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Post by Kimmi on Jun 29, 2021 7:12:44 GMT -5
Lou Merloni @loumerloni · 5h Sox win. Yankees lose. Another beautiful day Woot! A beautiful day indeed.
Also, Hunter Freakin' Renfroe.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 29, 2021 9:41:42 GMT -5
Red Sox Stats @redsoxstats · 4m Kiké didn't play on June 16-18, since his return on the 19th he's gone 9-30, 4 2B, 3 HR, 5 BB, 6 K, 300/395/733
His batting is approaching league average, he's +5 defensive runs saved, and he's on pace for a 3-3.5 bWAR season.
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Post by scrappyunderdog on Jun 29, 2021 10:30:29 GMT -5
Richards rights himself with new pitch & ice2:05 AM ADT Ian Browne Ian Browne @ianmbrowne BOSTON -- All eyes were on Red Sox righty Garrett Richards heading into Monday’s start against the Royals. He had struggled mightily in his previous three starts, while admitting he was having trouble adapting to the new enforcement on foreign substances on the baseball. It looked like this was going to be another long night. The righty gave up three homers in the first two innings, including a three-run rocket by Carlos Santana in the first. But give Richards credit for righting himself and buying his loaded offense time to swing their way back into the game. Progress, I guess. It sure didn't look good after the first two innings, but to Richards' credit, he battled through.
I think Renfroe is spot on in saying that this is all in Richards' head. The defeatist attitude will get Richards nowhere. Perhaps the mid-game turnaround will provide some confidence.
I found it interesting that Richards was icing his arm to keep from sweating. I thought that sweat, mixed with rosin, was a good thing.My guess is that the ice was for his head. Whatever he thinks he needs to pitch well, is pretty much what he needs.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 29, 2021 11:16:19 GMT -5
Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports that the Royals are calling up left-hander Richard Lovelady.
Lovelady has pitched well in Triple-A this year, posting a 1.08 ERA and 9/4 K/BB ratio over 8 1/3 innings. The 25-year-old has only made one appearance in the majors since 2019 and is deserving of another opportunity. Source: Alec Lewis on Twitter
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 29, 2021 11:32:34 GMT -5
How Nick Pivetta is putting near no-hitter in rearview mirror Current Time 0:10 / Duration 0:15 By Rob Bradford 44 minutes ago
Up until this season, Nick Pivetta hadn't sniffed a no-hitter.
"I wasn't very good when I was younger," the Red Sox starter told WEEI.com." I was just average. I didn't hit 90 until I was in junior college. I never threw hard. I was a reliever with the junior national team, starting here and there. But I was just average."
But now? Pivetta has had a taste, with those 6 2/3 innings of no-hit ball at Tropicana Field Thursday night allowing for the introduction.
So, heading into Tuesday night's appearances against the Royals what is he feeling? Bitterness that he couldn't finish the job? Nope. Resignation that it was a once-in-a-lifetime moment? Hardly.
The way Pivetta views it, this is just another opportunity to punctuate the feat.
"It's exciting," the pitcher said just moments after throwing his bullpen session Sunday morning. "You get pulled out with 6 2/3 innings and you might be thinking that may never happen again. But you can't be in that mindset. You have to be thinking it's going to happen again. I've been there before and I've tried it before. I can keep trying and keep going, moving forward because I've been in that position. You just keep moving forward and if it happens, it happens. You just have to think it's going to happen available."
While Pivetta is still chasing that first no-hitter, he does not carry the feeling of what it's like to cruise through such an endeavor for 20 outs.
And that's certainly something.
"It's very unique. Euphoric, kind of," he said. "It's just exciting to be living in the moment and focusing in on what is going on in the game. Kind of nothing else matters. If you get hits it doesn't matter. If you get runs it doesn't matter. You're just going out and pitching.
"The scoreboard is right there. I knew from Inning 1 I hadn't given up a hit. It doesn't matter. You just go out and do the same thing and see how long you can hold on to it. That's about it.
