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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 5, 2020 16:18:39 GMT -5
Hazel Mae @thehazelmae · 4m Catcher Reese McGuire has been optioned and the club has added veteran Caleb Joseph per Charlie Montoyo #BlueJays
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 5, 2020 16:20:00 GMT -5
Ben Nicholson-Smith @bnicholsonsmith · 3m Ken Giles' live BP this afternoon "went well" per Charlie Montoyo, but he needs another one so he'll throw in a simulated / live BP setting again Tuesday
Could be activated after that if all goes well #BlueJays
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 5, 2020 16:51:19 GMT -5
High Heat Stats @highheatstats 8m It was 3 years ago today that the Red Sox's alleged sign-stealing using an Apple Watch was first reported.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 5, 2020 17:43:22 GMT -5
Christopher Smith @smittyonmlb · 12m Red Sox reliever Phillips Valdez’s changeup is his best pitch. He has thrown it 50.5% of the time, holding the opposition to a .178 batting average and .158 expected batting average with it, per Statcast.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 5, 2020 19:05:54 GMT -5
JBJ 2 run dinger in the 2nd hope his haters loved it 3-1 Sox
Dalbec dinger
4-1 Sox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 6, 2020 3:39:58 GMT -5
Red Sox 9, Blue Jays 8: It’s a walk off 21 comments
Some rare positive excitement. By Matt_Collins@MattRyCollins Sep 5, 2020, 11:26pm EDT
The Red Sox have been mostly bereft of excitement this season, but they finally provided some on Saturday night. They started the night with a three-homer inning in the second to give themselves an early lead, and Ryan Weber supported the offense with a very solid five-start inning. Unfortunately, the bullpen was not up to the task today, and it looked like they’d be the reason for a loss. However, Xander Bogaerts tied the game in the ninth with a home run and Christian Vázquez would use his legs to give the Red Sox the winning run in the ninth. The walk off victory pushed the Red Sox record to 14-27.
The Red Sox came into Saturday’s game in a different position, having won their last game and looking to turn that into some rare momentum. They were going up against Chase Anderson, who has had a very good season, especially by his standards. The difference for him in 2020 has been his ability to keep the ball in the yard, and the Red Sox were looking to change that up.
That’s exactly what they did, too. After falling behind 1-0 early — we’ll get to that in a bit — it didn’t take too long for Boston to answer back. J.D. Martinez stepped up to lead things off in the bottom half of the second, and Anderson tried to get him with a high fastball on a 2-2 pitch. Martinez was ready for it, though, sending it way out to center field for a solo homer to tie this game up. Christian Vázquez followed that up with a base hit, too, which put a runner on front of Jackie Bradley Jr. The center fielder has been red-hot of late, and he continued it here. The first pitch was a fastball middle-in, and he sent it up and over the Blue Jays bullpen to make it a 3-1 game. A couple batters later, Bobby Dalbec hit a solo shot for the third homer of the inning, and it was 4-1.
On the other side, Ryan Weber was looking for a solid start for a pitching staff that could use some innings. He did the job in the top half of the first with a perfect inning, but the second wouldn’t go as smoothly. It was still a scoreless game at this point, but on the first pitch for the frame Teoscar Hernández got a two-seamer right over the heart of the plate and gave Toronto the early 1-0 lead on his 14th homer of the year.
Weber didn’t let that pile up, though, getting three straight outs after that to end the inning. Then, with the lead in hand, he got the shutdown inning he needed in the third. The fourth wouldn’t work out so well, though, as Weber allowed the leadoff single to Rowdy Tellez — who else? — and then a couple batters later Travis Shaw brought him home with a double to make it a 4-2 game.
The Red Sox were ready to answer back in the bottom of the inning, though, with Michael Chavis smacking a one-out single. Dalbec then followed that up with a base hit of his own, but Chavis was a little over ambitious and was thrown out trying to go first to third. Fortunately, the top of the order wouldn’t let the inning go to waste as Alex Verdugo and Rafael Devers came through with back-to-back doubles, and just like that it was a 6-2 game.
Now, it was up to the Red Sox bullpen, which is never a good thing. Josh Taylor came on in the sixth with that same score on the board, but the lefty didn’t have it in this one. He issued a walk to lead off the inning followed by a base hit to put the first two on. A couple batters later, Valdimir Guerrero Jr. came through with the big swing Toronto was looking for, blasting a three-run shot to left-center field. Just like that, it was a one-run game. The Jays got a couple more baserunners in the inning as well, but no more runs.
