7/12 @ Devil Rays

[mvp 78]

Sale vs Kluber

 

The first official Sale Day of 2022. This matchup would have been a barn burner in 2017.

[moonslav59]

Long awaited!

[Old Red]

Long awaited!

 

Not anticipated by me. Sale may be better than the Worcester rotation, but I think his best days are behind him like early 2018.

[Old Red]

Raffy still out tonight.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Not anticipated by me. Sale may be better than the Worcester rotation, but I think his best days are behind him like early 2018.

 

It should be a good match-up, because the same could be said of Kluber.

[Tedballgame]

Sale will go 3 innings.

[Tedballgame]

Raffy still out tonight.

 

Looks like him batting now.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Kluber made the SOX look Klueless.

[Old Red]

Looks like him batting now.

 

JD was in the original lineup, but is out with soreness from I guess running around the bases.

[moonslav59]

Looks like him batting now.

 

If that was me saying that...

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

...

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

JD was in the original lineup, but is out with soreness from I guess running around the bases.

 

Probably from swinging harder than usual last night.

[Tedballgame]

So far so good.

[illinoisredsox]

I know you can’t tell for sure on television, but Sale’s fastball looks straight; not a lot of movement.

[Thunder]

Greetings from downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, where I am at a work conference! Sale Day is back! Life is good. Not like it wasn't ever NOT good...

[illinoisredsox]

The Rays are sitting on fastball; have they even offered at a slider?

 

Edit - Choi finally did but with 2 strikes, he had to.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Bobby DeeFA. Only kidding?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

0-2 base hits. Anything worse?

[illinoisredsox]

0-2 base hits. Anything worse?

 

0-2 homers?

 

To me it depends on how the hit happened. Guy gets one on a pitch six inches outside or tomahawks a ball above the zone, not much a pitcher can do. Getting one on a middle middle fastball, bad.

Edited July 12, 2022 by illinoisredsox

[illinoisredsox]

Sale not commanding the fastball all that well. This inning he’s not commanding much of anything.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The Rays a-holes walking toward 1st on called strikes. Too bad Sale doesn't have a little Bob Gibson in him.

[illinoisredsox]

The Rays a-holes walking toward 1st on called strikes. Too bad Sale doesn't have a little Bob Gibson in him.

 

In today’s game, Gibson couldn’t be Gibson.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Well, at least the perfect game is out of the equation.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

In today’s game, Gibson couldn’t be Gibson.

 

You are so right.

[illinoisredsox]

Kluber’s got no hit stuff tonight; might have to hope Cash overmanages (again).

 

Didn’t the Rays no-hit the Sox over 9 innings earlier this year?

 

Looks like it’s just you and me, and I have to bow out to grill some dinner, so I’ll watch the rest of the game on delay.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Story's glove continues to shine.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Story's glove continues to shine.

 

Story leads the SOX in RBI; he may also lead the SOX in preventing runs defensively.

[harmony]

Story leads the SOX in RBI; he may also lead the SOX in preventing runs defensively.

Entering tonight's game Trevor Story led the Red Sox with eight Defensive Runs Saved:

 

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=fld&lg=all&qual=0&type=1&season=2022&month=0&season1=2022&ind=0&team=3&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&startdate=2022-01-01&enddate=2022-12-31&sort=12,d

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

That truly SUX!

[FredLynn]

No plate discipline. Story swings at a ball that hit him.

Unbelievable