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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 30, 2022 18:13:52 GMT -5
6-4 Brew Crew and without a hit
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 30, 2022 18:44:44 GMT -5
Brasier has been shit all year flames out again in the 9th and here comes fellow Gas Can Member Sawawurma
7-4 Brew Crew
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 30, 2022 18:48:39 GMT -5
Passed ball run plates and there goes a home run
9-4 Brew Crew
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 30, 2022 18:51:46 GMT -5
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne · 2m The wheels are falling off the bus in the late innings at Fenway. Everything went south after Verdugo's 108.8-mph liner got caught, and Diekman put on the 8-9 hitters to start the eighth inning. Sox had gotten from 5-1 to 5-4. They are now down 9-4.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 30, 2022 18:52:35 GMT -5
Christopher Smith @smittyonmlb · 1m The Red Sox have been outscored 179-97 this month. That’s a -82 run differential
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 30, 2022 18:56:38 GMT -5
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 30, 2022 19:06:55 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 4m #Brewers 9, #RedSox 4, final.
Sox have lost 4 of 5, 9 of 11 and 13 of 16.
Their last series win was sweeping three at Cleveland June 24-26.
They were 42-31 then, 50-52 now.
On the plus side, you can't hear Red Sox fans booing at Fenway when the game ends because the visiting team fans are louder.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 31, 2022 3:11:15 GMT -5
Ex-Red Sox OF Renfroe hits 2-run HR, Brewers top Boston 9-4 AP
BOSTON (AP) A little time off at the All-Star break looks like it was all the Milwaukee Brewers needed to get rolling.
Hunter Renfroe belted a two-run homer over the Green Monster, Eric Lauer pitched five innings of one-run ball for his first victory in over a month and the Brewers beat fading Boston 9-4 on Saturday, sending the Red Sox to their 13th loss in 16 games.
Omar Narvaez and Tyrone Taylor each added a solo shot, and Rowdy Tellez had three hits and drove in a run for the NL Central-leading Brewers, who are 7-1 since the break.
''I guess a little rest does a lot of people good for sure,'' Renfroe said. ''I think we're swinging the bat well and seeing the ball all right.''
Milwaukee, playing in Boston for the first time since 2014, will try for a sweep of the three-game series Sunday.
''I would probably say this is the best we've played as a team,'' said Brewers reliever Devin Williams, who extended his club-record for a single season with his 30th straight scoreless appearance. ''I think we're all kind of clicking on all cylinders right now.''
While the Brewers are going in one direction, the Red Sox are the opposite.
Christian Vazquez and Xander Bogaerts each had an RBI single for Boston, which is last in the AL East and has dropped seven of nine in a season-high 10-day game homestand.
''We've been talking about, we need to get to the next level,'' Boston manager Alex Cora said. ''It seems like we haven't been able to do that throughout the season, let's be honest. We take a few steps forward and a lot of steps back.''
Renfroe, who played one season with the Red Sox before being traded to the Brewers last November, belted a curveball from Nick Pivetta (8-8) into the second row of seats for his 18th homer, making it 4-1 in the fifth. Pivetta dropped to one knee after Renfroe made contact and didn't turn to look.
''That was cool,'' Renfroe said, smiling, of his homer. ''I told everybody I've got to start hitting the ball away from everybody. That was hitting it away from everybody, I guess.''
Trailing 5-1 in the seventh, Vazquez and Bogaerts had consecutive run-scoring hits before J.D. Martinez sliced Boston's deficit to one with a sacrifice fly, which Renfroe made a nice over-the-shoulder catch on.
Milwaukee put it away with three in the ninth when Taylor homered into the center field batter's eye.
Making his first career start in Fenway Park, Lauer (7-3) allowed four hits, with four strikeouts and three walks, earning his first win since June 17 at Cincinnati.
Narvaez hit a curve down in the strike zone from Pivetta, sending it into Boston's bullpen.
Coming off his best start in a month, Pivetta gave up four runs and nine hits in five innings.
''I don't think it was a step back to be honest with you,'' Pivetta said of his outing. ''I think it was just miscues with certain pitches. ... I think there were a lot more positives today. I think it was just a couple of pitches that went over the fence and that's just how it goes sometimes.''
RUN ON HIM
The Brewers stole three bases against C Kevin Plawecki, who has caught just one in 22 attempts this season.
QUICK CORRECTION
First base umpire Mike Muchlinski made a quick ''safe'' call and immediately changed it to ''out'' when Boston's Jarren Duran was picked off. No replay review was asked for and he clearly got the call right.
SOX ROSTER SHUFFLE
Arroyo was activated from the 10-day injured list Saturday and INF Jeter Downs was demoted to Triple-A Worcester.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Brewers: C Victor Caratini was hit in the helmet by Franchy Cordero's back swing and went to the ground, but he stayed in the game. ... RHP Freddy Peralta (IL since late May, right shoulder) made his second rehab start Friday night, striking out five in 3 1/3 innings for Triple-A Nashville.
