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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 3, 2023 16:52:19 GMT -5
Blue Jays @ Red Sox
Friday , 4th August 2023
7pm @ Fenway
Manoah 2-8/ 5.87 vs
Paxton 6-2/ 3.34
Friday, August 4, 2023 at 7:10pm EDT
Written by Bosun Akinpelu
The Toronto Blue Jays (60-49) will be going for their second consecutive road win when they face the Boston Red Sox (57-51) in the first game of their three-game series on Friday night.
Alek Manoah, 2-8, 5.87 ERA, will get the start for the Blue Jays. The Red Sox will counter with James Paxton, 6-2, 3.34 ERA.
Boston is 7-3 in its last 10 games against Toronto.
**This preview was written before Thursday’s game was played**
Blue Jays Going For Fifth Win In Eight Games
The Blue Jays played well over the past week and they’ve won four of their last seven games. They will try to keep the momentum going with a win over the Red Sox, which will give them their fifth win in their last eight games.
Toronto is averaging 4.50 runs per game. Their .259 batting average is sixth in the league. Their .329 on base percentage is ninth, while their .417 slugging percentage is 12th.
Bo Bichette leads the Blue Jays with a .321 batting average, while Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the team with 17 home runs and 66 RBI.
Toronto’s pitching has been good, with the team giving up 4.09 runs per game. Opponents have a .242 batting average against the Blue Jays, which is eighth in the league. Their 3.82 ERA is fifth, while their 1.26 WHIP is 11th.
In his last start, Manoah gave up four hits and one run in 4.1 innings, leading to a 6-1 win over the Angels. They will need a similar effort from him if they want to win this game.
Red Sox Trying To Bounce Back From Loss
The Red Sox followed up their win over Seattle in the second game of their series with a loss in the series finale. They will try to bounce back from the loss with a win over the Blue Jays, which will give them their fifth consecutive home win and the series lead.
Boston is averaging 4.95 runs per game. Their .263 batting average is fourth in the league. Their .330 on base percentage is eighth, while their .433 slugging percentage is sixth.
Masataka Yoshida leads Boston with a .305 batting average, while Rafael Devers leads the team with 25 home runs and 76 RBI.
Boston’s pitching hasn’t been good, with the team giving up 4.56 runs per game. Opponents have a .252 batting average against the Red Sox, which is 23rd in the league. Their 4.27 ERA is 17th, while their 1.29 WHIP is 19th.
In his last start, Paxton gave up eight hits and one run in five innings, but the team lost to San Francisco 3-2. They will need another solid start from him if they want to get the win.
Justin Turner (Heel) is questionable for this game.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 3, 2023 16:53:41 GMT -5
Rest of Series
Saturday 4pm
Berrios 8-7/ 3.31 vs TBA
Sunday 1:30 pm
Bassitt 10-6/ 4.00 vs TBA
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 3, 2023 16:56:14 GMT -5
Red Sox must continue domination of Blue Jays in crucial series
Boston has a golden opportunity to leapfrog Toronto this weekend.
By John Tomase, Red Sox Insider • Published 5 hours ago • Updated 5 hours ago
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The standard disclaimer on stocks -- "Past performance is no guarantee of future results" -- applies to whatever's going on with the Red Sox and Blue Jays.
Based on last year, the Red Sox should be trailing Toronto about 10 games right now. They went 3-16 vs. their tormentors from the north, and had that trend continued, they'd have traded everybody at Tuesday's deadline, because they'd be hopelessly out of contention.
Instead, they're just 2.5 games out of the final wild card spot with a golden opportunity this weekend to leapfrog the Jays if they can just continue their improbable dominance of many a prognosticator's preseason World Series pick.
The squads have squared off seven times this year, and the Red Sox have won them all. They swept a four-game set at Fenway in early May as part of an eight-game winning streak, and then they went to Toronto on June 30 and swept three games to start the run that has produced baseball's best record ever since (17-9).
The Red Sox get the Jays at a precarious time, however -- for both teams. Toronto just placed All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette on the injured list with knee inflammation, which is actually a relief after he pulled up lame running the bases on Monday with what initially looked like a serious injury.
The Jays at least had time to react before the trade deadline, adding former All-Star Paul DeJong from the Cardinals. That was their second deal with St. Louis, following the acquisition of flamethrowing reliever Jordan Hicks to replace injured closer Jordan Romano, who's out with a bad back.
