Red Sox (Bernardino) vs Orioles (Sugano): 8/25/25, 6:35 PM

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Another injury to Fitts, who knew his elbow was cooked as soon as he threw that last pitch.

Criswell on the IL, Buehler banished to the pen, May doesn't have it, Harrison too wild...

Let's see if Matz is ready to get stretched back out.

If not, the open spot in the rotation just may be Payton's place.

[Maxbialystock]

Terrific job by Fitts despite his first 2 innings.  

Mr. Matz comes to the mound with his 1.08 ERA in 8 games in August.  

GIDP, easy-peasy!.  

[Maxbialystock]

Just now, 5GoldGlovesOF,75 said:

Another injury to Fitts, who knew his elbow was cooked as soon as he threw that last pitch.

Criswell on the IL, Buehler banished to the pen, May doesn't have it, Harrison too wild...

Let's see if Matz is ready to get stretched back out.

If not, the open spot in the rotation just may be Payton's place.

Good summary.  I would add that Cora has been dealing with this all season.  

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Wong appears to have his groove back. Patience is a virtue.

[Maxbialystock]

37 minutes ago, Nineintime said:

What was the point of using Bernardino??  Warn him up, let him pitch one in king and lose his availability for at least the next game or two?  I don’t get it. 

Lots of managers do it and the Rays routinely.   

 

 

 

[Maxbialystock]

4 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Wong appears to have his groove back. Patience is a virtue.

Yep.  

[FredLynn]

Out

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

He's out.

[moonslav59]

48 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

There's nothing wrong with the Sox scoring double digit runs in 20 games this season until you realize that they're averaging 3.5 runs per game in the other 111 games.

Wow, that's pretty good. I thought it would be less.

Amazingly, we have not lost any games 12-10. We are 20-0 in double digit scoring games.

we are 51-60 in all others.

[moonslav59]

7 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Wong appears to have his groove back. Patience is a virtue.

If loving Connor is Wong, I don't wanna be white.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

That wasn't a bad throw considering it was a pitcher throwing to a bag 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

That wasn't a bad throw considering it was a pitcher throwing to a bag 

I can only imagine where Lester would have thrown it.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Merloni just said hitters can't bunt anymore because they're all focused on exit velocity, the opposite of your goal when laying one down.

To be a good bunter, you have to crave exit viscosity...

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just now, 5GoldGlovesOF,75 said:

Merloni just said hitters can't bunt anymore because they're all focused on exit velocity, the opposite of your goal when laying one down.

To be a good bunter, you have to crave exit viscosity...

And you don't want your bat at a launch angle.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

1 minute ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

And you don't want your bat at a launch angle.

Not even at a brunch table.

[Maxbialystock]

Back to the game.  Great play by Matz/Bregman to get the guy going to 3b.  

Matz has nasty stuff.  Nasty.  2 terrific IP exactly when needed.  Great acquisition by Breslow--you know, Mr. Dipstick who blew the season a month ago by failing to get a #1 starter, 3 great righty bats,, 2 turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree.  

I'm not claiming Breslow is a genius, but I look like what he has done.  This is a great team to root for.  

 

[Maxbialystock]

7 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

That wasn't a bad throw considering it was a pitcher throwing to a bag 

Great point!  

[Maxbialystock]

Whitlock for the 8th.  

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

9 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

If loving Connor is Wong, I don't wanna be white.

Too bad Wong wasn't catching when Steven Wright was pitching for the Sox.

[FredLynn]

2 minutes ago, Maxbialystock said:

Back to the game.  Great play by Matz/Bregman to get the guy going to 3b.  

Matz has nasty stuff.  Nasty.  2 terrific IP exactly when needed.  Great acquisition by Breslow--you know, Mr. Dipstick who blew the season a month ago by failing to get a #1 starter, 3 great righty bats,, 2 turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree.  

I'm not claiming Breslow is a genius, but I look like what he has done.  This is a great team to root for.  

 

Breslow failed to provide the team with a good #2 SP and a quality 1B not to mention bolstering the pen. We aren’t going to agree. So far Matz has done well but May is very suspect. I’d give him a C-

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Matz has been a pleasant surprise so far.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

2 minutes ago, Maxbialystock said:

Back to the game.  Great play by Matz/Bregman to get the guy going to 3b.  

Matz has nasty stuff.  Nasty.  2 terrific IP exactly when needed.  Great acquisition by Breslow--you know, Mr. Dipstick who blew the season a month ago by failing to get a #1 starter, 3 great righty bats,, 2 turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree.  

I'm not claiming Breslow is a genius, but I look like what he has done.  This is a great team to root for.  

And the Bronx squirrel! Clearly, the Yankees were willing to pay what it takes to acquire him, even for peanuts and Crackerjack.

[Nineintime]

Henderson is the real deal. 

[Maxbialystock]

Whitlock threw too many pitches about medium height.  No lows and no highs.  He made it easy for Henderson to foul them off until e finally nailed one.  

[Maxbialystock]

Whitlock gets a break, and it's about time for a Sox pitcher to get one tonight.  

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

In the old days that pitch was called a screwball.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Biggest at bat of the game.... ..

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Don't hang one...

[Maxbialystock]

MASN announcers just showed a graphic that the Orioles have killed Sox pitching from the 8th inning on this season.  

They have also replayed that great grab by the Orioles SS or 2b about 25 times.  

[Nineintime]

Whit manning up.  Nice!