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Post by scrappyunderdog on Apr 16, 2023 12:41:22 GMT -5
A 1-2-3 1st inning by Whitlock. Given that the RS are 30th in 1st inning OPS, I didn't have a 1-2-3 in my pool.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 16, 2023 14:04:11 GMT -5
Holy Shit we have a pitcher who finally went deep in a game and I would think he is finished today
Whitlock 7ip/ 3/1/1/2bb/5k/98-61
Red Sox up 2-1, bottom 7
Blier is warming
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 16, 2023 14:11:15 GMT -5
Good News. Blier is not in. Bad News. Ort has the 8th
and allowed a lead off single
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 16, 2023 14:15:16 GMT -5
and there is a walk
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 16, 2023 14:17:50 GMT -5
Holy shit the Angels are worse than the Red Sox on the base paths
Ort gets out of that mess.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 16, 2023 14:21:38 GMT -5
Brasier has the 9th
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 16, 2023 14:33:10 GMT -5
Red Sox win 2-1 Time: 1 hour, 57 minutes
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Post by scrappyunderdog on Apr 16, 2023 14:46:02 GMT -5
Red Sox win 2-1 Time: 1 hour, 57 minutes And the last time we finished a game in under 2 hours? And wrapping up a one-run win with Ort & Braiser? Puts us in better position for tomorrow. And I am in the "Whitlock to the BP" camp, but I also don't recall the last time we had a 7-inning start. Turner getting hot helps to mitigate the loss of Duvall. Chang/Arroyo playing the middle is beyond skating on thin ice.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 16, 2023 18:53:19 GMT -5
Whitlock gives 'pen much-needed day of rest Righty goes seven innings, Turner hits 1st homer as member of Red Sox en route to win 6:41 PM ADT Ian Browne
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne
BOSTON -- Asked about Brayan Bello’s season debut on Monday, Red Sox manager Alex Cora thought that his young righty would be ready to go six innings.
On his way off the podium on Sunday morning, Cora also offered this with a most hopeful tone in his voice.
“Yeah, Whit [today], too,” Cora said.
Ask and you shall receive. Garrett Whitlock, making his second start of the season, provided the best and longest outing by a Boston rotation member this season, leading his Red Sox to a 2-1 victory over the Angels.
Before Sunday, no Sox starter had gone more than five innings, marking the first time in the club’s history that happened in the first 15 games of a season.
Whitlock went seven innings, holding Los Angeles to three hits and one run while walking two and striking out five. He threw 99 pitches (61 for strikes).
“We needed an outing like that,” said Cora. “We needed at least six. We were very short in the bullpen. And he did an amazing job. Good fastball, good tempo. Offspeed pitches were great. I think he got a few swings and misses on a slider, which is something new. Just what we needed. He was really good today.”
With one under their belt, the Red Sox need to string starts like that together. No team -- except for one reliant on openers -- can get by over the long haul with the amount of innings Boston’s starting rotation has been going. Through the first 16 games, the Red Sox have received 74 innings from the rotation, ranking 21st in the Majors.
Sunday, the Sox finally had a game not to bemoan the lack of innings. And they picked a good day for it.
This was a festive occasion at Fenway -- the 2013 “Boston Strong” championship team was honored before the game, one day prior to the 127th Boston Marathon -- and the crowd of 34,790 got treated to a crisp afternoon of baseball that got the Red Sox back to .500 at 8-8.
How crisp? Try one hour and 57 minutes.
With the annual 11:10 a.m. ET contest looming for Patriots’ Day on Monday, this swift game was well-timed for the Red Sox.
“It feels awesome,” said Red Sox designated hitter and first baseman Justin Turner. “I love it. Don’t blink or you’re going to miss something. Again, tip of the hat to Whit for going out and pounding the zone and working fast. The defense plays well when guys work fast and are pounding the zone. l’ll take the 1:57’s all day.”
Without one big swing from Turner, the Red Sox would have been in the losing column. The right-handed hitter mashed his first homer with his new team into the Monster Seats, a two-run shot in the third that stood as the last scoring play for either team.
With the bearded wonders of 2013 getting their just due in the pregame ceremony, perhaps it was fitting that Boston’s most heavily bearded current player had the game-turning hit.
