July 2, 2023 Red Sox trying to Sweep Blue Jays 1:37PM EDT

[vegasbob]

The series is won on an exciting final play at the plate. Congrats to Dugo .

 

The bats are alive in Canada with Turner and Devers making a formidable middle lineup in this series.

 

A sweep will only work if Garrett Whitlock can equal Bello, Paxton and Crawford's recent gems. The Sox have hit two tough BJ pitchers so far, but saving the best for last, Toronto will run out Kevin Gausman who has a 3.01 ERA and 1.12 Whip.

139 K's in 104 innings does not bode well for guys like Adam Duvall . Caleb Hamilton should appreciate the day off.

[d-money]

Would be nice if whitlock doesn’t stink up the joint for once. His last two starts have been bad.

[Dipre]

Turner looking like a beast is great.

[moonslav59]

Turner looking like a beast is great.

 

If he can repeat last year's second half, we might have a shot.

[Dipre]

Y'all are gonna hate me for saying this, but I kinda want them to blow this roster up.

[Bellhorn04]

Y'all are gonna hate me for saying this, but I kinda want them to blow this roster up.

 

Personally I'm only puzzled why you'd say this at the start of a game thread, instead of one of the general rant and rave threads.

[Dipre]

It was 3 am and I was half asleep. Cut me some slack.

[Maxbialystock]

Would be nice if whitlock doesn’t stink up the joint for once. His last two starts have been bad.

 

Not quite. His first and last starts in June were lousy: 4.2 innings both times, 4 runs vs the Rays on June 3 and 6 runs vs. Miami on June 27.

 

In between, these three starts: 7 innings and 4 runs vs. the Twins; 7 innings and 2 runs vs. the Rockies; and 6.1 innings and 1 ER vs. the Yankees.

[vegasbob]

Since there are not many explosive players in this roster, the blow up concept is overrated. Among the current 26 active who might not be here next year Kike, Arroyo, C. Hamilton, Duvall, McGuire, Chang are vulnerable. Among pitchers, Kluber is sure to not be renewed, Paxton and Pivetta could be gone, the latter in a trade scenario. I did not take into consideration players in the minors ( Dalbec) or IL types ( Sale)

[Tedballgame]

Nice start.

[wyo-sox]

Really great at bat by Duran to start things out.

[Tedballgame]

Ump missed that one.

[Tedballgame]

Please go to Robo umps or allow appeals for missed calls.

[Tedballgame]

Ump Marvin Hudson missed 20 calls the other night in the Mets/Rockies game the other night. Disgraceful.

[vegasbob]

Devers doing his job in Toronto. Maybe he is ready for a big run.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Nice top of the 1st for the SOX. Score a run and make the Jays' Ace throw 30 pitches.

[d-money]

Let’s see what Whitlock has.

[Tedballgame]

Please put Whitlock back in the pen where he is a star. He is so/so as a starter.

[vegasbob]

Whitlock is another of those 2 outs don't make an inning pitchers

[notin]

Whitlock has become a bit homer prone

[d-money]

This guy has given up the long ball.

[notin]

Please put Whitlock back in the pen where he is a star. He is so/so as a starter.

 

I’d be all for that if there was anyone else who could start games…

[Maxbialystock]

Whitlock is another of those 2 outs don't make an inning pitchers

 

I'd put it differently. He was lucky in the first inning because he threw way too many sinkers and was not hitting many corners. That dinger was inevitable and more will follow if Whitlock can't mix up his pitches more and/or keep the ball away from the middle of the strike zone.

[Maxbialystock]

So far those missed calls have been a big help for Gausman. Same ump has yet to give Whitlock a break. Two K's by Gausman are the direct result of calling low pitches strikes.

[Maxbialystock]

Wow. One inning for Whitlock. Is he hurt?

[vegasbob]

I’d be all for that if there was anyone else who could start games…

 

Notin, "You don't have to worry about seeing Whitlock no more"----a bad takeoff on Peter Clemenza explaining Paulie's absence.

 

I think Bloom traded him after the HR, lol

[d-money]

What happened with whitlock? Is this cora babying his players?

[d-money]

Right elbow tightness for whitlock. My goodness this team is the walking wounded.

[wyo-sox]

Bernardino... good guy to have on the roster. Little trouble locating slow pitches.. but a good inning.

[Maxbialystock]

Bernardino is in big trouble because they are calling his curve a curve. These days it must be called a swerve or slurve or something else that makes no sense. A curve won't get anyone out because it's so passe.

 

Well, at least he got through the 2d inning. 1-2-3 too.