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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 12, 2022 2:37:49 GMT -5
Yankees @ Red Sox Friday, 12th August 2022 7pm @ Fenway
German 1-2/5.09
Eovaldi 5-3/ 4.23[/font]
Slumping Yankees look to get back on track vs. rival Red Sox FLM
Andrew Benintendi will see the New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox rivalry from a different perspective on Friday when the American League East rivals begin a three-game series at Fenway Park.
Benintendi is returning to Boston for the first time since he was traded as part of a three-team swap from the Red Sox to the Kansas City Royals in February 2021. He was injured and did not play for the Royals when they visited Boston last season.
"Obviously, the series are intense. And the fans are really into it. As are we," Benintendi said, per the New York Daily News. "For me, I think, it'll be the same as it was -- intense. But I'll just be on the other side."
Benintendi, who spent his first five major league seasons with the Red Sox, overcame a sluggish start with the Yankees to heat up of late. He rebounded from a 2-for-25 performance in his first nine games with New York by going 5-for-15 with three RBIs and three runs over his last four.
Unfortunately for the Yankees, they have lost seven of their last eight games.
"We know we're going to be fine in the long run," catcher Kyle Higashioka said following New York's 4-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.
"But it gets more and more frustrating every day that we don't come out and win. We're definitely not satisfied with that. This is the time of the season where you've got to dig deep and really pull it together because it's a long year, and it only gets tougher as it goes on. We're going to dig a little deeper."
Aaron Judge belted his majors-best 45th homer of the season in the seventh inning on Wednesday.
Judge is batting .400 (28 for 70) with 12 homers, 29 RBIs and 20 runs since the All-Star break. The slugger is hitting .308 (12 for 39) with two homers, five RBIs and nine runs against Boston this season.
Judge has hit well against Friday's scheduled starter Nathan Eovaldi (5-3, 4.23 ERA), going 9-for-26 with one homer and two RBIs.
Eovaldi, 32, has surrendered three homers in a pair of no-decisions against New York this season. He is 3-4 with a 3.89 ERA in 17 career appearances (14 starts) versus the Yankees.
New York will counter with right-hander Domingo German (1-2, 5.09), who sustained a hard-luck loss in his last outing. He permitted one run on four hits in five innings of a 1-0 setback at the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.
German, 30, is 2-2 with a 4.04 ERA in 10 career appearances (eight starts) against Boston.
The Red Sox have struggled mightily versus AL East representatives this season. However, they recorded their first series win versus the division with a 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday. The win in the one-game series improved Boston to 1-11-1 in sets versus AL East foes.
The Red Sox, who reside on the outside looking in during the chase for a wild-card spot, posted just their second win in their last eight games.
"I know the math doesn't help us," Boston manager Alex Cora said. "When teams are playing against each other, we have to win, and we haven't done that for a month. We're still there. The guys know it."
--Field Level Media
Yankees at Red Sox Friday, at 7:10 PM EST Partly Cloudy According to Forecast.io, it's expected to be 72° F with a 0% chance of precipitation and 4 MPH wind blowing in in Boston at 7:10 PM EST. Hourly Forecasts: Weather.com Forecast.io
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 12, 2022 2:40:01 GMT -5
SP Probables
Saturday..7pm..Montas 4-9/ 3.59 vs Crawford 3-4/ 4.30 (FOX)
Sunday....7pm...Taillon 11-2/3.95 vs TBA.....ESPN
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 12, 2022 3:22:28 GMT -5
Injuries & Moves: Kiké to continue rehab; Story swings August 11th, 2022
Keep track of the Red Sox’s recent transactions and injury updates throughout the season.
LATEST NEWS
Aug. 11: Kiké Hernández to continue Minors rehab on Friday The center fielder had a solid start to his Minors rehab assignment on Wednesday, going 1-for-2 for Double-A Portland and raking an RBI single in his second at-bat. Hernández worked out with the Sea Dogs on Thursday but didn't play. He is expected to play next on Friday night. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Hernández will continue to play in the Minors for an unspecified time after Friday. The Red Sox miss his defense in center field.
