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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 6, 2023 20:27:14 GMT -5
Verdugo, sac to CF gave it a ride 5-2 Red Sox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 6, 2023 20:37:45 GMT -5
Chris Martin has the 8th and is all over the place 2 out and 2 on base in the 8th
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 6, 2023 20:40:37 GMT -5
Rosario single 5-3 Boston
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 6, 2023 20:42:33 GMT -5
Brennan with an RBI 2b
Gas Can Gang
5-4 Boston
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 6, 2023 20:45:22 GMT -5
Martin got away with that K team rushes to the dugout dear jesus
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 6, 2023 20:58:49 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 2m 10 LOB and 4x14 with RISP for the Sox as Jansen comes on for the 9th with a 5-4 lead.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 6, 2023 21:02:55 GMT -5
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 7, 2023 4:33:47 GMT -5
Paxton finds 'another gear,' K's 9 over 7-inning outing Red Sox put up four-run 8th in come-from-behind win over Cleveland 1:16 AM ADT Ian Browne
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne
CLEVELAND – The Red Sox's offense, out of sorts for the better part of the past two weeks, quite simply needed some time to gather themselves on Tuesday night.
That’s where James Paxton came in handy.
The veteran lefty turned in a gutty performance on a night his team needed it most, firing seven innings to lead the Red Sox to a 5-4 victory over the Guardians in the opener of a six-game road trip at Progressive Field.
A big night from Paxton didn’t necessarily seem in the offing when he labored in the first inning, throwing 28 pitches and allowing two runs. But he was at his Big Maple best for the rest of the night, allowing just the two runs and striking out nine.
Back in Spring Training, Paxton informed manager Alex Cora what his formula would be on most nights.
“That's something he always talked about,” said Cora. “We met with him in Spring Training, and he went over the way the outings go. The stuff is gonna get better. Early on he's gonna know if it's the cutter or the curveball. But the fastball, it will play late in games. That's the guy I remember seeing in ‘17, so it was good to see there was another gear with that fastball after the fourth inning.”
With Chris Sale out indefinitely with a left shoulder injury that the Red Sox are still getting a handle on, Paxton’s importance has grown.
And he has delivered in four of his five starts in his comeback from Tommy John surgery and an assortment of other injuries that had limited him to a total of six starts over the previous three seasons.
“We feel really confident whenever Paxton is taking the bump right now,” said Red Sox outfielder Rob Refsnyder. “He’s got pretty special stuff as you see. A high 90s fastball, kind of just bearing in. He gives us ace-caliber stuff.”
Paxton led with his heat, throwing 68 percent fastballs over a 106-pitch performance in which he topped out at 97.7 mph and generated 24 swings and misses. Your browser does not support HTML5 video tag.
“Well, he’s got really good stuff,” said Guardians manager Terry Francona. “We came out of the chute and got a couple, but then he kind of locked it in. He’s never had a problem with his stuff. He just hasn’t been able to stay healthy. He’s good.”
When Paxton went out for the bottom of the seventh inning, “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” never sounded so good.
“It was great,” said Paxton, who turned in his first start of at least seven innings since Sept. 3, 2019. “That’s always the goal, is to hear that seventh-inning stretch song when you go out there.”
And once Paxton held Cleveland off again in that seventh, trailing 2-1 at the time, his offense at last seized the opportunity he provided for them, jumping in front with a four-spot.
“I was confident that if I held them at two, we were going to get it clicking at some point,” Paxton said. “[Guardians starter Shane] Bieber was really good tonight. And we kept on battling and kept on fighting. That's what this team does.”
In a methodical eighth-inning rally, the biggest hits came from Triston Casas (single off the wall in center to load the bases with nobody out), Refsnyder (go-ahead RBI single) and Pablo Reyes (insurance RBI single).
Remarkably, 11 of Boston’s 31 wins this season have come when trailing in the sixth inning or later -- the most in the Majors. However, those late-game rallies had been lacking of late.
