Red Sox (Gray) vs. Guardians (Messick): 5/30/26, 4:10pm

[Brandon Glick]

Firmly at the bottom of the AL East. 10 games below .500. Does it ever end?

	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	TOT
Tyron Guerrero	0	36	0	8	0	44
Ryan Watson	0	0	34	20	0	54
Justin Slaten	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jovani Morán	0	0	0	31	0	31
Greg Weissert	0	14	0	17	0	31
Danny Coulombe	0	11	0	10	0	21
Brayan Bello	0	0	0	0	63	63
Aroldis Chapman	0	0	0	0	0	0

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

At this point in the season it isn't will the Sox lose, it's more like how will the Sox lose.

[Old Red]

The Great Gasper on the bench today.🤭

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

7 minutes ago, Old Red said:

The Great Gasper on the bench today.🤭

Gasp! There goes 40% of the Sox offense.

[vegasbob]

Why isn't Gasper DH'ing in lieu of Mono man ?  

Maybe Mickey is on base too much so his legs are weary.  This on a team with 3 catchers plus Contreras

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The wind blowing in will work against the Sox warning track line-up.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Nice at-bat by Raffy.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

This is why the 3rd base  coach usually sends the runner home to be thrown out. The odds are better.

This is an offense only a mother could love.

[vegasbob]

Is it Game Over yet? Down 1-0, 2 Lobs in scoring position

[iortiz]

1 minute ago, vegasbob said:

Is it Game Over yet? Down 1-0, 2 Lobs in scoring position

At this point I don't even care. We are cooked anyways. Just watching for "morbo."

[illinoisredsox]

4 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

This is why the 3rd base  coach usually sends the runner home to be thrown out. The odds are better.

This is an offense only a mother could love.

Yep.  Contreras swinging for the downs with 2 strikes was just plain dumb hitting. 

[illinoisredsox]

3 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

Is it Game Over yet? Down 1-0, 2 Lobs in scoring position

1-0? No.  But this Guardian pitcher is pretty good, so it’s borderline.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The opponent scored first, so the Sox have about an 18% chance of winning.

[illinoisredsox]

3 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

The opponent scored first, so the Sox have about an 18% chance of winning.

So you’re saying there’s a chance.

[vegasbob]

4 minutes ago, illinoisredsox said:

Yep.  Contreras swinging for the downs with 2 strikes was just plain dumb hitting. 

I believe he does that a lot. Only on this team does he represent a 3-4 hitter

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1-2-3, beating the Sox is easy as can be. It's so easy, it's like taking candy from a baby.

[Duran Is The Man]

26 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

Why isn't Gasper DH'ing in lieu of Mono man ?  

Maybe Mickey is on base too much so his legs are weary.  This on a team with 3 catchers plus Contreras

it's little league. everybody plays and the wins don't matter.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

3 minutes ago, illinoisredsox said:

So you’re saying there’s a chance.

Yup.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

4 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

1-2-3, beating the Sox is easy as can be. It's so easy, it's like taking candy from a baby.

Apologies to Len Barry.

[illinoisredsox]

28 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

Why isn't Gasper DH'ing in lieu of Mono man ?  

Maybe Mickey is on base too much so his legs are weary.  This on a team with 3 catchers plus Contreras

 

1 minute ago, Duran Is The Man said:

it's little league. everybody plays and the wins don't matter.

Day game after a catching a night game, so I get it.  Not like they’re rife with choices though, especially from the right side.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

This looks familiar.

[illinoisredsox]

Naturally when they (correctly) hold Duran, the throw is wide.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Need a wild pitch or a walk.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

3 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

This looks familiar.

Very familiar. 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Need a wild pitch or a walk.

A base hit wasn't even a consideration.

[illinoisredsox]

This is the song that never ends
It just goes on and on my friends
Some people started singing it not knowing what it was
And they’ll just keep on singing it forever just because

This is the song that never ends …

[notin]

4 minutes ago, illinoisredsox said:

Naturally when they (correctly) hold Duran, the throw is wide.

I was shocked they held him.  This coaching staff is playing for big hits that their lineup won’t produce…

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

21 minutes ago, Duran Is The Man said:

it's little league. everybody plays and the wins don't matter.

All the Sox players will receive a participation trophy when the season ends 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

2 minutes ago, illinoisredsox said:

This is the song that never ends
It just goes on and on my friends
Some people started singing it not knowing what it was
And they’ll just keep on singing it forever just because

This is the song that never ends …

It should end on September 30th.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

There's no question that the Sox pathetic offense affects  their pitching.