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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 28, 2021 3:34:43 GMT -5
Garrett Richards delivers best start for Red Sox in series-opening victory By Julian McWilliams Globe Staff,Updated April 27, 2021, 9:53 p.m.
NEW YORK — Garrett Richards beat his chest and bellowed toward the Red Sox dugout Tuesday night at Citi Field. There was a lot at play. Reasons behind the emotion.
Richards had just recorded his 10th strikeout. It ended the seventh inning and preserved the Sox’ one-run lead. It proved Alex Cora right. In an era in which managers are discouraged to stick with their starter for the third time through an order, Cora had no doubt that his starter, on this brisk night, could get the job done.
“When you see that stuff moving all over the place on the swing and misses, you’ve got to trust your players and this is a guy that we trust,” Cora said afterward.
There were the two groundouts in that seventh inning followed by the Brandon Nimmo strikeout on a foul tip. It solidified what was Richards’s best start as a member of the Red Sox, a 2-1 Red Sox win backed by Matt Andriese in the eighth and Matt Barnes in the ninth.
Yet if there were any arm in the ballpark that felt as if it no longer carried the weight of expectations for a night, it was Richards’s.
“I haven’t been pitching great as of late,” Richards said. “I’ve been putting in some good work, and we’ve been seeing some improvements and to be able to go out and pitch and see some positive results from the work that we’re putting in is definitely reassuring and helps me move forward with some confidence.”
Richards and pitching coach Dave Bush reconvened after his forgettable outing vs. the Blue Jays last week, when he issued six walks and four runs in just 4⅔ innings.
Bush wanted to help Richards find a repeatable delivery. The two keyed in on building posture throughout his motion, particularly on Richards’s leg lift. It’s what helped lead to better command Tuesdaynight. Richards threw 93 pitches, 70 for strikes, in his seven innings. Richards also threw 75.2 percent strikes, the highest strike rate of any outing of at least 25 pitches in his career.
“That’s kind of the thought process right now is just getting more north-south and trying to find a delivery that’ll help us stay consistent,” Richards said.
North-south, in this case, means pitching up and down in the zone. Richards’s former delivery had much of his balance leaning toward third base, which then caused Richards to throw across his body and lose command. The posture tweak allows Richards to gather over the mound and work in a straight line toward home plate, giving his stuff more of a chance to play.
Richards yielded one run on seven hits, the only blemish a Jeff McNeil solo shot to right field in the second inning. Besides that, Richards was in control throughout. He didn’t walk a batter, and struck out Mets slugger Pete Alonso three times. The last one came in the sixth on a slider Alonso chased in the dirt.
The Sox offense mustered just five hits. Bobby Dalbec, who was without a home run entering the night, tagged southpaw David Peterson for a solo shot in the third inning.
The Red Sox broke the 1-1 tie in the sixth when Kiké Hernández belted a double down the right-field line. A Rafael Devers blooper then found some greenery in shallow left field for a single that was enough for the hustling Hernández to score from second.
The fact that the offense stalled the way it did made Richards’s outing that much more impressive. In essence, this was the Richards the Red Sox envisioned. Throughout the course of his career, advanced metrics have loved Richards while success, in part, has rejected him. Yet Tuesday, the data, the stuff, the delivery, and more importantly, the confidence — which led to the beating of the chest and the bellow — all worked in unison for Richards.
“I know that if I get ahead of guys, I can put guys away,” Richards said. “I don’t care who’s in the box.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 28, 2021 3:37:19 GMT -5
Now working faster, Matt Barnes is mowing batters down at a better clip By Peter Abraham Globe Staff,Updated April 27, 2021, 9:35 p.m.
NEW YORK — The Red Sox had the day off Monday and Matt Barnes spent part of it at his home in Connecticut happily seated on a lawnmower.
Barnes makes his living as a closer, a high-pressure job in which one mistake can lose the game. He finds his zen cutting the grass.
“When I’m home I like to do it. It’s peaceful for me,” Barnes said Tuesday before the Red Sox beat the Mets, 2-1, at Citi Field. “I like taking care of the yard. I enjoy doing it, I really do.
“All my neighbors compliment me on the lawn. They’re like, ‘Man, it looks so good.’ I’m trying to make the lines like Fenway. I’ve always wanted a really nice yard.”
