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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 22, 2022 17:24:47 GMT -5
I'm out right now but did manage to hear Cora's presser as u can expect, everything about Judge Cora basically said they will pitch to him, good for the game etc etc Heel problem that has Story on IL
getting the last of Hurricane Fiona preps done. Gonna be a big one. East of the province is gonna get the brunt, but we are gonna feel it.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 23, 2022 3:15:22 GMT -5
Judge falls just short of 61, Yanks clinch playoff berth AP
NEW YORK (AP) Aaron Judge turned around a fastball in the ninth inning, and the already-standing crowd of 43,123 at Yankee Stadium erupted in noise, wondering, hoping he had hit a record-tying 61st home run and clinched a playoff berth with one mighty swing.
Seconds later, groans arose in unison. Kike Hernandez made the catch a step in front of the fence, 404 feet from the plate.
Judge remained one shy of the American League record set by New York slugger Roger Maris in 1961. But the Yankees did accomplish goal No. 1: Josh Donaldson's 10th-innng RBI single gave them a 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox and clinched their sixth straight playoff berth and 24th in 28 years.
''A great accomplishment. A lot of hard work over the course of the season to get to this point,'' said Judge, who also threw out a runner at second base to help hold off Boston in the ninth. ''But I think you could ask anybody in this room: The job's not finished. We have an ultimate goal of going out there and winning our division, and setting ourselves up for the postseason. And this is step No. 1, step No. 1 of many steps to come.''
Coming within a few feet of his fourth walk-off home run this year, Judge went without a long ball for the second straight game since hitting No. 60 to match Babe Ruth's 1927 season.
Judge has 13 games remaining. He walked three times and struck out once before his drive off Matt Barnes just to the right of straightaway center.
''I thought it would have been pretty showy to drop it at Monument Park out there,'' Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.
Judge didn't think it was gone, not on the first night of autumn with the game-time temperature a crisp 68 degrees.
''I just got underneath it a little bit,'' he said. ''A pretty windy night, so I was hoping maybe it was blowing out at the time I was hitting, but just missed it.''
The ball left the bat at 113 mph, the hardest-hit by anyone in the game.
''I go out there and get caught up in the history of what he could potentially be doing and I start tiptoeing around the at-bat, I'm probably going to hang something,'' Barnes said.
Before each of the 26 pitches to Judge, Yankee Stadium's usual cacophony was replaced by a silence more familiar at a church or golf course.
''Literally, you could hear a pin drop,'' Donaldson said. ''It's kind of spooky, really.''
Jameson Taillon, who pitched six scoreless innings, said Judge's pursuit altered teammates' routines.
''There's guys that are inside and stuff watching the game,'' Taillon said, ''and whenever he comes up, everyone runs outside to watch the at-bat because no one wants to miss it.''
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred was on hand. Judge's fame has extended beyond the sport - he appears on the cover of the Oct. 3 issue of The New Yorker.
After an 0-for-2 night, Judge remained on track for an AL Triple Crown with a .316 batting average and 128 RBIs. Boston's Xander Bogaerts is second in batting at .314 after going hitless in five at-bats.
With the score 4-all, Tommy Pham led off the ninth with a one-hopper off the right-field wall against Clay Holmes (7-4). Judge played the carom and from the warning track threw a 92.3 mph strike to shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa for the tag. It was Judge's sixth assist of the season.
Then in the 10th, with pinch-runner Marwin Gonzalez at second as the automatic runner, Kaleb Ort (0-2) intentionally walked Gleyber Torres before Donaldson grounded a single just past diving third baseman Rafael Devers and into left.
New York grounded into four double plays but had built a 3-0 lead on Kyle Higashioka's sacrifice fly and Giancarlo Stanton's 28th homer, a two-run shot against Michael Wacha.