Boston's tenuous situation traces to the deadline as well, although the issue in Chaim Bloom's case was a lack of action. The Red Sox squeaked in one trade under the wire, and it was for buy-low candidate Luis Urias, a one-time slugging Brewers second baseman who had been demoted to Triple-A after hitting just .145 this year.
The Red Sox failed to bolster their bullpen or starting rotation, content instead to wait for injured starters Chris Sale, Tanner Houck, and Garrett Whitlock, as well as shortstop Trevor Story.
They just lost two of three in Seattle and return home with four losses in their last five games. Given their various August swoons since 2019 -- they lost eight straight around the 2019 deadline, then went 12-16 in 2021 and 2022 -- how they respond to the front office's lack of faith could go a long way in determining their playoff fate.
As it is, the AL East law of averages usually evens out one-sided records. While last year's Jays were an exception, look no further than the 2021 Red Sox for an example of a team that dominated a division rival for half season before the scales sought equilibrium. Those Sox started 7-0 vs. the Yankees and ended up 10-9, barely holding on to claim the tie-breaker that allowed them to host New York in the wild card game before a spirited run to the American League Championship Series.
Maintaining such a lopsided record vs. the Jays won't be easy, even without Bichette, who has tormented them to the tune of a .357 average and 1.062 OPS. The Jays are otherwise hitting just .221 vs. Red Sox pitching, with a pair of Canadians – James Paxton and Nick Pivetta – combining to allow only four runs in 17.2 innings.
It's worth noting, however, that as hot as the Red Sox have been for the last month, the Blue Jays have maintained pace. Since suffering another Red Sox sweep, Toronto is 15-9, which actually rates half a game better than Boston's 14-9.
With so much on the line this weekend, the Red Sox must hope they can maintain their mastery of Toronto, but they shouldn't be lulled into believing the success of May and July will automatically carry over to August.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 4, 2023 4:39:54 GMT -5
Reinforcements on the way for 'underdog' Sox
August 3rd, 2023
Ian Browne
Ian Browne
@ianmbrowne
The “underdog” Red Sox, as their own chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom dubbed them just minutes after the Trade Deadline expired, are still very much alive in the hunt for a postseason spot.
But to be a team that can go the distance in the hunt for October, Boston must get through this upcoming 10-game homestand still within striking distance.
This should be the last stretch in which the Sox are without three of their key pitchers at the same time.
Look for oft-injured ace Chris Sale to be activated by the Red Sox around Aug. 11, which is the final series of the homestand.
Tanner Houck and Garrett Whitlock should be back by Aug. 15, when the Sox start a three-city road trip in Washington D.C.
For over a month, Boston has gritted it out with a three-man rotation of Brayan Bello, James Paxton and Kutter Crawford. Behind those three, it’s mixed in bullpen games, led by standout performances in the bulk-innings role from Nick Pivetta and rookie Chris Murphy.
Though the Red Sox have fared well over the last five weeks (17-9) even while short-handed, they’ve done so with a favorable schedule that has included numerous days off.
As Red Sox manager Alex Cora has joked many times, “Monday and Thursday are always available to us.”
Not on this homestand. Monday and Thursday are game days. Starting with Friday night against the Blue Jays, the team they trail by 2 1/2 games in the AL Wild Card standings, the Red Sox will play baseball on 10 straight days.
If the bullpen can withstand this rigorous stretch at Fenway, things could be promising when the next road trip starts with a number of pitchers returning.
Another added boost is the return of Trevor Story, who is expected to make his season debut on this homestand. Story is one of the most dynamic athletes the Red Sox have. He can change a game with his bat, glove and legs.
“We’ve just got to be ready,” Cora said. “It's going to be fun this weekend against the Jays and then after that, you know, we have to play good baseball.”
In recent weeks, the Sox have been excellent at Fenway Park, winning nine of their last 11 home games. The offense, in particular, has taken advantage of the way the ball carries during the summer months.
If the offense can be prolific during the homestand, it will take some burden off a bullpen that started to show some wear on the West Coast trip.
In Wednesday’s finale of what wound up a 2-4 trip on the West Coast, Cora didn’t have ace setup men Chris Martin or Josh Winckowski available due to recent workload. It showed as a 3-0 lead slipped away in the sixth and seventh innings in an eventual 6-3 loss.
Toronto is easily the toughest team Boston will face on the homestand (the Royals and Tigers are the other opponents), but the Sox are 7-0 against the Jays this season.
This would be an ideal time to continue that momentum.
