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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 1, 2021 14:10:45 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 29m This now makes nine positive tests of players, coaches and staffers.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 1, 2021 16:38:14 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 48m Sox not yet prepared to announce roster moves.
They can add two with roster expansion and need to replace Bogaerts and Munoz after their positive tests.
Alex Cora says Xander Bogaerts is asymptomatic, so that's good news.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 1, 2021 16:45:46 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 7m #RedSox roster moves:
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 1, 2021 16:46:59 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 55m Cora -- 'I don't think COVID or our situation has to do with sloppy baseball.'
'I've been saying all along we've been sloppy for a while, and we've been paying the price.' #RedSox
Cora -- 'For us to turn this page we have to do certain things differently.' #RedSox
Cora on dealing with COVID positives/absences -- 'When it's Chaim or Brad (calling) at 9:45 in the morning, it's not going to be to wish me a good morning.'
'You have to keep going and readjust. Then sometimes during the game you have to adjust again.' #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 1, 2021 16:47:59 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 51m Cora said Hernandez and Arroyo both feel better. Momose is still struggling with his COVID symptoms.
Cora is hopeful to have Hernandez back for the weekend homestand with Cleveland. #RedSox
Cora doesn't know when his quarantining players/staff will be able to leave Cleveland. The #RedSox will also have players/staff quarantining in St. Petersburg.
Cora said Bogaerts is at the team hotel -- no symptoms yet.
'It's an uncomfortable situation. But it's something we have to do. When they came in I was surprised, and he was disappointed.' #RedSox
Cora said Bogaerts went directly to the team hotel last night. Didn't change out of his uniform or pack any personal items from his locker. That's part of the COVID protocols. #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 1, 2021 16:49:10 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 1h Replying to @billkoch25 Cora on current #RedSox COVID protocols -- 'It's very similar to what they did last year as far as meetings. Preparation is different.'
Cora said players have been encouraged to report later. Meetings have been held outside. Batting cage groups have been split into smaller pods.
'Hopefully it's just for a few days.' #RedSox
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Post by scrappyunderdog on Sept 1, 2021 21:18:49 GMT -5
Coming up will be the single biggest inning that Barnes has thrown this year. If we win tonight, we still look like a real team. if we lose, we look like a team that doesn't know how to win any more.
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Post by scrappyunderdog on Sept 1, 2021 21:20:22 GMT -5
Okay, I am a little surprised, not shocked, that Ottavino is getting the call. If this goes south, Cora will get roasted. And, as always, if he is right, none of the writers will mention it.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 2, 2021 2:04:48 GMT -5
Red Sox show 'fight' with win on Sale Day 1:21 AM ADT Ian Browne
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne
ST. PETERSBURG -- In what has been one of the most trying road trips in the history of the Red Sox roster-wise, there was an added urgency to win on a night Chris Sale was on the mound.
It wasn’t easy, but how could the Red Sox expect it to be after the way things have gone lately?
The bottom line is that they did what they set out to do, getting a key RBI single by rookie Jarren Duran with two outs in the top of the ninth to take the lead en route to a satisfying, 3-2 victory on Wednesday night at Tropicana Field.
“That was big,” said Sale. “There’s no doubt we’ve had some gut punches over the last week, week and a half. Even before then. To know that we’ve still got some fight left in us, we’ve got some kick. No one here has given up. Our attitude and effort is staying the same no matter who’s in this clubhouse or who’s not, and that’s the most important thing. We’re still in a position that most other guys would love to be in, and we know that, and we’ve got to keep rolling with it.”
To Sale’s point, the 76-59 Red Sox are in possession of the second American League Wild Card spot by two games over the A’s, and trail the Yankees by two games for the first slot.
With 27 games left, Boston is determined to punch a ticket to October somehow, someway, even with eight players currently on the COVID-19 related injured list.
With team leader Xander Bogaerts out indefinitely after a positive COVID test, others are going to have to step up.
On Wednesday, Christian Vázquez did just that. Though he hasn’t had the season he expected offensively to this point, he played a big game on Wednesday, belting three hits, including a game-tying homer with one out in the top of the seventh.
