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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 12, 2022 11:49:38 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 5m Schedule oddities: the Mariners are playing the Red Sox for the 7th time today.
They have yet to play the Angels.
Seattle has played 19 road games in the Eastern time zone, none in the Pacific time zone.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 12, 2022 13:01:59 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 9m Sox updates:
Pivetta starts Tue. Hill is possible Wed. with Eovaldi pushed back to Thur maybe unless he goes on the IL.
Whitlock (hip) is walking around around like an old man but he did play catch yesterday.
James Paxton had a 10-pitch bullpen yesterday He said he felt good.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 12, 2022 13:35:33 GMT -5
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne · 17m No lineup yet: Procedural reasons (upcoming roster move not involving a position player). Cora offered these hints. “Actually, Ref[snyder] is playing center, Arroyo is playing right, Bobby is playing first, Plough [Plawecki] is catching.” LHP Robbie Ray starts for M's.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 12, 2022 14:11:44 GMT -5
Game 61: Red Sox at Mariners lineups and notesBy Amin Touri Globe Staff,Updated June 12, 2022, 9 minutes ago After another bullpen collapse reminiscent of early-season struggles, the Red Sox can bounce back and take the series Sunday against the Mariners. Kutter Crawford will make the second start of his career, again out of necessity. He first took the ball against Cleveland in September during a Sox COVID outbreak, and will make another spot start Sunday as Alex Cora tries to scrape through the weekend without Garrett Whitlock and with the bullpen having seen heavy usage through the first two games of the series. The Mariners will close the series behind reigning American League Cy Young winner Robbie Ray, but the lefthander has rarely been at his best this season. Ray has allowed at least three earned runs in six innings or fewer in each of his last five starts, posting a 6.11 earned run average in that span. Lineups RED SOX (31-29): 1. Rob Refsnyder (R) CF 2. Rafael Devers (L) 3B 3. J.D. Martinez (R) DH 4. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS 5. Trevor Story (R) 2B 6. Alex Verdugo (L) LF 7. Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B 8. Christian Arroyo (R) RF 9. Kevin Plawecki (R) C Pitching: RHP Kutter Crawford (1-1, 8.44 ERA) MARINERS (27-32): 1. Jesse Winker (L) LF 2. Ty France (R) 1B 3. Julio Rodriguez (R) CF 4. J.P. Crawford (L) SS 5. Eugenio Suarez (R) DH 6. Adam Frazier (L) 2B 7. Abraham Toro (S) 3B 8. Taylor Trammell (L) RF 9. Luis Torrens (R) C Pitching: LHP Robbie Ray (5-6, 4.97 ERA) Time: 4:10 p.m. TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7 Red Sox vs. Ray: Arroyo 1-6, Bogaerts 3-13, Bradley Jr. 0-2, Dalbec 2-11, Devers 3-9, Martinez 2-13, Plawecki 5-11, Story 9-30, Verdugo 4-17, Vázquez 1-12 Mariners vs. Crawford: Has not faced any Seattle batters Stat of the day: Rafael Devers’s 3.0 WAR ranks fourth among AL batters according to Baseball-Reference.com. Notes: The Red Sox have jokingly called J.D. Martinez “Ichiro” in recent weeks, during a three-plus-week stretch in which the slugger raised his average from .325 to .351 despite not hitting a single home run. Martinez broke out of his power outage with homers in the first two games of the series. Martinez’s homerless drought — which spanned 92 plate appearances and 78 at-bats — was his longest since 2014 ... Ray is 2-2 with a 4.28 ERA in seven career appearances (six starts) against the Red Sox, including a 7-3 loss on May 20 in Boston in which he allowed four runs on five hits in six innings. All of the runs came on a grand slam by Trevor Story ... The Mariners earned their first win in six tries against the Red Sox this season by scoring twice in the bottom of the ninth Saturday. Song of the Day: Sweet - The Ballroom Blitz www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lTwA5xMeTM
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 12, 2022 14:12:52 GMT -5
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne · 4m Eovaldi (low back inflammation) to the injured list, retroactive to June 9. That is the move to get Crawford on the roster.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 12, 2022 14:13:58 GMT -5
Christopher Smith @smittyonmlb · 7m Nathan Eovaldi to 15-day IL (hip)
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Post by scrappyunderdog on Jun 12, 2022 17:50:04 GMT -5
If you haven't tuned in yet <spoiler alert>, y'all have to watch the play by Refsnyder. Full-out extension, way off his feet dive. There plenty of times where guys make sliding catches and all, and that's fine, but this about as far as someone can dive thru the air.