“We’ve got to get back to earlier in the year of just grinding at-bats,” said Refsnyder. “It’s not going to be pretty all the time. As an offense, just try to pass the baton. All those clichés. But with our offense, the way it’s constructed right now, I think we have to do that. Hopefully guys come through with a big hit here and there. But working the counts and things like that, some old, boring baseball. We did a pretty good job of that tonight.”
And Paxton was the catalyst for giving them that chance.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 7, 2023 4:35:15 GMT -5
Injuries & Moves: LHP Murphy called up for 1st MLB stint June 6th, 2023 LATEST NEWS
June 6: LHP Chris Murphy recalled from Triple-A Worcester; RHP Kaleb Ort optioned to Worcester In their continuing effort to reset the bullpen, the Sox promoted Murphy, their No. 14 prospect as rated by MLB Pipeline. Murphy has been a starter for most of his Minor League career, but his last appearance was out of the bullpen to get ready for this stint with the Red Sox. In that relief stint, Murphy fired three shutout innings, allowing one hit and no walks while striking out three. In his 10 appearances this season -- nine of them starts -- Murphy has a 7.71 ERA. He is spending his first day in the Majors the day after his 25th birthday.
"It was a great birthday present getting that call yesterday," said Murphy. "I'm ecstatic to be here. It's the Boston Red Sox. I can't be anything more than thrilled. I'm activated and ready to do whatever they want me to do."
June 6: Yu Chang restarts Minor League rehab assignment Chang, recovering from a broken hamate bone in his left wrist, played one rehab game on May 26, but shut it down after that due to some soreness. He restarted the rehab assignment on Tuesday for Triple-A Worcester, where he is expected to play for the entire week. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said it's possible Chang will be activated by the Red Sox during the next homestand, which starts on June 12 against the Rockies.
RHP John Schreiber (right teres major strain) Expected return: June at earliest Schreiber started playing catch on June 5, and will have a daily progression on flat ground until he is ready to throw off the mound. A key righty in Boston's bullpen, Schreiber has been missed. He has a 2.12 ERA in 18 appearances this season. (Last updated: June 6)
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 7, 2023 4:37:59 GMT -5
James Paxton’s goal? Red Sox wants ‘to hear that 7th-inning stretch song’
Updated: Jun. 06, 2023, 11:13 p.m.|Published: Jun. 06, 2023, 11:12 p.m.
By
Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com
BOSTON — James Paxton pitched 7 innings Tuesday for the first time since Sept. 3, 2019.
“That’s always the goal is to hear that seventh-inning stretch song when you go out there,” Paxton said.
The Red Sox scored four runs in the eighth inning to post a 5-4 comeback win over the Guardians at Progressive Field. Paxton recorded 24 swings-and-misses and improved to 2-1 with a 3.81 ERA in five starts.
“Command was great,” manager Alex Cora said. “He was able to use his fastball up in the zone whenever he wanted to. Was able to expand down in the zone and he was under control.”
The lefty allowed six hits and two walks while striking out nine.
“I felt like I got better as the game went on, found some rhythm and the fastball was coming out good there in the end,” said Paxton, who settled in after allowing two runs in the first inning.
Opponents have gone only 2-for-21 (.095 batting average) against Paxton the third and fourth times through the batting order, per the Red Sox notes.
He said he attacked the zone more with his fastball as the game progressed.
“Try to get ahead of guys and then mix in the breaking balls once they were kind of cheating on the fastball,” Paxton said.
Cora added: “The fastball, it will play late in games. That’s the guy I remember seeing in ‘17 and obviously with the Yankees. So it was good to see. There was another gear with that fastball after the fourth inning.”
Paxton recorded 15 swings and misses with his 72 fastballs, which averaged 95.3 mph and topped out at 97.7 mph, per Baseball Savant. He added seven whiffs with his cutter and one each with his knuckle-curveball and changeup.
