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Post by Kimmi on Sept 13, 2020 18:29:14 GMT -5
Guerin Austin @guerinaustin · 27m Ron Roenicke: -Perez was outstanding -they have not played good defense behind him -he’s really become a leader, especially for Latin players -good to see Martinez get a hit, he’s been working at early BP for 3 days now -impressive celebration on the bench Even more reason that picking up the option is a no brainer.
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Post by scrappyunderdog on Sept 13, 2020 22:12:58 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25
Houck's first phone call was to his Mom, who started to cry. She took him to his first pitching lesson when he was 7. #RedSox
Good job young man. The first call should always be to mom (no offense to dads.) I love it.
I look forward to seeing him pitch on Tuesday. I hope he does well.One of my favorite days of my life was when I took my daughter to her tryout with the Lady Hawks in The Bronx. I'm trying to figure out a way of telling her that it is okay if she wants to go her own way, because I don't want her to play just because I'd like to see her play. Then, just before we exit onto Fordham Road, she tells me 'This is the happiest day of my life'. So the first call doesn't have to be to mom.
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Post by scrappyunderdog on Sept 13, 2020 22:18:47 GMT -5
Guerin Austin @guerinaustin · 27m Ron Roenicke: -Perez was outstanding -they have not played good defense behind him -he’s really become a leader, especially for Latin players -good to see Martinez get a hit, he’s been working at early BP for 3 days now -impressive celebration on the bench Even more reason that picking up the option is a no brainer.Every Latino and African-American player is considered a great leader, except for Price. It's ridiculous. The Latinos and blacks are the same as the whites and Asians. They are basically the same. This year, in particular, has even a single writer been in the clubhouse to see how Perez interacts with the other players?
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Post by scrappyunderdog on Sept 13, 2020 22:23:36 GMT -5
valdez in for the 6th a few fielders owe Perez dinner tonight IMO, he pitched a scrappy game His line 5ip/ 5/3/2/2bb/6k/92-58
look, I know he has made it known he wants to come back and I would as a #4 or #5 in a heartbeat. Absolutely Perez should be back. He is more than adequate at the back end of the rotation, and he is very affordable. I can't see him not coming back.Unless they can figure out a way to sneak him thru trade waivers, then he is a lock to come back.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 14, 2020 3:00:02 GMT -5
Vázquez breaks out of slump to fuel offense
By Ian Browne @ianmbrowne September 13, 2020
Remember that little flurry from July 26-30 when Christian Vázquez ripped four homers in a span of five games? He looked primed to be one of the main sources of power for the Red Sox this season.
But then something strange happened. He lost his power -- until Sunday at Tropicana Field. The veteran catcher, who batted second in the finale of a four-game series against the Rays, roped a two-run homer to left-center in the top of the first that helped propel the Red Sox to a 6-3 victory.
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It had been a long sip of coffee between homers for Vázquez, who had gone 123 at-bats without going deep before the one against Charlie Morton, which put a big smile on his face.
Lefty Martín Pérez -- who got the win, holding Tampa Bay to a pair of earned runs over five innings and striking out six -- couldn’t help but wonder if he was some sort of good-luck charm for his batterymate.
“I talked to him before the game and I told him, ‘Hey, you’re going to have a great game today,’ and I touched his bat,” said Pérez. “And he got mad because he doesn’t like the pitchers touching his bat, but I told him, ‘I’m going to give you all the hits that I have today.’ And you see what happened. He hit a homer, and he helped the team to win the game, too.”
Shortly after the blast, Vázquez was wheeled through the dugout in a blue recycling bin by his teammates.
Christian Arroyo, who mashed a two-run homer to right-center in the sixth that opened up a three-run lead for the Sox, also got the recycle bin treatment on a day the Red Sox were clearly having some fun salvaging a split in this four-game series against the first-place team in the American League East.
For Arroyo, who is trying to prove he can be the starting second baseman next season, it was his second homer in the last two days. And it served as tangible proof that the work he’s been doing in the cage the last few days with hitting coach Tim Hyers and assistant hitting coach Pete Fatse is bearing fruit.
“I really believe in trusting the whole process of getting to a spot where you’ll see results,” said Arroyo. “Especially early in the season. I take games I had quality at-bats in, where I had good swings on pitches and I felt like I was balanced and everything was working, I try to take those for wins for the day -- not necessarily hits.”
As for Vázquez, his determination to prove that his offensive breakout last year was no fluke had taken a hit of late. But on Sunday, he demonstrated he is plenty capable of a strong finish.
Through 144 at-bats, Vázquez has a line of .271/.327/.410 with five homers and 14 RBIs.
“I think, even though you tell guys, 'Don’t try to hit homers,' we still like them to hit homers,” said manager Ron Roenicke. “He’s been swinging the bat really good [lately] so I think that has a lot to do with it, he’s been getting a lot of hits, his swings are good. His at-bats are tough at-bats and I think once you do that, you gain confidence and you get that pitch in the zone ... you’re able to turn on it like he did today.
“I like what he’s doing a lot. He’s feeling really good behind the plate. I’m hoping he doesn’t try to swing for it too much, but if he just stays with what he’s doing, his average is going to keep climbing and he’ll hit some homers.”
