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8/5-8/7 Red Sox @ Royals Series Thread
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Post by vermontsox1 on Aug 5, 2024 8:22:28 GMT -5
8/5 Red Sox (LHP James Paxton, 8-3, 4.52, 93.2 IP, 69K:49BB) @ Royals (RHP Brady Singer, 8-6, 2.88, 125.0 IP, 115K:36BB) 8:10 pm ET, NESN/WEEI 8/6 Red Sox (RHP Brayan Bello, 10-5, 5.13, 107.0 IP, 103K:38BB) @ Royals (RHP Seth Lugo, 13-5, 2.57, 150.1 IP, 127K:33BB) 8:10 pm ET, NESN/WEEI 8/7 Red Sox (RHP Kutter Crawford, 7-8, 3.81, 127.2 IP, 122K:30BB) @ Royals (LHP Cole Ragans, 8-7, 3.36, 134.0 IP, 159K:45BB) 8:10 pm ET, NESN/WEEI MLB StandingsRed Sox Hitting StatsRed Sox Pitching StatsMLB ScoreboardMLB TransactionsA note regarding moderating of the gameday threads in 2024: 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 notstarboard on Aug 5, 2024 8:54:24 GMT -5
Singer xERA - ERA: 1.57
Lugo xERA - ERA: 1.28
Ragans xERA - ERA: -0.07
Ragans is the actual ace in Kansas City and it's not close. Singer and Lugo are also both RHP and Kutter has been getting nuked lately. Let's win the first two so game 3 can be gravy.
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Post by asm18 on Aug 5, 2024 10:05:20 GMT -5
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Post by nomar on Aug 5, 2024 10:10:11 GMT -5
There is no way that the Red Sox can pull off a sweep in this series.
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Post by Legion of Bloom on Aug 5, 2024 11:37:13 GMT -5
There is no way that the Red Sox can pull off a sweep in this series. I see what you did there.  |
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Post by tupnado21 on Aug 5, 2024 12:03:51 GMT -5
Hey guys, long time listener, first time caller. Excited to see this series against a WC foe. This will be a good test of what the rest of our season might look like.
Do we have any inclination of expectations on Grissom contributing again the big league level this year? Aside from pitching, this appears to be our gap.
Feels like our bullpen is a little better rested than it has been in a while, hoping we get a few lockdown performances sprinkled in.
My star player for this series is Masa. I think he's been swinging it well and will get AB for at least two of the games. I'll put him down for two HR in this series- time to hear some machoman.
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Post by pappyman99 on Aug 5, 2024 12:14:55 GMT -5
Starting Wednesday or Thursday (maybe off reports)
We can kind of comfortably slot the bullpen as
6th inning - Simms
7th inning - Garcia
8th inning - Martin
9th inning - Jansen
5th inning cleanup - Kelly, Booser, Criswell, Bernardino
That feels really good with Hendricks possibly having an over/under of an August 21st return?
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Post by awalkinthepark on Aug 5, 2024 12:21:31 GMT -5
Hey guys, long time listener, first time caller. Excited to see this series against a WC foe. This will be a good test of what the rest of our season might look like. Do we have any inclination of expectations on Grissom contributing again the big league level this year? Aside from pitching, this appears to be our gap. Feels like our bullpen is a little better rested than it has been in a while, hoping we get a few lockdown performances sprinkled in. My star player for this series is Masa. I think he's been swinging it well and will get AB for at least two of the games. I'll put him down for two HR in this series- time to hear some machoman. He is currently rehabbing and needs to be activated from the IL by 8/9, though there have been some rumblings that the Red Sox might option him back to Worcester after that happens. Based on the comments Breslow has made recently I personally am expecting him to be back in the majors at some point this year. |
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Post by nomar on Aug 5, 2024 12:32:36 GMT -5
If Paxton is looking like he doesn’t have it tonight, I hope they go to Criswell early.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 5, 2024 12:47:27 GMT -5
There is no way that the Red Sox can pull off a sweep in this series. Excellent! 😄 |
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Post by kwodes on Aug 5, 2024 13:04:35 GMT -5
Starting Wednesday or Thursday (maybe off reports) We can kind of comfortably slot the bullpen as 6th inning - Simms 7th inning - Garcia 8th inning - Martin 9th inning - Jansen 5th inning cleanup - Kelly, Booser, Criswell, Bernardino That feels really good with Hendricks possibly having an over/under of an August 21st return? Slaten? |
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Post by soxin8 on Aug 5, 2024 14:04:25 GMT -5
Starting Wednesday or Thursday (maybe off reports) We can kind of comfortably slot the bullpen as 6th inning - Simms 7th inning - Garcia 8th inning - Martin 9th inning - Jansen 5th inning cleanup - Kelly, Booser, Criswell, Bernardino That feels really good with Hendricks possibly having an over/under of an August 21st return? Slaten? Slaten is scheduled for long toss today. It sounds like he is at least a couple weeks away if there are no setbacks. www.mlb.com/news/red-sox-injuries-and-roster-moves |
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Post by kwodes on Aug 5, 2024 14:29:36 GMT -5
when Martin, Slaten, Hendriks get back, I wonder if we see more openers to utilize that depth |
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Post by cba82 on Aug 5, 2024 14:34:33 GMT -5
Going to be mid-90s at game time tonight. Good thing they don’t have turf out there anymore, that used to be an unsafe place to play in the heat.