Vázquez was even bigger with the glove, corralling a short-hop throw by Rafael Devers and slapping the tag on Joey Wendle in the seventh.
In the eighth, the Rays again tried to score on the contact play with one out and a runner on third, and Vázquez was in position again, this time pulling in a throw from second baseman Jack López, the 28-year-old Minor League veteran who was making his Major League debut.
“Obviously he's a proud individual,” said Red Sox manager Alex Cora of Vázquez. “He's been with this team for a while. He understands that he needs to step up his game.”
With four middle infielders among the players currently shut down due to COVID-19, Cora installed a double-play combination nobody would have predicted for the pennant race with López at second and Jonathan Araúz at short.
The unlikely pairing turned a couple of big double plays for Sale.
Garrett Whitlock (1.52 ERA) pitched two clutch innings in relief of Sale to earn the win.
“I mean, he’s been one of the best relievers in baseball,” said Sale. “You’re talking about a guy that, it’s pretty unbelievable honestly, his story. His path to the big leagues. Having Tommy John. Not pitching past Double-A. Now, he’s got to be a lock for Rookie of the Year. The guy’s been absolutely nails for us.”
If not for the offense pushing a key run across in the top of the ninth, Whitlock’s latest strong outing might have gone for naught.
Rafael Devers started the rally with a single to right. With one out, Alex Verdugo hustled his way to an infield single on a chopper. Duran got ahead in the count 2-0, and ultimately got enough of a 2-1 slider from Rays reliever Pete Fairbanks to get into right field. Devers roared in from second, making it narrowly without a slide.
For Duran, who is hitting .215 in his first 107 Major League at-bats, little has come easy so far. If he can start getting on base and utilizing those fast legs, the Red Sox could have a different dimension heading into crunch time.
“I was just thinking about the team the whole at-bat,” said Duran. “This one’s for the team, I have to do something for the boys. I haven’t been doing much for the team, so I was just trying to step up in a big moment for them.”
The early moments of the game belonged to Sale. Though not overpowering like he was in his last start, the ace pitched well for the fourth consecutive outing in his return from Tommy John surgery, holding the Rays to six hits and two runs while pitching six innings for the first time this season.
If ever the Red Sox needed Sale’s competitive spirit, it is now.
“Tight ballgame the entire way, and we did what we had to do, and we found a way to scratch and claw through there and come up big. Our bullpen was nails,” Sale said. “Our offense did what they had to do in some big situations when we really needed it. That’s what you love to see. We’ve been kicked. We’ve been punched. To see us fight like that and win a game the way we just won that game, that’s a momentum boost.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 2, 2021 2:06:48 GMT -5
Injuries & Moves: Brasier, Santana return September 1st, 2021
ROSTER MOVES
Sept. 1: RHP Ryan Brasier reinstated from the 60-day injured list It has been a long climb back for Brasier to finally make it on to the Major League roster for the first time this season. The reliever suffered a broken pinkie finger on his right hand in the offseason, then endured a left calf strain late in Spring Training. Worst of all, Brasier was hit above the left ear by a screaming line drive in a simulated game in June, and had a concussion. Now that he’s back, the Red Sox can use him for a bullpen that has been depleted by COVID-19.
Sept. 1: INF/OF Danny Santana reinstated from 10-day injured list Much like Brasier, Santana’s return also comes at the perfect time with the Red Sox reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. Santana can be of particular help in the middle of the infield, where the Sox currently are currently without four players (Xander Bogaerts, Kiké Hernández, Christian Arroyo and Yairo Muñoz) who have tested positive for COVID-19 within the last week.
Sept. 1: SS Xander Bogaerts placed on COVID-19 injured list Everyone knew this move was coming a day after Bogaerts was pulled from the game in the second inning when his test result came in as positive. The Red Sox will try to get by without their longest-tenured player and team leader, who is hitting .298 with 33 doubles, 20 home runs, and 70 RBIs in 124 games this season, making 118 starts at shortstop.
Sept. 1: INF/OF Yairo Muñoz placed on COVID-19 injured list Muñoz had the unwanted distinction of becoming the eighth Red Sox player to go on the COVID-19 injured list within the last six days, and the seventh to test positive. The right-handed hitter has defensive versatility that will be missed during this rough patch Boston is in.
