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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 9, 2023 18:08:53 GMT -5
TBS feed....Ron Darling and Bob Costos and agree with them, this should be a fun series.
Been a while since the sound has been on for a game.......the Philly feed last series.....Kruk....insufferable.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 9, 2023 18:42:01 GMT -5
Pivetta has allowed 3 so far sharp as a marble.
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 25m Pivetta is a balk short of pitcher Yahtzee and it's the first inning.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 9, 2023 19:17:46 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 3m 60 pitches through two innings for Pivetta, who now has a 6.06 ERA.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 10, 2023 2:42:02 GMT -5
Pivetta struggles vs. Atlanta with rotation shuffle on horizon Righty gives up seven runs on eight hits over four innings in series opener 1:44 AM ADT Ian Browne
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne
ATLANTA -- For the Red Sox, it will soon be decision time with their starting rotation.
That's because James Paxton is set to make his season debut -- and his debut for the Red Sox -- on Friday night against the Cardinals. And also because Garrett Whitlock should be ready to come back from the injured list, perhaps as early as next week.
Amid that backdrop, Nick Pivetta got roughed up in Tuesday night’s 9-3 loss to the Braves. While throwing 90 pitches over four innings, Pivetta gave up seven runs on eight hits, walking three and striking out two.
Pivetta is 2-3 with a 6.23 ERA in his seven starts this season. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said the righty will make his next start at Fenway next Tuesday against Seattle.
“Today from the first pitch, it looked like he was a little off,” said Cora. “He wasn’t able to put guys away in a few at-bats with two strikes. Didn’t put them away, and it was one of those where we just move on and be ready for the next one.”
Pivetta expressed some surprise when asked by a reporter if he felt that his start was like an audition.
“I don't really understand what you're saying,” said Pivetta. “But I'm just continuing to go out and do my job. I’ve started for this team my whole entire [time with the Red Sox]. I'm going to continue to do that. By the end of the year, I'm going to continue to do that my next year and year in and year out.”
Cora isn’t divulging how the club will proceed with the upcoming logjam in the rotation. One possibility is that Brayan Bello, who is pitching Wednesday against the Braves, could get optioned to Triple-A Worcester for the second time this season. However, Cora indicated that Bello is still scheduled to start in the finale of the next homestand against Seattle on May 17.
The other pitchers in the rotation are Chris Sale, Corey Kluber and Tanner Houck.
While going with a six-man rotation could be an option at busier times in the schedule, it probably isn’t sustainable.
“We'll see how we do it, but with the off-days, you see it,” said Cora. “Tanner pitched Sunday, and then he's pitching Monday [the following week]. So it's great that we are able to take care of the guys, especially Chris and Corey. But at the same time, I know they liked their repetitions. That's something that we have to take into consideration.”
There could be a lot of deliberating in the coming days.
“There's a lot of stuff that comes into play,” said Cora. “And it's not only my decision, it’s the organization’s decision of what we’re going to do, putting everything on balance and seeing what benefits us now and in the future. We'll all sit down, we’ll talk about it. There’s going to be people that are thrilled they're going to be in the rotation, and others are going to be upset.
“At the same time, you’ve got a job to do, and you’ve got to get people out and you’ve got to contribute for us to get to where we want to go. So that's part of this.”
For Pivetta, his sluggish start in the series opener immediately followed a strong outing last Wednesday against Toronto, when the 30-year-old held the heavy-hitting Blue Jays to three runs over six innings while walking one and striking out six in his first quality start of the season. Your browser does not support HTML5 video tag.
However, consistency has been an issue for Pivetta. In an 11-start run from May 7-June 29 of last season, Pivetta went 8-1 with a 1.95 ERA. In his ensuing 24 starts, Pivetta is 4-10 with a 6.09 ERA.
Following Tuesday’s performance, Pivetta chose to go micro instead of macro.
“Tonight wasn’t my night,” said Pivetta. “I’m not going to read too much into it.”
One thing that is noticeable with Pivetta this season is that his hard-hit rate is 52.4 percent, compared to 45.6 percent last year and 40.4 percent in 2021.
