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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 9, 2023 15:00:32 GMT -5
Dan Shaughnessy @dan_Shaughnessy · 4m So he might as well be done for the year. Again. Truly the worst contract yield in Sox history.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 9, 2023 15:14:18 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 9m Sale has a stress reaction in his shoulder blade. No surgery but 3-4 weeks before the next step.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 9, 2023 16:49:41 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 44m Sox planning to stay with Kutter Crawford in the rotation.
Alex Cora said he has no interest in the open @canesbaseball job.
He threw his support to pitching coach J.D. Arteaga, who has been on the staff since 2003.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 9, 2023 19:25:06 GMT -5
Devers goes oppo on Sticky Cole that blast in the 6th makes it 2-0 Red Sox
Devers has 7 life time homers vs Sticky Cole.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 9, 2023 20:45:07 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 36m Garrett Whitlock has a 1.85 ERA against the Yankees over 13 games and 24.1 innings.
Tonight was his first start.
His line over the 13 games: 24.1 IP. 11 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 32 K.
Gerrit Cole has a 4.64 ERA in 11 starts against the Red Sox since joining the Yankees.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 9, 2023 20:45:51 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 9m #RedSox 3, #Yankees 2, final.
WP—Whitlock (3-2) LP—Cole (7-1) Sv—Jansen (14)
Sox are 32-32; Yankees 37-28.
Houck (3-5, 5.46) vs. German (3-3, 3.69) tomorrow at 7:10 p.m. (Fox).
2:28 for Sox-Yankees.
Theo for president.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 9, 2023 21:33:58 GMT -5
Strong outing from Garrett Whitlock sends Red Sox past Yankees as skid ends Updated: Jun. 09, 2023, 10:15 p.m.|Published: Jun. 09, 2023, 9:35 p.m.
By Sean McAdam | sean.mcadam@masslive.com NEW YORK - Given how their week had gone - two straight dispiriting losses, a public relations nightmare and news that their best starting pitcher would be sidelined for at least two more months - it seemed like a trip to Yankee Stadium was the last thing the Red Sox needed.
As it turns out, it was a perfectly safe haven.
The Sox rode a strong start from Garrett Whitlock and some brief flashes of power to a 3-2 victory over New York.
A solo homer from Kiké Hernández proved to be the difference on the scoreboard, but in many ways, the Boston bullpen proved to be the separator in this one.
First, Nick Pivetta bailed out Whitlock by getting two quick outs and stranding an inherited runner to close out the seventh.
Then, Chris Martin made quick work (10 pitches) of the Yankees in the eighth before closer Kenley Jansen survived a somewhat rocky ninth before shutting the door for his 14th save.
The Red Sox didn’t exactly bang New York starter Gerrit Cole around, but they did manage two runs off him over six innings, with a solo homer from Rafael Devers and a run-scoring single from Triston Casas, saddling him with a defeat. Since joining the Yankees, Cole has a 4.64 ERA in 11 starts against Boston.
Whitlock, meanwhile, was brilliant over the first six innings, allowing only a single run - on a leadoff homer from Josh Donaldson that inning. In his first career start against his former team, he earned the victory.
Producing lots of swings and misses on both his changeup and sweeper, Whitlock allowed just five hits through the first five innings - all of them singles.
In the seventh, however, Whitlock seemed to hit something of a wall. He allowed a leadoff single to Isiah Kiner-Falefa, who promptly swiped second base, and when the throw from Connor Wong skipped into center field, took third.
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From there, Kiner-Falefa raced home when ball four to pinch-hitter Gleyber Torres eluded Wong for a wild pitch.
Devers domination continues
Few hitters in the game have had success against Cole like Devers.
The homer by the third baseman in the fourth inning was the seventh time Devers had taken Cole out of the ballpark - the most by any hitter in the American League.
Looking ahead
The two teams play the middle game of the series Saturday night RHP Tanner Houck (3-5, 5.46) vs. RHP Domingo German (3-3, 3.69) at 7:15 p.m.
The Red Sox are in need of a starter for Tuesday, but prior to Friday’s game, Alex Cora said the team would probably again turn to Kutter Crawford for the assignment. With Chris Sale sidelined until early August at the earliest, the Sox are need of a more permanent fixture in their rotation, and Crawford looks like the candidate.