Triston Casas hit a solo homer and pinch-hitter Reese McGuire delivered a three-run drive for Boston in a four-run seventh off Clarke Schmidt. Harrison Bader had a tying sacrifice fly in the eighth after Stanton's leadoff infield single and a stolen base by Tim Locastro - he was called out initially but a video review reversed the decision.
Donaldson gave a speech to teammates after the Yankees secured their record 58th postseason appearance with their major league-high 16th walk-off win of the season, one shy of the team standard set in 1947.
''Welcome back to the playoffs,'' he told them.
New York has a 7 1/2-game lead in the AL East over second-place Toronto, on track for a first-round bye. Boone became the first manager to reach the postseason in each of his first five seasons, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
''We're in the dance and we got a chance now,'' he said.
CHOPPY CHAPMAN
Aroldis Chapman had another shaky outing for the Yankees in relief, walking two batters with one out in the eighth - the second on four pitchers.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: 2B Trevor Story (bruised left heel) went back on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Monday, and 1B/3B Bobby Dalbec was recalled from Triple-A Worcester.
Yankees: LHP Zack Britton (Tommy John surgery) was activated from the 60-day IL and LHP Wandy Peralta (back) was put on the 15-day IL, retroactive to Monday.
UP NEXT
New York ace Gerrit Cole (12-7, 3.41) starts against Boston LHP Rich Hill (7-7, 4.70) on Friday night.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 23, 2022 3:47:48 GMT -5
How in the hell has Brasier survived this season?
Red Sox bullpen blows save after Reese McGuire’s pinch-hit homer in loss to Yankees
Published: Sep. 22, 2022, 10:50 p.m.
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Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com
NEW YORK — Reese McGuire struck again as a pinch hitter Thursday, but the Red Sox bullpen blew another save opportunity.
McGuire blasted a 368-foot three-run homer into the right-center field stands to put Boston ahead 4-3 in the seventh inning.
But Ryan Brasier gave up the tying run in the eighth inning, then Kaleb Ort gave up the winning-run in the 10th on an RBI single to left field by Josh Donaldson.
The Yankees won 5-4 here at Yankee Stadium.
Reese as a pinch hitter
Reese is 5-for-8 with a homer and double as a pinch hitter this season.
The Red Sox trailed 3-0 entering the seventh. But Triston Casas broke an 0-for-18 slump with a 328-foot line drive homer to right field to cut it the deficit to 3-1. Three of Casas’ four hits in 15 big league games have been home runs.
Kiké Hernández singled and Yu Chang walked, setting the stage for McGuire’s three-run blast. McGuire connected on an 0-2 slider right over the plate from righty Clarke Schmidt.
Ryan Brasier can’t hold 4-3 lead
Ryan Brasier failed to hold a one-run lead in the eighth. He allowed an infield single to Giancarlo Stanton to begin the inning. Tim Locastro pinch ran for Stanton and stole second, then moved to third base on a groundout.
Harrison Bader’s sacrifice fly to center field tied it 4-4.
Judge just misses No. 61
Aaron Judge almost hit a walkoff homer against Matt Barnes in the bottom of the ninth. He blasted a 404-foot flyout with a 113-mph exit velocity to the warning track in center field. Kiké Hernández was there to catch it for the second out.
Wacha allows 3 runs in 6 innings
Red Sox starter Michael Wacha pitched 6 innings, allowing three runs, six hits and four walks while striking out five.
The Yankees loaded the bases with no outs in the fifth inning but Wacha held them to one run. Kyle Higashioka hit a sacrifice fly to center field to put New York ahead 1-0.
But Wacha struck out both Judge and Gleyber Torres swinging to end the inning.
New York took a 3-0 lead in the sixth inning. Josh Donaldson drew a leadoff walk, then Giancarlo Stanton crushed a 377-foot two-run homer vs. Wacha.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 23, 2022 3:48:53 GMT -5
Red Sox’s Matt Barnes on facing Aaron Judge in ninth: ‘I frankly don’t care about history. We’ve got a ballgame to win’
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022, 1:55 a.m.|Published: Sep. 22, 2022, 11:55 p.m.
