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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 7, 2024 5:45:16 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe Sox had a little postgame celebration for Jamie Westbrook and for coaching assistant Devin Rose, who is filling in for bullpen coach Kevin Walker. It was his first time in uniform for a game.
Cora joked that Westbrook has to be the only player in MLB history to get hit by a pitch, reach on catcher's interference, get a hit and hit a homer in less than 10 plate appearances. "Shoot, man, he can hit. Just controlling the strike zone, short to the ball." 12:30 AM · Jun 7, 2024 ·
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 7, 2024 5:49:42 GMT -5
Pitch by pitch, inning by inning, Red Sox manager Alex Cora is building Tanner Houck into an ace By Peter Abraham Globe Staff,Updated June 7, 2024, 38 minutes ago
CHICAGO — Tanner Houck pitched seven innings and threw 93 pitches for the Red Sox on Thursday night in a 14-2 victory against the Chicago White Sox.
That initially seemed like overkill against the worst team in baseball. Houck leads the staff in innings, why not give him a little break?
Here’s why: Coming into this season, Houck had completed seven innings in a game once in his career over 41 starts. He was well down the road to becoming one of those starters who faced the opposing lineup twice and waited for everybody to pat him on the back.
But Thursday was the fifth time he completed at least seven innings in 12 starts this season and the eighth time he pitched into the seventh inning.
Pitch by pitch, inning by inning, Sox manager Alex Cora is building an ace. Houck is 6-5 with a 1.91 earned run average, an 0.92 WHIP and 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
Houck has the fourth-best ERA in the majors and has pitched the most innings. He also has allowed only two home runs.
There’s only one way to learn how to work deep into a game and that is by actually staying on the mound. Houck has developed the mentality that he is not satisfied with five and dive.
“I want to go six, seven or eight. That’s when you separate yourself as a pitcher,” he said. “You want the other team to think it’s going to be a long day. That’s how I look at it.”
Houck averaged just under seven innings in his junior year at the University of Missouri and was a first-round draft pick by the Sox in 2017.
But until this season, his pro career was a tease. For every good start there were days he appeared destined for the bullpen. Related: Will the Red Sox be buyers or sellers at the trade deadline?
The change came in spring training when Cora challenged Houck and his other starters to go deeper into games.
“It starts with what [Cora] said. If you earn it, he’ll leave you out there,” righthander Kutter Crawford said. “That feels good for us. If we give up a hit in the sixth inning, he’ll give you a chance to work through it.
“That’s how you gain the confidence to do it again the next time. Tanner has been great at that.”
Houck backed up those longer starts by working harder between outings to build up his durability.
“Not the funnest thing in the world,” he said. “You do the same things every day. But you get the results and you get better.”
Now Sox starters are eighth in the American League in innings pitched. They were 14th last season. It’s not perfect but it’s progress.
“I was asking for five [innings] from all of them,” Cora said. “They’ve been awesome giving us more. So we still have work to do? Yeah. There are a few guys who are struggling. But the bad [starts] are a lot better than last year.”
More innings from starters means fewer innings from relievers and better choices for Cora late in games. It also creates higher expectations for starters in the minor leagues.
“You can talk about it as much as you want. You have to go out there and do it,” Houck said. “Your plan doesn’t always work and sometimes you need to make adjustments either during the game or in-between starts.
“What I am doing now feels very repeatable to me.”
Houck could prove worthy of an All-Star berth next month. The Sox haven’t had a homegrown starting pitcher in the Midsummer Classic since Jon Lester in 2014.
Lester was foolishly traded to Oakland two weeks later — for Yoenis Cespedes, which still feels hard to believe — and the Sox have largely failed at developing starters in the years since. They have been forced to use trades and free agency to put together a rotation.
It’s still too early to say Houck will be the pitcher who breaks through. But Houck, along with Crawford and Brayan Bello, are at least in the conversation.