“All those under-the-hood numbers, you know them. But he was coming from probably his best one against a tough lineup,” said Cora. “It just happened that this is a tough lineup too. They're tough, but stuff-wise, we believe that he can do it. Today was off from the first pitch. Then he picked it up a little bit. But by that time, it was [too] late.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 10, 2023 2:43:11 GMT -5
Injuries & Moves: Paxton to debut for Sox on Friday May 9th, 2023 LATEST NEWS
May 9: LHP James Paxton to start Friday Paxton, who signed with the Red Sox on Dec. 1, 2021, will make his long-awaited debut for the club on Friday night when he starts the opener of a three-game series against the Cardinals at Fenway Park. The lefty stretched out to five innings and 96 pitches in his most recent Minor League rehab start for Triple-A Worcester on May 5. This will be Paxton's first appearance in the Major Leagues since April 6, 2021, with Seattle. Paxton was aiming to start this season in Boston's rotation, but he suffered a right hamstring strain in the second inning of his first start of Spring Training.
Paxton, who was recalled from his Minor League rehab assignment on Monday, will be activated prior to Wednesday's game against the Braves. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said the club is still determining how the rotation will be realigned to account for the return of Paxton.
LHP Joely Rodríguez (right oblique strain) Expected return: Mid-May The lefty reliever made the second appearance of his Minor League rehab assignment on May 6, throwing a scoreless inning for Triple-A Worcester. Rodriguez will pitch again at Triple-A this weekend, and he is expected to pitch in back-to-back games for Double-A Portland in the coming days. (Last updated: May 9)
RHP Garrett Whitlock (right elbow ulnar neuritis) Expected return: May 16 or later On May 8, Whitlock threw his first bullpen session since going on the injured list. Whitlock got the all clear to resume throwing after a check-in with the doctors on May 2. Though Whitlock is eligible to come off the injured list on May 10, Boston doesn't have an open slot in the rotation until May 16. (Last updated: May 9)
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 10, 2023 2:45:20 GMT -5
Nick Pivetta doesn’t want move to bullpen but Red Sox likely considering it
Updated: May. 10, 2023, 2:27 a.m.|Published: May. 10, 2023, 12:09 a.m.
By
Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com
ATLANTA — Nick Pivetta had no interest in discussing a potential demotion to the bullpen after his poor start Tuesday night. Unfortunately for the right-hander, it’s a conversation the Red Sox are likely to have in the coming days.
After being shelled for seven runs on eight hits in four innings in Boston’s 9-3 loss to the Braves, Pivetta bristled when asked whether he felt his outing was an audition to stay in the starting five considering Boston’s upcoming rotation crunch. Like he has both privately and publicly since spring training, Pivetta appeared to have zero interest in a potential move to a relief role.
“I don’t really understand what you’re saying but I’m just going to continue to go out and do my job,” Pivetta said. “I’ve started for this team my whole entire career. I’m going to continue to do that. By the end of the year, I’m going to continue to do that, then next year and the year on out.”
With James Paxton making his season debut Friday and Garrett Whitlock close to returning from his elbow injury, the Red Sox are about to have seven starters (Pivetta, Paxton, Garrett Whitlock, Brayan Bello, Chris Sale, Corey Kluber and Tanner Houck) for five spots. While that’s a good problem for a club to have, it leads to difficult decisions. Pivetta, who led the team in both starts (33) and innings (179 ⅔) last season, may be one of the odd men out.
Sale, Kluber and Paxton are not candidates to pitch in relief at this point and the Sox seem determined to keep developing Whitlock and Bello as starters. Bello could be sent back down to Triple-A to preserve rotation depth, though the club feels as though the rest of his development will take place in the big leagues. Houck’s success in a bullpen role in previous years makes him a candidate to pitch in relief, but he has been better than Pivetta throughout the season. At some point, the Red Sox will need to move forward with their best five starters. Pivetta (6.23 ERA, 36 hits in 34 ⅔ innings) may have pitched his way out of a spot after a noncompetitive outing in which the first four Braves batters scored in the first inning and Atlanta never looked back.
“Tonight wasn’t my night,” Pivetta said. “Not going to read too much into it. Just going to go back to my regular routine, work on my pitches and my bullpens and continue to go about my business the whole entire year.”