Barnes has even consulted with Fenway Park senior director of grounds Dave Mellor about his grass.
“I talk to him about it all the time,” Barnes said. “You see how good Fenway looks. I want to make my yard look like that.”
There’s a line — in the grass you could say — from Barnes chilling on his mower to the work he’s doing on the mound this season.
The righthander needed only 10 pitches to record three quick outs for his fifth save, striking out J.D. Davis with a curveball for the final out to secure a well-earned victory for Garrett Richards.
With the Sox facing Jake deGrom on Wednesday, it was a perfect start to a six-day road trip. The 15-9 Sox have won 15 of 21.
Barnes has appeared in 12 of those 24 games, giving up only four runs on five hits over 13 innings while striking out 23 and walking three.
The righthander has thrown 72 percent of pitches for strikes, up from 62 percent in 2020 and 61 percent in 2019.
He’s done it by relying on his fastball to get ahead of hitters while working at a quick pace, two seemingly basic principles he fought for years.
In spring training, the Red Sox explained to Barnes that he’d get good results 92 percent of the time with a first-pitch fastball in the strike zone.
“If you tell me 92 percent of the time I can be successful at something, I’m going to take those odds all day every day,” Barnes said. Related: Red Sox need bottom of the order to pick up its production
It led to him converting every save chance and becoming a closer manager Alex Cora can trust. The rest of the bullpen has fallen into roles behind him.
Barnes also made the conscious decision to trust his catchers and not shake off signs as often. That, too, was slowing him down.
As Barnes noted, the catcher already has a feel for the hitters coming up and made observations he couldn’t see watching from afar seated in the bullpen.
Christian Vázquez has caught Barnes for 12 seasons dating back to their minor league days. If he can’t trust Vázquez, is there anybody he can trust?
“That allows me to work more efficiently,” Barnes said. “When pitchers are working quick it kind of puts the hitters a little bit on the defensive. They don’t have time to think as well. They can’t replay the entire at-bat.
“Not to mention the fielders behind me love it. Nobody wants a slow pitcher. I’ve taken all that to heart.”
It’s not just the fielders. It’s the players in the dugout, the fans, the broadcasters and everybody watching or listening. Nothing brings the game to a crawl more than a pitcher who turns every pitch into its own drama.
Now Barnes even throws an occasional quick pitch, something he used against Pete Alonso on Tuesday that earned him a glare.
Then Barnes struck out Alonso on the next pitch.
Barnes also overcompensated at times. Pitchers have been taught to negate the uppercut swings so many hitters use with high fastballs and low breaking balls.
But his fastballs were 2 feet above the strike zone and his curveballs bouncing a foot in front of the plate. His waste pitches were trash. Not even terrible hitters would chase them.
“I was very notorious for the high fastball up at the neck that was completely uncompetitive,” Barnes said. “I think we can all probably agree on that. It really does nobody any good.”
By making the game less complicated, Barnes has found a consistent path to success.
“He’s a pleasure to catch,” Vázquez said. “This is the best fastball he’s had, and the curveball is still a good one. You feel good when he comes in the game.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 28, 2021 3:39:11 GMT -5
RED SOX NOTEBOOK Red Sox need bottom of the order to pick up its production By Julian McWilliams Globe Staff,Updated April 27, 2021, 8:19 p.m.
NEW YORK — The Red Sox entered their two-game series with the Mets as arguably the best offense in baseball.
Before Tuesday’s game, the Red Sox led the majors in batting average (.276), slugging (.455), and OPS (.794). But much of that success should be attributed to the top of the order. The bottom part of the lineup, on the other hand, has been virtually nonexistent — particularly in the last week or so. In the Red Sox’ last six games before Tuesday, the Nos. 7, 8, 9 spots in the lineup hit just .174 with a 32.9 percent strikeout rate.
“We knew that we were going to have some swing misses,” manager Alex Cora said before the Sox’ 2-1 win Tuesday night. “But we have to make contact. It’s important.”
