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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 22, 2023 6:20:07 GMT -5
Red Sox-Mets suspended after rain causes flooding in FenwayTom Ruminski 8h ago The Boston Red Sox and New York Mets will continue playing Saturday afternoon after Friday's game was suspended in the fourth inning due to heavy rain. The Mets will be leading 4-3 when the contest resumes at 2:10 p.m. ET. The 4:10 p.m. game will be moved to 7:10 p.m. Red Sox fans didn't let the weather delay or flash flood warnings stop them from having fun at Fenway Park: www.thescore.com/news/2680032
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 22, 2023 6:28:13 GMT -5
Mets-Red Sox game suspended, set to resume on Saturday 12:11 AM ADT Ian Browne
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne
BOSTON -- The Red Sox and Mets were in the middle of a back-and-forth tilt on Friday night at Fenway Park when Mother Nature interfered with downpouring rain, bolts of lightning and loud thunder that suspended the remainder of the contest until Saturday at 2:10 p.m ET.
The regularly-scheduled 4:10 p.m. game for Saturday will start at 7:10.
Tickets for Friday’s game will be good for admission to the resumed contest at 2:10 p.m.
Both games will be televised on NESN and broadcast in English on WEEI 93.7 FM and in Spanish on WAMG 890 AM/WCCM 1490 AM.
Action was halted with one out in the bottom of the fourth inning and the Mets leading, 4-3. Boston’s Alex Verdugo was at the plate with a 1-2 count.
The suspension was announced after a rain delay of nearly two hours.
The game started under pleasant conditions. Boston struck first, getting a run in the first on a fielder’s choice grounder by Justin Turner. Yu Chang launched a two-run double in the second against Mets starter Kodai Senga to make it 3-0.
“Some people in the clubhouse said, ‘Welcome to the big leagues. That’s what the big leagues are about,’” Senga said of Chang’s double, which scraped the Green Monster. “Also, it wasn’t the best pitch. I missed my location. So it is what it is.”
The Mets used power to force a momentum shift. Brandon Nimmo belted a two-run homer to right off Kutter Crawford in the third. Daniel Vogelbach roped a two-run shot to right in the top of the fourth, putting the Mets in front at 4-3.
Not long after Vogelbach’s moonshot, the rain started and progressively intensified.
Thanks to the suspension, Senga’s outing was limited to 3 1/3 innings, in which he gave up three hits and three runs while walking one and striking out three.
“It was only the first part of the game, but I think we ended on a high note,” Senga said through an interpreter.
Crawford allowed four hits and four runs over four innings, walking none and striking out two.
Both teams will go to the bullpen when the action picks up on Saturday. The Mets have a potential long man available in lefty David Peterson, should they choose to go that route.
The Saturday night game features a solid pitching matchup of James Paxton for the Red Sox and Max Scherzer for the Mets. Because of the suspended game, both teams will have the benefit of a 27th man in the nightcap. The Mets will also have Tommy Pham, who spent Friday in New York receiving an MRI on his groin, available to appear in either game.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 22, 2023 6:29:23 GMT -5
Injuries & Moves: Story belts 3-run HR in rehab opener July 21st, 2023
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July 21: Trevor Story (right elbow surgery), RHP Corey Kluber (right shoulder inflammation) open rehab assignments for Double-A Portland Fans at Hadlock Field in Portland had a treat on Friday night as two former All-Stars opened their Minor League rehab assignments in Story and Kluber. Story hammered a three-run homer in the bottom of the fifth. The shortstop walked in his first at-bat and promptly scored on a triple by Boston's top prospect -- and MLB's No. 3 prospect -- Marcelo Mayer. Kluber pitched two scoreless innings of relief, walking none, striking out one and throwing 35 pitches.
Story played five innings at shortstop for Boston's Double-A affiliate on Friday. He will get at-bats as the designated hitter on Saturday and log another five innings at short on Sunday.
July 21: LHP Chris Sale (stress reaction, left shoulder blade) lets it loose in the 'pen Friday marked the second time in four days that Sale threw a bullpen session at Fenway Park, marking the first two times he's done so since he went on the injured list at the start of June. Manager Alex Cora labeled Sale's session "really good."
Sale will repeat the exercise on Sunday or Monday. The next step after that will be two live batting practice sessions. The lefty could then be cleared for a Minors rehab assignment.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 22, 2023 6:46:01 GMT -5
RED SOX NOTEBOOK The All-Star break offered Chris Sale a chance to reminisce in Cooperstown, where his son was playing By Alex Speier Globe Staff,Updated July 21, 2023, 8:21 p.m.
