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Post by vermontsox1 on May 31, 2018 16:00:05 GMT -5
5/31 Red Sox (LHP Drew Pomeranz 1-2, 6.75 32.0 IP, 31K:19BB) @ Astros (RHP Lance McCullers Jr. 6-3, 3.98, 63.1 IP, 68K:25BB) 8:10 pm ET, NESN/WEEI 6/1 Red Sox (LHP Chris Sale 5-2, 2.76, 75.0 IP, 104K:20BB) @ Astros (RHP Gerrit Cole 5-1, 2.05, 74.2 IP, 109K:19BB) 8:10 pm ET, NESN/WEEI 6/2 Red Sox (LHP David Price 5-4, 4.04, 62.1 IP, 59K:26BB) @ Astros (RHP Justin Verlander 7-2, 1.11, 81.1 IP, 98K:15BB) 7:15 pm ET, FOX/WEEI 6/3 Red Sox (RHP Rick Porcello 7-2, 3.65, 74.0 IP, 70K:15BB) @ Astros (RHP Chris Morton 7-0, 2.26, 67.2 IP, 85K:22BB) 7:35 pm ET, ESPN/WEEI MLB StandingsRed Sox Hitting StatsRed Sox Pitching StatsMLB ScoreboardMLB TransactionsA note regarding moderating of the gameday threads in 2018: As the disclaimer has always said, in the past, we have been very liberal in moderating the Gameday threads. They're meant to be a lot less formal than other threads on the forum, so to moderate them the same way would be silly. However, we do ask posters to maintain a certain level of decorum in these threads, and we plan on moderating the Gameday threads a little more actively this season. In particular, we ask that posters refrain from being overly repetitive with their posts (if you've made your point, let it go), refrain from monopolizing the discussion (if you are making more than a couple posts in a row, you probably need to slow down a little bit), and of course, follow the Ground Rules ( link). The point is to make these threads worth participating in and fun for all posters, from our long-time fixtures to people just signing up today. -The Management |
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on May 31, 2018 16:02:20 GMT -5
Geeze what a tough series. How did the Yankees manage to take 5 out of 7 from these guys?
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Post by Guidas on May 31, 2018 16:04:10 GMT -5
I can’t believe Pomeranz wasn’t DL’d before the game. He’d get lit up in AAA right now. This will be like batting practice for Houston.
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Post by incandenza on May 31, 2018 16:14:03 GMT -5
I can’t believe Pomeranz wasn’t DL’d before the game. He’d get lit up in AAA right now. This will be like batting practice for Houston. It's kind of relaxing, really, knowing with complete certainty that we're going to lose the first game of the series. Hoping for a series split! |
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Post by danr on May 31, 2018 16:21:09 GMT -5
Betts not in the lineup again.
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Post by huskies15 on May 31, 2018 16:37:19 GMT -5
I'm officially concerned about Mookie
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Post by fenwaythehardway on May 31, 2018 16:53:30 GMT -5
I can’t believe Pomeranz wasn’t DL’d before the game. He’d get lit up in AAA right now. This will be like batting practice for Houston. Fun things you can discover on Fangraphs when you're desperately searching any positive signs on Pomeranz: he's throw 77 sinkers this season, which have produced nine singles, three doubles, two home runs, and zero ground balls. I'm no Brian Bannister, but it doesn't seem like a pitch he should throw, ever. Also the velo is down and he's not getting swings and misses on anything, so pitch selection may be the least of his worries anyway. |
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Post by fenwaythehardway on May 31, 2018 16:54:01 GMT -5
I'm officially concerned about Mookie This is what you people get for comparing him to Trout. |
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Post by patford on May 31, 2018 17:08:09 GMT -5
Houston was in excellent position to win five or six of the games they lost but the Yankee's 10th man murdered the Astros bullpen which suddenly became incapable of throwing strikes even though they had not shown any such tendency all year.
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Post by radiohix on May 31, 2018 17:14:59 GMT -5
Geeze what a tough series. How did the Yankees manage to take 5 out of 7 from these guys? With black magic |
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Post by soxfansince67 on May 31, 2018 17:15:33 GMT -5
Let's play the games - I am optimistic that we will do well in this series.
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Post by p23w on May 31, 2018 17:21:33 GMT -5
Stro's have their B team line up for this game. Would really like to see 6 IP from Pomeranz with no more than 3 runs.
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Post by dawnbringr on May 31, 2018 17:26:03 GMT -5
With the way Pomeranz is going,, I'd expect 3IP and 6 runs....
