08/10 Last of the KC Royals vs Red Sox

[vegasbob]

Squeaked out a win to go up 2-1 in the series , looking for the crusher on August 10.

 

Paxton back on the mound for Boston, vs. Austin Cox, a LH reliever/opener for KC. So guessing that Cora brings the RH'ed lineup with Turner back and Story at SS

 

James Paxton could help the bullpen by actually pitching well for 7 innings. Sox haven't hit KC pitching much. Actually outscored in the prior 3 games 14-13 by a team with a -161 run differential and 42 games below .500

 

Red Sox need to wake up the bats and put a show on Thursday night. Keep the streak of 1 going please. I want to do the reintroduction of Chris Freakin' Sale on Friday.

[moonslav59]

Squeaked out a win to go up 2-1 in the series , looking for the crusher on August 10.

 

Paxton back on the mound for Boston, vs. Austin Cox, a LH reliever/opener for KC. So guessing that Cora brings the RH'ed lineup with Turner back and Story at SS

 

James Paxton could help the bullpen by actually pitching well for 7 innings. Sox haven't hit KC pitching much. Actually outscored in the prior 3 games 14-13 by a team with a -161 run differential and 42 games below .500

 

Red Sox need to wake up the bats and put a show on Thursday night. Keep the streak of 1 going please. I want to do the reintroduction of Chris Freakin' Sale on Friday.

 

Indeed.

 

Winning 3 out of 4 vs the Royals is the minimum acceptable record.

 

Maybe Turner returns, today and can provide the spark he has often done, over his career.

[mvp 78]

Red Sox need to wake up the bats and put a show on Thursday night.

 

The Boys of Summer are sleepwalking through August.

[Dipre]

The Boys of Summer are sleepwalking through August.

 

Hasn't August usually been brutal for the Sox? Can someone look that up?

[mvp 78]

Hasn't August usually been brutal for the Sox? Can someone look that up?

 

Last winning August was 2019: 14-13.

[mvp 78]

They only had losing records in 2012 and 2014 from 2010-2019.

[mvp 78]

Name out of a hat lineup:

 

1. Reyes SS

2. Devers 3B

3. Duvall CF

4. Casas 1B

5. Story DH

6. Verdugo RF

7. Duran LF

8. Urías 2B

9. McGuire C

[Old Red]

Name out of a hat lineup:

 

1. Reyes SS

2. Devers 3B

3. Duvall CF

4. Casas 1B

5. Story DH

6. Verdugo RF

7. Duran LF

8. Urías 2B

9. McGuire C

 

I thought Story was supposed to play SS EOD?

[Maxbialystock]

I thought Story was supposed to play SS EOD?

 

I know, I know. It's so very important to stick to the plan no matter what.

[Maxbialystock]

Indeed.

 

Winning 3 out of 4 vs the Royals is the minimum acceptable record.

 

Maybe Turner returns, today and can provide the spark he has often done, over his career.

 

No Turner.

[moonslav59]

HOU lost to BAL

 

TOR lost to CLE

 

Great chance for gains, tonight.

 

Gotta win!

[moonslav59]

I know, I know. It's so very important to stick to the plan no matter what.

 

Agreed, but Story DH'd, last night. The "plan" would have had him playing SS, tonight.

 

I guess with Turner out, Cora saw a chance to give Story a longer breather.

 

I'd have started Refsnyder, as I would vs every lefty. To me, that is the bigger than the Story at DH question.

 

Yoshida is also sitting. I guess the scheduled days off never end.

 

[redsoxrules]

All 3 batters had 3-0 counts and all 3 of them are out

[Maxbialystock]

Only two kinds of pitchers the Sox can't seem to hit these days. Righties and lefties. Or maybe it's just one kind. MLB pitchers.

[Maxbialystock]

Agreed, but Story DH'd, last night. The "plan" would have had him playing SS, tonight.

 

I guess with Turner out, Cora saw a chance to give Story a longer breather.

 

I'd have started Refsnyder, as I would vs every lefty. To me, that is the bigger than the Story at DH question.

 

Yoshida is also sitting. I guess the scheduled days off never end.

 

 

I was being facetious. Sticking to a plan is horsehockey if you can see it's not working.

[FredLynn]

Story looks awful up there

[FredLynn]

He needed my encouragement

[redsoxrules]

He needed my encouragement

 

He got a meatball.

Marsh could of thrown it at the dirt and he would have swung at it

[redsoxrules]

CF should have also caught that ball. He didn't know where the wall was

[redsoxrules]

I can't stand these announcers.

[FredLynn]

Fair ball

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

That call of runners interference on McGuire was pure chicken shite.

[redsoxrules]

That call of runners interference on McGuire was pure chicken shite.

 

Technically the correct call.

They should do like softball and put an orange bag so they can just run through it in foul ground

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Nice job by Paxton. W/O him this season the SOX PO run would already be over.

[FredLynn]

Winning run at home plate

[wyo-sox]

Toronto and Tampa Bay both lost tonight.

[wyo-sox]

I feel Duvall has a major hot streak coming up.

[wyo-sox]

I feel Duvall has a major hot streak coming up.

 

soon.... soon I say... just not tonight maybe.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Still find it hard to believe the Dodgers didn't re-sign Martin. He's been immense for the SOX.

[Maxbialystock]

That call of runners interference on McGuire was pure chicken shite.

 

Terrible call and really no excuse for it because he was standing on or near home plate and had a clear view of the runner going straight down the line without deviation, including when his foot touched 1b. Was that the same ump who gave Reyes the checked swing before he hit the dinger in game 1?