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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 4, 2023 17:59:24 GMT -5
baseball is something else as Devers plates a few in the 2nd with a 2b
Red Sox up 6-0 in the 2nd and counting......
Blue Jays starting pitching coming into this series was one of the best in MLB for runs alllowed
They roll into Fenway, and counting tonight the Jays starters have allowed over 25 runs now in this series.....
Red Sox showing some grit. I like it.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 4, 2023 18:56:11 GMT -5
Bello starting to crumble in the 5th trainers out to look at the same nail as last game
getting hit a round a bit, and Vlad has a big hit
8-3 Red Sox in the 5th.....
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Post by scrappyunderdog on May 4, 2023 21:31:43 GMT -5
Lou Merloni @loumerloni · 17m I don’t think May 2nd is the time to be talking about Playoff spots or standings. But, I do believe the reason why Sox Twitter is chirping is bc the haters keep talking about “last place” and how much this team sucks. This team is very entertaining and worth the investment. The Shank has to know that Lou is talking about him, right? Lou barely tries to hide his contempt.
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Post by scrappyunderdog on May 4, 2023 21:38:10 GMT -5
Duran robs Vlad in the first great jump off the bat, sliding catch
So impressed with him defensively. Last year he looked defeated.
He is playing like a guy who has been around....says alot about him in a good way.
This team has shown it is gonna be a scruffy, fighting team.
Just wish the SP would be better.
I was never a Duran fan, and thought he looked horrible last year. He looks to be much more in control. Taking a few more pitches a tiny bit off the plate, swinging aggressively on hittable pitches, and looking like a real CF.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 5, 2023 4:29:31 GMT -5
Red Sox get revenge on Kevin Gausman, beat Blue Jays to finish 4-game sweep
Published: May. 04, 2023, 9:06 p.m.
By
Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com
BOSTON — Over six starts last season, Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman dominated the Red Sox. On Thursday night, Boston got its payback.
The Red Sox offense boat-raced Gausman for eight runs in just 3 ⅓ innings en route to an 11-5 win over the Jays to finish off a four-game sweep at Fenway Park. The Red Sox rode a five-run second inning and a solid start from righty Brayan Bello to their sixth straight win and improved to 19-14, getting to five games over .500 for the first time this season.
When Gausman pitched to a 2.65 ERA in 34 innings (six starts) against the Red Sox in 2022, he did so without having to face Masataka Yoshida, who signed as a free agent over the winter. Yoshida’s first-inning introduction to Gausman went as well as possible for the outfielder, who opened the scoring with a solo homer into the home bullpen.
Boston used a death-by-paper-cuts approach to get to Gausman in the second. Triston Casas singled, then Enmanuel Valdez walked before Reese McGuire made it 2-0 with a bloop RBI single to center. Raimel Tapia beat out a would-be double play that made it 3-0, then after advancing two bases on a steal and wild pitch, scored on a Yoshida single. Rafael Devers’ RBI double — the Sox’ seventh hit of the inning — made it 6-0.
Shortly after the Jays got a run back on a Vladimir Guerrero Jr. solo shot in the fourth, the Sox chased Gausman with two more runs. Yoshida again singled in Tapia, who doubled to start the inning. A Jarren Duran RBI single off reliever Tim Mayza made it 8-1.
Bello piled up early strikeouts but seemed to struggle late once a blister that had bothered him during his last start re-emerged. The Jays tagged him for three runs in the fifth, with Bo Bichette (RBI single), Guerrero (RBI ground-rule double) and Daulton Varsho (sacrifice fly) driving in runs. Bello was charged with just two earned runs in five innings and recorded five strikeouts.
Boston’s bullpen passed the baton late, with Brennan Bernardino and John Schreiber each going more than an inning. The Sox tagged reliever Zach Pop for three more runs in the bottom of the eighth, as Justin Turner laced an RBI single and Devers broke things open with his American League-leading 11th homer (and the 150th of his career), a two-run shot to deep right field.
Yoshida’s torrid streak continues
Yoshida (3-for-5, 3 H, 3 RBI) extended his hitting streak to 14 games, which is the longest in the majors. He’s now hitting .317 with a .400 on-base percentage and .948 OPS.
