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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 17, 2022 17:01:18 GMT -5
8 nothing a counting
Gas Can Gang going big tonight
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 17, 2022 17:08:29 GMT -5
Still have this shit on mute
and noticed a Smile Cam promo they were running
and NESN showing old video of a little league team from earlier today that was on the field
no live shots
and the NESN booth still in La La land.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 17, 2022 17:31:41 GMT -5
NESN booth in the 8th
prancing around eating donuts and hot dogs
while Danish gives up a run
9-0 Royals
what a shit show
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 17, 2022 17:53:02 GMT -5
Sox get the shit knocked out of them 9-0
NESN booth had a ball
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 17, 2022 18:33:18 GMT -5
Singer shuts down Red Sox, Royals beat Boston 9-0
AP
BOSTON (AP) Brady Singer pitched out of a bases-loaded, nobody out jam in the third and finished with six shutout innings on Saturday to lead the Kansas City Royals over the Boston Red Sox 9-0.
Pitching in Fenway Park for the first time, Singer (9-4) won his fifth straight decision, allowing five singles and a walk while striking out five. It was the second straight start without allowing a run for the 26-year-old College World Series champion from Florida.
MJ Melendez and Vinnie Pasquantino had three hits apiece for the Royals; Melendez scored four runs and Pasquantino drove in three. The first four batters in the Kansas City lineup went 10 for 20 with eight RBIs.
Rich Hill (7-7) gave up four runs on eight hits and a balk, striking out four.
The Red Sox loaded the bases on two singles and a walk with nobody out in the third inning and the top of the order coming up. But Singer got Tommy Pham to pop up in front of the mound, Rafael Devers was called out on strikes, and J.D. Martinez popped up to first base.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Red Sox right fielder Alex Verdugo lost a ball in the sun in the fifth inning when Pasquantino hit a liner directly at him. Verdugo stood helplessly until the ball bounced right in front of him and then off his right arm.
He picked it up and threw it in, but not before Bobby Witt Jr. had scored from first. The play originally was scored a single and an error, but then was changed to a double.
Center fielder Kike Hernandez had more than the sun to contend with when he settled under Pasquantino's high popup in the first inning. As Hernandez and Verdugo moved in to field the ball, a small flock of birds took off from where they were resting on the grass.
Hernandez managed to make the catch.
DEBUT
RHP Franklin German made his major league debut for Boston, coming in to start the sixth inning. It didn't go well.
All four batters he faced reached -- on two singles and a pair of walks. He left with the bases loaded and one run in, and Eduard Bazardo allowed another run to score when Melendez grounded into a fielder's choice. Witt and Pasquantino singled to score two more and give the Royals n 8-0 lead.
UP NEXT
The series finale will see Boston RHP Nick Pivetta (9-11) face Kansas City's Kris Bubic (2-11).
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 17, 2022 18:35:01 GMT -5
Red Sox blanked by Royals, 9-0; Franklin German struggles in MLB debut
Updated: Sep. 17, 2022, 7:32 p.m.|Published: Sep. 17, 2022, 6:49 p.m.
By
Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com
BOSTON -- Anyone who watched the Red Sox on Saturday afternoon should regret that they didn’t turn on a good college football game or enjoy the nice fall weather.
A flat Red Sox team fell, 9-0, to the lowly Royals, who claimed an early lead and tacked on four runs in an ugly sixth inning as Boston lost its third game in four tries and fell to 70-75. Reliever Franklin German struggled in his big league debut, as he failed to record an out against any of the four batters he faced and was charged with four earned runs.
Kansas City got the scoring going in the third, tagging Rich Hill for two runs on RBI singles from MJ Melendez and Salvador Perez. After the Red Sox failed to capitalize on a bases-loaded, no-out opportunity in the bottom of the inning, the Royals scored twice more in the fifth as Bobby Witt Jr. (RBI single) and Vinnie Pasquantino (RBI double that Alex Verdugo lost in the sun) made it 4-0.
Things really unraveled in the sixth as German walked two batters and allowed two soft singles before leaving the game and being replaced by Eduard Bazardo. The Royals would tack on three more runs before the end of the inning, with Melendez, Witt and Pasquantino all driving in runs against Bazardo. Pasquantino’s RBI single off Tyler Danish made it 9-0 in the eighth.
