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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 11, 2022 2:18:44 GMT -5
Red Sox @ Rays Monday, 11th July 2022 7pm @ The Trop
Bello 0-1/9.00
Flemming 2-1/6.17
After being swept by Reds, Rays to see more Red (Sox) FLM
As the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays prepare to start a series against each other for the second straight week, both are looking to improve on tough weeks.
The American League East rivals will begin a four-game series in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Monday, just one week after meeting for three games in Boston.
After dropping two of three at home against Tampa Bay, Boston needed to win two straight games to earn a split of its four-game series with the visiting New York Yankees.
The Red Sox overcame a four-run deficit and scored nine consecutive runs Sunday night, highlighted by Trevor Story's three-run double, in an 11-6 victory.
They finished the week 3-4 against their division foes.
Manager Alex Cora will send out right-hander Brayan Bello (0-1, 9.00) on Monday in what will be his second career start.
Bello, a native of the Dominican Republic, made his debut against the Rays on Wednesday and struggled with command. Tampa Bay got to the fireballer for four runs and six hits in four innings.
Bello, 23, has an upper-90s fastball. That velocity helped him go 10-4 with a 2.33 ERA in 15 games (14 starts) at Double-A Portland and Triple-A Worcester.
With seven-time All-Star Chris Sale starting Tuesday, Bello was likely ticketed back to Worcester.
However, instead of returning to the rotation over the weekend, Michael Wacha (right shoulder inflammation) was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday, retroactive to July 5.
"He was good. You saw the stuff," Cora said of Bello. "The changeup was probably the pitch that was off. Tomorrow, he'll relax and breathe a little bit and maybe he'll be better."
Rafael Devers was selected as the AL's starting third baseman for the All-Star Game, and Xander Bogaerts was chosen as a reserve.
Tampa Bay ran into big trouble in Cincinnati against the last-place Reds, losing the first two games in extra innings and 10-5 Sunday.
Not only did manager Kevin Cash's group get swept, but star shortstop Wander Franco (right wrist discomfort) and center fielder Kevin Kiermaier (left hip inflammation) were placed on the 10-day IL after Saturday's second straight walk-off defeat.
The Rays lost Friday's game when Matt Wisler was called for a balk in the 10th inning. It marked the 23rd time in major league history that a team lost on a walk-off balk.
The sweep left Tampa Bay at 5-6 to conclude its season-long 11-game road trip with a 5-6 mark.
Additionally, the club placed starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs (right lower-leg tightness) on the 15-day injured list Sunday.
"We've got guys who are getting their first consistent reps in the big leagues," Cash said of the replacements. "The injuries are the toughest thing. We looked at our lineup at the end of (Sunday's) game. When you're missing five everyday players, you're going to see the effects of it."
Wisler (2-3, 2.58) will serve as the opener Monday, while call-up Josh Fleming (2-4, 6.17) will follow in a bulk-innings role. The lefty Fleming is 1-2 with a 9.68 ERA in four appearances (three starts) against Boston.
Prior to Sunday's game, Tampa Bay ace Shane McClanahan (9-3, 1.73) was named to his first AL All-Star team.
The sophomore southpaw leads the junior circuit in ERA, strikeouts (141) and WHIP (0.81).
--Field Level Media
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 11, 2022 2:21:43 GMT -5
SP Probables Tuesday..Sale (Season Debut) vs Kluber 4-5/3.62 Wednesday....Winckoski 3-3/4.35 vs McClanahan 9-3/1.73 Thursday..Krawford 2-2/4.50 vs Rasmussen 5-3/3.11
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 11, 2022 2:33:37 GMT -5
Injuries & Moves: Eovaldi could return in NY July 10th, 2022
Keep track of the Red Sox’s recent transactions and injury updates throughout the season. LATEST NEWS
July 10: RHP Nathan Eovaldi could return at Yankee Stadium Red Sox ace Eovaldi took a big step toward his return from a lower back injury when he fired three innings in a Minor League rehab outing for Triple-A Worcester. The righty reached 97 mph and allowed five hits and two runs while walking none and striking out four. Eovaldi threw 54 pitches, 40 of them for strikes. There's a chance that will be Eovaldi's only rehab start and he will be activated for a start next weekend when the Red Sox are at Yankee Stadium for their final series before the All-Star break. -- Ian Browne
July 10: CF Kiké Hernández has setback There is concern for Hernández, who was shut down due to soreness in his ailing right hip after just one rehab game for Triple-A Worcester on Friday, in which he was the DH.