The bottom of the order is interchangeable for a Red Sox team that has now adopted lineup versatility and flexibility. It’s largely made up of some variation of Marwin Gonzalez, Hunter Renfroe/Franchy Cordero and Bobby Dalbec. Each of their struggles have been well-documented, though Dalbec has shown flashes of offensive success — including his first home run of the season Tuesday night off the Mets’ David Peterson in the third inning — and Gonzalez has come up with key hits.
As Cora noted, they knew the swings and misses would come with that group. Yet in some sense, the Red Sox saw it as a trade-off for power. For example, having Dalbec in the No. 9 spot as a lethal power threat is daunting for any opposing pitching staff.
“When they can make contact, the ball travels, right?” Cora said. “And that’s something that we bought into, that concept with this lineup. We knew it was going to be different. We were counting on power numbers.”
In 259 plate appearances entering Tuesday, Nos. 7-9 hitters had just a .292 slugging percentage this season and one home run (by Renfroe). Dalbec’s power, though, is never a question and he’ll certainly have his moments this year when he’ll hit home runs by the bushel. Yet the current reality for the Sox is that they can’t expect the top of the order to keep this going. At some point, like in any season, the team’s heavy hitters will run into some sort of dry spell, which means the other players will have to step up.
“So far, it hasn’t worked out,” Cora said. “But we still have a good offense without them contributing yet. So at one point, they’re gonna start doing that.”
The Dalbec homer Tuesday, however, could be a sign of what’s ahead for that part of the order. Renfroe, who hit sixth, was 1 for 2 with a double.
“It feels good,” Dalbec said afterward. “The first one is always the hardest. I feel like I’ve been hitting the ball pretty well most of the season. I’ve had a couple, you know, a couple rough patches, like two three games in a row. But other than that, I’ve been barreling balls.” Verdugo sits out
Alex Verdugo (hamstring) did not start Tuesday’s game but Cora said he was good to go. Verdugo entered the game in the ninth inning as a defensive replacement for J.D. Martinez, who got the start in left field . . . X-rays on Christian Arroyo (left hand contusion) came back negative, but Cora said the infielder is still sore. Arroyo was available to pinch-run but Cora said they would much rather stay away from using him . . . Following Gov. Charlie Baker’s announcement regarding the next phases in Massachusetts’s reopening, the Red Sox will open Fenway Park to 25 percent capacity beginning May 10 . . . Garrett Richards became the first Red Sox pitcher to bat in a game since Rick Porcello on Sept. 15, 2019 vs. the Phillies. Richards went 0 for 2 . . . The Red Sox’ taxi squad for this road trip includes Eduard Bazardo, Daniel Gossett, Jonathan Araúz, César Puello and Chris Herrmann. The Sox players from the team’s alternate site in Worcester are also here in New York, playing the Mets in a two-game set that began Tuesday in Brooklyn. Bazardo, Gossett, Aráuz, Puello, and Herrmann were able to participate while also remaining part of the taxi squad.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 28, 2021 3:45:16 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 9h Significant mechanical change in the windup for Garrett Richards. Just a little trigger step and straight to the plate. Less wasted motion, less side to side, more forward and downhill. #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 28, 2021 3:46:01 GMT -5
Red Sox Journal: Verdugo, Arroyo nursing minor injuries Bill Koch The Providence Journal
The Red Sox started Tuesday night's game against the Mets at Citi Field with four position players on the bench and were hoping to avoid using two of them.
Alex Verdugo (left hamstring) and Christian Arroyo (left hand) were both ailing. Arroyo was a late scratch for Sunday’s win over the Mariners after feeling some discomfort the previous afternoon. Arroyo underwent x-rays and additional treatment after being hit by a pitch early in the victory.
Verdugo is on a seven-game hitting streak, going 13-for-29 with a double, a triple, a home run and five runs scored. He’s among nine players in the big leagues with nine multi-hit games and leads all outfielders with 10 assists since the start of the 2020 season.
“He’s not starting, but he’s good to go,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said.
Arroyo was drilled by a Drew Steckenrider fastball in the bottom of the first inning, notching a painful RBI. He grounded into a double play and struck out swinging in his next two at-bats, extending his current skid to 0-for-10. Arroyo was off to a quick start, knocking out seven doubles and enjoying a 13-game stretch after April 10 where he compiled a .901 OPS.