So the lead was still in hand as we headed into the seventh with Phillips Valdez coming on. He’s been good this season, but like Taylor this was not his night. The inning started with three straight singles, and the third was enough to tie the game up at six, still with no outs on the board. After getting that first out, Valdez issued a walk to put two on for Joe Panik, and the infielder smacked an RBI double, and for the first time since the top of the second the Jays had a lead. After another walk loaded the bases, Valdez’s night was done and Robert Stock came on to try and finish the inning. He got a ground ball, but it was too far up the middle and went for an infield single and pushed the score to 8-6.
Now, it was on the offense to mount a comeback with three innings left. They didn’t waste any time to start their comeback, either, with Rafael Devers crushing the second pitch of the inning for a solo shot, closing the deficit to one. Unfortunately, that was all they got in the frame and we headed to the eighth still trailing by one.
Mike Kickham got the top of the eighth and came through with a scoreless inning, and then the Red Sox got the start they were looking for in the bottom of the inning with Yairo Muñoz leading the inning off with a base hit and Bradley following it up with a walk. That put two on with nobody out, but Michael Chavis and Dalbec struck out. After Alex Verdugo loaded the bases with an infield single, it was all up to Devers. He couldn’t come through this time, lining out to the shortstop and ending a promising inning for the Sox.
After Kickham tossed another scoreless inning in the ninth, the Red Sox had one more chance. Xander Bogaerts didn’t waste much time, leading off the inning with a solo shot into the Monster Seats to tie the game up at eight runs apiece. They got another runner on base with a Martinez walk, and Christian Vázquez ended up there with one out after a fielder’s choice. Surprisingly, Vázquez tried to steal second base, and the gamble paid off. The throw ended up in center field, putting Vázquez at third base with just one out and Muñoz at the plate. He chopped one over to third base, and Shaw’s throw was off-target. Vázquez slid in safely, and it gave the Red Sox their second win in a row on a walk off.
The Red Sox and Blue Jays finish up their series tomorrow afternoon. Toronto has yet to announce their starter while Andrew Triggs will get the nod for Boston. First pitch is set for 1:35 PM ET.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 6, 2020 3:43:49 GMT -5
Red Sox walk off after slump-ending homers
By Ian Browne @ianmbrowne 12:52 AM EDT
BOSTON -- After the shine of Bobby Dalbec's thrilling debut, which included a home run as his first Major League hit, the No. 3 Red Sox prospect, as ranked by MLB Pipeline, went into a serious funk for the next several days.
Then came Saturday night, when Dalbec finally had some answers to his recent rut, aiding the Red Sox on a night they scored a 9-8, walk-off win over the Blue Jays in the bottom of the ninth.
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Batting ninth -- a spot he had probably never hit in his baseball life -- the slugger mauled a solo homer to left field in the second inning. It was the third of the three long balls Boston hit in that exciting frame, and it was a missile.
Dalbec ripped it an exit velocity of 110.2 mph and a projected distance of 373 feet, clearing the fabled Green Monster for the first time. It was one of those hits that would clearly be a homer in 29 other parks, but it was hit so hard that there was a chance that 37-foot- Monster could knock it back into play. Dalbec was fortunate this time.
“Yeah, it was borderline,” said Dalbec. “I was trying to book it, but I kind of heard it clang up there and took a peek, so I’m glad it got over. It felt nice.”
Dalbec’s first MLB homer on Sunday was scorched down the right-field line. On Saturday, Dalbec followed his Monster shot with a single to right and then a well-struck flyout (104.6 mph, 371 feet). He also made a nice diving stab at first base to take a hit away from Jonathan Villar.
As Dalbec will see firsthand as his career progresses, it isn’t just the young guys who go cold. Even an All-Star like Xander Bogaerts can completely lose his feel at the plate.
When Bogaerts stepped to the plate with nobody out in the bottom of the ninth, he had just three hits in his previous 24 at-bats. Then he turned on a 3-2 slider from Anthony Bass and mauled it over the Monster at a projected distance of 412 feet to tie the game. The Red Sox wound up winning a few minutes later on a fielder’s choice grounder by Yairo Muñoz in which Christian Vázquez scored on a wide throw to the plate by third baseman Travis Shaw.
