Red Sox-Yankees Wild Card Game One Thread, By The Numbers

Good stuff. Thanks.  I think winning tonight is crucial and not easily done.  

Crochet might need to allow no runs.

10 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Crochet might need to allow no runs.

You can say the same for their pitcher. Hopefully crochet shows why he is this year’s cy young winner. We had a better e.r.a as a starting staff than the Yankees. 

2 minutes ago, d-money said:

You can say the same for their pitcher. Hopefully crochet shows why he is this year’s cy young winner. We had a better e.r.a as a starting staff than the Yankees. 

Our pen was way better than theirs, despite their Bednar addition vs our Matz addition. (We also got Slaten back.)

Bregman , more so than anyone in the lineup can make the Sox competitive today with a couple of XBH, preferably a HR.  

Fried  has already sat down Lowe and Abreu, without throwing a pitch.  Duran is the only LH'er in the lineup. Sogard starts due to his switching abilities.    That lineup gives us 2 good PH possibilities when Boone gets into his BP late  with a RH'er.

Tough matchup both ways, hoping it doesn't come down to errors, poor baserunning or in game injury to any Sox.   Take our chances in NY, it's what we played for all year.

Bregman reported to be 'under the weather,' but he's scheduled to play.

It's mandatory the Sox win tonight. It's not mandatory that the Yankems win tonight.

25 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

Bregman , more so than anyone in the lineup can make the Sox competitive today with a couple of XBH, preferably a HR.  

Fried  has already sat down Lowe and Abreu, without throwing a pitch.  Duran is the only LH'er in the lineup. Sogard starts due to his switching abilities.    That lineup gives us 2 good PH possibilities when Boone gets into his BP late  with a RH'er.

Tough matchup both ways, hoping it doesn't come down to errors, poor baserunning or in game injury to any Sox.   Take our chances in NY, it's what we played for all year.

No big deal on Abreu, and, or Lowe not in the lineup as neither was doing that much lately anyway. GOshida yes. Duran is 0-10 against Fried with 5 K’s.

1 minute ago, Old Red said:

No big deal on Abreu, and, or Lowe not in the lineup as neither was doing that much lately anyway. GOshida yes. Duran is 0-10 against Fried with 10 K’s.

Duran is overdue.

Watching Story K on balls outside or in the dirt is getting really old

2 hours ago, FredLynn said:

Watching Story K on balls outside or in the dirt is getting really old

How about stealing bases and scoring a big insurance run?

Old?