2B Trevor Story (hairline fracture, right wrist) Expected return: Late August/Early September Story has been swinging the bat every other day or so. He will swing next on Aug. 12. The right-handed hitter learned he had a hairline fracture in his right wrist on July 30. Originally, Story was diagnosed with a bone bruise on his right wrist after being hit by a pitch he swung at on July 12 at Tropicana Field. The fracture was in a different spot.
"[Aug. 12], I think is a tee and soft toss, 30 and 30, not with a regular bat, with a fungo," said Red Sox manager Alex Cora. "So he’s feeling better. Swinging it. That’s good." (Last updated: Aug. 11)
RHP Tyler Danish (right forearm strain) Expected return: Mid-August Danish opened his Minor League rehab assignment in Portland on Aug. 10, pitching a scoreless inning. He will pitch another inning on Aug. 12 and perhaps one after that. Manager Alex Cora said that Danish should return to the Red Sox "at one point" the week of Aug. 16. (Last updated: Aug. 11)
LHP Matt Strahm (left wrist contusion) Expected return: Mid-to-late August Strahm threw a bullpen session on Aug. 9 and is expected to throw live batting practice at Fenway on Aug. 12. He could be close to a Minor League rehab assignment. (Last updated: Aug. 11)
RHP Brayan Bello (left groin strain) Expected return: Aug. 19 at the earliest Bello could start a Minors rehab assignment this weekend. He was placed on the 15-day injured list after he exited his outing on Aug. 3 against the Astros with a left groin strain. Bello has an 8.47 ERA in five appearances (17 innings) with 15 strikeouts to 11 walks this season for the Red Sox. (Last updated: Aug. 11)
OF Rob Refsnyder (right knee sprain) Expected return: Later this month Refsnyder thinks he can start a Minor League rehab assignment with Double-A Portland as early as Aug. 13. The Red Sox have missed Refsnyder's right-handed bat, particularly against lefties. (Last updated: Aug. 11)
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 12, 2022 3:37:08 GMT -5
HAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Red Sox standings: Boston now 4½ games back in AL wild card race entering big weekend series vs. Yankees
Published: Aug. 12, 2022, 2:01 a.m.
By
Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com
The Red Sox won Thursday night, beating the Orioles, 4-3. They are 55-58 with 49 games to go in the regular season.
Here’s where things stand entering Boston’s big weekend series against the Yankees:
IF THE SEASON ENDED TODAY: Red Sox would be out of the playoffs; Toronto, Seattle and Tampa Bay would make it as wild cards.
WHERE THE RED SOX STAND: 7th in the AL wild card race (3 teams make it); 4½ games behind the Rays for the third and final spot.
AL WILD CARD STANDINGS:
Blue Jays: 60-50 (2 games up on Tampa Bay)
Mariners: 61-52
Rays: 58-52 (½ game up on Baltimore)
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Orioles: 58-53 (½ game back of Tampa Bay)
Twins: 57-53 (1 game back of Tampa Bay)
White Sox: 56-56 (3 games back of Tampa Bay)
Red Sox: 55-58 (4½ games back of Tampa Bay)
SUNDAY’S SCORES -- The Red Sox lost ground to 5 of the 6 teams ahead of them with the losing Orioles as the only exception.
Blue Jays OFF
Mariners OFF
Rays OFF
Red Sox 4, Orioles 3
Twins OFF
Royals 5, White Sox 3
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 12, 2022 3:38:25 GMT -5
Ex-Boston Red Sox Andrew Benintendi returns to Fenway with Yankees; ‘That will be a good time,’ he said earlier in season
Published: Aug. 12, 2022, 1:33 a.m.