“You could see he was a little bit off, even in at-bats previous to that, so good for him,” Red Sox manager Ron Roenicke said of Bogaerts. “Hopefully, he’s locked in again. And he’s done a nice job for us, so when he gets a little messed up for a couple days, that’s no big deal.”
A hitter with the track record and swing Bogaerts has will generally always emerge from a slump in a minimal amount of time.
For young players like Dalbec, who is in his first week as a Major Leaguer, the process can be much trickier.
“This is a strange game where you can feel really bad and then the next thing you know, you’re a hero,” Roenicke said. “So good to see him get that. Hopefully, that relaxes him some.”
The performance undoubtedly took some weight off the 25-year-old’s shoulders. After Sunday’s two-hit debut came the dry spell leading into Saturday, which added up to 0-for-14 with nine strikeouts.
“It felt good,” Dalbec said. “I just made a couple of tweaks, timing stuff, and stopped pressing a little bit. It felt good to get that one today.”
Instead of letting his struggles snowball, Dalbec was able to bounce back.
First, it was a matter of clearing the mental hurdle.
“I think I did a better job handling it than I have in the past,” Dalbec said. “Obviously, it was pretty tough, but I just tried to stay mentally tough and grind through it. Those things happen. Not the last time something like that is going to happen, so I just have to get better with dealing with it and getting ahead of it quicker.”
Second, he had to fix the hitch in his swing that was leading to all the strikeouts. And that was accomplished through the work he did behind the scenes with hitting coaches Tim Hyers and Pete Fatse.
“I was kind of getting stuck on my backside, and I was spinning and tying myself up,” said Dalbec. “I was seeing the ball well -- that’s what was even more frustrating -- but I just wasn’t capable of putting a good swing on it. I was just a little twisty, and I think I’ve got it ironed out now. So I just have to stay on top of it and continue to get better.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 6, 2020 4:01:09 GMT -5
Red Sox rally in ninth inning for walkoff win over Blue Jays By Julian McWilliams Globe Staff,Updated September 5, 2020, 11:18 p.m.
Xander Bogaerts worked the count full against Blue Jays closer Anthony Bass on Saturday evening. The Red Sox were down by a run. Down to their last inning in what has amounted to a down season.
Bogaerts was due, though. He was 0 for 4 to that point and in the seventh, his flyout landed just short of the left-center field wall. This time, however, Bogaerts would make the Jays pay.
Bass left a hanging slider over the plate and Bogaerts ripped it for a homer over the Green Monster in center, catapulting the Red Sox to a 9-8 come-from-behind win. After Christian Vazquez reached base on a fielder’s choice, stole second and advanced on a throwing error, Yairo Munoz then hit a tapper to third baseman Travis Shaw, who made an errant throw home, giving the Sox a walkoff win.
“It was pretty fun,” Red Sox manager Ron Roenicke said. “I don’t care what our record is, at any time, it’s pretty fun winning a game like that.” Get 108 Stitches in your inboxEverything baseball every Monday-Friday during baseball season, and weekly in the offseason.
The Sox led 6-2 through five before the bullpen imploded, giving up three runs in both the sixth and seventh innings.
Red Sox starter Ryan Weber appeared to give the bullpen a much-needed rest, going five innings and allowing just two runs. The only damage done against Weber happened on a Teoscar Hernandez homer in the second and a Shaw RBI double in the fourth.
Weber became the first starter other than Nate Eovaldi and Martin Perez to complete the fifth inning of a contest this season. Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Ryan Weber allowed two runs on five hits in five innings Saturday night. Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Ryan Weber allowed two runs on five hits in five innings Saturday night. Barry Chin/Globe Staff
But the Sox ran into trouble beginning in the sixth inning with Josh Taylor in for relief. Before Saturday, Taylor made four consecutive scoreless appearances while allowing just one hit over that span. But the sixth inning brought its share of struggles for the lefthanded reliever.
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Taylor walked Rowdy Tellez to start the inning on five pitches, then Hernandez singled. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. belted a three-run shot to center, making it a one-run game.
The Sox went down in order in the bottom half of that frame and Phillips Valdez took over for Taylor in the seventh. But Valdez didn’t fare any better, giving up three straight singles, the last by Hernandez plating the tying run.
