Maxbialystock
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Tough luck. Nunez and Beni both hit the ball hard but not in the right places. Brach and Showalter got a little lucky there.
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Holt pinch-running for Leon--of course.
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OK. Hit it good, but catchable. Now it's Beni.
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1 out, 1 on in the 8th, and here comes the closer Brach. Unfair of me to say, but I think Nunez really, really wants to GIDP or maybe K. I'm rooting for the K.
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I'm repeating myself, but Showalter has shown me a lot this game in how he has handled his bullpen. I honestly believe that in the same situation with the same pitchers, Farrell would not have used 3 relievers in the 6th to preserve a 1 run lead.
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Sox are 1 for 12 with RISP and have left 23 guys on base--Betts left 5 and Young 7. All four doubles by the younger set--Betts, Bogaerts, and Devers, who has2 and the only Sox rbi. The four over-30 guys (HanRam,Young, Rajai, Leon) have some singles and walks but have not been much of a factor. I'm still impressed with how Showalter used his bullpen. Castro got the one out in the 6th, but also 3 in the 7th, so now Showalter only needs to get thru the 8th and 9th. I should note, however, that none of the 3 relievers in the 6th had an ERA over 3--worst is Castro at 2.66. Here's Castro back for the 8th because our guys simply can't hit him. He just K'd Devers--the guy with 2 doubles--on a 3-2 sinker on the outside corner and low.
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Nut case HanRam advances when it wasn't possible, so Rajai goes GIDP. Just like that. Castro got himself into trouble, but that darn sinker fast ball extricated him.
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Not a meatball. Low in the zone and a very fast sinker, one of all whole bunch. The three that missed and were called balls weren't that much different. I say again, Betts has been our best guy with RISP, he doesn't K much, and he's a good hitter with double earlier in the game. Do I need to add that the same guy, Castro, is pitching the 7th and has walked the first two batters, HanRam and Moreland? He just made a great pitch which could easily have been ball 4 instead, tying the game.
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Fister today was just what the doctor ordered. If Price comes back, a tough choice. Honestly, you can't drop Porcello with his contract, ditto Sale of course. Pomeranz is now our #2. That leaves ERod, who hasn't been so good, but could be if he could just start a game the way he finishes them. But he will be the one to go.
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Not sure I agree that at bat was so terrible. Every single pitch was a very fast sinking fast ball, and all of them were low--including three balls. To me that's just great pitching because Betts is a good hitter, does not strike out much, and has an OPS over 1.000 with RISP. Credit too to Showalter who used 4 pitchers in the 6th to hang onto that lead.
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Another high and tight fastball by Givens. Clearly, this is Showalters doing. Nunez K's on a fastball on the outside (but in the zone). Dead simple. Pitchers used to that a lot.
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Nunez looks awful, but I love those fastballs. He'll either hit one good or K. No GIDP.
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Bogie and Devers leading a comeback. Now men on 1st and 2d with Nunez coming to bat.
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moonslav, Kimmi, and all you people who think you know how to slot hitters, listen up. I have argued endlessly for like 5 games that Devers should be dropped down in the order. Yesterday he got a double batting 7th I think, and today 2 doubles batting 8th. I'm just like Bo Jackson. I don't know diddly, but I do know baseball.
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Givens has a good fastball, changeup, and slider and he is hitting his spots, mostly, including the high and tight fastball that almost hit Rajai.
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High and tight ball set up a fastball in the middle of the strike zone--an easy called strike followed by two swinging strikes, both fastballs.
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Credit to Bogie on the leadoff double off a high and almost outside fastball he made solid contact with. 8 pitches ended Miley's stint with 101 total. Now righty Givens, ERA 2.42, against Devers. My bad, I jumped the gun. It's Rajai.
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He has pitched well this month, and to me it's clear why. He mixes his pitches and gets our guys to hit his pitch, especially with men on base. Plus of course he could count on HanRam to screw the pooch with men on 2d and 3d with one out. It is not accidental that the Sox are 0 for 6 with RISP--Miley has had something to do with that. Plus he got a big break on that called 3d strike on a 3-2 count that was clearly outside and called a ball three pitches before in the same spot.
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Good mix by Miley and his catcher, a low curve for a ball followed by a very tempting fastball right and up which Young got under. Too many pitchers, especially young ones, don't understand you can be very successful when the other team actually makes contact with the ball--provided it's a pitch you want them to swing at. Sox now have 2 doubles and 4 singles to the Orioles 2 doubles and 2 singles. We have left 13 on base, and the Orioles 5.
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Bases loaded, Young to the plate. I'm hopeful.
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Fastball a foot inside for a swinging strike. Make that two even though the second one was a strike.
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Now 0 for 5 with RISP. Can HanRam be the man?
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Noted. But I have to say Price would be starting instead of Fister, which means Sale, Porcello, and Erod would still have stunk things up. Price's last start was over a month ago, and since his departure overall the Sox have prospered. In his 4 starts since Price went on the DL, Fister has had 4 quality starts. So I honestly don't think Price would have made much of a difference. Today is his 5th start and has the markings of another QS. Similarly, I love Pedroia too, but Nunez, his replacement, was one of the reasons for the great run in August.
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Nice K on the cutter by Fister. He's a pitcher. Easily the best start in four games.
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I've defended Farrell endlessly, but entirely agree losing managers are under the gun and should be.