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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 10, 2022 10:16:08 GMT -5
The day the Red Sox officially fell off their bike
By Rob Bradford WEEI 93.7 3 hours ago
For those of a certain age (a really old age), comedy gold was struck thanks to a movie called "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" back in the year the Red Sox ultimately lost to the Cincinnati Reds in the 1975 World Series.
It may have been 47 years since those on-screen chuckles, but one hits perfect when trying to digest these 2022 Red Sox.
The Black Knight, despite having one limb after another cut off, keeps uttering push aside the reality of his no-win situation.
"'Tis but a scratch!"
"Just a flesh wound."
"I'm invincible!"
That's exactly how it feels with these Red Sox just one day before the Patriots' first preseason game. No arms. No legs. No real hope. And it sure felt like Tuesday, starting at about 11 a.m., the debilitation was finalized.
First came the news that Chris Sale's season had ended due to fall off his bike, resulting in a broken right wrist.
Then, just before first pitch, word came down that closer Tanner Houck was going on the injured list, thinning an already thin group of high-leverage relievers.
And once the game started, the hits kept on coming, with newly-acquired Eric Hosmer forced to leave the game after fouling a ball off his knee.
Finally, was the 9-7, extra-inning loss to the Braves, putting Alex Cora's club three games under .500 and three games out of a Wild Card berth.
It wasn't as if the Red Sox are simply folding up their tent and running toward the offseason. Against Atlanta, they did their darnedest to fend find a way to possess at least some hope by night's end.
But in all reality the limbs were already dangling. These were just the last bit of amputation.
How did this team get in such a state? It's a broad question that has been picked through both before and after the trade deadline. But if there was one reason above all else - as was evidenced once again Tuesday night - it is Chaim Bloom's failure to address the bullpen.
While the debates can rage on about how impactful the trade off of Tommy Pham, Reese McGuire and Hosmer are for Christian Vazquez - both on and off the field - the real story of what did, or didn't, happen at the deadline was the bullpen.
It was known that the top priority for this team if they were really going to put its best foot forward was to find another late-inning reliever. Not only didn't Bloom commit to such an acquisition, but he dealt away a pitcher in Jake Diekman that the Red Sox used in the seventh inning 16 times, the eighth inning on eight occasions, and the ninth seven times.
Since the trade deadline, the Red Sox bullpen has a 6.83 ERA in seven games, the third-worst in the majors. In other words, the biggest problem remains the biggest problem. This was put on display in the final two innings when Cora was forced to turn to Kaleb Ort to reverse his team's uncomfortable narrative.
Maybe there is a miraculous reattachment of those severed limbs, and the Red Sox find a way to survive this stretch of Braves, Orioles and Yankees. That, however, seems like it would be somewhat of a medical miracle at this point.
By the way, the Black Knight finally relented after being left with nothing more than a torso. "Alright, we'll call it a draw," he said. At this point, the Red Sox would take the same sort of deal.
Surviving these days seems like a far-fetched scenario for this team.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 10, 2022 13:15:43 GMT -5
David O'Brien @dobrienatl · 2h For the second time this season, #Braves are bringing their top prospect directly from Double A to majors. It was Michael Harris II on May 28, now it's shortstop Vaughn Grissom, 21, who's played 22 games above Single A. Also, reliever Kirby Yates has been activated from IL.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 10, 2022 13:16:11 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 22m #Red Sox celebrating Dominican Republic Heritage Night at Fenway Park tonight. The first pitch will be thrown by long-time Sox Spanish broadcaster @juniorpepen . Throw a strike, Junior!
