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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 5, 2023 4:38:08 GMT -5
Red Sox @ Philly
Friday, 5th May 2023
7pm @ Citizens Bank Park
Sale 2-2/6.75
Wheeler 3-1/3.86
Slumping Phillies host streaking Red Sox for weekend series
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The Philadelphia Phillies will return home Friday looking to climb back toward .500 after a rough road trip as the streaking Boston Red Sox visit in the first of a three-game series.
The Phillies were above .500 for a brief three-game stretch last week.
After an inauspicious start, the Phillies battled their way out of the losing column and to an even record when they reached 13-13 with a 1-0 win over the Mariners last Thursday. They carried that momentum onto the road, where they took the first two of a three-game set in Houston against the Astros, who downed them in last year's Fall Classic.
The success was short-lived, though. After dropping Sunday's series finale with Houston, the Phillies flew to Los Angeles and got thumped in their first two contests at Dodger Stadium, getting outscored by a combined 26-5. The Dodgers completed the sweep on Wednesday afternoon, overcoming an early 5-0 deficit and winning on Max Muncy's walk-off grand slam to claim a 10-6 win.
Philadelphia is using the day off Thursday to recoup before the Red Sox come to town.
"You've got to dust yourself off and get back at it again after the off day," Phillies manager Rob Thomson said after Wednesday's loss. "Guys get some rest, come back Friday against Boston and get on it again. It was tough. It's a good ball club but we had them today and gave it away."
Despite the sour end to the road trip, many Phillies fans are still in good spirits as their star slugger Bryce Harper stepped into the batter's box for the first time this season, returning from elbow surgery he underwent last November.
After he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in his 2023 debut Tuesday, he got back to All-Star form the next day, reaching base in all five trips -- going 3-for-3 with two walks, including a double.
Philadelphia will have a solid chance to snap their losing streak on Friday as their ace Zack Wheeler (3-1, 3.86 ERA) will get the start. The right-hander dazzled in his previous outing last Friday in Houston, fanning seven batters through six scoreless innings in a 6-1 win.
Boston's bats have been hot, though, as the Red Sox have won six straight, tallying at least six runs in each contest. They are coming off a dominating 11-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday to complete a four-game sweep.
"It's been the key the first 32 games of the season. Two-strike hits, grinding at bats," Red Sox manager Alex Cora said after their 8-3 victory on Wednesday. "... We've been doing that since day one, just moving the ball forward, hitting behind runners, running the bases well."
A couple of Boston's batters have given Wheeler trouble in the past as well. Red Sox third baseman Justin Turner has a .500 batting average against Wheeler, hitting 4-for-8 with a homer, and left fielder Raimel Tapia is batting .400 in his career facing the Phillies starter.
The Red Sox will also have their ace on the mound as left-hander Chris Sale (2-2, 6.75) will be aiming to deliver another stellar start after his vintage outing against the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. The 34-year-old allowed just one run on three hits over 6 1/3 innings against Cleveland in a 7-1 victory.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 5, 2023 4:39:09 GMT -5
Probables
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 4:41:01 GMT -5
Injuries & Moves: Crawford (left hamstring) day to day
May 4th, 2023
May 4: RHP Kutter Crawford day to day (left hamstring tightness)
One out away from completing Boston's 8-3 victory over the Blue Jays on Wednesday night, Crawford had to exit the game with tightness in his left hamstring that was likely due to pitching in wet conditions at Fenway Park. Crawford has a 1.08 ERA in five relief appearances this season. On Thursday, Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Crawford is day to day, and the club is hopeful he can avoid a stint on the injured list.
LHP Joely Rodríguez (right oblique strain)
Expected return: Mid-May
The lefty reliever officially started his Minor League rehab assignment on May 4, throwing a scoreless inning for Triple-A Worcester. Rodriguez allowed one hit and struck out one. (Last updated: May 4)
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 5, 2023 4:50:23 GMT -5
RED SOX NOTEBOOK
Red Sox catcher Connor Wong started hitting home runs soon after talking with teammate Adam Duvall
By Julian McWilliams Globe Staff,Updated May 4, 2023, 8:06 p.m.
Connor Wong has been displaying some power recently.
The Red Sox catcher, who got the night off in Thursday’s series finale against the Blue Jays, has three home runs in his last three games, to go along with two doubles. During that span, he is 7 for 13 (.587) with a 1.385 slugging percentage, and put six balls in play with exit velocities of 105 miles per hour or higher.
