6/17 Cards @ SOX 7:10PM ET

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

A. Wainwright 5-4 2.84ERA vs M. Wacha 4-1 2.33ERA

 

Wainwright's been good for a long time.

 

Warning: Arenado is 6 for 13 with 3 dingers against Wacha.

 

 

Go SOX!

[Maxbialystock]

A. Wainwright 5-4 2.84ERA vs M. Wacha 4-1 2.33ERA

 

Wainwright's been good for a long time.

 

Warning: Arenado is 6 for 13 with 3 dingers against Wacha.

 

 

Go SOX!

 

Succinct and scary. Well done.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Duran

Devers

JD

Bogey

Dugo

Story

Cordero

VAZ

JBJ

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Succinct and scary. Well done.

 

Thanks, let's just hope the SOX offense can be scary tonight.

[mvp 78]

I haven't seen any of the recent games that Duran has started. How has he looked swinging the bat?

[Maxbialystock]

Duran

Devers

JD

Bogey

Dugo

Story

Cordero

VAZ

JBJ

 

Five lefty bats, which is what I predicted last night (on the game thread) might be the case because the Cardinals are going with three righty starters.

[Maxbialystock]

Message from moonslav with which I completely agree: one game at a time.

 

Old Red kind of pissed me off with his "well, finally, the Sox are going to play a winning team," but right now I kind of agree.

 

Let the games begin.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The SOX and Cards have a great history against each other. Since 1946 they've met in 4 World Series with each winning 2. Their games won/lost in the 4 WS are 14-10 in favor of the SOX.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I haven't seen any of the recent games that Duran has started. How has he looked swinging the bat?

 

Not bad; he's been making pretty good contact and has even laid down a nice bunt for a single.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Not bad; he's been making pretty good contact and has even laid down a nice bunt for a single.

 

He reminds me of Grady Sizemore.

[jacksonianmarch]

Grady was a supreme talent wrecked by injury.

[moonslav59]

Grady was a supreme talent wrecked by injury.

 

Maybe Duran's ceiling is an injured Sizemore.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Cards have an impressive line-up. Probably the best line-up the SOX have faced so far this season.

[iortiz]

Love watching Duran play man. He looks hungry!

[Jasonbay44]

Duran is one of the fastest guys I’ve ever seen. Dude can fly and his speed is even more impressive in person

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Here's a reason the SOX record isn't better than it should be that I haven't seen posted. JD and Bogey just aren't driving in runs. Of course, there's a couple other reasons, but I thought this should be mentioned.

[Old Red]

A. Wainwright 5-4 2.84ERA vs M. Wacha 4-1 2.33ERA

 

Wainwright's been good for a long time.

 

Warning: Arenado is 6 for 13 with 3 dingers against Wacha.

 

 

Go SOX!

 

Make it 4.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

My warning went unheeded. Arenado appears to own Wacha.

[Maxbialystock]

Lousy start when JDM has men on 1st and 3d with no outs and goes GIDP.

 

Then Wacha gets a 3-1 count vs Arenado, who owns him, and decides to throw a fat changeup down the middle.

[iortiz]

Story is officially completely lost at plate.

[Jasonbay44]

Story is officially completely lost at plate.

 

He’s extremely streaky, he’ll carry your team for a month, then kill your team for a month.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

AW seems to have all his pitches working tonight. Wacha better be good.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

He’s extremely streaky, he’ll carry your team for a month, then kill your team for a month.

 

 

That was my basis in comparing him to Napoli.

[Maxbialystock]

The MLB app quotes Story as saying he will beat this slump, but first he needs to admit what the scarecrow admits in the Wizard of OZ: he doesn't have a brain. In 3 pitches, he gets two right down the middle which he ignores, and swings and misses at the second pitch, which is either out of the zone or close to it.

 

Except for Duran's leadoff triple, the Sox lineup looks pathetic. Wacha has his work cut out for him.

[Jasonbay44]

Helluva defensive play by Story

[Old Red]

Story Land with some D.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Story's bat isn't affecting his glove. Great play.

[d-money]

This offense has to hit.

[Jasonbay44]

Also, Cordero doesn’t seem very comfortable at 1B. His stretching for the ball is weird, he doesn’t seem confident and I think he’s going to run into or be ran into by a runner at some point

[Maxbialystock]

AW seems to have all his pitches working tonight. Wacha better be good.

 

Agree.