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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 24, 2023 13:31:20 GMT -5
2nd inning
Reyes gets on with a little single
then the kid Abreu strolls up and hits his first home run
2 run shot to RF that went to the 2nd deck
3-0 Red Sox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 24, 2023 13:40:41 GMT -5
Devers with a couple of rib eyes
5-0 Red Sox
Baker looks wired, no secret his main guys in the pen are not available today
France might have to take a bit of abuse, and he has nothing today
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 24, 2023 14:20:24 GMT -5
3rd
France has it up to 7-0 and Baker comes and gets him with the bases loaded
6 runs for the Red Sox today were scored by the bottom of the order
Bielak comes in and loads the bases
Plunks Turner, walks in a run and a single and it is 10- 0 Red Sox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 24, 2023 16:20:28 GMT -5
Red Sox up
going into the bottom of the 9th
17- 1
Play the Astros at home next Monday
but this week-end.......Mookie is coming home.
and I am still rotten about that trade as are many scribes.
Should be fun reading.
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Post by scrappyunderdog on Aug 24, 2023 19:53:00 GMT -5
Reality just slapped the Red Sox across the face once again
Yes, thanks to these games against the Astros, we might finally be able to see the Red Sox break out of their never-ending circle of uncertainty and pick a path. Monday night, they started creeping down the wrong road. It was one game Bradford. You really don't expect the Sox to win every game, do you? That said, I agree that the Sox have had cycles of really good followed by really bad. They need to break that right now. To state the obvious, they can't continue having the bad losing stretches. Bradford posted this yesterday: Surprise, surprise: The Red Sox are still in the conversation
By Rob BradfordHe might be having problems focusing. |
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Post by scrappyunderdog on Aug 24, 2023 20:11:48 GMT -5
Reality just slapped the Red Sox across the face once again
Yes, thanks to these games against the Astros, we might finally be able to see the Red Sox break out of their never-ending circle of uncertainty and pick a path. Monday night, they started creeping down the wrong road. It was one game Bradford. You really don't expect the Sox to win every game, do you? That said, I agree that the Sox have had cycles of really good followed by really bad. They need to break that right now. To state the obvious, they can't continue having the bad losing stretches. These are always small samples, but Urias and Reyes have solidified the infield. And Abreu has had a couple of good games. |
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 25, 2023 5:08:05 GMT -5
A potential turnaround? Outfield bats key in Red Sox's rout of Astros
August 24th, 2023
Nathan Han
Nathan Han
HOUSTON -- What a difference two days make.
After Tuesday’s sloppy loss, the Red Sox dipped into single-digit playoff percentage odds for the first time this season, according to FanGraphs. But in a comeback win on Wednesday, followed by a blowout 17-1 win on Thursday afternoon at Minute Maid Park, Boston showed how it can sustain a run to the playoffs: through its outfielders.
“A lot of people thought this season was over three days ago,” manager Alex Cora said. “But that’s not the case.”
Alex Verdugo hit his third career leadoff homer to open the finale, and Wilyer Abreu followed in the second inning with his first MLB home run. The Red Sox, who recorded a whopping 24 hits, have now homered in each of their past 13 games (21 home runs), and the club’s 15 homers in its past eight games are the most in the American League during that span.
Boston (68-60) climbed to 3 1/2 games back in the AL Wild Card race, in which Seattle (71-56) and Houston (72-57) occupy the two final playoff spots.
The series split in Houston continued what Cora described as the Red Sox’s “rollercoaster” season, where consistency has been hard to come by. No group of Boston position players knows that better than the outfield, which has struggled in the second half before losing Jarren Duran to a left toe injury in Sunday’s finale vs. the Yankees.
Outfield stats prior to the All-Star break: .289/.369/.447 and 3rd in wRC+ (122)
OF stats from July 14 to Aug. 20: .229/.284/.374 and 28th in wRC+ (74)
Enter: Adam Duvall, who has found his stroke at the right time, going 9-for-16 in the four-game series vs. Houston with three home runs and eight RBIs. Verdugo went 9-for-19, and Abreu added a 6-for-12 line.
“Obviously, there for like a month and a half, we struggled in the power department,” Cora said pregame. “But lately some of the big boys are finding their stroke and hitting the ball in the air and out of the ballpark.”