“The fastball up, the fastball was very good,” Cora said. “They talked halfway through the game, him and Reese (McGuire) kind of the way they wanted to attack in the second part of the game. He felt confident like, ‘This is what we’re going to do. The fastball is playing. We use the breaking ball to expand but whenever we want to, we can call that pitch and I’m going to execute.’”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 7, 2023 4:40:44 GMT -5
Red Sox Stats @redsoxstats · 7h The Red Sox bullpen ranks last in chase swing and misses, 27th in contact allowed on swings, 24th in swinging strike rate, 28th in called+swinging strikes, & 27th strikeout rate,
They fixed their strike throwing problem - 3rd lowest walk rate - but now have a whiff and K issue.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 7, 2023 4:43:47 GMT -5
It’s only June, but this Red Sox rally — keyed by Rob Refsnyder — feels like it came at just the right time By Peter Abraham Globe Staff,Updated June 7, 2023, 12:04 a.m.
CLEVELAND — It would be hyperbolic to suggest a game on June 6 was somehow critical to the season for the Red Sox.
But it was starting to get late early for the Bloomin’ Sox, who had lost 10 of their previous 14 and were a dozen games out of first place.
Another loss would have dropped the Sox under .500 and deeper into last place in the loaded American League East. That’s when the chatter starts to switch over to gathering prospects at the trade deadline.
Which explains why Rob Refsnyder turned to the dugout and shouted when his single in the eighth inning gave the Red Sox a lead in the eighth inning against the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night.
“I was just yelling, nothing specific,” Refsnyder said after the Sox secured a 5-4 victory. “I was excited.”
He wasn’t alone there. The Sox fell behind early, got a strong start from James Paxton but were in trouble until the eighth when they scored four runs to take the lead.
Cancel the panic, at least for another day or two. The Sox got the big inning they needed.
“Ooh, it’s been a while, right?” manager Alex Cora said.
Refsnyder didn’t start the game but he played a big role in deciding it.
It started inauspiciously in the sixth inning when Refsnyder pinch hit for Jarren Duran against lefthander Sam Hentges and lined out to left field with two runners on and two outs and the Sox down, 2-1.
When he came up again in the eighth inning, it was against righthander Nick Sandlin in a 2-2 game with the bases loaded.
Refsnyder was 4 for 30 with 12 strikeouts against righties this season but the Sox had no lefthanded hitters on the bench.
It was a good matchup for Cleveland manager Terry Francona, as righthanded hitters were 9 for 50 against Sandlin. But Refsnyder worked the count to 2 and 2 and lined a sinker into right field.
That he went the other way against a righthander in a pressure spot helps explain why the Sox signed Refsnyder to an extension last week.
“I was trying to stay inside of it and he might give me a chance to hit the ball over to the right side. I was on the fastball,” said Refsnyder, whose well-defined job this season has been to face lefthanders as often as possible.
But Cora still trusts him in any situation.
“It’s a good at-bat; it’s a really good at-bat,” the manager said. “We like the at-bat against righties. It just happens that that’s his role.”
The Sox had scored only five runs in their previous 36 innings to that point.
The struggle was such that Cora played his infield in with a runner on third and one out in the second inning with his team down by two runs against Cleveland ace Shane Bieber.
Cora was doing all he could to prevent a third run because he didn’t believe his lineup could overcome such a deficit given its recent struggles. Justin Turner had a double and scored a run in Tuesday's win over the Guardians.
For seven innings, Cora was exactly right. They couldn’t.
“We’ve been grinding, obviously,” Refsnyder said.
Refsnyder also contributed defensively, tracking down a deep fly ball to center field in the sixth inning off the bat of Andrés Giménez. He slid on the warning track after making the catch.
“That one hurt, I’m not going to lie,” Refsnyder said.
“That was a game-changer right there,” Cora said.