A conversation with injured outfielder Adam Duvall has played a part in Wong’s surge at the plate.
Duvall is a pull hitter, and he knows that’s his key to success. While a good amount of players think about hitting to the opposite field, Duvall thinks about pulling the ball.
“It’s always been my strength, to pull the ball,” Duvall said during spring training. “So, it’s not something that I shy away from. I think there’s a lot of people who don’t want to necessarily talk about pulling the ball because it can create some holes or different things. But for me, that’s kind of always been my swing.”
Roughly two weeks ago, Wong decided to give the pull-side approach a go, at least a modified version, after speaking with Duvall.
“It’s mostly about not being afraid to pull the ball, and trying to force the ball the other way or trying to be this like, quote unquote good hitter,” said Wong. “It’s just letting the contact points dictate if you’re going to pull the ball or not.”
When Wong would cut off the pull-side part of the field, he noticed that he would have to manipulate the barrel of his bat. Sometimes, the bat would lag, meaning he would get under certain pitches. It’s not that Wong is opposed to the opposite field now, nor has he adopted Duvall’s extreme pull-side approach. Wong is somewhere in the middle.
“It doesn’t mean that I’m not trying to hit the ball the other way,” Wong said. “I want to let the ball travel. I don’t want to hook stuff. I just want to pull the right way versus pulling it the wrong way.”
Duvall, who is still recovering from a broken right wrist, was a key offseason acquisition because of his pull-side power. The Sox felt his swing was tailor-made for Fenway Park, and before he hit the injured list he had four homers that all went to the pull side.
Manager Alex Cora is excited that Wong has spoken with Duvall because he knows that if a team wants to slug, an area in which the Sox struggled last year, it’s imperative to pull the ball.
“We play in a pull-happy league,” Cora said. “Power in this league is pull. The whole thing of going the other way, yeah, you’re going to get your singles, but if you want to hit with power, you’d better pull the fastball. We noticed that last year. This year, it’s the same thing. We haven’t seen too many opposite-field homers here at Fenway or around the league. So, you have to be on time.”
Recently, being on time and pulling the ball has paid dividends for Wong.
He’s a Harper fan
Masataka Yoshida will get his chance to play against one of his idols this weekend in Philadelphia, Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper.
Former big leaguer Deven Marrero, who played with Yoshida for the Orix Buffaloes in Nippon Professional Baseball, said that Yoshida has an obsession with Harper, and that Yoshida even named his dog Harper, after the two-time National League MVP.
“He watched a lot of big league baseball when he was in Japan and we would always talk about different players, especially Harper,” Marrero said of Yoshida. “When I was there, he was just mostly talking about how good the players were here. He loved Bryce Harper. He liked a lot of the players here and imitated their swings.”
Crawford day to day
Reliever Kutter Crawford exited Wednesday night’s game in the ninth inning because of left hamstring tightness. The Sox are hopeful that Crawford, who is considered day to day, can avoid the injured list … Joely Rodriguez (oblique) began his rehab assignment Thursday, pitching an inning for Triple A Worcester. The lefthander allowed one hit and struck out one … The Red Sox begin a five-game road trip on Friday with a three-game set against the Phillies. The Phillies are fourth in the National League East at 15-17. Chris Sale (2-2, 6.75 ERA) goes against Zack Wheeler (3-1, 3.86) in the opener.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 5, 2023 4:52:35 GMT -5
Red Sox aren’t just playing a good game, they’re talking a good one, too, in hitters’ meetings before the game
By Alex Speier Globe Staff,Updated May 4, 2023, 11:25 p.m.
Remember the dominance of Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman against the Red Sox last year? That seemed like a distant memory on Thursday night, when the Red Sox completed a four-game sweep by blasting Gausman for eight runs in 3⅓ innings en route to an 11-5 victory, the sixth straight for the surging Red Sox.
In dispatching Gausman, the Red Sox continued an early season pattern of dominating opposing rotations. The average start against the Sox has featured an outing of roughly 4⅓ innings and three earned runs allowed, good for a 6.20 ERA. The Sox have knocked out the opposing starter in fewer than four innings 10 times, easily the most of any team.
“It’s been extraordinary so far. Guys are really putting together quality at-bat after quality at-bat,” DH Justin Turner said. “Especially with this clock now, you make a guy throw 20, 25 pitches in an inning, on the back end of that, they’re probably going to be more likely to make mistakes.”
