best line-up the SOX can present.

 

I like seeing Bogey in the top 3, and if the studies are accurate, having JD up 4th not 3rd, should be helpful.

 

Our 5 slot needs to give us a boost now that Bogey is up 3rd. (Bogey hit .918 in the 5 slot, while nobody else has been over .705 (Moreland .689/Devers .541).

[jung]

Need to earn our split today.

[Sox75]

Behind home plate, in the shade. Another great day at the ballpark!

 

If you've never been to Safeco you haven't lived!

[Station 13]

Hey Mookie, your OPS is under 1.200, get going.

[jung]

At least we are facing a RH pitcher today. Big dif for us mainly because our RH hitting corp is that much better against same handed pitchers than are LH hitter corp which is flat putrid against same handed pitchers with the exception of Holt. He is the only LH hitter we have that carries reverse split. The rest of them don't get anywhere near a reverse split including Beni and Rafi, a telltale sign of their youth. We would not expect them to carry anything like a reverse split nor even be close in that regard. Especially tough sledding against LH pitchers with a really solid secondary pitch. Moreland struggles against lefties and even our switch hitters struggle more against LH pitchers.

 

On the other hand, Betts and JD are very good against same handed pitchers and XB is not bad at all. So we have as good a shot as we are going to get of earning the split today.

Edited June 17, 2018 by jung

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Speed kills.

[Station 13]

You wonder why this fool can't go deeper in games. 2 strike and nibbles.

[Sox75]

Btw... Bogie has been hanging out with Devers this whole trip. Expect errors.

[Station 13]

This new helmet with the mouth guard is gaining traction.

[Station 13]

I don't think Pom would made that play.

[Sox75]

So nice though.... autographs from Bogie, Devers, Sandy, Workman, Barnes, etc.....

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Note to E-rod: Even if the ball is hit to 2nd base, run over and cover 1st. Moreland may not be there.

[Sox75]

Swi....

[Station 13]

Jd speed

[Station 13]

Leake is concerned with JD Speed at first.

[Sox75]

Holt . . .

[Station 13]

Bring on the pitch clock.

[FredLynn]

Two more runners left out on base....once you get past Holt and are facing Vasquez and no-hit Bradley its a dark dark hole you are looking at.

[Station 13]

Bullets. They'll get him soon.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

It would be very embarrassing if the SOX are unable to score runs off this rag arm.

[jung]

Nicely done JBJ. I was about to say this could be a good week for Jackie. Four RHP's in a row starting with this bum.

[FredLynn]

Yankees lose....Rays finally get up off the mat

[FredLynn]

When Bradley gets up there can we just assign him an intentional out..like an intentional walk? No need for the pitcher to waste pitches-and it speeds up the game.