By
Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com
BOSTON — Andrew Benintendi will return to Fenway Park on Friday for the first time since the Boston Red Sox traded him to the Kansas City Royals on Feb. 10, 2021.
The left fielder, who the Royals traded to the Yankees on July 27, missed both series Kansas City played against Boston in 2021 because he was on the IL with a rib injury. So this also will mark his first time ever facing the Red Sox.
The Red Sox host the Yankees for three games this weekend. First pitch Friday is at 7:10 p.m.
“I was disappointed I couldn’t go there (to Fenway) last year,” Benintendi told MassLive.com back in May. “But obviously a broken rib takes some time. That will be a good time. I’m looking forward to it.”
When Benintendi made those comments, he obviously didn’t know he’d be returning as a member of the rival Yankees.
Benintendi is off to a slow start with New York. He’s 7-for-40 (.175 batting average) with four doubles, five runs, five RBIs, nine walks and 11 strikeouts in 13 games.
Benintendi, who is eligible for free agency this coming offseason, is enjoying a successful season overall. He made the American League All-Star team. He’s batting .305 with a .380 on-base percentage, .385 slugging percentage and .765 OPS in 106 games. But he has been mostly a singles hitter. Eighty-one percent of his hits have been singles.
Boston sent Benintendi to KC in a three-team trade that also involved the Mets. The Red Sox received Franchy Cordero, Josh Winckowski and three players to be named later.
Boston later acquired right-handed pitchers Luis De La Rosa and Grant Gambrell from the Royals as well as corner outfielder Freddy Valdez from the Mets.
Winckowski pitched for the Red Sox on Thursday, allowing three runs in 5 ⅔ innings vs. the Orioles. He has a 4.69 ERA in 11 starts for Boston.
De La Rosa just turned 20 in July. He has a 1.72 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, .147 batting average against, 39 strikeouts and 13 walks in 10 outings (three starts) combined for the Florida Complex League Red Sox and Low-A Salem.
Gambrell has been sidelined this entire season with an ankle injury.
Valdez is just 10-for-47 (.213) with a .286 on-base percentage, .319 slugging percentage, .605 OPS, one homer, two doubles, nine RBIs, five runs, four walks and 12 strikeouts in 20 games for the FCL Red Sox.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 12, 2022 3:44:58 GMT -5
RED SOX NOTEBOOK Eric Hosmer rejoins the lineup at Fenway, where he has a career .347 batting average By Julian McWilliams Globe Staff,Updated August 11, 2022, 8:40 p.m.
Eric Hosmer was back in the lineup after suffering a left knee contusion in his first game as a Red Sox at Fenway Tuesday evening, a plus for the Red Sox.
The Sox newly-acquired first baseman has a knack for hitting well at Fenway with a career .347 batting average at Fenway before Thursday, his highest mark at any American League stadium.
Hosmer said his numbers, which included a .396 on-base percentage, .475 slugging, and .872 OPS, aren’t all that random.
He played a huge role in Thursday’s win against the Orioles with his go-ahead RBI double in the sixth that ultimately defined the Sox’ 4-3 win.
“This park gives you the incentive to stay in the middle and stay the opposite way,” he said before the game. “And I think, you know, most hitters are at their best when they’re trying to do that. So I think that’s a big part of it.”
The ability of a hitter to effectively stay the other way reduces the likelihood of rollover ground balls, something that has haunted Hosmer for much of his career, posting a 55 percent ground ball rate.
Manager Alex Cora said that Hosmer saw an uptick in his fly ball rate over the course of his last couple of weeks as a Padre, but said that seeing the Green Monster at Fenway could only benefit his first baseman.
“I think that’s an offensive player, you can backtrack the ball and just go that way,” Cora said. “You know, he’s a strong kid, and he’s able to hit it the other way and I do believe he’s going to benefit from that.”