“He can come pinch-run and play defense,” Cora said. “Swinging the bat, we’ll see how he feels during the day. We’d rather stay away from him.”
J.D. Martinez started in left field and Marwin Gonzalez started at second base for Boston. The Red Sox also had catcher Kevin Plawecki and outfielder Franchy Cordero available off the bench for the opener of the two-game series with the Mets. Red Sox closer Matt Barnes delivers a pitch to a Seattle Mariners batter in the ninth inning of Sunday's game en route to his fourth save of the season. Staying in control
Matt Barnes picked up his fourth save of the season thanks to a perfect ninth inning on Sunday.
The right-hander has worked to a 0.67 WHIP through 11 games while striking out 20. Barnes has also issued just three walks — his 2.25 walks per nine innings threatens to set a career-best if he can maintain it going forward. Barnes has walked 4.5 batters or more per nine innings in each of the last three years, including a career-high 5.5 in 2020.
“Walks have killed me in the past,” Barnes said. “Let’s just be frank. The number of times teams have strung together multiple hits in an inning are a lot fewer than when I walk a guy or I walk two guys and then a hit kills me.”
Barnes is throwing first-pitch strikes to 75% of the hitters he’s faced this season. He’s forcing opposing batters to be more aggressive due to his approach — they're swinging 52.9% of the time. Barnes has never lacked for raw stuff, using his fastball-curveball mix to establish himself as a solid big-league reliever since his permanent move to the bullpen in 2015.
“It’s about working quick,” Barnes said. “It’s about attacking guys. It’s being confident in my stuff and then being aggressive in the zone.” Taxi squad stays busy
Members of Boston’s taxi squad are pulling double duty on the first leg of this trip.
Red Sox minor leaguers were scheduled to play a pair of games against Mets minor leaguers on Tuesday and Wednesday. The first pitch in Brooklyn was set for 4 p.m. on Tuesday and 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
Chris Herrmann, Jonathan Arauz, Cesar Puello, Daniel Gossett and Eduard Bazardo were Boston’s designated five extra players. They would be among those available to fill in should the Red Sox encounter any injury or COVID-19 troubles during this six-game swing through New York and Texas.
“That’s good for them,” Cora said. “Get big-league money and get at-bats — that's awesome.”
Bazardo made his debut during the April 12-15 series at Minnesota, tossing a scoreless inning. Arauz spent the 2020 season with the Red Sox as a Rule 5 Draft pick from the Astros, slashing .250/.325/.319 through 25 games.
Two familiar faces lined up against Boston on Tuesday. Kevin Pillar started in the outfield while Jose Peraza was recalled from the alternate site. Around the bases
◘Jarren Duran has been working on his corner outfield play at the alternate site in Worcester.
Duran was spotted in left field during a simulated game in recent days at Polar Park. The shorthanded fielding lineup deployed just two outfielders, and Duran was assigned everything on the left side of second base.
“He actually will see some action in left field,” Cora said. “He’ll see some action in right field. Obviously most of the time he’s going to play center field, but it’s something he needs to do to keep getting better and keep the options open.”
◘Cordero has struck out in 23 of his 49 plate appearances to date. Hunter Renfroe has managed just two extra-base hits in his 58 plate appearances. Their combined OPS of 1.006 is nearly 200 points lower than the 1.199 posted by Martinez through his first 21 games.
bkoch@providencejournal.com
On Twitter: @billkoch25
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 28, 2021 3:48:23 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 6h Cora on Richards -- 'His stuff is that good. When you talk to Christian and Kevin they wonder sometimes how he gets hit.'
'He deserves this one. He worked his tail off the last four days to get to this point.' #RedSox
Cora on Dalbec's first home run -- 'It's not lack of effort. Sometimes I feel like it's because they care so much that they try too hard.' #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 28, 2021 3:49:41 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 6h Alex Cora on what Garrett Richards had tonight -- 'Besides everything? Everything.'
'Mechanics. He was under control on the mound.'
'This is the guy we envisioned.' #RedSox
Cora on Richards -- 'His stuff is that good. When you talk to Christian and Kevin they wonder sometimes how he gets hit.'