And as Vázquez headed back to his South Florida home with his family for Monday’s off-day -- the Red Sox play the Marlins on Tuesday -- he did so with the weight of a lengthy home-run drought off his shoulders.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 14, 2020 3:31:43 GMT -5
Red Sox notebook Red Sox salvage split in road win over Rays By Julian McWilliams Globe Staff,Updated September 13, 2020, 4:48 p.m.
The Red Sox salvaged a split in the four-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays with their 6-3 win Sunday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.
The Sox tagged Rays starter Charlie Morton for three runs in just 4⅓ innings.
Christian Vazquez, who hadn’t homered since July 29 vs. the New York Mets, got things going in the top of the first after his two-run shot to left center in the first inning put the Sox ahead, 2-0.
Red Sox starter Martin Perez believed he had something to do with that.
“I talked to him before the game and I told him he was going to have a great day today,” Perez said. “And I touched his bat. He got mad because he doesn’t like it when pitchers touch his bat.”
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Perez pitched well in his start Sunday, throwing five innings, allowing just two earned runs (three total) while striking out six. Perez recovered from his six-walk game last week against the Philadelphia Phillies, walking two batters in this one. Get 108 Stitches in your inboxEverything baseball every Monday-Friday during baseball season, and weekly in the offseason.
“Today I was attacking the zone, especially first-pitch strikes,” Perez said. “I was trying to attack the hitter and not give them too much credit. That’s who I am. Be aggressive and throw the pitch where I want it. I think Christian did a good job behind home plate.”
The Sox hit two home runs in the contest, including Christian Arroyo’s two-run shot off Ryan Thompson in the top of the sixth, his second homer in as many days. Arroyo, who is trying to make an impression, has done that so far.
In his short time with the Sox, Arroyo said he’s already sat down with hitting coaches Tim Hyer and Peter Fatse. Together, the trio put side-by-side videos of Arroyo going well and also when he has struggled at the plate. Arroyo has since made an adjustment.
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“For me, I get good hip rotation,” Arroyo explained. “That’s not really an issue of mine. But the only backlash you can get from that is kind of spinning off a ball. I’ve had a tendency to do that. For me, it’s really working on a lot of direction, staying direct through the middle of the field.”
Rafael Devers stayed hot, going 3 for 5 with an RBI double. He’s now hitting .289 on the year with an .870 OPS. Cold as ice
If there’s one player who probably wants to just flush this season, it’s J.D. Martinez. When he snapped an 0-for-22 skid with an infield single, Martinez jokingly celebrated with his teammates after he reached first base safely. Nevertheless, Martinez wound up going 1 for 5 with three groundouts and a lineout. Martinez has struggled hitting fastballs this year. He entered this game batting just .175 on four-seamers, his lowest mark of his career. Overall, Martinez is batting just .205 with a .648 OPS.
“I tell you what, he’s working to get this right,” said Sox manager Ron Roenicke. “He’s trying to find it. It’s really good to see when you see the bench erupt on an infield single. They were really happy for him. We’re still waiting on him to take off.” A call to arms
Monday is an off-day in Miami for the Sox before they face the Marlins on Tuesday. Tanner Houck will make his debut in his start that day and Wednesday’s starter is still to be determined. Nate Eovaldi went just three innings in his first start Saturday since returning from the injured list. You can expect him to go four or five innings in his start Sunday.
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“I think we can build up to four or five innings,” said Roenicke, who noted the amount of innings Eovaldi pitches will depend on how efficient he is with his pitch count. “I think we’ll continue to do that. I think there’s no reason to extend him too fast. He would like to build back up again. We would like to do that also.” Something cookin'
Bobby Dalbec had his streak of six straight games with an RBI snapped. It was the longest streak by a Red Sox rookie since Nomar Garciaparra tallied six in 1997. Dom DiMaggio did it seven times which stands as the club’s rookie record . . .Xander Bogaerts passed Joe Cronin for the fifth-most innings played at shortstop in Red Sox history. Sunday’s game was his 898th at the position . . . The Sox have hit 18 homers in their last seven games, tying the Atlanta Braves for the most in that span.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 14, 2020 3:38:25 GMT -5
Julian McWilliams @byjulianmack · 7h Entering today, J.D. Martinez was hitting just .175 on four-seamers. It marks his lowest batting average on that pitch since he entered the league in 2011 (.229). Last year, for example, he hit .307 on that same pitch.
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Post by Kimmi on Sept 14, 2020 5:42:43 GMT -5
Good job young man. The first call should always be to mom (no offense to dads.) I love it.
I look forward to seeing him pitch on Tuesday. I hope he does well. One of my favorite days of my life was when I took my daughter to her tryout with the Lady Hawks in The Bronx. I'm trying to figure out a way of telling her that it is okay if she wants to go her own way, because I don't want her to play just because I'd like to see her play. Then, just before we exit onto Fordham Road, she tells me 'This is the happiest day of my life'. So the first call doesn't have to be to mom. What a great day for you guys. Dads are awesome. I won't argue with you on this one.
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