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Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com
NEW YORK — Matt Barnes wasn’t thinking about history being at stake when he pitched against Aaron Judge in the ninth inning Thursday.
“I mean, listen. With all due respect to Aaron Judge — and he’s a great person and he’s having an unbelievable season — I’m trying to get him out,” Barnes said. “I frankly don’t care about history. We’ve got a ballgame to win. You know what I mean? If I give up a homer, game’s over.”
Barnes nearly gave up Judge’s 61st homer. The Yankees slugger crushed a 404 foot fly ball that left his bat with a 113-mph exit velocity. But Kiké Hernández caught it on the warning track in center field.
Barnes pitched a perfect ninth but the Red Sox lost 5-4 to the Yankees on Josh Donaldson’s walkoff RBI single in the 10th inning.
Judge will tie Roger Maris for the Yankees’ single-season home run record if/when he reaches 61. Sixty-two homers would set an MLB non-Steroid Era single-season record.
“I’m sure he does it at some point this season and I’ll congratulate him and everything,” Barnes said. “But if I go out there and I get caught up in the history of what he could potentially be doing, and I start tip-toeing around the at-bat, I’m probably going to hang something. Or I’m probably going to miss middle. My stuff’s gonna get worse. And then I’m probably going to give up a home run. So I’m gonna come after him. That’s who I am and that’s the way I’m going to best maximize my chance to get him out is because my stuff will be crisper and commanded better.” Enter your email address here to receive the Fenway Rundown email newsletter in your inbox every Wednesday.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said he did not think it was a home run off the bat. Barnes, on the other hand, was unsure.
“I thought it had a chance,” Barnes said. “I don’t know. Deep fly ball to center field. When he hits it, he’s a good hitter and a big guy, so I thought it had a chance.”
The crowd booed every time a Red Sox pitcher threw a pitch outside of the strike zone to Judge on Thursday.
Yankees fans also were so silent before every pitch to Judge that you could hear a pin drop. But Barnes said he didn’t notice.
“No, you don’t pay attention to that really,” Barnes said.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 23, 2022 3:49:54 GMT -5
Alex Cora: Red Sox’s Reese McGuire ‘killing everyone since we got him’
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022, 1:58 a.m.|Published: Sep. 23, 2022, 1:47 a.m.
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Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com
NEW YORK — A reporter mentioned to manager Alex Cora after Thursday’s game how Reese McGuire “seems to really kill the Yankees” since Boston acquired him from the White Sox at the trade deadline.
“I don’t know about kill the Yankees,” Cora said, laughing, “but he’s been killing everybody since we got him.”
McGuire, pinch hitting in the seventh, belted a 368-foot three-run homer into the right-center field stands to put Boston ahead 4-3 here at Yankee Stadium. The Red Sox ended up losing 5-4 to New York in 10 innings Thursday.
“Just a good at-bat,” Cora said. “He got a pitch to hit and hit it hard.” Enter your email address here to receive the Fenway Rundown email newsletter in your inbox every Wednesday.
Reese is 5-for-8 with a homer and double as a pinch hitter this season.
The catcher is 7-for-11 with two homers and five RBIs against the Yankees as a member of the Red Sox. He is 29-for-76 (.382) with a .415 on-base percentage, .539 slugging percentage, .954 OPS, two homers, four doubles, one triple, 11 RBIs and 10 runs in 28 games with Boston. He also has thrown out 4-of-9 base stealers.
“He’s been really good since we got him, using the whole field, not striking out too much,” Cora said. “He’s been really good. It’s fun to watch him play. And I’m glad that he’s here.”
McGuire has outplayed Christian Vázquez who Boston traded to the Astros at the deadline. Vázquez is 19-for-83 (.229) for Houston. Eighteen of his 19 hits have been singles.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 23, 2022 3:57:41 GMT -5
Boston's plan vs. Judge? 'To come after him' Sox deny slugger historic homer in opener; 3 more games to go in series 2:35 AM ADT Ian Browne
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne
NEW YORK -- A quick glance at the box score from the Red Sox's 5-4, 10-inning loss on Thursday night shows that Yankees slugger Aaron Judge walked three times in five plate appearances.