Manager Alex Cora was impressed with Pivetta’s last outing (when he allowed three earned runs in six innings against Toronto on Wednesday) but knew something was off with the right-hander at Truist Park as soon as his first fastball of the night registered at 90.3 mph. Atlanta then consistently hit Pivetta hard, just like he has been all season. According to Statcast, the 30-year-old ranks in the bottom 10% of qualified MLB pitchers in average exit velocity, hard hit percentage, expected batting average, expected slugging percentage and barrel percentage. Opponents are barreling him up as much as any pitcher in the majors.
“He wasn’t able to put guys away, had a few at-bats with two strikes,” Cora said. “Didn’t put them away. It was just one of those.”
While there is something to be said for taking the ball every five days, Pivetta has given the Red Sox little in terms of quality for a long stretch. In his last 24 starts dating back to July 1 of last season, Pivetta owns a 6.04 ERA while allowing 137 hits in 119 ⅔ innings.
If the Red Sox were fully healthy at the end of spring training, Pivetta may have started the year in the bullpen, but Bello (elbow), Whitlock (hip surgery recovery) and Paxton (hamstring) all were sidelined for Opening Day. Before that, any talk of a potential move to a relief role seemed to irritate Pivetta. In early March, he told The Boston Globe’s Tara Sullivan that he saw himself as a starting pitcher moving forward. Also, as MassLive’s Sean McAdam (then with Boston Sports Journal) reported last month, Pivetta “confronted a reporter who had appeared on the MLB Network and predicted -- before injuries hit the rotation -- that he, Pivetta, could be the odd man out and land in a relief role.”
For now — Cora said he expected Pivetta to pitch Tuesday against the Mariners at home — Pivetta remains a member of Boston’s rotation, just like he has been for the past two seasons. But with tough decisions coming, that may not be the case for long. On Tuesday night, he was left pondering another poor start against a strong opponent.
“I just didn’t have my best day,” Pivetta said. “Wasn’t executing pitches, really. Got behind a lot of hitters. They’re a good hitting club. They took advantage of that. It was just one of those days.
“You’re going to have bad outings in the year,” he added. “This just happened to be one of those nights. It could have been avoided by doing the right things right but I wasn’t able to do that.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 10, 2023 2:52:17 GMT -5
RED SOX NOTEBOOK Connor Wong settles in as a calming presence behind the plate for Red Sox pitchers By Julian McWilliams Globe Staff,Updated May 9, 2023, 8:40 p.m.
ATLANTA — There’s a calming presence about Connor Wong.
Even before the Red Sox catcher’s latest surge, pitchers like Chris Sale went out of their way to praise Wong. From his pitch-calling to his ability to slow down the game when a starter or reliever is struggling, Wong’s knack for communicating with the staff is one of his best skills.
“It’s great that they trust me,” Wong said recently. “I think that’s important for those guys to trust us catchers that we’re going to do the work and prepare in order for them to be successful.”
Baseball Reference credits Wong with a 1.2 WAR and he has controlled opponents’ run game, throwing out eight of the 16 runners who tried to steal a base on him. He currently has the seventh-best arm from behind the plate, per Baseball Savant, at 82.8 miles per hour and is tied for the third best pop time at 1.8 seconds from home to second base.
Wong has certainly helped the Red Sox at a position that was a question mark entering the season.
Equally important to his numbers has been that communication Wong brings to the game, and how he envisions his pitchers attacking hitters.
I’m just trying to attack the zone,” Wong said. “Just knowing what the pitchers’ strengths are and how they’re matching up against hitters and then trying to execute those pitches as much as possible. Then it’s about learning from mistakes. If I make a mistake, trying to understand why I made the mistake and what I could have done differently.”
Wong watched from the dugout as the Sox opened the series against the Braves on Tuesday night, with Reese McGuire catching for starter Nick Pivetta in the 9-3 loss. Check out those hitting shoes
The Red Sox entered Tuesday leading the major leagues in doubles (80) and were tied with the still-red-hot Rays for the most hits (336). The Sox also ranked third in runs, on-base percentage, slugging, and OPS.
Masataka Yoshida, the reigning American League Player of the Week, came into the series opener sporting a 16-game hitting streak, the longest active hitting streak in the majors and third-longest this season behind the Phillies’ Bryan Stott (17) and the Astros’ Mauricio Dubon (20).