"You try and just feel the same, to be honest. You just try and get that level you try to always get to when you're pitching. Staying focused and staying in the moment. Sometimes you have mental days where you're not able to lock in as much or you don't have feel for other pitches. It's just finding when everything clicks and holding on to this."
So, now we find out what that moment in St. Petersburg, Fla. means for Pivetta going forward.
Part of the impetus for taking out Pivetta was to make sure he could function at a high level in the coming starts, having not been taken past 100 pitches against the Rays.
And while he would often throw between 120-130 pitches in junior college, while reaching 120 once in Double-A, this was different. It was the stress of a major league game against one of the big leagues best teams.
"You feel a little more sore here and there," said Pivetta of those extended outings. "But you have five days to recover. It's always nice to have that feeling where you expel that energy in one day and you have four other days to get ready for the next day."
As for actually coming out in what was a tie game, he added, "I'm going to stick to what I say every single time, it's about winning the baseball game in that situation. It's a 0-0 baseball game. If we get two or three runs maybe he lets me keep going. But it's a tied baseball game against a really good club. And we end up losing, so that shows you how much it can move around."
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 29, 2021 11:37:41 GMT -5
Game 80: Royals at Red Sox lineup and notesBy Katie McInerney Globe Staff,Updated June 29, 2021, 2 hours ago The Red Sox erased a four-run deficit while pitcher Garrett Richards adjusted following a difficult start, and Boston handed the Royals their sixth straight loss on Monday. Nick Pivetta will take the mound for the Sox on Tuesday, with Brad Keller pitching for Kansas City. It’s Pivetta’s first start since he was lifted after throwing 100 pitches on Thursday in the middle of a no-hitter. Lineups ROYALS (33-44): 1. Whit Merrifield (R) 2B 2. Jorge Soler (R) RF 3. Carlos Santana (S) 1B 4. Salvador Perez (R) C 5. Ryan O'Hearn (L) DH 6. Emmanuel Rivera (R) 3B 7. Hunter Dozier (R) LF 8. Michael A. Taylor (R) CF 9. Nicky Lopez (L) SS Pitching: RHP Brad Keller (6-8, 6.39 ERA) RED SOX (48-31): 1. Enrique Hernandez (R) 2B 2. Alex Verdugo (L) LF 3. J.D. Martinez (R) DH 4. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS 5. Rafael Devers (L) 3B 6. Hunter Renfroe (R) RF 7. Christian Vazquez (R) C 8. Danny Santana (S) CF 9. Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B Pitching: RHP Nick Pivetta (6-3, 4.00 ERA) Time: 7:10 p.m. TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7 Royals vs. Pivetta: Alberto 1-2, Dozier 0-3, Lopez 1-2, Merrifield 1-3, Perez 1-3, Santana 1-1, Soler 0-3, Taylor 5-12 Red Sox vs. Keller: Bogaerts 2-6, Dalbec 2-2, Devers 0-6, Gonzalez 0-5, Hernández 0-0, Martinez 2-8, Renfroe 0-2, Santana 2-7, Verdugo 1-2, Vázquez 0-4 Stat of the day: Keller is on a four-start losing streak and has allowed at least four runs in each of those outings. Notes: Keller is 0-1 with a 6.94 ERA in four career appearances, including two starts, against the Red Sox. ... J.D. Martinez is 2-for-8 with a home run and three RBIs lifetime against Keller. Xander Bogaerts is 2-for-6 with four runs driven in against him. ... On Monday, Royals third baseman Emmanuel Rivera made his major-league debut. The rookie went 2-for-4, with his first hit coming on a first-inning, two-out single — a good sign for Kansas City, which hopes that kind of production will continue. Rivera turns 25 on Tuesday. Song of the Day: The Cars - Magic www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Kv6vxZwL8
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Post by scrappyunderdog on Jun 29, 2021 12:30:44 GMT -5
For Garrett Richards, it was another problematic start that raised more questions than answered themBy Dan Shaughnessy Globe Columnist,Updated June 28, 2021, 9:27 p.m. All the good feeling from the Sox weekend dismantling of the Yankees dissolved early Monday when Richards gave up three homers before getting five outs in the series opener with the Kansas City Royals at Fenway. If two bad innings makes Shank forget a sweep of the NYY, then his mental faculties are slipping. If we had lost the game 10-0, it wouldn't have bothered me.
