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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 15, 2021 15:16:55 GMT -5
Game 92: Red Sox at Yankees lineups and pregame notesBy Andrew Mahoney Globe Staff,Updated July 15, 2021, 11:21 a.m. The Red Sox return from the All-Star break with a four-game series at Yankee Stadium. The teams will play eight games over the next two weekends, with the Yankees heading to Fenway July 22-25. The Red Sox are calling up highly-touted outfield prospect Jarren Duran for the series. He will be the Sox’ third high-level prospect in recent history to make his debut at Yankee Stadium, joining Jackie Bradley Jr. and Mookie Betts. Pitcher Tanner Houck is also set to join the team. The Sox hold a 6-0 advantage this season, with four of those wins by three runs or fewer. They lead the Yankees by eight games. The Yankees are also 4½ games out of the second wild-card spot. Here are the standings. Lineups RED SOX (55-36): Pitching: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (6-5, 5.52 ERA) 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. Jarren Duran (L) CF8. Christian Vazquez (R) C 9. Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B YANKEES (46-43): Pitching: Germain 4-5/4.90 Time: 7:08 p.m. TV, radio: ESPN, WEEI-FM 93.7 Yankees vs. Rodriguez: Brett Gardner 7-31, Kyle Higashioka 1-4, Aaron Judge 4-25, DJ LeMahieu 5-16, Rougned Odor 2-5, Giancarlo Stanton 1-10, Gary Sánchez 3-15, Gleyber Torres 7-19, Gio Urshela 6-19, Luke Voit 5-13 Stat of the day: The Yankees were 28-19 on May 23, but are just 18-24 since. Notes: The Red Sox will play 18 straight games against AL East opponents, including seven against the Blue Jays, and three against the Rays … The Red Sox rank third in runs scored with 464, and have the fourth-best OPS at .761. … Rodriguez is 2-5 with a 6.21 ERA in his past 13 starts. He is 1-0 with a 3.97 ERA in two starts against the Yankees this season, and 7-6 with a 3.88 ERA in 20 appearances (18 starts) against New York. Song of the Day: Duran Duran - The Reflex www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5ebkj9x5Ko
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 15, 2021 15:19:49 GMT -5
Chris Cotillo @chriscotillo · 6m Jarren Duran is batting seventh and starting in center for the Red Sox tonight.
Cora: Houck will be used as a reliever this series and most likely start Wednesday in Buffalo against the Jays.
Cora on Duran: "We'll protect him..." though notes he might not always start against tough LHPs despite the splits at AAA.
"Against righties, he's a full-go.... another LHH in the bottom of the lineup is going to help us out."
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 15, 2021 15:34:19 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 12m Cora said the #RedSox will announce corresponding moves shortly.
Cora said the #RedSox have been talking about promoting Duran 'for a while.'
'We feel like Jarren is going to help us out.'
Cora said Duran will play center field and left field. Hernandez will play 'a little more second base than usual.' #RedSox
Cora said Arroyo took ground balls at first base today. He'll play against 'every lefty we face.' #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 15, 2021 15:35:06 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 11m Cora said Chris Sale threw 3 innings (39 pitches) in his start today. Topped out at 97 mph.
Plan is to have him start with the @portlandseadogs on Tuesday. #RedSox
Cora on playing with Ellsbury/his promotion -- 'I think it was more to see what he could do.'
'With Jarren here, it's something we've been talking about for a while.' #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 15, 2021 15:36:50 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 7m Cora on whether promoting Houck/Duran could add some energy -- 'I think so. We saw it in Tampa with Franco. That night was electric at their stadium.' #RedSox
Cora said Houck is there to match with right-handed lineups on tap for the #RedSox in the coming weeks.
Cora -- 'You have to dominate at Fenway and dominate against the division. So far we've done a good job. But we haven't accomplished anything.' #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 15, 2021 15:38:47 GMT -5
Ken Rosenthal @ken_Rosenthal · 5m Yankees-Red Sox tonight postponed due to NYY’s COVID-19 issue, sources tell @theathletic .
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 3m Okay then.
Alex Cora's phone started buzzing during his pregame media availability. Now we know why.
The Yankees have COVID positives. #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 15, 2021 15:42:34 GMT -5
Jon Heyman @jonheyman 18s Yankees have multiple positives, causing the postponed. No one known to be symptomatic at this time. @ken_Rosenthal 1st with news
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 15, 2021 15:51:20 GMT -5
Alex Speier @alexspeier · 23m Red Sox called Duran up with the expectation that he stays up, said Cora.
Cora thinks Houck might go bullpen to start to bullpen to start. Sox think he’ll help against RHH-heavy lineups out of the gate in the second half. Bullpen appearances will be in the Whitlock-ish multi-innings role.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 15, 2021 15:53:42 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 8m From MLB: Following positive COVID-19 tests within the Yankees organization, tonight’s game between the Yankees and the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium has been postponed to allow for continued testing and contact tracing. MLB will continue to provide scheduling updates as available.
Following news of the postponement, Red Sox are starting an on-field workout at Yankee Stadium.
Brendan Kuty @brendankutynj · 9m Cashman: The Yankees have three positive tests, and three tests pending
Cashman said no decision has been made regarding tomorrow's Yankees-Red Sox game. That's up to MLB, he says.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 15, 2021 15:55:47 GMT -5
Not sure if the Red Sox will say what the roster move is tonight all though one of the scribes has all ready said Santana is back in AAA... find out tomorrow I guess.....gonna flip on a movie after a meeting.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 15, 2021 17:16:24 GMT -5
Alex Speier @alexspeier · 7m Updating this story: Alex Cora said the 5 Red Sox All-Stars would be tested after sharing a clubhouse with members of the Yankees. Cora said that not all of the Red Sox All-Stars have been vaccinated
Cora on the postponement: "It’s nobody’s fault. We’re fighting against an invisible enemy. We just have to stay put, do our thing, be responsible, and hope for the best."