"The progress was good for a little bit," said Red Sox manager Alex Cora. "He was able to play. But now it’s a setback. I do believe going through testing tomorrow and doing the other stuff is going to give us clarity -- for him, too, in a sense. We can attack differently it if we have to and hopefully he can be with us sooner rather than later." -- Ian Browne
July 10: 3B Rafael Devers will likely sit out opener at Trop Boston's All-Star slugger didn't start the final two games of this weekend's four-game series against the Yankees due to a recurrence of back issues from earlier in the week. Manager Alex Cora said Devers will likely miss the opener of a four-game series at Tropicana Field against the Rays that starts on Monday. Cora is leery of starting Devers for four straight games on turf. It was on turf in Toronto a couple of weeks ago that Devers first started experiencing back stiffness. -- Ian Browne
RHP Garrett Whitlock (right hip inflammation) Expected return: At some point before All-Star break Whitlock will make a second Minor League rehab appearance on July 12 for Double-A Portland. Whitlock hopes to have better results than he had for Triple-A Worcester on July 8, when he allowed six hits and two runs over two innings. If all goes well, Whitlock could be activated for the final few games before the All-Star break. -- Ian Browne (Last updated: July 10)
RHP Matt Barnes (right shoulder inflammation) Expected return: August Barnes opened a Minor League rehab assignment in the Florida Complex League on July 9, giving up three hits and three runs in one inning. Given the struggles Barnes has had this season, the Red Sox are likely to give him as long as possible in his rehab assignment. -- Ian Browne (Last updated: July 10)
LHP Rich Hill (sprained left knee) Expected return: After All-Star break Hill is making stronger than expected progress from a left knee injury he sustained on July 1 at Wrigley Field. In fact, manager Alex Cora called Hill's progress "eye opening". Hill has been pitching off flat ground in recent days and could get on a mound soon.
"Today was a good day," Hill said on July 10. "I felt great, really. I didn't feel as much on my MCL. Curveball came out good, cutter was good, fastball really good. It's a little bit of a regen day today, but throwing was normal. Hopefully I'm progressing to getting on the mound here shortly. -- Ian Browne (Last updated: July 10)
LHP Josh Taylor (lower back strain) Expected return: Mid-July Taylor had a second straight strong outing for Worcester on July 10, throwing a 1-2-3 inning that included a strikeout. The Red Sox have yet to plot out when he might be activated. -- Ian Browne (Last updated: July 10)
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 11, 2022 2:44:54 GMT -5
Alex Cora confident in Brayan Bello as Red Sox rookie makes second start: ‘He’ll relax and breathe a little bit’ Updated: Jul. 10, 2022, 7:26 p.m. | Published: Jul. 10, 2022, 7:15 p.m.
By Matt Vautour | mvautour@masslive.com
BOSTON — After giving up four runs in six hits and three walks in four innings in a 7-1 loss to the Rays in his major league debut Wednesday at Fenway Park, Red Sox rookie Brayan Bello will get another crack at Tampa Bay, Monday at Tropicana Field.
Bello will face Matt Wisler, in a bullpen game for the Rays.
Bello gave up four runs on six hits and three walks in four innings in his major league debut against what will likely be a similar lineup, but Alex Cora thought the absence of first-game nervousness and an acquired comfort level would help. He’d seen similar things from the Red Sox other young pitchers.
“Just like the other kids. Go out there and pitch. He was good. You saw the stuff. The changeup was probably the pitch that was off. Christian (Vazquez) catching him for the second time is going to help,” Cora said. “There are certain things that (Vazquez) sees throughout the outings. Maybe a pitch that day wasn’t working.
“Tomorrow, he’ll relax and breathe a little bit and maybe, he’ll be better,” Cora continued. “I think he’s going to be O.K. Looking forward for him to go out there and compete again.”