The demolition has become a collective undertaking. The Sox are elated with the quality of at-bats throughout the lineup — and believe the early success represents the culmination of a process that is unfolding daily in the hours before first pitch.
The Red Sox have held daily hitters’ meetings since 2018. That year, the gatherings served as the foundation of a remarkable hitting culture for a team that had one of the great offenses in recent franchise history. In subsequent years, the meetings have had varying degrees of value. This year, however, the level of input has again been exceptional.
The meetings are at least 15 minutes, and typically feature video of standout performances by players in the preceding game.
“It’s almost like a rally every day,” said hitting coach Pete Fatse. “We’re having a lot of fun with it.”
The dynamics of the meetings have changed since last year. While advance scouting reports are prepared and offered by the analytics and coaching staffs, several players then go into detail about their experiences with opposing pitchers.
Turner is the most prominent voice, particularly for righthander hitters. Kiké Hernández also contributes frequently. Alex Verdugo and Rafael Devers regularly share their lefthanded perspective.
But the participants go beyond those four. Across the team, players have felt empowered to share notes on topics such as first-pitch tendencies, movement patterns of specific pitches, the “trap pitches” of their opponents.
“We’re a lot more engaged than we were last year,” said outfielder Rob Refsnyder. “It’s just healthy dialogue, a lot more interaction, guys saying how they felt against whoever we’re facing all the way up to the bullpen arms.”
The effort to get a number of players involved in the conversation is not an accident.
“When you get everyone participating and talking, it creates a little bit of accountability towards every guy individually,” said Turner. “Getting guys to speak up and vocalize what they’re trying to do, what they want to do, what their plans are, that creates accountability.”
In the pregame exchanges, a sense of collective purpose forms — one not limited to what a member of the lineup might do individually, but on how a sustained, relentless approach can smother an opposing pitcher and staff. The quality of the conversations has been tremendous in its own right, but the translation to games has been remarkable.
“The execution has been unbelievable. What it takes is a nine-on-one approach,” said Fatse. “I think of it as a machine, every one of nine pieces working together, and you just keep churning through. I think our guys have been a great job embracing that. They watch the guy ahead of them. They watch the guy behind them. When you have an offense where every guy’s feeding off of each other, that’s when special things happen.”
That’s certainly been the case through 33 games. The Sox have scored 195 runs, their most to this point since 2003. Despite an inconsistent rotation, the team has slugged its way to a 19-14 record.
The Sox had him on the defensive from the first inning on Thursday. Certainly, that effort was aided by Gausman lacking his top-end stuff. But the Sox proved capable of taking advantage in a way that proved noteworthy.
“When you get guys like that on their B day or maybe even C day, you’ve got to capitalize on it,” said Verdugo, who watched the game from the bench. “Last year, we didn’t do that.”
It is still early. With 129 games remaining, it’s too soon to know if an impressive start is real or an optical illusion.
“It’s been extraordinary so far. Guys are really putting together quality at-bat after quality at-bat,” Turner said of the Sox’ approach against opposing starters.
Still, the Sox see clear differences in how they’re going about their business from the disappointing last-place squad of a year ago. The four-game sweep against the visiting Jays added to the early evidence of that transformation.
“We’ve kind of closed the yearbook on last year,” said Verdugo. “This year is a new look. It’s a new feel. We’re not thinking about last year. We want to get back to where we were in ‘21, going to the playoffs and making a push. So far, we’re seeing the fruits of our labor. We feel really good about where we’re at.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 5, 2023 7:27:20 GMT -5
Red Sox notebook: Fenway Park much friendlier…
By Gabrielle Starr | gstarr@bostonherald.com |
PUBLISHED: May 4, 2023 at 6:17 p.m. | UPDATED: May 4, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.
The Red Sox are doing right by America’s Most Beloved Ballpark this year.
Entering Thursday, they were 10-3 over their last 13 games (12-7 overall) at Fenway Park, and 5-1 in home series (7-3 overall).
In a pleasant departure from last year, they’ve been able to dispatch the division. They beat the Baltimore Orioles in the first series of the season, and have already won three of four games against the Toronto Blue Jays this week; in 2022, they didn’t have two series wins against division rivals until August.