“We’ve pitched him a lot,” said Roenicke, regarding some of Valdez’s struggles as of late. “So, that has something to do with it for sure. I think it’s some of the situations probably. He’s been in some tough situations.”
A two-out double by Joe Panik put the Blue Jays on top, and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. later drove in another with an infield hit.
Rafael Devers homered in the bottom of the inning to cut it to 8-7. He also lined out with the bases loaded to end the eighth, but Bogaerts and the Sox offense came through in the ninth.
The Red Sox were all over Toronto starter Chase Anderson, tagging him for nine hits and six runs in just four innings.
It began in the second when J.D. Martinez rocketed a solo shot to center. Jackie Bradley Jr. then extended his hitting streak to eight games with a two-run shot of his own to right field, his second homer in this series. Bobby Dalbec joined in on the action later that inning, belting a solo home run to left field at 110.2 miles per hour off the bat. It was a good sign for Dalbec, who came into the game hitting just .111 with 11 strikeouts.
“I was kind of getting stuck on my backside, " Dalbec said. “I was spinning and tying myself up. I was seeing the ball well, but I wasn’t capable of putting a good swing on it. I think I got it ironed out now.”
In the fourth, Devers doubled down the right field line to bring in two, extending the Sox’ lead to 6-2. Anderson wasn’t fooling any of the Sox hitters on his fastball. Each of the six runs he surrendered on the evening came on that pitch.
Bogaerts entered this game just 3 for his last 20 dating back to Aug. 31, but in the end, his one swing in the ninth helped give the Sox a much-needed victory.
“It was a good win,” Roenicke said. “I thought we did a great job offensively. We kept coming back. We busted out early, which has been something that we’ve been wanting to do.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 6, 2020 4:04:01 GMT -5
RED SOX NOTEBOOK Lack of production at second base a big part of Red Sox’ offensive woes By Julian McWilliams Globe Staff,Updated September 5, 2020, 7:24 p.m.
The Red Sox haven’t had a productive 2020 season. But their production at second base has been equally disappointing.
Both Michael Chavis and Jose Peraza have struggled. Going 1 for 4 in Saturday’s 9-8 win over the Blue Jays, Chavis is hitting .220 with a whopping 40.6 percent strikeout rate in 96 plate appearances. Peraza, meanwhile, started the season hitting .283 in his first 12 games. Since then, however, he’s fallen off a cliff, batting just .183 during that stretch — he’s hitting .226 overall for the season — and is still without a homer. Is it safe to conclude the Sox haven’t gotten much out of that position?
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“Yes,” manager Ron Roenicke said. “It’s safe to say that. But it’s a position where it’s not really an offensive position. If you get offense from that position and you can play defense, it’s huge. I think normally when you look at a second baseman, you look at defense and you hope you get some offense there.” Get 108 Stitches in your inboxEverything baseball every Monday-Friday during baseball season, and weekly in the offseason.
Fair. But Chavis and Peraza aren’t necessarily defensive wizards. In fact, their offense is what typically keeps them in lineups.
Heading into spring training and then summer camp, Roenicke never committed to a full-time second baseman. Instead, he said the player producing the most will get the most playing time.
Peraza got the nod to start the season, but Chavis came into Saturday night’s game against the Blue Jays sporting a three-game hit streak, resulting in an uptick in playing time.
Both Peraza and Chavis are free swingers. In Peraza’s case, he makes contact at an 82.2 percent clip, but the approach is flawed because he doesn’t have the hitting ability to match (think Rafael Devers, who chases but can still barrel a ball). Chavis still hasn’t made the adjustment to his weaknesses. After his hot start in 2019, pitchers have attacked him by expanding with sliders down and fastballs above the hands.
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“If we can get back to that player we saw, however long [ago] that was — month and a half, two months — that would be really important for us and for him, too,” Roenicke said. “I think he’s done a real good job defensively. We’re just looking for the offense, too.”
After a shaky start to the season, Matt Barnes has made four consecutive appearances (combined four innings pitched) without allowing a run and striking out six.
“He’s locating the fastball better,” Roenicke said. “Velocity is up a tick. His curveball has been located well. He’ll always spike one or two. But I think when he was off he was spiking a lot. I don’t really see him doing that right now.”
