Blue Jays (Bassitt) vs Red Sox (Bello): 8/28/24, 7:10pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

[mvp 78]

Bello last 5:

Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP
Jul 26	BOS		NYY	W,9-7	GS-5		5	5.0	5	3	3	2	4	1	0	5.27	4.58
Aug 6	BOS	@	KCR	W,6-5	GS-5		5	4.2	5	3	3	3	6	1	0	5.16	4.60
Aug 12	BOS		TEX	W,5-4	GS-6		5	6.0	4	1	1	3	5	0	1	4.97	4.55
Aug 17	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-1	GS-6	W(11-5)	4	6.0	2	1	1	3	6	1	0	4.80	4.56
Aug 23	BOS		ARI	L,2-12	GS-6	L(11-6)	5	5.1	7	5	5	4	2	0	0	4.95	4.56

 

After two good starts vs TEX and BAL, he had a bit of a stinker against ARI. We'll see if he can turn it around.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

At the TDL the SOX FO acquired 4 pitchers. Let's see their status as of today.

Sims--15 day IL

Sgt Garcia--15 day IL

Paxton--60 day IL

The 4th guy--at WOO where after 4 appearances has an ERA around 8.00.

The good news is the non-pitcher, Jansen, is ranked near the top in blocking pitches.

 

All-in-all, a wonderful job by Breslow.

 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

5 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

At the TDL the SOX FO acquired 4 pitchers. Let's see their status as of today.

Sims--15 day IL

Sgt Garcia--15 day IL

Paxton--60 day IL

The 4th guy--at WOO where after 4 appearances has an ERA around 8.00.

The good news is the non-pitcher, Jansen, is ranked near the top in blocking pitches.

 

All-in-all, a wonderful job by Breslow.

 

Come to Boston for the exciting fan base; stay to go on the IL.

[mvp 78]

1 hour ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

At the TDL the SOX FO acquired 4 pitchers. Let's see their status as of today.

Sims--15 day IL

Sgt Garcia--15 day IL

Paxton--60 day IL

The 4th guy--at WOO where after 4 appearances has an ERA around 8.00.

The good news is the non-pitcher, Jansen, is ranked near the top in blocking pitches.

 

All-in-all, a wonderful job by Breslow.

 

Alex Cobb - IL

Lorenzen - IL

Rogers - 7.11 ERA (expensive trade)

Flaherty, Kikuchi and Eflin have been good, but I have no idea if the Sox were willing to give up the prospects that were given up in those deals. They let a lot of Rule 5 guys go and got a high ceiling guy back in Priester. Priester was shelled the first time out, but seems to have pitched better as of late as he's adjusting to the Sox pitching philosophy. 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

2 hours ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

At the TDL the SOX FO acquired 4 pitchers. Let's see their status as of today.

Sims--15 day IL

Sgt Garcia--15 day IL

Paxton--60 day IL

The 4th guy--at WOO where after 4 appearances has an ERA around 8.00.

The good news is the non-pitcher, Jansen, is ranked near the top in blocking pitches.

 

All-in-all, a wonderful job by Breslow.

 

Btw, interesting enough, but not surprising because we've all seen it,  Wong is at the absolute bottom in blocking pitches.

[mvp 78]

No Devers. DHam hitting 2nd. 

Uh, Ok? Why not move Masa up in the order?

 

 

[mvp 78]

Good first inning. Bello seems to only struggle once a runner gets on.

[jung]

My my....I see the game thread really does not need my caustic sarcasm. Doing well without me.

[mvp 78]

Missed opportunity at the bottom of the 1st. Bello stays out of trouble after. So good so far.

[mvp 78]

Rafaela loves swinging at pitches 3ft outside the zone.

[mvp 78]

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Thank goodness this isn't Duran's contract year. The odds are he would be with the Dodgers next season.

[mvp 78]

4 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Thank goodness this isn't Duran's contract year. The odds are he would be with the Dodgers next season.

Sox are wasting his career year.

[FredLynn]

Nice to see Devers out of the lineup. That means the team knows they’re going nowhere. 

[FredLynn]

7 hours ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

At the TDL the SOX FO acquired 4 pitchers. Let's see their status as of today.

Sims--15 day IL

Sgt Garcia--15 day IL

Paxton--60 day IL

The 4th guy--at WOO where after 4 appearances has an ERA around 8.00.

The good news is the non-pitcher, Jansen, is ranked near the top in blocking pitches.

 

All-in-all, a wonderful job by Breslow.

 

Hey-it’s FULL THROTTLE, right?

[mvp 78]

Even Masa’s outs look good right now.

[mvp 78]

Bello still dealing. Where has this guy been?

[mvp 78]

Best start of the year so far for Bello considering how he’s limited his pitch count.

[FredLynn]

12 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Bello still dealing. Where has this guy been?

He definitely has the talent to be a very good pitcher. He has to improve his composure when things start going south on him. 

[moonslav59]

Wacha let up a 5 spot, as KC lost to CLE 7-5.

MIN is down 1-0 to ATL in the 4th.

NYY down 5-2 to WSH

BAL plays at LAD, tonight.

[FredLynn]

Another error

[moonslav59]

16 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Bello still dealing. Where has this guy been?

Up to his last start, Bello had gone 7 straight starts with 3 or less ERs allowed.

3.57 ERA, but a 4.81 FIP in 40.1 IP.

The team has gone 16-8 in his starts, due to some great run support.

[FredLynn]

Rafaela will K

[redsoxrules]

Nice bunt attempt 

[FredLynn]

Rafaela is pathetic with a bat

JBJ all over again 

[Maxbialystock]

Lineup is really let Bello down tonight.  Just awful.  But especially here in the 7th when the first two betters hit singles, followed by a horrible pop-up bunt by Gonzalez and of course still another K by Rafaela.

[mvp 78]

Bello’s longest career start. He had never pitched over 7.0 before.

[Maxbialystock]

4 minutes ago, FredLynn said:

Rafaela is pathetic with a bat

JBJ all over again 

2015-2020, JBJ's average OPS was .770.  He was better than Rafaela.  But Cora needs Rafaela because he's the best SS on the team--and I frankly don't care that he's probably the best centerfielder because Duran is doing just fine out there and anyone can play left field at the Fens.  

[Maxbialystock]

1 minute ago, mvp 78 said:

Bello’s longest career start. He had never pitched over 7.0 before.

He looks great out there tonight!  A few of us--but not me--wanted him to go back to Worcester to "learn how to pitch," and they were just wrong.   moonslav provided the stats to show us why.

Tonight the problem is the lineup, who can't score runs.