'He deserves this one. He worked his tail off the last four days to get to this point.' #RedSox
Cora said Andriese was warming previously and they liked his matchups in the 8th. Also gave Ottavino an extra day of rest. #RedSox
Cora on Barnes -- 'What he's doing so far is impressive. You can see him developing into a guy who doesn't abandon the strike zone.' #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 28, 2021 3:52:21 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 6h Richards on his delivery -- 'This was totally new. We've done it the last three days or so.' #RedSox
Richards -- 'We're out there to put up zeroes and go deep into games and keep guys off bases. It was nice to be able to do that tonight.' #RedSox
Garrett Richards said he and Dave Bush worked over the last few days to streamline his delivery. Took out some side-to-side and 'came up with something simple that would be easy for me to repeat.' #RedSox
Richards -- 'I know that I haven't been pitching great as of late. But I've been putting in some good work, and we've been seeing some improvements.' #RedSox
Richards -- 'We meet together before every start and kind of go over a game plan. I haven't really had a feel for my slider since the season started until tonight.' #RedSox
Richards -- 'When I'm in the zone my stuff is kind of moving all over the place. It was just about getting me back in the zone.'
'I know that if I get ahead of guys I can put guys away.' #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 28, 2021 3:53:34 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 6h Bobby Dalbec on his homer tonight -- 'First one is always the hardest. Glad to get that one out of the way.' #RedSox
Dalbec on Richards -- 'If he's on, he's tough to hit against.' #RedSox
Dalbec, after offering the warranted respect to Wednesday starter Jacob deGrom, on his potential approach -- 'You can't make him a superhero out there. I've just got to stick with my plan and get a good pitch to hit. That's the biggest thing.' #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 28, 2021 3:55:26 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 6h As the game ended, Mets fans and Sox fans were united in a chant of "Yankees suck."
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 28, 2021 3:59:22 GMT -5
Alex Speier @alexspeier · 9h Bobby Dalbec’s last 11 plate appearances vs lefties: 9-for-10, 2B, 3B, HR, BB
Richards was really, really good. 10 strikeouts (7th career double-digit punchout game), and the first without a walk over 7 innings. He threw 20 curveballs - the 2nd most he's thrown in any single game in his career. Working with two breaking balls opened up so many options.
The Red Sox win, 2-1, just the 6th time since the start of 2019 that they've won when scoring two runs or fewer.
Cora was asked what Richards had working tonight: ‘Besides everything? Everything. ... He can do this every five days.’
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 28, 2021 4:06:50 GMT -5
Boston Red Sox’s Garrett Richards dominates Mets after tweaking mechanics between starts: ‘He deserves this one... He worked his tail off’ Updated 12:22 AM; Today 12:14 AM
By Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com
NEW YORK -- In the four days since Garrett Richards’ brutal six-walk outing against the Blue Jays on Wednesday night, the pitcher went back to the drawing board with his mechanics. Working with pitching coach Dave Bush, the newest member of the Red Sox’ rotation worked to fix what had ailed him -- and did so.
Bush and Richards found that the righty was being a bit too horizontal in his delivery, with his weight shifting to the left side more than it should, causing him to drift over to the third-base side. That caused Richards to have to hurry his arm back into the zone, explaining why he had such trouble finding a consistent release point last time out against Baltimore.
“There was a lot of east-west going on vs. north-south and that’s kind of our thought process right now,” Richards said. “Getting more north-south and trying to find a delivery that will help us stay consistent.”
The adjustments clearly worked Tuesday night at Citi Field, as Richards dominated the Mets for seven innings, allowing just one run while striking out 10 batters in a 2-1 Red Sox win. Perhaps even more impressively, the veteran didn’t issue a walk and threw 70 of his 93 pitches (75.3%) for strikes while showing improved command of his fastball, curveball and slider.
Richards’ mechanical adjustment was a simple fix, but it paid immediate dividends. By gathering himself over the rubber, the righty was able to consistently attack the zone and keep New York’s hitters off balance.
“He was under control on the mound,” Cora said. “Good fastball, good curveball, good slider. This is the guy we envisioned. We know, stuff-wise, he’s one of the best in the league. If he can repeat his delivery and stay under control, we know he can do this every five days.”