Phillips Valdez has been another bright spot for the Red Sox out of the bullpen. He gave up three runs while getting two outs in the seventh on Saturday, but he’d previously registered a 2.05 ERA in 22 innings while also striking out 24 in that span.
“I feel great,” Valdez said. “I’ve been really pleased with what I’ve been able to do this year. I think it goes with the hard work I’ve been putting in year in and year out. I think the team also knows I’m fearless when I’m pitching. I’m not afraid of anybody. I go after hitters.”
Valdez was picked up off waivers by the Sox from the Mariners back in February.
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Nate Eovaldi (right calf strain) came out of his bullpen session Friday feeling good. He will throw another one Sunday and if it goes well, the team will think about having Eovaldi partake in an up-and-down bullpen. They still haven’t put a target date on when he might return, though. “No, just because we want this thing to be gone first, so we haven’t put a date on it,” Roenicke said. “We kind of push out to think where he could show up, but I don’t want to say a date just because we keep having to push this back ... Andrew Triggs will pitch Sunday’s series finale against the Blue Jays.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 6, 2020 4:07:58 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 5h #RedSox manager Ron Roenicke -- 'I don’t care what our record is at any time. It’s pretty fun winning a game like that.'
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 6, 2020 4:10:10 GMT -5
An air of mystery surrounds Red Sox walkoff win
By Bill Koch Journal Sports Writer BillKoch25 Posted at 12:26 AM Updated at 12:30 AM
BOSTON --- How we arrived here Saturday night will remain a mystery for a little while.
Did Red Sox manager Ron Roenicke call for a straight steal? A hit and run? Did Christian Vazquez take off from first base on his own?
The what ultimately matters more than the how and why. Vazquez slid into second base safely and took off for third thanks to a bounced throw into center field by Blue Jays catcher Caleb Joseph. He eventually scored the winning run on an infield single by Yairo Munoz.
The baseball Gods though it fitting to bestow a 9-8 walkoff victory upon Boston. And when you find yourselves in the midst of a 14-27 season, you don’t ask questions or search too hard for detailed explanations.
“Good job by (Vazquez),” Red Sox manager Ron Roenicke said. “Sometimes I don’t like to say what things are when they happen because I don’t like the other team to know exactly what we’re doing.”
Roenicke’s cryptic reply couldn’t hide his joy on what was a satisfying night for the Red Sox. They blew a 6-2 lead and left the bases loaded in the eighth. Familiar dread began to set in over an empty Fenway Park until Xander Bogaerts shocked the home dugout to life with a leadoff solo homer to the Monster Seats in the ninth.
Boston had Munoz at the plate later in the frame with one out. Vazquez had reached on a fielder’s choice and Anthony Bass was up in the count 0-and-1. Munoz swung through the next pitch from the Toronto right-hander, touching off the strange sequence of events.
“I don’t really want to say what it was,” Roenicke said. “You guys can’t even ask these guys anymore.”
The Red Sox clubhouse – more accurately, the suites temporarily housing the players – is off limits due to COVID-19 protocols. Vazquez wasn’t available for a Zoom interview after the game. Perhaps we’ll just chalk this result up to the oddity that is 2020 to this point.
Boston received a conventional start from Ryan Weber, who finished five innings and left in line for the victory. The Red Sox also suffered through a collapse that threatened to doom them to yet another defeat. Josh Taylor and Phillips Valdez both allowed three runs out of the bullpen, as a 6-2 cushion transformed into an 8-6 deficit.
“Good win,” Roenicke said. “Good battle. I thought we did a great job offensively.”
Vazquez closed with three singles and J.D. Martinez reached safely four times. Bobby Dalbec cracked the second homer of his career as part of a 2-for-4 night. The rookie had struck out in nine of his last 14 at-bats entering Saturday.
“I think I did a better job handing it than I have in the past,” Dalbec said. “It was pretty tough. I just tried to stay mentally tough and grind through it.
“Those things happen. It’s not the last time something like that is going to happen. I’ve just got to get better at dealing with it and get ahead of it quicker.”
Whether he knew it at the time or not, Dalbec essentially provided a mission statement for Boston entering the 2021 campaign. Toronto is the club contending for the second playoff spot in the American League East. Tampa Bay tops the division and enjoyed a 14½-game lead over the Red Sox prior to first pitch.
