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Nice rbi by Yoshida. I like 6-0.

5-0 in the 8th. Amazing.

Yes. I watch both the live action and the live gameday feed which shows each individual pitch, its location, its speed, and the computer's best guess on whether it's a slider, curve, 4 seamer, changeup, or whatever. I'm pretty sure my feed is from NESN.

Thanks to both of you. No doubt they will wait until they are back in Boston to get a diagnosis.

Too true.

MLB news quotes someone saying Romy has some kind of lower body injury, apparently the result of the double he hit.

Can't forget the old Sox of this 2025 season The ones who could fold like a cheap tent with men on 2d and 3d and no one out.

Agree on both.

He has pretty darn good command and a good repertoire. Getting out of 3 on and no one out was unreal.

This is also the proverbial 3d time through the batting order. Nice K!!!! Or, as Rick said to Ilsa, "we'll always have Sacramento."

Did no one talk to Early and remind him his first batter in the 5th had/had an OPS of .532? Now he has the top of the order with 0 outs and a man on 1b.

Tough call. On the bullpen side is that the Sox have Thursday off.

That's what I saw.

I'm looking at the mlb pitch by pitch pattern. Whattayougot?

We may have been robbed, but the Sox in fact got better without Devers.

Actually, there were 3 pitches right on the margin of becoming strikes and not a foot outside. He's definitely struggling at the plate, so no need to exaggerate.

Impossible to dampen the first inning of this game. Besides, a loss by Houston affects whether they get a bye in the first round.

Good grief. A Sox pitcher with a good changeup. Will wonders never cease?

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This is a typically stupid, dumb, asinine lineup by Cora. Heck, he's got a seriously injured guy--who's also too old to play anyway, batting cleanup. Bregman's batting 2d in a slump. There, just like a told you. Duran, batting 5th, struck out. Why is he in the lineup!!!?????

When is Cora ever going to get smart about his leadoff batter?

Thanks to you, I always check those scores before coming onto talksox. Perhaps. My version is that letting Devers and his .905 OPS go was tricky, especially with Bregman on the IL. I think Devers was the ideal DH even though overpriced. However, Devers was also in vocal and public disagreement with how he was being asked to DH and then to play 1B. More than that, the Sox were changing right before our eyes because during Devers final week the Sox had a terrific, needed 6 game winning streak that was all about the Sox pitching. On top of that, Breslow wanted to bring up that top talent from Worcester. Bregman was a great fit with them even from the bench, and Devers was not. Right around the time Bregman returned, the Sox went on an 8 game winning streak which also benefitted from the pitching. Right now, I think it's fair to say that Devers bat is missed, but not what came with the bat. As for the deal, let's not forget that Breslow was peddling a very pricey DH with another 10 years left on his big contract--and the Giants didn't blink. They took every cent of it. Whew. The players were incidental. A

Indeed.

Pitching is clearly Breslow's thing. Despite the degree from Yale, he was a no baloney MLB pitcher for 10 years. However, he also brought in Bregman and Narvaez and signed Anthony up for 8 years and $130M.

Nobody's perfect. 😁 Breslow also brought in Bregman, Crochet, Chapman, Narvaez, and, oh, yes, Giolito too. Despite all the injuries and especially to Anthony and Abreu, this is the best Sox team since 2021.