First, however, the Red Sox need to get him built up from a pitch count standpoint, having utilized him mostly out of the bullpen for shorter stints in recent weeks.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 9, 2023 21:35:46 GMT -5
Red Sox Stats @redsoxstats · 58m The Red Sox have had their share of Really Nice Wins™ this year, but they have rarely followed them up, let alone built momentum off them. Just a huge friggin start for Tanner Houck tomorrow.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 9, 2023 21:36:42 GMT -5
Red Sox Stats @redsoxstats · 54m
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Post by scrappyunderdog on Jun 10, 2023 0:31:31 GMT -5
The Red Sox took a stand Thursday. If only it was one that made them more watchable. Two notable storylines from Thursday: Alex Verdugo's benching, and the controversial decision to pitch Matt Dermody during Pride Month.By Jon Couture June 9, 2023 | 1:00 PM. Again, imo, it is nonsense. We need to stop treating every offense as an act of war. No one wins. How many billions have the stockholders of Bud & KMart lost over the past month or so? Bass might've gotten because of his religious views. The LAD have some issues hosting some folks that dress like nuns while Kershaw is backing some religious night, while going 9-12. Every should allow everyone else to have their own opinions.
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Post by scrappyunderdog on Jun 10, 2023 0:32:52 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 2h Air quality looking good in NYC for Sox-Yankees. I wore the mask mostly for show during the pandemic. The other day, I wore it for real.
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Post by scrappyunderdog on Jun 10, 2023 0:35:16 GMT -5
Red Sox Stats @redsoxstats · 58m The Red Sox have had their share of Really Nice Wins™ this year, but they have rarely followed them up, let alone built momentum off them. Just a huge friggin start for Tanner Houck tomorrow. I don't mind giving Houck a shot at starting, but I think he is destined for the BP, where he might be very good.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 10, 2023 2:41:08 GMT -5
Whitlock outduels Cole as Red Sox grab tense opener 1:20 AM GMT-3 Bill Ladson Bill Ladson
@ladsonbill24
NEW YORK -- The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry is back -- for this weekend, anyway. It was a sellout crowd of 46,007 on Friday night, and the fans showed how loud they could be during those nine innings, which were intense.
“It was loud,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “You can tell from the get-go. When I went out on the field at 6:30 for a 7:05 game, when you see the people out there in right field waving, you know it’s going to be fun.”
The Red Sox had most of the fun at Yankee Stadium, as right-hander Garrett Whitlock outdueled Gerrit Cole in Boston's 3-2 victory.
Entering Friday’s action, Whitlock was having a season to forget, twice spending time on the injured list and sporting a 5.61 ERA. But he was dealing against the Yankees, allowing two runs -- one earned -- in 6 1/3 innings and striking out a season-high six. Whitlock’s first blemish was in the sixth inning, when he allowed a solo home run to Josh Donaldson.
Before that, Whitlock had retired 14 of the first 19 batters. It helped that his sinker, changeup and sweeper pitches were working.
“He was really good tonight. He was changing speeds, using his best pitches as much as possible,” Cora said about Whitlock. “He kept them off balance. Good fastball, too, good command. When you do that, good things are going to happen.”
Cole was impressed by what he saw from Whitlock.
"That was a well-pitched game,” Cole said. “Looking back on it, maybe we had three mistakes. I got punished on two, but really the other Garrett just outpitched me. That's really what happened. I threw a nice game, but he threw a better one."
Whitlock went into the seventh inning for the second time this season. He was given a 3-1 lead thanks to a solo homer by Kiké Hernández, but Whitlock left the game with one out after throwing a wild pitch that allowed Isiah Kiner-Falefa to score New York’s second run of the game.
“It was a good outing. I was happy with it,” Whitlock said. “I’m just trying to build on it. I look forward to the next outing.”
This is Whitlock’s first full season as a starter. He was a solid reliever for Boston in 2021 and most of ‘22. Whitlock is the first to say that he is still learning to pitch every fifth day.
“It’s been an adjustment,” Whitlock acknowledged. ”I’m trying to build off each start. … I really lean on the veterans who have had the amount of time they had starting. So I’m just trying to lean on them and learn from their wisdom.”