Hosmer finished 2 for 3. Fenway continues to be good to him. Bogaerts makes history
Xander Bogaerts finished 2 for 3 with a run scored and an RBI Thursday. His double in the first inning was the 300th of his career. He is just the 11th player to hit 300 doubles with the Red Sox but just the second Sox player to do so before turning 30, joining Carl Yastrzemski. He is the 25th player in baseball history to hit 150 homers and 300 doubles, but just the second shortstop to do so before turning 30. The other? Alex Rodriguez.
“It’s a great list,” Bogaerts said. “It’s something to be proud of. I work hard. I listen a lot. I’m always willing to learn and obviously have a great family that supports me.” Tommy Pham impresses Alex Cora
Tommy Pham’s homer against the Braves Wednesday marked his third homer in three consecutive games. For Pham, that would be the first time he’s done that in his career. But when asked how he felt at the plate following the Sox’ 8-4 loss to Atlanta, Pham didn’t lean much on positivity.
“I’m definitely squaring up the ball a little more consistently. But I’m striking out too much,” said Pham, who had seven strikeouts in 39 plate appearances as a member of the Red Sox entering Thursday. “I’m not getting on base as much as I need to, especially with guys like [Rafael] Devers and [Xander] Bogaerts behind me.”
Cora, who is a proponent of putting the ball in play, enjoyed seeing that perspective from Pham. “It was music to my ears,” Cora said. “That’s great. He wants to make content. He understands who’s behind him. He wants to put together quality at-bats and grind out at-bats. He doesn’t go to the edges that often.”
Similar to Kyle Schwarber, the Sox were intrigued with Pham’s ability to extend at-bats. Pham had a 26.1 chase rate prior to Thursday which ran congruent with his strikeout rate (26.1), but last year, for instance, Pham’s chase rate was just 19.3 percent.
Additionally, when he hits the ball, it’s with authority.
“He hits good pitching, too,” Cora said. Four seamers. “I think in this division we know how it works. That fastball plays with a lot of teams, and I’m glad that he’s here with us.”
On Thursday, Pham was 1 for 4 with a run scored and an RBI double. Kiké Hernández sits out rehab game
Kiké Hernández (right hip flexor strain) did not play for Double A Portland Thursday after his first rehab game the night prior. Hernández will be back in the Portland lineup Friday and will once again get five innings in center field and two at-bats … There’s a strong chance Michael Wacha (right shoulder inflammation) will rejoin the team this weekend against the Yankees and start Sunday … Brayan Bello (left groin strain) will likely make a rehab start for Portland this weekend. Bello is eligible to return from the 15-day injured list next Friday … Los Angeles Clippers forward/guard Terrance Mann threw out Thursday’s ceremonial first pitch. The Lowell native attended the Tilton School in Tilton, N.H., for high school. Mann just completed his third year in the NBA, averaging 10.8 points per contest to go along with 5.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 28.6 minutes played last season.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 12, 2022 3:58:16 GMT -5
Mac Cerullo @maccerullo · 6h Alex Cora said Garrett Whitlock will be available in tomorrow's series opener against the Yankees. John Schreiber will be down the next day or two after pitching two innings today.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 12, 2022 6:20:45 GMT -5
Red Sox reliever Matt Barnes trying to rediscovering his confidence: ‘That’s probably been the hardest part’ Recorded multiple strikeouts Thursday for first time in 321 days
By Jason Mastrodonato | jason.mastrodonato@bostonherald.com | Boston Herald August 12, 2022 at 5:33 a.m.
Matt Barnes couldn’t hide his emotions on Thursday night.
His body convulsed as he walked off the mound, his chest shaking back and forth, his right arm flying through the air and his clenched fist pumping up and down.
When his 96-mph fastball spotted the upper-outer corner to freeze Orioles’ budding superstar Adley Rutschman for strike three, not only did Barnes hold a much-needed 4-3 lead, he also accomplished something remarkable.