That Houck beat the woeful White Sox didn’t mean much. That he stayed out there for seven innings did. Good habits take time to develop.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 7, 2024 5:55:02 GMT -5
RED SOX NOTEBOOK Red Sox players have their concerns about Netflix’s access for documentary By Julian McWilliams Globe Staff,Updated June 6, 2024, 8:52 p.m.
CHICAGO — Performing at the big-league level can weigh down on players.
The scrutiny from the media, fans, and the organization only adds to the angst.
That is especially true in Boston, where expectations are high despite the team’s recent struggles.
Adding to the pressure, the team is being followed by Netflix all season for a documentary to air later this year, which could make the scrutiny even more burdensome.
It’s a balancing act that the Red Sox knew they would have to manage.
“We talked to the players,” said manager Alex Cora prior to the team’s 14-2 win in the opener of a four-game set against the White Sox on Thursday. “The organization obviously drove the bus on this. But we had a lot of meetings last year. What I told the players during spring training was to embrace it. Whoever is in is in. And whoever is out, is out.”
The Red Sox recently placed Chris Martin on the injured list with anxiety. Martin does not like being in the spotlight, however, it would be unfair to suggest that Netflix played a part in his IL stint, one the team and organization fully supports.
“Certainly the idea of being put in the spotlight could induce anxiety for someone, but I don’t know to what degree beyond the fact that like, you live in a spotlight already,” said chief baseball officer Craig Breslow. “Is it a marginal impact? I don’t really know. But at the end of the day, 35,000 people and countless others at home, everybody who does that is aware of it.”
Privately, some players have voiced their displeasure with the nonstop access, expressing that they prefer to keep to themselves or are shy. Some players have said they constantly have to watch their words, citing uncertainty in what will ultimately make the documentary. Others have embraced it, much like Cora said.
Closer Kenley Jansen, though, has not allowed the crew to enter his space.
“I try to stay away from it to be honest with you,” said Jansen. “Because I love this game. I want to continue to play this game for a long time and I don’t want those distractions distracting me. That’s just the old mindset. I feel like those are distractions. Great opportunity, I’m sure. But, for me, right now it doesn’t fit.”
Jansen noted that he doesn’t feel anxiety with the extra cameras around, pointing out that he is always cordial with the media, which is true. However, he made it clear that he wants no part of the access, keeping baseball at the fulcrum of his duties.
“The less I can have on my plate, the better,” said Jansen. Yoshida update
Masataka Yoshida (thumb sprain) took swings off the Red Sox’ specialized pitching machine. Overall, Yoshida felt good but got jammed on a few pitches and felt some pain.
Cora’s response to that?
“Well, get the bat head out,” said Cora.
The remark might have been a bit tongue in cheek. But underneath Cora’s statement was some truth. The Sox need to get Yoshida back in action.
The Sox DH has been on the IL for more than a month. While with the A’s in 2018, Matt Chapman — now with the Giants — had a similar injury roughly a week into spring training after getting a cortisone shot.
Yoshida could start a rehab assignment this weekend. But that will be up to him. The Sox are hopeful that when he does begin one, it won’t be too long, considering he will just be expected to DH.
“We won’t need to get his feet under him and all that stuff,” said Cora. “So, whenever he feels ready, he’s ready. I don’t know how many at-bats that’s going be. With him it’s very simple timing wise. When he’s ready to compete at this level, we’ll bring him here.”
Casas is hopeful
Triston Casas (rib cage strain) is hopeful he can begin swinging by the end of the week, the first baseman told NESN Wednesday.
“Hopefully,” said Cora with a smile. “He’s been saying a lot lately. That means that he’s feeling better.”
Casas will return once he’s pain free. At times, he felt some pain when rotating, which is why he hasn’t been swinging. But now, Casas seems to be progressing.
“He’s been reacting well to everything,” said Cora. “He’s been patient, too. If he’s saying [he hopes to swing a bat by the end of the week], it’s probably going to happen.”
