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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 25, 2020 3:14:55 GMT -5
Red Sox @ Braves Friday 25th September 2020 7pm @ Truist Park
Mazza 1-2/ 5.40
Is 1-0/ 1.93 in his career vs the Braves. Likely means squat tonight.
Wright 2-4/ 5.74
Tossed over 6ip of scoreless ball in his last start vs the Mets.
Braves target NL's No. 2 seed as Red Sox hit town FLM
The Atlanta Braves will try to nail down the No. 2 seed in the National League playoffs, but they will have to go through a Boston club that has gotten hot at the end of a lost season.
The Braves host the Red Sox in the final three-game series of the season. The Braves swept a three-game series at Fenway Park earlier this year.
Atlanta (34-23) has won four of its last five games and holds a two-game lead over the Chicago Cubs for the No. 2 playoff seed in the league -- by virtue of having clinched the NL East (San Diego, in second place in the NL West, owns the NL's second-best record at 34-22).
The Red Sox (22-35) have won three of their last four but remain in the cellar in the AL East.
The Red Sox will send right-hander Chris Mazza (1-2, 5.40 ERA) to the mound to face Atlanta right-hander Kyle Wright (2-4, 5.74).
Mazza's last start came on Sept. 19 against the New York Yankees. He worked four innings and allowed four runs, two earned, on five hits, three walks and one strikeout. Mazza has appeared in five games (three starts) in September and posted a 4.24 ERA.
Mazza has made two career relief appearances against the Braves. He's 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA in 4 2/3 innings.
Wright is finally showing the potential the Braves saw when they made him the fifth overall pick in the 2017 draft. He has won his last two starts, beating Washington on Sept. 13 and throwing 6 1/3 scoreless innings of one-hit ball against the New York Mets on Sunday.
Wright has pitched only once against Boston, throwing two scoreless innings in a relief appearance in his big league debut on Sept. 4, 2018.
The Braves got some good news on Thursday when the club announced No. 1 starter Max Fried is expected to be ready for the first game of the playoffs. Fried turned his left ankle in the first inning of his start on Wednesday and had to leave the game.
"He's moving around OK," Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said. "He's a little sore. But all the tests were negative and he'll just continue to get treatment and take it day-to-day. I think with everything they have going on in that training room, he'll be good to go."
Until Thursday's 13-1 loss to Baltimore, the Boston pitching staff had posted its best monthly ERA for the season (4.95), averaging 10 strikeouts per nine innings.
Offensively, Boston right fielder Alex Verdugo had his 10-game hitting streak end on Thursday. It was his second streak lasting 10-plus games this season. He has only gone hitless in five of his last 42 games. During that time, he's hitting .337 (56-for-166). Verdugo is batting .323 this season and has been a bright spot in a dismal season.
"I'm happy with the season that I've had," Verdugo said. "But the competitor in me wants more. It's just every year I see things that I think I can get better at, whether it's stealing more bases, whether it's hitting for a little bit more power, whether it's hitting for a higher average, too."
--Field Level Media
Red Sox at Braves Friday, at 7:10 PM EST Partly Cloudy According to Forecast.io, it's expected to be 75° F with a 2% chance of rain and 5 MPH wind blowing left to right in Atlanta at 7:10 PM EST. Hourly Forecasts: Weather.com Forecast.io
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 25, 2020 3:18:49 GMT -5
Rest of the Series Saturday...7pm...Houck 2-0/ 000 vs Wilson 0-0/ 4.26 Sunday...3pm....Pivetta vs Ynoa
Boston is:
1-4 in their last 5 Friday games. 1-3 in their last 4 games against Atlanta.
Atlanta is:
4-0 in their last 4 overall. 4-0 in their last 4 games vs. a right-handed starter.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 25, 2020 4:13:45 GMT -5
RED SOX NOTEBOOK Jackie Bradley Jr. says goodbye to Fenway, but for how long? By Julian McWilliams Globe Staff,Updated September 24, 2020, 7:28 p.m.