This is Boston’s first series win against Toronto since July 2021, and their first home series victory against the the Blue Jays since August 2020. In 2022, they only won three of 19 games against the Blue Jays, a total they’ve already matched in this first series.
What’s changed?
“I wish I knew,” Alex Cora said ahead of Thursday’s series finale. “They just dominated us (last year.) They hit the ball hard the whole time.”
Having a healthier roster and significantly more effective bullpen certainly helps.
“Tanner (Houck) pitched only five innings against them (in 2022), and he’s probably the best matchup against that lineup. Obviously, Kutter (Crawford) wasn’t part of it,” the manager explained.
The Blue Jays “just demolished” the Red Sox after the All-Star break, Cora said, and killed their momentum: “It seemed like we never had an answer.”
They’ve answered back this week, though. Entering Thursday, the Red Sox had at least 13 hits in each game, and hadn’t allowed the Blue Jays to collect more than nine. Through the first three games, they outscored their guests 21-14.
The Red Sox tried for the sweep without Alex Verdugo.
The outfielder is having a stellar season, hitting .315 with a .897 OPS, five home runs, and 18 RBI. He’s reached base at least twice in each of his last five games, and already has multiple walk-offs.
Verdugo is tied for the MLB lead in games played (32), so he’s getting a well-deserved night off. Unsurprisingly, it coincides with Kevin Gausman starting for the Blue Jays; Verdugo only has one hit in 13 plate appearances against him.
Injury updates
Speaking of Crawford, he left Wednesday night’s game with a left hamstring ailment, and Cora says he’s “tight.”
Crawford began the season in the rotation, but moved to the bullpen after two starts, and has been dominant in the long-relief role. Over five appearances totaling 16.2 innings, he’s held opponents to two earned runs on eight hits, 12 strikeouts and one walk.
“We’ll take it day by day and see if we can avoid the IL. There’s a good chance he doesn’t have to go, but obviously, he’ll be down for a few days,” Cora said.
Kenley Jansen, who sat out for the last few games after back spasms, was available for the series finale.
Joely Rodríguez was set to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester on Thursday. He was scheduled to throw one inning in the first game of their doubleheader.
The 31-year-old left-hander, who was Boston’s first free-agent pitching addition of the offseason, has been on the injured list since March 30 (retroactive to March 27) with a right oblique strain.
Masa’s massive success
After getting off to a bumpy start and carefully navigating a hamstring issue, Masataka Yoshida has been unstoppable.
Over his first 13 games in the majors (he was already an Olympic gold medalist and superstar in Japan’s Nippon League), he hit .167/.310/.250 with eight hits (two for extra bases), eight runs, six RBI, eight walks and five strikeouts.
In 13 games entering Thursday, he’d slashed .431/.474/.765 with at least one hit in each contest. In Wednesday night’s victory, the “rookie” went 2-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI. This extended his hitting streak, which already led the majors, and he’s 22-for-51 with four home runs, five doubles, 15 RBI over that span.
“He’s hitting the ball all over the place,” Cora said.
During the offseason, the Red Sox drew criticism and scorn for giving Yoshida a five-year, $90 million contract, the richest ever for a Japanese position player. “We thought he was worth less than half of what they paid,” one rival team executive told ESPN‘s Kiley McDaniel. Ten sources told McDaniel that it was an overpay “by a hefty margin.”
Five weeks into the season, he looks like an absolute bargain.
Clocking in
Chris Martin took over for starter Nick Pivetta on Wednesday night, and pitched a perfect seventh inning with two strikeouts. It was his first 1-2-3 inning and first no-hit appearance since April 1, and the first time he struck out multiple batters in a game this season.
What’s changed since his stint on the 15-day injured list?
“He used his repertoire differently,” Cora said on Thursday afternoon. “He threw a lot of strikes, and the tempo was great.”
As is the case for many pitchers, Martin has been adjusting to the new pitch clock. In 2022, he had a 22.9 pitch tempo (measuring time between pitch releases) with the bases empty, and 25.4 with runners on.
“For some of these guys, the clock, you know, it’s a challenge,” Cora said. “In the beginning, it was a challenge for him in spring training, but I think finally, he found a way of kind of like, slowing down the game.”
His bases-empty 16.7 and runners-on 18.8 pitch tempos are promising.
According to the Red Sox manager, Martin also “wasn’t too pleased” with his pitch mix before. “The cutter wasn’t playing the way he wanted,” Cora explained.