Chris Sale spent the All-Star break in Cooperstown, N.Y., with his family to watch his 13-year-old son, Ryland, take part in a tournament. For Sale, the visit was rich with joy and nostalgia.
As a 12-year-old, Sale had homered in the same tournament.
“I was standing in the exact spot where I took a picture with my home run baseball, on Field 1, and was just like, ‘This is where it was,’ ” Sale beamed. “I think I made better memories this time around than I did when I was a kid. It’s really cool to see one of my sons do the same thing I did, with how important it was to me.”
Sale also toured the Hall of Fame for the first time in 22 years ― and this time, he got to see some memorabilia from his own career.
“That was pretty cool. That was kind of special,” said Sale. “Obviously, the last couple years have sucked for me, so it was a nice little pick-me-up, like, ‘Yeah, I used to be good.’ ”
Sale — who landed on the injured list June 2 with a stress reaction in his shoulder — took his rehab work with him during the break. His Airbnb hosts provided a throwing net so he could work on building arm strength in the backyard of his rental house, and he returned to Fenway after his son was eliminated from the tournament to continue his throwing progression.
He’s now working off a mound, having thrown a second bullpen session (35 pitches) on Friday before the Red Sox game against the Mets was suspended in the fourth inning with Boston trailing, 4-3.
“I’m mixing all my pitches, feeling strong,” said Sale.
Manager Alex Cora said Sale will have another bullpen session on Sunday or Monday, after which he’ll have two live batting practice sessions, at which point a rehab assignment (likely in early August) can be considered.
“Obviously, we’ve been through this before,” Cora said in reference to Sale’s repeated trips to the injured list. “We’ve just have to be patient.”
Still, with the Sox having edged closer to the postseason picture, Sale sees a carrot in front of him.
“Knowing the boys are playing well and when you come back, you’re gonna be right in the thick of things, it kind of adds a layer of excitement,” said Sale.
While Sale is ramping up toward facing hitters and shortstop Trevor Story started his rehab assignment with Double A Portland, playing five innings for the Sea Dogs, several other Red Sox also are progressing in their returns from the injured list.
Most immediately, righthander John Schreiber — who has made six rehab appearances, including back-to-back outings with Double A Portland on Wednesday and Thursday, while building back from a shoulder strain — will be activated either Sunday or Tuesday, depending on the Sox’ bullpen needs. Schreiber’s return is significant given the Sox’ only righthanded bullpen options (not counting bulk-innings pitcher Nick Pivetta) have been Kenley Jansen, Chris Martin, and Josh Winckowski.
“It’ll be good to have another righty. Then you can mix and match,” said Cora. “It is important. The way he was throwing the ball right before the injury, he was locked in, throwing a lot of strikes, getting people out. So it’ll be refreshing to get him back.”
Garrett Whitlock (bone bruise) has started playing catch. Tanner Houck (facial fracture) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session off a mound next week. Catcher Reese McGuire (oblique) is slated to start a rehab assignment Tuesday. Pablo Reyes (oblique strain) will continue his rehab assignment through Sunday, at which point the Red Sox will make a determination about how to proceed with a potential crowd of middle infielders. It’s getting drafty
The Red Sox announced the signing of 14 draftees: Catcher Kyle Teel (1st round), righty Matt Duffy (4th), shortstop Kristian Campbell (4th), lefthander Connelly Early (5th), righthander CJ Weins (6th), outfielder Caden Rose (7th), righthanders Trennor O’Donnell (8th) and Blake Wehunt (9th), lefthander Ryan Ammons (10th), righthanders Max Carlson (12th ) and Cade Feeney (13th), lefty Jojo Ingrassia (14th ), righty Isaac Stebens (16th), and lefty Zach Fogell (18th).
According to major league sources, the Sox signed Teel for a below-slot value of $4 million, and have agreements with second-rounder Nazzan Zanetello ($3 million bonus) and third-rounder Antonio Anderson ($1.5 million), both of whom are expected at Fenway to finalize their deals this weekend.
Family matters
With Mets third base coach Joey Cora in Boston, the series between the Red Sox and Mets offered an opportunity for a family reunion, with several family members — including Cora’s mother and sisters — flying in for the series.
“There are air mattresses all over the place,” said Alex Cora, who described his older brother’s broad-ranging influence both in his life and profession.