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Post by Kimmi on Jun 29, 2021 15:23:05 GMT -5
For Garrett Richards, it was another problematic start that raised more questions than answered themBy Dan Shaughnessy Globe Columnist,Updated June 28, 2021, 9:27 p.m. All the good feeling from the Sox weekend dismantling of the Yankees dissolved early Monday when Richards gave up three homers before getting five outs in the series opener with the Kansas City Royals at Fenway. If two bad innings makes Shank forget a sweep of the NYY, then his mental faculties are slipping. If we had lost the game 10-0, it wouldn't have bothered me. No kidding. I usually don't take being down 3-0 in the first inning and 5-1 in the second inning very well, but during last night's game, I felt no stress whatsoever.
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Post by scrappyunderdog on Jun 29, 2021 17:02:02 GMT -5
If two bad innings makes Shank forget a sweep of the NYY, then his mental faculties are slipping. If we had lost the game 10-0, it wouldn't have bothered me. No kidding. I usually don't take being down 3-0 in the first inning and 5-1 in the second inning very well, but during last night's game, I felt no stress whatsoever.I didn't post it, but game like that are throw-away games, imho. You can't win every game, you're facing their best pitcher, with your worst pitcher. If Richards got away with 4 runs in 6 innings, and saved the BP, I usually go home happy.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 29, 2021 17:25:26 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 3h Cora on the comebacks -- 'I'm not complaining. I love the fact we're always fighting.' #RedSox
Cora said Arroyo (right shin) will run the bases today and should begin a rehab assignment at Worcester soon. Could return to take the West Coast trip.
Plawecki (left hamstring) is a bit behind Arroyo. #RedSox
The #RedSox will play Thursday out of the All-Star break -- four-game series at the Yankees. Cora said he was planning a trip home to Puerto Rico if Boston came back on Friday, but that's been ruled out now.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 29, 2021 17:26:17 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 3h Cora is asked if Josh Taylor should be considered for the All-Star team.
Imagine that question in April? Been quite a turnaround for the left-hander. #RedSox
Bobby Dalbec turns 26 today.
'I think lately he understands at this level you have to make adjustments. Everything starts with timing.'
'He has his rough patches. But I've been telling him, 'It doesn't matter what you're doing. We're winning ballgames.'' #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 29, 2021 17:30:12 GMT -5
Attention Garret RichardsAlex Speier @alexspeier · 2h Tanner Houck, who turns 25 today, is starting for Triple-A Worcester tonight - his third start back from his flexor strain. He’s struck out 12 with one walk in 6 2/3 innings in his first two starts back from the injury.Katie Morrison @katiemo61 · 1h More first-base Franchy
Alex Speier @alexspeier · 44m With Dalbec’s struggles against righties, this is notable.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 29, 2021 17:31:04 GMT -5
Christopher Smith @smittyonmlb · 24m Red Sox' Garrett Whitlock is throwing his slider much more now and the opposition is batting only .125 against the pitch. .156 against his changeup.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 29, 2021 17:32:14 GMT -5
Red Sox Notes @soxnotes · 3h Since giving up 18 runs to the Blue Jays on 6/13, the Red Sox are 9-4 with a 3.35 ERA. In that time, their ERA ranks 2nd in the AL.
Since last Monday, the Sox rank 4th in the majors with a 2.69 ERA.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jun 29, 2021 17:35:23 GMT -5
No kidding. I usually don't take being down 3-0 in the first inning and 5-1 in the second inning very well, but during last night's game, I felt no stress whatsoever. I didn't post it, but game like that are throw-away games, imho. You can't win every game, you're facing their best pitcher, with your worst pitcher. If Richards got away with 4 runs in 6 innings, and saved the BP, I usually go home happy. Richards stinks he has been a bust so far, and it was more than CHB to say so. The first SP that shows any pulse in AAA (looks like soon to be Houck) should be brought in if richards keeps this poor performance up.
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