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 10, 2022 13:25:37 GMT -5
Game 112: Braves at Red Sox lineups and notesBy Andrew Mahoney Globe Staff,Updated August 10, 2022, 10:11 a.m. The Red Sox’ struggles continued Tuesday night as they dropped a 9-7 decision to Atlanta for their fifth loss in six games and seventh in their last 11. The news only got worse when Eric Hosmer left the game with a left knee contusion after fouling a ball off that area in the fourth inning. He is considered day to day. Still in last place in the American League East, the Sox will conclude the two-game series with Atlanta Wednesday night. Nick Pivetta will be on the mound. Here is a preview. Lineups BRAVES (65-46): 1. Ronald Acuna Jr. (R) RF 2. Dansby Swanson (R) SS 3. Austin Riley (R) 3B 4. Matt Olson (L) 1B 5. William Contreras (R) C 6. Eddie Rosario (L) LF 7. Marcell Ozuna (R) DH 8. Michael Harris II (L) CF 9. Vaughn Grissom (R) 2B Pitching: RHP Kyle Wright (13-5, 3.22 ERA) RED SOX (54-57):1. Tommy Pham (R) LF 2. Rafael Devers (L) 3B 3. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS 4. Alex Verdugo (L) RF 5. J.D. Martinez (R) DH 6. Christian Arroyo (R) 2B 7. Reese McGuire (L) C 8. Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B 9. Jarren Duran (L) CF Pitching: RHP Nick Pivetta (8-8, 4.51 ERA) Time: 7:10 p.m. TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7 Braves vs. Pivetta: Ronald Acuña Jr. 4-20, Ehire Adrianza 1-2, Orlando Arcia 1-2, William Contreras 1-2, Travis d’Arnaud 3-4, Robbie Grossman 2-2, Matt Olson 0-2, Marcell Ozuna 4-18, Austin Riley 3-9, Eddie Rosario 1-3, Dansby Swanson 7-27 Red Sox vs. Wright: Christian Arroyo 0-3, Xander Bogaerts 2-4, Bobby Dalbec 0-2, Jaylin Davis 0-1, Rafael Devers 2-4, Eric Hosmer 0-5, J.D. Martinez 0-7, Tommy Pham 0-2, Kevin Plawecki 1-2, Alex Verdugo 1-6 Stat of the day: The Red Six have hit seven home runs over their last three games after hitting six home runs in their previous 12 games Notes: Pivetta is 6-2 against Atlanta with a 4.84 ERA. For his career, he’s 9-21 with a 5.67 ERA after the All-Star break, compared with 29-24 with a 4.68 ERA before. … Wright went 4-0 in five starts in July with a 2.64 ERA but lost his first outing in August. He is 0-1 in three appearances overall against Boston, including two starts, with a 5.40 ERA. Song of the Day: The Cars - Shake It Up www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3SA5Z-cbC8
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 10, 2022 16:45:34 GMT -5
hahahahaha cuz there is no one else to come up Bloom has blown through his gas can depth.
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne · 1h Knowing that the bullpen is short, Rich Hill has volunteered his services for the time being. He will be out there starting tomorrow and through the weekend.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 10, 2022 16:46:53 GMT -5
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne · 1h "He has a few doctors appointments coming up. The hope obviously is for him to get back sooner rather than later but we have to make sure we have all the details and everything and we’ll go from there." -- Alex Cora on Tanner Houck.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 10, 2022 16:48:14 GMT -5
hahahahaha been doing it since ST
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne · 1h Alex Cora very displeased with all the walks by the pitching staff, starting with that weekend series at Wrigley Field.
"The starters have to go deeper, and then the guys [in the bullpen] have to do the job." -- Alex Cora, on what would fix the Red Sox.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 10, 2022 16:56:05 GMT -5
Alex Speier @alexspeier · 1h Cora on Houck: Still gathering information. “The hope is for him to get back sooner rather than later… (But) It’s been going for a while.” Cora says Houck never complained and Sox didn’t see stuff/command issues.
Cora says Rich Hill will be available tomorrow in the bullpen as of tomorrow. He describes it as a move for the weekend based on need for relievers with the bullpen thinned by loss of Houck (plus heavy usage of Whitlock, Schreiber)
Cora says there’s a good chance Wacha returns to the rotation this weekend
Hosmer remains day-to-day. Kiké Hernández is in Portland. He’ll play today, have Thursday off, then play again Friday.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 10, 2022 18:09:06 GMT -5
Wow looking at the stands again tonight and seeing alot of empty seats and Braves hats no fan giveaway today
Dress Like a Seat night again
Least Bloom Ball is used to that
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 11, 2022 3:16:59 GMT -5
Prospect Grissom homers in debut, Braves beat Red Sox 8-4 AP
BOSTON (AP) Vaughn Grissom was rounding third when it sank in.