For the first time since Sept. 24, 2021, a span of 321 days, Barnes recorded multiple strikeouts in an outing.
“Matt Barnes did amazing,” a very proud Alex Cora said after the Sox win over the Orioles brought them to within 4 1/2 games of a Wild Card spot. “He was amazing today. Made some good pitches, used his fastball. That’s what we need.”
For as happy and relieved as Barnes appeared on Thursday, he’s more than willing to share what he’s been feeling in the 321 days since then: struggle.
He’s spent more than a year enduring putrid performances he had never experienced before in his life, all while feeling the self-imposed pressure to be the guy who could save the Red Sox’ bullpen after signing a $18.75-million contract extension he wasn’t living up to.
“That’s probably been the hardest part,” he said. “A lot of people see the performance side of it or the physical side of it, but they don’t see the highs to lows to highs (of the mental side). It’s just been hard.”
In spring training this March, Barnes arrived in Fort Myers with renewed faith, telling himself that no matter how bad he was at the end of 2021, when he went from being the Red Sox’ All-Star closer to being left off the postseason roster, a “fresh start” and a brand new season would be just what he needed.
Then he started pitching.
“It never clicked,” he said. “I never had it.”
It was a realization that froze him the way he had frozen so many helpless hitters the year before.
Just last July, Barnes was at the top of his game. A month earlier, he completed a 20-game stretch in which he faced 80 batters and struck out 40 of them, a strikeout rate that ranked as high as anyone’s in the game.
An All-Star for the first time in his career, he flew to Denver and had a fun time with his family. Pitching in the actual game, when he loaded the bases and nearly blew a 5-2 win for the American League, hardly seemed to matter.
But when he returned to Boston after the break, Barnes was noticeably less effective. And as the season dragged along, his arm dragged with it.
He posted a 6.48 ERA in the second half, lost his job as the Red Sox closer and eventually lost his spot on the active roster altogether.
It was all made worse this spring, when he realized that it wasn’t just a bad second half in 2021, but another year was about to begin and Barnes still felt like he had nothing.
HIs stuff had disappeared.
“The hardest part wasn’t necessarily the command of stuff in the zone because frankly, prior to the start of last year, every once in a while I’ve gotten a little spotty with command,” he said. “I was never a guy who didn’t walk people. But I was able to get through it or overcome it because I had the stuff to strike guys out. That had been my game for five years.”
And suddenly it wasn’t.
For five years from 2015 through ’20, Barnes’ average fastball velocity of 96-97 mph and the electric spin he generated on his curveball made him one of the best pure-stuff relievers in baseball. His walk rate was always a sight for sore eyes — he walked 4.3 batters per nine innings in that span — but it was rarely a problem because he struck out 12 guys per nine innings.
“I wasn’t commanding anything well and I didn’t have the stuff to get away with that – that was the hard part,” he said. “Early this year and end of last year, that was the first time in my career that I was like, I don’t have the stuff right now.’ It was like, ‘how do I get that back?’”
The mental health struggle has “been the most challenging part and one of the hardest parts to fix,” Barnes said. “Mechanically, you can sit there and do reps and eventually it’ll probably come back. But the confidence, the trust, the grind of trying to get back has probably been the hardest.
“And it started at the end of last year. I went from being on top of the world and then didn’t make the postseason roster. That was a wake-up call. That was tough to swallow.”
Worse, Barnes started feeling like he was letting the team down.
The Red Sox have long been a team that thrives with shutdown closers. In their championship seasons, they had Keith Foulke closing games in 2004, Jonathan Papelbon in 2007, Koji Uehara in 2013 and Craig Kimbrel in 2018 as they each ensured that a late-game lead was almost always safe.
But when Kimbrel departed after the 2018 season, the Sox never signed a closer.
Brandon Workman eventually ran away with the job in ’19 and kept it until he was traded to the Phillies in part of the deal that brought back Nick Pivetta during the 2020 season.