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Post by scrappyunderdog on Jun 12, 2022 18:27:33 GMT -5
Good, it feels like the plan is coming together. That's a huge game for Crawford, given that he has a huge opportunity with Eovaldi & Whitlock on the IL. With the day off on Monday, we can go Pivetta, Hill, Wacha & Crawford. We have Thursday 6/23 off, so we only need one spot starter, plus Crawford.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 12, 2022 18:54:10 GMT -5
Kutter Crawford, Boston Red Sox pitchers toss 1-hitter vs. Mariners; Rafael Devers delivers go-ahead homer in eighth Updated: Jun. 12, 2022, 7:04 p.m. | Published: Jun. 12, 2022, 7:04 p.m.
By Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com
SEATTLE — Rafael Devers went the other way with Paul Sewald’s 93.7 mph fastball high and outside, sending it 368 feet over the wall in left field.
Devers delivered his two-run homer on an 0-2 count with two outs in the eighth inning. It came right after Rob Refsnyder got hit by a pitch after falling behind 0-2 in his count.
Boston won 2-0 over the Mariners here at T-Mobile Park.
Crawford, Ryan Brasier, Austin Davis, Tyler Danish, John Schreiber and Tanner Houck tossed a 1-hitter.
The Red Sox went 8-2 on their West Coast trip and fly home to Boston this evening. They swept a three-game series in Oakland, took three of four games in Anaheim and then won two of three games here in Seattle.
Terrific defense in eighth
Rafael Devers made a terrific barehanded play ranging to his left to throw out Jesse Winker for the first out of the eighth inning.
Then Rob Refsnyder made a full-extension diving catch in right field on Ty France’s 342-foot lineout to right field.
Crawford tosses 5 scoreless innings
The Red Sox named Kutter Crawford as their spot starter Sunday just hours before first pitch.
Starting in place of Garrett Whitlock (15-day IL with right hip inflammation), Crawford tossed 5 scoreless innings and allowed just one hit. He struck out seven and pitched around four walks.
Mariners starter Robbie Ray hurled 7 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk while striking out four.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 12, 2022 18:58:00 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25
Red Sox are 32-29. They finish 8-2 on the West Coast swing.
Boston limping home a bit with Eovaldi, Hernandez and Whitlock all placed on the IL during the trip.
In terms of wins/losses, an excellent 10 days for the Red Sox. They needed this sort of effort to get into the AL playoff picture.
Boston's depth will be tested from here into July. Some key absences upcoming. And the schedule will be more difficult soon.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 12, 2022 18:58:50 GMT -5
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne · 54m What a road trip this was for the Red Sox. They go 8-2 out West -- their 1st time with 8-plus wins on a West Coast trip since 1995, Boston's first road trip of any kind with 8 or more wins since 2017. They've won 9 out of 11 and are MLB-best 18-7 since May 18.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 12, 2022 18:59:50 GMT -5
Christopher Smith @smittyonmlb · 9m Red Sox' Rafael Devers did his postgame interview eating an ice cream cone. He said: "It feels great even more after this kind of road trip. I don't think we come back here this season anymore but I hope the (ice cream) machine is there for next year."