Red Sox hitters tallied just six total hits as righty Brady Singer cruised, striking out five in six scoreless innings. Hill took the loss having allowed four earned runs on eight hits and his ERA rose to 4.70.
The Red Sox were shut out for the fifth time this season and was their second-worst shutout loss of the year. Boston dropped a 10-0 affair to the Orioles on May 30.
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Pivetta to pitch finale
The Red Sox will close out their homestand Sunday afternoon as they host the Royals for the rubber game of a three-game series. Righty Nick Pivetta (9-11, 4.31 ERA) will start opposite lefty Kris Bubic (2-12, 5.55 ERA). First pitch is set for 1:35 p.m. ET.
The Sox will then have Monday off before traveling to Cincinnati (two games) and New York (four games) for a six-game road trip.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 18, 2022 3:25:15 GMT -5
Singer shuts down Red Sox, Royals beat Boston 9-0
AP
BOSTON (AP) After scratching out just six runs in a four-game losing streak, the Kansas City batters felt like they owed their pitchers a little more support.
Then they realized Brady Singer didn't really need it.
Singer delivered his second straight scoreless outing, pitching out of a bases-loaded, nobody out jam to deliver six shutout innings on Saturday and help the Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 9-0.
''It was a nice showing from the offense, take a little stress off the pitchers because they've been picking us up and we haven't really been doing anything for them,'' said first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino, who had three hits and drove in three runs. ''Brady doesn't need any help, but it's always nice when we give him something.''
Pitching in Fenway Park for the first time, Singer (9-4) won his fifth straight decision, allowing five singles and a walk while striking out five. The 26-year-old College World Series champion from Florida has not allowed a run in 13 innings over two starts, and he has not lost in eight starts since Aug. 3.
On a staff with six-time All-Star and 2009 Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke, Singer has developed into the No. 1 starter.
''The word `ace' keeps coming out. We're kind of waiting for one of our guys to take control of that,'' manager Mike Matheny said. ''We have a Hall of Famer with us in Zack, and he's a guy that's always going to lead the way. But to have somebody that's going out on a consistent basis and giving us the kinds of starts, keeping us in games, at times even dominant. He's just taking it to another level.''
MJ Melendez scored four runs and also had three hits for the Royals. The first four batters in the Kansas City lineup went 10 for 20 with eight RBIs.
Rich Hill (7-7) gave up four runs, eight hits and a balk, striking out four.
The Red Sox loaded the bases on two singles and a walk with nobody out in the third inning and the top of the order coming up. But Singer got Tommy Pham to pop up in front of the mound, Rafael Devers was called out on strikes, and J.D. Martinez popped out to first base.
''Not the situation I want to be in,'' Singer said. ''Tough inning there, but I got through it.''
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Red Sox right fielder Alex Verdugo lost a ball in the sun in the fifth inning when Pasquantino hit a liner directly at him. Verdugo stood helplessly until the ball bounced right in front of him and then off his right arm.
He picked it up and threw it in, but not before Bobby Witt Jr. had scored from first. The play originally was scored a single and an error, but then was changed to a double.
Center fielder Kike Hernandez had more than the sun to contend with when he settled under Pasquantino's high popup in the first inning. As Hernandez and Verdugo moved in to field the ball, a small flock of birds took off from where they were resting on the grass.
Hernandez managed to make the catch.
DEBUT
RHP Franklin German made his major league debut for Boston, coming in to start the sixth inning. It didn't go well.
All four batters he faced reached -- on two singles and a pair of walks. He left with the bases loaded and one run in, and Eduard Bazardo allowed another run to score when Melendez grounded into a fielder's choice. Witt and Pasquantino singled to score two more and give the Royals n 8-0 lead.
UP NEXT
The series finale will see Boston RHP Nick Pivetta (9-11) face Kansas City's Kris Bubic (2-11).
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 18, 2022 4:24:08 GMT -5
Red Sox blanked by Royals, 9-0; Franklin German struggles in MLB debut
Updated: Sep. 17, 2022, 7:32 p.m.|Published: Sep. 17, 2022, 6:49 p.m.
By
Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com
BOSTON -- Anyone who watched the Red Sox on Saturday afternoon should regret that they didn’t turn on a good college football game or enjoy the nice fall weather.