Sept. 1: INF Jack López selected from Triple-A Worcester López, a Minor League veteran, makes his first trip to the Major Leagues at 28 years old. He has played second base, shortstop, third base, center field and right field this season. In particular, his experience in the middle of the infield will be of help to the Red Sox in the immediate future. López made his MLB debut on Sept. 1, starting at second base.
Sept. 1: RHP John Schreiber selected from Triple-A Worcester With rosters expanding to 28 players on Sept. 1, the Red Sox were able to add six players to the mix while subtracting four. The 27-year-old Schreiber does have some Major League experience, going 2-1 with a 6.28 ERA (20 earned runs in 28 2/3 innings) for the Tigers in 2019-20. The righty has made 28 appearances (eight starts) for Worcester this season, going 2-3 with a 3.10 ERA (20 earned runs in 58 innings) while throwing at least two innings in 18 of his outings.
INJURY UPDATES
COVID-19 IL
SS Xander Bogaerts Expected return: TBD According to Red Sox manager Alex Cora, Bogaerts wasn’t experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms as of Tuesday afternoon. That is certainly good news, as it could enable the invaluable shortstop to return to the lineup quicker than if he did have symptoms. (Last updated: Sept. 1)
INF/OF Kiké Hernández Expected return: Within a week There’s a chance Hernández, who is vaccinated, could rejoin the Red Sox as soon as this weekend’s home series against Cleveland. He might need a day or two to get his legs back underneath him. Hernández has felt progressively better the last few days.
“Hopefully he can join us over the weekend. Saturday, Sunday,” said manager Alex Cora. “It all depends how it goes with testing. I’m not too in tune with that. [Trainer] Brad [Pearson] is the one that keeps me in the loop whenever he feels I need to know. I just know Kiké feels great.” (Last updated: Sept. 1)
INF Christian Arroyo Expected return: TBD Arroyo was isolated as a close contact on Aug. 27 and tested positive for COVID-19 two days later. The good news is that he’s starting to feel better. Though Arroyo doesn’t have the same numbers as Kiké Hernández, his loss is significant because of his strong defense in the infield and his ability to hit lefties. (Last updated: Sept. 1)
INF/OF Yairo Muñoz Expected return: TBD Less than a week after getting called up to the Majors for the first time this season, Muñoz was shut down due to a positive COVID-19 test. The 26-year-old has played in five games for Boston since his call-up, appearing in three games at second base and one in left field. He has hit .318 (107-for-336) with an .808 OPS in 83 games for Worcester this season. (Last updated: Sept. 1)
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 2, 2021 2:11:30 GMT -5
Jon Couture @joncouture · 5h #RedSox have stepped up tonight on a big way. Offense, as it has been a lot lately, is the weak link.
Striking just how much crisper #RedSox were in almost every aspect tonight, especially on defense. A little wary about reading too much into it, but seems possible Sale brings out the best in them.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 2, 2021 2:12:13 GMT -5
Matthew Kory @mattymatty2000 · 6h Vazquez was out by this much
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 2, 2021 2:30:04 GMT -5
Chris Sale, Christian Vázquez and Jarren Duran help Red Sox grind out a much-needed win over the Rays By Julian McWilliams Globe Staff,Updated September 1, 2021, 10:27 p.m.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — With the game knotted at two apiece, Jarren Duran stepped to the plate for the Red Sox in the top of the ninth inning of an important games against the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday night at Tropicana Field.
Duran had struggled against Rays pitching the entire evening, striking out twice in this three previous at-bats. Runners occupied first and second for the Sox. And with two outs in the frame, Duran propelled the Red Sox to a 3-2 win with his RBI single off Rays’ Pete Fairbanks that scored Rafael Devers from second base with the go-ahead run.
“Just him staying on that breaking ball and putting it in play, it was awesome,” manager Alex Cora said of Duran’s fourth at-bat. “You got to have a short-term memory. I know he’s probably upset that he struck out before, but he put the ball in play there and gave us a chance to win and we did.”