Duran’s injured-list stint is likely to last longer than the minimum 10 days, Cora indicated. So Duvall, Verdugo, Abreu (who was called up in Duran’s spot) and Masataka Yoshida will be crucial down the stretch as Boston looks to continue battling for a playoff spot. Here’s what each of the four Red Sox outfielders can bring down the stretch.
Wilyer Abreu
The 24-year-old outfielder has delivered above and beyond all expectations in his first three big league games. The Red Sox’s No. 17 prospect, Abreu stayed steady after being thrust into action in an impromptu debut.
So it was no surprise that he delivered with his first big league bomb, a 431-foot no-doubter to right field, in a key spot for the Red Sox, powering a four-run second inning to kickstart the blowout.
“I can’t even put into words how I feel right now,” Abreu said through translator Carlos Villoria Benitez. “It was a very special series.”
Abreu’s versatility across all three outfield spots should allow Cora to continue to play him throughout Duran’s absence. And the bat won’t hurt, either.
“He’s a good hitter, man,” Cora said. “Relentless.”
Alex Verdugo
Verdugo’s ejection in the fourth inning of Tuesday’s loss clearly left the right fielder frustrated, and he channeled it into his play this series.
A cool July (.151/.232/.247) has shifted for Verdugo into a hot August (.315/.350/.521) with a change in his approach at the plate. He has received the most at-bats of his career in the leadoff spot in 2023, and the newfound contact-oriented approach is helping him make the most of it.
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Adam Duvall
After returning from a fractured left wrist on June 9, Duvall continued a breakout season at age 34 with his monster series.
Duvall credited recent mechanical adjustments that have allowed him to pull the ball more and lift it at a higher rate as well. The result is his emergence as one of the “big boy” bats in the middle of the order that can help balance a lineup full of left-handed sluggers. The outfielder will also get the majority of the playing time in center while Duran recovers.
Masataka Yoshida
Yoshida earned an “A” from his manager for his impressive first half, and deservedly so. But as he approaches the rookie wall, dealing with the MLB’s 162-game season -- not to mention jet lag -- the Japanese outfielder has slowed down, going from an .874 OPS before the All-Star break to a .655 afterwards.
Cora gave him a rest day on Wednesday (with a pinch-hit at-bat), saying a day off would help the outfielder, and Yoshida responded with his own multihit game (with a double coming off Astros catcher Martín Maldonado). One of the AL’s best in batting average (4th, .295) and strikeout rate (3rd, 12.7%), a bounceback stretch from Yoshida could go a long way in boosting the lineup.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 25, 2023 5:18:14 GMT -5
Red Sox win with 17 runs, 24 hits; Wilyer Abreu belts 4 hits, 1st MLB homer
Updated: Aug. 24, 2023, 7:37 p.m.|Published: Aug. 24, 2023, 5:22 p.m.
By
Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com
HOUSTON — Rookie Wilyer Abreu blasted his first career major league home run, a 431-foot two-run shot to right-center field in the second inning.
The Red Sox belted 24 hits a 17-1 blowout over the Astros on Thursday here at Minute Maid Park. Boston and Houston split the four-game series. The Sox now head back to Fenway Park to begin a three-game series against Mookie Betts and the Dodgers on Friday.
Abreu connected on a 93 mph inside fastball from J.P. France and it left his bat with a 108.7 mph exit velocity. The rookie went 4-for-5 with four RBIs. The 24-year-old has gone 6-for-12 with a homer, two doubles, five RBIs and two walks in three big league games.
Alex Verdugo led off the game with a 376-foot line drive home run to right field. France’s ERA increased to 3.51 after the Red Sox scored 10 runs on 11 hits (two homers) and two walks in just 2 ⅓ innings against him.
Abreu, Verdugo, Luis Urías, Masataka Yoshida, Rafael Devers, Pablo Reyes, Connor Wong and Adam Duvall all had multi-hit games. Duvall went 9-for-16 with three homers, three doubles, eight RBIs and two walks in the four games here in Houston.
Verdugo, Wong and Abreu all had four hits each.
Red Sox starter Brayan Bello pitched 7 innings and allowed one run, nine hits and three walks while striking out four. He threw 103 pitches, 64 for strikes. His 46 sinkers averaged 95.2 mph and he topped out at 96.8 mph, per Baseball Savant.
The Red Sox finished the 10-game road trip with a 6-4 record. They lost two of three games in Washington, swept a three-game series against the Yankees in New York and then split this four-game series in Houston.
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