Thursday evening’s matchup against the Baltimore Orioles was the last Red Sox game at Fenway Park this season. It could also very well be the last time Jackie Bradley Jr. calls it his home.
Bradley will enter free agency after Sunday’s season finale, potentially closing the book on a marriage that began in 2011 when Bradley was selected 40th overall out of the University of South Carolina.
His eight-year big league career with the Red Sox had highs and lows right from the start. Bradley started the 2013 season on the major league roster after a monster spring training, only to be demoted to Triple A Pawtucket following a 3-for-31 (.097) start in 12 games. Bradley, streaky at the plate, was such a plus defender — arguably the greatest center fielder the Sox ever had — that he remained, for the most part, a fixture in center. And despite some of the rough bumps, Bradley still earned an All-Star appearance in 2016, and in 2018 a Gold Glove, an American League Championship Series MVP, and a World Series title. Get 108 Stitches in your inboxEverything baseball every Monday-Friday during baseball season, and weekly in the offseason.
This season, he’s had his best year at the plate, slashing .279/.353/.419 with five homers and a .772 OPS in 201 plate appearances after going 1 for 4 in a 13-1 loss.
“It’s been really good for a few weeks now,” manager Ron Roenicke said before Thursday’s game. “We know he always plays great defense and he’s going to [continue to], whether it’s here or somewhere else.”
The Red Sox said after the Aug. 31 trade deadline that they would like to have Bradley around for the future, yet Bradley said that wasn’t something intimated to him. The center fielder also noted that he would like to test the free-agent market.
If this is it for Bradley, he’s certainly left his mark.
“He’s a pretty special guy,” Roenicke said. “We’ll see what happens after this year. I’ve sure had a great experience with him, coaching him and now managing him. He goes about his business just as professionally as you can get. He’s a great guy on and off the field.” Fenway Park will be early voting polling place on Oct. 17-18
Bostonians looking to vote early can cast their ballots at Fenway Park this year, the city of Boston and the Red Sox announced.
The city announced in a statement press release that Fenway Park was approved to be one of 21 early voting sites scattered around Boston to accommodate voters who would like to cast ballots early and avoid Election Day crowds amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Early voting at Fenway will be available from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, and Sunday, Oct. 18. Boston voters looking to cast ballots at Fenway should use the Gate A entrance at the corner of Jersey Street and Brookline Avenue. Masks and social distancing will be required, according to the statement.
“We are thankful to the City and the Election Commission for giving us the opportunity to open our doors to our community for this important undertaking,” Red Sox president and CEO Sam Kennedy said in the statement. “Voting is one of the best ways to support and champion the issues and policies we value and what better way for the Red Sox to help with that effort than to open up our ballpark for Boston residents to cast their early ballots.”
Other in-person early voting sites include City Hall, several Boston Public School buildings and library branches, and Boston Centers for Youth & Families facilities. Early voting in Massachusetts runs from Oct. 17 through Friday, Oct. 30, but dates and times vary by location. A full list of early voting sites and dates is available on the city’s website.
Still nothing on Rodriguez, Sale throws
A decision on what’s next for Eduardo Rodriguez should happen in the next couple days, Roenicke said. Rodriguez was diagnosed with myocarditis as a result of his summer bout with COVID-19, and all doctors involved in his evaluation are still consulting on what Rodriguez’s next steps will look like.Also of note, Chris Sale started a throwing program a few weeks ago. Roenicke said Sale hasn’t had any issues with his arm following Tommy John surgery in late March. Losing Rodriguez and Sale left a huge void in the Sox rotation this season, leading to much of its struggles. “Those guys that are No. 1 pitchers are vital to what you do and what you’re trying to do when you are trying to have a competitive team and go to the playoffs,” Roenicke said . . . Mookie Betts was forthcoming in a way he really hasn’t been about his trade from the Red Sox on CC Sabathia’s R2C2 podcast, explaining the front office “did a great job in like, talking through things. It wasn’t just like ‘Boom, trade’ on Twitter. They talked and said, ‘Hey you know, if something makes sense then we’ll pull the trigger.’ " Betts, slashing .295/.366/.576 with a .942 OPS and 16 homers before Thursday for the playoff-bound Dodgers, said he was hitting when he got the news that he was traded. “It wasn’t that bad. I thought it would be way worse. I thought it was going to hurt. It didn’t hurt initially, but I think it a couple days it was sad a little bit,” he said. "I was at home and I didn’t have to say bye to so many people. . . . I guess it’s kind of fair that I got to say bye to nobody really.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 25, 2020 4:21:26 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 6h Ron Roenicke said Austin Brice and Andrew Triggs threw in a simulated game on Wednesday. They both could be activated off the IL this weekend in Atlanta. #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 25, 2020 4:31:20 GMT -5
Red Sox notes: ‘Long road ahead’ for injured…
By Jason Mastrodonato | jason.mastrodonato@bostonherald.com | Boston Herald PUBLISHED: September 24, 2020 at 7:53 p.m. | UPDATED: September 24, 2020 at 7:53 p.m.