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 13, 2022 3:45:08 GMT -5
Devers' clutch HR a fitting end to Red Sox's stellar trip June 12th, 2022 Ian Browne
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne
SEATTLE -- In order for the Red Sox to cap their best West Coast trip in 27 years with a win, Rafael Devers was required to do “Raffy things."
In other words, Devers needed to take a pitch out of the ballpark that perhaps nobody else in MLB could. The count on the Red Sox slugger was 0-2 when Mariners reliever Paul Sewald threw a 93.7 mph fastball that was high and well outside the strike zone.
Home run? Most players would be just trying to fight off such a pitch and keep the at-bat alive if they decided to swing at all. Who hits that pitch for an opposite-field two-run homer?
Probably Devers, and only Devers, whose 14th homer of the season broke a scoreless tie and led the Red Sox to a 2-0 victory on Sunday against the Mariners at T-Mobile Park.
“I mean, he’s the only person I’ve ever seen do that,” Boston designated hitter J.D. Martinez said. “It’s unbelievable. We talk about it all the time. He can cover so many pitches where a normal person can’t. It’s funny because you’ll see him chase pitches and you’re like, ‘Oh, he’s chasing,' and in my mind, I’m like, 'He’s hit that pitch out [before]. I’ve seen him do it a million times.' It’s impressive.”
One of the top gifts Devers has is also his curse at times. He has the range to hit just about any pitch within his stratosphere and with authority. And that confidence sometimes leads to him striking out on a bad pitch.
But the Red Sox will take the trade off, knowing full well they have one of the most gifted hitters in the game.
“Unreal,” Boston manager Alex Cora said. “You have to be perfect to hit a ball like that. He was for that swing. That’s why sometimes we talk about him being patient, controlling the zone. You cannot take away his aggressiveness. And he can do that with bad pitches. Two-strike approach, he went the other way. Us humans, we hit line drives the other way. He hits homers the other way with two strikes.”
On 0-2, this one was special, even for Devers. Of the 36 times Devers has ended an at-bat on an 0-2 pitch this season, this Sunday special in Seattle was his first homer. It was only the second homer for Devers in 274 career at-bats on an 0-2 pitch.
The one person in Boston’s clubhouse who didn’t seem awed by the accomplishment?
That would be Devers. In his mind, it’s just what he does.
“The pitch was closer than you think, and I was able to hit it out of the ballpark,” Devers said. “When I saw the pitch, I was trying to do my best to get on base and help the team. Luckily, the ball just went out.”
Doesn’t Devers realize how hard it is to hit a pitch like that out of the yard?
“Yeah, everything here in the Major Leagues is hard,” Devers said. “Just trying to make an adjustment pitch by pitch and trying to see the ball and hit the ball. Baseball is about momentum.”
The Red Sox have gained a lot of momentum of late, and Devers allowed them to spend all of Sunday night and into Monday morning with a happy flight home.
It was the end of an 8-2 road trip, marking the first time Boston has won eight or more games on one trip since 2017, and the first time it has done so on an all-West trip since Kevin Kennedy’s 1995 Red Sox pulled off that feat.
The Red Sox, who got off to a 10-19 start, are an MLB-best 18-7 since May 18. They’ve won nine of 11.
On a day Kutter Crawford (five strong innings for the win) was called up to fill in for Garrett Whitlock, Boston’s pitching staff gave up only one hit in a shutout victory.
Of course, the Sox had only four hits themselves. But the one by Devers swung the day.
It was too bad for the Mariners that they hit Rob Refsnyder with two outs and nobody on base, giving Devers that chance to be the hero.
“It’s unbelievable what he did,” Refsnyder said. “Fastball outside, he takes it to left field with true spin. He’s one of the best hitters in all of baseball. He’s pretty special to watch.”
As Devers stood in a corner and spoke with the media, he enjoyed his soft-serve ice cream cone.
“Yeah, it feels great, even more after this kind of road trip,” Devers said. “I don’t think we come back here anymore this year, but I hope the [ice-cream] machine is still here next year.”