“We’re very confident,” star slugger Rafael Devers said. “We've been playing good baseball against [the Blue Jays] and we're looking forward to this weekend. We’re very happy to be able to go back home and play a 10-game homestand. That’s our home and we’re going to do everything that we can to win most of the games.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 4, 2023 5:13:13 GMT -5
RED SOX NOTEBOOK
Red Sox return home for favorable matchup vs. Blue Jays, and with chance to move into wild-card position
By Julian McWilliams Globe Staff,Updated August 3, 2023, 8:34 p.m.
The Red Sox went into their West Coast road trip last week just 1½ games behind the Blue Jays for the third wild card in the American League. After losing two of three to both the Giants and Mariners, the Sox lost a little ground and trail Toronto by two games.
The Blue Jays failed to pull away from the Sox, too. They are 5-5 in their last 10 games, remaining an inconsistent club where the talent on the roster hasn’t matched the results.
The Red Sox and Blue Jays will have a shot to beat up on each other come Friday evening at Fenway Park when they start what will amount to a pivotal three-game set. The series is the start to a 10-game homestand for the Sox.
“It’s going to be fun this weekend against the Jays,” manager Alex Cora said after Wednesday’s loss to the Mariners. “Then after that, we have to play good baseball. It should be fun Friday.”
After going 3-16 against the Blue Jays last year, the Red Sox have certainly had all of the fun against Toronto this season. The Sox are 7-0 against the American League East foe, most recently going to Toronto and sweeping three games June 30-July 2.
The Red Sox will have James Paxton, who is elated he made it through the trade deadline, on the mound for the series opener. Paxton, who has a 3.34 ERA in 13 starts, has been close to a sure bet for the Sox. Despite going just five grind-it-out innings in his last start, a loss to the Giants, he managed to hold San Francisco to just one run despite walking a pair and yielding eight hits.
The Blue Jays will send out Alek Manoah, who has struggled and was demoted to the minor leagues in June after 13 starts and a whopping 6.36 ERA, opposite Paxton. Manoah, who has a 5.37 ERA overall, has produced a mixed bag since his return, tallying a 4.34 ERA in his last four starts. Among other issues, Manoah has really lacked command this season, posting 6.3 walks per nine innings. He has dished out 54 walks and teams have scored an equal amount of runs with him on the mound.
For Saturday’s middle game of the series, the Blue Jays will start with Jose Berrios (3.31 ERA) and he will be followed Sunday by Chris Bassitt (4.00). Meanwhile, the Red Sox’ probable starters are still to be determined, likely indicating a bullpen game in at least one — maybe both — of the contests.
Unsettled waters
The pitching situation has become murky for the Sox. They have been running with three starters — Kutter Crawford, Brayan Bello, and Paxton — for much of the last month-plus, while the two other rotation spots have been filled by the bullpen.
The Sox ranked second in the big leagues entering Thursday in bullpen innings with 121. They have held it together, but, slowly, you are beginning to see the wear and tear.
Chris Martin and Josh Winckowski were down Wednesday. As a result, Cora stuck with John Schreiber in the seventh inning despite his throwing 27 pitches in the previous frame, then had to rely on Richard Bleier. Schreiber and Bleier combined to give up all of the runs in the 6-3 loss while getting just five outs.
During the six-game trip, the bullpen relinquished 13 earned runs, tied for the fifth-most in baseball in that span.
Chris Sale (shoulder) should be returning soon. The same goes for Tanner Houck (facial fracture) and Garrett Whitlock (elbow). Sale will be a starter, but most likely won’t be stretched out enough to go deep into a game. Houck and Whitlock’s roles are still being ironed out.
The Sox need all three sooner rather than later.
“We do believe we have been able to take care of them throughout the last month,” Cora said of the bullpen. “But we have to be very careful.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 4, 2023 6:46:39 GMT -5
Blue Jays look to finally beat Red Sox on 8th try
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The Boston Red Sox will look to continue their dominance over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays when the American League wild-card contenders open a three-game series on Friday.
Boston has won each of the seven meetings between the teams this season, and outscored Toronto 49-29 in those games. The Red Sox scored at least five runs in each of those contests, four of which were played in Boston.
The Red Sox lost 16 of their 19 games against the Blue Jays last season.
Friday's game will be the start of a 10-game homestand for the Red Sox, who have a 30-23 record at home this season. Boston is coming off a 2-4 road trip during which it took two walk-off losses and squandered a 3-0 lead in a 6-3 setback against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.
