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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 1, 2020 4:18:36 GMT -5
Alex Speier @alexspeier · 7h Red Sox starters currently have a 6.91 ERA. The worst rotation ERA in big league history is 6.64 by the 1996 Tigers. (This year’s Tigers, it’s worth noting, have a 6.78 ERA.)
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 1, 2020 4:20:06 GMT -5
Julian McWilliams @byjulianmack · 6h Golden Sombrero for Bobby Dalbec.
Having Chavis and Dalbec hitting back-to-back in the lineup is questionable, imo, considering how much those two swing and miss. Totally stalled the offense that inning with back-to-back Ks to end the it with runners on first and third.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 1, 2020 4:24:56 GMT -5
Alex Speier @alexspeier · 6h Red Sox lose, 6-3. They've allowed 6+ runs 17 times this year. They are 1-16 in those games.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 1, 2020 4:30:00 GMT -5
Guerin Austin @guerinaustin · 6h Ron Roenicke:
-On J.D. Martinez: his hand is still sore, he couldn’t grip a bat -they’ll see how he feels tomorrow morning
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 1, 2020 4:42:41 GMT -5
Red Sox Stats @redsoxstats · 6h Kind of lame NESN taking shots at Melancon like that, dude was good for the Sox after his first 4 games. 43 IP, 3.05 FIP, 3.10 xFIP the rest of the way. That was a bad trade by Cherington.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 1, 2020 4:51:01 GMT -5
Braves @ Red Sox Tuesday, 1 September 2020 730pm @ Fenway
Ian Anderson 1-0/ 1.50
Took a no hit bid into the 6th in his MLB debut and ended up giving up one run over 6ip vs the Yankees.
Weber 0-2/ 6.00
Has notched a 3.28 ERA in 5 bullpen appearances after getting clobbered as a starter.
Braves prospect Anderson to face Red Sox in 2nd start FLM
The visiting Atlanta Braves hope to see more encouraging signs from rookie Ian Anderson when he makes his second career start on Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox.
Anderson (1-0, 1.50 ERA) will be opposed by right-hander Ryan Weber (0-2, 6.00 ERA) in the middle game of a three-game series. The Braves won the opener 6-3 on Monday.
Anderson, a rangy right-hander, is the top pitching prospect in the Atlanta organization. He showed why in his first major league start, in New York against the Yankees on Aug. 26.
Anderson went 5 1/3 innings before allowing his first hit -- a solo homer to Luke Voit -- and gave up only one run in six innings.
With Mike Soroka out for the season with an Achilles injury, the Braves are in dire need of innings from their starting rotation. The inability of the starters to go past the fourth or fifth inning has taxed the team's talented bullpen. Anderson could lessen that problem.
"Obviously, my goal is to be here and stay here," Anderson said. Adding that in his debut, he "was able to show that a little bit."
Manager Brian Snitker said, "It was pretty impressive. He slowed the game down well. He had confidence in his pitches. He wasn't afraid of anything, I know that. He trusted his stuff. He got in the strike zone, and that was really fun to watch."
Atlanta's starting pitchers are 7-10 this season with a 5.46 ERA (87 earned runs in 143 1/3 innings). Other than Max Fried, who is 6-0 with a 1.60 ERA, the other Atlanta starters are 1-10 with a 7.23 ERA (79 earned runs in 98 1/3 innings).
Weber began the season in the rotation, but he was moved to the bullpen after failing to pitch more than 3 2/3 innings in any of his three starts. He allowed 11 runs in 10 combined innings. His most recent relief appearance came on Aug. 26, when he gave up three runs in 2 2/3 innings. He has never faced the Atlanta Braves.
The Red Sox have been leaning heavily on their bullpen. Their relievers have thrown a major league-most 168 2/3 innings this season. They had a streak of 12 scoreless relief innings end on Monday night.
But there was bad news on Monday when Boston placed left-hander Darwinzon Hernandez on the injured list with a sprained left SC joint, which links the sternum to the clavicle.
Hernandez had not allowed a run in three outings since being activated from the injured list on Aug. 20. He started the season late after testing positive for COVID-19. The club is doing its best to protect the 23-year-old prospect.
"There's some inflammation there," Boston manager Ron Roenicke said. "The decision was to IL him and give himself a little more chance to rest before we get going again."
Offensively, Boston shortstop Xander Bogaerts has been on a tear. Over the last 13 games, Bogaerts is hitting .360 (18-for-50) with three doubles, four homers and 12 RBIs. Since Aug. 4, right fielder Alex Verdugo is batting .326 (31-for-95).
The Atlanta offense has been led by Freddie Freeman. The first baseman was 2-for-4 on Monday and extended his hitting streak to 14 games.
--Field Level Media
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Post by Kimmi on Sept 1, 2020 5:46:14 GMT -5
Red Sox relieved to move beyond trade talk Kimmi is relieved too.
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Post by Kimmi on Sept 1, 2020 5:51:27 GMT -5
Braves @ Red Sox Tuesday, 1 September 2020 730pm @ Fenway
Ian Anderson 1-0/ 1.50
Took a no hit bid into the 6th in his MLB debut and ended up giving up one run over 6ip vs the Yankees.
Weber 0-2/ 6.00
Has notched a 3.28 ERA in 5 bullpen appearances after getting clobbered as a starter. The Sox got to Fried more than I thought they would last night.
Tonight's match up doesn't look any easier.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 1, 2020 13:08:11 GMT -5
Red Sox Stats @redsoxstats · 4m Verdugo at Fenway vs. on the road is perfection
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 1, 2020 13:17:45 GMT -5
Braves take on Red Sox as Ian Anderson makes second career start
Coming off a successful debut, Ian Anderson gets a crack at the scuffling Red Sox. By Eric Cole@leprekhan Sep 1, 2020, 2:00pm EDT Share this story
There were very high hopes for the Braves’ top pitching prospect Ian Anderson when he debuted against the Yankees and he delivered in a big way. The young right-hander flirted with no-hitting the Yankees and the sole blemish on his line was a solo homer as he dominated New York over six innings. If the Braves have any hopes of making a playoff run, they are going to need a substantial contribution from Anderson to make that happen.