Hendriks, Giolito return
Closer Liam Hendriks and starter Lucas Giolito, who are both recovering from Tommy John surgery, returned to Guaranteed Rate Field for the first time after signing with the Red Sox prior to the season … The Red Sox reinstated righthander Isaiah Campbell from the 15-day IL and optioned him to Triple A Worcester. Could this be the reason?
The White Sox are the worst team in baseball and are on pace to lose roughly 127 games. What led to this downfall?
“I’m not gonna say it’s me, but after I leave it seems every team goes to [expletive],” said Hendriks, who played for the Athletics before signing with the White Sox as a free agent prior to the 2021 season. “We had the most expensive bullpen in baseball. I am all for relievers getting paid but you can’t have several guys on that level because it drains the resources.
Hendriks also noted that the team had internal issues last season and never came together.
“It wasn’t a great clubhouse atmosphere,” he added. “It was very negative.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 7, 2024 6:01:03 GMT -5
Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox
Friday, June 7, 2024 at 8:10pm EDT Written by Adam Rauzino
The Boston Red Sox (31-31, 27-35 RL, 25-33-4 O/U) and the Chicago White Sox (15-47, 26-34 RL, 27-30-3 O/U) begin a three-game series on Friday evening. The Red Sox are opting with Cooper Criswell. The White Sox will reply Garrett Crochet. Chicago won last year’s season series 4-2 and the Red Sox earned a 14-2 win on Thursday.The Boston Red Sox (31-31, 27-35 RL, 25-33-4 O/U) and the Chicago White Sox (15-47, 26-34 RL, 27-30-3 O/U) begin a three-game series on Friday evening. The Red Sox are opting with Cooper Criswell. The White Sox will reply Garrett Crochet. Chicago won last year’s season series 4-2 and the Red Sox earned a 14-2 win on Thursday.
Red Sox Back to .500
Cooper Criswell will get the nod. Criswell was solid in his previous effort, holding the Tigers to just one run on four hits in five innings, and was credited with the win. The young righty has been steady for the most part, allowing two or fewer runs in seven of his ten outings but does not pitch deep into games. Criswell has generated a 3.92 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP accompanied by a 3-2 record in 43.2 innings of work. He has conceded one run in 2.2 career innings against the White Sox.
Boston is hovering near the .500 mark and is within range in the wildcard picture. They dropped two of four home meetings against Detroit last weekend and were dealt one defeat in two meetings in a quick series against the Braves this week. They posted a dominating 9-0 win against the Braves on Wednesday. The Red Sox are solid on the road, standing four games above .500.
Rafael Devers is heating up at the plate, collecting six RBIs on the month. The veteran slugger had a great May where he registered a .919 OPS. Dever has 13 home runs with 32 RBIs and a remarkable .956 OPS on the year. He went 5 for 19 with two RBIs and a .838 OPS against the White Sox last season.
Boston is averaging 4.40 runs per game, ranking them 14th. The pitching is solid, generating a 3.35 ERA, good for fifth.
White Sox Dealt Another Sweep
Garrett Crochet will be on the rubber on Friday. Crochet was outstanding in his previous outing, holding a potent Brewers offense to one run in six innings, resulting in a no-decision in a game the White Sox lost. The young ace is having a marvelous season, conceding zero or one run in five of his last six outings, and is sporting a 3.49 ERA and a 0.93 WHIP complemented by a 5-5 record in 69.2 innings pitched on the season. Crochet has allowed one run in three career innings against the Red Sox.
Chicago is probably going to lose more than 100 games. The squad has been horrible, losing 13 consecutive games entering Friday due primarily to the offense. They scored 11 runs in the sweep against the Brewers last weekend. Next, they were competitive in two meetings against the Cubs, losing by one run in each defeat. The White Sox are 11 games below .500 at home.
Paul DeJong recorded 12 RBIs last month and has collected three RBIs and a strong .759 OPS in June. The veteran shortstop has been decent, bashing 10 homers with 21 RBIs and a. .722 OPS. He posted two home runs with five RBIs against the Cubs last season.
Chicago is scoring an average of only 2.97 runs on the year, marking them last. The pitching staff has a 4.94 ERA, pegging them 29th.