Phillies await to start road trip
After going 6-1 on their homestand, the Red Sox will next embark upon a five-game road trip during which they will face two tough National League East opponents in Philadelphia and Atlanta. Here is the schedule (along with pitching probables) for this weekend’s series against the Phillies:
Friday, 7:05 p.m. ET -- LHP Chris Sale (2-2, 6.75 ERA) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (3-1, 3.86 ERA)
Saturday, 7:15 p.m. ET -- RHP Corey Kluber (1-4, 6.44 ERA) vs. LHP Bailey Falter (0-5, 5.01 ERA)
Sunday, 1:35 p.m. ET -- RHP Tanner Houck (3-1, 5.34 ERA) vs. RHP Taijuan Walker (2-2, 6.91 ERA)
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 5, 2023 4:31:45 GMT -5
Cora on streaking Sox: 'Great game, great series, great homestand' May 4th, 2023 Ian Browne
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne
BOSTON -- If anyone symbolized the utter domination of the Blue Jays against the Red Sox last season, it was Kevin Gausman. The nasty righty went 3-0 against Boston in six starts in which he allowed 10 earned runs while walking two and striking out 47.
But the 2023 Red Sox continue to look like a team that has very little in common with the ‘22 Red Sox.
While stretching their season-high winning streak to six games, the 19-14 Sox pulled ahead of the Jays for third place in a loaded division in which all five teams are above .500.
The Sox pounded Gausman on Thursday night en route to an 11-5 victory that completed a four-game sweep over the Blue Jays and 6-1 homestand.
Gausman gave up nearly as many earned runs (eight) in this one start as he did in the six against the Red Sox last season.
“We grinded out at-bats, not too many swings and misses, and we swung at strikes,” said Red Sox manager Alex Cora. “We put pressure on him on the bases. We did that before in ‘18 and ‘19 against him and today I think we had the personnel to do that compared to last year. We got on, and we were looking to put pressure on him.”
As a team, the Sox also turned the tables on the Jays these last four games, notching more victories against them than all of last year, when they went 3-16 against their American League East foe while getting outscored, 125-55.
For baseball teams over the course of a 162-game season, there is little that beats a happy flight -- even a short, happy flight. As they head to Philadelphia and Atlanta for a five-game road trip, the Red Sox have won five of their past six series.
“Overall, a great game, a great series, a great homestand,” said Cora.
Making it all the more impressive is the succession of quality teams Boston has played thus far this season. The Tigers are the only opponent the Red Sox have played that currently has a record below .500. Through 33 games, the biggest difference between last season and this season for Boston is the way the offense is consistently grinding out the other team’s starting pitcher.
Gausman was the latest victim, getting belted around for 10 hits while lasting 3 1/3 innings.
“It shouldn’t matter who’s on the mound,” said DH Justin Turner, who contributed with three hits. “It should be the same approach. Dominate the strike zone, swing at strikes and make those guys work hard and don’t give them easy outs. Throughout the series, we did a really really good job of that. When you do that, that’s when the results come.”
The offense has been the overriding strength for a team that is second in the Majors in runs with 195. Of late, Boston is getting firepower from top to bottom. The hitter who struggled for most of this homestand was star slugger Rafael Devers, but he bounced back in a big way on Thursday, roping three hits, including a two-run homer as part of a four-RBI night. The homer was No. 150 for the 26-year-old. Ted Williams and Jim Rice are the only other players who started their careers with Boston and got to 150 with the club faster than Devers, who got there in 721 games.
“I’m super proud of that new milestone I’ve achieved,” Devers said.
Nobody is hotter than Masataka Yoshida, who started the scoring with a solo rocket to right-center in the bottom of the first. It was part of a three-hit night for Yoshida, who stretched his hitting streak to 14 games, the longest active streak in the Majors. Yoshida is 25-for-56 during his sizzling run with 18 RBIs.
Jarren Duran, almost a forgotten man entering the season, continued his revival with another three-thit night.
“I’ve been saying it from the beginning. We have a good team,” Devers said. “[Alex Verdugo] didn’t even play today. Guys are getting a lot of timely hits and things are good.”
The Jays left Boston knowing these aren’t the same Red Sox they beat up on last year.
“Different year, different teams,” said Toronto manager John Schneider. “They’re firing on all cylinders offensively and a couple of guys are having really big years who haven’t had big years in the past. You tip your hat to them. Baseball works in funny ways. I’m sure we’re getting their best bullet after what happened last year.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 5, 2023 4:42:54 GMT -5
Red Sox Stats @redsoxstats · 10h The Blue Jays were one of the 3 finalists for Yoshida when he was posted, along with the Dodgers and Sox. Boras said who's going to meet the price, the Sox did, and it was over as soon as it started.
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