Red Sox: Cora said that a second-opinion exam on 2B Trevor Story's bruised right hand revealed a ''little hairline fracture'' and that he'd be shut down from swinging a bat for 10 days. Story has been on the IL since July 14 after getting hit on the hand by Tampa Bay's Corey Kluber. ... RHP Michael Wacha threw a simulated game, his second off Fenway's mound, and Cora said if he feels OK that he'll go on a rehab assignment next week. ... 3B Rafael Devers (IL, right hamstring) is expected to travel with the team to Houston next week.
UP NEXT
LHP Aaron Ashby (2-8, 4.38 ERA) is slated to start the series finale Sunday for the Brewers. RHP Josh Winckowski (3-5, 5.18) is scheduled for the Red Sox.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 31, 2022 3:13:15 GMT -5
Hunter Renfroe’s homer sinks Red Sox in 9-4 loss to Brewers; Boston now 7-19 in miserable July
Published: Jul. 30, 2022, 8:01 p.m.
By
Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com
BOSTON -- It seemed to be a matter of when, not if, former Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe homered against his old team this weekend. The “when” came in a bad spot for Boston.
Renfroe hit a two-run blast off Nick Pivetta in the fifth inning Saturday in a 9-4 Brewers win. Boston’s loss -- the club’s 13th in 16 games -- dropped its record to 50-52. Boston is now 7-19 in July.
Milwaukee got on the board first against Pivetta, as Christian Yelich led off the game with a double and came around to score on a Rowdy Tellez RBI single. After a solo homer by Omar Narváez made it 2-0 in the top of the second, the Red Sox got back within a run a half-inning later when Jaylin Davis drove in Christian Arroyo with an RBI single.
Renfroe’s shot -- his 18th of the year -- made it 4-1 in the fifth. Pivetta departed after five innings. He allowed four runs on nine hits while striking out four batters. In five July outings, Pivetta had a 9.38 ERA (25 earned runs in 24 innings). Milwaukee tacked on an insurance run in the seventh when a Kolten Wong sacrifice fly made it 5-1. Enter your email address here to receive the Fenway Rundown email newsletter in your inbox every Wednesday.
Once Brewers starter Eric Lauer was out of the game, the Sox’ offense woke up in the seventh. Three of four batters who faced Hoby Milner singled, including Christian Vázquez, who made it 5-2 with an RBI single. Xander Bogaerts’ RBI hit made it 5-3 and J.D. Martinez brought Boston within a run with a sacrifice fly. In the eighth, Jake Diekman ran into instant trouble, hitting Victor Caratini with a pitch and walking Tyrone Taylor before issuing a wild pitch. Willy Adames made it 6-4 with a sacrifice fly off Ryan Brasier.
Things really unraveled in the eighth. Kolten Wong and Luis Urías each doubled off Brasier, making it a 7-4 game. Urías scored on a Hirokazu Sawamura wild pitch to put the Brewers up 8-4. Tyrone Taylor then hit a solo homer to push the score to 9-4.
Arroyo has 3 hits in return
Arroyo, who was activated off the injured list before the game, was a bright spot for Boston’s offense. He was 3-for-4 with a triple, two singles and a run.
Winckowski on tap for Sunday
Rookie righty Josh Winckowski (3-5, 5.18 ERA) will get the start for the Red Sox on Sunday in the finale of their season-long 10-game homestand. Righty Aaron Ashby (2-8, 4.38 ERA) will pitch for Milwaukee. First pitch is scheduled for 1:35 p.m. ET.
The Red Sox will travel to Houston after the game and start a two-city, seven-game road trip in Houston and Kansas City on Monday.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 31, 2022 3:39:51 GMT -5
Sox struggling to reach 'next level' amid skid July 30th, 2022 Ian Browne
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne
BOSTON -- The rally was in motion on Saturday afternoon at Fenway Park, and Alex Verdugo looked like he was about to add some emphasis to it.
The left-handed hitter scorched one toward the first-base line at an exit velocity of 108.8 mph, per Statcast. You could envision it whipping through the infield and into the right-field corner for a double to tie a game in which the Red Sox had trailed by four runs only minutes earlier.
But the screaming liner with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning went right into first baseman Rowdy Tellez’s glove. Of course, Tellez. The player who has crushed the Red Sox numerous times with his bat over the years just happened to be standing in the exact spot Verdugo’s searing liner went. The out had an expected batting average of .650. It was the hardest-hit ball of the game by either team.
It was a symbolic moment in an eventual 9-4 loss to the Brewers for a team that is struggling mightily and is at a crossroads heading into Tuesday's 6 p.m. ET Trade Deadline.