A flat Red Sox team fell, 9-0, to the lowly Royals, who claimed an early lead and tacked on four runs in an ugly sixth inning as Boston lost its third game in four tries and fell to 70-75. Reliever Franklin German struggled in his big league debut, as he failed to record an out against any of the four batters he faced and was charged with four earned runs.
Kansas City got the scoring going in the third, tagging Rich Hill for two runs on RBI singles from MJ Melendez and Salvador Perez. After the Red Sox failed to capitalize on a bases-loaded, no-out opportunity in the bottom of the inning, the Royals scored twice more in the fifth as Bobby Witt Jr. (RBI single) and Vinnie Pasquantino (RBI double that Alex Verdugo lost in the sun) made it 4-0.
Things really unraveled in the sixth as German walked two batters and allowed two soft singles before leaving the game and being replaced by Eduard Bazardo. The Royals would tack on three more runs before the end of the inning, with Melendez, Witt and Pasquantino all driving in runs against Bazardo. Pasquantino’s RBI single off Tyler Danish made it 9-0 in the eighth.
Red Sox hitters tallied just six total hits as righty Brady Singer cruised, striking out five in six scoreless innings. Hill took the loss having allowed four earned runs on eight hits and his ERA rose to 4.70.
The Red Sox were shut out for the fifth time this season and was their second-worst shutout loss of the year. Boston dropped a 10-0 affair to the Orioles on May 30.
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Pivetta to pitch finale
The Red Sox will close out their homestand Sunday afternoon as they host the Royals for the rubber game of a three-game series. Righty Nick Pivetta (9-11, 4.31 ERA) will start opposite lefty Kris Bubic (2-12, 5.55 ERA). First pitch is set for 1:35 p.m. ET.
The Sox will then have Monday off before traveling to Cincinnati (two games) and New York (four games) for a six-game road trip.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 18, 2022 4:25:27 GMT -5
Red Sox reliever Franklin German has infinity ERA after rough debut but still calls it ‘dream come true’
Published: Sep. 18, 2022, 12:37 a.m.
By
Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com
BOSTON -- Shortly after the WooSox lost Friday night, Franklin German was relaxing in his Scranton hotel room, watching the 1995 comedy Friday, with his road roommate, A.J. Politi. His phone started going nuts, and it became clear he was needed in the hotel lobby. There, Worcester’s coaching staff informed German that he was headed to the major leagues.
A couple hours of sleep, a 6 a.m. flight and a hurried pregame later, German was on the mound at Fenway Park in the sixth inning of Boston’s 9-0 blowout loss to the Royals. Things, unfortunately, did not go well. German walked Edward Olivares, then allowed a soft single to Michael Massey before waling Hunter Dozier to load the bases. After Nate Eaton drove in a run with an RBI single, manager Alex Cora pulled German, but took a moment to offer encouragement and give him a simple message.
“He’s a big-leaguer,” Cora said.
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All three of the runners German left on base ended up scoring, meaning that his ERA is -- literally -- infinity. Kansas City scored four runs while German did not record an out. Still, the 24-year-old’s major league debut was meaningful.
“A little bit of disappointment, obviously. We lost and I kind of helped in the loss,” German said. “Doesn’t feel good but it is what it is.”
German, who was acquired in a rare Red Sox-Yankees trade in Jan. 2021 along with reliever Adam Ottavino, has turned heads since joining the Red Sox organization. The North Florida alum started 18 games at Double-A Portland in 2021 before being moved to the bullpen and has been dominant as a reliever this year, posting a 2.72 ERA and 11.6 K/9 rate in 49 ⅔ innings between Portland and Worcester this season. At Triple-A, he had a 2.58 ERA and 0.939 WHIP in 32 games while saving seven games. His high-octane fastball had impressed Red Sox brass since spring training.
“When you’ve got good stuff, you will catch the eye of everybody,” Cora said. “You can’t teach 100 (mph). You can help with sliders and splits and breaking balls and all that, and people can go from 94 to 100 (mph), but it’s not that easy.
“We know about his fastball. We still have to develop his slider and his split. It has been a good season for him and he has earned the right to be here,” Cora said.
