8/16 @ Nationals

[d-money]

Again inconsistency with this team. They just can’t get on a roll.

[Maxbialystock]

The Sox have now gone 12 straight scoreless innings against the Nationals--the last 5 innings last night and the first 7 tonight. Sure looks like last night's win was kind of lucky, plus excellent work by the bullpen. Tonight Paxton had/has a quality start, 6 IP, 2 ER, and it sure looks like it's wasted.

 

In the last 18 games, including this one (so far), the Sox have scored 57 runs or 3.16 runs (some of which were unearned) per game. This team has all its "good" hitters back on the active roster, and they still can't score freaking runs.

[d-money]

Just pathetic. Pathetic .

[vegasbob]

Reyes digs out of the non-hitting hole. Pablo is too much good stuff

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Time to offer Reyes an extension.

[Jasonbay44]

Pablo Reyes is the GOAT

[Tedballgame]

Pablo making a case for regular playing time.

[moonslav59]

Pablito!

[Tedballgame]

I don’t think his 1 year $2mill extension is going to handicap the payroll in 2024…

 

I'd rather pay a rookie the minimum to do what he does.

[Maxbialystock]

Reyes ties the game! Reyes ties the game! Reyes ties the game!

 

Not the high priced guys like Devers, Yoshida, Turner, Duvall, Story, et al. But Reyes.

[FredLynn]

Who is this guy?

[Tedballgame]

Casas with a nice hit against a LHP. Encouraging. He is only getting better.

[Tedballgame]

Wong has looked bad tonight at the plate but not behind the plate.

[FredLynn]

Ref with another k

[vegasbob]

Wong has looked bad tonight at the plate but not behind the plate.

 

So , on average he should hang around the plate?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Reyes entered tonight's game with an OPS+ of 109. I'm pretty sure it's moved up after tonight.

[Tedballgame]

So , on average he should hang around the plate?

 

He should stop swinging out of his ass.

[Tedballgame]

Whitlock about to ruin a good comeback.

[Jasonbay44]

Thanks Whitlock

[vegasbob]

Nice work Whitlock, stick a fork in your team

[redsoxrules]

Putting Whitlock in the rotation probably ruined him. His velocity isn't what is used to be and his control

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

With luck the SOX could have won this one. Whitlock makes that hardly likely.

[Tedballgame]

Good night. Whitlock sucks tonight. Ballgame over. Wow.

[vegasbob]

Makes me appreciate LLovera all the more

[Maxbialystock]

I like Wong and have said so repeatedly.

 

However, I now suspect the Nats have detected something in his stance which says a low pitch is coming. I say that because all 3 dingers--off two different Sox pitchers--were off pitches low in the zone or just below it.

[FredLynn]

Nice work

Can’t be losing to bad teams

[Tedballgame]

I have never believed that the Sox were a playoff caliber team this year so I did not want them to trade any good prospects at the deadline. They are showing tonight that they just don't have enough.

[Tedballgame]

Putting Whitlock in the rotation probably ruined him. His velocity isn't what is used to be and his control

 

Just like they did with Daniel Bard. Making him a starter ruined him.

[Maxbialystock]

Putting Whitlock in the rotation probably ruined him. His velocity isn't what is used to be and his control

 

I don't recall Whitlock having a high 90's fastball. Whitlock got to start because he has a good repertoire of pitches. However, a good argument can be made that he just doesn't have the strength to start every 5 or 6 days and throw 70-110 pitches. I think Houck does have that strength. The issue with him is his repertoire. But right before the line drive hit him he seemed to be doing OK the 3d time through the other team's lineup.

[Duran Is The Man]

nothing like turning a winnable game into a big pile of dogshit. thanks garrett.