“I’ve got a little catching up to do to catch up with some of those guys’ beards,” said Turner.
Once Turner put the Red Sox in front, Cora had to figure out how to leverage the few relievers he had available. Short-handed as they were, the Sox needed two pitchers to step up in higher-leverage roles than usual.
Kaleb Ort, who picked off a runner at second to end the eighth, did his job. So, too, did Ryan Brasier, who had to get through Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani in the ninth to pick up his ninth career save.
Kenley Jansen, who was overpowering while saving the first two games of the series, had a planned day off and his team didn’t suffer because of it.
“Yeah, I think for the bullpen, it was huge,” said Turner. “Obviously, when you have to cover a bunch of innings multiple days in a row, it’s tough on those guys, especially with Kenley down today after going back to back. The length there was huge for the ‘pen to take an extra day off.”
After winning the first three games of this four-game set, the Sox are tasked with facing the brilliant pitching version of Ohtani to pull out a sweep.
As daunting a task as it is, the Sox will go into it with a fresh bullpen for a change, thanks to Whitlock.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 16, 2023 18:59:34 GMT -5
Garrett Whitlock dominates Angels, Justin Turner homers as Red Sox win, 2-1
Updated: Apr. 16, 2023, 3:33 p.m.|Published: Apr. 16, 2023, 3:32 p.m.
By
Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com
BOSTON -- On a day the Red Sox honored the 10-year anniversary of their 2013 World Series championship team, it was fitting that the player who boasts the best beard on the team led them to a win over the Angels.
Justin Turner provided all the offense Boston needed behind a great start from Garrett Whitlock, hitting a two-run homer as the Sox won their third straight with a 2-1 victory over the Angels. Whitlock posted the best start by a Red Sox pitcher so far this year, allowing just three hits and recording five strikeouts in seven innings.
Los Angeles drew first blood on a cloudy afternoon at Fenway Park. Anthony Rendon led off the second with a double, then scored on a two-out single by Brandon Drury. A half-inning later, Turner laced his first Red Sox homer off lefty Reid Detmers, plating Alex Verdugo and giving the Sox a 2-1 advantage they wouldn’t surrender.
Whitlock settled in after the second, facing the minimum in the next five innings. Behind him, the Red Sox turned two double plays. In his second start of the season, the righty became the first Sox pitcher to pitch into the sixth inning this season (and the seventh).
With Kenley Jansen unavailable after pitching two straight days and Chris Martin being placed on the injured list, manager Alex Cora turned to Kaleb Ort for the eighth inning and Ryan Brasier for the ninth. Ort allowed a single and a walk before picking Brett Phillips off second base to end the threat; Brasier recorded a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out Mike Trout and getting Shohei Ohtani to fly out to end the game.
Verdugo and Turner were the only Red Sox hitters with multiple hits. With the win, the Red Sox got back to .500 at 8-8. The game was the first Sox game under two hours in 2023, lasting one hour and 57 minutes.
Bello gets Marathon Monday nod
Right-hander Brayan Bello will come off the injured list and make his 2023 season debut on Marathon Monday against superstar Shohei Ohtani. First pitch, as is customary, is set for 11:10 a.m. ET.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 16, 2023 19:02:12 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 3h Today was the fastest nine-inning game played by the #RedSox since April 22, 1999, a 1-0 loss at Detroit played in 1:49.
It was the fastest nine-inning game at Fenway Park since Oct. 1, 1989, a 5-1 victory against the Brewers that took 1:50.
That was the final game of the season for two teams out of the playoffs.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 16, 2023 19:03:10 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 2h Sox made a roster move:
They claimed LHP Brennan Bernardino off waivers from Seattle and optioned him to Triple-A Worcester.
RHP Zack Kelly switched to the 60-Day Injured List to open a spot on the 40-man roster.
Bernardino appeared in 2 MLB games for Seattle last season. He's 31 and has been with three organizations.
His Triple A line this season:
6 IP, 13 H, 8 ER, 1 BB, 11 K, 2 HRs
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 16, 2023 19:06:51 GMT -5
2013 Red Sox celebrate championship anniversary and recall how tragedy brought team and city together By Peter Abraham Globe Staff,Updated April 16, 2023, 1 hour ago
Like all the other members of the 2013 Red Sox, John Farrell was smiling widely as he stood on the grass at Fenway Park on Sunday morning.