Early last season, Barnes was pitching as well as he ever had and became the obvious choice to take the ninth inning.
His stint as Red Sox closer lasted for about four months.
“Obviously, you put pressure on yourself,” he said. “I try to pride myself on taking on the role of being the stopper, being the veteran guy at the back end who can take the guy and get the job done 99% or 98% of the time, whatever it was. And I did that. And then I couldn’t.
“Last year was really the first year I had to take on that role. We always had closers prior to that, whether it was Craig Kimbrel or Brandon Workman for one year or Koji Uehara before that. But having to take that on, and then losing it, and feeling like, not only was it frustrating and tough for me, but that I was letting everybody else down.”
The Red Sox have struggled in the ninth inning ever since.
They’ve blown 22 saves this year, second-most in the majors, and because of it, they were forced to move two of their finest young pitchers, Tanner Houck and Garrett Whitlock, to the bullpen.
Houck is now on the injured list with back inflammation. Whitlock is now in a closer-type role while John Schreiber, who collected a two-inning save on Thursday night, can also play the part.
Thursday’s win never would’ve happened if not for Barnes’ brilliant seventh, when he struck out Ramon Urias chasing a well-executed curveball, then froze Rutschman on a perfectly-placed heater.
Is Barnes back to being the reliever he once was?
He’s not quite ready to say it, but at least he’s smiling again.
“I don’t know that we’re 100% there, but it was a hell of a lot better than it was a month ago,” he said. “We’re going to keep working with it.”
He said he wouldn’t have arrived here without the support of his wife, Chelsea, his family in Connecticut and the Sox’ mental skills coaches, Ray Fuentes and Adan Severino.
The struggle was real. It is real. And he’s not afraid to say it.
“There’s a lot of stuff that people don’t see that’s a lot harder than the (expletive) going on between the lines,” he said.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 12, 2022 8:35:45 GMT -5
sweep? hahahahahahaha
Red Sox 'sweep' delivers some much-needed optimism Current Time 0:03 / Duration 11:22
By Rob Bradford WEEI 93.7 2 hours ago
The Red Sox' reality hasn't gone anywhere.
They are 4 1/2 games out of a Wild Card spot with the big, bad Yankees coming to town for a three-game series, sitting three games under .500. The go-to guys aren't exactly carrying the load, the starters aren't consistently going deep enough and the bullpen seems more patchwork than ever.
But, for at least one night, there was still hope.
If nothing else, the Red Sox could finally stake claim to a series win over an American League East team, beating the Orioles, 4-3, at Fenway Park in the one-game set. They are now 1-11-1 in series against teams in their own division.
One game or not, let's face it: These days, the Red Sox will take anything they can get.
The win did open the door for some positive conversations for a team that has been mired in negativity for the last week. So, with the window of optimism potentially closing in a hurry, it was worth taking a glimpse at some of the bright spots ...
THE NEW GUYS ARE WORKING OUT
Eric Hosmer. Tommy Pham. Reese McGuire. It's tough to complain about the trade deadline trio. The three newcomers have scored 12 of the 34 runs since leaving Houston. (Pham has scored in seven of his nine games since joining the Red Sox.)
Against the Orioles, both Hosmer and Pham had doubles and an RBI.
"He’s really good. He cares," said Red Sox manager Alex Cora when talking about Hosmer before the game. "He told me a few days ago that he didn’t want to step on nobody’s toes in the clubhouse. I said, ‘Bro, there are no toes here.’ It’s part of it. This is who we are, and you come in, and you’re part of the family and you have a voice. He has a long career, won a World Series, and he’s been very successful, so people respect him in that clubhouse. Just like Tommy, too. Tommy as far as preparation and hitting approach and understanding how to go about his business, there’s an attitude there, but it’s a good one. Running hard the whole time. Grinding at-bats even with the game 14-3, that’s really good for the group. And Reese has been really good. I know there’s been a lot of work with him. Out of the three, he’s been locked in the whole time as far as catching up with everybody. Jason has done an amazing job. It’s a joy to have those three here. They’re really good."
