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Post by Kimmi on Sept 19, 2020 6:51:03 GMT -5
Jon Couture @joncouture · 4h Also, Matt Barnes owes the several hundred of us who stuck this out 90 minutes each. Well, to be fair, we had a 4 run lead. Our pen allowed the Yankees to score in the 7th and 8th innings also.
Even tougher that Barnes got the 1st two outs rather easily.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 19, 2020 7:30:59 GMT -5
New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox Saturday, September 19, 2020 at 7:30pm EDT Written by Scott Reichel
This Saturday, there will be an MLB matchup between two AL East rivals as the New York Yankees travel to Fenway Park to take on the Boston Red Sox. This game will take place at 7:30 P.M. EST and it will be the second game of this three-game series.
Yankees Look To Extend Winning Streak The New York Yankees have looked like the hottest team in baseball over the past two weeks. After being in danger of missing the postseason, New York caught fire as it is now in possession of second place in the AL East. The Yankees have won each of their last nine games and they will be looking to extend that winning streak with another solid performance on Saturday. However, New York has lost 14 of its first 23 road games so it has struggled in opposing ballparks. Luckily, the Yankees have won all eight meeting against the Red Sox this season so they have dominated this particular opponent.
The New York Yankees will be going with J.A. Happ as the starter for this game which should make fans a bit excited based on his results in 2020. So far this season, Happ has been pretty good as he has a 1-2 record along with a 3.96 ERA. In addition, he has a 1.59 ERA against Boston so he has pitched well against the Red Sox in the past.
New York's offense is led by first baseman Luke Voit who has looked surprisingly great this season as he has a .281 BA along with a team-high 20 home runs and a team-high 47 RBIs. In addition, he has recorded at least one hit in each of his last four games so he has been seeing the ball very well lately.
Red Sox Choke Away Lead On Friday The Boston Red Sox have been one of the most disappointing baseball teams in the league up to this point. Boston enters this game having lost 33 of its first 52 games and it is in sole possession of last place in the AL East as a result. To make matters worse, the Red Sox choked away a relatively easy victory in the series opener last night as they were up by four runs in the seventh inning and eventually lost in extra innings. Now, Boston will be looking to forget about that game as it has another matchup against New York on Saturday. However, Boston has lost 18 of its first 26 home games so it has been one of the worst home teams in the league this season.
The Boston Red Sox will be going with Chris Mazza as the starter for this game which should make fans very nervous based on his results in 2020. So far this season, Mazza has been very underwhelming as he has a 1-1 record along with a 5.57 ERA. To make matters worse, he has an 11.57 ERA at home so he has been awful at Fenway Park up to this point.
Boston's offense is led by outfielder Alex Verdugo who has looked very good at the plate up to this point in this season as he has a team-high .328 BA along with six home runs and 14 RBIs. However, he left yesterday's game early with a hamstring injury so he will likely be unavailable to play in this game.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 19, 2020 7:33:11 GMT -5
Boston Red Sox ‘baffled’ by J.D. Martinez’s slump; DH’s average drops below Mendoza Line to .199 with 4-strikeout game vs. Yankees Updated 7:53 AM; Today 7:50 AM J.D. Martinez'
Red Sox's J.D. Martinez heads for the dugout after striking out against the Blue Jays during the sixth inning Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)AP By Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com
J.D. Martinez had a chance to lead the Boston Red Sox to a victory over the Yankees with one out in the 11th inning Friday.
The Yankees intentionally walked Xander Bogaerts in a 5-5 game to load the bases for Martinez. That’s how bad things have gotten for Martinez this year.
Martinez struck out swinging on a 96 mph sinker from reliever Jonathan Loaisiga. Christian Vazquez then flied out to end the inning. The Red Sox ended up losing 6-5 in 12 innings at Fenway Park.
Martinez went 0-for-6 with four strikeouts.
His batting average dropped under the Mendoza Line. The 33-year-old is batting .199 with a .285 on-base percentage, .358 slugging percentage, .643 OPS, five home runs, 13 doubles and 22 RBIs in 46 games.
