9/5/23 Red Sox continue with Rays in Tropicana , 6:40 EDT

[vegasbob]

Coming off a 13 game negative streak breakup at the Trop, in come from behind fashion, the Sox send Kutter Crawford out to sting the Rays.

 

Interesting matchup vs Zach Eflin ( 13-8; 3.40 ERA; 1.02 WHIP). Eflin was one of the possible acquisitions over the winter that Chaim and Co. "just" missed. We got Corey Kluber instead, late in the game

 

Sox broke out the bats in the first of this series with Casas and Yoshi homering, and the pitchers combined for 8 shutout innings after a weak 1st. Even Kenley pitched well on a back to back .

 

Sox are winning at .750 clip in September. You would like to think it will be the start of a miracle finish run to the WC#3 slot. Maybe .

Edited September 5, 2023 by vegasbob

[dgalehouse]

The Rays are at their most vulnerable point. Not the same team that started back in April. Time to take advantage.

[Maxbialystock]

The Rays are at their most vulnerable point. Not the same team that started back in April. Time to take advantage.

 

Good point because I remember how good they were in April.

 

Yesterday was a huge surprise, especially after the Rays scored 3 in the 1st and their starter just mowed down the Sox lineup with K after K.

[moonslav59]

Good point because I remember how good they were in April.

 

Yesterday was a huge surprise, especially after the Rays scored 3 in the 1st and their starter just mowed down the Sox lineup with K after K.

 

Maybe this is payback for us facing PIT when they were on fire.

[Maxbialystock]

Maybe this is payback for us facing PIT when they were on fire.

 

I'm not yet ready to include the cosmos into my thinking.

[moonslav59]

I'm not yet ready to include the cosmos into my thinking.

 

It was not the cosmos: it was a butterfly in Michoacan.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Maybe this is payback for us facing PIT when they were on fire.

 

Timing is everything in a 162 game season. You're gonna run into eventual bad teams at the wrong time. Otoh, you can also run into good teams when they're not playing at their normal level. In a perfect season these two things even out, but usually not.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Timing is everything in a 162 game season. You're gonna run into eventual bad teams at the wrong time. Otoh, you can also run into good teams when they're not playing at their normal level. In a perfect season these two things even out, but usually not.

 

Actually, the SOX are a perfect example of a hot and cold team where an opposition team could easily play against at the right or wrong time.

[vegasbob]

Throw the pitch at Dever's eye level and he will be sitting down. Can't resist it and can't hit it. Sort of like Story on low sweepers away

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Looks like the league has discovered Devers has problems with high in the zone fast balls. Not sure Devers was aware where the pitch was becuase it appeared his eyes were closed.

[illinoisredsox]

Looks like the league has discovered Devers has problems with high in the zone fast balls. Not sure Devers was aware where the pitch was becuase it appeared his eyes were closed.

 

Yep, especially with 2 strikes.

 

Until he adjusts, it will stay that way. And he is very slow to adjust.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

SOX really don't need Story.

[illinoisredsox]

SOX really don't need Story.

 

At least this time the pitcher pitched around it on only 4 pitches. We’ve seen far too many times where it takes 10 or 15 to get out of it.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

No damage except for the extra pitch count.

[illinoisredsox]

Coming off a 13 game negative streak breakup at the Trop, in come from behind fashion, the Sox send Kutter Crawford out to sting the Rays.

 

Interesting matchup vs Zach Eflin ( 13-8; 3.40 ERA; 1.02 WHIP). Eflin was one of the possible acquisitions over the winter that Chaim and Co. "just" missed. We got Corey Kluber instead, late in the game

 

Sox broke out the bats in the first of this series with Casas and Yoshi homering, and the pitchers combined for 8 shutout innings after a weak 1st. Even Kenley pitched well on a back to back .

 

Sox are winning at .750 clip in September. You would like to think it will be the start of a miracle finish run to the WC#3 slot. Maybe .

 

Biggest problem is they have to pass 2 teams. That’s the toughest part. It helps that the Rangers and Astros have to play each other, but that may only get them past one of them. Jays have an easy schedule on paper.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I don't blame the Rays being careful with Casas. Edited September 5, 2023 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Damn you Cash for putting a different CF in the game.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Casas showing some leather out there.

[vegasbob]

Casas already better on defense !

[illinoisredsox]

The discussion on the Rays pitching philosophy is interesting. Go as hard as you can as long as you can, and that might get you a deal somewhere else. Seems like a lot of those guys end up hurt.

 

If I’m a GM, I’d be very reluctant to sign any pitcher who has spent much time in Tampa.

[vegasbob]

There is the problem with 2 guys in the OF, neither of whom is especially conversant in English. Abreu needed to take command as the CF'er. He looked at Yoshi pulling up and overran the ball. Again, as Moon says, it's not necessarily actual ruled errors, it is plays not made. It is also the problem with 2 out ( or any out) walks).

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The discussion on the Rays pitching philosophy is interesting. Go as hard as you can as long as you can, and that might get you a deal somewhere else. Seems like a lot of those guys end up hurt.

 

If I’m a GM, I’d be very reluctant to sign any pitcher who has spent much time in Tampa.

 

Well, the SOX signed Price and that wasn't much bang for the buck.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

There is the problem with 2 guys in the OF, neither of whom is especially conversant in English. Abreu needed to take command as the CF'er. He looked at Yoshi pulling up and overran the ball. Again, as Moon says, it's not necessarily actual ruled errors, it is plays not made. It is also the problem with 2 out ( or any out walks).

 

Abreu in CF and Rafaela at SS and all Kutter can think is "thank you, Cora."

[jung]

There is the problem with 2 guys in the OF, neither of whom is especially conversant in English. Abreu needed to take command as the CF'er. He looked at Yoshi pulling up and overran the ball. Again, as Moon says, it's not necessarily actual ruled errors, it is plays not made. It is also the problem with 2 out ( or any out) walks).

 

 

Sigh....is Abreu really a CFer? Is Yoshi really any sort of OFer?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

3-0. The SOX have the Rays right where they want them.

[redsoxrules]

And some people on here says defense doesn't matter. That's 3 runs right there because of the defense

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Sigh....is Abreu really a CFer? Is Yoshi really any sort of OFer?

 

Is Cora really a manager?

[vegasbob]

The inning goes on with still 2 outs (made) . HR by the #9 hitter

 

Crawford's pitch count is well above a 100 pitch/5 inning projection. Just keep making the BP bleed. Then Crawford walks another one

[moonslav59]

And some people on here says defense doesn't matter. That's 3 runs right there because of the defense

 

A perfect example, and no error charged!

 

Yet, the gloss overs continue.

[jung]

The inning goes on with still 2 outs (made) . HR by the #9 hitter

 

Crawford's pitch count is well above a 100 pitch/5 inning projection. Just keep making the BP bleed. Then Crawford walks another one

 

57 pitches and not out of the second inning!!! Good night Irene

 

Make that 58