5/2 @ Texas

[Thunder]

RHP Garrett Richards (1-2, 4.94) vs RHP Mike Foltynewicz (1-3, 4.61)

 

Which Richards will show up today? I personally don't care, as long as we find a way to win. We still haven't lost a series since Opening Weekend, let's not start now, and then take advantage of the weak opponents coming our way this week.

 

 

Kind of a weird start time today. 2:35 PM in the east

[TylerD]

Noon game

 

Let’s get a W

[vegasbob]

Kike gets the leadoff spot out of the way quickly

[TylerD]

Let’s get a W.

[vegasbob]

GR had a chance at a good inning but manages to do a miniblowup by going 3-2 then wild pitching. Needs a DP noe, and on an early pitch

[vegasbob]

At best Richards is a high pitch count grinder, without much command/control

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Richards from what I've seen of late has the best stuff of any of the SOX starters. Control remains an issue. I'm actually hopeful this guy could be dominant again.

[vegasbob]

Final 4 hitters for Sox are led by Plawecki, who just insured he would stay just over .200. The other 3 , Gonzalez, Renfro, Cordero are looking up at the Mendoza line. Edited May 2, 2021 by vegasbob

[moonslav59]

We scored!

[jad]

The one thing Cordero did that was positive was ensuring he wouldn't lead off the 3rd.

[vegasbob]

Franchy, now 1 for last 32. BA over that stretch, .031 . Looks like a great relievers ERA. If you called yourself French's , we could spread you on a hot dog,

[jung]

The one thing Cordero did that was positive was ensuring he wouldn't lead off the 3rd.

 

 

Maybe he needs his eyes checked or lighter bat or.....hell I don't know. This is why he reminds me of JBJ at the plate. There is so much going wrong in that swing that its hard to figure out where to start.

[jung]

Well we might have corroborating information on this year's baseball. Cora says pitches are doing things he did not see when he played and if they are flying a few feet shorter then maybe what they did is raise the seams again. Pitchers would have gotten used to throwing balls with almost no seams and still getting them to move for them. Give them baseballs with pre-2017 or maybe even pre-2016 seams and it makes sense they would be having a field day.

 

I have seen some old timey curve balls so far this year......just 12 to 666666666. Sliders moving all over the place. Even the Sinker is making a comeback.

[jung]

When Richards goes back door breaking ball to LH hitters that thing is breaking so much that it still looks like it is going to make it back to the plate even starting it way outside.

 

Well not that strike 3. That was a FB and way outside...missed by the HP ump.

[d-money]

Need to get the split here! Yankees are starting to pick it up.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

X-plosive!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Need to get the split here! Yankees are starting to pick it up.

 

The Tigers can do that for a team.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Based on the batters who follow Devers in the line-up, there's really no reason to give Devers anything good to hit. Edited May 2, 2021 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[TylerD]

Jays winning big agai. They’re catching fire.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Devers also gives X-Man great protection in the line-up.

[TylerD]

Need to get the split here! Yankees are starting to pick it up.

 

Same with Toronto. They are red hot right now.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Cordero is so bad that even the 'blind squirrel' theory doesn't work for him.

[vegasbob]

Useless AB by Kike. That foul pop was caught, ruled a drop and then got rung up without advancing the runner on second Edited May 2, 2021 by vegasbob

[jung]

If Kluber threw all day the way he threw in that clip NESN just ran I doubt anybody would have hit him today....Tigers or anybody else.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

JD is this rag arm's best friend.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Useless AB by Kike. That foul pop was caught, ruled a drop and then got rung up without advancing the runner on second

 

SOX definitely do not have a valid lead-off hitter.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

If Kluber threw all day the way he threw in that clip NESN just ran I doubt anybody would have hit him today....Tigers or anybody else.

 

 

Hell, the SOX can't score against this chump; I doubt they score against Kluber.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

3rd base where SOX baserunners go to die.

[jung]

Rangers LH hitters appear spooked by the HP ump's propensity to call strikes outside. Swinging at anything out there now.

[jung]

Nice play Rafi