German is the latest Triple-A reliever to join the Red Sox, as Kaleb Ort, Zack Kelly and Eduard Bazardo are also part of the big league bullpen in September. A good final month for any of those righties means an inside track on an Opening Day roster spot in 2023. Cora said that although German’s secondary pitches are still a work in progress, the club likes him enough to give him a long look in the season’s final weeks.
“He’s a good one,” Cora said. “Good stuff. We’ll find him pockets early on to make him feel comfortable. Then after that, we’ll see how it goes.”
The improvements German needs to make were obvious in his big league debut. The righty threw just 12 of his 23 pitches for strikes and struggled to command his secondary pitches.
“It seemed like they never offered to him,” Cora said. “They were away or non-competitive. But at the end of the day, he’s a big-leaguer. We’ll go from there and make him better.”
German, who said his emotions were under control as he ran in from the bullpen, vowed to learn from the outing.
“Attack and put them away quickly. Don’t try to do too much,” he said. “Don’t try to elicit swings with pitches way out of the zone. Just attack them more and try to finish them off with strikes.”
German hopes to have many more chances to dominate at the big league level. The Red Sox hope to provide those down the stretch. And though Saturday didn’t go as planned, the righty still took some time to soak in a long-awaited moment.
“It’s jarring. This is a dream come true,” he said. “This is something that you work for everyday. It’s cool to be here finally.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 18, 2022 4:30:44 GMT -5
Bats go silent, arms can't contain Royals in tough loss
September 17th, 2022
Ian Browne
Ian Browne
@ianmbrowne
BOSTON -- Despite the lack of a pennant race, the Red Sox still want to finish strong and put their best foot forward each day.
However, that didn’t happen on Saturday in one of the team’s most one-sided defeats of a disappointing season. In a 9-0 loss at Fenway Park to a non-contending Royals squad, Boston was outplayed on both sides of the ball.
Here are three things that stood out from an afternoon the Red Sox can’t wait to turn the page on:
Bases loaded, nobody out, no runs
For manager Alex Cora’s team, nothing summed up the frustration of this day like the bottom of the third inning, when the 7-8-9 spots in the batting order loaded the bases with nobody out.
At the time, the Sox trailed, 2-0. However, they looked poised to get right back in the game.
Momentum swiftly dissipated. Tommy Pham swung at the first pitch from Brady Singer and popped it up.
“Tommy had a pitch he could handle, that slider was a good pitch to hit and he missed it,” Cora said.
Rafael Devers came up next with a chance to hit a grand slam for the second straight Saturday. This time, he swung at two pitches out of the strike zone and his five-pitch at-bat ended with Singer getting him looking with a pinpoint pitch on the inner half.
It was up to J.D. Martinez, Friday night's hero, whose tough season continued when he got beat on a fastball and popped out to first to end the promising inning with no runs across.
In their last 12 plate appearances with the bases loaded, the Sox are 1-for-11 while grounding into two double plays, striking out three times, drawing one walk and scoring only three times. With a runner on third and less than two outs, they are 0-for-8 with one run scored in eight plate appearances this week.
“Too many of those,” said Cora. “We’ve got a chance to cash in there and get closer in the game, and we didn’t do it and they kept putting good at-bats and making contact.”
Downhill for Rich
Left-hander Rich Hill entered Saturday’s game coming off a stellar last outing, when he fired five shutout innings with seven strikeouts in a win in Baltimore. But as has been the case quite a few times this season, Hill followed up a strong outing with a subpar one.
In this one, Hill (7-7, 4.70 ERA) gave up eight hits and four runs over 4 2/3 innings, walking none and striking out four.
After most of Hill’s tougher outings, he mentioned that the ball didn’t come out of his hand well. This time, he felt like it did. But he second-guessed his pitch usage, admitting he should have thrown more than eight cutters.
“I think the one thing that I could have improved on was pitch selection and cutter usage,” said Hill. “That was down today. I had talked with Alex about that after the game and he reinforced the importance of that, being able to use the cutter at a higher percentage.
"That’s been an extremely successful pitch for me the last couple of outings or ever since we sort of brought it in this year. I just felt pretty good with the breaking ball and maybe to my own fault, overextended the use of the dropdown slider.”
German’s tough debut
Nobody was more excited about Saturday’s game than righty Franklin German, who was selected from Triple-A Worcester prior to the game and was called on to make his Major League debut to open the top of the sixth.