The person Whitlock has leaned on the most has been right-hander Corey Kluber. When it comes to pitch selection and reading at-bats, Kluber is the man he listens to.
“Kluber has helped me tremendously,” Whitlock said. “I’ve talked to him in the dugout and going over our pitches. He has been a huge help trying to help me read swings, see what I see pitch after pitch.”
The biggest blow off Cole came in the sixth inning, when Rafael Devers hit a home run into the left-field bullpen. It was Devers’ seventh career home run off Cole and first dinger overall since May 19 against the Padres in San Diego.
“Cole is not an easy pitcher to face,” Devers said through interpreter Carlos Villoria-Benitez. “To be honest with you, I’m glad to be able to hit him. He is very good, and he’s not an easy pitcher to face.”
After going 2-for-4, Devers is starting to feel that his bat is coming alive.
“It feels great [to hit a home run], and that will help me a little bit with my confidence and get my timing back,” Devers said. “That’s one of the things that I’ve been trying to get. It’s a great boost of confidence and, hopefully, we keep it rolling tomorrow.”
After Kenley Jansen worked out of a two-on, two-out jam to earn the save in the ninth, Boston got back to .500 at 32-32.
“It was a good baseball game,” Cora said. “We pitched well. We hit the ball out of the ballpark. That’s always good. We played decent defense. It’s good to start the series like that. Now we have two shots to win the series.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 10, 2023 2:42:53 GMT -5
Alex Cora had feeling Rafael Devers was about to heat up. On Friday, he did Updated: Jun. 09, 2023, 11:06 p.m.|Published: Jun. 09, 2023, 10:55 p.m.
By Sean McAdam | sean.mcadam@masslive.com NEW YORK - When Jose Ramirez tortured the Red Sox with a three homer game Thursday night in Cleveland, Alex Cora said he hoped that Rafael Devers would soon go on a similar hot steak at the plate. Cora knows that a torrid stretch by a team’s top hitter can have an impact on the entire lineup.
In the first meeting of the season against the Yankees, Devers didn’t replicate Ramirez’s night, but he at least hinted that he’s about to go on one of his patented surges.
Devers powered a double and scored a run in the fourth, then belted a long solo homer to left-center in the sixth to help carry the Red Sox to a 3-2 win over New York.
“With special players, it’s just a matter of time,” said Cora. “I don’t think the spotlight (of playing in New York) has anything to do with it. It starts with the walks. He’s been patient. He’s seen a lot of pitches lately, which is great. He’s a little frustrated because, obviously, although he hates to say it, he knows the offense (revolves) around him.
“It was good to see him hitting the ball out of the ballpark that way. That opens up a lot of stuff - the ability to go (up the middle or the other way), it helps you. You can get on fastballs after that and obviously, it means you’re seeing the ball well. Hopefully, it’s the beginning of something big for him.”
The homer by Devers was his first since May 19, covering a stretch of 16 games and 64 at-bats. And maybe it was fitting that it came off New York ace Gerrit Cole, who suffered his first loss of the season, allowing two runs in six innings.
It was the seventh homer of his career off Cole, the most he’s had against any opposing pitcher.
“He’s not an easy pitcher to face,” insisted Devers. “To be honest with you, I’m glad I’ve been able to hit off him. Obviously, he’s very good and he’s not an easy pitcher to face. I think it’s the same routine, same focus I have against any other pitcher or team. It just happens that I have good numbers, but it’s not because anything I change or do anything special when we face him.”
Indeed, the numbers bear out that Cole sometimes wins the matchup. Before Friday, Devers had struck out in almost half of his career at-bats - 14 strikeouts in 30 at-bats - while batting just just .233 against Cole.
But there’s no denying that the homer felt good for Devers after a long drought without one.
“It will help me with my confidence and help me get my timing back,” said Devers. “That’s one of the things I’ve been working on, so obviously, it feels great. It’s a great boost of confidence.”
Devers rejected any suggestion that he’d made any major adjustments at the plate.
“I haven’t changed anything, to be honest with you,” said Devers. “I hope more nights like this come along, but I’ve just been working a little harder in the past few days, trying to get everything right and today it did.”