SCHREIBER HAS BEEN A SAVIOR
Where would the Red Sox be without John Schreiber? That should be one the most uncomfortable thoughts of the 2022 season.
The reliever came in and saved the day once again, this time going two scoreless innings, giving up just one infield single.
With the trade deadline resulting in one less high-leverage reliever (Jake Diekman), one injured closer (Tanner Houck) and a very thin group of late-inning bullpen arms to turn to, Schreiber continues to be one of the most important pieces of this roster. He has now pitched in 43 games, carrying an 0.80 WHIP, .174 batting average against and 1.80 ERA.
THE OLD MATT BARNES REEMERGED
The former closer - who spent more than a month totally breaking down his process - has seemingly come out the other side a changed pitcher.
The righty allowed the Red Sox to bridge the gap between starter Josh Winckowski (5.2 IP, 3 runs) and Schreiber with a scoreless inning, leaning on a stellar curveball on nine of his 13 pitches. His other four offerings were four-seam fastballs with just enough velocity (95 mph average) to keep the hitters honest.
"Early in the year was definitely a struggle," Barnes said. "Didn’t really feel like I had great command or great stuff. Was able to, over the last handful of outings since coming off, the stuff, with the exception of losing it for a couple batters the other night, stuff has been much better. Been able to command it and be competitive out there. It was a frustrating couple of months on the DL and a couple of months to start the season, and frankly even the end of last year. It’s been a grind for a little while for me. Tonight was a really good step. Felt really good out there. Looking to continue and be more consistent. This is one game. This game doesn’t mean anything if I go out and revert back to not being competitive and contributing. We’ll take it tonight but the work doesn’t stop. Need to continue to go."
"Need to continue to go." That's for Barnes. That's for the Red Sox.
Perhaps it's just a one-game reminder of some good times. Or, if the Red Sox are somehow able to take advantage of the Yankees' recent downturn and springboard a successful series into Pittsburgh, it might be something more.
For now, they will have to soak in the modest success of one game.
"They’re ahead of us, right? We gained ground today," Cora said. "We know what’s going on. We know. I can tell you the schedule the rest of the season. Not our schedule. A lot of peoples’ schedule. I know who is playing this weekend. They go to Tampa, they’re going to get in at five in the morning, play the Rays for three. I know the math doesn’t help us but when teams are playing against each other, we have to win. We haven’t done that for a month and we’re still there. The guys know it.
"Obviously, a big weekend against New York. Last time they were here we played well against them. We went over there and played one good game and then that happened. We feel like, pitching-wise, we’re getting close with the starters. We have Nate, Kutter, Michael. The bullpen, we pitched him for two innings, he did an outstanding job but he’ll be down for one or two days. Somebody else has to step up. Matt Barnes did amazing, he was amazing today. Made some good pitches, used his fastball. That’s what we need, to use his fastball to freeze somebody, that was huge."
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Post by scrappyunderdog on Aug 12, 2022 10:23:42 GMT -5
HAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Red Sox standings: Boston now 4½ games back in AL wild card race entering big weekend series vs. Yankees Published: Aug. 12, 2022, 2:01 a.m. By Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com I was thinking about this the other day. The only thing that keeps us from catching everyone is that we have to play the games. If we just took a couple of weeks off, some of these teams will pass us on the way down.
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Post by scrappyunderdog on Aug 12, 2022 10:28:56 GMT -5
I don't have a lot of faith, but today would be a good day for Eovaldi to re-discover his stuff.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 12, 2022 11:09:33 GMT -5
Red Sox Stats @redsoxstats · 1h Verdugo's hitting .327/.357/.446over his last 115 plate appearances and .302/.345/.420 since mid-May.
