7/04 SOX @ Marlins 1:10PM ET

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Nothing helps a pitcher more than when a bad hitting team is aggressive at the plate. It sure lowers a pitcher's pitch count.

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Duran is like trying to catch a squirrel. A muscular squirrel.

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Terrific job by Pivetta.

[jung]

Its like the Marlin hitters don't care how bad they look at the plate. they just keep on keeping' on.

 

The guy who hit the triple basically hit it with his eyes closed as his head was all over the place. He then had the audacity to stand on third and wag his finger like "No No No...you are not getting me 0 for 5". Laughable.

[d-money]

Come on! Get out of this inning.

[d-money]

What is slaten doing?

[jung]

Marlins hitter tries to look cute handling his bat and of course DROPS THE THING!

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Walking a Marlin batter is similar to giving a homeless person a 100 dollar bill. Walking two in a row is like giving that person your car.

[vegasbob]

Bullpen blows it and it's not over yet. Still the Sox batters had chances all game long to open it up but they were enthralled by Pivetta's Not-A-Nohitter

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Leaving RISP has come back to bite the SOX on the ass.

[d-money]

Got cute. This one will sting if they lose it.

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Relief pitchers are like dice in a crap game; eventually you're gonna roll snake eyes.

[vegasbob]

Slaten has performed well overall and this wasn't a save situation, but his record in '24 shows 1 save in 4 SVO's. Walks only 8 batters in 40 innings+ but walks 2 in 2/3rds today with a series sweep on the line.

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Devers again proves the harder one swings the slower his bat speed.

[d-money]

This game is irritating. They f***ing blew it.

[vegasbob]

I'm wondering if Miami will entertain trading Tanner Scott , an experienced veteran pitcher with plenty of heat. Strictly a reliever and will be turning 30 in a couple weeks. Let's see , who could we spare ?

[d-money]

Oh boy

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A Berger topped with a Golden Sombrero.

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Blocking the plate. What a shite rule.

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Thanks, chUMP. Great throw by Duran.

[vegasbob]

Heckuva a throw by duran and play at the plate by McGuire.

 

Question: Does Jansen ever have a clean inning ? This looks exactly like what I saw when he [pitched for the Dodgers . He piles up saves but it's never because he is in command of the game.

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A rare game of late where the starter was good and the BP not so good.

[d-money]

Let’s hope they can score in this 10th inning.

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Of all the newer rules the blocking of home plate is by far the worst.

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SOX playing like they're in a hurry to leave Florida. Actually, I can't blame them for that.

[d-money]

That was f***ing terrible.

[vegasbob]

Why would anyone expect the Sox to score a guy from second with no outs in the 10th ? They didn't do much of it all game long.

[d-money]

Why would anyone expect the Sox to score a guy from second with no outs in the 10th ? They didn't do much of it all game long.

 

This one bites if they lose. A lot of momentum. Your rival struggling and heading into a big series with them.

[jung]

Surprised we are here in this game. Sox have enormous athletic talent. Marlins have none....zero.....nada.

[Maxbialystock]

Sox bullpen has been rotten in this series, but until today it wasn't much needed.

 

Both Marlins runs are charged to Slaten, but Bernardino was the guy giving up hits right and left. And that was after Pivetta pitched 7 innings of one hit, no runs baseball.

 

Great play by Duran. Both rbi's by Devers on strategic ground outs, in case anyone wonders who good or bad the Sox hitting has been.