Chris Sale, who underwent Tommy John surgery in March, started throwing a couple weeks ago in Florida and his arm “feels great,” according to Red Sox manager Ron Roenicke.
“He had some little things that were bugging him, but not the arm,” the skipper said. “He’s fine. He’s coming along well, but it’s still a long road ahead for him.”
Getting Sale and Eduardo Rodriguez back in 2021, along with Nathan Eovaldi, Martin Perez (if the Sox pick up his $6.5 million option) and some combination of young starters Tanner Houck, Nick Pivetta, Bryan Mata and/or others from the farm system should give the club a much better rotation than they showed in 2020.
“It’s huge,” Roenicke said. “You look at what happened with (Rodriguez) out and with Chris out this year — so those guys that are No. 1 pitchers are vital to what you do and what you’re trying to do when you want to have a competitive team and go to the playoffs.” One final coronavirus risk
One more road trip and the Red Sox are free.
Free not only from their disastrous 2020 season on the field, but free from the risks involved with traveling up and down the East Coast in the middle of a pandemic.
They’ve been in several states under Code Red by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and will go to one more on Friday, when they travel to Georgia for three games against the Braves to finish the year.
Somehow, the Red Sox have done it all without testing positive for the coronavirus a single time, a small miracle when considering 21 other clubs have had at least one, if not multiple players and/or staff members test positive during the monitored testing phase of the 2020 season.
Roenicke said he was surprised the team was able to finish the season, much less do it without any new positive tests.
“I think there were a couple times during the season where we were in question of what was going to happen,” Roenicke said Thursday. “Certainly the Marlins. And St. Louis, when they had that (outbreak). Both those times, players were talking about it, concerned about it, staff talking about it. Yes, I think there were a couple instances where I wondered what was going to happen. If things would have gotten worse from there, who knows what would have happened with the league?
“You can’t just shut down two, three, four teams and still plan on going about its business. As it turned out, it worked out well. Those teams made up most of their games. And I thought the season, as hard as it was, I thought it went well.”
The Red Sox had three players — Rodriguez, Josh Taylor and Darwinzon Hernandez — test positive for COVID-19 before the season started, likely contracted in their home states or on their way from home to Boston for summer camp.
Rodriguez missed the whole year due to heart complications from the virus. Hernandez and Taylor each missed about a month, then returned only to get injured shortly afterward, likely due to a lack of build-up and difficulty in staying active while battling the virus.
By putting their players in private suites at Fenway Park rather than using the home clubhouse, the Red Sox were able to avoid an outbreak.
“I know we’re not perfect,” Roenicke said. “I know at times we’re not wearing our masks enough. At times we’re too close together. But it’s hard to completely do everything right. I’m trying the best I can but every day I find myself too close to somebody or throwing the mask back on. I think it’s just a constant but I think as an organization, that’s the reason why we haven’t had any positives because we’ve been pretty adamant on what we’ve told the players and trying to make sure they’re staying safe.” Terrible at Fenway Park again
On Thursday night against the Orioles, the Red Sox played their last game at Fenway until 2021.
