Game Day Thread 06.20.21 - Red Sox (Nasty Nate) @ Royals (Minor)

[d-money]

Nate giving up the hits early. Not good

[d-money]

Nate looks like s*** early. Ughhh

[d-money]

His pitches look awful.

[d-money]

Plz get out of this inning .

[moonslav59]

Nate looks like s*** early. Ughhh

 

Hard for a manager to decide: should I pull him and burn up the pen, or will he turn it around?

 

We did have Thursday off and have tomorrow off, too. Maybe I just answered my own question.

[Nick]

Hard for a manager to decide: should I pull him and burn up the pen, or will he turn it around?

 

We did have Thursday off and have tomorrow off, too. Maybe I just answered my own question.

 

 

He can throw 110 MPH. He still can't miss the bats.

[d-money]

Just lousy pitching by eovaldi. Playing catch-up once again.

[moonslav59]

The A's have the best record in the AL, despite their numbers not matching their record.

 

Their starting line up, today, had these BA's:

 

.253

.222

.306

.254

.238

.240

.215

.225

.200

 

(They are down to the Yanks 2-1 in the 7th.)

[d-money]

Our starting pitching was a huge question mark entering the season and it’s still is.

[d-money]

The A's have the best record in the AL, despite their numbers not matching their record.

 

Their starting line up, today, had these BA's:

 

.253

.222

.306

.254

.238

.240

.215

.225

.200

 

(They are down to the Yanks 2-1 in the 7th.)

 

 

Well pitching is still the name of the name. Eovaldi throws hard it seems like he doesn’t have a put away pitch. His stuff is flat .

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Can anyone say "come from behind?"

[TylerD]

Not a good inning for Nate ugh.

[Nick]

Well pitching is still the name of the name. Eovaldi throws hard it seems like he doesn’t have a put away pitch. His stuff is flat .

 

Whitlock's changeup moves in towards right handers and down. It's the movement that avoids contact. He should be stretched out to start at some point. I'm hoping one of young guns take over for Eovaldi in 2023.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

No reason to bring EO out in the 4th. He's exhausted and the game is still winnable.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The SOX have been bucking the odds all season, so far. Bad starting pitching will eventually catch up to a team. Throw in some bad defense and it's a recipe for disaster. The SOX offense has provided a smoke screen for the SOX starters, but that's not sustainable. Edited June 20, 2021 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[Maxbialystock]

First six Sox hitters have 1 hit so far.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Well pitching is still the name of the name. Eovaldi throws hard it seems like he doesn’t have a put away pitch. His stuff is flat .

 

A fastball with no movement in MLB is called batting practice.

[d-money]

Can’t give up more runs. This offense looks dead right now.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

That the SOX are in 1st place in late June with this starting 5 is miraculous.

[TylerD]

Can’t give up more runs. This offense looks dead right now.

 

Ya Nate not looking too good today.

[d-money]

Hope the offense gets something going soon.

[d-money]

That the SOX are in 1st place in late June with this starting 5 is miraculous.

 

True dat. They have done better than expected.

[TylerD]

Dammit

[Maxbialystock]

Verdugo and Devers struggling against this particular lefty.

[TylerD]

Nate couldn’t even go 5. Ugly day for him.

[d-money]

Offense looks pretty pathetic today as well.

[d-money]

Need to get out of this inning without allowing a run.

[TylerD]

Arroyo hurt. Noooooooooo

[illinoisredsox]

What happened to Plawecki?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Arroyo is the magnet for injuries for the SOX.