“This guy, for me, is the greatest, you know? I lost my dad when I was 13 and he became that guy,” said Cora. “I know managers, they call ex-managers to ask for advice and to see how to handle certain situations. I’ve got my brother.”
For whom will Cora’s mother root?
“She roots for the Red Sox. I’m the manager. He’s a coach,” laughed Cora. “And I paid for the freakin’ plane tickets.” Revolving rotation
Brayan Bello is back in the Dominican, where he will go on paternity leave starting Saturday . . . With Bello away from the team, the Sox flip-flopped Kutter Crawford and James Paxton in the rotation, with Crawford starting Friday and Paxton on Saturday. The outing will mark the seventh time in 12 starts that Paxton has had at least six days of rest.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 22, 2023 6:51:48 GMT -5
Suspended game first but later...
Mutts @ Red Sox Saturday, 7pm
Scherzer 8-3/ 3.99
Paxton 5-2/ 3.51
Weather heaps extra business on Red Sox, Mets FLM
The Boston Red Sox and the visiting New York Mets will have a heavier workload than originally expected Saturday, when the teams must complete a game that was suspended in the fourth inning Friday before the regularly scheduled night game.
The suspended game will resume at 2:10 p.m. local time with the Mets leading 4-3 and the Red Sox batting with one out in the fourth. The second contest is scheduled to begin at 7:10 p.m. Each team will be allowed a 27th player on the roster for Saturday's second contest, but the extra player can't be used in the suspended game.
Right-hander Max Scherzer (8-3, 3.99 ERA) is scheduled to face lefty James Paxton (5-2, 3.51) in the second game. Neither team has announced who will begin on the mound when Friday's game is resumed.
"We had plans if it (Friday night's game) restarted, and we'll see if that's going to be the same way," Mets manager Buck Showalter said Friday night. "I'm not going to go over there and wake Max (Scherzer) up and tell him he's pitching in the 2:10 game, I can tell you that."
Boston had a 3-0 lead Friday night, but that was erased when Brandon Nimmo hit a two-run home run in the third inning. Daniel Vogelbach gave the Mets the lead with a two-run shot in the fourth.
The game was suspended after heavy rain and lightning caused a delay of nearly two hours.
The Red Sox enter Saturday with a five-game home winning streak.
Scherzer may have enhanced his trade value in his last outing, when he limited the visiting Dodgers to one hit in seven shutout innings Sunday to help the Mets pull out a 2-1 victory in 10 innings.
Saturday's matchup will be the 13th time Scherzer has pitched against Boston. He's 5-5 with a 5.51 ERA in 67 innings.
Paxton will be trying to rebound from what may have been his worst performance of the year. He allowed a season-high six runs on three hits and three walks in three innings Saturday during a 10-4 loss to the host Chicago Cubs. He struck out four.
It was an uncharacteristic outing for Paxton, who didn't allow a baserunner in the first two innings. Things took a quick turn for the worse in the third, however, when Chicago scored six times. The big blow was Cody Bellinger's grand slam.
Paxton had won his previous four decisions in a span of six starts, and he hadn't walked more than two batters in nine of his previous 10 starts this season.
"It's not my first bad game. It won't be my last," Paxton said following the loss. "You're going to have these throughout a season, and it's all about what you do to get back to doing what you want to do out there.
"We all fail, at times. And it's more about how you deal with failure than the failure itself."
Paxton is 1-1 with a 4.30 career ERA in three starts against the Mets. He has allowed 21 hits in 14 2/3 innings.
--Field Level Media
Mets at Red Sox Saturday, at 7:10 PM EST Partly Cloudy It's expected to be 79° F with a 1% chance of precipitation and 3 MPH wind blowing left to right in Boston at 7:10 PM EST. Hourly Forecasts: Weather.com
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 22, 2023 9:00:52 GMT -5
Friday night’s game vs. the Mets will resume Saturday, which could mean trouble for an already thin Red Sox pitching staff By Alex Speier Globe Staff,Updated July 21, 2023, 10:27 p.m.
With a downpour descending upon Fenway Park and lightning illuminating the night sky, the game between the Red Sox and Mets was delayed in the bottom of the fourth inning with the Mets leading, 4-3.
After nearly two hours, the game was suspended, with a scheduled resumption on Saturday at 2:10 p.m. The two teams will then play a full game — originally scheduled for 4:10 p.m. — at 7:10 p.m. The two teams will be able to call up a 27th player for the full game, but not for the conclusion of the suspended game.