He had just cleared the Green Monster for his first big league hit, and he gave himself an emphatic clap before finishing his home run trot.
''That was like a `We made it' moment, I guess,'' the Braves' top prospect said after homering in his major league debut to help Atlanta beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4 on Wednesday night. ''Like a `We did it' type of feeling.''
Grissom homered onto Lansdowne Street and then singled and scored another run, and Marcell Ozuna hit a three-run homer to help Atlanta complete a two-game sweep. Kyle Wright earned his league-leading 14th win for the defending World Series champions, who arrived in Boston after losing four of five to the first-place Mets and are now seven games back in the NL East.
''We had a rough weekend,'' Braves manager Brian Snitker said. ''Which is fine; it's going to happen. I did not think this was going to be bump free.''
Called up earlier in the day from Double-A, the 21-year-old Grissom went hitless in his first two at-bats but hit the first pitch he saw in the seventh inning completely out of Fenway Park. He tossed his bat aside before taking off around the bases, clapped his hands as he rounded third and arrived home to be congratulated by Michael Harris II, who had singled ahead of him.
A healthy number of Braves fans in the crowd of 35,406 gave Grissom a big cheer. Grissom singled his next time up, stole second and scored. When he gave a postgame interview on the field, fans behind the dugout chanted his name.
''I just took a second to myself (before the game) to just really look at everything, and just do my best to just take a picture in my head,'' said Grissom, who went back on the field with his family after the game. ''You really don't know until you actually do it. I mean, you try to prepare yourself and all that, but it's nothing like how you think it's going to be.''
Wright (14-5) allowed one run on one hit and one walk in six innings, striking out five for the 10th win in 12 decisions.
Red Sox trade deadline pickup Tommy Pham homered for the third straight game, hitting a three-run shot in the seventh to turn a 5-1 deficit into a one-run game. But the Braves scored two more in the eighth, on Eddie Rosario's double and Ozuna's sacrifice fly.
Nick Pivetta (8-9) pitched six innings, allowing three runs - Ozuna's homer - on five hits and two walks while striking out five. The last-place Red Sox lost their fourth straight game, and their sixth of seven.
WELCOME TO THE BIGS
Grissom was batting .324 with 14 homers, 67 RBIs and 27 stolen bases at Single- and Double-A this season. His mother, father, stepfather, sister, aunt and girlfriend made the trip from Florida to see him play second base and bat ninth in his debut.
Grissom hit into a fielder's choice in the third inning, struck out in the fifth and came up again with one on and one out in the seventh, when he homered to make it 5-1.
Grissom added a single in the ninth; the Braves made sure to call for this ball as a keepsake (though the home run ball was eventually retrieved). He later scored on Dansby Swanson's single to make it 8-4.
''He was like a kid out on the playground, pretty much just having a ball. I think they said it's genuine. I think that guy really likes to play baseball,'' Snitker said. ''It's a novel idea: Have fun playing baseball.''
Harris, who was called up in May, is also a 21-year-old prospect who moved up to the eight spot in the order. He entered Wednesday's game hitting .288 with 10 homers, 34 RBIs and 12 stolen bases while shoring up the defense in center field.
BACK HOME AGAIN
The Braves spent their first eight decades in Boston, until owner Lou Perini became convinced he couldn't compete with the AL Red Sox and moved his NL franchise to Milwaukee. They did not play in Boston again until interleague play in 1997.
The site of the former Braves Field is now a stadium at Boston University, which marked the spot of the original home plate on its turf.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Braves: Kirby Yates got one out in the seventh in his return from Tommy John surgery. The former All-Star closer had not pitched in 724 days. ... Grissom took over for Orlando Arcia, who was placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring he sustained running the bases in Atlanta's 10-inning victory Tuesday night. Regular second baseman Ozzie Albies is recovering from a broken foot.