However, Boston manager Alex Cora and his pitchers take offense to the notion they are dancing around Judge, who is chasing history each time he steps into the box.
With one out and nobody on base in the bottom of the ninth in a tie game, Cora had reliever Matt Barnes go after Judge. If Cora had called for an intentional walk, nobody would have said that was a bad baseball move.
The decision was almost costly. The right-handed-hitting masher came close to tying Roger Maris' American League home run record with the much-anticipated No. 61, swatting a 113 mph shot to deep center field. A history-seeking crowd of 43,123 roared with anticipation. But Kiké Hernández drifted back and caught the 404-foot shot in front of the wall. It would have been a home run in eight other parks, and the drive had an expected batting average of .840, per Statcast.
“Deep fly ball to center field. When he hits it, he’s a good hitter and a big guy. I don’t know. I thought it had a chance,” said Barnes, who avoided following in the footsteps of Tracy Stallard, the Boston pitcher who gave up No. 61 to Maris in 1961.
The Red Sox are embracing the act of trying to stop Judge in his tracks this weekend.
“With all due respect to Aaron Judge -- he’s a great person and he’s having an unbelievable season -- I’m trying to get him out,” Barnes said. “I frankly don’t care about history. We’ve got a ballgame to win. If I give up a homer, game’s over, right? I’m sure he does it at some point this season, and I’ll congratulate him and everything.
“If I go out there and I get caught up in the history of what he can potentially be doing and I start tip-toeing around the at-bat, I’m probably going to hang something. Or I’m probably going to miss middle. My stuff is going to get worse, and then I’m probably going to give up a home run. I’m going to come after him."
Michael Wacha, the ace of the Red Sox this season, opened the bottom of the first inning by walking Judge on four pitches. That, however, was not his intent. Why would it be? After Thursday, Judge is 0-for-15 with 10 strikeouts lifetime against Wacha.
If anything, Wacha was annoyed by the walk to Judge, and then hitting No. 2 batter Anthony Rizzo. Wacha worked out of the jam with some double-play magic, one of four the Red Sox induced. Three of those came during an inning in which Judge had already walked.
“I do not like leadoff walks," Wacha said. "I don't like hitting guys."
After Wacha elicited more groans from the Yankees’ faithful by walking Judge on a 3-2 pitch in the third, the veteran righty had the satisfaction of punching out the megastar on a five-pitch at-bat in the fifth, capping it off with a nasty changeup.
“That’s what the good ones do,” Cora said. “You have to move the ball around. The tough part is, [Judge] is so disciplined that he will take his walks. Obviously, it’s not easy, but we’re going to attack the way we’re going to attack, and if he takes his walks, he takes them. Like [John] Schreiber gave him a 2-0 fastball, and he missed it. After that, you play with the situation, and if he chases, he chases. I think, overall, we did a good job.”
There was definitely a different feel in the air. Cora noticed that Yankee Stadium became as quiet as a tennis match when Judge was at the plate. The crowd didn’t want to disrupt his concentration.
“It gets very quiet on every pitch,” Cora said. “They boo every ball. They’re having fun with it, , Yankee Stadium, that’s the way it should be.”
Judge has three more games in this series to try to tie and pass Maris against his team’s top rival. If not, he will move on to facing the Blue Jays, Orioles and Rangers.