That first month of .205 BA and .320 SLG, with a .268 xBA and .466 xSLG, is quite an anchor to overcome, but he's doing work dragging his overall numbers up.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 12, 2022 11:10:46 GMT -5
Red Sox Stats @redsoxstats · 6m Arroyo was hitting .191/.224/.302 at this point, but his batted ball data was looking very good. .330/.382/.521 since. I have no idea if he can ever kick the random injury bug, but he's turned into a nice player and could easily have a breakout if ever healthy.
Red Sox Stats @redsoxstats · May 28 Arroyo has 8 barrels in 52 batted balls, one of the highest rates in baseball.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 12, 2022 13:10:14 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 1h Andrew Benintendi returns to Fenway Park tonight for the first time since 2020.
He's been worth 4.7 bWAR since being traded.
The players the Sox got back in return: minus-0.6.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 12, 2022 13:29:13 GMT -5
Game 114: Yankees at Red Sox lineups and notesBy Andrew Mahoney Globe Staff,Updated August 12, 2022, 2 hours ago The Red Sox finally got their first series win against an American League East opponent, just as the Yankees are coming to town. Granted, it was just a one-game series in which the Red Sox were able to hang on for a 4-3 win. And the visit from the Yankees doesn’t bring the usual hype, not with the Sox in last place in the division and three games under .500. The Yankees, despite losing seven of their last eight, are 30 games above .500. Nate Eovaldi will get the start in Friday night’s opener. Here is a preview. Lineups YANKEES (71-41): 1. DJ LeMahieu (R) 2B 2. Aaron Judge (R) RF 3. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B 4. Josh Donaldson (R) 3B 5. Gleyber Torres (R) DH 6. Andrew Benintendi (L) LF 7. Jose Trevino (R) C 8. Isiah Kiner-Falefa (R) SS 9. Aaron Hicks (S) CF Pitching: RHP Domingo Germán (1-2, 5.09 ERA) RED SOX (55-58): 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. Eric Hosmer (L) 1B 7. Christian Arroyo (R) 2B 8. Jarren Duran (L) CF 9. Kevin Plawecki (R) C Pitching: RHP Nate Eovaldi (5-3, 4.23 ERA) Time: 7:10 p.m. TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7 Yankees vs. Eovaldi: Miguel Andújar 2-12, Josh Donaldson 4-15, Marwin Gonzalez 0-4, Aaron Hicks 3-18, Kyle Higashioka 3-7, Aaron Judge 9-26, Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2-8, DJ LeMahieu 15-42, Anthony Rizzo 6-12, Gleyber Torres 7-30, Jose Trevino 0-2 Red Sox vs. Germán: Christian Arroyo 1-1, Xander Bogaerts 6-17, Bobby Dalbec 0-3, Rafael Devers 2-18, Jarren Duran 0-3, J.D. Martinez 1-15, Reese McGuire 2-4, Tommy Pham 0-4, Kevin Plawecki 1-4, Yolmer Sánchez 0-1, Alex Verdugo 3-8 Stat of the day: Xander Bogaerts is just the 11th player to hit 300 doubles with the Red Sox and just the second Sox player to do so before turning 30, joining Carl Yastrzemski. He is the 25th player in baseball history to hit 150 homers and 300 doubles, but just the second shortstop to turn the trick before turning 30, along with Alex Rodriguez. Notes: Eovaldi is 3-4 with a 3.89 ERA in 17 career appearances (14 starts) against the Yankees. ... German is 2-2 with a 4.04 ERA in 10 career appearances (eight starts) against Boston. … Judge leads the majors with 45 homers. He s batting .400 (28 for 70) with 12 homers, 29 RBIs and 20 runs since the All-Star break, and is hitting .308 (12 for 39) with two homers, five RBIs and nine runs against the Red Sox this season. Song of the Day: Sloan - If It Feels Good, Do Itwww.youtube.com/watch?v=CMRbbeGuaF8
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