As Tellez snared all of Boston’s momentum, Xander Bogaerts, the team’s leader -- the man who likely would have scored from first -- hung his head in frustration. Verdugo put his hands over his helmet in disbelief.
That is the way it has been going for a team that is two games under .500 (50-52) for the first time since June 3.
That is the way it has been going for a team that is 2-7 with one game remaining on what was viewed as a critical homestand in terms of how the front office would assess the club heading into Tuesday’s Deadline.
That is the way it has been going for a team that has lost 13 of 16 and 17 of 22.
“Yeah, I mean, we put [together] some good at-bats. I think the whole day, we did a good job [offensively],” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “[Verdugo] hit that one, and we were close in the game.”
And then, almost predictably, the gap widened.
Lefty reliever Jake Diekman, who had been showing some encouraging signs of late, opened the eighth by hitting Milwaukee's No. 8 hitter (Victor Caratini) and walking the No. 9 hitter (Tyrone Taylor). Then, there was a wild pitch that put two runners in scoring position.
This scenario just about never works out, and it didn’t in this case. The Brewers are in first place in the National League Central because they execute and capitalize on mistakes. They scored once in the eighth, three more times in the ninth and a sinking feeling had developed at Fenway.
“We hit a guy. We walked the next one,” Cora said. “Wild pitch. Just a lot of stuff happened there.”
There are two games left before the Trade Deadline. The Red Sox seemed almost 50-50 as buyers or sellers when the week started.
The pendulum is now clearly shifting in the direction of sell. Perhaps if the roster was healthier, a successful homestand would have ensued and the narrative would be different with the Deadline closing in. But there have also been breakdowns in execution and a lack of consistency from some key performers.
“We need to get to the next level,” Cora said. “It seems like we haven’t been able to do that throughout the season, let’s be honest. We take a few steps forward, and then a lot of steps back. We’ve been very inconsistent, especially in the middle of the game.”
Nobody on the Red Sox will be sad that Sunday is the last day of July. The club is 7-19 this month, and no starting pitcher has won a game since the calendar flipped.
Nick Pivetta, who was the team’s best starter from May 7-June 29, has given up four or more runs in four of his past five starts. The right-hander gritted out five innings on Saturday and gave up four runs on nine hits, including a two-run homer by former Boston teammate Hunter Renfroe. Get the latest from the Red Sox
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“Obviously, I need to work on my curveball a little bit more, get that pitch down,” Pivetta said.
Add it to a laundry list of things the Red Sox are working on amid a funk they are desperately trying to escape.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 31, 2022 3:41:13 GMT -5
Injuries & Moves: Arroyo returns; Downs sent down July 30th, 2022
Keep track of the Red Sox’s recent transactions and injury updates throughout the season. LATEST NEWS
July 30: IF/OF Christian Arroyo reinstated from 10-day injured list Given all the injuries the Red Sox have had on the position-player side of late, the return of Arroyo could not have come at a better time. The right-handed hitter was immediately inserted into manager Alex Cora's lineup for Saturday's game against the Brewers in the No. 7 hole. Arroyo sustained a left groin strain on July 8 against the Yankees. He will get most of the at-bats at second base until Trevor Story returns from a right wrist injury, which won't be for at least a couple more weeks.
July 30: 2B Trevor Story has hairline fracture in right wrist Now, Story knows why he was so slow to recover from the bone bruise he sustained on July 12 while getting hit on the right hand by a Corey Kluber pitch while swinging. Follow-up results this weekend showed that Story has a hairline fracture in his right wrist. Cora said the fracture is in a different spot than the bruise, so it's unclear how Story sustained the fracture. He won't swing a bat for at least 10 days, though he'll continue to do other activities. At this rate, mid to late August is the earliest Story could return.
July 30: IF Jeter Downs optioned to Triple-A Worcester With Christian Arroyo back in the fold, Downs is heading back to Triple-A with the goal of improving his offense. The club's No. 5 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, hit .154 with one homer and four RBIs in his first 39 Major League at-bats. Manager Alex Cora was impressed by Downs' defense.
3B Rafael Devers (right hamstring inflammation) Expected return: Aug. 2 Devers faced rehabbing Red Sox right-hander Michael Wacha in a simulated game at Fenway Park on July 30. That was a sufficient enough tune-up for Devers to get scheduled to return from the injured list on Aug. 2, the first day he is eligible. (Last updated: July 30)
RHP Michael Wacha (right shoulder inflammation) Expected return: August Wacha threw a simulated game on July 30 at Fenway Park, his second of the week. He went three innings. The next step should be a Minor League rehab assignment. This is the second IL stint of the season for Wacha, who is 6-1 with a 2.69 ERA in 13 starts. He last pitched for the Red Sox on June 28. (Last updated: July 30)
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 31, 2022 3:45:31 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 9h Look at his season-ending numbers and evaluate those if you wish. Fine.