“That’s why we play the game,” Wacha said. “Whenever a guy is chasing history, more eyes are definitely locked in. Just try to approach it just like any other time facing these guys, continue making pitches and pitching tough.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 23, 2022 3:59:53 GMT -5
Injuries & Moves: Story to IL; Dalbec returns September 22nd, 2022
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Sept. 22: 2B Trevor Story (left heel) placed on 10-day IL When Story injured his left heel trying to beat out a double play on Sept. 10, the general feeling was that it was a day-to-day injury. However, Story continues to have discomfort when he runs, so the Red Sox opted to put him on the injured list on Thursday (retroactive to Monday). Story is first eligible to return on Sept. 29, at which point there will be seven games remaining in the season. Both manager Alex Cora and Story were in agreement that this move to the IL isn't a shutdown and that the hope is for the second baseman to play again this year.
“I don’t think we’ve made that decision yet of shutting it down totally. I think if I’m able to play, I can play," Story said. "I think that’s how I’ve always attacked this game, and I know how special it is to play. If I’m able to do it and I’m eligible to come off, then I think I’ll play."
"Yeah, I mean, he is swinging the bat well, moving around on defense good, but running has been a challenge," Cora said. "So let’s make some adjustments, and hopefully, we can get him back. As always, our goal is for our players to finish playing, and that’s what we’re trying to do.”
Sept. 22: 1B/3B Bobby Dalbec recalled from Triple-A Worcester With a roster spot vacated by Trevor Story, the Red Sox brought Dalbec back from Worcester after he was optioned there on Sept. 4, when Triston Casas was called up for his MLB debut. After belting 25 homers in his 2021 rookie season, Dalbec struggled to gain any consistency at the plate this year before he was sent down. What type of reports did Cora get on Dalbec from the Minors?
“Really good early on, and then he struggled a little bit and finished strong," Cora said. "As always, I spoke to [Triple-A manager] Chad [Tracy] today, and when [Dalbec's] on time, he was able to pull the ball with power, which was important, right? When he struggled, it was because he was a little bit late. But overall, he had a great attitude. He took his assignment and he went down there and he put in the work."
1B Eric Hosmer (low back inflammation) Expected return: Late season or 2023 Hosmer has not given up hope on playing again this season. He hit off a tee on Sept. 20 and is expected to do so again on Sept. 23.
"We’ll see," manager Alex Cora said. "But feeling better. Much better.” (Last updated: Sept. 22)
RHP Nathan Eovaldi (right shoulder inflammation) Expected return: Late September Eovaldi threw four innings and 65 pitches in a simulated game at Fenway Park on Sept. 18, facing teammates Tommy Pham, Trevor Story and Abraham Almonte. If Eovaldi comes out of that exercise with no complications, he will likely make a rehab start for Triple-A Worcester on Sept. 23.
That could position Eovaldi to make a start for the Red Sox during the next homestand against the Orioles and then a final 2022 outing in the last series of the season against the Rays. The hard-throwing righty has been limited to 18 starts this season due to injuries, the most recent of which was right shoulder inflammation.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 23, 2022 4:01:32 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 6h Yet another blown save for the #RedSox -- this one courtesy of Ryan Brasier. It's 4-4 in the 8th.
Only 13 more games of this after tonight. The end can't come soon enough.
#RedSox are 72-77.
No history for Aaron Judge. More misery from the Boston bullpen.
New York has clinched a postseason berth. Its long-time rival will be mathematically eliminated any day now.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 23, 2022 4:02:36 GMT -5
Julian McWilliams @byjulianmack · 5h “Same situation im doing that again,” said Pham on the Judge throw. “If anything, I’m putting my head down sooner and going.”Said Judge is one of the few people who can make that throw.Pham was trying to keep the team out of double play ball with Holmes a sinker guy, on the mound
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 23, 2022 4:04:17 GMT -5
Jon Couture @joncouture · 6h The Apple TV broadcast booth calling Judge's 61st is gonna be something, I tell you.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 23, 2022 4:11:34 GMT -5
In pursuit of history, Aaron Judge’s walk on the wild side starts quietly By Peter Abraham Globe Staff,Updated September 23, 2022, 12:43 a.m.