Red Sox at White Sox Friday, at 8:10 PM EST Partly Cloudy It's expected to be 72° F with a 0% chance of precipitation and 13 MPH wind blowing out in Chicago at 8:10 PM EST. Hourly Forecasts: Weather.com
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 7, 2024 7:59:14 GMT -5
Garrett Crochet faces Red Sox, hopes to end White Sox's misery FLM
The Chicago White Sox will attempt to win for the first time since May 21 when they face the visiting Boston Red Sox on Friday night in the second game of a four-game series.
Boston opened the series with a 14-2 victory Thursday. That was Chicago's 14th straight defeat, which broke the franchise record for consecutive losses in a season, set 100 years ago.
"It's difficult, but today is over," Chicago's Paul DeJong said following Thursday's loss. "We can flush it and prepare to win (Friday). That's all we can really do is control what we can do in the moment. Right now the game's over. Just go home and rest and get ready to go (Friday).
"Today could be a little different based on the score of the game, but overall I think in the last week we've been playing a lot of tight games and just can't quite pull out that small margin of victory. I think we have to do everything we can each day to win a game. I think that's what other teams are doing to us, and we have to match that intensity."
Philadelphia holds the MLB record for consecutive losses in a season -- 23 in 1961. Baltimore holds the American League record with 21 straight in 1988.
Chicago has been outscored 97-45 during its 14-game losing streak. The White Sox have lost 18 of their past 19 games.
Boston led 3-0 after two innings Thursday and 7-0 after four.
"We just got down early," White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said. "They came out swinging it, and we faced a pretty good pitcher (Tanner Houck). We just have to regroup and get back after it."
The White Sox haven't won since they beat Toronto 5-0 on May 21 to end a four-game losing streak. Left-hander Garrett Crochet, who was the winning pitcher in that game, is scheduled to start Friday for Chicago.
Crochet (5-5, 3.49 ERA) is 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA in four career relief appearances (three innings) against the Red Sox.
Right-hander Cooper Criswell (3-2, 3.92) is Boston's probable starter. Criswell didn't figure into the decision in his only career appearance against the White Sox. He allowed a run on three hits in 2 2/3 innings on April 21, 2023, while pitching for the Tampa Bay Rays.
"He'll give us at least five, probably more," Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. "The pitching has been good."
The Red Sox hit three home runs and collected a season-high 24 hits in Thursday's win. Each of the 11 Boston players who came to the plate had at least one hit. Ceddanne Rafaela led the offense with four hits and four RBIs.
Rafaela leads major league rookies with 37 RBIs.
"It's nice to see that the hard work we put in pays off," he said. "When we put it together, these are the types of games we're going to have, where we pass it to each other. Just keep getting yours. Take as much as you can. It's fun to have these type of games with my guys. It's nice to get it going. It's nice."