The children of his former players, some of them now teenagers, were taking batting practice off Shane Victorino. Others were just running around the outfield being kids.
All around him were the players he managed to an unforgettable and emotional World Series championship that season, a run that helped heal a city scarred by the bombings at the Boston Marathon.
In all, 19 players returned to Fenway along with three of the coaches.
“What a great day this is,” Farrell said before he was interrupted by a bear hug from Ryan Dempster.
Scenes like that were repeated around the field as Mike Carp, Stephen Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, and Jarrod Saltalamacchia stood together in the infield and chatted.
The pitchers, as they often do, hung out together. Jon Lester and John Lackey were over near third base as Lester’s son, Walker, was hitting in the cage. Craig Breslow and Andrew Miller were talking near second base.
Jake Peavy, who arrived at the trade deadline that season and fit right in, was bouncing all over as always.
Most of the players were wearing their World Series rings. If ever there was an occasion to break the ring out, this was it.
“Winning a title is forever,” Jonny Gomes said. “It’s the only anniversary in baseball. You don’t do anniversaries of batting titles, Cy Youngs and MVPs. The only anniversary is winning.”
David Ortiz wrapped lights-out closer Koji Uehara in a hug, much to the delight of the large contingent of Japanese media on hand. Uehara’s setup man, Junichi Tazawa, made the trip from Japan for the event.
“Just seeing all these guys, it makes you smile,” Dustin Pedroia said.
Farrell recalled the anxious days after the bombings when the team was in Cleveland. Will Middlebrooks helped coin the phrase “Boston Strong” and the team hung a jersey with 617 on the back in the dugout.
“The emotion and the energy that team played with over the course of that season, no doubt they fed off the energy [at Fenway] and their relationship with the fans,” Farrell said. “No team can over 162 games maintain that level of energy but we were able to because there were reminders every night in the ballpark.”
Said Gomes: “Baseball and real life are obviously separate. The one thing that stands out the most is that we jumped on the city’s back. They carried us.”
The players were later introduced to the crowd before a 2-1 victory against the Angels.
Ortiz, who was wearing pink pants and wraparound sunglasses, arrived fashionably late as usual. But he did not lack for something appropriate to say.
“It was like a movie,” he said. “The bad things up front and then the good guys win. But it’s real life.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 16, 2023 19:10:21 GMT -5
RED SOX NOTEBOOK Red Sox set to face Shohei Ohtani the pitcher for a second time at Fenway Park By Peter Abraham Globe Staff,Updated April 16, 2023, 49 minutes ago
For only the second time in his career, Shohei Ohtani is set to pitch at Fenway Park.
Ohtani is scheduled to start Monday morning for the Los Angeles Angels in the finale of a four-game series.
The two-way star beat the Sox last June 9 at Fenway, allowing one run on four hits over six innings and striking out six with two walks. He is 3-1 with a 2.35 earned run average in four career starts against the Sox.
“Obviously he’s got a pretty special right arm,” said Sox first baseman and designated hitter Justin Turner, who has not faced Ohtani but homered to drive in both runs in Sunday’s 2-1 win. “Just go out there and take good at-bats and try and get him out of the game early.”
Rafael Devers is 2 for 10 off Ohtani, striking out four times.
“I never tried to pitch. I don’t know how he does it,” Devers said. “He’s a great athlete.”
Ohtani is 2-0 in three starts this season, allowing one run over 19 innings and striking out 24. But he has walked 12 and hit three batters.
Brayan Bello, who will be activated by the Red Sox off the injured list for his first start of the season, will oppose Ohtani. Martin to injured list
Reliever Chris Martin, who last pitched on Wednesday at Tampa Bay, was placed on the injured list with shoulder inflammation.
Another righthander, Jake Faria, was called up from Triple A Worcester. To make room for Faria on the 40-man roster, righthanded reliever Wyatt Mills (elbow) was moved from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL.
“It’s something I’ve had before early in the season,” said Martin, who appeared in seven of the first 15 games. “It’s just inflammation, nothing structural. We can knock it out.”
The Sox announced another roster move after the game, claiming lefthander Brennan Bernardino off waivers from Seattle.
