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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 12, 2021 14:29:45 GMT -5
Alex Speier @alexspeier · 3m Cora on Santana in Worcester: ‘Because he’s there, it doesn’t mean that he’s that close to being here.’ Emphasizes that he needs reps to be ready.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 12, 2021 14:36:53 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 18m Alex Cora joins us on Zoom. #RedSox
Cora said Danny Santana (right foot) will play third base and bat second for the #WooSox tonight. His rehab assignment continues after moving on from Greenville.
'He needs to play. That's the most important thing.'
'This is a proven big leaguer.' #RedSox
Cora said Santana's arm is 'a full go.' He had a modified form of Tommy John surgery that cut his 2020 short. #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 12, 2021 14:37:07 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 3m Cora is asked about the 17th anniversary of his 18-pitch at-bat with the Dodgers. He homered against Matt Clement.
Cora recalls the great Vin Scully noting he was 0-for-2 with two flyouts and perhaps should alter his approach. Instead, he hit 1 of his 35 career homers. #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 12, 2021 14:38:27 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 19m Replying to @billkoch25 Cora said Cordero 'seemed more aggressive' on the day he broke out of his slump. Noted that he pulled the ball. Hoping he can get back to that. #RedSox
Cora said 'it's going to be a challenge' and 'there's not much information' facing Oakland starter James Kaprielian. He's debuting tonight. Centerpiece in the Sonny Gray trade with the Yankees in 2017. #RedSox
Cora said his relievers have to be more aggressive and work in the strike zone. The walks are hurting them.
'At the end, guys are hitting .230. The big-league average is .230.' #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 12, 2021 14:48:58 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 10m To that point, Santana had only 63 plate appearances last season (the last on Aug. 26) and didn't get in a game in spring training.
Seems likely he'll need time.
But LF has given the Sox .212/.273/.318, with one HR and he could help there.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 12, 2021 14:51:59 GMT -5
OverTheMonster @overthemonster 6m I'm very confused by the framing of Danny Santana being anything other than a shot in the dark to help the team. I'm certainly not against giving him a call when he's ready, but I don't understand why I should be significantly more confident in him than, say, Chavis.
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Post by Kimmi on May 12, 2021 14:53:48 GMT -5
Red Sox bullpen blows another one in 3-2 loss to Oakland A’s Sox’ pen struggling since May 1 It would be nice if the pen could have held the As scoreless, but I've said many times that I will take 3 runs allowed by our pitching staff any day of the week. It's tough to win a game when you only score 1 run (2 nights ago). It's almost just as tough to win a game when you only score 2 runs.
This is another game that I put on the offense, not on the pitching. Tip your cap to the opposing pitching staff. This is also another game that was winnable.
The As have been rather lucky in 1-run games. They are also rather lucky to currently have a 22-15 record.
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Post by Kimmi on May 12, 2021 14:55:50 GMT -5
Chris Cotillo @chriscotillo · 7m Mitch Moreland on last night's ovation: "It was definitely special. Something I greatly appreciate and am humbled by. Great fan base. One of the best."
Moreland says he had conversations with the Red Sox "all the way through" free agency. Very nice to see. It's too bad the ballpark wasn't at full capacity for that.
I wish we had re-signed him.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 12, 2021 18:08:26 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 34m From the #RedSox: RHP Nick Pivetta is on the COVID-19 Related Injured List (side effects from vaccination).
RHP Eduard Bazardo recalled from Triple-A Worcester.
Pivetta was scheduled to start Friday.
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 35m
Boston said Pivetta is suffering from side effects after receiving his COVID-19 vaccination.
Nick Pivetta is on the COVID-19 IL. That carries no specific dates in terms of his stay or potential activation.
This could be a one-day, a seven-day stint, a 20-day stint, etc. J.D. Martinez was held out one day due to contact tracing in an earlier series at Baltimore. #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 12, 2021 18:38:43 GMT -5
so the Red Sox load the bases up in the first 0 out and all they can muster is a bases loaded walk out of that.
dear jesus
1-0 Red Sox
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Post by scrappyunderdog on May 12, 2021 19:26:15 GMT -5
Great play by Renfroe, but this might be the 5th double of the year that JBJ would've caught.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 13, 2021 1:29:51 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 4h #Athletics 4, #RedSox 1, final.
Sox (22-16) have lost 3 straight.
Last three games: 4 runs, 13x92 (.141), 32 Ks, 1x18 with RISP.