Nor did Devers agree with Cora, who’s suggested that an uptick in walks of late was a sign that the slugger was poised to bust out.
“To be honest with you,” Devers offered, “trying to get the ball to left field is one of the things that I’ve been trying to focus on and today it worked out.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 10, 2023 5:39:39 GMT -5
Was a good vibe in the Boogie Down last night loved the pitching guess it was the first sell out of the season for the Bombers
It doesn’t matter where they are in the standings, Red Sox-Yankees games are still special By Peter Abraham Globe Staff,Updated June 9, 2023, 8:52 p.m.
NEW YORK — Yankees lefthander Nestor Cortes made headlines on Thursday when he questioned whether the Red Sox and Yankees were actually rivals these days.
“It doesn’t feel like what we have with Tampa now, or with Toronto now,” Cortes said. “You could argue that [the Red Sox] haven’t been who they really are the last couple years.”
He’s right about the Sox, hard to argue there. But there is still something special when the Sox and Yankees are on the same field.
A sellout crowd of 46,007 at Yankee Stadium was on its feet in the ninth inning on Friday night when Kenley Jensen came out of the bullpen charged with protecting a 3-2 lead.
He got two quick outs then put two runners on base, giving rookie shortstop Anthony Volpe a chance to play hero.
Volpe ripped a 3-and-1 pitch to left field, easily foul but close enough to raise the decibel level. Then Jansen located a hard cutter inside and Volpe popped out.
“It was loud,” Sox manager Alex Cora said. “You can tell from the get-go. When I go out there at 6:30 for a 7:10 game, when you can see the people up there, in right field way up there, you know it’s going to be fun.
“It was loud. It was a great baseball game.”
In what has been a letdown season and recently an embarrassing one on and off the field, the Sox had an enjoyable night.
Garrett Whitlock, the former Yankees prospect stolen in the 2020 Rule 5 Draft, allowed one earned run over 6⅓ innings in his first start against his former team.
Whitlock has a 1.85 earned run average in 13 appearances against the Yankees since he joined the Red Sox. Whitlock professed not to be caught up with facing his former team. But he did enjoy the atmosphere.
“My first win was here and this was my first start here,” Whitlock said. “It was fun — a lot of intensity when you’re out there.”
The stage also seemed to perk up Rafael Devers, who doubled off Gerrit Cole in the fourth inning and scored the first run of the game.
Then he unloaded on a low changeup in the sixth inning and hit it 405 feet to left field for his 14th home run and 51st RBI.
That’s not a pitch a normal lefthanded hitter can hit that far to that part of the ballpark.
“That was sick,” said Kiké Hernández, who homered off Albert Abreu in the seventh inning.
Devers has seven homers against Cole, his most against any pitcher and the most Cole has allowed by any hitter.
That this was the first game of the season between the Sox and Yankees was unusual.
They had not met so late into a full season since July 1, 1996. Jimmy Key beat Roger Clemens, 2-0, at the old Stadium before a crowd of only 27,734.
The Yankees went on to win the World Series that season, the first of four over a five-year period for the Joe Torre dynasty.
The Red Sox were competitive but didn’t have their breakthrough until 2004. The Yankees have only one championship in the years since.
Now the teams have reached another junction, this one more philosophical.
The Yankees are fully committed to winning, their $279.7 million luxury tax payroll second only to the Mets. They made Aaron Judge a $360 million offer he couldn’t refuse last winter when he became a free agent and retained first baseman Anthony Rizzo.
It was a sluggish first 30 games, but the Yankees are 37-28 and in the mix for a playoff berth. There’s no questioning their intent.
The Red Sox payroll is 14th at $179.6 million, lower than the White Sox and a bit higher than the Rockies. They’re buried in last place.
That the Sox lack the pitching to contend was made even more clear on Friday when it was revealed Chris Sale had a stress reaction in his shoulder blade and would be out at least until August and likely beyond.
Having five healthy major-league quality starters available over the final four months of the season will be a challenge.
So Cortes has a valid point. But hearing Red Sox fans cheering at the Stadium when Devers homered, only to be drowned out by angry boos from Yankees fans was a reminder that these games still mean plenty.
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