Even so, over nine appearances (an inning apiece) this season, the veteran righty has allowed just two runs (both earned) on 10 hits, walked two, and struck out five.
On the farm
Shane Drohan is the Eastern League Pitcher of the Month for April. The 24-year-old southpaw, who’s currently the No. 29 prospect in the Red Sox system, posted a 0.78 ERA across his four starts for Double-A Portland. He allowed just two runs on 13 hits and four walks, and struck out 26 batters in 23 innings.
Marcelo Mayer is heating up. The Red Sox No. 1 overall prospect had a four-hit game with two doubles, a home run and three RBI for High-A Greenville on Wednesday night.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 5, 2023 13:10:31 GMT -5
Red Sox Stats
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It's all Yoshida all the time lately, but some of this stuff is just insane, such as
Last 10 games: 44 plate appearances, 2 strikeouts, 4 swing and misses, and has only swung at 3 of 40 chase or waste pitches. He last swung and missed on a pitch in the strike zone 9 days ago.
Most hard hit balls in MLB
Last 15 days
1. 33, Yoshida
Last 10 days
1. 23, Yoshida
Last 5 days
1. 15, Yoshida
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 5, 2023 13:15:26 GMT -5
Red Sox have flipped the script early, and have home cooking to thank
Thanks to monster hitting numbers at home, the Red Sox are off to a surprisingly hot start.
By Jon Couture
May 5, 2023 | 10:56 AM
COMMENTARY
Night and day. And I’m not just talking about how Fenway Park pongs between the two thanks to its new rave lighting.
Brayan Bello last faced the Blue Jays Oct. 1 in Ontario. Lacking fastball command, the hosts tagged him for 10 hits in a 10-0 win that immediately followed a 9-0 one, and capped a year which included 28-5, 9-3, 7-2, 6-1 . . . all Red Sox losses to one avian opponent
“Next year, we have to show up in the division,” manager Alex Cora told reporters, “because I’ve never seen anything like this.”
He challenged Alex Verdugo and now might have an All-Star on his hands. We all challenged his franchise after a disappointing slog, a more-disappointing winter . .
At minimum, we’ve got a third-place team in baseball’s toughest division Friday morning. One that feels like it has some staying power as it begins a road trip through Philadelphia and suburban Atlanta, homes of the last two National League champions.
“I’ve been saying it from the beginning. We have a good team,” Rafael Devers told reporters Thursday night, after the 11-5 capper to a rare four-game sweep of contending Toronto. “[Verdugo] didn’t even play today. Guys are getting a lot of timely hits and things are good.”
Your 2003 Red Sox are formally feisty. A pair of come-from-behind one-run wins, the former on Verdugo’s third walkoff in roughly 60 plate appearances, a five-run pounding against Alek Manoah aided by four Toronto errors, followed by the masterwork.
A thorough undressing of Kevin Gausman, who started six wins against the Red Sox last season and entered Thursday with a 16-inning scoreless streak and 54 strikeouts in 38 2/3 innings.
“The split wasn’t getting into the zone as it had been,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said of Gausman’s primary weapon, whose absense left him hammered for 10 hits, nine hard-hit balls (per Baseball Savant), and eight runs in just 3 1/3 innings. “A lack of command on some of the fastballs, but they were laying off of it.”
Gausman’s split is his put-away pitch; he turns to it more than half the time when ahead or with two strikes, the .158 batting average against it and 50 percent whiff rate on swings at it more than explaining why. Even Thursday, Sox hitters missed it on six of 14 swings.
But of the 21 hitters Gausman faced Thursday, he got ahead 0-1 to just three, throwing 14 first-pitch balls (he missed on 6 of 11 fastballs) and giving up four first-pitch hits, including the first-inning home run from Masataka Yoshida — arguably the hottest hitter in the sport.
And the splits the Sox didn’t miss produced five hits. Yoshida’s hard grounder that Cavan Biggio missed was a middle-middle miss, and former Jays Raimel Tapia and Reese McGuire both hit ones that were six inches outside.
How well is McGuire living, by the by? His two hits Thursday were on the aforementioned pitch six inches outside and a bat-shattering sinker six inches inside. A .474 batting average on balls in play for a hitter who, according to Fangraphs, has the fifth-lowest hard-hit rate in baseball among players with 50 plate appearances. We started calling Sandy León a Hall of Famer for less.