They entered the day 11-19 at home, the second consecutive season they’ve had a losing record at Fenway Park after going 38-43 at Fenway in 2019.
“Well, I don’t know if you can say home vs. road,” Roenicke said. “We had a tough start everywhere. We just didn’t play well. Last road trip was a nice road trip. But it’s different. This place is intimidating because of the fans. It’s hard to come in here as a visiting team because it just, there are people right on top of you. They’re loud. They’re really rooting for the home team. As visitors, it makes a difference.
“This year, they weren’t there. Hopefully next year, whether we’re full strength when we start again or at least some people in the stands, hopefully that home-field advantage will be back again and I think there’s still a lot of exciting players here that, if we fit in with the right pieces, we can be really good.”
Alex Verdugo, who Roenicke called the team MVP of the 2020 season, is optimistic about 2021.
“I know we’re going to have a couple of our big starters back,” Verdugo said. “That’s going to help out a lot. It’s nice to go into the offseason and maybe get a couple pieces back this offseason to get healthy. And 2021, a regular season of 162 games, it will be fun.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 25, 2020 8:25:52 GMT -5
Boston Red Sox vs. Atlanta Braves Friday, September 25, 2020 at 7:10pm EDT Written by Bosun Akinpelu
The Boston Red Sox will be going for their second consecutive series win when they face the Atlanta Braves in the first game of their three-game interleague series on Friday night.
Chris Mazza, 1-2, 5.40 ERA, will get the start for the Red Sox. The Braves will counter with Kyle Wright, 2-4, 5.74 ERA.
**This preview was written before Thursday’s game was played**
Red Sox Going For Fifth Win In Six Games The Red Sox have played well over the last week and have won four of their last five games. They will try to keep the momentum going as they close out the season with a win over the Braves on Friday night.
Boston has played well offensively. The team’s .266 batting average is fourth in the league. Their .329 on base percentage is 10th, while the 267 runs they have scored is 12th in the league.
Alex Verdugo leads the team with a .328 batting average, while Rafael Devers leads the team with 11 home runs and 39 RBI.
Boston’s pitching is one of the worst in the league. Opponents have a .281 batting average against the Red sox, which is 30th in the league. Their 1.60 WHIP is also 30th, while their 5.64 ERA is 29th in the league.
In his last start, Mazza gave up five hits and four runs in four innings, leading to an 8-0 loss to the New York Yankees. They will need a better performance from him in order to win this game.
Braves Going For Fourth Consecutive Win Over Boston The Braves have played well against the Red Sox this season, winning all three games between the two teams. They will try to make it four in a row as they try to pick up their third consecutive series win.
Atlanta is one of the best offensive teams in the league. Their .272 batting average is second in the league. Their .350 on base percentage is first, as is the 335 runs they have scored.
Freddie Freeman leads the team with a .343 batting average, while Marcell Ozuna leads the team with 17 home runs and 53 RBI.
Atlanta’s pitching hasn’t been as good as the team’s offense. Opponents have a .246 batting average against the Braves, which is 20th in the league. Their 1.35 WHIP is 17th, while their 4.44 ERA is 15th in the league.
