7/19 SOX @ Dodgers 10:10PM ET

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Great job by Pivetta tonight. He was lights out for 6 innings.

[d-money]

Hate those dreaded walks.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Yet another 93 mph fast ball right down the middle for a K, this time by Duran.

 

Maybe all the Sox have "can't hit mid to upper zone fastball" disease.

 

It's a LH heavy batting offense that hasn't had much success against lefty pitching. It wouldn't be a stretch to state that Rafaela has been the SOX most productive RH batter.

[d-money]

They really need that extra run.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Third lefty reliever in a row for Dodgers. Who can blame them.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

O'Neill had a muscle, er, I mean brain cramp. Unfortunately, managers nowadays just shrug that s*** off. Being loved is more important than being feared.

[d-money]

s***** offense all game long. Big inning here.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Always a gamble to have a reliever go two. Hell, it's a gamble when they go one. It's just the nature of the job.

[d-money]

That’s an awful walk to start the inning.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Thanks, chUMP.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Ohtani's due up; bring back Pivetta.

[d-money]

Here comes ohtani. Gulp

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Always a gamble to have a reliever go two. Hell, it's a gamble when they go one. It's just the nature of the job.

 

That being said; good job by Kelly. He's been solid so far this season.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Not fair; their LH batter can hit lefty pitching.

[d-money]

Game hangs in the balance here.

[d-money]

Another walk.

[d-money]

Well deserved L. Lack of runs caught up to them. Pitiful.

[d-money]

This game f***ing sucks! You get a well pitched game by your starter.

[vegasbob]

That's a shame, a wasted start killed by a failure to hit in key situations. 9th inning comeback ?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Tough break for Pivetta. He definitely deserved better. Don't panic, SOX usually lose the 1st game of a series. Missed opportunities early on came back to bite SOX on the ass.

[illinoisredsox]

Freeman had a lot of timely big hits against the Sox when he was with the Braves. He hasn’t lost the touch.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

More bad news:

The starters for the Dodgers tomorrow and Sunday are both LH. Not looking good. Our starters better be as good as Pivetta was tonight, because runs may be at a premium for the SOX.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Freeman had a lot of timely big hits against the Sox when he was with the Braves. He hasn’t lost the touch.

 

IMHO, the best LH hitter in MLB.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Looks like Abreu lost his groove again. Must have been that 4 day break.

[vegasbob]

9 basehits for 1 run vs 1 swing for 4 runs. That's baseball and why field goals don't beat touchdowns

[vegasbob]

Looks like Abreu lost his groove again. Must have been that 4 day break.

 

The umpire screwed Wilyer and Yoshida on the first pitch changing the whole AB, although Yoshi coped and got the hit. Wilyer is still learning the game

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

9 basehits for 1 run vs 1 swing for 4 runs. That's baseball and why field goals don't beat touchdowns

 

8 base hits for zero runs. No timely hitting tonight, but the Dodgers, even w/o Betts, is the better team. I just felt bad for Pivetta.

[illinoisredsox]

Looks like Abreu lost his groove again. Must have been that 4 day break.

 

Wouldn’t be the first time that’s happened to a player. It can do that to players and teams.

 

9-10 years ago the Sox went into the ASB a pretty hot club; after the break they started on the West Coast against the Angels and proceeded to get swept in a 4 game set, scoring 4-5 runs total. Then they went somewhere else and got swept again, effectively ending the season for them. Let’s hope we’re not going to see a repeat.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

SOX played hard tonight, but there is no excuse for O'Neill not hustling back to 1st. He should have been benched for that, but most of today's managers don't want to piss players off.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Wouldn’t be the first time that’s happened to a player. It can do that to players and teams.

 

9-10 years ago the Sox went into the ASB a pretty hot club; after the break they started on the West Coast against the Angels and proceeded to get swept in a 4 game set, scoring 4-5 runs total. Then they went somewhere else and got swept again, effectively ending the season for them. Let’s hope we’re not going to see a repeat.

 

 

Why do I get the feeling the SOX FO would be happy to see the SOX go into a tailspin before the TDL, just so they wouldn't have to make a decision about their precious prospects? Maybe I'm wrong, but the FO hasn't done anything to make me think otherwise.