June Twentieth Tigers @ Red Sox

[Maxbialystock]

Damon.

 

Yep.

[Maxbialystock]

The Tigers did get that clean single and another hard hit ball for an out, but I have to say I like Houck pretty much staying with three pitches: slider, fastball, and splitter. Not a hard save, but a good one.

 

But let's not forget that the Sox MVP pitcher in this game was once again the starter, in this case Winckowski. Yesterday it was Pivetta, and on Friday it was Wacha. The rotation is doing good work and just needs a decent bullpen as long as the lineup continues to score runs.

 

And who is that masked man in CF, the one with >.400 OBP?

 

One game at a time.

[Maxbialystock]

Sox just moved past the Rays and, if the White Sox keep that lead, are getting real close to the Jays. Cleveland has a .004 lead on the Sox.

[moonslav59]

Great game by Duran and several others.

 

I've shown some disdain towards Duran over the last couple years, but he's coming through, now.

 

Let's hope he can keep it up. We could use all the help we can get.

 

Good to see Cordero have a nice game, after struggling for a couple weeks.

 

Nice start by Wink, and the pen pulled their weight, too. These are games often lost by most teams, even against teams like the Tigers.

 

[JDavis76]

Great game by Duran and several others.

 

I've shown some disdain towards Duran over the last couple years, but he's coming through, now.

 

Let's hope he can keep it up. We could use all the help we can get.

 

Good to see Cordero have a nice game, after struggling for a couple weeks.

 

Nice start by Wink, and the pen pulled their weight, too. These are games often lost by most teams, even against teams like the Tigers.

 

 

Why is that?

[moonslav59]

Why is that?

 

When you start a SP'er who is like 9th or 10th on your rotation depth chart, you tend to lose.

[d-money]

Sox just moved past the Rays and, if the White Sox keep that lead, are getting real close to the Jays. Cleveland has a .004 lead on the Sox.

 

They’re in the mix. I feel we are better than those teams.

[Maxbialystock]

When you start a SP'er who is like 9th or 10th on your rotation depth chart, you tend to lose.

 

At 23, he has every reason to be 9th or 10th--thus his 4 runs in 3 innings in his first start. Since then, however, 2 ER's in 11.2 innings--and just 2 BB's. It did help that those two starts were against probably the two worst hitting/scoring teams in MLB: the A's and Tigers.

[JDavis76]

They’re in the mix. I feel we are better than those teams.

 

I guess we will find out soon enough

[dgalehouse]

When you start a SP'er who is like 9th or 10th on your rotation depth chart, you tend to lose.

 

Every single bookmaker had the Sox heavy favorites to win the game.

[Maxbialystock]

Every single bookmaker had the Sox heavy favorites to win the game.

 

Probably, although I would hesitate to bet on any baseball game.