There have been far too many nights his year where Boston was the team committing the error or making the head-scratching decision. This wasn’t one of them, and how exactly it happened really doesn’t matter.
bkoch@providencejournal.com
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 6, 2020 4:13:20 GMT -5
Alex Speier @alexspeier · 8h In Game 41, the Red Sox have their first start of 5 innings by someone other than Eovaldi or Perez.
Jackie Bradley Jr. has reached in 10 of his last 12 plate appearances vs lefties: 5-for-7, 2 HR, 5 walks.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 6, 2020 4:16:39 GMT -5
Rob Longley @longleysunsport · 5h The Red Sox have 14 wins this season. More than a third of them (5) have come against the #Bluejays .
#Bluejays manager Charlie Montoyo on Villar and Tellez running into outs on the bases. “Neither one was good. How about that one."
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 6, 2020 4:17:34 GMT -5
Ben Nicholson-Smith @bnicholsonsmith · 5h Robbie Ray starts for #BlueJays tomorrow per Charlie Montoyo (no opener)
Wouldn't be a surprise if Caleb Joseph gets his first start considering he was with Ray in Arizona last year
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 6, 2020 4:30:59 GMT -5
Blue Jays @ Red Sox Sunday, 6th September 130pm
Robbie Ray 1-4/ 7.34
Allowed 2 runs (one earned) over 3 ip in his debut vs the Marlins
Andrew Triggs 0-2/ 16.20Sunday, September 6, 2020 at 1:35pm EDT Written by Adam Rauzino The Toronto Blue Jays continue to win games and are aiming for the second-place spot in the AL East. Toronto’s pitching has been outstanding and they will be giving Robbie Ray the start in Sunday's series finale. The struggling Boston Red Sox are having a disastrous season and are looking for any positives they can find before the season ends. Andrew Triggs will get the Call for Boston. The Red Sox lead the season series 5-4. Rays Starts Finale, Blue Jays Eye Second Place Robbie Ray will make his ninth appearance and second as a member of the Blue Jays in this one. Ray was subpar in his Blue Jays’ debut, conceding two runs (one earned) on four hits in 3.1 innings against the Marlins in a game Toronto lost. The veteran left-hander came over in a trade from the Diamondbacks at the deadline.He is having a rough season and seen by his terrible 7.34 ERA and a 1.95 WHIP accompanied by a 1-4 record in 34.1 innings pitched. Ray has only tossed 2/3 of an inning in his career against the Red Sox. Toronto continues to prove they are one of the most improved teams in baseball and are tied with the Yankees for second place in the AL East entering Saturday night's action. The pitching has been better than expected and they have been hitting fine in the absence of Cavan Biggio. Watch for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. who is a solid 7 for 23 with seven RBI’s against the Red Sox pitching this season entering Saturday’s play. The 21-year old slugger is playing well, driving in 10 runs in his last 12 games and has filed a .257 average with 17 RBI’s and a .796 OPS. The Blue Jays are averaging 4.68 runs on the season, ranking them 16th in the Majors. They enter with a 3.6 team ERA, good for 6th overall. Red Sox Look to Avoid Last Place Finish Andrew Triggs will make his third appearance of the season in this one. Triggs made his Red Sox debut last week after coming over in a trade from the Giants and allowed three runs in three innings against the Braves. The veteran right-hander gave up three runs in his only other appearance this season. Triggs did not pitch in the Majors last season. He has conceded two runs one (one earned) in 3.1 career innings against the Blue Jays. The Red Sox’ pitching continues to get rocked and they could finish last in the big leagues as a result. The offense hasn’t been nearly as effective as recent seasons. They have now lost five out of their last six games entering Saturday Xander Bogaerts was heating up at the plate but has cooled off recently. He still has six RBI’s in his last eight games overall entering Saturday. The 27-year old shortstop is having a solid season, registering a .279 average with 23 RBI’s and a .898 OPS. Bogaerts is 6 for 24 with six walks against the Blue Jays this season. The Red Sox rank 18th overall with an average of 4.55 runs on the season. They are last with an abysmal 6.06 team ERA. The Toronto Blue Jays are: 4-1 in their last 5 road games. 6-2 in their last 8 games against the AL East. 14-6 in their last 20 games overall. The Boston Red Sox are: 1-5 in their last 6 games overall. 15-37 in their last 52 games against a team with a winning record. 15-38 in their last 53 games against the AL East.
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