Backing up Chavis and Gonzales at #1 and #9 is a rare stroke of thinking by Cora . Could be a rally killer in front of the 3 or 4 guys who can actually hit. If Michael and Marwin go 0-10 with 5 K's tonight, somebody has to answer for Fredo
Feels like one of those games the Sox really need to win to wash off the stench of last night's giveaway. Restart the dominance of the Yankees and bury them.
This is a game for first place in the AL East where 4 of the 5 teams are above .500. Get great pitching but nobody shows they want to win it. If Renfroe was unsure or recognized his slow start he should have stopped. Vaz was just stupid thinking some kind of play was on.
Always amazing when a super quality start gets lost in the shuffle because the other team is doing the same. This year the Sox will live or die by scoring runs. They need to come up with a couple here now because as you note Pivetta will soon be done
This is accurate because you know deep down you cannot last competitively carrying these deadweights mixed in with 4 other hitters and maybe 4 pitchers , both SP/RP.
The pitch was a foot outside and asswipe swings to K himself. It's one thing to have some tough luck or face tough pitching. It's a whole other thing to be clueless at your profession and have your manager show it off to the world