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Post by Kimmi on May 15, 2021 8:15:35 GMT -5
Renfroe with 8 DRS in only 263.1 innings this year is staggering. Who needs Mookie in right field when you have Hunter Renfroe?
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Post by Kimmi on May 15, 2021 8:17:40 GMT -5
Ottavino, who scares the crap out of me, with a clean inning. I was nervous about his 8th inning also. He did well.
Barnes right now is just crazy.
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Post by Kimmi on May 15, 2021 8:19:32 GMT -5
Dalbec's go-ahead homer: 'Dream' moment 2:11 AM ADT Ian Browne Good for Bobby and good for the Red Sox.
Despite the high # of strikeouts, I'm a Dalbec fan.
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Post by Kimmi on May 15, 2021 8:23:44 GMT -5
Julian McWilliams @byjulianmack · 7h Alex Verdugo is 0 for his last 13. His last hit was in the first game of the A's series. 0-3 tonight.
One evaluator on Bobby Dalbec: "You have to let him live through (his struggles) and focus on the fact that the bad isn't quite as bad as it's been. When it clicks, he will carry you for quite some time." Devers has scuffled a bit lately also. It's nice that the bottom of the order was able to pick those guys up last night.
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Post by Kimmi on May 15, 2021 8:34:18 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 7h Nick Pivetta departs after 6+ innings and leaves Anthony Rendon at first. Matt Andriese on to protect a 2-1 lead.
Can't help but wonder if the #RedSox would have started the 7th with the bullpen if they had a more defined/effective last three men to bring on. It's a fair point. It happens a lot when you to to get just 1-2 more outs from your SP. Thank goodness we won the game is all I can say. When to pull the starting pitcher is always a decision that is questioned, especially if the team ends up losing. It's a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. If the team loses the game in later innings, Cora is going to be criticized regardless of the very probably fact that he made the right decision.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 15, 2021 10:16:44 GMT -5
Game 41: Angels at Red Sox lineups and notesBy Brandon Chase Globe Correspondent,May 15, 2021, 7:55 a.m. Bobby Dalbec hit a key two-run home run in the seventh inning Friday to give the Red Sox a 4-3 win over the Angels in the first game of their series at Fenway Park. Lineups ANGELS (16-21): 1. Taylor Ward (R) RF 2. Shohei Ohtani (L) DH 3. Mike Trout (R) CF 4. Anthony Rendon (R) 3B 5. Jose Iglesias (R) SS 6. Phil Gosselin (R) 1B 7. Justin Upton (R) LF 8. Kurt Suzuki (R) C 9. David Fletcher (R) 2B Pitching: RHP Dylan Bundy (0-4, 5.03) RED SOX (24-16):1. Marwin Gonzalez (S) 2B 2. Alex Verdugo (L) CF 3. J.D. Martinez (R) DH 4. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS 5. Rafael Devers (L) 3B 6. Christian Vazquez (R) C 7. Hunter Renfroe (R) RF 8. Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B 9. Franchy Cordero (L) LF Pitching: LHP Martin Perez (0-2, 4.01) Time: 4:10 p.m. TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM Angels vs. Perez: Trout 8-31, Iglesias 2-12, Suzuki 1-10, Upton 3-9, Fletcher 3-6, Rendon 0-4, Butera 1-3, Ward 1-3, Gosselin 1-2, Ohtani 1-2 Red Sox vs. Bundy: Bogaerts 10-33, Vazquez 6-20, Devers 4-18, Martinez 2-16, Gonzalez 4-8, Plawecki 1-7, Chavis 2-3, Renfroe 0-2 Stat of the Day: Bogaerts has a .970 OPS against Bundy Song of the Day: Pearl Jam "Lightning Bolt"www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0lXz5jmWdc
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Post by scrappyunderdog on May 15, 2021 11:16:30 GMT -5
Dalbec's go-ahead homer: 'Dream' moment 2:11 AM ADT Ian Browne Good for Bobby and good for the Red Sox.
Despite the high # of strikeouts, I'm a Dalbec fan.I think everyone did that as a kid. In stickball, kids would be saying, 'it's the bottom of the 9th, with Mantle coming to bat', and waving the bat over their head and all.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 15, 2021 13:15:56 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 2h Ottavino on what it feels like to dominate like Barnes is right now -- 'You kind of feel like you have a secret. Like I know something you don't know, and you're in big trouble when you face me.' #RedSox
Ottavino on Matt Barnes -- 'His stuff is there. It's always been there. He seems to have an understanding of how his pitches work together.' #RedSox
Ottavino on the #RedSox 24-16 start -- 'We've been pretty good in every phase of the game.'
