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Post by Kimmi on Jul 27, 2022 7:13:59 GMT -5
Christopher Smith @smittyonmlb · 6h The Red Sox -- who are down 7-2 to the Guardians in the seventh innings -- have been outscored outscored 156-81 in July.
Alex Speier @alexspeier · 6h I was just starting to dig in on the Red Sox' worst single-month run differential. They're -75 for this July. Off the type of my head, I guessed Sept. 2012 was worse...and it was, if (and only if) you include the season-ending October games in NY that pushed it to -76. It's brutal. The line up is inept. They're not going to score more than about 3 runs per game, on average, so any early deficit is pretty much game over. The pitching stinks, but the offense still has me more frustrated than the pitching does.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 27, 2022 7:27:29 GMT -5
Guardians look to maintain momentum vs. Red Sox FLM
The Cleveland Guardians and Boston Red Sox find themselves in similar spots with the trade deadline looming.
Both are within striking distance of an American League postseason spot. Both also benefit from the expanded playoffs, which adds a third wild card team to each league.
Yet, each club is hovering around the .500 mark and hasn't really established much traction of late.
The Guardians gained some momentum with their 8-3 win on Tuesday and will look to maintain it Wednesday when the teams meet for the third contest of their four-game series.
Right-hander Cal Quantrill (7-5, 3.75 ERA) starts for Cleveland while the Red Sox will turn to righty Nathan Eovaldi (4-3, 4.30).
There's a sense of urgency for both squads to realistically stay in the race.
The Red Sox have lost four of five since the All-Star Break, and the Guardians are 3-3.
The Aug. 2 deadline creates some anxious moments for players who possibly could be dealt.
Cleveland manager Terry Francona tries to be as honest as he can with his players who are part of trade speculation.
"If I feel like if somebody is feeling it, and if I know something isn't going to happen, I'd tell 'em," Francona said during his pregame radio segment on Tuesday. "What I don't want to ever do is perjure myself and lie. But the guys are pretty good about it now because they're so used to seeing stuff with social media. They've kind of come up through that. For guys like my age, it would probably throw me a little bit. But they're kind of used to it."
From the Red Sox perspective, players like outfielder Alex Verdugo are stressing they're still very much in the postseason picture, even with the club's struggles.
"We're still (close) in the wild card, I believe," Verdugo told reporters. "Hey, boys, let's go. Let's start now."
For the Red Sox to make a serious push, they'll need to get healthy.
Designated hitter J.D. Martinez played for the first time since the All-Star Break on Tuesday, going 0-for-3 with three strikeouts and being hit by a pitch.
For Quantrill, this will be his second start of the season against Boston. On June 24, the right-hander gave up two runs in five innings in a no-decision.
In his career, Quantrill is 0-1 with a 4.00 ERA in three starts against the Red Sox.
Eovaldi has gone 3-2 with a 3.47 ERA in his career against the Guardians, but he hasn't beaten them in a while. The last time the 32-year-old won against Cleveland was on Aug. 13, 2015.
Getting on track is a more pressing concern for Eovaldi, who has struggled since returning from the injured list. In his last start, the veteran was tagged for nine runs in 2 2/3 innings.
Eovaldi went on the injured list on June 9 with lower-back inflammation. In two starts since being reinstated, he has yielded 12 earned runs in seven innings.
Quantrill, 27, will be appearing in his 100th MLB game, and he's won three straight starts. For July, he is 3-1 with a 3.86 ERA.
-- Field Level Media
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 27, 2022 7:29:22 GMT -5
Christopher Smith @smittyonmlb · 6h The Red Sox -- who are down 7-2 to the Guardians in the seventh innings -- have been outscored outscored 156-81 in July.