Red Sox: INF-OF Kike Hernandez went 1 for 2 with a single in a rehab outing for Double-A Portland. ... SS Xander Bogaerts hit a foul ball off his left leg. After showing signs of pain, he remained in the game.
UP NEXT
Braves: Have their second off-day in four days before playing three games in four days at Miami.
Red Sox: Play a one-game series against Baltimore, with RHP Josh Winckowski (5-5) facing Orioles RHP Austin Voth (2-1).
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 11, 2022 3:54:34 GMT -5
Boston Red Sox injury updates: ‘Good chance’ Michael Wacha will return from IL this weekend; Kiké Hernández to play CF for Portland
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022, 5:07 p.m.|Published: Aug. 10, 2022, 5:05 p.m.
By
Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com
BOSTON — Red Sox starter Michael Wacha made his second rehab start Tuesday for Double-A Portland. He pitched 4 ⅓ innings, allowing two runs, four hits and two walks while striking out five.
The righty hasn’t pitched for Boston since June 28 because of right shoulder inflammation. He likely will be activated from the IL on Sunday when the Red Sox need a starter vs. the Yankees.
“He’s actually working out and there’s a good chance he’ll join us this weekend,” manager Alex Cora said Wednesday here at Fenway Park.
Wacha allowed no hits in 4 ⅔ innings in his first rehab start for Triple-A Worcester on Aug. 4.
He has gone 6-1 with a 2.69 ERA and 1.11 WHIP in 13 starts. Opponents are batting .215 against him.
Houck’s back issue has ‘been going on for a while’
The Red Sox placed Tanner Houck on the injured list Tuesday with lower back inflammation.
“We’re still gathering information,” Cora said Wednesday. “He has a few doctor appointments coming up. So the hope obviously is for him to get back sooner rather than later. But we have to make sure we have all the details and everything and we’ll go from there.”
Houck has a 3.15 ERA and eight saves in 32 outings.
“It’s been going on for a while,” Cora said. “He tried to grind through it.”
Other injury updates:
~ Eric Hosmer, who fouled a pitch off his left knee during the fourth inning Tuesday, is not in the lineup Wednesday. He’s still considered day-to-day.
~ Kiké Hernández, who is on the 60-day IL with a right hip flexor strain, will play in a rehab game for Portland on Wednesday. He’ll play center field and he’s expected to take two at-bats. He likely will play again for Portland on Friday.
~ Tyler Danish (right forearm strain) will pitch one inning in a rehab outing for Portland on Wednesday. He’s then expected to pitch again for Portland on Friday.
~ Trevor Story (hairline fracture, wrist) swung a bat Wednesday.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 11, 2022 3:56:21 GMT -5
Boston Red Sox drop to 2-6 since trade deadline as Darwinzon Hernandez, Ryan Brasier give up 4 runs while recording just 5 outs
Published: Aug. 10, 2022, 10:18 p.m.
By
Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com
BOSTON — Tommy Pham gave the Red Sox life in the seventh inning.
He crushed a 412-foot three-run homer to dead center field, cutting Boston’s four-run deficit to 5-4.
But reliever Ryan Brasier handed the momentum right back to the Braves in the top of the eighth. The righty allowed two singles, one double and a sac fly.
Brasier and Darwinzon Hernandez combined to allow four runs while recording just five outs.
Boston dropped to 2-6 since the trade deadline with an 8-4 loss to Atlanta, which swept the two-game series here at Fenway Park.
Hernandez replaced starter Nick Pivetta to begin the seventh with the Red Sox trailing 3-1.
The lefty allowed an infield single with one out, then gave up a 412-foot home run to Atlanta top prospect Vaughn Grissom who was making his major league debut.
Hernandez has allowed 16 earned runs in 6 ⅔ innings (21.60 ERA) this season.
The 21-year-old Grissom was a Braves’ 11th-round pick in 2019 out of Paul J. Hagerty High in Oviedo, Fla.
Ozuna takes Pivetta deep
Red Sox starter Nick Pivetta pitched pretty well. He went 6 innings, allowing three runs, five hits and two walks while striking out five.
He left a 91.9 mph fastball over the middle of the plate and Braves slugger Marcell Ozuna absolutely crushed it.