Bello was already planning his approach for his second game after his first one.
“I learned that they’re not the same hitters you face down in Triple-A. Batters are smart, selective hitters that are going to pick out the pitch that they want to hit. That’s what I learned for my next outing,” said Bello, who said the Rays tried to take him out of his preferred pace. “I like to work fast. That’s one of the things that threw me off a little bit when the batters asked for time. I tried to adjust and get into a good rhythm. ...I wasn’t nervous at all. I was trying to be a little too much selective and that’s not how I am. I would like to be aggressive.”
Bello was named to the American League roster for the Futures Game at the All-Star game last week.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 11, 2022 2:54:44 GMT -5
RED SOX NOTEBOOK Kiké Hernández still a ways off from returning to Red Sox By Alex Speier Globe Staff,Updated July 10, 2022, 11:43 p.m.
More than a month since he was placed on the injured list with a hip flexor strain, center fielder Kiké Hernández does not appear close to a return to the Red Sox lineup.
Hernández started a rehab assignment Friday, going 0 for 4 with two strikeouts while serving as the designated hitter for Triple A Worcester. But he came out of the game feeling continued discomfort in his hip, and he’ll be sent for further tests (likely including an MRI) on Monday.
“It’s been a while now. It’s been a month,” said manager Alex Cora before the Red Sox’ 11-6 comeback win over the Yankees on Sunday night. “The progress was good for a little bit. He was able to play. But now it’s a setback. I do believe going through testing [Monday] and doing the other stuff is going to give us clarity.”
Hernández was off to a slow start before landing on the injured list June 8, hitting .209/.273/.340 but playing excellent defense in center. In his absence, the Sox will continue to split leadoff duties between Rob Refsnyder and Jarren Duran.
Refsnyder has delivered a remarkable performance, hitting .344/.405/.563 with three homers in 21 games — including an incredible .467/.485/.767 line against lefties. Among those with at least 30 plate appearances against southpaws, the 31-year-old ranks first in average and second in OPS (1.252).
Refsnyder attributes the production to a significant swing overhaul after the 2020 season. He’d featured a sizable leg kick early in his career, but had abandoned it in favor of a simpler approach as a big league platoon player. But in 2021, he worked with Twins Triple A hitting coach Matt Borgschulte to reincorporate a leg lift in an effort to improve both his timing and power. He studied a trio of former Rockies — righthanded-hitting sluggers Troy Tulowitzki, Matt Holliday, and Nolan Arenado — while refining his swing.
“It’s certainly been a humbling experience the past year, two years, just really trying to start from scratch. It was really, really hard,” said Refsnyder. “We worked really, really hard to make some adjustments and it’s nice to see some of those paying off.”
Duran, meanwhile, entered Sunday in an 0-for-9 slump that included seven strikeouts, but hitting .291/.344/.465 for the season with five steals. He’s been a top-of-the-order on-base presence with game-changing speed, though his defense in center remains a work in progress.
“There’s going to be hiccups,” Cora said of a player who’d been a lifelong second baseman until the Red Sox drafted him in 2018. “[But] it’s a learning experience and the more he plays, the better he’s going to be. I think where he’s at now compared to last year, it’s better.” Change for the better
Righthander Kutter Crawford opened eyes in spring training with high-90s velocity, easily the highest readings of his life. But he struggled out of the Red Sox’ bullpen to start the year, posting an 8.44 ERA in eight outings before a demotion to Worcester.
He spent a month with the WooSox and then returned to the big leagues in mid-June, impressing (while shuttling between Worcester and Boston) with a 2.33 ERA in four outings of four or more innings, most recently with five innings of one-run ball against the Yankees Saturday in what turned out to be a 6-5 win in 10 innings.
Crawford suggested that the month in Triple A working with WooSox pitching coach Paul Abbott allowed him to recalibrate his plan of attack, and stop overthrowing. An emphasis on staying over the rubber allows him to keep his delivery under control in a way that has improved his command. Meanwhile, he’s more effectively changed speeds — particularly with a low-80s curveball — to emphasize the disruption of hitters’ timing rather than just throwing hard.
