Red Sox (Bello) vs Astros (Brown): 3/31/26, 8:10pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

Well, this season continues to start in not-awesome fashion.

	THU	FRI	SAT	SUN	MON	TOT
Whitlock	18	0	6	0	0	24
Slaten	17	0	11	0	0	28
Chapman	11	0	9	0	0	20
Coulombe	0	0	14	0	0	14
Watson	0	0	51	0	0	51
Weissert	0	0	27	15	0	42
Moran	0	0	0	25	0	25
Oviedo	0	0	0	0	72	72

[mvp 78]

At least the bullpen is rested for tonight. 😎

[Old Red]

3 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

At least the bullpen is rested for tonight. 😎

So are the the bats.

[moonslav59]

50 minutes ago, Old Red said:

So are the the bats.

Swinging and missing is very tiresome.

[mvp 78]

Hunter Brown vs the Red Sox

3 G, 19 IP, 19 K, 6 BB, 15 H, 4 ER, 1.89 ERA, 1.105 WHIP, 555 OPS

Brayan Bello vs the Astros

3 G, 12.1 IP, 8 K, 5 BB, 15 H, 3 ER, 2.19 ERA, 1.622 WHIP, 867 OPS

[Kimmi]

4 hours ago, Old Red said:

So are the the bats.

Good one.

[Old Red]

Duran, and Durbin on the bench tonight for Masa, and the Mon Man.

 

 

 

[moonslav59]

Monasterio gets the nod, tonight and is batting 6th.

Yoshida bats third, while Duran sits.

Yes, Cora "will find a way" to make it all work out, but for a team struggling to score runs, benching Duran seems counterproductive.

We should have traded an OF'er. (BTW, did anyone notice Paredes is on the bench, too?)

[Old Red]

32 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Monasterio gets the nod, tonight and is batting 6th.

Yoshida bats third, while Duran sits.

Yes, Cora "will find a way" to make it all work out, but for a team struggling to score runs, benching Duran seems counterproductive.

We should have traded an OF'er. (BTW, did anyone notice Paredes is on the bench, too?)

Cora will find a way to get everyone playing time. Whether it works out, or not is another story. Masa was going to play, so would you rather Anthony, or Abreu got benched?

[vegasbob]

Really need Big Game Bello to show up and keep the Astros in the dugout wondering why they cannot hit him

[vegasbob]

Goodness, Roman looked clueless on his 1st AB leading off.  Takes 3 straight strikes, FBs , all hittable

[vegasbob]

Nice start , Bell Boy

[illinoisredsox]

Didn’t I see this movie last night?

[illinoisredsox]

1 hour ago, moonslav59 said:

Monasterio gets the nod, tonight and is batting 6th.

Yoshida bats third, while Duran sits.

Yes, Cora "will find a way" to make it all work out, but for a team struggling to score runs, benching Duran seems counterproductive.

We should have traded an OF'er. (BTW, did anyone notice Paredes is on the bench, too?)

They said he’s 1-7 with 5 Ks against Brown, so at least there’s some logic to it.  Yeah, I know, SSS, but that’s what you get with most individual hitter/pitcher matchups.

[illinoisredsox]

Same thing McCullers did last night.  High, hard strikes to start hitters.  If you’re going to stand there and take them …

[FredLynn]

Just tuned in. Already losing the game. Gonna be a long season.

[vegasbob]

7 Sox batters and not a struck ball has crossed the infield/outfield line.

[illinoisredsox]

1 minute ago, vegasbob said:

7 Sox batters and not a struck ball has crossed the infield/outfield line.

Right now I’d settle for a couple ropes like Smith just hit.

[Maxbialystock]

8 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

Swinging and missing is very tiresome.

Well then you gotta love Anthony who looked at 3 straight fastballs right down the middle.  If this is the proverbial sophomore slump, it's a beaut.

[illinoisredsox]

10 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

7 Sox batters and not a struck ball has crossed the infield/outfield line.

You forgot about that long fly ball by Abreu that Correa caught in fair territory 40 feet behind 3rd.

[vegasbob]

6 of 9 batters for Boston have K'ed.   At least Anthony swung this time

[illinoisredsox]

Just now, vegasbob said:

6 of 9 batters for Boston have K'ed.   At least Anthony swung this time

All on fastballs IiRC.  Maybe one wasn’t.

[vegasbob]

7 minutes ago, illinoisredsox said:

You forgot about that long fly ball by Abreu that Correa caught in fair territory 40 feet behind 3rd.

I did see it but  on a technicality, it didn't cross the infield/outfield edge grass/dirt line. It did cross the fair/foul line

[vegasbob]

IMO, still think the  initial season start on the road is a psychological bummer for the Sox players . They have not been in their own homes for about 2 months .     Guys are edgy and non-functional.

Yes, Boston weather in late March is highly unpredictable but so is about half the U.S.       Put dome on Fenway, lol

[vegasbob]

Even our Gold Glove CF and RF are just missing long balls off Bello.  

Say what you like about the meaninglessness of ST, but I think there is a carryover and right now the Sox have a notable hangover

[FredLynn]

3-0

Game over

[vegasbob]

2 strikes, 2 outs pitching.  Brayan hasn't quite mastered that skill yet, but he's young and has a contract.

[vegasbob]

Can't until midnight PDT when it becomes April and game results start counting

[Tedballgame]

So far, this team is very, very, very hard to watch.

[illinoisredsox]

21 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

I did see it but  on a technicality, it didn't cross the infield/outfield edge grass/dirt line. It did cross the fair/foul line

Wasn’t a foul ball,  so it had to cross grass/dirt line fair, especially off a left handed bat.  
 

But this is what we’re reduced to, discussing whether a pop up was fair or foul.

Oh look, two fly balls to left.