It’s a bad night for a star, and a good night for his opposition, which is building early confidence and playing that way. Tapia’s hustle double in the fourth. Five stolen bases. What easily could’ve been a two-homer night from Devers, the roster’s only superstar, but hardly the only player with growing swagger.
At home, they are a force to be reckoned with, 13-7 and scoring more than six runs per game. First in the majors in home batting average (.297), solidly ahead of the rampaging Rays in weighted runs created (129 vs. 111), just behind them in home OPS. And the opposition hasn’t been pushovers: Cleveland and Toronto each made last year’s playoffs, Minnesota leads the AL Central, and Baltimore and Pittsburgh have each started well.
That has not continued away from Fenway. Boston is 6-7 after trips through Detroit, Milwaukee, Baltimore, and Tampa. The batting average is 60 points lower (22nd among the 30 teams at .237) and the wRC some 40 percent below league average at 61 (20th of 30), albeit with the eighth-best road OPS (.738).
For now, it’s just interesting. We’re talking about a sliver of a season, and a difference which seems largely explained by the .339 batting average on balls in play at Fenway and .268 everywhere else. (League average is .298 as of Friday morning.)
It’s not unique, either. San Diego is fifth in wRC at home and 27th on the road. Heck, Toronto’s fourth on the road and 24th at the revamped Rogers Centre, which has gone from a league-average run scoring environment last season to tied for the worst early in 2023.
We say it all the time: Nothing matters, all of it counts. This homestand was an emphatic statement of purpose for the Red Sox, six wins against legitimate opponents. More than that, it was some traction in the AL East that hadn’t yet developed.
The Sox won their series with Baltimore to open the year . . . with an asterisk. They played well in St. Petersburg against the undefeated Rays, but they got swept. Before this homestand, they lost two of three at Camden Yards. This was something, and it was something against a team that dominated them a year ago like few in history have.
“It seemed like we never had an answer,” Cora told reporters on Thursday.
They delivered one this week. They take that feeling to Philadelphia for Bryce Harper’s return home, then to Truist Park and baseball-obliterating Ronald Acuña Jr.
It’s going to be fun to watch.
And, despite a winter and early March that fed whispers to the contrary, the team in the Boston road grays appears very capable of contributing to the fun into the summertime.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 5, 2023 13:18:31 GMT -5
Pete Abraham
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(1/3) A few #RedSox tidbits from Philly:
* Sox are 48-33 vs. the Phillies and have won 7 of the last 11 meetings.
* Chris Sale set to face the Phillies tonight for the first time since 2017. Their only hitters to face him are Castellanos (6-39) and Harrison (1-4).
(2/3) * Duran is 25x60 since being recalled with 12 XBHs, 13 RBI, 12 R and 4 SB.
* Bryce Harper is 10x59 with 20 Ks vs. the Sox since 2018.
* Sox have averaged 7.8 runs and 13.8 hits during their six-game win streak and are 10x10 on SBs.
(3/30: Zack Wheeler, who is starting for Philly tonight, has faced the Sox once, allowing 1 run over 7.1 IP on 5-23-21.
* Turner is 4x8 with a HR vs. Wheeler.