You have to wonder if this is just a 2020 anomaly during a shortened 60-game schedule or if Martinez is never going to be the same hitter again. He has an opt-out clause after this season, but he almost certainly will opt in for 2021 when he will earn $19.35 million. He also has an opt out after 2021. His contract expires after the 2022 season.
“If we knew (what as wrong) we would certainly fix it,” Red Sox manager Ron Roenicke said. “So it’s baffling to our hitting coaches. It’s baffling to us. And I’m sure it is to him, also. Somehow we need to figure this thing out. And hopefully get him at least finishing good. We don’t have that many games left. So hopefully he can get it going.”
Only eight games remain. The Red Sox dropped 19-33 with Friday’s loss. It marked their 11th consecutive loss to the Yankees dating back to 2019. New York has won 16 of its past 17 games against Boston.
The Red Sox went 3-for-22 with runners in scoring position and left 14 runners on base Friday.
Martinez left nine runners on base.
“With a guy that’s been as consistent as he has over the years, to go through this little stretch is, I’m sure, pretty rough for him,” Roenicke said. “You keep thinking he’s going to come out of it. He has some good games and then he doesn’t. Tough night. One of the best hitters in the game and he’s going through this.”
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2020 8:04:04 GMT -5
Each game watching JD bat is becoming more difficult to watch a player in decline or 1 that doesn`t want to be here. Last 10 games 3-40 with 17 Ks. Say what you want but he has become a terrible player.
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Post by hfxbob on Sept 19, 2020 9:09:20 GMT -5
Alex Speier @alexspeier · 6h Matt Barnes has appeared in 31 career games against the Yankees. He’s allowed runs in 17 of them. He has a career 9.53 ERA vs the Yankees, 3.60 against everyone else. On the plus side, Barnes pitched two scoreless innings against the Yanks in the 2018 ALDS, both in one-run games won by the Red Sox.
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Post by hfxbob on Sept 19, 2020 9:10:51 GMT -5
Each game watching JD bat is becoming more difficult to watch a player in decline or 1 that doesn`t want to be here. Last 10 games 3-40 with 17 Ks. Say what you want but he has become a terrible player. He's had a terrible 1.5 months. That's as much as you can say.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 19, 2020 14:01:05 GMT -5
Game 53: Yankees at Red Sox lineups and notesBy Brandon Chase Globe Correspondent,Updated September 19, 2020, 2 hours ago The Red Sox lost 6-5 to the Yankees on Friday night in their series opener at Fenway Park thanks to a blown lead in the 12th inning. Lineups YANKEES (30-21): 1. DJ LeMahieu (R) 2B 2. Aaron Judge (R) DH 3. Brett Gardner (L) CF 4. Luke Voit (R) 1B 5. Gio Urshela (R) 3B 6. Clint Frazier (R) LF 7. Mike Tauchman (L) RF 8. Kyle Higashioka (R) C 9. Tyler Wade (L) SS Pitching: LHP J.A. Happ (1-2, 3.96 ERA) RED SOX (19-33): 1. Christian Arroyo (R) 2B 2. Rafael Devers (L) 3B 3. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS 4. J.D. Martinez (R) DH 5. Kevin Plawecki (R) C 6. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF 7. Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B 8. Michael Chavis (R) LF 9. Cesar Puello (R) RF Pitching: RHP Chris Mazza (1-1, 5.57 ERA) Time: 7:30 p.m. TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7 Yankees vs. Mazza: Clint Frazier 0-2, Brett Gardner 0-2, Aaron Hicks 1-2, Aaron Judge 0-1, DJ LeMahieu 0-2, Giancarlo Stanton 0-1, Gary Sánchez 1-2, Mike Tauchman 3-3, Gleyber Torres 1-3, Gio Urshela 1-3, Luke Voit 0-1, Tyler Wade 0-1 Red Sox vs. Happ: Jonathan Araúz 0-2, Christian Arroyo 0-2, Xander Bogaerts 7-44, Jackie Bradley Jr. 4-25, Michael Chavis 2-5, Rafael Devers 5-25, J.D. Martinez 8-31, Kevin Plawecki 0-2, Alex Verdugo 1-2, Christian Vázquez 6-23 Stat of the day: The Red Sox are 1-16 against the Yankees since July 28, 2019. Notes: The Yankees are first 10-game winning streak since June 8-18, 2012 ... J.D. Martinez, Rafael Devers, and Michael Chavis were a combined 0-for-17 with eight strikeouts on Friday ... J.D. LeMahieu (.367) is leading the AL batting race by two points over the White Sox’s Tim Anderson ... Mazza’s last start was Sept. 8 in Philadelphia when he allowed two runs in five innings for his first win ... The Yankees' magic number to clinch a playoff berth is down to two. Song of the Day: The White Stripes "My Doorbell"www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlcMRq3gb1s
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 19, 2020 15:09:11 GMT -5
Jen McCaffrey @jcmccaffrey 5m Red Sox are putting Yairo Munoz (back spasms) on the IL and Cesar Puello is called up from the alternate site. Alex Verdugo, who tweaked a hamstring last night, is out of the lineup today and getting treatment.