We knew offensively we were going to be good,” manager Alex Cora said. “We were going to put together good at-bats, grind out at-bats, put the ball in play. Obviously, certain guys, it’s their first year at the big league level. Having Justin Turner is a different at-bat.
“The young kids have done an amazing job. So compared to last year, we are a lot deeper club. Last year, we got banged up and that was it.”
Yoshida’s streak came to an end with an 0 for 5. Whitlock closes in on return
Righthander Garrett Whitlock (elbow neuritis) threw a bullpen Monday. Whitlock’s injured list stint was made retroactive to April 25, meaning he will be eligible for activation Wednesday. Cora said Whitlock felt good, but the Sox were uncertain when the pitcher will be activated … The team will activate James Paxton this week and he will make his first start since signing with the Red Sox in December 2021 on Friday, when a homestand opens against the Cardinals … Braves ace Max Fried, who was scheduled to pitch Wednesday night against the Sox, went on the IL with a strained forearm. A replacement starter wasn’t named .
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 10, 2023 2:54:46 GMT -5
Red Sox Stats @redsoxstats · 7h Pivetta 2021: 4.28 FIP, 40% Hard Hit 2022: 4.42 FIP, 45% Hard Hit 2023: 5.83 FIP, 51% Hard Hit
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 10, 2023 2:59:45 GMT -5
Red Sox @ Braves Wednesday, May 10th 2023 7pm @ Truist Park
Bello 1-1/ 5.71
Schuster 0-1/8.31
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 7:20pm EDT Written by The Admiral
Boston Red Sox (21-15) vs. Atlanta Braves (24-11)
The 2023 Major League Baseball season goes on Wednesday, May 10, with the Boston Red Sox taking on the Atlanta Braves in the interleague showdown at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, and the first pitch is set for 7:20 PM ET.
Boston and Atlanta wrap up a two-game set at Truist Park, and Tuesday night’s opener has been excluded from the analysis. Last year, the Braves went 3-1 against the Red Sox, splitting a two-game series in Atlanta.
The Red Sox have won three straight series After a shaky start to the 2023 season, the Boston Red Sox have been outstanding as of late. Last Sunday, they stopped an eight-game winning streak with a 6-1 defeat at the Philadelphia Phillies but still won their third consecutive series.
The Red Sox lean on their offense. They boast the third-highest scoring offense in the majors, tallying 5.78 runs per game. The Sawx rank first in doubles (80), sixth in home runs (47), and fourth in OPS+ (113). They are slashing .300/.355/.417 with three homers and 12 doubles in the last seven days and 180 at-bats.
Boston is yielding 5.08 runs per game (24th in the MLB), and over the last seven days, the Red Sox have amassed a 3.89 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, and .246 opposing batting average. Brayan Bello will take the mound Wednesday in Atlanta. The 23-year-old righty is 1-1 with a pedestrian 5.71 ERA, 1.73 WHIP, and a 19/6 K/BB ratio in four starts (17.1 innings pitched) this season.
Bello emerged victorious last time out, allowing four runs (two earned) on six hits across five innings of work in an 11-5 home victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. He’s now in the 4th percentile in hard-hit percentage and the 15th percentile in expected slugging percentage. Only one of Bello’s four offerings has a minus-run value, and it’s a changeup that he uses 21.8 percent of the time.
The Braves continue to dominate, carry the best record in the NL The Atlanta Braves have won four consecutive series, outlasting the Miami Marlins twice, New York Mets, and Baltimore Orioles in the process. During that stretch, the Braves have won ten games while losing just three. Last Sunday, they outlasted the Orioles 3-2 in 12 innings to clinch a three-game home set.
The Braves own the fifth-highest scoring offense in the big leagues, notching 5.37 runs per game. They are tied with the Dodgers for the second-most home runs (58), 15th in doubles (63), and third in OPS+ (116). The Braves are hitting a sturdy .292/.351/.541 with 12 dingers and ten doubles in the last seven days and 185 at-bats.