* Yoshida has hit .446 (25x56)with a 1.288 OPS in his 14-game hit streak. He also has 18 RBI in that stretch.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 5, 2023 13:25:47 GMT -5
Game 34: Red Sox at Phillies lineups and notesBy Andrew Mahoney Globe Staff,Updated May 5, 2023, 10:26 a.m. Well, that home stand could not have been better for Boston. After dropping a game to Cleveland last Friday, the Red Sox won their next six games. Thursday’s 11-5 win capped a four-game sweep of the Blue Jays and moved the Sox into third place in the American League East. They will look to carry that momentum on the road for a three-game series at Philadelphia. After losing four in a row on the road to drop two games below .500 and into fourth place in the National League East, the Phillies had Thursday off before returning to action at home. They sit one game behind the Marlins and Mets in the division, and seven behind the first place Braves. Friday night’s game will mark Bryce Harper’s first at Citizen’s Bank Park in 2023. The All-Star outfielder returned to the Phillies lineup earlier this week, 160 days after he had Tommy John surgery. Lineups RED SOX (19-14): 1. Raimel Tapia (L) RF 2. Masataka Yoshida (L) LF 3. Justin Turner (R) DH 4. Rafael Devers (L) 3B 5. Jarren Duran (L) CF 6. Enrique Hernandez (R) SS 7. Triston Casas (L) 1B 8. Enmanuel Valdez (L) 2B 9. Connor Wong (R) C Pitching: LHP Chris Sale (2-2, 6.75 ERA) PHILLIES (15-17): 1. Kyle Schwarber (L) LF 2. Trea Turner (R) SS 3. Bryce Harper (L) DH 4. Nick Castellanos (R) RF 5. J.T. Realmuto (R) C 6. Alec Bohm (R) 1B 7. Josh Harrison (R) 2B 8. Edmundo Sosa (R) 3B 9. Dalton Guthrie (R) CF Pitching: RHP Zack Wheeler (3-1, 3.86 ERA) Time: 7:05 p.m. TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7 Red Sox vs. Wheeler: Christian Arroyo 0-0, Rafael Devers 0-3, Kiké Hernández 3-12, Raimel Tapia 2-5, Justin Turner 4-8, Alex Verdugo 0-3 Phillies vs. Sale: Nick Castellanos 6-39, Josh Harrison 1-4 Stat of the day: Rafael Devers became the third-fastest in franchise history to reach 150 home runs (721 games), trailing only Ted Williams (664) and Jim Rice (711). Notes: The Sox own the longest winning streak in the American League, and are tied with the Dodgers for the longest in the majors. … They recorded at least 13 hits in each of the four games against Toronto. … Sox starting pitchers have tossed at least five innings in 10 consecutive games. … Masataka Yoshida has a 14-game hitting streak, the longest active streak in MLB. … His last time out, Sale allowed just one run on three hits over 6⅓ innings in a 7-1 win over Cleveland. … Last Friday, Wheeler struck out seven through six scoreless innings in a 6-1 win over the Astros. Song of the Day: Andy Taylor- Take it Easywww.youtube.com/results?search_query=andy+taylor+take+it+easy
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 5, 2023 15:04:25 GMT -5
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#RedSox move: Kutter Crawford on the 15-day IL (retroactive to May 4) with a left hamstring strain and Kaleb Ort recalled from Worcester.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 5, 2023 17:13:38 GMT -5
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Garrett Whitlock did not travel with the Red Sox on the road trip. He remained back in Boston where he’s playing catch.
“I don’t know about timetable but looking better,” Alex Cora said.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 5, 2023 17:15:08 GMT -5
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Kenley Jansen says he’s good to go. Verdugo still dealing with a stomach bug.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 5, 2023 21:16:22 GMT -5
Sale Line
6ip/ 7/3/3/1b/10k/98-69
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 5, 2023 21:29:16 GMT -5
Injuries & Moves: Paxton goes five for Worcester
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May 5: LHP James Paxton goes five innings in rehab outing
Paxton fired five innings in his presumed final Minor League rehab start for Triple-A Worcester on Friday night, allowing two hits and two runs (both in the first inning) while walking five and striking out four. He stretched out to 96 pitches, 56 for strikes.
The Red Sox will likely announce their plans for Paxton by Saturday. He started the season on the injured list due to a right hamstring strain he suffered in his first start of Spring Training.
May 5: RHP Kutter Crawford (left hamstring strain) placed on 15-day IL; RHP Kaleb Ort recalled from Triple-A Worcester
Crawford lands on the IL with the hamstring injury that forced him to exit with two outs in the ninth inning of Boston's 8-3 victory over the Blue Jays on Wednesday night. Crawford, 27, has a 1.08 ERA in five relief appearances this season and a 3.51 ERA overall.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora believes that Crawford will be ready to return as soon as he is eligible, which is when the club opens a three-game series in San Diego on May 19. Ort, who made an Opening Day roster for the first time in his career this season, was optioned to Worcester on April 30 and he has posted a 7.30 ERA in 12 outings.
Kutter Crawford exits with injury
May 4, 2023 · 0:25
Kutter Crawford exits with injury
May 5: OF Alex Verdugo out of lineup due to illness
For the second day in a row, Verdugo was out of the lineup due to an illness. The left-handed hitter, who has been solid in the leadoff spot this season, is expected to return on Saturday night. Raimel Tapia once again got the start in place of Verdugo -- hitting leadoff and playing right field against the Phillies.
Verdugo was available to pinch-hit on Friday.
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