8/25 vs Twins

[mvp 78]

Pivetta vs Ober

 

Ober is better than Jax, last night's starter. 2.81 ERA over his last 5 starts, 24K and 4BB. Twins best shot at not getting swept.

[Maxbialystock]

Pivetta vs Ober

 

Ober is better than Jax, last night's starter. 2.81 ERA over his last 5 starts, 24K and 4BB. Twins best shot at not getting swept.

 

And Pivetta is like the opening lines of A Tale of Two Cities: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . . it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair."

[mvp 78]

And Pivetta is like the opening lines of A Tale of Two Cities: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . . it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair."

 

[mvp 78]

1. Enrique Hernandez 2B

2. Kyle Schwarber DH

3. Xander Bogaerts SS

4. Rafael Devers 3B

5. J.D. Martinez LF

6. Alex Verdugo CF

7. Hunter Renfroe RF

8. Travis Shaw 1B

9. Christian Vazquez C

[mvp 78]

Cora looked at last night's boxscore and just decided to rerack today with the same lineup.

[iortiz]

I want to see Arroyo in the lineup but I guess Travis is hot right now.

[moonslav59]

I want to see Arroyo in the lineup but I guess Travis is hot right now.

 

Me, too, and Kike in CF, JD at DH and Schwarber at 1B.

 

Can we try it just once before some else gets hurt?

[TylerD]

Taylor to close tonight then. Let’s win.

[moonslav59]

Taylor to close tonight then. Let’s win.

 

Wow, that’s what I called.

 

Blind squirrel.

[iortiz]

Me, too, and Kike in CF, JD at DH and Schwarber at 1B.

 

Can we try it just once before some else gets hurt?

 

...or Shwarber at LF and Arroyo at 1B. You would move Verdugo at CF and Kike at 2B.

 

Both, Arroyo and Schwarber could get hurt playing at 1B, but who would you risk more of these two?

 

my guess Schwarber has more chances to get hurt at 1B.

[iortiz]

Taylor to close tonight then. Let’s win.

 

 

Did they name him as a the new closer moving forward?

Edited August 25, 2021 by iortiz

[iortiz]

Very cheap inning.

[mvp 78]

Taylor to close tonight then. Let’s win.

 

Underwhelming

[mvp 78]

Robo ump

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Ober-matched.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Robo pitchers.

[Oscars]

More poor fielding from Shaw

[jacksonianmarch]

Pivetta doesn’t have much tonight

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

More poor fielding from Shaw

 

He's just temporary.

[iortiz]

BP should be ready. Pivetta is trash tonight.

[TylerD]

Bad Pivetta. His last start is carrying over into today.

[mvp 78]

Why are people penciling Pivetta in for a rotation spot in 2022?

[TylerD]

Limited the damage. Thank god.

[iortiz]

It was a Matzusaka act.

[TylerD]

Why are people penciling Pivetta in for a rotation spot in 2022?

 

He does what a 5th guy does. Inconsistent. He was very good against the Jays and Orioles but sucked last start and so far not great today. However I would bring him back as our 5th guy.

[Oscars]

Another horrible AB from JD

[TylerD]

It was a Matzusaka act.

 

Lol, the king of getting us in and out of jams.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Another horrible AB from JD

 

"Chased that slider out of the zone"; Burks sounds surprised. He obviously hasn't watched as many Sox games this season as we have...

[illinoisredsox]

He does what a 5th guy does. Inconsistent. He was very good against the Jays and Orioles but sucked last start and so far not great today. However I would bring him back as our 5th guy.

 

Exactly. Too many people seem to think the #5 guy is going to win 75% of his starts and pitch to a sub 3 ERA. A team will do well if their #5 goes around .500 with an ERA in the mid to upper 4s.

 

As I’ve said, any pitcher in the majors CAN shut down any other team. It’s how often they can do it. A #5 isn’t going to do it very often, but they will do it once in a while.

 

Privetta is what he is, a 4-5 starter.

[Oscars]

JD has been chasing the slider off the plate for a while, but can’t adjust to lay off it .

He looks lost