Opposing Anderson for the Red Sox is former Braves top prospect Ryan Weber. If you want a laugh, as well as a lesson on both how not to write a prospect list as well as how not to react to a bad prospect list by yours truly, you should give this a read. The italics at the top may or may not have been partially due to a certain deputy site manager of Talking Chop being a tad too upset with that list.
There are a few things to watch for with the Braves lineup are whether or not we will actually see Ronald Acuna Jr. in the lineup or not. Mark Bowman has already hinted that it is very possible we won’t see Acuna at all this series, but it would sure be nice to see Ronnie get back in there earlier than expected. With a right-hander on the mound, the lineup should have a familiar look to it including the ascension of Austin Riley who, as you can see, has been on a rampage.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 1, 2020 13:19:45 GMT -5
FOX Sports South @foxsportssouth 5m RT @foxsportsbraves: "It's been a whirlwind, definitely." Ian Anderson grew up in New York as a Red Sox fan. After shutting down the Yankees in his MLB debut, he'll walk into Fenway Park tonight to make his second career start. @petermoylan catches up with the @braves rookie right-hander.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 1, 2020 13:32:23 GMT -5
Atlanta is:
9-2 in its last 11 interleague games vs. a team with a losing record
Boston is:
1-10 in its last 11 home games vs. a team with a losing road record 1-6 in its last seven Tuesday games 0-4 in its last four interleague home games vs. a team with a winning record
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 1, 2020 14:24:02 GMT -5
Game 36: Braves at Red Sox lineups and notesBy Andrew Mahoney Globe Staff,Updated September 1, 2020, 11:50 a.m. After dropping a 6-3 decision to Atlanta last night, the Red Sox are back at it with the Braves tonight at Fenway Park. Ryan Weber will get the nod for the Sox. Lineups BRAVES (20-14): 1. Dansby Swanson (R) SS 2. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B 3. Marcell Ozuna (R) DH 4. Nick Markakis (L) LF 5. Travis d'Arnaud (R) C 6. Austin Riley (R) 3B 7. Adam Duvall (R) RF 8. Johan Camargo (S) 2B 9. Ender Inciarte (L) CF Pitching: RHP Ian Anderson (1-0, 1.50 ERA) RED SOX (12-23): 1. Alex Verdugo (L) RF 2. Christian Vazquez (R) C 3. Rafael Devers (L) 3B 4. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS 5. Michael Chavis (R) 1B 6. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF 7. Yairo Munoz (R) DH 8. Tzu-Wei Lin (L) LF 9. Jonathan Arauz (S) 2B Pitching: RHP Ryan Weber (0-2, 6.00 ERA) Time: 7:30 p.m. TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7 Braves vs. Weber: Has not faced any Atlanta batters Red Sox vs. Anderson: Has not faced any Boston batters Stat of the day: Red Sox relievers have thrown 168⅔ innings this season, the most in the league.Notes: Weber began the season in the rotation, but was moved to the bullpen after failing to go more than 3⅔ innings in any of his three starts. ... His most recent relief appearance came on Aug. 26, when he gave up three runs in 2⅔ innings. ... Xander Bogaerts is hitting .360 (18-for-50) with three doubles, four homers and 12 RBIs over the last 13 games. ... Since Aug. 4, right fielder Alex Verdugo is batting .326 (31-for-95). ... Anderson is the top pitching prospect in the Atlanta organization. In his first major league start against the Yankees on Aug. 26, he went 5⅓ innings before allowing his first hit and gave up only one run in six innings. Song of the Day: T'll Tuesday- Voices Carry www.youtube.com/watch?v=uejh-bHa4To
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 1, 2020 14:37:44 GMT -5
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 1, 2020 14:40:03 GMT -5
Jeff Blair and his cohorts had a field day with this..... and the idiots in the FO deserve it.Cryptic Red Sox tweet appears to celebrate reaching luxury-tax goalBryan Mcwilliam 1h ago Boston during the coronavirus pandemic on July 27, 2020. The Boston Red Sox Twitter account posted and later deleted an image of a reset button with the text "iykyk" on Tuesday. "Iykyk" means "If you know, you know," and appears to be a nod to the team resetting its luxury-tax threshold penalties following Monday's trade deadline. The Red Sox hired former Tampa Bay Rays executive Chaim Bloom as their chief baseball officer in October, tasking him with getting under the $208-million base threshold for 2020 to avoid having to pay taxes of 50% for each dollar spent over the mark. The Red Sox exceeded the mark in 2018 and 2019, but with less of a tax penalty in each season. Bloom accomplished his goal by trading away popular superstar Mookie Betts and pitcher David Price in the offseason while brokering separate deals for Mitch Moreland, Brandon Workman, Heath Hembree, Kevin Pillar, and Josh Osich in August, but he recently admitted the trades served more than one purpose. "Going back to February, I think I said then and would say now that the luxury tax, the CBT limit is a factor, but I think the importance of that has been kind of overplayed in the storyline that has surrounded us this year," Bloom explained Monday, according to MassLive's Christopher Smith. "It's obviously something we monitor. As I said in February, I always felt the depth and the sustainability of the talent base was a much bigger priority than that." In trading from the team's active roster, Bloom acquired two players with big-league experience (Alex Verdugo and Nick Pivetta), seven minor leaguers, and international bonus pool money during a season in which the Red Sox sit last in the American League East with a 12-23 record.
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