Richards, who joined the Red Sox on a one-year, $10 million deal with a club option in January, has been battling his mechanics since spring training. The regular season has been a roller-coaster, as two solid starts on April 10 and 15 being sandwiched by miserable outings at Fenway Park on April 4 (2+ IP, 6 ER, 7 H) and April 21 (4 ⅔ IP, 4 ER, 6 BB).
For Richards, seeing his work turn into results was particularly gratifying.
“I know I haven’t been pitching great, but I’ve been putting in some good work and we’ve been seeing improvements,” he said. “To be able to go out and pitch and see some positive results from the work we’re putting in is definitely reassuring and helps me move forward with some confidence.”
With the Red Sox clinging to a one-run lead after six innings, Cora made the somewhat surprising decision to stay with Richards instead of going to one of his top relievers. Richards’ stuff, Cora said, was as good late in the sixth inning as it was at the beginning of his start, so he didn’t hesitate to send him out for the seventh. Despite the rocky start to Richards’ Red SOx career, the manager still has the utmost confidence in his abilities.
“This guy is really, really good,” Cora said. “His stuff is that good. When you talk to (catchers Christian Vázquez and Kevin Plawecki), they wonder sometimes how he gets hit because the ball moves all over the place, he has a good breaking ball, a good slider. The fact he made competitive pitches the whole night, that’s what it’s all about.
“I know he worked hard in between starts and he’s going to keep working hard,” Cora said. “He deserves this one. He worked his tail off the last four days to get to this point.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 28, 2021 4:07:46 GMT -5
Why did Boston Red Sox use Matt Andriese -- not Adam Ottavino -- in setup role vs. Mets? Alex Cora explains Updated 12:36 AM; Today 12:32 AM
By Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com
NEW YORK -- With the Red Sox clinging to a 2-1 lead over the Mets after seven innings at Citi Field on Tuesday night, manager Alex Cora made a curious move. Instead of bringing in setup man Adam Ottavino for the eighth inning, Cora turned to righty Matt Andriese.
In a Boston bullpen that has clearly defined roles, Ottavino has been serving as the eighth-inning man in front of closer Matt Barnes. But with Ottavino having pitched in three of four games against the Mariners during the last series and Andriese throwing the ball well as of late, it was Andriese who replaced Garrett Richards after seven dominant innings.
“We got him up (warming) before that. We liked the matchups,” Cora explained. “He has been doing a good job with us. We’ve been using Adam a lot lately, so giving him one more day is going to benefit him. It’s a good fastball, good changeup (for Andriese). He’s been doing this the last two years. It doesn’t matter the role. He gets it done. We love the way he’s throwing the ball right now.”
Andriese retired all three batters he faced, striking out Kevin Pillar before getting Francisco Lindor and Dominic Smith to ground out in a 16-pitch inning. That set the table for Barnes to retire the side on nine pitches and clinch his fifth save of the season.
Cora was impressed with Andriese’s eighth-inning cameo.
“There’s no margin for error and they can hit the ball out of the ballpark,” Cora said. “The way he went about it with that fastball up, good changeup, it was really good.”
Quietly, Andriese has been one of the Red Sox’ most effective pitchers so far this season. In 12 ⅔ innings over nine appearances, the 31-year-old has allowed two earned runs (1.42 ERA) on 11 hits while striking out 11 batters. Most importantly, he has been the versatile weapon the Red Sox hoped he would be when they signed him in December, making two appearances of more than two innings, pitching in high-leverage situations like Tuesday’s and even recording save back on April 10.
“This guy is one of the most important guys on our pitching staff because he can do it all,” Cora said. “He can start, he can give us multiple innings, he can close games, he can set up games. He’s really good and the fact he can bounce back is really important for us and what we’re trying to accomplish.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 28, 2021 4:10:43 GMT -5
Lou Merloni @loumerloni · 7h That was the most dominant start by any Sox pitcher all year and it was Garrett Richards. Didn’t see that coming after watching his 1st 4 starts. Impressive
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 28, 2021 4:11:24 GMT -5
Red Sox Notes @soxnotes · 7h Garrett Richards in 2021:
First 3.0 innings – 8 ER 20.2 innings since – 5 ER (2.18 ERA)
In 3 road starts, Richards has a 1.59 ERA (17.0 IP, 3 ER, 18 K, 5 BB).
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