NEW YORK — The baseball game at Yankee Stadium on Thursday night felt more like watching Tigers Woods making a run at The Masters or Roger Federer trying to slam a championship point down the line at Wimbledon.
Moments of quiet followed by a loud whoosh of emotion, then silence falling like a curtain, all eyes focused on one person.
The Yankees clinched a postseason berth with a 5-4 walkoff victory against the Red Sox, and it’s likely few in the crowd of 43,123 cared as they left the ballpark. They had come to watch Aaron Judge chase history.
Judge had his chances. Red Sox pitchers threw him 11 strikes over the course of five plate appearances. He was 0 for 2 with three walks, none that were intentional.
That left him with 60 home runs with 13 games remaining, two shy of breaking the American League record of 61 set by Roger Maris in 1961.
The three walks matched a season high for Judge. The crowd booed each time he trotted to first base.
The jeering was particularly loud when Red Sox starter Michael Wacha walked Judge on four pitches in the first inning, none that were close to the plate.
Before the game, manager Alex Cora had all but promised the Sox would challenge Judge , saying he hadn’t come to New York for a vacation.
But Wacha’s free pass was a product of poor command, not a lack of courage. Judge was hitless in 14 previous at-bats against Wacha with nine strikeouts.
“I hate walks,” Wacha said. “I was nails warming up in the bullpen, and when I got to the mound it was a struggle. It was a crazy environment out there for sure, but I didn’t want to walk him.”
It didn’t help that after Wacha finished warming up for the inning, umpire Carlos Torres came out to the mound to give him a pre-marked ball to make it easier to identify if Judge homered.
“A distraction, for sure,” Wacha said. “I wish I had gotten a little heads-up before the game about that. Then between innings Carlos told me what they were doing.”
Cora compared the entire scene to watching Barry Bonds in 2001 when he set the major league record of 73 home runs. From a strict baseball sense, that was true.
But Bonds was a product of baseball’s Steroid Era. His record, while official, remains tainted.
No such suspicions surround Judge or cloud his pursuit. Baseball will celebrate his passing Maris if the time comes.
It’s also a different climate for fans, who can now follow games from their phones or on social media. The sports world pauses to watch whenever Judge gets out of the dugout with a bat in his hands.
Wacha walked Judge on seven pitches in the third inning, then struck him out in the fifth. John Schreiber clearly worked around Judge in the seventh, then precisely located a changeup that Anthony Rizzo hit on the ground for an inning-ending double play.
Judge’s last at-bat in the ninth inning of a 4-4 game was pure theatre. He hit a 2-2 fastball from Matt Barnes to center field that Kiké Hernández caught at the base of the wall, 404 feet from home plate.
The camera angle on Fox made it appear Judge had hit the ball to outer space, and the crowd inside the park thought so, too.
Cora didn’t flinch when asked if he thought of intentionally walking Judge in that spot.
“No, no. We pitched to him,” Cora said. “No.”
Welcome to the spectacle Rich Hill, who faces the Yankees on Friday night. The 42-year-old lefthander faced Bonds six times early in his career, so this will not be unfamiliar ground for him.
But he will throw some pitches in Augusta-like silence. In a team sport, Judge is a singular sensation.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 23, 2022 4:13:39 GMT -5
RED SOX NOTEBOOK Red Sox place Trevor Story on 10-day injured list, call up Bobby Dalbec By Julian McWilliams Globe Staff,Updated September 22, 2022, 4:15 p.m.
NEW YORK — Trevor Story has landed on the injured list once again.
The Red Sox placed Story on the 10-day IL Thursday (retroactive to Sept. 19) with a left heel contusion.
Story spent much of July and August on the IL with a right hand fracture, missing 37 games.
“It’s just a little more frustrating than anything,” Story said Thursday afternoon. “I’ve just kind of been frustrated with the hand injury as well, and the heel. We’re doing all we can. Not skipping any steps and it’s not ready. It’s as simple as that.”
Story can still take swings and play defense. But running, the second baseman said, is still an issue.
