Red Sox (Sandoval) vs Pirates (Bachar): 08/16/26, 1:35 PM

[Brock Beauchamp]

The Red Sox send Sandoval to the mound against Bachar and the Pirates this afternoon at PNC Park.

[Brock Beauchamp]

	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT	TOT
Tyron Guerrero	9	20	0	0	0	29
Justin Slaten	0	21	0	0	0	21
Jovani Morán	0	0	0	27	0	27
Greg Weissert	0	0	17	0	0	17
Erik Miller	0	17	0	0	11	28
Brayan Bello	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aroldis Chapman	0	0	0	0	15	15
Alec Gamboa	0	9	0	36	0	45

[Nick]

Only stat I watch every day is games ahead in the loss column. Despite poor play of late, Sox still up 6 in the loss column.

Our bats will come alive at some point.

Today could be a Bello day unless he's slated in an opener next couple of days.

My guess is Bennett will be skipped on Wednesday. Maybe move everyone's start back a day.  Or do it Monday/Tuesday with Bello in an opener game.

[Deja Doh]

Rutschman's 1 for 14 isn't doing much (at least he's getting on base 5/18).  He doesn't seem to be swinging with authority (as if he's still injured, his swing from the left side looks worse than the right side).

[JoeBrady]

I always like seeing mostly green on your chart.  Everyone should be available.

[moonslav59]

BAL up on the Rays, early.

The line-up has no Contreras:

Sogard 1B

Rafaela CF

Abreu RF

Rutschman DH (will explode today)

Durbin 3B

Monasterio SS

Duran LF (still 7th)

Seigler 2B

Wong C

(Did they consider "resting Contreras as a DH?)

[moonslav59]

28 minutes ago, Deja Doh said:

Rutschman's 1 for 14 isn't doing much (at least he's getting on base 5/18).  He doesn't seem to be swinging with authority (as if he's still injured, his swing from the left side looks worse than the right side).

Rut will come out of his rut today in spectacular fashion. Book it.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Four pitches to Ceddanne, four swings -- the last one he only missed by 98 centimeters.

[Tedballgame]

I don't think anyone on this board would swing at that trash Cedanne swings at. He has no clue of the zone. Ted Williams didn't swing once like that in his whole career.

[FredLynn]

Rafaela strikes out on a ball a foot and a half outside. He’s swinging at over 60% of waste pitches-league average is 6%. 
Definitely regressing 

[vegasbob]

I wonder if,  in Cedanne's mind, there is any element of surprise when he swings and misses ?

76% swing rate, 66% chase rate ??

Amazing for one of the most productive hitters in the AL

[Tedballgame]

Sandoval is a ham and egger. Throwing BP today. Sox will be out of it soon. Horrible.

[FredLynn]

2-0

Game over 

Sandoval stinks

[Tedballgame]

Get this clown out of the game and DFA him. What a waste of $20 million.

[vegasbob]

Get Bello up and hot

[FredLynn]

Is this bum really the best we have?

[Tedballgame]

That was a strike. I don't know why they don't just use ABS all the time. Some of these umps are overturned on over 60% of the challenges.

[FredLynn]

Oh well….another series lost.

How many in a row does this make?

[moonslav59]

Poll: Who has/had the stronger arm- Duran or Damon?

[moonslav59]

1 minute ago, FredLynn said:

Oh well….another series lost.

How many in a row does this make?

It would be 3, after winning 10 of the previous 11.

[Tedballgame]

Story playing SS today for Worcester.

[Tedballgame]

Durbin should be hitting third. I never thought I would say that after seeing him in April, May and most of June. He is a completely different hitter now.

[vegasbob]

7 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Poll: Who has/had the stronger arm- Duran or Damon?

Duran. Damon could not throw a ball through your picture window

[Tedballgame]

How can a utility guy not be able to bunt?

[vegasbob]

2 minutes ago, Tedballgame said:

Story playing SS today for Worcester.

Already interfering with Arias development

[Tedballgame]

1 minute ago, Tedballgame said:

How can a utility guy not be able to bunt?

And then he hits into a DP on a 3-2 count. Pathethic.

[Tedballgame]

Duran is a follower of the Cedanne school of swinging at pitches two feet out of the strike zone.

[vegasbob]

Duran K, nothing new. pitch low and away

[FredLynn]

21 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Poll: Who has/had the stronger arm- Duran or Damon?

Neither

[Tedballgame]

Why is it always 0-2 on Wong?