In truth, the machine is the third baseman who delivered yet another big hit for his Red Sox.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 13, 2022 3:47:18 GMT -5
Jon Couture @joncouture · 10h Absurd. Just absolutely absurd, at a time in the game when the opposite field home run is disappearing. #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 13, 2022 3:49:52 GMT -5
RED SOX NOTEBOOK With Nate Eovaldi added to injured list, Kutter Crawford answered the call and delivered for the Red Sox By Peter Abraham Globe Staff,Updated June 12, 2022, 8:46 p.m.
SEATTLE — With Garrett Whitlock and now Nate Eovaldi on the injured list, the Red Sox need help to patch their rotation.
Kutter Crawford raised his hand high on Sunday, pitching five strong innings in a 2-0 victory against the Seattle Mariners.
Crawford found out at 7:30 a.m. that he was making the start when pitching coach Dave Bush sent him a text. The 26-year-old righthander retired eight of the first nine batters he faced, four by strikeout.
Ultimately, Crawford and five relievers held Seattle to one hit and struck out 10. Related: Rafael Devers delivers crowning blow in Red Sox shutout of Mariners
Crawford gave up 10 earned runs over 10⅔ innings in eight previous appearances for the Sox this season, all in relief. But he pitched with a better sense of purpose on Sunday.
“Trusted my pitches a little more,” Crawford said. “My command still wasn’t great. I can be better there. But I trusted my cutter and I was mixing my pitches pretty good.”
Asked before the game why Crawford was the choice to start, Red Sox manager Alex Cora admitted it was because it was his turn to pitch for Triple-A Worcester.
Now Crawford has a chance to stay in the rotation.
Eovaldi, who came away sore after his start against the Angels on Wednesday, went on the IL with what the team said was low back inflammation. The move was retroactive to Thursday.
Eovaldi is eligible to return on June 24, something Cora believes is possible. But that would still leave the Sox with three games to cover in the interim.
“We’ll see how we map out the week,” Cora said.
For now, the Sox have Nick Pivetta lined up to face the Athletics at Fenway Park on Tuesday. Rich Hill could start Wednesday on regular rest and the same would be true for Michael Wacha on Thursday.
Righthander Josh Winckowski, who is on the 40-man roster, is the scheduled starter for the WooSox Thursday. He could slide into the major league rotation that day to give Wacha an extra day of rest.
Crawford would take a turn after that.
“His stuff was really good,” Cora said. He made some good pitches on two strikes. He was under control, throwing hard.”
Sox starters have a 1.87 earned run average in the last 12 games. Paxton optimistic
James Paxton threw 10 pitches in the bullpen on Saturday, the latest step on his return from Tommy John surgery.
“Felt great, actually,” the lefthander said. “Could have done more.”
Cora watched the session and came away impressed.
“Very excited,” he said. “It was really good.”
Paxton will stay with the team and throw another bullpen this week at Fenway.
Two other lefties also are making progress. Chris Sale, who you may recall is a member of the team, is scheduled to face hitters in Fort Myers on Monday.
Reliever Josh Taylor, who has been out all season with a back injury, will rejoin the team this week and ramp up his work. That will include facing hitters.
“Things are headed in the right direction,” Cora said. “People are getting healthy. These guys can help us sooner rather than later.”
That may not be true for Whitlock, who is on the injured list with inflammation in his right hip. He was walking around the clubhouse before the game looking more like he was 86, not 26.
“I think everybody’s noticing that,” Cora said. “No more cowboy boots for him for now. He’s getting treatment. It is what it is.”
Whitlock played catch on Saturday but he’s not close to getting back on the mound. Martinez OK
J.D. Martinez was hit in the left hand by a pitch in the eighth inning. X-rays were negative and he expected to play on Tuesday . . . The Sox are 19-15 on the road, winning 13 of their last 18 games. They finished the season 6-1 against the Mariners, outscoring them 45-28.
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