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 15, 2021 17:19:12 GMT -5
Marly Rivera @marlyriveraespn · 29m Rafael Devers just told me that he was asked to not do interviews pregame because one of the #Yankees who went to the All-Star Game tested positive. Devers said that he is going to undergo testing this afternoon.
All the Red Sox All-Stars who were in Denver have been asked to undergo additional testing today because they were told that one of the Yankees All-Stars has tested positive for COVID.
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 19m The #RedSox had a league-high five players at the All-Star Game -- Xander Bogaerts, Rafael Devers, J.D. Martinez, Nathan Eovaldi and Matt Barnes.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 15, 2021 17:23:42 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 10m Multiple sources have told me Aaron Judge is the player involved.
The five #RedSox All-Stars were told to take social distancing precautions until the situation is resolved.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 16, 2021 2:17:41 GMT -5
Jon Heyman @jonheyman · 4h MLB conducted Covid testing each day MLB players were in Denver for All-Star events, and there were no positive tests. But Aaron Judge had to enter Covid protocol following a test result upon returning to Yankees. MLB is now looking into close ASG contacts as @buster_ESPN
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Jul 16, 2021 2:23:09 GMT -5
Duran callup, rivalry matchup postponed Prospect set to make debut at Yankee Stadium; Thurs. game called off due to COVID concerns July 15th, 2021 Ian Browne
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne
NEW YORK -- Jarren Duran, the prized prospect who was set to make his debut for the Red Sox on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium with his family and friends on hand from the West Coast, will have to wait at least one more day.
More than two hours before Thursday’s scheduled first pitch, MLB issued the following statement:
“Following positive COVID-19 tests within the New York Yankees organization, tonight’s game between the Yankees and the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium has been postponed to allow for continued testing and contact tracing. Major League Baseball will continue to provide scheduling updates as available.”
After anticipating his callup to the Red Sox for some time, a little more waiting wasn’t going to faze Duran.
“I don’t think words can put into perspective how excited I am to be a Red Sox today,” Duran said. “The first person I called was obviously my dad. He pushed me since I was little and he got me into baseball, and it only felt right to call him first.”
If Thursday’s game had been played, Boston’s No. 3 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, would have batted seventh and gotten the start in center. Perhaps the extra day will give Duran a bit more time to digest what has transpired for him over the last couple of days.
“Everybody keeps telling me, ‘You seem a little bit too calm for being called up.’ I still feel like it hasn’t hit me yet,” said Duran. “Probably not until I see the Yankees across the way from us.”
At least at the outset, look for the left-handed-hitting Duran to make most of his starts against righties.
“As you guys know, he’s a very dynamic left-handed hitter. We’ll protect him,” said Red Sox manager Alex Cora. “Although his numbers in the Minor Leagues this year have been great against lefties, there’s lefties and there’s tough lefties. We’ll check the lineup for matchups. We’ll make sure we take care of him with everything. With righties, he’s a full go.”
While Duran eventually projects into the ideal leadoff man for the Sox with his exciting blend of speed and power, Kiké Hernández will continue to bat first for Boston for the foreseeable future.
“He’s done an amazing job the last month out of the leadoff spot. So we’ll keep it like that,” said Cora. “I think it gives us balance, another lefty further down in the lineup is going to help us out. [Duran is] going to run the bases. I think it will be good for the people hitting in front of him. He can use the whole field when he takes off. We’ll see how it goes.”
Look for Hernández, who has been Boston’s primary center fielder up to this point in the season, to remain there against most lefties while shifting to second base against righties.
Christian Arroyo will play second against most lefties, and he started working out at first base on Thursday afternoon to increase his chances of being in the lineup.
“We’ll try to get him comfortable there,” said Cora. “Actually I talked to him today and said, ‘Let me know when you’re comfortable,’ and he said ‘I’m comfortable right now.’ He’ll play second, he can play short, he can play third, first, we can DH him. There’s different ways.
“We’ll keep getting him at-bats. He’ll play against every lefty we face, we know that. But I do believe facing righties is something that helps him out, and we’ll find ways to get him in there against righties.”
In Duran, the Red Sox get a player who has a slash line of .270/.365/.561 with 15 homers, 32 RBIs and 15 stolen bases while compiling 189 at-bats at Triple-A.
Duran will join Jackie Bradley Jr. and Mookie Betts as Red Sox prospects to debut at Yankee Stadium.
“I was joking with [director of player development Brian Abraham] when I was with him, I was like, 'You couldn't have started me off somewhere a little easier? You've got to throw me in Yankee Stadium?' But I'm beyond blessed to be here right now, and I can't wait to play and see how it goes,” Duran said.
Boston drafted Duran out of Long Beach State as a second baseman in the seventh round of the 2018 Draft.
“I don't think it matters where you're drafted,” Duran said. “If you work your butt off, you can always exceed expectations. Just being drafted at all was a blessing. I was just honored to be able to work hard to get to where I'm at.”
In the three years since Duran signed with the Red Sox, he's added muscle and improved his hitting mechanics while converting to center field.
“Totally different player [now],” said Duran. “I just think that back then I was a simple line-drive hitter. I think now, obviously like you guys have seen, I've developed a little bit of power so I guess that's just added to my game a little bit.”
For the first chapter in what Duran hopes will be a long career, he will have a short porch in right field at Yankee Stadium to take aim at.
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