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Post by blizzards39 on Aug 5, 2024 14:34:49 GMT -5
Hey guys, long time listener, first time caller. Excited to see this series against a WC foe. This will be a good test of what the rest of our season might look like. Do we have any inclination of expectations on Grissom contributing again the big league level this year? Aside from pitching, this appears to be our gap. Feels like our bullpen is a little better rested than it has been in a while, hoping we get a few lockdown performances sprinkled in. My star player for this series is Masa. I think he's been swinging it well and will get AB for at least two of the games. I'll put him down for two HR in this series- time to hear some machoman. He is currently rehabbing and needs to be activated from the IL by 8/9, though there have been some rumblings that the Red Sox might option him back to Worcester after that happens. Based on the comments Breslow has made recently I personally am expecting him to be back in the majors at some point this year. Grissom will be back. Might not be until September but im expecting him to contribute. As for Masa i hope your correct. Sox realy need 2/3 |
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Post by asm18 on Aug 5, 2024 14:39:52 GMT -5
Bobby Witt vs James Paxton is not an at-bat I am looking forward to
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Post by cdj on Aug 5, 2024 15:21:35 GMT -5
Duran
Abreu
Yoshida
Devers
Wong
Smith
Sogard
Hamilton
Rafaela
Lefty heavy lineup against Singer. His splits:
LHH: .284/.358/.492
RHH: .174/.227/.251
Let’s get some runs.
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Post by notstarboard on Aug 5, 2024 15:33:00 GMT -5
Ah, Kansas City's manager knows that your best hitter goes second. Must be nice.
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Post by scottysmalls on Aug 5, 2024 16:19:04 GMT -5
Ah, Kansas City's manager knows that your best hitter goes second. Must be nice. I don't totally mind Abreu second in between Duran and Yoshida because it means if KC wanted to bring in a lefty reliever to get Duran/Abreu/Yoshida/Devers they're going to have to face Refsnyder in the middle of that group. |
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Post by notstarboard on Aug 5, 2024 16:31:33 GMT -5
Ah, Kansas City's manager knows that your best hitter goes second. Must be nice. I don't totally mind Abreu second in between Duran and Yoshida because it means if KC wanted to bring in a lefty reliever to get Duran/Abreu/Yoshida/Devers they're going to have to face Refsnyder in the middle of that group. You could pretty easily PH for Yoshida instead. Although if Cora were setting the lineup more optimally, Yoshida wouldn't be hitting third to begin with; he'd probably be hitting 5th. Wong would be a decent option at 3 while limiting huge runs of lefties. |
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Post by seamus on Aug 5, 2024 16:35:14 GMT -5
Eh, lineup optimization makes such a marginal difference that I'm fine with managers going off vibes. Duran likes being the lead-off guy, Devers seems to like being the clean-up guy, and Wilyer can run better than Yoshida, so having Abreu in front has some value.
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Post by oldfaithful2019 on Aug 5, 2024 16:44:09 GMT -5
This series has been circled on the calendar for a while. The Sox have been better on the road than home, Royals just the opposite. Royals are for real and this will be a tough series for the Sox. But, Sox need to take the series. No excuses and it starts tonight. Criswell may be the the key tonight holding the lead in middle innings. Sox got to Singer early last time, so hope that happens again. Concentration and execution need to be much more consistent, so really hoping for an error free game and success with r.i.s.p.
Am I asking for to much ? Hope not !!
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Post by ephus on Aug 5, 2024 18:14:07 GMT -5
Imagine if in February someone told you that on August 5th Connor Wong would be in the 5 hole and the bottom third was Sogard, Hamilton and Ceddanne and we’d be in the thick of a playoff chase.
Seriously this season has given us so much as fans. Let’s keep it going!
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Post by notstarboard on Aug 5, 2024 18:42:40 GMT -5
Eh, lineup optimization makes such a marginal difference that I'm fine with managers going off vibes. Duran likes being the lead-off guy, Devers seems to like being the clean-up guy, and Wilyer can run better than Yoshida, so having Abreu in front has some value. This is the same logic that leads people not to vote, not to conserve energy, etc. This one particular impact may not be massive, but it is real, and not caring about it implies you are unlikely to care about optimizing the squad in other ways, which compounds the impact, especially when opposing managers *are* picking up those pennies. There's also just no reason not to. It's basically a free win every year, and every win matters, especially for teams on the WC bubble. |
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Post by notstarboard on Aug 5, 2024 18:48:35 GMT -5
This series has been circled on the calendar for a while. The Sox have been better on the road than home, Royals just the opposite. Royals are for real and this will be a tough series for the Sox. But, Sox need to take the series. No excuses and it starts tonight. Criswell may be the the key tonight holding the lead in middle innings. Sox got to Singer early last time, so hope that happens again. Concentration and execution need to be much more consistent, so really hoping for an error free game and success with r.i.s.p. Am I asking for to much ? Hope not !! Counterpoint: Royals are frauds. Hoping for a clean series as well, though. A series W is there for the taking if we want it. |
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