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The team entered the final 9 games pretty much in a great place to hold the WC#1 ; win at least 1 of the Yankee games 2 of 3 vs O's ; sweep the Nats. Somehow the train wrecked and they have dropped 5 of 6 , now truly need the Nats sweep and even that may only get you game #163 with Jays or M's, which the Sox will need to win to get the WC#2 the following day. You can debate the starting pitchers for the Washington series all day , but you then need someone to pitch next week if you achieve your goal or you are quickly out anyway. But if you don't burn the 3 legit starters against the Nats, you don't need to worry anyway. One thing that is wearisome is reading/listening to the interview quotes from Cora and team members like Bogaerts in Ian Browne's puff pieces saying that we need to improve, fix our very poor AB's and avoid giving up the 3 run blasts. Just play the game . I have no interest in what you are thinking or even if you do think . Don't sugarcoat it, you blew the opportunity for a great season, even short of the WS, and now are scrambling to avoid being on the DNR list.

And for exceeding expectations, you will get your participation trophy mailed to your primary address or second home or cabin in the woods, Red Sox

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This was a .500 team coming out of ST with weak pitching and 4 AAAA'ers in the lineup regularly. The O's screwed them out of the gate then, and are finishing up the job now.

Have no fear, final score will be 8-6 Red Sox, but they will make your ulcers bleed watching it.

nevin, a .167 hitter. Richards really f***ed this one up

Totally concur. The problem with the September Sox is not the pitching, it is the bats and key guys having awful hitting tendencies

Or Plawecki ??

Honestly, how bad can a human ump be. Awful pitch by Pivetta. The , given the gift, Pivetta gives it back on a 3 runner.

Remind me to never trade for Jahmi Jones

Pivetta loses command

With this game in contention and Toronto 1 back plus getting to play the same Orioles at home for their final 3, you have to say it's a virtual must win out for both the Sox and Jays. Yankees can lose 1 and not be caught One hint for Boston, do not let inferior team hang around and think they have a shot at you. Find the big inning bats and put this one away.

I think Manny Gonzalez went to the Laz Diaz , Angel Hernandez and C.B. Buckner School of Umpiring.

Pivetta has command of his curve ball so far

Umpires not going to playoffs are in a hurry to get home , just like about 20 other teams.

Just think, if Pivetta does get the CG SHO, then our next 24 hitters could all K and we still win

Mullins K's but he has a better BA (.297) and OPS(.897) than any Red Sox regular other than Shwarbs .924 OPS. Wonder if he will be looking for a new home in a couple years.

The real benefit of getting the lead on the first pitch is that if your pitcher(s) throw a shutout, the game is already won, similar to last night. Now that this W is secured we can relax and just enjoy the game

At least starting off in the lead, a beneficial position. Sort of missed a breakthrough inning though

As examples to better comprehend: #1 describes the back end of the bullpen # 2 describes Sale and Eovaldi #3 describes no one who has graduated from the Sox MiLB system in the last 20 years

True prime, in today's dollars Ted would have been $35-$40 million. I believe that with his exceptional military service he actually did not play in his true prime years.

Or maybe 4 more ? Need to win them all. Don't underanalyze

Is it too early or too presumptious to speculate on the 26 man roster for the WC ? We know Iglesias can't play, but who else may get shuffled ?

Mookie has not had a big year with the Dodgers. Missed time with a bad hip which may bite him annually while that monster contract plays out.

He had been a closer with the Angels in 2019-20 ( an oxymoron) but fell aprt and they dumped him. I was surprised when Bloom picked him up