"Tough one," Boston manager Alex Cora said after the latest defeat. "We're going home and we got a good stretch coming up. Two walk-off losses (at San Francisco) and two tough games here. So we didn't play terrible baseball, but it just didn't happen. We'll be ready for Friday."
Toronto's 6-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday was the Blue Jays' fourth setback in five games.
Right-hander Alek Manoah (2-8, 5.87 ERA) is scheduled to start on the mound for the Blue Jays on Friday.
Manoah is still trying to regain the form that made him an American League All-Star and a Cy Young Award finalist in 2022, when he went 16-7 with a 2.24 ERA in 31 starts. He was sent to the minors this season after going 1-7 with a 6.36 ERA in his first 13 starts.
Manoah may have to overcome another obstacle as his last outing ended after he hit Los Angeles Angels outfielder Taylor Ward in the head with a fastball in the fifth inning on Saturday. Ward sustained facial fractures and ended up on the 60-day IL, likely ending his season.
Manoah seemed rattled on the mound as Ward was being examined by medical personnel near home plate.
"That's probably the worst feeling ever," Manoah said following the game. "Definitely want to pray for him and his family. That's the last thing you want to do, no matter the situation, no matter the team, no matter anything. I feel really bad about it."
Manoah has pitched well against Boston during his career, going 4-1 with a 1.71 ERA in seven starts (42 innings) against the Red Sox. The loss came earlier this season, when he allowed five runs (two earned) on eight hits in five innings of Boston's 8-3 victory on May 3.
Left-hander James Paxton (6-2, 3.34 ERA) is Boston's probable starter. The 34-year-old Canadian is 6-3 with a 3.98 ERA in 11 career starts against the Blue Jays, producing 55 strikeouts in 63 1/3 innings.
Paxton was the winning pitcher when Boston beat Toronto 5-0 on June 30. He limited the Blue Jays to three hits and two walks while striking out seven in 7 2/3 innings.
Infielder Justin Turner didn't play in Boston's past two games because of a heel contusion, but Cora said he hopes Turner can play on Friday.
--Field Level Media
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It's expected to be 74° F with a 40% chance of precipitation and 11 MPH wind blowing out in Boston at 7:10 PM EST.
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Showers and thunderstorms will likely delay, and possibly postpone, Friday night's AL East matchup at Fenway Park. If the game is played, moderate winds blowing out to left-center field will give hitters an advantage.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 4, 2023 10:21:22 GMT -5
Game 109: Blue Jays at Red Sox lineups and notesBy Andrew Mahoney Globe Staff,Updated August 4, 2023, 18 minutes ago After a day off, the Red Sox return to action Friday night to begin a 10-game homestand, beginning with a three-game series against the Blue Jays. Despite dropping four of their last five, the Red Sox are just two games behind the Blue Jays for the final wild-card spot. Toronto has also struggled recently, dropping three of four to the division-leading Orioles at home and four of five overall. This would seem to be an opportune time for the Sox to right the ship and make up ground. After going 3-16 against the Blue Jays in 2022, the Sox turned the tables and are 7-0 against their divisional foe, including a three-game sweep at Toronto June 30-July 2. Lineups BLUE JAYS (60-50): Whit Merrifield (R) LF George Springer (R) RF Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (R) 1B Danny Jansen (R) C Alejandro Kirk (R) DH Matt Chapman (R) 3B Davis Schneider (R) 2B Paul DeJong (R) SS Daulton Varsho (L) CF Pitching: RHP Alek Manoah (2-8, 5.87 ERA) RED SOX (57-51): Jarren Duran (L) LF Alex Verdugo (L) RF Masataka Yoshida (L) DH Rafael Devers (L) 3B Adam Duvall (R) CF Triston Casas (L) 1B Connor Wong (R) C Luis Urias (R) 2B Yu Chang (R) SS Pitching: LHP James Paxton (6-2, 3.34 ERA) Time: 7:10 p.m. TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7 Blue Jays vs. Paxton: Brandon Belt 1-3, Cavan Biggio 3-6, Matt Chapman 0-17, Paul DeJong 0-2, Santiago Espinal 1-2, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 2-11, Danny Jansen 1-8, Kevin Kiermaier 2-5, Alejandro Kirk 1-3, Whit Merrifield 4-17, George Springer 8-36, Daulton Varsho 1-3 Red Sox vs. Manoah: Christian Arroyo 1-7, Triston Casas 2-5, Rafael Devers 2-13, Jarren Duran 2-7, Adam Duvall 0-2, Reese McGuire 1-5, Rob Refsnyder 0-3, Justin Turner 1-3, Alex Verdugo 8-19, Connor Wong 0-2, Masataka Yoshida 0-3 Stat of the day: The Red Sox own the best record when leading after six innings (43-2, .956). Notes: Paxton is 6-3 with a 3.98 