Bernardino was optioned to Worcester. Zack Kelly (elbow) was moved to the 60-day injured list to make a space on the 40-man roster.
Bernardino, 31, has pitched for three organizations and has only two games of major league experience, both with the Mariners last season. He appeared in six games for Triple A Tacoma this season, allowing eight earned runs on 13 hits over six innings, albeit with 11 strikeouts.
Another move will be needed Monday to activate Bello. It could well be Faria returning to Worcester. Yoshida back in at DH
Masataka Yoshida was 0 for 2 and was hit by a pitch in his return after missing three games with a sore right hamstring. He was the designated hitter and the plan is for him to remain in that role Monday … The Sox are 20-9 against the Angels since the start of the 2018 season, 11-5 at Fenway … Mike Timlin, one of the 2004 champions, took in the game. His wife and daughter are running the Boston Marathon … Zac Brown Band performed the national anthem after the 2013 Red Sox players were introduced for their championship anniversary ceremony … First pitches were thrown out by a group of people connected to the 2013 Marathon bombings: Melida and Carlos Arredondo; Bill and William Campbell; Jane and Richard Henry; and Alexandra Marden.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 17, 2023 2:57:24 GMT -5
Red Sox Select Jake Faria, Place Chris Martin On 15-Day IL By Nick Deeds | April 16, 2023 at 10:38pm CDT
10:38PM: There are “no red flags as far as structure” to Martin’s shoulder, manager Alex Cora told MassLive.com’s Chris Cotillo and other reporters. The Red Sox are hopeful that Martin might be facing just a minimal 15-day absence.
12:12PM: The Red Sox announced a series of roster moves this afternoon, placing right-hander Chris Martin on the 15-day IL (retroactive to Thursday) with right shoulder inflammation. To replace Martin on the active roster, the club has selected the contract of right-hander Jake Faria from Triple-A. To clear a 40-man roster spot for Faria, the club has transferred right-hander Wyatt Mills, who is suffering from right elbow inflammation, to the 60-day IL.
Martin debuted with the Rockies back in 2014, but struggled to a 6.19 ERA in the first two seasons of his big league career before departing for Japan, where he dominated in the NPB to the tune of a 1.12 ERA in 88 1/3 innings of work. That performance earned him another shot in the big leagues, where he’s been a successful setup man ever since. Since the start of the 2018 season, Martin has posted a 3.41 ERA (135 ERA+) with a 3.06 FIP in 221 2/3 innings of work.
While his top-level run prevention numbers last season left something to be desired in the beginning of his season as a member of the Cubs, his 4.31 ERA in his 31 1/3 innings as a Cub were inflated by a .393 BABIP. Underlying metrics saw him strike out 30.1% of batters while walking just 3%, leaving him with a 3.01 FIP during his time with in Chicago. Those strong underlying stats manifested in a dominant stretch run following a midseason trade to the Dodgers: in 24 2/3 innings in Dodger blue, Martin posted a fantastic 1.46 ERA with a microscopic 1.13 FIP.
That left Martin entering free agency with a 3.05 ERA, 2.18 FIP, 32.9% strikeout rate, and 2.2% walk rate in 2022. Those numbers were strong enough to net him a two-year, $17.5MM deal with the Red Sox, where he figured to slot into the back of the Boston bullpen alongside fellow offseason signing Kenley Jansen. Those plans will now be put on hold for awhile, however, with Martin headed to the IL. No timetable has been announced for his return. While Martin is on the IL, John Schreiber and Josh Winckowski figure to handle late-inning duties alongside Jansen.
With Martin on the shelf, the Red Sox turn to Faria. The 29 year old did not pitch in the majors in 2022, though he has a career 4.70 ERA (90 ERA+) with a matching 4.74 FIP in 203 big league innings with a 20.9% strikeout rate a 10% walk rate. After spending 2022 in the minors with the Twins, where he struggled to a 7.48 ERA in 43 1/3 innings of work, Faria signed a minor league deal with the Red Sox back in February.
Mills was acquired from the Royals in a trade this winter, but was shut down last month with elbow inflammation. He has a career 6.21 ERA in 42 big league innings, albeit with a much more palatable 3.84 FIP.
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