The goal was for Boston’s No. 28 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline, to go a full inning. Those plans quickly were scrapped when he faced four batters and threw 23 pitches without getting a single out. The Royals went walk, single, walk, single against German, who sits in the upper 90s. Cora came out to get him before the inning snowballed further.
“He’s a big leaguer like I always say [after a debut],” said Cora. “Those secondary pitches, we’ll take a look at it, but it seems like they never offered at them, they were away or non competitive. We’ll go from here and make him better.”
What did German learn from the humbling experience?
“Just attack and put them away quickly,” German said. “Don’t try to do too much. Don’t try to elicit swings with pitches way out of the zone, just attack them more and try to finish them off with strikes."
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 18, 2022 4:32:06 GMT -5
Injuries & Moves: Plawecki DFA'd; Story update
September 17th, 2022
Keep track of the Red Sox’s recent transactions and injury updates throughout the season.
LATEST NEWS
Sept. 17: C Kevin Plawecki designated for assignment
In what manager Alex Cora described as a "difficult" move, the club designated Plawecki for assignment after Friday night's game so they can get more looks at catchers Connor Wong and Reese McGuire for the rest of the season.
Plawecki, 31, played in 61 games for Boston this season, making 46 starts at catcher while batting .217 (34-for-157) with nine extra-base hits and 12 RBIs. The right-handed hitter signed with the Red Sox as a free agent prior to the 2020 season and batted .270 (107-for-396) with 26 extra-base hits and 44 RBIs in 148 games over the last three seasons, making 104 starts at catcher.
"We love him," Cora said of Plawecki. "He’s been amazing. He was great not only on the field and in the clubhouse but in the community. He fell in love with this city. He was a huge part of what we did last year."
Sept. 17: 2B Trevor Story gets imaging, could play Tuesday
It has been six days since Story exited the game against the Orioles with left heel pain. The Sox expected he would be back sooner, but the injury hasn't progressed as quickly as anticipated.
Story will take live batting practice against Nathan Eovaldi in a sim game at Fenway Park on Sunday morning. If that goes well, Story could play in the opener of the road trip on Tuesday in Cincinnati.
"They feel like he’s very close. He’s taking ground balls right now, so the hope is -- I was hoping it was today. Well, let’s hope it’s tomorrow," said manager Alex Cora.
Sept. 17: RHP Franklin German selected to roster from Triple-A Worcester
Taking Plawecki's spot on the roster is hard-throwing righty German, who is in the Major Leagues for the first time and is making his first appearance on the 40-man roster. The 24-year-old right-hander is 5-2 with a 2.72 ERA in 43 relief appearances between Worcester and Double-A Portland this season.
German made his Triple-A debut with the WooSox in 2022, posting a 2.58 ERA with seven saves, a 0.94 WHIP, and 46 strikeouts in 32 outings. Selected by the New York Yankees in the fourth round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of North Florida, the Queens, N.Y., native was traded to the Red Sox in 2021 along with Adam Ottavino and is now ranked by MLB Pipeline as the Red Sox’s No. 28 prospect.
"With German, he’s a good one," said Red Sox manager Alex Cora. "Good stuff. We’ll find him pockets early on to make him feel comfortable and then after that, we’ll see how it goes. Very excited for him. It’s a good day for the organization in that sense having him here and we know about his fastball, we still have to develop the slider and the split but it’s been a good season for him and he earned the right to be here.”
1B Eric Hosmer (low back inflammation)
Expected return: Late season or 2023
Hosmer has not given up hope on playing this season. In fact, Red Sox manager Alex Cora said the left-handed hitter might resume baseball activities on Sept. 20. Hosmer hopes to be back before the end of the season, but it will all be a matter of how he responds and if there is enough time for him to ramp back up. (Last updated: Sept. 17)
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 18, 2022 4:35:37 GMT -5
RED SOX NOTEBOOK
After three seasons as the Red Sox’ backup catcher, Kevin Plawecki was sent off with a beer
By Julian McWilliams Globe Staff,Updated September 17, 2022, 5:18 p.m.
When the Red Sox designated Kevin Plawecki for assignment late Friday evening, his teammates and members of the staff sat around and had a beer with the now-former Sox catcher.