Ozuna’s three-run homer into the Monster Seats left his bat at 106.8 mph and traveled an estimated 403 feet. It put the Braves ahead 3-0 in the fourth.
Ozuna has five homers in six career games at Fenway Park.
Martinez goes 0-for-4
Bobby Dalbec doubled to begin the fifth and Jarren Duran singled to put runners at the corners with no outs.
Pham then grounded into a 5-4-3 double play. It scored Dalbec to cut it to 3-1 but it ended Boston’s chances at a larger rally.
J.D. Martinez also grounded into a double play after Alex Verdugo led off the sixth with a walk.
Martinez is in a prolonged slump. He entered Wednesday batting .217 with a .283 on-base percentage, .360 slugging percentage and .643 OPS in his previous 52 games dating back to June 2.
Martinez went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
He was slashing .360/.422/.555/.976 on June 1. His line has dropped to .278/.342/.442/.784.
Red Sox to host Orioles on Thursday
The Red Sox will host the Orioles for a one-game series Thursday. It’s one of the games that needed to be made up from the first week when the regular season got delayed because of the MLB lockout.
Red Sox righty Josh Winckowski (5-5, 4.68 ERA) will start opposite Baltimore right-hander Austin Voth (2-1, 5.53 ERA).
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 11, 2022 3:57:36 GMT -5
How bad are these Boston Red Sox? Orioles visit town 5 games ahead of them in standings after being 8.5 games back June 30
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022, 12:16 a.m.|Published: Aug. 11, 2022, 12:15 a.m.
By
Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com
BOSTON — How bad have things gotten for the Red Sox?
Just look up at the standings on the Green Monster. The Orioles, who play here Thursday, are five games ahead of last-place Boston.
Boston owned an 8½-game lead over the Orioles on June 30.
“We’ve got to pitch better. We’ve got to play better. That’s the bottom line,” manager Alex Cora said after the Red Sox’s 8-4 loss to the Braves here at Fenway Park on Wednesday.
Atlanta swept the two-game series.
The Red Sox look like they are finished. If they aren’t dead yet, the next four games (one game against the Orioles and three games against the Yankees at home) could bury them. Boston is 0-11-1 in 12 series against AL East teams this season. It has a 12-29 record against division opponents. There’s no reason to believe the next four days will be any different.
The Red Sox are 11-25 with a negative-96 run differential since July 1.
Tommy Pham gave Boston some life in the seventh inning here Wednesday, crushing a 412-foot three-run homer to dead center field to cut the Sox’s four-run deficit to 5-4.
But reliever Ryan Brasier handed the momentum right back to the Braves in the top of the eighth. The righty allowed two singles, one double and a sac fly. Atlanta took a 7-4 lead.
Brasier and Darwinzon Hernandez combined to allow four runs while recording just five outs.
The bullpen continues to be an absolute disaster. Red Sox relievers have a 5.85 ERA (155 ⅓ innings, 101 earned runs) since the start of July. That’s after the bullpen posted a 3.20 ERA in 84 ⅓ innings during June.
“We’ve been talking about two-out walks, two-out runs. But the shutdown innings, too,” Cora said.
Nick Pivetta pitched well Wednesday (6 innings, 3 earned runs) but Red Sox starters have been worse than the relievers with a 6.46 ERA (164 ⅓ innings, 118 earned runs) since July 1. That’s after Boston starters had a 2.91 ERA in 26 starts in June.
Injuries have played a role but still ... This is bad.
The Red Sox also haven’t done much offensively either with a .232/.282/.403/.685 line here in August.
J.D. Martinez, whose struggles date back to early June, is 5-for-31 (.161) in August. Xander Bogaerts is 7-for-34 (.206) this month. Four of those seven hits came in one game.
“We can talk about mechanics and all that but we need to swing at strikes,” Cora said when asked what he’s seeing from Martinez. “We’re chasing a lot of pitches.”
Martinez went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts Wednesday. He grounded into a double play.
