Maxbialystock

With just a little effort, Eovaldi can throw 100 pitches without going 5 innings.l

How? The catcher clearly made a good tag before he got his hand on home plate.

That's all we need--another Devers error

Eovaldi hates success, especially an 0-2 count. He yearns to throw 100 pitches in as few innings as possible.

Could not agree more. I'd even like to see roboplayers because the essence of baseball is getting rid of human error.

I watched the replay and a whole bunch of pitches, which is probably why everyone but everyone lost track of the count. If none of the Tigers, including the manager, knew what the real count was (3-2, not 4-2), then to me it's a BB.

The MLB site is now showing the Sox winning their last 2, so I agree. This also makes sense.

According to the MLB site, this game is "delayed," which I think it means it will be completed later.

Big hits, big bounceback by Perez, great score after 5 1/2. Agree with all who blamed umps for not stopping the game sooner.

Poteet is killing the Sox hitters with that slider. Changeup not bad either.

Nice start. 2-0 Marlins with no one out in the 2d.

You and me both.

Can't argue with those points.

Sox remain .5 behind the Rays, the Yankees are 1.5 behind the Rays, and the Jays 5 games back. Red Sox still have the MLB lead in runs scored and team OPS, but the Rays are 7 runs back (and have played 1 more game than the Sox). Yankees have the lowest ERA in the AL, the Rays the 3d best, and the Sox the 6th best. All three teams are road warriors so far: Sox 16-7, Rays 19-7, and Yankees 14-10. Rays are 12-13 at home, Sox 14-13, and Yankees 14-10. AL East has the best W-L record in MLB, but the NL West is gaining on them. The Rockies and Diamondbacks stink, but the Padres are at .640 and the Dodgers and Giants at .612. I think Kimmi has said she goes by run differential. That makes sense in the NL: Padres are +80, Dodgers +76, and Giants +56. But in the AL the leaders are White Sox (28-20) with +69, the Astros (27-22) with +55, and then the two best AL teams (Rays, 31-20; Sox 30-20) with + 50 and +49. Then Toronto, 3.5 games behind the Yankees, at +31. Finally, the Yankees (28-20) at +21.

Playing time lasted 2.53, which is quick. Rain delay lasted 2:54, which means the game ended around 1 am, which is insanity. MLB or the umps must have decided to resume because both teams have today off. The WEEI guys said throughout the 2 game series the Braves are a good team and likely to win the NL East.

"What a glorious feeling, I'm happy again, I'm laughing at clouds . . . let the stormy clouds chase everyone from the place, come on with the rain, I've a smile on my face." Pivetta gets a "complete" game.

Sox are 26-3 when they score 4 or more runs this year according to the WEEI stats guys. Pretty interesting factoid. Would moonslav care to comment?

Given the last two games, this was a nice surprise. Pivetta gave up 4, but also went 6.

Game 50, and a surprisingly good one. WEEI guys say the rain is coming down hard.

And unexpected.

WEEI guys have climbed onto moonslav's bandwagon discussing how great it is now that Cora had "all these weapons," meaning one more position player and one less pitcher.

WEEI guys say the runs count even if they don't finish the 6th. Santana in for the inimitable Bobby .138 vs. righties Dalbec, who stunk vs. lefty Smyly too.

Boy, has he. With a storm close by, kind of amazing they didn't pull him sooner.

Great 6th for Pivetta. 102 pitches.

There are no elite offenses in a down year for offenses. The simple truth is that tonight Pivetta stinks and Smyly has hung in there against what has been, for most of this season, the best scoring with the highest OPS offense in MLB. Don't defend Pivetta when he doesn't deserve it.