The Sox are the eighth organization Refsnyder has played for over his 12 seasons in pro ball. The $1.2 million he’s making this season is the most of his career.
That’s a lot for most people but not in the world of professional sports. He’s been a bargain for the Sox.
“Rob’s valuable. You saw it with what he did at the plate and in center,” teammate Alex Verdugo said. “We’re confident in him. It’s big-time, him coming off the bench and doing what he did. We needed it, we really did.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 7, 2023 4:48:31 GMT -5
RED SOX NOTEBOOK Christian Arroyo tried to have a healthy attitude while sidelined for a month By Julian McWilliams Globe Staff,Updated June 7, 2023, 12:03 a.m.
CLEVELAND — Injuries have always been a part of the equation for Christian Arroyo, even dating back to his minor league days with the Giants.
His availability — or lack thereof — partially played a role in his inability to stick with a club until he found a home with the Red Sox during the 2020 shortened season. His most recent hamstring strain — which kept him out for roughly a month before he returned to the lineup Monday — weighed on the Red Sox infielder.
Heading into the season, Arroyo knew that he would be a player the Sox would have to rely on. That meant Arroyo would have to be available. It also meant playing through injury, something Arroyo did for the first three weeks of the season until he decided he could no longer push it.
“When I was watching the [most recent] West Coast trip, it gave me this weird sense of anxiety,” Arroyo said ahead of the Sox’ 5-4 series-opening win over the Guardians at Progressive Field on Tuesday night. “I want to do everything in my power to be here for the 26 other guys that are on this team, and I want to be there when they’re grinding through this [expletive] and I want to grind with them. I don’t want to be like an outsider looking in.”
Arroyo got off to a slow start to the season, batting just .190 in his first 21 games. But in his following five games, Arroyo began to get hot, hitting .417 in that span.
The Sox’ middle infield defense suffered this year with Kiké Hernández struggling at shortstop, and Enmanuel Valdez playing second. The Sox will look for Arroyo to play more shortstop, something he’s comfortable with, despite his long list of injuries.
“I’ve always been the same guy,” Arroyo said. “Whatever is needed of me, I’m going to go do. I‘m going to give 110 percent.”
The Sox have tried their best to keep Arroyo on the field. So far, their best hasn’t worked.
“There’s guys who get hurt,” Sox manager Alex Cora said. “That’s part of it. It’s not for a lack of work. He’s made adjustments throughout his career.” Murphy gets the call
The Red Sox called up lefthander Chris Murphy, who had a 7.71 ERA in 10 games (nine starts) at Triple A Worcester.
Murphy, who turned 25 Monday, had 42 strikeouts in 39⅔ innings of work. The Sox will use Murphy out of the bullpen in a multi-inning role.
“His last one was really good,” Cora said of Murphy’s last outing at Worcester in which the lefthander went three scoreless innings, yielding just a hit while striking out three. “We’ll see how it goes. Hopefully we have a big lead and he can go out there and get his feet wet.”
Despite the Sox’ underwhelming recent play, Cora said the team was able to reset its bullpen with just seven innings of relief over its previous two games. Three of those innings came from Kaleb Ort, who was optioned back to Worcester after Sunday’s game.
Having Murphy provides the Sox with depth, especially with lefthanders in Richard Bleier and Joely Rodriguez on the injured list. Murphy, who has yet to make his big league debut, was eager to fill any of the team’s needs.