Red Sox recalled OF Cesar Puello from their alternate training site.
The 29-year-old is a career .239/.346/.346 hitter with four homers and 21 RBI in 186 plate appearances at the big league level. With Alex Verdugo nursing a hamstring injury, Puello could see a few starts in the outfield over the final week of the season,
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 19, 2020 15:37:23 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 6m Tanner Houck said on Zoom he's 'truly honored' to be making his first start at Fenway on Sunday. Said it's been his dream since he was drafted by the #RedSox in 2017.
Houck on facing the Yankees -- 'For me, nothing really changes. I think as long as you go out there and attack the zone, good things happen.' #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 19, 2020 16:03:23 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe 3m #RedSox Roster Moves of the Day: * Yairo Munz to IL (back strain) retroactive to Friday. * OF Cesar Puello selected to roster. * RHP Zack Godley to 45-day IL to open a 40-man spot for Puello.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 19, 2020 16:32:16 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 5m Aaron Boone said Aroldis Chapman's pending suspension could be delayed until next season because another hearing on his appeal is needed.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 19, 2020 16:35:59 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 11m I'm always amused when Rafael Devers is asked a question about the development of young #RedSox players. Michael Chavis, Bobby Dalbec and Tanner Houck are all *older* than him.
Devers turns 24 in October. That he's already established and verging on stardom is beyond special.
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Post by scrappyunderdog on Sept 19, 2020 23:24:46 GMT -5
Verdugo (hamstring) removed as precautionBy Ian Browne @ianmbrowne 1:31 AM EDT. Some not so positives to take from the game:
1. It doesn't sound like Verdugo's hamstring is that serious, but it's likely that we won't see him the remainder of the series for precautionary reasons. The line up looks very different without him in it.
2. What the heck is going on with JD?I think you nailed it when you said the video thing was in his head now. The human mind is a tricky thing. Once it latches onto an excuse, there is no mechanism to cause it to change its mind.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 20, 2020 2:41:50 GMT -5
Red Sox 0, Yankees 8: J.A. Happ’s domination of the Red Sox will never end
It’s unreal. By Matt_Collins@MattRyCollins Sep 19, 2020, 10:33pm EDT
There’s really not a whole lot I need to say to summarize this one. The Red Sox were just totally, utterly outplayed. This was a good old fashioned blowout, with Boston’s bats getting completely shut down by J.A. Happ, which we’ve gotten used to over the last decade or so. On the other end, the Yankees were led by Clint Frazier but it was really an all-out effort against Chris Mazza and Dylan Covey, with some rough defense from Xander Bogaerts mixed in. Oh, and Christian Arroyo left early with back spasms. Other than all that, though, it was a pretty good night!
J.A. Happ has gone through many stages in his career. He was very good early on, then fell off for a bit, then had a surprise resurgence in Toronto, and now has settled in for the end of his career in New York. Through it all, the one consistent quality has been his ability to just totally dominate Red Sox lineups. In 146 innings coming into this game on Saturday, the lefty had pitched to a 2.95 ERA against Boston. Obviously there have been a lot of different lineups for the Red Sox over Happ’s career, which dates back to 2007, but it apparently doesn’t matter.