It was a sign of appreciation for Plawecki, who despite hitting .217 in 157 at-bats, remained a solid presence behind the plate for the Sox the last three years. He was also a presence in the clubhouse. That did not go unnoticed by the coaching staff or Plawecki’s teammates.
“I loved every second of my time here,” Plawecki told the Globe in a text message Saturday afternoon. “I wish it didn’t have to end the way that it has after three amazing years, but unfortunately it’s the spot we are in. I’ll be forever grateful to have played in Boston and chase a championship.”
During his tenure with the Sox, Plawecki — known for his game-calling — held the responsibility of catching some of the team’s best starters, including Nate Eovaldi, who he caught in last year’s Wild Card Game against the Yankees.
“He was very important,” manager Alex Cora said before the Sox’ 9-0 loss to the Royals. “It’s not only the things that he did in the dugout, it’s the conversations and helping Christian [Vázquez] to become a better catcher and a better game-caller. At one point he was catching more than Christian. He’s a great person. A special one.”
Plawecki, 31 and due to hit free agency at the end of the year, wasn’t in the Sox’ long term plans. Catchers Reese McGuire and Connor Wong are both set to return next season.
The team felt it was in its best interest to give those two as many looks as possible with just 17 games left after Saturday.
“We have to be thinking about the future and Reese and Connor are going to be catching a lot the rest of the season,” Cora said. “Obviously, you can’t call up 15 guys like you did in the past. There are roster restrictions and we have to do things that we feel [are] best for the organization now and in the future.”
Righthanded reliever German called up
The Sox called on righthander Franklin German to fill Plawecki’s spot, making his first appearance on a 40-man roster. German was 5-2 with a 2.72 ERA (15 earned runs, 49⅔ innings) in 43 relief appearances between Triple A Worcester and Double A Portland this season.
German, who was included in the Adam Ottavino trade last year, came up with the Yankees as a starter. He made 18 starts for Portland last season before the Sox transitioned him to a full-time reliever this year.
His thoughts on being moved to the bullpen?
“It didn’t feel like I was getting closer or farther away [from the big leagues], per se,” German said. “But it just felt like there was a change and they had a plan for me, so it felt like they knew what they were doing and maybe I didn’t agree with the decision back then, but I knew that they had plans for me. So just, trust. Just trust.”
German possesses an upper-90s fastball, topping out at 100 miles per hour. Cora said the team will find spots for him to pitch in relief in order to see what he has at the big-league level.
“We know about his fastball,” Cora said. “We still have to develop his slider and the splitter, but it’s been a good season for him and he earned the right to be here.”
German came in to pitch the sixth but didn’t record an out, walking two and allowing two singles.
Eovaldi to throw simulated game
Eovaldi (shoulder) is scheduled to throw a three-inning simulated game at Fenway Sunday . . . Trevor Story (heel) wasn’t available Saturday. He will face Eovaldi during his simulated game. The team hopes Story will be ready for the series opener Tuesday against the Reds . . . Xander Bogaerts had an offday Saturday . . . Eric Hosmer (back) is moving around in the weight room and could partake in baseball activities Tuesday.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 18, 2022 4:50:41 GMT -5
Royals @ Red Sox
18th September 2022
1:30pm @ Fenway
Bubic 2-12/ 5.55
Pivetta 9-11/ 4.31
Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox
Sunday, September 18, 2022 at 1:35pm EDT
Written by Dave Kovaleski
The Kansas City Royals travel to Boston to face the Red Sox in the final game of a three-game series Sunday. The two teams split the first two games of the series. First pitch is at 1:35 PM ET at Fenway Park in Boston.
Royals blank Red Sox
The Kansas City Royals bounced back Saturday with an easy 9-0 win over the Red Sox after losing the series opener. The win snapped the Royals' 4 game-losing streak. Brady Singer got the win, giving up 0 runs on 5 hits over 6 innings. Singer improved to 9-4 on the season.
Vinnie Pasquantino led the Royals with 3 hits and 3 RBI while MJ Melendez had 3 hits and 2 RBI. Bobby Witt Jr had 2 hits and 2 RBI while Salvador Perez had 2 hits and 1 RBI. The Royals are 58-88, 4th in the AL Central. Kris Bubic gets the start for the Royals on Sunday. He is 2-12 on the season with an ERA of 5.55 in 24 starts and 25 appearances,
Red Sox lose again
The Red Sox got embarrassed on Saturday, losing the the Royals 9-0 in their own ballpark. This has been a disappointing season for Boston as they are last in the AL East at 70-75. Granted it is a rough division, but more was expected of the Red Sox this season. Rich Hill took the loss for Boston. He got drilled for 4 runs on 8 hits in 4.2 innings. Hill falls to 7-7.