“Obviously, that’s a big part of my game, speed,” Story said. “Just using my athleticism, jumping and running. Those are the couple things [where I kind of feel it] on the heel contusion just really putting a lot of force into that. Then I’ve got to back off a bit. I want to be able to get out there and play the way that I know I can play, and given right now and how it’s progressed, that’s not the case.”
Story and the Red Sox have not ruled out him returning this season. He would be eligible to be activated on Sept. 29.
“If I’m able to play, and think I can play, then I’ll play,” Story said. “That’s how I’ve always attacked this game, and I know how special it is.”
Despite them being separate injuries, how Story landed on the IL was similar both times.
On each occasion, the Red Sox believed the injury would not require an IL stint. But after every game that Story was not ready — the first instance after a second opinion revealed a hand fracture — it was clear the Sox had to make a move.
“With both of these injuries, it’s been that we were trying to be able to stay on the field,” Story said. “And that’s been my calling card, and that’s what I take a lot of pride in.”
Story has played just 94 games this year. If Story doesn’t return, it would be his fewest games in a 162-game season since being called up to the majors in 2016.
To take Story’s place on the roster, the Red Sox recalled Bobby Dalbec from Triple A Worcester. Count Verdugo in
Alex Verdugo has committed to play for Mexico in the World Baseball Classic next year.
“It’s important to me, and I’ll be with Mexico,” he said. “Looking forward to it.”
Verdugo was born in Arizona but qualifies to play for Mexico because his father, Joe, was born there.
As a Dodgers prospect in 2017, Verdugo was 5 of 14 in three games for Mexico in the tournament. Mexico was 1-2 and eliminated in pool play.
“It was fun, and we should have a good team this time,” Verdugo said.
Mexico is scheduled to start WBC play March 12 against the United States at Chase Field in Phoenix.
Story has committed to play for the US, and Xander Bogaerts plans to play for the Netherlands. Broadcast news
Friday’s game against the Yankees is on Apple TV+ at 7:05 p.m. It will be free to watch through Apple. NESN has the 1:05 p.m. game on Saturday, with ESPN carrying the 7:08 p.m. game on Sunday … Nate Eovaldi, on the IL with right shoulder inflammation, will make a rehab start for Worcester on Friday … Christian Arroyo is sick (non-COVID related). The plan is for him to rejoin the team on Friday … Prior to Thursday’s game, Yankees lefthander Wandy Peralta was placed on the 15-day IL (retroactive to Sept. 19) with left thoracic spine tightness. They also reinstated lefthander Zack Britton from the 60-day injured list and designated infielder/outfielder Miguel Andújar for assignment.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 23, 2022 4:14:52 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 6h Based on that camera shot Fox thought Judge had knocked a satellite out of the sky.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 23, 2022 4:39:29 GMT -5
Red Sox @ Yankees Friday, 23rd September 7pm @ Boogie Down on Apple TV
Aaron Judge still seeking 61 as Yankees battle Red Sox FLM
Aaron Judge remains at 60 homers but keeps getting on base -- and the New York Yankees keep winning.
On Friday night, Judge will make his next attempt at tying Roger Maris' American League homer record and will try to get on base for a 22nd straight game as the Yankees host another game vs. the Boston Red Sox.
On Tuesday, Judge slugged his 60th homer to match Babe Ruth's 1927 mark. He sparked a five-run ninth that gave New York a 9-8 win over Pittsburgh. On Wednesday, he doubled twice in a 14-2 win over the Pirates.
On Thursday, Judge walked three times before Josh Donaldson singled in the 10th inning for a 5-4 victory over the Red Sox that clinched New York's sixth straight playoff berth.
"It's great," said Judge, who got an outfield assist by throwing out Tommy Pham at second base. "A great accomplishment, a lot of hard work over the course of the season to get to this point. But I think you can ask anybody in this room: The job's not finished."