He had his way with this lineup as well. Frankly, there isn’t even really much to say about the offensive (pun only sort of intended) performance against the Yankees southpaw in this game. Boston did get a runner on in the first, but it was a two-out infield single that was not really the start of anything. They wouldn’t have another baserunner until the fourth, when they got another two-out single after which the runner didn’t advance beyond first. Those two singles were all they managed off Happ through six innings, and it only took 71 pitches for him to get there.
Chris Mazza, meanwhile, did not have similar success against the Yankees B-lineup. After sending out their best on Friday (and Martín Pérez, to his credit, looking great against them), New York emptied the bench for this one. It wouldn’t matter, as Mazza had himself a very tough first inning. D.J. LeMahieu started off the game with a solid base hit, because that’s just what he does, and then Aaron Judge drew a walk to put the first two men on. After a strikeout and a walk, the bases were full for Gio Urshela, who made it a 1-0 game early on with a sacrifice fly. The Yankees would get one more on a Clint Frazier base hit before Mazza finally escaped. It felt like a win to only be down two, though it did take 32 pitches for the Red Sox starter to get out of the first. For all my math heads out there, that is more than half the pitches it took Happ to get through five.
Mazza did, to his credit, settle down for a bit after that. He faced only three batters in the second thanks in part to Tyler Wade getting caught stealing second after a one-out walk. In the third, he gave up a double to Brett Gardner on a weird play that looked like a routine single before Gardner just kept going and managed to sneak in with a tremendous slide. It wouldn’t matter, though, as the recently called up César Puello started an impressive relay after a deep fly ball to right to get Gardner trying to get to third. All in all, it was another three-batter inning, albeit a fairly eventful one.
The Yankees got back on their [redacted] in the fourth, though. Or, more accurately, Xander Bogaerts invited them to have a big inning. After a one-out single from Frazier, it looked like Mazza got an inning-ending double play ball to Bogaerts. Instead, the shortstop just booted a routine play. New York then got another single to make it a 3-0 game before Bogaerts had another opportunity for a double play. This time he was the middle man at second base, but his throw to first was way off the mark, allowing Mike Tauchman to score and Tyler Wade to get to second. The inning ended with a 4-0 score, but it wasn’t exactly Mazza’s fault.
That was the final inning for Mazza, and it was also the final inning it really felt like a game. Dylan Covey came out for the fifth, and issued a leadoff walk to Aaron Judge. The good news is they got Judge stealing second after that. The bad news is Covey then gave up back-to-back singles, the latter of which hit the garage in foul ground out in left field. Michael Chavis was in left today and was not ready for the ricochet, and Gardner came around to make it a 5-0 game. Frazier then blew things open, driving one way out to right field for a two-run shot, and the rout was on. Covey did come through with a scoreless sixth after that.
For the seventh, it was Domingo Tapia coming to the mound for the Red Sox. The righty got through an impressive scoreless inning. In the bottom of the inning, the offense finally got beyond first base for the first time all night against Happ. It came with two outs in the inning when Kevin Plawecki smacked a double off the Monster in left-center field. He was, naturally, stranded there.
The eighth belonged to Robert Stock, who came through with a scoreless inning of his own. Happ then came out for the bottom half, and the Red Sox actually got some early offense here with Bobby Dalbec going the other way for a ground rule double. Chavis followed that up with a ground ball to shortstop on which, for some reason, Dalbec tried to get to third. Even weirder than the decision was that he somehow made it in safely (after review), putting men on the corners with nobody out. Even that wasn’t enough, as Happ came back with two strikeouts and a ground out to keep the shutout going.
After Stock came back for the ninth and allowed one more run, the Red Sox had one more chance to score at least (checks notes) eight runs against Nick Nelson out of the Yankees bullpen. Believe it or not, they did not do that. Instead, they sent only three batters to the plate and ended the game without a run.
The Red Sox have one more chance to avoid a season-long sweep to the Yankees in 2020. It’s going to be a battle of rookies on Sunday, with Tanner Houck going up against Deivi García. First pitch is at 1:10 PM ET.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 20, 2020 2:42:31 GMT -5
Guerin Austin @guerinaustin · 6h Christian Arroyo was removed from tonight’s game due to back spasms.
#RedSox
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