--Field Level Media
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 7, 2024 10:51:59 GMT -5
Game 64: Red Sox at White Sox lineups and notesBy Andrew Mahoney Globe Staff,Updated June 7, 2024, 1 hour ago The Red Sox took care of business in the opener of their four-game series with the White Sox Thursday, rolling to a 14-2 win at Chicago. They belted a season-high 24 hits, as all 11 players who stepped to the plate registered a hit, paced by Jarren Duran and Ceddanne Rafaela, who each posted four. Tanner Houck had another strong outing, striking out nine while allowing just two runs in seven innings to hand the White Sox a franchise record 14th loss in a row. Philadelphia holds the MLB record for consecutive losses in a season — 23 in 1961. Baltimore holds the American League record with 21 straight in 1988. The series resumes tonight, with Cooper Criswell on the mound hoping to add to Chicago’s woes. Here is a preview. Lineups RED SOX (32-31): Jarren Duran (L) CF Rob Refsnyder (R) LF Connor Wong (R) C Rafael Devers (L) 3B Tyler O'Neill (R) RF Jamie Westbrook (R) 2B Garrett Cooper (R) DH Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B Ceddanne Rafaela (R) Pitching: RHP Cooper Criswell (3-2, 3.92 ERA) WHITE SOX (15-48): Corey Julks (R) LF Nicky Lopez (L) 2B Luis Robert Jr. (R) CF Gavin Sheets (L) DH Andrew Vaughn (R) 1B Paul DeJong (R) SS Oscar Colás (L) RF Korey Lee (R) C Lenyn Sosa (R) 3B Pitching: LHP Garrett Crochet (5-5, 3.49 ERA) Time: 8:10 p.m. TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7 Red Sox vs. Crochet: Bobby Dalbec 1-1, Rafael Devers 1-1, Reese McGuire 0-1, Rob Refsnyder 1-2 White Sox vs. Criswell: Oscar Colás 0-1, Luis Robert Jr. 0-2, Lenyn Sosa 1-1, Andrew Vaughn 1-2 Stat of the day: The White Sox have been outscored 97-45 during their 14-game losing streak and have lost 18 of their past 19 games. Notes: In his only appearance against the White Sox on April 21, 2023, Criswell allowed a run on three hits in 2⅔ innings while pitching for the Tampa Bay Rays. … Crochet (5-5, 3.49 ERA) is 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA in four career relief appearances (three innings) against the Red Sox. … Ceddanne Rafaela leads major league rookies with 37 RBIs. … The Red Sox are 16-6 against teams below .500. Song of the Day: Cheap Trick "Dream Police" www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPemyipJzAM
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Post by Kimmi on Jun 7, 2024 15:53:19 GMT -5
We should be able to take at least 3 out of 4 from the White Sox. That said, you can't take any team for granted. After this series, we play the Phillies and the Yankees at home. Yikes. I might crawl under my rock and stay there for a while. We really need a sweep if we want to make up some ground, but that's extremely difficult on the road, even against bad teams. It's difficult to sweep any team, especially if you're talking a 4-game sweep. That said, if we can get to their bullpen, our offense might have a chance.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 7, 2024 18:23:15 GMT -5
Too bad O;Brien and what ever chimp he has in the booth would not be up front like the Pale Hose booth last night they were relentless on the Pale Hose ownership, effort, etc etc
refreshing.
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Post by scrappyunderdog on Jun 7, 2024 19:23:08 GMT -5
Too bad O;Brien and what ever chimp he has in the booth would not be up front like the Pale Hose booth last night they were relentless on the Pale Hose ownership, effort, etc etc
refreshing. Maybe it has something to do with the WS being #30.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 7, 2024 19:47:28 GMT -5
Duran stealing home on an appeal play in the 3rd is first timer for me
Red Sox up 2-1
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 7, 2024 19:59:13 GMT -5
Tyler O'Neil Trainers and Cora head out to the field to get him injured again..............[/font]
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 7, 2024 20:57:25 GMT -5
Sox down 6-2 in the 6th and the Red Sox down utter horse shit[/b][/i][/font]
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 8, 2024 6:08:23 GMT -5
White Sox hit 3 homers to stop 14-game slide with 7-2 victory over Red Sox AP
CHICAGO (AP) Luis Robert Jr., Gavin Sheets and Andrew Vaughn homered, and the Chicago White Sox stopped a 14-game losing streak by downing the Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Friday night.
Garrett Crochet struck out 10 in six innings as Chicago posted its first win since a 5-0 victory at Toronto on May 21. The 14-game slide set a franchise record for a single season, and it was the longest losing streak in the majors since the Angels also dropped 14 straight in 2022.
“Just to stop the streak, I mean it's time to move on,” White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said. “Let's continue to play baseball. I'm really proud of these guys.”
Robert hit a 430-foot solo drive to center off Cooper Criswell with two out in the first. Sheets and Vaughn began the sixth with consecutive homers against Greg Weissert, lifting the White Sox to a 6-2 lead.
Boston had won four of six. Connor Wong had two of the team's six hits.