In his last start, Wright gave up one hit and zero runs in 6.1 innings, helping the team get a 7-0 win over the New York Mets. They will need a similar effort from him to get past the Red Sox.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 25, 2020 9:57:35 GMT -5
Alex Speier @alexspeier · 8m The Red Sox loss to the Orioles on Thursday - which capped their worst home record in 88 years - put a bit of daylight between the peloton at the potential 3-6 draft spots (assuming draft order is set by reverse order of standings in 2020) and the Nos. 7-8 spots.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 25, 2020 11:20:44 GMT -5
Red Sox at Braves Series Preview
This is it! By Matt_Collins@MattRyCollins Sep 25, 2020, 12:01pm EDT
The opponent in one sentence
The Braves are once again at the top of the NL East and have clinched that spot, giving them very little to play for this weekend beyond seeding, which in and of itself doesn’t appear to matter all that much in the NL. Record
34-23 Head-to-head record
Red Sox 0, Braves 3 Trend
Up. The Braves are playing some of their best baseball over the last couple of weeks at exactly the right time. Atlanta finished up their quest for the division against the Marlins earlier this week, and overall they have won 10 of their last 15 games. Pitching Matchups
9/25: Chris Mazza vs. Kyle Wright, 7:10 PM ET
For the most part, the last couple of weeks have seen the Red Sox putting together the closest thing they’ve had resembling a viable rotation. Mazza is the last remnant of the time before that. That is not to dunk too hard on the righty, because he has been pretty solid at times and among the swinging door of Quad-A long relief arms making starts, he’s probably been my favorite. Over 25 innings this year he’s pitched to a 5.40 ERA with 23 strikeouts and 13 walks. He has, to his credit, largely avoided complete implosions, instead consistently giving up a few runs over four or five innings when he gets to start. It’s not what you want and he shouldn’t be getting starts next season if all goes well, but in a year like this we know it can get worse than that.
This is the only announced starter for the Braves in this series as of this writing on Friday morning. Wright is a former top five pick who is starting to get his first consistent run in the majors. Things have not exactly gone smoothly for the young righty. Wright has pitched to an ugly 5.74 ERA with 26 strikeouts and 21 walks over 31 1⁄3 innings of work. He has been better of late in his last couple of starts, to be fair, including six shutout innings his last time out against the Mets. This will be the second time the Red Sox have faced him, as he tossed two scoreless innings in relief back in 2018 in his major-league debut. Wright will feature a pair of mid-90s fastballs along with a slider, a changeup and a curveball.
9/26: Tanner Houck vs. TBD, 7:10 PM ET
The good news for the end of this terrible season is that we get to see a pair of reasonably exciting starting pitchers on the mound for the final two games. The first of them is Tanner Houck, who has been a revelation in two major-league starts. Clearly we’re not going to read too much into a pair of outings, but at the same time it’s all we have to judge on. One of them came against the Yankees, too, so it hasn’t been a cupcake schedule even with a few regulars sitting for that game. His slider has been wildly impressive, but I’ll be looking to see how he does against a loaded Braves lineup, and specifically how he approaches Freddie Freeman, one of the best left-handed hitters in the game.
The Braves have nothing to play for, so there’s a chance they just get weird with their pitching and give them a rest. If they stick with their rotation, this would be Huscar Ynoa’s turn. The 22-year-old righty has pitched to a 5.82 ERA over 21 2⁄3 innings with 17 strikeouts and 13 walks. He’s largely a two-pitch pitcher with a mid-90s fastball and a slider. He will throw a changeup from time to time as well.
9/27: Nick Pivetta vs. TBD, 3:10 PM ET
Pivetta has even fewer starts in a Red Sox uniform than Houck under his belt, though he obviously has much more major-league experience. And while his first career start was very impressive, this is going to be a very interesting one to watch. I suspect the Braves will sit most of their best players, but at the same time this is an NL East team and that’s the division from which Pivetta came. They are familiar with him. I’m interested to see if Atlanta can punish his mistakes more than Baltimore did as well as to see if he throws his slider more than the curveball or if that was a one-off thing. There are legitimate reasons to be happy about what we saw from Pivetta in his debut with the team, but I’m fascinated by what we may see on Sunday.
Again, no idea what Atlanta’s plan is here. If they do stick with the rotation, Bryse Wilson would get the start. He has pitched to a 4.26 ERA over 12 2⁄3 innings with 13 strikeouts and seven walks. Old Friends
Mark Melancon has had a very strange career in that he has mostly been good with really just one bad year that sticks out like a sore thumb. It just so happens that year came in Boston. The good news is the trade that sent him to Pittsburgh brought Brock Holt to the Sox. Notable Position Players
Ronald Acuña Jr. is, to put it simply, on the short list of most exciting players in baseball who was on the IL the last time these two teams met. He burst onto the scene as a rookie a couple years ago, followed it up with another very good year in 2019, and then has been great again in 2020. He’ll strike out a bit more than you’d like, but he also draws a ton of walks, hits for big power and provides real value on the bases.