The Yankees (91-58) are 12-4 in the past 16 games and Judge is hitting .459 (34-for-74) with 11 homers and 19 RBIs during his on-base streak, raising his average from .293 to an AL-best .316.
On Thursday, he nearly got home run No. 61. Judge hit a fly ball to the warning track in center in the ninth off Matt Barnes before the Yankees got their 16th walk-off win.
"Maybe it wasn't meant for tonight. Maybe it's another night," Donaldson said.
The Red Sox never showed any inclination to intentionally walk Judge, who hit his 56th and 57th homers on Sept. 13 in Boston.
"You saw how we pitched today," Red Sox manager Alex Cora said of the approach to Judge. "The game was on the line, and we pitched to him."
Boston (72-77) overturned a three-run deficit in the seventh inning on a solo homer by rookie Tristan Casas and a three-run homer by pinch hitter Reese McGuire.
The Red Sox were 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position and dropped to 6-10 in the season series with the Yankees. Xander Bogaerts went 0-for-5 to lower his average to .314.
"We've seen that game too many times this year," Cora said. "We come back, we load the bases, we don't cash in and then they come back. It's frustrating."
Rich Hill (7-7, 4.70 ERA), against whom Judge is 2-for-4 with no homers, will start for Boston on Friday. Hill is 4-2 with a 3.52 ERA in 14 career appearances (six starts) against the Yankees and has won his past four starts against them.
Hill is 1-2 with a 6.62 ERA in his past four starts overall. He was tagged for four runs on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings in a 9-0 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.
Gerrit Cole (12-7, 3.41 ERA) will start Friday for the Yankees. Bogaerts is 7-for-34 (.206) lifetime vs. Cole and is 4-for-21 (.190) against him since the right-hander joined the Yankees following the 2019 season.
Cole is 7-3 with a 4.28 ERA in 14 career starts against Boston and is 2-0 with a 5.48 ERA in four starts vs. the Red Sox this year. Cole last faced them Sept. 13 in Boston, where he allowed three homers and four runs in six innings of a no-decision before New York won it in the 10th inning.
--Field Level Media
Red Sox at Yankees Friday, at 7:05 PM EST Clear According to Forecast.io, it's expected to be 58° F with a 0% chance of precipitation and 15 MPH wind blowing in New York City at 7:05 PM EST. Hourly Forecasts: Weather.com Forecast.io
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 23, 2022 8:40:41 GMT -5
The one thing Red Sox accomplished Thursday vs. Yankees
By Nick Friar WEEI 93.7 an hour ago
Entering this series, the Yankees had 12 games left on their schedule and a 6.5-game lead on the Blue Jays in the AL East standings. There are still three games left in this series, but a sweep is what the Red Sox needed to really play spoiler.
That’s out the door after the bullpen blew Game 1. (Also, the Rays knocked off the Jays, so the Yankees’ lead on the division is now 7.5 games.)
But, the Red Sox at last managed to get one thing on Thursday. No. 61 was not hit. Even then, they got a little lucky.
That ninth-inning deep-fly to center had a 113 MPH exit velo. Usually, balls hit that hard and that high don’t stay in the yard. Especially in a cracker jack box like Yankee Stadium. Of course, that fly ball is a prime example of why the Red Sox pitched around Judge even more than usual Thursday.
The Red Sox have issued their share of walks to Judge this season, but Game 1 of this series marked the first time he had three in one contest against Boston this season. That tied his season-high, and it’s just the fourth time he’s reached the mark in 2022. So, for all of Alex Cora’s talk about attacking Judge “the same way we’ve done the whole season,” the Red Sox clearly adjusted to the circumstances.
They needed to — assuming they don’t want to cap off this miserable year by being part of Yankees history. For all the focus that’s put on No. 61, No. 62 could very well be an issue for the Red Sox, too.
Through 15 games against the Red Sox, Aaron Judge has five home runs. However, he’s only homered in three of those games. So, avoiding No. 61 is paramount because No. 62 could very well happen the same day.
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