Alex Speier @alexspeier · 6h I was just starting to dig in on the Red Sox' worst single-month run differential. They're -75 for this July. Off the type of my head, I guessed Sept. 2012 was worse...and it was, if (and only if) you include the season-ending October games in NY that pushed it to -76. It's brutal. The line up is inept. They're not going to score more than about 3 runs per game, on average, so any early deficit is pretty much game over. The pitching stinks, but the offense still has me more frustrated than the pitching does. defense stinks too and the base running is not good as a whole either
this group is unwatchable.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 27, 2022 13:08:28 GMT -5
Brian Barrett @itsbrianbarrett · 5h The Rotation has been hammered
All at the same time
-The Pivetta slide -The Eovaldi, Wacha, Hill, & Sale injuries -Bello, Winckowski, & Seabold have all been bad
The sox are 7-18 in their last 25 games
Starters
7.80 ERA - 30th (The Nationals are 29th at 5.90)
1.81 WHIP - 30th (The Nationals are 29th at 1.55)
.319 OBA - 30th (The Nationals are 20th at .285)
9.8% walk rate - 30th
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 27, 2022 13:09:55 GMT -5
Brian Barrett @itsbrianbarrett · 5h Sox
7th inning on
July
13 runs - 29th .177 average - 29th .224 OBP - 30th .261 SLG - 29th .485 OPS - 30th 31.8% strikeout rate - 30th
May-End of June
89 runs - 4th .259 average - 4th .334 OBP - 4th .412 SLG - 6th .746 OPS - 6th 22.2% strikeout rate - 9th
Most teams get little production from the bottom of the order, but the injuries have killed The Sox
7-9 Hitters
July
.189 average - 29th .255 OBP - 29th .581 OPS - 29th 33.3% K rate - 29th
May-end of the June
.249 - 13th .312 OBP - 12th .695 OPS - 13th 21% K rate - 8th
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 27, 2022 13:11:54 GMT -5
Brian Barrett @itsbrianbarrett · 2h Sox in July
5.9% walk rate - 29th 27.1% strikeout rate - 28th
Strikeouts + no walks = easy work
29.2% called strike plus whiff rate - 28th
They are swinging at 35.2% of pitches out of the zone - 29th
*The injuries are killing them… they are so easy to pitch to right now
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 27, 2022 13:13:34 GMT -5
Red Sox Stats @redsoxstats · 1h Remember when Bobby hit 12 home runs in a 30-start stretch last summer? Since then, he's 50 for 273 (.183) with an OPS under .600. He should probably start hitting home runs every day.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 27, 2022 13:25:49 GMT -5
Game 99: Guardians at Red Sox lineups and notesBy Andrew Mahoney Globe Staff,Updated July 27, 2022, 10:29 a.m. All signs pointed to Tuesday’s game with Cleveland being a good night for the Red Sox. The evening began with a pregame ceremony honoring David Ortiz, followed by the players taking the field in their Nike City Connect uniforms, in which they had been 6-0 this season. While the ceremony delivered, the Sox did not, dropping an 8-3 decision to fall back into last place in the American League East. The Sox will look to climb above .500 when the series resumes Wednesday and will send Nate Eovaldi to the mound. Cleveland will counter with Cal Quantrill. Here is a preview. Lineups GUARDIANS (49-47): 1. Steven Kwan (L) LF 2. Amed Rosario (R) SS 3. Jose Ramirez (S) 3B 4. Josh Naylor (L) 1B 5. Franmil Reyes (R) DH 6. Owen Miller (R) 2B 7. Nolan Jones (L) RF 8. Austin Hedges (R) C 9. Myles Straw (R) CF Pitching: RHP Cal Quantrill (7-5, 3.75 ERA) RED SOX (49-49): 1. Jarren Duran (L) CF 2. Alex Verdugo (L) LF 3. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS 4. J.D. Martinez (R) DH 5. Christian Vazquez (R) C 6. Franchy Cordero (L) 1B 7. Bobby Dalbec (R) 3B 8. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) RF 9. Yolmer Sanchez (S) 2B Pitching: RHP Nate Eovaldi (4-3, 4.30 ERA) Time: 7:10 p.m. TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7 Guardians vs. Eovaldi: Andrés Giménez 3-7, Austin Hedges 1-6, Luke Maile 0-2, Josh Naylor 0-2, José Ramírez 3-14, Franmil Reyes 3-7, Amed Rosario 0-7, Myles Straw 2-8 Red Sox vs. Quantrill: Xander Bogaerts 1-3, Jackie Bradley Jr. 0-2, Franchy Cordero 0-1, Bobby Dalbec 0-3, Jarren Duran 0-7, J.D. Martinez 3-9, Kevin Plawecki 1-3, Rob Refsnyder 0-2, Alex Verdugo 3-9, Christian Vázquez 2-3 Stat of the day: Christian Vazquez is 6-for-18 with four RBIs in five games after the All-Star break. Notes: Eovaldi is 3-2 with a 3.47 ERA in his career against the Guardians, but the last time the 32-year-old won against Cleveland was on Aug. 13, 2015. … Bogaerts has multiple hits in 7 of his last 14 games and is batting .380 with a .426 OBP and .906 OPS over the span (19-for-50, five doubles, three walks, and one hit-by-pitch). … This will be Quantrill’s second start of the season against the Red Sox. On June 24, the righthander gave up two runs in five innings in a no-decision. In his career, Quantrill, 27, is 0-1 with a 4.00 ERA in three starts against the Red Sox. He will be appearing in his 100th MLB game, and he’s won three straight starts. For July, he is 3-1 with a 3.86 ERA. Song of the Day: James Gang - Funk #49www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZpN2PDoIRo
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 27, 2022 14:58:17 GMT -5
Red Sox Stats @redsoxstats · 3m Eovaldi's velocity in his last start before the IL and his two starts since coming back.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 27, 2022 17:52:58 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 21m All Red Sox outfielders, combined, have 21 home runs this season.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 27, 2022 17:55:05 GMT -5
Christopher Smith @smittyonmlb · 56m Rafael Devers injury: Boston Red Sox star hits in cage, takes grounders, is expected to return right when he’s eligible
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 27, 2022 18:27:48 GMT -5
Few things early that error on Xander is all cuz the Sox might as well have a tackling dummy at 1B Cordero is just bad there
and Dress Like a Seat night
again
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 27, 2022 18:36:34 GMT -5
Cordero just got nabbed with 2 errors on one play fielding error and as he threw a ball into the dugout, got an error
unwatchable nonsense
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 27, 2022 18:37:48 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 3m Franchy Cordero is not a first baseman.
