July 31: Red Sox @ Mariners

[moonslav59]

Good to see the Mariners selling off before our series, but they are not an easy team to beat.

 

We have a great chance at gaining on our competition, if we just win.

 

TBR plays NYY

TOR plays BAL

(HOU plays CLE)

 

Big game, tonight!

 

GO SOX!

 

[harmony]

Good to see the Mariners selling off before our series, but they are not an easy team to beat.

 

We have a great chance at gaining on our competition, if we just win.

 

TBR plays NYY

TOR plays BAL

(HOU plays CLE)

 

Big game, tonight!

 

GO SOX!

 

Today the Mariners sold off their expendables, not their core.

 

Should be a good series.

 

For the second straight year this poster will be treated to a Kutter Crawford start at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. The righthander did fine last year:

 

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Paul Sewald, who was traded today, surrendered a two-run homer to Rafael Devers for the game's only runs.

Edited August 1, 2023 by harmony

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Pivetta vs Kirby(RH)

 

Duran

Turner

Masa

Devers

Casas

Dugo

Wong

Reyes

Chang

[d-money]

Rays up 5-1 trying to close out the Yankees.

[d-money]

Mariners have been playing some good baseball. Tough task.

[iortiz]

Duran is really fast man. Probably the fastest in all baseball.

[d-money]

This offense has to wake up and rake.

[d-money]

This thread is dead just like the Sox offense lol.

[wyo-sox]

Sorry late to the board... another good game it looks like all tied up!

[wyo-sox]

I guess nobody wanted to be on here admitting Pivetta can pitch from a starting role.

[Oscars]

As long as my ass points to the ground, Chang will never hit a slider out of the infield

[d-money]

This offense is downright pitiful right now.

[wyo-sox]

Devers has to be a more constant threat in this lineup. Glad to see the base hit there.

[d-money]

Devers has to be a more constant threat in this lineup. Glad to see the base hit there.

 

They keep stranding runners. Can’t get the big hit.

[d-money]

Pivetta has done his job tonight. Nice going.

[d-money]

Pivetta makes a mistake but i can’t get on him tonight.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

A lot of good pitching has been squandered on this waste coast trip so far. I was hoping for a 3-3 trip, but 2-4 is looking good right now.

[Jasonbay44]

Can’t fault Pivetta tonight, he was exactly what the Sox needed. Great start, made two mistakes but you’ll take 7 innings of 2 run ball every game.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Moroners' announcer just said the SOX offense came into this series red hot. Dumb ass.

[illinoisredsox]

Be interesting to see who goes to 1B in the bottom of the 8th. Arroyo?

[Jasonbay44]

Verdugo has been awful this month

[moonslav59]

Moroners' announcer just said the SOX offense came into this series red hot. Dumb ass.

 

I guess, if you count the last 4 weeks, not 3 days.

[d-money]

Just pitiful. This team is going down on this west coast trip. Have to keep this at 1 run here.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Verdugo has been awful this month

 

A person would have to be crazy to argue with that. Totally awful.

[illinoisredsox]

Verdugo has been awful this month

 

True, but he’s come out of it somewhat the last few games. That DP ball he hit last time up was smoked and took a bad hop to boot. M’s 2B made a hell of a play.

 

Some signs of life after a putrid 4 weeks.

Edited August 1, 2023 by illinoisredsox

[moonslav59]

Verdugo has been awful this month

 

Maybe Cora needs to rest him.

 

He's third on the team in GS and PAs, and Turner is in front of him as a primary DH.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I guess, if you count the last 4 weeks, not 3 days.

 

I'm counting the last 3 days and now you can add this one. Anytime the SOX come back home with a winning record on the west coast thousands of fans should greet them at Logan.

[Jasonbay44]

Maybe Cora needs to rest him.

 

He's third on the team in GS and PAs, and Turner is in front of him as a primary DH.

 

Didn’t he just sit out 2-3 games in a row last week?

[moonslav59]

Verdugo was at .900 on May 9th (158 PAs)

 

He's hit .686 in his last 254 PAs, not counting tonight.

 

.457 in his last 90 PAs (since June 28th.(

[moonslav59]

Didn’t he just sit out 2-3 games in a row last week?

 

Yes, on bereavement leave, and the AS break not too long ago, too.

 

I wonder if the death in his family hit him hard.