“When you don’t swing (at pitches) in the zone, that’s going to happen,” Cora said. “He expanded with the sinker in a few times. Struck out with a breaking ball down and then expanded with the double play. We can talk all about mechanics and work as hard as he does but the swing decisions have to be better.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 11, 2022 4:03:42 GMT -5
Pham giving 'jolt' to Sox despite team's skid Pivetta comes one at-bat away from a strong outing; Martinez working to end slump 1:02 AM ADT Ian Browne
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne
BOSTON -- There was one moment of excitement for the Red Sox before a crowd of 35,406 at Fenway Park on Wednesday night, and it came from the newly acquired bat of Tommy Pham.
The veteran right-handed hitter mauled a three-run shot into the center-field bleachers with one out in the bottom of the seventh to turn a four-run deficit into a one-run deficit. Pham took in the moment as he rounded the bases for a homer on the third straight day.
Alas, the momentum was short-lived for the slumping Red Sox in an 8-4 loss to the Braves.
“It was a big moment,” said Pham. “Put us within one at the time. Just something that kind of gave us a jolt.”
That was chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom’s intention when he acquired Pham for a player to be named or cash on Aug. 1: To give an outfield that has lacked production all season a jolt.
Though it isn’t adding up in the standings for a team that has lost four in a row and six of seven, the hope is that Pham can stay hot and the Red Sox -- who are five games back in the quest for the third and final American League Wild Card spot -- can get hot.
“The thing with Tommy, he stays in the zone. He doesn't expand,” said Red Sox manager Alex Cora. “He’s doing a good job for us. It's a different at-bat. For him to stay up the middle and drive that ball to center is a good sign.”
Pham’s homer in Tuesday’s 9-7 defeat in 11 innings was also roped to center. At some point soon, perhaps Pham will clear the Monster. There are still four games left in this homestand.
If first impressions are any indication, Pham is enjoying his new surroundings.
“It’s a fun place,” Pham said. “You see the fans show up by the numbers. They’re in the game every inning.”
The Red Sox have been using Pham in the leadoff spot of late, putting him in a good spot to be a spark. However, Pham would like to be more well-rounded than just the guy who is going deep.
“I’m barreling up the the ball a little bit more consistently, but I’m striking out too much,” said Pham. “I’m not getting on base as much as I need to, especially with guys like [Rafael] Devers and [Xander] Bogaerts behind me.”
Pivetta’s misfire If not for one untimely misfire to Marcell Ozuna in the top of the fourth that was jacked for a three-run homer over the Monster, Wednesday could have been a big night for Red Sox starter Nick Pivetta.
Over six innings, the only runs Pivetta allowed scored on that one swing. He scattered five hits while walking two and striking out five.
What stung him the most was walking Eddie Rosario with two outs after getting ahead of him 0-2. The 2-2 pitch looked like a strike on the low, outside corner. However, home-plate umpire Adam Beck called it a ball, and Pivetta walked Rosario on the next pitch. Ozuna’s homer followed.
“People expect perfection out of me in those situations. I expect perfection out of other people in those situations,” said Pivetta. “It didn’t go my way. I ended up leaving a middle-middle heater at the end of the day to Ozuna, and he hit it over the fence. I wasn’t able to execute my pitch later to the next hitter.”
J.D.’s slump What is going on with J.D. Martinez? The slugger has been in a serious funk for close to a month.
From July 13 through Wednesday’s defeat, in which Martinez went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts and a double-play grounder, he is 9-for-71 and has a line of .127/.179/.197 with no homers, six RBIs, four walks and 25 strikeouts.
“We can talk all we want about mechanics and how he works as hard as he does, but the swing decisions have to be better. He needs to make sure he gets them in the zone,” said Cora. "We talked a little bit about it yesterday, ‘You’re still J.D. Martinez.’ You see Charlie Morton, what he did. He expanded. He expanded with him.
“So he needs to get [pitchers] back in the zone and put good swings there, and if not, take your walks. Always, when they're struggling like that, walks are going to get you back to who you are.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 11, 2022 4:06:29 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 7h I only hope Vaughn Grissom can get that ball back.
First MLB homer is an absolute cannon shot to left off Darwinzon Hernandez, who entered with a 22.24 ERA. #RedSox
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