But watching Jake Diekman on a nightly basis doesn't breed confidence. He can't be a high-leverage reliever on a good team. Too much wildness.
Hit batsman on 2-2. Walk from 2-2. Self-made mess in the 8th.
Now a fastball that would have crashed into the third row if not for the screen. Both runners move up 90 feet.
Goodness gracious.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 31, 2022 3:48:46 GMT -5
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne · 8h J.D. flies to center and it's all over from Fenway. Brewers 9, Red Sox 4. Catching up on numbers. Sox are 2-7 on the homestand with one game left. 3-13 in last six games. 5-17 in last 22. "Changes seem inevitable," said NESN commentator @tonymassarotti as the broadcast closes.
Tomorrow, the Red Sox will try to avoid joining the 2022 Pirates and 1996 Tigers as the only teams in MLB history to go an entire calendar month without getting a win from a starting pitcher. Josh Winckowski is the only person who can prevent it.
"We take a few steps forward and then a lot of steps back. We've been very inconsistent." -- Alex Cora.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 31, 2022 3:52:27 GMT -5
ESPN Stats & Info @espnstatsinfo · 9h Including Nick Pivetta today, the Red Sox have gone 29 straight games without their starting pitcher being awarded a win.
That's the 3rd-longest streak in MLB history, and the longest since the Mariners went 33 straight in 1979.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 31, 2022 3:55:03 GMT -5
RED SOX NOTEBOOK Red Sox second baseman Trevor Story has hairline fracture near right wrist By Julian McWilliams Globe Staff,Updated July 30, 2022, 3:09 p.m.
Trevor Story has a hairline fracture near his right wrist.
Story was hit on the hand during an at-bat in the Red Sox’ July 12 loss to the Rays, and went on the 10-day injured list four days later with a hand bruise. The Sox were optimistic Story would need the minimum time off, but his progression hit a wall when it was time to swing a bat, with pain at the point of contact. A second opinion revealed the fracture, which was not in the same spot as the bruise.
Story will be shut down from swinging for a week and a half, and the Sox will move forward with Christian Arroyo as their primary second baseman.
Arroyo (left groin strain) was reinstated from the injured list and promptly went 3 for 4 with a triple in the 9-4 loss to Milwaukee. He is undoubtedly an upgrade over Yolmer Sánchez or Jeter Downs, who was optioned to make room for Arroyoy.
”We trust Christian. It’s just a matter of keeping him on the field,” manager Alex Cora said. “It’s going to be an extended period of time for him to play second base here. We saw what he did in October last year. He didn’t play for a month and then he had to play the Wild Card Game and then he played all the playoffs and did a good job.
”He’s a good defender. And hopefully, now that he’s gonna play almost every day, he doesn’t try to do too much offensively. Just do your part and that’s what we need right now. Good quality at-bats wherever he hits in the lineup.” Downs down by way of the K
Downs had a few highlight moments against the Yankees. Having tied the game July 9 as an eighth-inning pinch runner, his first hit as a big leaguer was an RBI single in the 10th, part of a game-winning rally in which he scored the deciding run. Eight days later, his first big-league homer came off Gerrit Cole at Yankee Stadium.
But they didn’t mask the issues that continue to haunt Downs: Swings and misses. After striking out three times in his June 22 MLB debut, Downs struck out 18 more in 37 plate appearances this callup. For the season, he’s struck out 51.2 percent of the time while batting just .154.
Downs’ play in the field pleased his manager. Less so the offensive part.
”We have to keep working,” Cora said. “One of the things that we’ve been talking about the last week and a half is the ability to make contact; at this level, it’s very important. I get the home runs, but in certain situations, we have to put the ball in play.” Baby steps for Matt Barnes
Matt Barnes (right shoulder inflammation), who last pitched for the Red Sox on May 30, should be activated at some point next week. In Barnes’s last three appearances for Triple A Worcester, he allowed just one run, striking out four. ”Earlier last week, it just felt really good, playing the game of catch, and luckily it translated into the game,” Barnes said. “I was able to feel it and as much as this game is kind of going to numbers and analytics, I think when you’re out there, a lot of it still has to do with feel and what you can feel and how you can repeat that” . . . The Red Sox Home Base Foundation paid special tribute to Black military veterans Saturday afternoon as part of the 13th-annual Run to Home Base. The foundation is dedicated to healing the invisible wounds for veterans, service members and their families through world-class clinical care, wellness, education, and research. Military veteran William Everett threw out the first pitch to Jackie Bradley Jr. . . . The Sox expect to activate Rafael Devers (right hamstring) and Rich Hill (left knee) for the series in Houston beginning Monday . . . Michael Wacha (right shoulder inflammation) threw a simulated game Saturday. He likely goes on a rehab assignment next week.
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