You know, that actually may be one of the reasons. Dodgers and Giants and Cubs and Cardinals haven't played yet either, but both will play two weekends from now.
When we face lefties, we'll probably see Marwin and Chavis in the lineup. Verdugo sat against some toughe lefties earlier in the year, but he will have to tough it out against them for now
Super psyched for this week, and it all starts tonight! All the major outlets are ranking us as the #1 team in baseball this week. A's and Angels coming to town. Good baseball (Oakland) and big stars (Los Angeles) coming to town, with Fenway's capacity increasing to 25%. Our time to shine
I have fallen back in love with baseball this season. I don't have a single problem with any of the rule changes. If the trend of fewer runs continues, I am ok with that. I love going to the ballpark and watching a pitcher dominate. I personally think that some of the more traditional baseball enthusiasts need to be a little more open minded and embracing of change.
Lopez suffers from a severe case of home-run-philia, except for two starts ago against the Yankees, when the O's ended up winning 3-2. If we get to him early, we should provide enough support for Perez.
This win guarantees that we will at least be tied with the A's when they come to town this week for a matchup of the top 2 teams in the league. We are 22-13, they are currently 21-14. They are just getting underway against Tampa, and are off tomorrow