Atlanta ranks fourth in the majors in runs allowed per game (3.77), and the Braves’ pitching staff has registered a 3.56 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, and .251 opposing batting average in the last seven days. The Braves haven’t announced who’ll get the starting call Wednesday. Max Fried (forearm strain) joined Kyle Wright (shoulder) on the IL on Monday, so the Braves might opt for a bullpen day. Atlanta’s relievers tossed 32.1 innings last week, posting a 2.78 ERA, 9.7 K/9, 1.4 HR/9, and .256 opposing BABIP.
Red Sox at Braves Wednesday, at 7:20 PM EST Partly Cloudy It's expected to be 80° F with a 11% chance of precipitation and 9 MPH wind blowing right to left in Atlanta at 7:20 PM EST. Hourly Forecasts: Weather.com
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 10, 2023 11:20:21 GMT -5
Game 38: Red Sox at Braves lineups and notesBy Andrew Mahoney Globe Staff,Updated May 10, 2023, 11 minutes ago The Red Sox will look to snap a two-game losing streak when they conclude their series with the Braves. Atlanta took the opener, 9-3, after Nick Pivetta got roughed around, allowing seven runs on seven hits in four innings. Brayan Bello gets the start Wednesday. He is facing the Braves for the first time in his career. Max Fried was supposed to be on the hill for Atlanta, but the lefthander was placed on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a strained forearm. After Tuesday’s game, Braves manager Brian Snitker did not name a starter, but it will likely be a bullpen game, with relievers Jesse Chavez, Collin McHugh, and Michael Tonkin candidates to get the nod. The Sox will have Thursday off before beginning a seven-game homestand, starting with a three-game series against the Cardinals on Friday. Lineups RED SOX (21-16): 1. Rob Refsnyder (R) LF 2. Alex Verdugo (L) RF 3. Justin Turner (R) 3B 4. Masataka Yoshida (L) DH 5. Enrique Hernandez (R) SS 6. Jarren Duran (L) CF 7. Triston Casas (L) 1B 8. Connor Wong (R) C 9. Enmanuel Valdez (L) 2B Pitching: RHP Brayan Bello (1-1, 5.71 ERA) BRAVES (25-11): 1. Ronald Acuna Jr. (R) RF 2. Matt Olson (L) 1B 3. Austin Riley (R) 3B 4. Sean Murphy (R) DH 5. Eddie Rosario (L) LF 6. Ozzie Albies (S) 2B 7. Travis d'Arnaud (R) C 8. Michael Harris II (L) CF 9. Orlando Arcia (R) SS Pitching: TBA Time: 7:20 p.m. TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7 Red Sox vs. TBA: TBA Braves vs. Bello: Has not faced any Atlanta batters Stat of the day: The Sox are 46-41 all-time vs. Atlanta, including 8-3 at Truist Park since it opened in 2017. Notes: Bello has allowed three earned runs over 10 innings in his last two starts after giving up eight earned runs over 7⅓ innings in his first two starts. … Masataka Yoshida’s 16-game hitting streak is over after he went 0-for-5 Tuesday. During his streak, Yoshida batted .438 with a 1.229 OPS, 14 runs scored and 18 RBI. Song of the Day: Oasis - Roll With Itwww.youtube.com/watch?v=DrARl0dzd-0
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 10, 2023 14:25:38 GMT -5
an off day tomorrow and Devers is not playing tonight christ this team drives me nuts
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 10, 2023 14:27:19 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 43s #RedSox DFA'd Zack Littell to make room for James Paxton on the roster.
Turner playing 3B for the first time this season. Started there 66 times for the Dodgers last season.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 10, 2023 14:29:02 GMT -5
Chris Cotillo @chriscotillo · 2m Some prospect news: Bryan Mata going on the 7-day injured list in Worcester with right shoulder inflammation.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 10, 2023 16:38:05 GMT -5
Chris Cotillo @chriscotillo · 32m * Joely Rodríguez expected to be activated by the end of the weekend or early next week. * Garrett Whitlock will throw a sim game tomorrow at Fenway, then a rehab outing Tuesday. Could return after that. * Bryan Mata is dealing with a lat issue. Sox hope it’s not too serious.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 10, 2023 18:32:50 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 1h For now, #RedSox have a six-man rotation lined up through the SD series. That would have Paxton, Sale and Kluber pitching on 6 days rest vs. the Padres.
Once Whitlock factors in, something has to give. Presumably at least.
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