“It’s kind of getting back to my old ways of actually pitching. When I was up here at the beginning of the year, I was more of a thrower. I was trying to throw too hard, got away from who I was as a pitcher, being in the bullpen and trying to handle that,” said Crawford. “Once I got back to starting [in Triple A], I gotta kind of get back in my routine, a little bit of failure, analyze what I needed to do to work to get better. And now I’m starting to feel back to my normal self, like I was last year on the mound.” Eovaldi gets closer
Nate Eovaldi made a rehab start with Worcester, logging three innings in which he was charged with two runs on five hits while striking out four and walking none. He topped out at 97 mile per hour and recorded two strikeouts on splitters and two on fastballs.
Eovaldi had allowed just four hits and one run (a solo homer) through his scheduled three innings, but returned to the mound for the fourth to build his pitch count. He was removed after allowing a leadoff double that came around to score. Cora said that Eovaldi would be a consideration to start Friday in Yankee Stadium New York against the Yankees.
“I’m ready to go,” said Eovaldi. “I know my mechanics and I’m ready.” Devers out again
Rafael Devers (back) was out of the lineup Sunday night, missing his second straight game, and Cora said the All-Star third baseman is likely to sit Monday in order to stay off the artificial turf at the Tropicana Dome following a flight expected to land in Tampa Bay around 4 a.m. . . . Michael Wacha (shoulder) and Rich Hill (knee) will accompany the Sox on the road trip. Cora praised the veteran leadership of both in suggesting they had considerable value to their young teammates, even while on the injured list . . . Garrett Whitlock will make another rehab appearance – his second – for Double A Portland on Tuesday . . . Lefthander Josh Taylor threw a scoreless inning for the WooSox on Sunday . . . Top prospect Marcelo Mayer was removed from Sunday’s game for Single-A Salem due to lower back tightness, according to a team source. The issue is considered minor.
(Peter Abraham of the Globe staff contributed to this report.)
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 11, 2022 3:03:34 GMT -5
Red Sox notebook: Nathan Eovaldi could return to face Yankees on Friday Eovaldi has been out since early June
By Jason Mastrodonato | jason.mastrodonato@bostonherald.com | Boston Herald PUBLISHED: July 10, 2022 at 6:32 p.m. | UPDATED: July 10, 2022 at 7:11 p.m.
It looks like Chris Sale won’t be the only Red Sox pitcher coming back from the injured list this week.
After throwing three-plus innings in a rehab start for Triple-A Worcester on Sunday, Nathan Eovaldi could make his next appearance in the big leagues against the Yankees next weekend, manager Alex Cora said.
“There’s a chance he can be activated around Friday,” Cora said.
Eovaldi, who has been out since early June with lower back inflammation, allowed two runs on five hits and struck out four during his three-plus innings with the Woo Sox on Sunday.
His fastball reached 97 mph, not quite the triple-digit heater he usually has, but good enough. He told the training staff his mechanics felt good, so the Sox are hopeful he can come off the injured list for his next one.
Garrett Whitlock, who has also been out since early June while he deals with a hip inflammation, will throw for Double-A Portland on Tuesday in what could be his last tune-up before he returns, though the Sox haven’t said how many outings they’d like to see from him.
Whitlock is returning as a reliever after the Sox had used him as a starter since April 23, though he began the year in the bullpen.
Rafael Devers was out of the Sox’ lineup again on Sunday as he deals with back soreness. He’ll miss Monday’s series opener against the Rays as well. Cora said he wants to be careful with the turf at Tropicana Field, where players often suffer injuries or soreness following long series. Kiké suffers setback, Sox stick with Duran
The worst injury news continues to be about Kiké Hernandez, whose hip flexor strain is nagging him worse than expected.
Hernandez appeared in one rehab outing on Friday but put that on pause as the injury isn’t getting any better.
The Red Sox are planning to give him an MRI on Monday to see what’s next.
“He’s a little more quiet in the clubhouse,” Cora said. “It’s been a while now. It’s been a month. The progress was good for a little bit. He was able to play. But now it’s a setback.”