The deluge seemed somehow fitting on a night that rapidly devolved for the Red Sox.
The Sox took an initial lead, with leadoff hitter Jarren Duran once again playing the role of catalyst, lining a single to right against Mets starter Kodai Senga. As has so often been the case in recent weeks, Duran then created mayhem with his speed, stealing second and advancing to third on a throwing error by catcher Francisco Alvarez, before scoring on a Justin Turner ground out to give the Sox an immediate 1-0 edge.
The Sox soon extended their advantage. With two outs in the bottom of the second, Triston Casas walked and advanced to second on a Connor Wong single. Yu Chang connected with a 96-mile-per-hour fastball at the top of the zone, lofting a ball to left that banged off the Wall for an only-in-Fenway, two-run double that put the Sox ahead, 3-0.
The advantage seemed sizable. It wasn’t.
The Mets stormed back with two-run homers in the next two innings off Sox starter Kutter Crawford, with Brandon Nimmo hitting one into the right-field grandstand in the third inning and Daniel Vogelbach launching a ball over the visitor’s bullpen in the fourth.
In the last three games, Red Sox starters Crawford, Brayan Bello (3), and Joe Jacques (2) have allowed a combined seven homers in 9⅓ innings. The three-game stretch marks the first time Sox starters have allowed multiple homers in three straight games since they opened the season by allowing multiple homers in each of the first five games of the year.
Alex Verdugo was at the plate with a 1-2 count in the bottom of the fourth inning when the game was suspended.
But the flood of homers was soon followed by an actual deluge. As the rain intensified, crew chief Alfonso Marquez summoned the tarp mid-at-bat, with Senga ahead in the count, 1-2, against Alex Verdugo with one out.
Though incomplete, the contest was noteworthy for the sizable contingent of visitors. The Mets had an enormous turnout, resulting in resounding cheers for New York’s two-run homers.
Yet perhaps more interesting was the presence of at least seven scouts covering the contest as the Aug. 1 trade deadline nears. The Mets — at 45-51, a startling disappointment — are viewed as a likely seller, while scouts from other teams are preparing in case the Sox (51-46, three games back in the wild card standings entering Friday) deal some of their players who are signed or under team control only through 2023 or 2024. Related: Story-book return: In his first professional baseball game in 10 months, Trevor Story blasted a three-run homer for the Portland Sea Dogs
The scheduled matchup of Max Scherzer and James Paxton on Saturday night represents a pair of pitchers whose availability and performances will be monitored particularly closely by the rest of the industry in what is viewed as a market with many buyers and few sellers.
Despite that added dimension of intrigue, Sox manager Alex Cora downplayed the notion that the outcome of games takes on magnified significance at this time.
“I don’t get caught up in the whole, ‘The next nine games are do-or-die for the Red Sox!’ No,” Sox manager Alex Cora said before the game. “We just play the schedule and keep playing good baseball and we’re going to be fine. Obviously the topic [of the trade deadline] is going to be louder and louder and louder. That’s your job to do that. But for us, just keep playing. Keep playing good baseball.”
The Sox — who are an astounding 2-13 (.133) against NL teams at Fenway this year, easily the worst home interleague record in baseball — will have the opportunity to do just that for more than 14 innings Saturday. But with a rotation already down to three full-time starters (Crawford, James Paxton, and Brayan Bello — who is going on paternity leave on Saturday) plus long-man Nick Pivetta, the challenge facing the pitching staff will be considerable.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 22, 2023 11:24:04 GMT -5
Red Sox place right-handed pitcher Brayan Bello on paternity list Club recalls right-handed pitcher Justin Garza from Triple-A Worcester 36 minutes ago
BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox today placed right-handed pitcher Brayan Bello on the Paternity List. To fill Bello’s spot on the active Major League roster, the club recalled right-handed pitcher Justin Garza from Triple-A Worcester.
Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom made the announcement.
Bello, 24, is 7-6 with a 3.60 ERA (36 ER/90.0 IP) in 16 starts this season. The right-hander last started on Wednesday at Oakland, allowing six runs in 4.0 innings. Signed by the Red Sox as an international free agent on July 2, 2017, the Dominican native has posted a 4.03 ERA (66 ER/147.1 IP) in 29 career Major League games (27 starts) for Boston (2022-23).