Freddie Freeman doesn’t get nearly enough respect as one of the very best hitters in all of baseball. He doesn’t really jump off the page in any one area, but he’s outstanding across the board and just consistently produces. He has a 183 wRC+ this season, which is bananas, and he hasn’t been below 130 since 2012.
Marcell Ozuna introduced himself to Red Sox fans pretty well the last time these teams met. He’s a massive power hitter who is going to be terrifying every time he steps into the box.
Ozzie Albies, like Acuña, was out for the last series between these clubs. He’s another very exciting young player who doesn’t draw a ton of walks but he makes a lot of contact and it’s often with authority.
Travis d’Arnaud has been one of the best hitting catchers in the game for a couple years now. This year he’s been outstanding with a 147 wRC+, though that’s boosted in a big way by a .406 batting average in balls in play.
Adam Duvall also destroyed the Red Sox earlier this year, putting up one of this two three-homer games of the season.
Nick Markakis originally opted out of this season before changing his mind a few weeks in. He’s struggled to get things going, though.
Dansby Swanson isn’t the superstar many hoped he’d be when he was selected first overall (and subsequently traded to Atlanta in one of the worst trades of all time), but he’s been very good for Atlanta this year, particularly holding things down at the top of the lineup when Albies and Acuña were out.
Austin Riley brings big power, but also struggles to get on base. He’s also been out the last couple days, so his status heading into this series is unclear. Bullpen Snapshot
Melancon, discussed above, is the Braves closer. He’s not the typical modern closer who relies on strikeouts, instead limiting his walks and giving up a lot of weak ground balls to get his outs.
Shane Greene and Chris Martin are the top two set up men in this bullpen, with the former pitching a lot like Melancon and the latter bring a more traditional late-inning arm.
Will Smith was a big free agent addition and is the top lefty in this bullpen, those he’s had some issues with the long ball this year. Injuries
Mike Soroka was supposed to be the staff ace this year, but he suffered a torn Achilles early in the season and had his 2020 campaign cut short. The righty is hoping to be back at full strength for the start of next year.
Cole Hamels missed most of the season before coming back about a week ago, but after two short starts he’s back on the IL and his 2020 season is over.
Tommy Milone was Atlanta’s “big” trade deadline acquisition, and now he’s elbow inflammation and he may not be able to return for October.
Phillip Pfeifer went on the IL with an elbow contusion at the end of camp and hasn’t been able to return.
Jeremy Walker also hit the IL at the end of camp, though his was a shoulder issue, and isn’t likely to come back before 2021. Weather Forecast
There is going to be rain in the area on both Friday and Sunday down in Atlanta. Things should clear up in time for tonight’s game, but the season finale could at least suffer some delays due to thunder storms in the afternoon.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 25, 2020 13:43:17 GMT -5
Game 58: Red Sox at Braves lineups and notesBy Andrew Mahoney Globe Staff,Updated September 25, 2020, 10:59 a.m. After dropping their final home game of the 2020 season to the Orioles, the Red Sox will finish the season with a three-game series in Atlanta. Chris Mazza will be on the mound for the Sox. Lineups RED SOX (22-35): 1. Alex Verdugo (L) RF 2. Christian Arroyo (R) SS 3. J.D. Martinez (R) DH 4. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF 5. Kevin Plawecki (R) C 6. Bobby Dalbec (R) 3B 7. Tzu-Wei Lin (L) LF 8. Michael Chavis (R) 1B 9. Jonathan Arauz (S) 2B Pitching: RHP Chris Mazza (1-2, 5.40 ERA) BRAVES (34-23): 1. Ronald Acuna Jr. (R) CF 2. Ozzie Albies (S) 2B 3. Marcell Ozuna (R) DH 4. Adam Duvall (R) LF 5. Dansby Swanson (R) SS 6. Austin Riley (R) 1B 7. Nick Markakis (L) RF 8. Tyler Flowers (R) C 9. Adeiny Hechavarria (R) 3B Pitching: RHP Kyle Wright (2-4, 5.74 ERA) Time: 7:10 p.m. TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7 Red Sox vs. Wright: Bogaerts 0-1, Bradley Jr. 0-1, Martinez 0-1 Braves vs. Mazza: Acuña