It appears Jarren Duran will continue to get the bulk of playing time in center field, despite his inconsistent defensive ability. Duran made a costly blunder in the Sox’ eventual 6-5 win over the Yankees on Saturday night, when he took a wild route to a ball in right-center and mistimed his dive. The ball squirted underneath him and turned into an RBI double. Boston MA - July 9: Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees. Red Sox Jarren Duran has a ball gets past him after he tried to make a lunging catch in the sixth inning. July 9, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo By Jim MahoneyMediaNews Group/Boston Herald) Boston MA – July 9: Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees. Red Sox Jarren Duran has a ball gets past him after he tried to make a lunging catch in the sixth inning. July 9, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo By Jim MahoneyMediaNews Group/Boston Herald)
“We’ve got to keep working with him,” Cora said. “Yesterday, bad jump, bad route, and a bad decision. They scored a run because of that, but it’s a learning experience and the more he plays, the better he’s gonna be.
“I think where he’s at now compared to last year, it’s better. Obviously there’s going to be numbers out there that say the opposite, right? But we’re comfortable with the way he’s playing. There’s going to be hiccups like that. And the thing is that we don’t repeat it, right?… I think the more he plays the better he’s gonna get.”
Rob Refsnyder was out of the Sox’ lineup on Sunday night against the right-handed Jameson Taillon, but Cora said the red-hot outfielder will continue to get at-bats against lefties. Refsnyder, who signed a minor league deal in the offseason, is hitting .364 with a .968 OPS in 21 games this year.
“We felt like his bat was going to impact the game against lefties,” Cora said. “Defensively, he’s a lot better than what people think, especially in right field. He’s a veteran, takes care of his body, is a strong kid. Good athlete. Asks a lot of questions and keeps working on his craft offensively.
“I’m glad that he’s here. He changes the game from the left side. We can lead him off. We can hit him in the middle of the lineup if we want to. Pinch-hit and change the game. He hangs in there with righties, too. I’m very happy for him.” Second time’s the charm
Brayan Bello wasn’t expected to get more than one start, but injuries to the Red Sox rotation have paved the way for a second start Monday against the Rays.
Bello, the 23-year-old prospect who has been dominant at the minor league level, allowed four runs on six hits and three walks over four innings, striking out three in his big league debut last week.
“He was good, you saw the stuff,” Cora said. “I think the changeup, that’s the pitch that was off. Christian (Vazquez) catching him for the second time is going to help… Maybe that certain pitch that day wasn’t working and tomorrow he’ll relax or he’ll breathe a little bit and he’s going to be better.
“I think he’s going to be OK… Looking forward to seeing him go out there and competing again.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 11, 2022 6:15:22 GMT -5
Rob Bradford @bradfo 8m An interesting note for tonight's Bello start: Entire Red Sox FCL team in Fort Myers is loading up the bus and headed to Tropicana Field to cheer on their former teammate
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Post by Kimmi on Jul 11, 2022 9:25:24 GMT -5
OK, on to the next series. Hopefully we can win this one. One game at a time.
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Post by Kimmi on Jul 11, 2022 9:26:11 GMT -5
Rob Bradford @bradfo 8m An interesting note for tonight's Bello start: Entire Red Sox FCL team in Fort Myers is loading up the bus and headed to Tropicana Field to cheer on their former teammate How cool is that?
I'm guessing we'll see a pretty decent performance from Bello tonight.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 11, 2022 10:53:16 GMT -5
HAHAHAHAHAHA
Chad Finn @globechadfinn ·
Connor Seabold is Allen Webster with a mustache.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 11, 2022 11:02:31 GMT -5
It’s time for Chris Sale to do some damage to opposing lineups By Tara Sullivan Globe Staff,Updated July 11, 2022, 57 minutes ago
What a great two days for the Red Sox, who earned a series split with the Yankees after back-to-back thrilling victories. There’s no time to take a breath, though, with the schedule makers sending the Sox straight to Tampa for four games and then to the Bronx for three more over the weekend.
But help is on the way.
If, that is, you believe Chris Sale will ever help the Red Sox again.
The Sox’ mercurial starting pitcher put himself out a couple thousand dollars last week after a dugout tunnel temper tantrum took out a flatscreen television. Despite the fact the set was revealed to have been inoperable even before Sale ripped it off the WooSox tunnel wall and destroyed it in a fit of anger, the 33-year-old pro made amends. He not only paid for a new TV, but reportedly dropped a couple grand on lunch and dinner for the Triple A players and coaches with whom he shared his most recent rehab assignment.