Garza, 29, has pitched in 16 games (one start) for Boston this season, posting a 6.11 ERA (12 ER/17.2 IP). The right-hander has also recorded a 4.70 ERA (4 ER/7.2 IP) with 12 strikeouts in seven games for Worcester. Claimed off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels on April 28, the California native owns a 5.24 (27 ER/46.1 IP) in 37 career Major League games (one start) for Cleveland (2021) and Boston (2023).
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 22, 2023 11:25:36 GMT -5
Suspended Game # 98 Mutts up 4-3 in the 4th
METS (45-51): Brandon Nimmo (L) CF Francisco Lindor (S) SS Jeff McNeil (L) RF Pete Alonso (R) 1B Daniel Vogelbach (L) DH Francisco Alvarez (R) C Brett Baty (L) 3B Mark Canha (R) LF Luis Guillorme (L) 2B
RED SOX (51-46):
Jarren Duran (L) LF Justin Turner (R) 2B Masataka Yoshida (L) DH Rafael Devers (L) 3B Adam Duvall (R) CF Alex Verdugo (L) RF Triston Casas (L) 1B Connor Wong (R) C Yu Chang (R) SS
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 22, 2023 13:05:49 GMT -5
Chris Murphy taking the bump for Boston
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 22, 2023 13:12:14 GMT -5
Red Sox shuffle roster, rotation with Brayan Bello on paternity list Published: Jul. 22, 2023, 1:40 p.m.
By Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com BOSTON — With exciting young rookie starter Brayan Bello in the Dominican Republic awaiting the birth of his child, the Red Sox made a roster move Sunday morning — and reshuffled their starting rotation for the next few days.
Bello was placed on the paternity list and right-hander Justin Garza was called up from Triple-A Worcester ahead of the resumption of Friday’s suspended game against the Mets. Garza will be available to pitch Saturday afternoon despite not being on the roster when the game started Friday night. The Red Sox will also be able to add a 27th player for their regularly scheduled game against the Mets on Saturday night. That player, who doesn’t have to be on the 40-man roster, has not yet been named.
Related: Mobile sports betting is live in Massachusetts on BetMGM. Get started with a $1,000 first-bet offer With Bello, who last pitched Wednesday in Oakland, away from the team for a few days, the Red Sox are shuffling their rotation plans. Bello will now pitch Wednesday against the Braves instead of Tuesday, which was his scheduled turn. He will have a full week between starts.
“A lot of traveling the last 48 hours,” Cora said. “San Francisco to here, here to the Dominican. It has been a lot so we’ll push him back to Wednesday and go from there.” James Paxton will start Saturday night opposite future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer and the Red Sox will have a bullpen game (with Nick Pivetta likely playing a sizable role in relief) in primetime Sunday night. After an off day Monday, the Sox will have another bullpen game Tuesday against the Braves. Bello will pitch Wednesday and Crawford will start Friday’s series opener against the Giants in San Francisco. Paxton will again be ready to pitch Saturday night against the Giants.
With Chris Sale, Garrett Whitlock and Tanner Houck all on the injured list, the Red Sox have been operating with a three-man rotation since the beginning of July. Cora has often rejiggered his staff to allow extra rest for the pitchers, especially Paxton, who at 34 has barely pitched over the last three years. Heading into the weekend series against the Mets, Cora flip-flopped Paxton (originally supposed to pitch Friday) and Crawford.
“From my end, it would be great for them to pitch every five days on a regular schedule but we’ve got to plan with off days,” Cora said. “(Paxton) is a guy who hasn’t pitched in a while. I think the days will benefit him, not only now but in the future with his career. There’s got to be a balancing act here. We want him to pitch important innings later on, so you have to give him enough rest now so we can get him back in a few months.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 22, 2023 13:22:46 GMT -5
Casas getting picked off to end the 4th the stupidity continues this shit can't be happening in late July
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 22, 2023 13:29:32 GMT -5
shitty glovework by devers there Sox are in trouble and they ruled that a single....hahahahah
holy shit jacques got out of it
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 22, 2023 13:48:38 GMT -5
Bernadino with a wild pitch and that bites the team in the ass as a single brings in Alonso
5-3 Mutts in the 6th
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 22, 2023 14:21:31 GMT -5
Casas with a 3B in the 7th Refsnyder sac'd him home
5-4 Mutts
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 22, 2023 15:03:51 GMT -5
Mutts win first game 5-4
back in last place
Sell BLOOM
SELL
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