Jr. 2-2, Albies 0-1, Flowers 0-2, Freeman 0-2, Riley 1-2, Swanson 1-2 Stat of the day: Jackie Bradley Jr. is batting .325 with a .916 OPS in 21 games this month. He has hit safely in 29 of his last 34 games. Notes: In two appearances against the Braves, Mazza is 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA in 4⅔ innings. He allowed four runs, two earned, on five hits, three walks and one strikeout in his last start against the Yankees on Sept. 19. ... Bobby Dalbec has reached base safely in 13 of his last 15 games, with a .327/.407/.731 batting line. ... Christian Vazquez is batting .333 (17-for-51) in his last 13 games. ... Xander Bogaerts has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games, batting .327 in that time (18-for-55). Song of the Day: The Clash "I Fought the Law"www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL8chWFuM-s
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 25, 2020 14:47:04 GMT -5
Alex Speier @alexspeier · 4m Bobby Dalbec at third base today for the Red Sox with Christian Arroyo at short as both Bogaerts and Devers sit. Jackie Bradley batting cleanup - second time in his career. The other came on 7/30/2016.
JD Martinez on trying to move on from 2020: ‘I’m going to go back to work. I’m going to get back to training...not be stuck in my house under quarantine for two months.’
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 25, 2020 14:54:29 GMT -5
Alex Speier @alexspeier · 6m Martinez: ‘I’ve sucked. I haven’t been very good. ... It’s just a very weird year.’ Says it’s been tough to try to perform at elite level amidst a pandemic.
Martinez says that the mechanical issue he’s fought has been ‘obvious’ to him all year - his hips. Hasn’t been able to translate BP work to games. Said hips have been moving forward too quickly, so his swing has been starting further forward and fastball has been getting past him
Martinez: ‘I’m confident because I see it. I’ve seen the problem.’
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 25, 2020 15:04:39 GMT -5
Alex Speier @alexspeier · 9m Martinez on opt-out: ‘Given the situation, I’m probably not leaving that way’ (of opting out), but says the question should be presented to Scott Boras.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 25, 2020 15:09:35 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 14m Replying to @billkoch25 Martinez on Roenicke -- 'I think he understands how difficult this season is.'
'He's done a great job I feel like.' #RedSox
Martinez said he feels like, after reviewing postgame film, he's gone whole games wasting four at-bats. He just hasn't found a consistent swing. #RedSox
Martinez said he knows the things he wants to work on. He's looking forward to getting 'back in the lab.' #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 25, 2020 15:35:56 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 17m Tanner Houck joins us on Zoom. #RedSox
Houck said the similarity between his delivery and Sale's 'just kind of happened.' Said his mechanics, with a few tweaks, have been relatively the same since he was about 9. #RedSox
Houck on his upcoming start against the Braves -- 'It's all going to come down to executing and being confident out there.' #RedSox
Houck isn't taking anything for granted regarding 2021. Still talking about putting himself in a position to 'compete for a spot' in the rotation. #RedSox
Houck said he's been consulting Eovaldi regarding the development of his splitter. That's a key pitch for him in 2021. Also will look at two-seamers arm side and four-seamers glove side. #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 25, 2020 16:11:45 GMT -5
Alex Speier @alexspeier · 8m Roenicke says Eduardo Rodriguez consulted w/doctors and trainers involved in his myocarditis treatment. ‘Really good news...He’s been cleared to start just walking in a couple weeks. ... They’re hoping his offseason will be normal and he’ll be able to build himself up for (‘21).’
Roenicke said Rodriguez has been unable to do any real physical activity save for moving a bit around the house since he was shut down with myocarditis in lateJuly. But he reiterates expectation (‘so encouraging’) is he can have a full offseason conditioning program.
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