Ottavino on Friday's win -- 'It's probably the first time I've noticed the crowd being a significant factor toward the end of the game.' #RedSox
Ottavino -- 'I was happy I was able to throw first-pitch strikes yesterday. Knew I had to get that leadoff hitter out with Ohtani and Trout coming there.' #RedSox
Ottavino said there was a pitch discussion between Vazquez and Bogaerts prior to the strikeout of Ohtani. The consensus was to throw a slider.
Ottavino said he's done this previously with veteran hitters like Troy Tulowitzki. #RedSox
Ottavino -- 'It's just kind of fun. It's a team thing. It's great when it works out.' #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 15, 2021 13:18:00 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 2h Alex Cora joining us on Zoom. #RedSox
Kiké Hernández (right hamstring strain) has been added to the roster at Triple-A Worcester and will begin his rehab assignment at Polar Park today. #RedSox
Alex Verdugo will play this afternoon, his 25th birthday, and have Sunday off. #RedSox
Whitlock is feeling the effects of his second vaccine shot.
COVID-19 IL has no timetable. As we've seen with Martinez and Pivetta, could be just a one-day stay. #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 15, 2021 13:18:12 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 38m #RedSox make this official -- Garrett Whitlock to the COVID-19 IL, Colten Brewer recalled from Triple-A Worcester.
Whitlock suffering side effects from his second vaccine shot.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 15, 2021 13:19:23 GMT -5
Julian McWilliams @byjulianmack · 1h Soft toss didnt go well for Arroyo yesterday, per Cora. He’ll go back to just tee work and restart his progression.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 15, 2021 13:20:37 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 1h Kiké Hernández joined AAA Worcester today on an injury rehab assignment today.
He's expected to play for the WooSox today and tomorrow.
Hernández is set to DH today and play CF tomorrow. Sounds like he will be activated for the road trip.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 15, 2021 13:24:04 GMT -5
Why did Boston Red Sox’s Adam Ottavino point at Xander Bogaerts after striking out Shohei Ohtani on Friday? He explains Updated 1:23 PM; Today 1:23 PM
By Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com
Adam Ottavino threw a perfect eighth inning against the top of the Angels’ batting order to help the Red Sox win 4-3 on Friday.
The righty retired leadoff hitter David Fletcher on a groundout to second base, then struck out both Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout.
Ohtani struck out swinging on a slider down, then Ottavino pointed at shortstop Xander Bogaerts. But why?
“We had a little meeting (on the mound),” Ottavino said. “(Catcher Christian) Vázquez came out. I think it was two strikes already, yeah. And Bogey came in. He always comes in to meetings. We were discussing what to throw, what our options were, what had happened earlier in the game with Ohtani. And they all had a little bit of input. We had a several-pitch plan in case the first one didn’t work out. Bogey, I asked what he thought and he thought I should throw a slider there. So I did and it worked out. Obviously I gave him the point. But I’ve been doing that a long time in my career.”
Ottavino, who pitched for the Rockies from 2012-18, would ask Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki for his input on which pitches to throw. He also did the same with DJ LeMahieu who he played with in both Colorado and New York.
“Sometimes you hear it from a great player and it gives you the confidence to throw the pitch with a little bit more conviction,” Ottavino said.
He said he has those types of conversations with veteran hitters all the time.
“Especially those guys (Bogaerts and Vázquez). They’ve faced me a lot,” Ottavino said. “So they kind of know what it’s like in the box against me, which is nice to hear their opinion. They’re not left-handed like Ohtani but still, they know the visual of my pitches. And they’re veterans and they know a lot about the game. So getting their opinion is always going to help out. In that moment, we kind of all know what options are on the table. But I’m just looking to see what they have and maybe get a little boost and go with it.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 15, 2021 13:25:06 GMT -5
Red Sox Notes @soxnotes · 1h Last 8 Red Sox starts:
Rodriguez – 5.0 IP, 1 R Richards – 7.0 IP, 4 R Pivetta – 6.0 IP, 2 R Pérez – 5.0 IP, 1 R Eovaldi – 6.0 IP, 1 R Rodriguez – 6.0 IP, 4 R Richards – 6.0 IP, 0 R Pivetta – 6.0 IP, 2 R
Totals: 2.87 ERA (47.0 IP, 15 R)
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 15, 2021 13:25:34 GMT -5
Red Sox Notes @soxnotes · 1h Matt Barnes vs. right-handed hitters this season:
3-for-41 (.073) 24 strikeouts 0 walks (!!!) 0 HBP
He has retired his last 17 righties faced.
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