09/01 SOX @ Rays 7:10PM

[moonslav59]

Lock him up.

 

Imma keep sayin' it.

 

Cause it's a workin'.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

VAZ-2

Rays-2

[Tedballgame]

Looks like the tie won't last long.

[Tedballgame]

Duran playing too shallow.

[Maxbialystock]

Sure glad Cora took Sale out. Whitlock looks great out there if you ignore a double off his first pitch.

[Tedballgame]

Great play by Vaz.

[moonslav59]

Sure glad Cora took Sale out. Whitlock looks great out there if you ignore a double off his first pitch.

 

He needs to go 3, tonight for us to have any chance. I don't care how many pitches it takes.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Great play by VAZ. Carrying the team on his back.

[a700hitter]

Denver’s spikes a 80 foot throw. Oye!

[moonslav59]

Great play by Vaz.

 

Lock him up!

[Maxbialystock]

Rays 9th bat hits a perfect sac fly to deep CF to move runner to 3b.

 

And Vazquez makes the Sox defensive play of the game by catching a short hop throw by Devers and tagging the runner from 3b out.

 

Despite the double and the sac fly, a scoreless inning for Whitlock. So, good on him. Plus no Barnes.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Great play by VAZ. Carrying the team on his back.

 

Devers still suffering from arm tourette's syndrome.

[moonslav59]

Great play by VAZ. Carrying the team on his back.

 

Single-handedly!

[Maxbialystock]

He needs to go 3, tonight for us to have any chance. I don't care how many pitches it takes.

 

Agree. Rough first 2 batters, but then he was fine, and he is easily the Sox best reliever. No one else is close. He also does windows (2, even 3 innings).

[Maxbialystock]

Cora needs to protest. Robertson actually threw strikes to Arauz, which is just not fair. And yes, I do remember the grand slam when all the Sox needed was a sac fly or a single.

[TylerD]

Beautiful night for Sale

 

Wow.

[Maxbialystock]

Great play by VAZ. Carrying the team on his back.

 

He is that.

[a700hitter]

Robertson...? Why would we need this guy when we got Robles and Davis?

[Maxbialystock]

Beautiful night for Sale

 

Wow.

 

Far from beautiful because he didn't have his best stuff. But he sure was gritty and definitely did not let the weak defense get him down.

[a700hitter]

Bloom was smart not to get Robertson.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Robertson...? Why would we need this guy when we got Robles and Davis?

 

 

Exactly.

[Maxbialystock]

That call against Renfroe was close enough. Plus tonight ain't his night.

[Maxbialystock]

That's the 2d double off Whitlock plus no K's. But thank goodness he is rested. I mean, that's the real goal, isn't it? Rested pitchers. Barnes really needed a rest and now should get 2 full weeks. Good system.

[moonslav59]

Wow, another out at the plate!

[Jasonbay44]

Surprised Rays keep trying to score on these grounders.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The total of the salaries the SOX pay annually to Sale, Bogey, JD and EO is 76 million dollars. The total annual salary of the Rays is 72 million dollars.

[Maxbialystock]

Cash needs to check his computer program that says you will always score from 3b with 1 or no outs.

[moonslav59]

Surprised Rays keep trying to score on these grounders.

 

They know the Sox D and are playing the odds.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The Rays are due for a loss. They're only human, right?

[Maxbialystock]

It sure looks as though that balk was because Whitlock keep shaking off Vazquez's signals.

 

All's well that ends well.

 

Except ain't nothin ended yet. Whitlock has 2 scoreless innings, but the Rays have a bottomless well of good relievers.