ERA in 11 career starts against the Blue Jays, recording 55 strikeouts in 63 ⅓ innings. One of those victories came in a 5-0 win June 30, when he limited Toronto to three hits and two walks while striking out seven in 7⅔ innings. … Manoah is 4-1 with a 1.71 ERA in seven starts (42 innings) against the Red Sox. The loss came earlier this season on May 3, when he allowed five runs (two earned) on eight hits in five innings in a game the Sox went on to win, 8-3. … That defeat came during a 1-7 stretch to start the season, after which Manoah was sent to the minors after posting a 6.36 ERA in his first 13 starts. Since returning, he’s posted a 4.34 ERA in his last four starts. … The Red Sox are 20-14-2 in series play, and 6-3 in their last nine. Song of the Day: Rush - Tom Sawyer www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QsXhH93QAs
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 4, 2023 11:29:38 GMT -5
Pete Abraham
@peteabe
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Tanner Houck starting for Worcester on Saturday (6:35) with Chris Sale on Sunday (1:05)
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 4, 2023 13:55:43 GMT -5
Pete Abraham
@peteabe
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13 min ago
#RedSox recall Luis Urias and DFA Christian Arroyo.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 4, 2023 16:15:17 GMT -5
Ian Browne
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Alex Cora on Whitlock. "There's a good chance we'll use him the way we did in 2021. "Multiple Innings"
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 4, 2023 18:18:50 GMT -5
Merrifield leads off with a blast
and hey
Vlad just launched one
2-0 Blue Jays
Lots of Jays fans tonight
but I can hear the boos in between them cheering.
Verdugo getting caught stealing
jesus H Christ
all year with the shitty base runnin
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 4, 2023 18:34:56 GMT -5
The kid the Jays called up to play 2B
Schnider
first ever pitch he takes in the bigs
and he blasts it over the monster
Blue Jays and their fans go ape shit
More boos from Red Sox fans
grabbing my remote
3-0 Jays
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 4, 2023 19:58:01 GMT -5
Well Paxton made it to 5
not very sharp
and one of Bloom Balls new pitchers came in
Lloverra, and he shit all over the mound.
6-2 Blue Jays
shitty base running
some clumsy plays in the field
and that is enough of that
Underdogs.....hahahahha
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 5, 2023 6:29:04 GMT -5
Sox's streak ends as Jays pounce on Paxton
Boston had been 7-0 vs. Toronto this season; Duran stays hot with HR off Manoah
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Ian Browne
Ian Browne
@ianmbrowne
BOSTON -- A big AL Wild Card showdown started at Fenway Park on Friday night, and the Red Sox were hoping to set the tone for the weekend with a strong opening act.
Instead, the Blue Jays were the tone-setters from the very first pitch, which Whit Merrifield hammered off James Paxton for a homer that caromed off a sign behind the Green Monster seats. Two batters later, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. smashed a solo shot that soared over the wall in left.
Those early salvos -- which were followed by others in a five-homer night for Toronto -- led the Jays to a 7-3 victory over the Red Sox.
Boston fell to three games behind Toronto (two in the loss column) for the third American League Wild Card spot.
It was the fifth loss in the last six games for the Red Sox (57-52). The defeat also snapped the 7-0 run Boston had against Toronto this season entering Friday.
“It’s always tough, but it’s just one game,” said Red Sox manager Alex Cora. “Let’s not make a big deal out of it. At one point, they were going to beat us.”
After his name swirled in trade rumors for days, Paxton stayed put, but he didn’t turn in the type of strong outing that he has made commonplace this season.
The lefty went five innings, giving up nine hits and four runs, walking two and striking out four.
“Whit is swinging the bat great. He was ready to swing first pitch, and that happened,” Cora said. “I think the next pitch to Vlad was a cutter that wasn't in enough. I think location-wise, [Paxton] was off. He didn’t have a secondary pitch. The breaking ball wasn’t great today.
“So he had to be creative and give us as much as possible, which he did, right? It was a 4-2 game when he came out. So you got to tip your hat to him, because without his best stuff, he was able to give us a chance to win the game.”
This was just the third time in Paxton’s 14 starts he’s allowed more than three earned runs. For just the third time in his career, he gave up three home runs or more.