The Red Sox finished the game without right fielder Tyler O'Neill, who departed in the third because of right knee discomfort. O’Neill was just activated from the 10-day injured list on Wednesday after being sidelined by right knee inflammation.
“Hopefully we avoid the IL, but at the same time playing short doesn't make sense,” manager Alex Cora said.
Criswell (3-3) permitted four runs, three earned, and five hits in 4 1/3 innings. He has a 5.40 ERA over his last seven starts.
The White Sox went ahead to stay with three runs in the fourth, highlighted by Oscar Colás' tiebreaking two-run single through a drawn-in infield.
Crochet (6-5) allowed three hits and one earned run. The left-hander improved to 5-1 with a 1.10 ERA in his last seven starts.
“It was huge. The guys in there, we showed no quit,” Crochet said. “Tonight I think that you kind of saw that.”
Jonathan Cannon pitched three innings for his first career save. Duke Ellis dropped Ceddanne Rafaela's liner to left for an error, but Jarren Duran bounced to shortstop for the final out.
“I just went out there and I was going to go until they told me to stop,” Cannon said.
The Red Sox scored both of their runs during a strange sequence in the second inning.
Bobby Dalbec walked and scored from first when Crochet committed a throwing error on Duran's comebacker. Duran missed first on the play and the White Sox decided to appeal. Duran started running when Crochet threw over, and he swiped home for a 2-1 lead.
Vaughn went to the bag after the throw got away from him, but first base umpire Alan Porter said he was safe.
Grifol said he didn’t see the call, so he felt as if he wasn’t able to challenge the decision with plate umpire Sean Barber.
“So once everything was over, I said, ‘Sean, can we appeal?’ And he said, ‘You already did,’” Grifol said. “I didn’t see it. He called him safe. So at that point, I didn’t challenge anything because I thought time had elapsed.”
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: OF/DH Masataka Yoshida (left thumb strain) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester on Saturday. “We'll see how it goes over the weekend, but this is a huge step for us,” Cora said.
UP NEXT
Right-handers Brayan Bello (6-2, 4.36 ERA) and Nick Nastrini (0-5, 9.74 ERA) take the mound on Saturday. Bello surrendered four runs in 6 1/3 innings in Boston's 8-4 loss to Detroit on Sunday. Nastrini is looking for his first major league win after dropping his first five starts for Chicago.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 8, 2024 6:15:12 GMT -5
Duran makes Red Sox history with 2nd steal of home ... this season! 1:58 AM ADT Tim Stebbins
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CHICAGO -- Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran put his speed and heads-up baserunning on display in an eventful trip around the bases during Boston's 7-2 loss to the White Sox on Friday at Guaranteed Rate Field.
And to cap it off, Duran pulled off one of the more unusual steals of home plate that you may see -- as Chicago attempted to appeal whether he touched first base just moments prior.
“Just trying to cause havoc on the bases, man,” Duran said. “I’m blessed with the legs, so I'm just trying to use them as much as I possibly can.”
After a leadoff walk by Bobby Dalbec in the third inning, Duran hit a chopper back to White Sox starting pitcher Garrett Crochet. Duran sensed it would be a close play at first, but also a tough play for Crochet coming off the mound.
The White Sox lefty fired a low throw to first baseman Andrew Vaughn. Once the ball skipped down the right-field line, Duran was off to the races.
“I was just keeping my eye on [Dalbec],” said Duran, who appeared to miss first base as he ran through the bag. “If [Dalbec] was gonna go, I was gonna get all the way to third.”
Duran advanced to second and, without hesitation, kept chugging to third as Dalbec scored to tie the game at 1. Rob Refsnyder then stepped to the plate, but before he could settle into the batter’s box, Crochet had another throw to make.
With his back turned to Duran at third base, Crochet stepped off the rubber and threw over to Vaughn. The White Sox were appealing whether Duran touched first base initially. The moment Crochet stepped off to throw over, Duran took off for home plate. Vaughn could not corral the throw, and Duran scored easily.