But the real payback Sale owes is to the Red Sox, and it’s about time he starts paying them back for one of the most lucrative yet disappointing contracts in franchise history.
The lack of return on a $145 million investment by way of a 2019 contract extension has been dissected and discussed at length, but it boils down to this: Tuesday night in Tampa, Sale is scheduled to make his first start of the 2022 Major League season. If it actually happens, it would be just his ninth start since August of 2019. At an average of $30 million a season, that’s $3.3 million a start. Related: A taste of the big leagues in June changed Jeter Downs
But hey, at least he paid for dinner and damages. Unfortunately, he can’t buy his way out of embarrassment or immaturity. It’s tough to know if Sale actually felt either after his petulant outburst, when it seemed he was bothered more by getting caught than by the act itself.
“I’m not going to shy away from it. I acted like an idiot [last Wednesday] and I’ve acted like an idiot before,” Sale told reporters Thursday at Fenway Park, before the Sox dropped the opener of the four-game set with the Yankees.
“I’d do it in the dugout. [But] I’ve been told through the years, hey, take it to the tunnel. So you think you’re in a safe space and you think that you’re in private. That’s a place that you’re not supposed to really have cameras. There’s no public access to that. So I thought I was in kind of a safer spot, but it is what it is, man.”
Here’s also what is: The Sox need him now, more than ever. Their starting rotation has been ravaged by injury, they are desperate for depth in the bullpen, and they are deep in the throes of their toughest stretch of the schedule. It’s time for the lanky lefthander to deliver something, anything on that gift of a contract from former president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski. For all the times Sale talks about being an emotional leader on this team, he needs to produce on the field, not cause drama off it.
“It’s who I am,” is how he explained that Worcester outburst. “It’s what makes me a big leaguer. It’s what makes me good at my job. It might not be the best for the public eye, but what is? Who’s perfect? Name him. I’d love to shake his hand.”
Nobody is asking for perfection. Just production. The Sox have been more than patient with him, often beyond reason or explanation. Since his one most perfect Red Sox moment, when he struck out the side to bring the Dodgers to their knees (literally, in the case of final batter Manny Machado) to clinch the 2018 World Series, repeated injury and ridiculous selfishness has turned Sale more into a sideshow than a star.
He hasn’t made an Opening Day roster for the past three seasons, going back to the Tommy John surgery that cost him the entirety of the 2020 season as well as three-quarters of the 2021 season. Then a stress fracture in his right ribcage sustained during an off-site workout during the pandemic cost him the start of this year. That was followed by an additional delay for what he and the team described as a personal medical issue. There is also the lingering issue of his vaccination status, with his decision to remain unvaccinated keeping him on the wrong side of any road trip to Toronto, where the Sox are scheduled to play their penultimate season series.
Of course Sale said many of the right things after that final rehab assignment in Worcester, the one in which he was so annoyed by walking five minor league hitters that he took it out on the defenseless dugout TV. He declared himself “very ready” to rejoin a rotation he once seemed destined to anchor.
“This was all for me to get back up to the big leagues and start doing my job and pulling my weight and trying to win a championship,’’ Sale told reporters in Worcester. “This is all great, but that’s the big picture and I need to get back there.’’
Two games into the Yankee series, that big picture was pretty cloudy. Fielding errors, poor pitching, and too many New York home runs threatened to push the Red Sox out of the playoff conversation. But two thrilling games later the Sox head south with newfound momentum.
