4/05 Pirates @ SOX 1:35PM

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

M.Keller 0-0 vs Kluber 0-1

 

 

Dugo

Devers

Turner

Mass Attack

Casas

Arroyo

Tapia(CF)

Chang(SS)

Wong

 

Nothing to say except Go SOX!

[vegasbob]

Second tour of the rotation starts after a weak first round. It will take all 5 guys to give it a second go to see who was simply cold the first time and who can adjust their game. The 2-3 record, and possible Pittsburgh sweep at Fenway looms large over Kluber's shoulder.

Time to win one

[vegasbob]

Kluber either gets a K and/or DP here or he is the goat of the week, and not the G.O.A.T.

[a700hitter]

Our pitching is making the Pirates lineup look like the Lumber Company of the old days.

[yeszir]

Hi everyone

[a700hitter]

Hi everyone

Who are you?

[a700hitter]

Hi everyone

How are you doing?

[vegasbob]

Hi everyone

 

Welcome back to the 2023 version of a hard to fathom Red Sox roster. They may crush it today though. Not Arroyo, Chang and Wong, however.

[d-money]

Kluber lucked out in that first inning. Such a struggle for these starters.

[vegasbob]

Chang, Casas, Arroyo and Wong are batting a cumulative .368, or 1.268 OPS ( 4 guys) .

 

The get-a-away day B lineup hasn't done much

[vegasbob]

Sox batters in a hurry to catch that flight to Detroit.

 

Fast game happening . Hope it ends 1-0 for the Sox to put pressure on Splinter's O/U bet at 1.5 such games for the season

 

Whoa, more like 1-0 Pittsburgh on a Pesky shot

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Oye como bah

[vegasbob]

Oye como bah

 

Did you mean Blah, as in Red Sox batters ? No real shots hit on a cold day by these check swingers

[d-money]

Apart from being awful this team just lacks leadership from someone.

[vegasbob]

Finally get a really good effort from our starter Kluber but gets no hitting support and can't be the winner, in the rare event of a Sox comeback. Chang is lost as is Wong at bat. The fearsome foursome , who were hitting a cumulative .368 a couple innings ago are now at .342

[d-money]

Finally get a really good effort from our starter Kluber but gets no hitting support and can't be the winner, in the rare event of a Sox comeback. Chang is lost as is Wong at bat. The fearsome foursome , who were hitting a cumulative .368 a couple innings ago are now at .342

 

1 hit through 5 innings. Can’t make this up.

[moonslav59]

Some solid hits, here.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Hopefully, Masa doesn't turn out to be the Japanese version of Rusney.

[illinoisredsox]

Finally get a really good effort from our starter Kluber but gets no hitting support and can't be the winner, in the rare event of a Sox comeback. Chang is lost as is Wong at bat. The fearsome foursome , who were hitting a cumulative .368 a couple innings ago are now at .342

 

Gee, they’re falling off of .368? What a shock.

 

You do know Ted Williams hit .340ish for his career, right? And that none of the fearsome foursome is ever going to confused with Teddy Ballgame?

[vegasbob]

Schrieber gets all messed up with 2 weak rollers, a possible bad ball track by Yoshida, a bunt for a run, then a walk. Guys you are on the edge of a Pirate sweep because you aren't hitting

[illinoisredsox]

Bad luck for Schreiber aside, why take out Kluber? 3 hits, a walk and 1 run (a Pesky Pole shot to boot) through 5 on only 67 pitches. Makes no sense. Edited April 5, 2023 by illinoisredsox

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The SOX have scored a total of 1 run in their last 17 innings. I knew they couldn't continue averaging 8 runs/game, but this is ridiculous.

[d-money]

Cora does some things that don’t make any sense. We are 5 games in and this guy’s resting players. Joke.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Good start by Kluger today. Most games where Devers doesn't contribute will probably be losses.

[moonslav59]

The SOX have scored a total of 1 run in their last 17 innings. I knew they couldn't continue averaging 8 runs/game, but this is ridiculous.

 

Should we expect exactly only 4-5 runs, every game?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Cora does some things that don’t make any sense. We are 5 games in and this guy’s resting players. Joke.

 

Some things never change.

[iortiz]

Wow we are about to be swept at home by the f’ Pirates.

 

Not to mention they arguably have the worst offense in all baseball.

 

Geez what happened to this franchise man?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Should we expect exactly only 4-5 runs, every game?

 

 

Better expect more if you're hoping the SOX make the PO's.

[vegasbob]

I know the Red Sox are show casing ORT to tease teams needing a reliever .

[illinoisredsox]

Wow we are about to be swept at home by the f’ Pirates.

 

Not to mention they arguably have the worst offense in all baseball.

 

Geez what happened to this franchise man?

 

It’s not only who you’re playing but when you play them. Even bad teams have a couple weeks a year where everything goes their way.