“We noticed he missed first from our end,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “We were telling [Duran], ‘As soon as [Crochet] engages, go.’ If [Crochet] steps off and tries to make a play on him, hopefully he's safe at the plate and we can steal a run.
“What we were trying to do is move to the next play, instead of the appeal,” Cora added. “To move to the next play, and the next play was him trying to steal the plate.”
White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said they were prepared for Duran to try to steal home. He instructed Crochet to throw to first and not make a play on Duran, which would have ended the chance to appeal.
First-base umpire and crew chief Alan Porter called Duran safe on appeal, despite Crochet’s errant throw, a call Grifol said he did not see. Amid the confusion, the White Sox window to challenge whether Duran hit the bag closed.
“We knew the rule, we knew what to do, we knew how to execute it,” Grifol said. “They knew it. And I thought time had elapsed, but I guess I could have asked him, ‘Hey, I didn’t see the appeal. Can we challenge this now?’ And [Porter] said he would have let us challenge. So, at the end of the day, that one’s on me.”
It marked the first time a Red Sox player has stolen home since ... Duran, who did so on May 21. Prior to that, Travis Shaw on April 21, 2016, was the last Red Sox player to pull off the feat. Duran is also just the third Red Sox player since 1974 to have two steals of home in a season (Dwight Evans in 1974 and Fred Lynn in 1975).
The eventful top of the third led to a worrisome moment for Boston in the bottom half. Right fielder Tyler O’Neill exited the game with right knee discomfort. O’Neill, who walked off the field gingerly with Cora and a trainer, was activated off the 10-day injured list on Wednesday after missing nine games with right knee inflammation.
O’Neill said he felt “pretty good pregame,” but felt the issue when catching a Paul DeJong fly ball in the second inning.
“I still don’t think the diagnosis has changed,” O’Neill said. “Nothing structural or any worry about that. Just a bit of a flare-up. Hopefully give it some time, let it calm down a little bit. Really hoping it’s just a couple of days.”
O’Neill noted he’s aiming to avoid an IL stint. Whether the Red Sox need to make a roster move, however -- even if it’s ultimately just to avoid playing short for a few days -- is something they will discuss leading up to Saturday.
“Let’s see where we’re at tonight, and we’ll decide what we do tomorrow,” Cora said.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 8, 2024 6:16:51 GMT -5
Injuries & Moves: O'Neill exits early with right knee discomfort 1:26 AM ADT
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June 7: OF Tyler O'Neill exits game in third inning with right knee discomfort O'Neill walked off the field gingerly with one out in the bottom of the third inning in Friday's eventual 7-2 loss to the White Sox, accompanied by manager Alex Cora and a trainer. The 28-year-old felt discomfort in his knee catching a Paul DeJong fly ball in the second inning.
O'Neill was activated off the 10-day injured list on Wednesday after missing nine games with right knee inflammation. He was hopeful this flare-up will not require another IL stint.
“I still don’t think the diagnosis has changed,” O’Neill said. “Nothing structural or any worry about that. Just a bit of a flare-up. Hopefully give it some time, let it calm down a little bit. Really hoping it’s just a couple of days.”
Cora noted the Red Sox will discuss leading up to Saturday's game whether they need to make a roster move to avoid playing shorthanded, even if it's just for a few days.
DH Masataka Yoshida (left thumb strain) Expected return: June Yoshida will begin a Minor League rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester on June 8, according to manager Alex Cora, likely with two or three at-bats. He had been taking live batting practice in the days prior, and on June 6, hit off a Trajekt machine. Yoshida has been on the injured list since April 29. (Last updated: June 7)
INF/OF Romy Gonzalez (left hamstring strain) Expected return: June Gonzalez returned from his first IL stint (left wrist sprain) on May 8, and is down again. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said he doesn't expect Gonzalez to be out "that long." Cora indicated on June 7 that Gonzalez could begin a rehab assignment as soon as June 11. In 35 at-bats this season, Gonzalez is hitting .257 and has six RBIs. (Last updated: June 7)
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