The Red Sox only had 6 hits on the day. Christian Arroyo and Kike Hernandez each had 2 hits for Boston. Connor Wong and Rafael Devers had the other hits. Nick Pivetta gets the start for Boston on Sunday. Pivetta is 9-11 on the season with an ERA of 4.31 in 29 starts. He has 153 strikeouts and 61 walks in 163 innings of work. Pivetta is 0-1 with an ERA of 7.53 and 16 strikeouts in 3 appearances against the Royals in his career.
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Partly Cloudy
According to Forecast.io, it's expected to be 76° F with a 0% chance of precipitation and 12 MPH wind blowing out in Boston at 1:35 PM EST.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 18, 2022 8:00:11 GMT -5
Royals' Kris Bubic aims for elusive win in finale vs. Red Sox
FLM
A Red Sox come-from-behind win and a Royals shutout have set the stage for Sunday's rubber match in the teams' three-game series in Boston.
Kansas City (58-88) snapped a four-game losing streak in emphatic fashion with Saturday's 9-0 win, its ninth shutout of the season.
MJ Melendez went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and became the first catcher in Royals history to score four runs in a game on Saturday. He was one of several stars who contributed to a 15-hit attack.
"It was a great day, offense was absolutely running today," Melendez said in a post-game interview on Bally Sports Kansas City. "It's always great, (Brady) Singer did an amazing job on the mound, got us in here really quickly and the offense was just able to pile on runs today."
After Singer's six shutout innings set the tone on Saturday, the Royals will turn to left-hander Kris Bubic (2-12, 5.55 ERA) in the series finale.
Bubic and Boston's Nick Pivetta (9-11, 4.31) also matched up on Aug. 4, but neither starter factored into the decision of the Royals' 7-3 win.
In his second career start against the Red Sox (70-75), Bubic held them to two runs and four hits over six complete frames.
Pivetta tossed five innings, allowing three runs on seven hits.
"I was able to kind of control my attention with runners on base, make good pitches when I needed to and they put the ball in play pretty well, but I was able to limit damage as much as I could," Pivetta said after his August start against the Royals.
Bubic has taken six consecutive losses and logged a 6.19 ERA in that span for the Royals, though he worked at least six innings in two of his last three starts.
In his Tuesday start, the left-hander struck out six but allowed five runs on 10 hits to Minnesota over five innings.
"It's frustrating when everything that could possibly go wrong has gone wrong, not even today, just the whole freakin' year," Bubic said.
Bubic's last win came on July 24 against another American League opponent, Tampa Bay.
Singer has been on the mound for each of the Royals' last two wins, both shutouts.
"That third inning after we scored a couple and (Singer got) the bases loaded, you could just tell he (found) another gear," Royals manager Mike Matheny said. "That's a sign of something special."
Pivetta looks to make his fourth career start against the Royals a winner. He didn't factor into the decision in Tuesday's 7-6 loss to the Yankees after working 5 1/3 innings of three-run ball.
Despite a five-start winless streak since Aug. 16 in Pittsburgh, Pivetta has a 3.86 ERA since the beginning of August.
The Red Sox have fallen in the AL race throughout most of that time, but players have seized opportunities to prove their worth for a roster spot in 2023.
Pitcher Brayan Bello and first baseman Triston Casas have been regulars for at least a few weeks, while the likes of Kaleb Ort, Eduard Bazardo and Zack Kelly are contributing in the bullpen.
"If you've got stuff and you've got talent, it's always important to give them a try and see what happens," Red Sox manager Alex Cora said.
Pivetta is 0-1 with a 7.53 ERA over 14 1/3 career innings against Kansas City, a team that he hadn't faced since last season.
--Field Level Media
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 18, 2022 8:05:10 GMT -5
Tom Caron
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Eovaldi said if all goes well today he will make a minor league rehab start later this week. His hope is to make two final Major League starts - both at Fenway - before the end of the season.
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