The #RedSox haven't had one defensively since 2020.
Cleveland takes a 2-0 lead in the 2nd on that latest gaffe at the infield corner.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 27, 2022 22:34:38 GMT -5
Naylor homer in 9th sends Guardians past stumbling Red Sox AP
BOSTON (AP) Josh Naylor hit a solo home run in the ninth inning and the Cleveland Guardians took advantage of three errors by Boston first baseman Franchy Cordero to beat the Red Sox 7-6 Wednesday night.
Bobby Dalbec hit two homers and drove in five runs for the Red Sox, who have lost seven of eight and 15 of 19.
Naylor connected for his 14th homer with one out off Tanner Houck (5-4).
Enyel De Los Santos (2-0) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win. Emmanuel Clase worked a scoreless ninth for this 21st save.
Cleveland made it 6-all in the eighth when Nolan Jones singled and advanced to second on a wild throw by Cordero. Myles Straw doubled home the tying run.
Two of Cordero's errors came on throws. He also was involved in a strange play in the fourth when he hit a double that resulted in a pair of Cleveland errors.
Straw's RBI double capped a three-run second that included an error by Cordero as Cleveland took a 3-0 lead against Nathan Eovaldi. Dalbec homered in the bottom half.
Steven Kwan hit an RBI double in the fourth as the Guardians made it 5-2 in the fourth. Dalbec's sacrifice fly in the bottom half got Boston within 5-4.
Dalbec hit his 10th homer in the sixth for a 6-5 lead.
Eovaldi went six innings, giving up three earned and nine hits with no walks.
Cleveland starter Cal Quantrill went 5 1/3 innings, allowing five earned runs on eight hits and two walks.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: All-Star 3B Rafael Devers, out since July 23 with right hamstring inflammation, is expected to be activated as soon as he's eligible, without needing a rehab stint. ... LHP Rich Hill, out since July 2 with a left knee sprain, had his scheduled rehab start on Wednesday pushed back. Depending on Boston's bullpen usage on Wednesday, Hill could either be activated to pitch for the Red Sox on Thursday or make a rehab appearance on Thursday. ... INF Christian Arroyo, sidelined with a left groin strain since July 9, served as the DH for Double-A Portland on Wednesday, going 1 for 1, with a run scored, an RBI and two walks. He is scheduled to play second base on Thursday. ... RHP Matt Barnes, out since May 31 with right shoulder inflammation, is scheduled to make his first back-to-back rehab appearances on Thursday and Friday. ... 2B Trevor Story, out since July 14 with a right hand contusion, is feeling better, manager Alex Cora said, but is not yet scheduled for a rehab assignment. ... CF Kike Hernandez, out since June 8 with a right hip flexor strain, is scheduled to start swinging a bat on Saturday. ... RHP Michael Wacha, out since July 5 with right shoulder inflammation, is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Thursday.
UP NEXT
The Red Sox and Guardians wrap up their season series on Thursday. Boston RHP Kutter Crawford (2-3, 4.50 ERA) is scheduled to start, opposed by RHP Tristan McKenzie (7-6, 3.11). This will be Crawford's second career appearance against Cleveland, first this season. He allowed five runs in a two-inning appearance against Cleveland in 2021. This will be McKenzie's first career appearance against Boston.
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