8/30 SOX @ LA Angels 10:07PM EST

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

N. Eovaldi 1-0 6.64ERA vs J. Suarez 2-5 6.67ERA

 

 

Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing. SOX have the away from home field advantage.

[Slasher9]

no doubt at all we will win this game.

6.64 > 6.67

 

playoff march in full effect.

[OH FOY]

Keep the Rally Caps on. Its play-off baseball right now, and most Fans don't notice this. Every game is huge.

Don't quit Boys, keep playing hard!

[TylerD]

Late game. I’ll put my son to bed. Break out the whiskey and have a good time watching the Sox win.

[YastrzemskI]

Late game. I’ll put my son to bed. Break out the whiskey and have a good time watching the Sox win.

 

What brand of whiskey?

[jung]

1. Mookie Betts ® CF

2. Rafael Devers (L) 3B

3. Xander Bogaerts ® SS

4. J.D. Martinez ® RF

5. Sam Travis ® DH

6. Andrew Benintendi (L) LF

7. Christian Vazquez ® 1B

8. Brock Holt (L) 2B

9. Sandy Leon (S) C

 

 

1. Brian Goodwin (L) LF

2. Mike Trout ® CF

3. Shohei Ohtani (L) DH

4. Albert Pujols ® 1B

5. Kole Calhoun (L) RF

6. David Fletcher ® 3B

7. Andrelton Simmons ® SS

8. Luis Rengifo (S) 2B

9. Max Stassi ® C

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

As a team the SOX pitching is ranked at 18th in the league with an ERA of 4.66. Of the teams ranked 19-30 only the Brewers at 4.71 and ranked 20th are playing over .500 ball (68-66). Edited August 31, 2019 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[TylerD]

We got this.

[fxkatt]

It looks like this as we begin tonight: Guardians will be 79-56 (about to lose)

Oakland will be 78-56 (about to win)

TB will be 78-58 (about to win)

Sox 72-62 (6 back in LOSS column)

[moonslav59]

We'll have to be extremely lucky to catch just one team.

[TylerD]

1-0!!

[BOSOX11]

I gave up going to Arizona for dove hunting just to catch this series.

[FredLynn]

26 pitchers already.....not good for Eovaldi

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Unfortunately for us the A's own the Yankems.

[TylerD]

27 pitches. My god.

[a700hitter]

The regular announcers are back. Who were those guys in Colorado and why?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Brockstar may be having his best season as a SOX. Let him continue to play 2nd until the SOX are mathematically eliminated. Which I hope doesn't happen.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Brockstar may be having his best season as a SOX. Let him continue to play 2nd until the SOX are mathematically eliminated. Which I hope doesn't happen.

 

There is absolutely no reason to platoon Brock at 2nd.

[TylerD]

2-0 good guys.

[a700hitter]

Nerd alert

[jad]

Oh yes, the game. Just got back from a AA game in time to check it out. What a joy watching baseball under the two conditions of AA: (1) a pitch clock (this can't get into the MLB fast enough, in my view), and (2) NO REPLAY!!!! Remember when watching baseball used to be fun?

[moonslav59]

Brockstar may be having his best season as a SOX. Let him continue to play 2nd until the SOX are mathematically eliminated. Which I hope doesn't happen.

 

He's only got a little over 200 PAs, this season.

 

He is playing well, though.

 

So, bench the .321 hitting Marco?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Interesting stat on the LA feed. Betts leads the AL in number of hard hit balls to the outfield with 142. Devers is third and Trout is 5th.

[moonslav59]

Interesting stat on the LA feed. Betts leads the AL in number of hard hit balls to the outfield with 142. Devers is third and Trout is 5th.

 

Will Betts make it over .900 now that we're out of it?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Oh yes, the game. Just got back from a AA game in time to check it out. What a joy watching baseball under the two conditions of AA: (1) a pitch clock (this can't get into the MLB fast enough, in my view), and (2) NO REPLAY!!!! Remember when watching baseball used to be fun?

 

Is that pitch clock in effect when there's runners on base?

[a700hitter]

Nerd in booth discussing how the 2019 season was blown in Spring Training and April.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Will Betts make it over .900 now that we're out of it?

 

 

I know the SOX reaching the PO's doesn't look good right now, but we've both watched enough baseball to know stranger things have happened. Of course, Betts getting hot would help.

[moonslav59]

I know the SOX reaching the PO's doesn't look good right now, but we've both watched enough baseball to know stranger things have happened. Of course, Betts getting hot would help.

 

Yes, they have, and there are ample examples of a team coming back from way down to pass someone, but does anyone know the record for coming X amount of games behind two teams to pass both teams?

[TylerD]

Martinez!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Btw, three greats celebrated their 80th birthday this year. YAZ, GONE WITH THE WIND and THE WIZARD OF OZ.