If Sale can somehow get himself into a meaningful role, that momentum has a much better chance of continuing. Never mind the drama of beating up a TV. It’s time for Sale to do some damage of a different sort.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 11, 2022 13:32:02 GMT -5
Game 87: Red Sox at Rays lineups and notesBy Katie McInerney Globe Staff,Updated July 11, 2022, 10:30 a.m. Well, that went about as good as you could have hoped. Xander Bogaerts even said so. The Red Sox enter the week having split a four-game series with the Yankees at Fenway Park. They’re 47-39 — still 14 games behind New York in the AL East standings — but there’s a renewed since of optimism. We’ll see how that plays out when Boston heads south to Tropicana Field for a four-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays, who are a-game-and-a-half back of the Red Sox. Brayan Bello will be on the mound for his second career start. He struggled in his debut last week against Tampa. Lineups RED SOX (47-39): 1. Jarren Duran (L) CF 2. Christian Vazquez (R) C 3. J.D. Martinez (R) DH 4. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS 5. Alex Verdugo (L) LF 6. Trevor Story (R) 2B 7. Franchy Cordero (L) 1B 8. Rob Refsnyder (R) RF 9. Bobby Dalbec (R) 3B Pitching: RHP Brayan Bello (0-1, 9.00 ERA) RAYS (45-40): 1. Yandy Diaz (R) 3B 2. Ji-Man Choi (L) 1B 3. Randy Arozarena (R) DH 4. Jonathan Aranda (L) 2B 5. Josh Lowe (L) RF 6. Francisco Mejia (S) C 7. Luke Raley (L) LF 8. Taylor Walls (S) SS 9. Brett Phillips (L) CF Pitching: RHP Matt Wisler (2-3, 2.58 ERA) Time: 7:10 p.m. TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7 Red Sox vs. Wisler: Xander Bogaerts 2-4, Jackie Bradley Jr. 0-1, Franchy Cordero 0-1, Bobby Dalbec 1-2, Rafael Devers 1-3, Jarren Duran 0-1, J.D. Martinez 1-9, Kevin Plawecki 2-8, Trevor Story 5-12, Alex Verdugo 1-6, Christian Vázquez 0-2 Rays vs. Bello: Randy Arozarena 1-2, Ji-Man Choi 1-2, Yandy Díaz 1-2, Josh Lowe 1-3, Francisco Mejía 0-2, Taylor Walls 0-1 Stat of the day: On the mound for the Rays is opener Matt Wisler. The Rays lost in extras to the Reds on Friday when Wisler was called for a balk in the 10th inning. It was the 23rd time in major league history that a team lost on a walk-off balk. Notes: Boston finished the week 3-4 against division foes after dropping two of three to the Rays. ... Brayan Bello allowed four runs and six hits in four innings in his first start. ... He’s getting the start because Michael Wacha (right shoulder inflammation) was placed on the 15-day IL on Friday (retroactive to Tuesday). ... The Rays got swept by the last-place Reds in Cincinnati, and lost two key pieces — star shortstop Wander Franco (right wrist discomfort) and center fielder Kevin Kiermaier (left hip inflammation) were placed on the 10-day IL after Saturday’s second-straight walkoff defeat. Song of the Day: Metallica - Master Of Puppetswww.youtube.com/watch?v=0obBdrfUMzU
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 11, 2022 14:21:03 GMT -5
4 games vs the Pesky Rays in that dump with most likely the Rays broadcast, which will be right on par with the nonsense of FOX had on Saturday, and that Yankee suck up ESPN broadcast
was kind of hoping Devers would be in there today, but thinking about playing him on that turf makes me uneasy as well, they may have to play him this week to avoid the IL, if the back is truly day to day, hell even just DH a game.
Really would like to see these guys finish the last week before the ASB break strong, they showed some onions the last 2 games, even with some gaffes, they played hard.
Keep it up this week. 4 in the Trop, and heading into the Boogie Down
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 11, 2022 16:45:26 GMT -5
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne · 20m According to Alex Cora, all signs point to Eovaldi starting in the Bronx on Friday night. Pivetta on Saturday. And possibly Sale on Sunday. They will see how he gets through tomorrow before making that call.
The plan is for Devers to start tomorrow night. Cora will be cautious with him on the turf and he indicated he will try to get Bogaerts and Story off their feet for a day in this four game series.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 11, 2022 16:46:40 GMT -5
Chris Cotillo @chriscotillo · 26m Eovaldi likely to start Friday in New York. Cora expects Sale to pitch the first half finale in NY on Sunday after debuting Tuesday. Whitlock will pitch two innings in Portland tomorrow. Expected to join MLB team after that.
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