“Yeah, I left some balls over the middle of the plate and they did damage,” Paxton said. “They’re good hitters. My rhythm felt fine. The ball just wasn’t jumping out of my hand very well tonight. Really had to work hard in those last two innings to keep it close.”
With bullpen games lined up for the final two games of the series, the Red Sox had hoped for a lengthier outing from Paxton.
Jarren Duran, who is having a breakout season after a tough initiation to the Major Leagues in 2021-22, brought some electricity to Fenway when he smashed a two-run homer over the Monster against Alek Manoah in the third inning.
“I'm just sticking with my approach, what we talk about in the hitters’ meeting," Duran said. "Trying to stay dialed in with what [hitting coach Peter Fatse] and everyone is talking about, plus guys like [Justin Turner], I just listen to them talk and put their two cents into my game plan.”
As for Paxton’s game plan, he never quite got into a groove with it.
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Given Paxton’s injury history in recent years, Cora has tried to give him extra rest as much as possible. Paxton still had one extra day of rest on Friday. But it marked the first time he pitched on less than six days' rest since June 30.
“My body felt great,” Paxton said. “I don't think that has anything to do with it. Just get back to work this week and get ready for the next one."
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With the Sox playing 10 games in 10 days on this homestand, there’s a chance Paxton will make his next start on four days' rest, something he’s done just twice this season.
The Red Sox are looking forward to the chance on Saturday to wipe away the sour taste of the series opener.
“It’s one game,” Duran said. “It’s over and done with. We’re gonna flush it. It’s baseball, it happens. They came out swinging and they got some good swings off early and we put up a couple of runs, but it’s baseball, it happens. You’re going to win some and lose some, but we have confidence in ourselves.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 5, 2023 6:31:28 GMT -5
Injuries & Moves: Urías recalled; Arroyo DFA'd
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Aug. 4: INF Luis Urías recalled from Triple-A Worcester; INF Christian Arroyo designated for assignment
Urías, who was acquired from the Brewers on Tuesday for Minor League right-hander Bradley Blalock, played in 20 games for Milwaukee this season, going 8-for-55 while making 10 starts at third base and seven at second base. Although Urías had fallen out of favor in Milwaukee, the Red Sox plan on giving him plenty of playing time at second base to see if he can regain his groove. He went 1-for-3 with a single and a walk in Friday's 7-3 loss to the Blue Jays.
Arroyo joined the Red Sox in 2020 and played a significant role on the '21 club that advanced to the American League Championship Series. He played in 66 games for Boston this season, batting .241 with a career-high-tying 16 doubles.
"Obviously, Arroyo has been great for us. He's a good kid. Up-and-down season," said Red Sox manager Alex Cora. "I think at one point it felt like he was trying too much in a sense, but he got some big hits and he can play second base. Obviously we’ll miss him, but we’ll see what the future holds and we’ll go from there.”
Aug. 4: DH Justin Turner out of lineup for third straight game
Turner, who sustained a left heel contusion while jumping on first base in pursuit of an infield hit on Monday, was out of the lineup for a third straight game on Friday. Manager Alex Cora hopes Turner will be back in the starting lineup at some point this weekend.
“He’s doing OK," Cora said. "He was moving around. He won't start today. We'll see tomorrow, how he feels to start, but he’s available.”
RHP Garrett Whitlock (right elbow inflammation)
Expected return: Aug. 15
Whitlock will throw his second up-and-down session of the week for Triple-A Worcester on Aug. 5, meaning he will simulate two innings. Red Sox manager Alex Cora believes that Whitlock will start a Minor League rehab assignment by Aug. 6 or 7. The right-hander is expected to move to the bullpen when the Red Sox activate him. He had been used exclusively as a starter this season, going 4-3 with a 5.23 ERA in 10 starts. (Last updated: Aug. 4)
RHP Tanner Houck (facial fracture)
Expected return: Aug. 15
Houck will start his Minor League rehab assignment for Triple-A Worcester on Aug. 5 and is projected to throw 40-45 pitches. He will make one or two more rehab outings after that. Red Sox manager Alex Cora thinks Houck will be back by the road trip that starts in Washington on Aug. 15. Houck has been used exclusively as a starter this season, but that could change when he returns. (Last updated: Aug. 4)
SS Trevor Story (right elbow surgery)
Expected return: During current homestand
Story took a day off in his rehab assignment on Aug. 3, but he was back in the lineup on Aug. 4. Story's assignment expires on Aug. 9, but there's a chance the Red Sox will activate him before that. (Last updated: Aug. 4)
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