Sean Manaea vs. Garrett Richards in the series finale Thursday at 7:10 on @nesn .
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 13, 2021 2:25:25 GMT -5
Cora on missed chances: 'We didn't do much' 3:03 AM ADT Ian Browne
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne
BOSTON -- That vaunted Red Sox offense that was tearing up the competition for much of the season has gone into a three-game lull that has uncoincidentally turned into a three-game losing streak, matching their longest of the season.
For a microcosm of what has happened lately, and again in Wednesday’s 4-1 defeat to the Athletics, look no further than the bottom of the first inning.
The Sox had the bases loaded with nobody out and it was a golden chance to rattle A’s righty James Kaprielian, who was making his first Major League start.
Instead, Boston squandered a big chance with some big hitters at the plate. Xander Bogaerts struck out on a 2-2 slider out of the strike zone. Rafael Devers popped out on a 1-0 pitch that also appeared to be a ball. And even after Kaprielian gift-wrapped a run for the Red Sox by walking Christian Vázquez with the bases loaded, Hunter Renfroe struck out to end what was once such a promising rally.
“That first inning, I kind of messed up the whole game starting from there,” said Bogaerts. “I’ve got to do a better job.”
Over this three-game skid, opposing starting pitchers Jorgé Lopez, Chris Bassitt and Kaprielian combined for a 2.04 ERA against the normally-dangerous Boston offense, giving up an aggregate four runs.
If one thing has been proven this season, it’s that the Red Sox win when they score even a modest amount of runs. The club is 19-2 when it scores four or more runs and 3-14 when it scores fewer than four.
“I mean, we’re in a slump right now as a team,” said Bogaerts. “We have some guys that are getting their hits, and some guys that aren’t. As I said the other day, it’s kind of hard to have nine guys that are clicking at the same time. We have to do a better job putting the ball in play when there’s a lot of traffic on bases, starting with me.”
Manager Alex Cora often talks about his team needing to control the strike zone, and they didn’t do it in this one.
Instead, promising rallies continued to fall short, as they went 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight on base.
“We haven't been able to do too much,” said Cora. “We had bases loaded, no outs. We had the kid on the ropes and we only score one. Double digits in strikeouts again. We didn't do much. He settled down, started mixing up his slider. We know we're a good offense. When the big boys are not swinging the bats the other guys have to contribute, too, right? Xander and Alex [Verdugo] and J.D. [Martinez] and Raffy, they're going to go through some slumps or [cold] streaks or whatever, and we have to pick them up.”
Two other missed opportunities haunted the 22-16 Sox, who now lead the Yankees by just one game in the American League East.
After Marwin Gonzalez led off the fifth with a walk, Kaprielian again did the Sox a favor when he threw a potential double-play grounder off the bat of Verdugo into center field. With runners on first and third and nobody out, Boston came out of it with no runs. Bogaerts and Devers had back-to-back strikeouts. The pitch Devers swung at to end that inning was in the dirt. Earlier in the frame, Gonzalez got hung up between third and home on a contact play when Martinez hit one back toward the mound.
“Marwin had a good jump, but then he hesitated. I think if he keeps going, he's probably safe,” said Cora.
In the eighth, the Sox had runners at second and third with one out, and again came away without a run, this time on a strange double play on a tapper by Vázquez. After the A’s got Vázquez at first, Bogaerts tried to score from third, and was tagged out.
When teams struggle offensively, they are sometimes more prone to being overly aggressive on the bases.
“With Xander, [just] trying to do too much in that situation. He froze on the line drive, went back during the throw to first. The effort was great, but obviously in that situation, second and third, you stay there,” said Cora. “He's such a good baserunner, he thought getting that run right there, he had it. It's a gamble in that situation.”
On Thursday, the Red Sox will try to snatch the finale of this three-game set against Oakland.
“Things are going to come around,” Bogaerts said. “You can’t keep a good [team] down for too long, and we’re going to bounce back.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 13, 2021 2:40:16 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 6h 1st inning: Bases loaded, 0 outs = 1 run.
5th inning: 1st and 3rd, 0 outs = 0 runs.
Sox missing their chances tonight.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 13, 2021 2:40:57 GMT -5
Julian McWilliams @byjulianmack · 5h We all knew 2-5 in the batting order would hit a bit of a cold spell. These three straight losses prove just how much that part of the order has carried virtually everything offensively for the first part of the year. It also proves it’s not a sustainable winning formula.
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