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Different question.
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He is reliable. In a close game, he will reliably suck.
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Have to face 3 batters. At that point, he had only seen 2. Edit - Also he gave up the first single on the 4th pitch, the homer on the 5th pitch and the next hit on his 6th pitch. In no universe is that enough time for any reliever to get loose.
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The first hit he gave up wasn’t exactly roped. The next 2 not so much.
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Ort has usage, but only if the Sox are behind. He actually has decent numbers when the game has a margin of more than 4 runs. His worst numbers are a tie or 1 run game. In other words, he should only be used in blowout situations to save more effective arms.
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Can someone speak to the cat about what he’s bringing in??
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Yep
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This one feels like they stole one.
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That makes perfect sense.
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No idea. I’ve always wondered why a lefty can throw that curve/slider that breaks from the left handed batters box across to the right handed batters box but you never see a righty throw it a similar pitch.
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Jacques up. Why not Martin to save his own game with the off day tomorrow? He only threw 9 pitches in the 8th.
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I just looked at Kike’s numbers; amazingly, they are actually slightly better this year than last. Admittedly, that does not require much vertical.
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Difference is, Casas is a rookie in his 101st game. He’s may improve, he may not but the jury is still out. Kike is in his 10th year and is approaching 1000 games. He’s on the downside for sure.
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Asking for a sweep is difficult for any team. Your W-L prediction could very well be spot on given the state of the starting pitching. Sending out your preseason #7, #8, #9 starters for any length of time is not a recipe for success.
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Duran ties a major league record for doubles in a game.
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After last years 3-16 performance against Toronto, there isn’t a poster here who before the season started wouldn’t have signed up for 6-1 vs. the Jays.
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I’m guessing that Pivetta, a recent convert to the pen, still requires more of a starter’s time to warm up. As a long time reliever. Ort probably can get ready a lot quicker. Only thing I can think of.
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What does that mean?
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Radio guys have repeatedly said Duvall has some sort of stomach bug; when Ort and Pivetta started warming up in the top of the 2nd, they were hoping that that Whitlock having it was the reason. So that does mean that Caleb Hamilton and Christian Arroyo are the bench.
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He’s trying to do to much and has been all year.
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Yoshida being out today hurt them big time there. Perfect spot for him. Duvall being sick isn’t helping either.
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Well, according to MassLive, Paxton will not pitch in the Texas series. So he’ll be back against the A’s Friday or maybe Saturday.
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Sox pitching this week is a mess. They are already undecided on Tuesday. Bello is going Wednesday. Paxton is up Thursday, but per the radio guys, his wife is due with their second child Tuesday, so who knows when that will happen or if he makes that start. I’d guess Crawford goes Friday and then we’re back to who knows for Saturday and next Sunday.
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He’s also a guy I don’t think they really care if they burn him out. He is utterly replaceable.
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For games, not after one inning of a starting pitcher.