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on May 31, 2018 17:39:42 GMT -5
Does anyone have any thoughts on the Astros cheating with their pitchers? I mean, Verlander revives career, Gerrit Cole turns into a TOR starter, and Charlie Morton....well....he was a -.5 bWAR pitcher for the the friggin 9 years prior to becoming an Astro and suddenly turned into a mid 90's flamethrower who will get CY Young votes.
Personally, I think when an opposing pitcher has the temerity to call out an organization, granted we are talking about Trevor Bauer, there is reasonable concern.
We got some payback to deal with here. Take them down. |
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Post by fenwaythehardway on May 31, 2018 18:21:42 GMT -5
Does anyone have any thoughts on the Astros cheating with their pitchers? I mean, Verlander revives career, Gerrit Cole turns into a TOR starter, and Charlie Morton....well....he was a -.5 bWAR pitcher for the the friggin 9 years prior to becoming an Astro and suddenly turned into a mid 90's flamethrower who will get CY Young votes.
Personally, I think when an opposing pitcher has the temerity to call out an organization, granted we are talking about Trevor Bauer, there is reasonable concern.
We got some payback to deal with here. Take them down. I mean, cheating how? Bauer called them out for pine tar, but everyone does that, and by no means accounts for what their pitchers are doing. |
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on May 31, 2018 18:51:02 GMT -5
Does anyone have any thoughts on the Astros cheating with their pitchers? I mean, Verlander revives career, Gerrit Cole turns into a TOR starter, and Charlie Morton....well....he was a -.5 bWAR pitcher for the the friggin 9 years prior to becoming an Astro and suddenly turned into a mid 90's flamethrower who will get CY Young votes.
Personally, I think when an opposing pitcher has the temerity to call out an organization, granted we are talking about Trevor Bauer, there is reasonable concern.
We got some payback to deal with here. Take them down. I mean, cheating how? Bauer called them out for pine tar, but everyone does that, and by no means accounts for what their pitchers are doing. Sure. But to the degree that the pitchers are pitching well...is it normal for their 4 startersin this series to all be have K rates above 10 per 9 innings pitched. Team ERA is almost a full run better than that next best (Sox). I am really skeptical that this is true talent stuff. |
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Post by chrisfromnc on May 31, 2018 18:59:13 GMT -5
They just said on the pregame show that Swihart is going to play 2B tonight. There was a late scratch by Pedey.
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Post by doctorduck21 on May 31, 2018 19:05:34 GMT -5
They just said on the pregame show that Swihart is going to play 2B tonight. A late scratch from either Pedey or Holt happened. The red sox Twitter has a new lineup. Has Holt at 2B and Swihart in right field |
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Post by chrisfromnc on May 31, 2018 19:07:33 GMT -5
They just said on the pregame show that Swihart is going to play 2B tonight. A late scratch from either Pedey or Holt happened. The red sox Twitter has a new lineup. Has Holt at 2B and Swihart in right field That would trump NESN. |
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Post by mattpicard on May 31, 2018 19:10:38 GMT -5
LF A. Benintendi (L)
SS Xander Bogaerts (R)
1B Mitch Moreland (L)
DH J.D. Martinez (R)
3B Rafael Devers (L)
2B Brock Holt (L)
C Sandy Leon (S)
CF Jackie Bradley (L)
RF Blake Swihart (S)
Interesting that they're going with Blake in right at Fenway, instead of Swihart/Beni/Bradley. Wonder if it has to do with Astros having a heavy RHH, pull lineup.
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Post by chrisfromnc on May 31, 2018 19:11:17 GMT -5
“Left knee soreness” keeping Pedroia on the bench.
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Post by bosox on May 31, 2018 19:11:59 GMT -5
They just said on the pregame show that Swihart is going to play 2B tonight. There was a late scratch by Pedey. The way things are going they may need to DL Mookie if it doesn't look like he's going to be able to play in Houston. I don't think they should rush him and they can retroactively back it up to the last game he played. But they may need bench help. NESN just said Pedey's scratch was because of left knee soreness. |
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on May 31, 2018 19:24:35 GMT -5
guy needs to be throwing the ball near the dang strike zone.
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Post by soxfando on May 31, 2018 19:24:36 GMT -5
LF A. Benintendi (L) SS Xander Bogaerts (R) 1B Mitch Moreland (L) DH J.D. Martinez (R) 3B Rafael Devers (L) 2B Brock Holt (L) C Sandy Leon (S) CF Jackie Bradley (L) RF Blake Swihart (S) Interesting that they're going with Blake in right at Fenway, instead of Swihart/Beni/Bradley. Wonder if it has to do with Astros having a heavy RHH, pull lineup. *it's in Houston. But maybe they're trying to demonstrate Swihart's "versatility" |
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on May 31, 2018 19:24:50 GMT -5
Pomeranz's velocity is finally sitting in the low 90's.
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