10/15 ALCS Game 1 @ Astros

[Maxbialystock]

Two GIDP's in 2 innings. Easy GIDP's. Valdez is throwing 50% strikes, but he has our guys fooled.

[Tedballgame]

Ball 4.

[d-money]

Not good. Sale needs a 1-2-3

[d-money]

Have to keep this game close.

[vegasbob]

Two GIDP's in 2 innings. Easy GIDP's. Valdez is throwing 50% strikes, but he has our guys fooled.

 

2 things, he's a LH'er and has a slow curve ball. Instant death

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Not good. Sale needs a 1-2-3

 

With about a 6 pitch count.

[iortiz]

This guy doesn’t throw strikes. They have to take take and take.

 

Arroyo and Vazquez swinging at balls on 3-2 counts.

 

Also DPs are killing us.

[Maxbialystock]

Funny thing, but Valdez is basically just throwing a curve and a sinker, two pitches, without much control, and he's thrown two scoreless innings despite two walks and 3 Sox singles. That said, the Sox have hit nothing hard.

 

The Astros have hit Sale hard, but only have the one hit, the one walk, and one wild pitch, and the one sac fly for a run.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

This guy doesn’t throw strikes. They have to take take and take.

 

Arroyo and Vazquez swinging at balls on 3-2 counts.

 

Also DPs are killing us.

 

They didn't kill us against Tampa, but they sure are frustrating.

[vegasbob]

One full tour of our lineup and Valdez is hittable and semi-wild. Should break him in the 3rd.... or maybe 8th

[Maxbialystock]

That slider was way out side and still hit hard.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Wasn't even a strike, but hung so high that the batting champ batting 7th could rip it

[d-money]

Sale hasn’t fooled anyone. They’re laying off the fastball.

[Maxbialystock]

Another hard hit ball off a sinker.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Houck better be getting ready to be perfect again.

[d-money]

Get him the f*** out!!!!!

[Maxbialystock]

This is last week's Sale.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

He's done.

[d-money]

Is cora waiting till we fall behind 3-0?

[Tedballgame]

Guy never attempted to get out of the way of that.

[vegasbob]

No RS hitter would let that ball touch them

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

All Sale brings to the mound at this point is his name.

[iortiz]

Sale doesn’t have it tonight again.

[Maxbialystock]

For whatever reason, Sale is mostly staying away from the changeup.

[bmattioli]

Oh s***

[d-money]

This is embarrassing. Why did cora go with this guy? Why?

[Tedballgame]

Can't hit the #9 batter.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

If we can just get out of this inning down by only 4, we could chip away at the lead all night like his last start.

[Tedballgame]

Big out there.

[Maxbialystock]

Great K! Really needed that!!!