“Obviously, we’re 60 games into the season,” Cora said. “And you start recognizing what you need now and later. He’s part of the equation. He’s a capable arm with good stuff. He might be a guy that we might rely on. But we’ll take it day by day.” Duvall return on target
The Red Sox will likely activate Adam Duvall (right wrist fracture) for the team’s series against the Yankees this weekend . . . Yu Chang (hamate bone fracture) resumed his rehab assignment Tuesday for Triple A Worcester. Chang went 0 for 4 Tuesday. The plan for Chang is to play three games then take off Friday. He would then play Saturday and Sunday before being evaluated again. He had a cortisone shot in his wrist last week that eased the discomfort he was feeling . . .. John Schreiber (right lat strain) made 25 throws Monday . . . Kutter Crawford will start Wednesday, covering three or four innings, Cora said. The team is undecided on a starter for Thursday.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 7, 2023 4:56:44 GMT -5
Red Sox @ Guardians Wednesday, 7th June 2023 7pm @ The Prog
Crawford 1-2/ 3.48
Bibee 1-1/ 3.20
Red Sox look for more Kutter Crawford magic in Cleveland FLM
Kutter Crawford has emerged as a jack of all trades for the Boston Red Sox, who continue their three-game series against the host Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday.
Crawford has pitched primarily out of the bullpen this season, but the 27-year-old right-hander also has proven to be a capable starter. Crawford (1-2, 3.48 ERA) will make his second straight start and fourth of the season when he takes the mound against the Guardians.
Boston opened the series with a 5-4 victory on Tuesday behind seven strong innings from James Paxton, who allowed two runs and matched his season high with nine strikeouts.
Boston trailed 2-1 before moving ahead with four runs in the eighth inning. Masataka Yoshida had three hits for the Red Sox, who snapped a three-game losing skid.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora isn't expecting a long outing by Crawford, who allowed one run on two hits with three strikeouts over three innings against the Tampa Bay Rays last Saturday.
"You have to be careful with his health," Cora said. "He just pitched three innings on Saturday. He gets three days. He's pitching tomorrow. If we push him forward then how is he going to bounce back? He's very important for us, regardless of the role. He's a guy that's been great throughout the season. So, we have to be careful and keep him healthy."
Crawford is 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA in three career games (two starts) against Cleveland, which struck out 12 times in Tuesday's loss and went 3-for-11 with runners in scoring position.
The Guardians will turn to right-hander Tanner Bibee (1-1, 3.20), who allowed three runs and six hits over five innings in a no-decision against the Minnesota Twins last Thursday.
Bibee, 24, has made a strong impression in his first seven major league starts, posting a 4-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 39 1/3 innings.
"Everything has slowed down," Bibee said. "I wouldn't say the adrenaline isn't there. I'm just more comfortable."
Boston is 12-5 in its last 17 games against Cleveland, which battled back with two runs in the bottom of the eighth on Tuesday before coming up short.
"We have the ability to come back in those games," Guardians right fielder Will Brennan said. "We've proven that. That's why we play three games in a series. We have a chance to even it up tomorrow and get 'em the next day."
Brennan went 3-for-4 on Tuesday to extend his hitting streak to seven games. He is 14-for-25 (.560) during that stretch. Guardians first baseman Josh Naylor is also on a hot streak, going 11-for-22 (.500) over his last six games.
Boston is hoping to build on a much-needed comeback victory after losing 10 of its previous 14 games before Tuesday. Utilityman Rob Refsnyder delivered the go-ahead RBI single in Tuesday's victory and is 12-for-28 with six RBIs during his career-high eight-game hitting streak.
Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers said the team remains positive about its postseason chances.
"There's still a lot of baseball to play," Devers said. "There's still (101) games remaining. We know how baseball is. There's ups and downs. We know that we're capable of winning games, and that's one of the things that we're going to focus on in the next few weeks."
--Field Level Media
Red Sox at Guardians Wednesday, at 7:10 PM EST Partly Cloudy It's expected to be 67° F with a 0% chance of precipitation and 13 MPH wind blowing in Cleveland at 7:10 PM EST. Hourly Forecasts: Weather.com
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 7, 2023 7:37:30 GMT -5
J.P. Long @soxnotes · Follow Opponents are 2-for-21 (.095) against James Paxton the 3rd and 4th time through the order this season. 10:35 PM · Jun 6, 2023
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