Adam Ottavino cemented the victory for the Sox by retiring the three batters he faced in the bottom of the ninth, including pinch-hitter Brandon Lowe on a game-ending strikeout. Coupled with the Detroit’s 8-6 win over Oakland, the Red Sox expanded their lead over the A’s to two games in the AL wild card race.
The Red Sox, who entered the night looking to snap their three-game slide, took control in the top of the first inning when Alex Verdugo laced a triple that got past Manuel Margot in center. Christian Vázquez’s RBI single scored Verdugo, giving the Sox an early 1-0 lead.
Chris Sale was the Sox’ great equalizer in a contest that had the feeling of a must-win for the club. It marked Sale’s biggest test of the season, too, since his return from Tommy John surgery.
In Sale’s first three starts, the team handed him some soft landing spots, starting him against the Orioles, Rangers, and Twins. This was the Rays, though, a team that had won the last seven games against the Red Sox at Tropicana Field by a combined margin of 42-18. Chris Sale allowed two runs and six hits in six innings of work Wednesday.
Yet on the other side was Sale, a starter who has seven All-Star appearances under his belt, coupled with six top five finishes in the Cy Young race during his 11-year career.
Sale, in some replication of his old self, gave the Rays trouble.
Sale delivered six innings for the Sox, allowing two runs behind six hits. He registered a season-low three strikeouts, but induced three crucial twin killings and held the Rays to 0 for 6 with men in scoring position (0 for 11 overall).
Sale knows how hard it’s been for his team during this stretch, so pulling this win out almost allowed the team to breathe before Thursday’s series finale.
“We’ve had some gut punches over the last week and a half,” Sale said. “No one in here has given up. Our attitude and our effort is staying the same, no matter who’s in this clubhouse or who’s not. That’s the most important thing. We are still in a position that most other guys would love to be in.”
In the bottom of the third inning, the Rays got to Sale following a two-run homer by Wander Franco, extending Franco’s on-base streak to 32 straight games. It is the fifth-longest ever by a player under 21. Sale spotted a fastball high on the outer-edge, but the 20-year-old phenom, somehow, got to it.
“Those are the ones you don’t lose sleep over,” Sale said. “Honestly, that’s not a home run pitch. He’s not supposed to get that ball. That was me versus him, and he won.”
The Sox would ultimately leave victorious, though. Vázquez belted a game-tying homer in the seventh to left. The Sox were backed by some great defensive play, too, something they have struggled with all season.
Garrett Whitlock entered the game for Sale in the bottom of the seventh. He immediately relinquished a leadoff double that made its way over the head of center fielder Duran. Wendle advanced on a sacrifice fly. With one out, a runner on third, and the game tied, 2-2, Randy Arozarena chopped a grounder toward Devers.
With the infield in, Devers veered to his left and made a one-hop throw to Vázquez to cut down Wendle at the plate. The Sox then cut down another go-ahead run in the eighth on a grounder to Jonathan Arauz at shortstop.
“I think we had a clean game today,” Vázquez said. “The first couple of games we made some errors. But that’s part of the game. I think we learned from them and we keep working. It was a great win for us.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 2, 2021 2:32:38 GMT -5
In a time of desperation, Red Sox turn their lonely eyes to Chris Sale, and he delivers By Dan Shaughnessy Globe Columnist,Updated September 1, 2021, 9:45 p.m.
It felt like the Red Sox were on the verge of mathematical elimination . . . even though they were still perched in a playoff spot.
It felt like a must win . . . even with 27 more to play and a one-game lead for the second wild-card spot.
All night long the Sox teetered on the edge of defeat. And more dismay. More scorn and discouragement.
But Chris Sale came to the emotional rescue and the reeling Red Sox finally beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 3-2, in the Trop Dome on Wednesday night. Related: Chris Sale, Christian Vázquez and Jarren Duran help Red Sox grind out a much-needed win over the Rays
So, the season is not over. There is more baseball to be played.
Sale delivered six strong innings, throwing a season-high 95 pitches and keeping the Sox close against a raging Tampa team that had won nine in a row. Sale turned a 2-2 tie over to Garrett Whitlock and Adam Ottavino, and the Sox won it on the strength of rookie Jarren Duran’s RBI single in the top of the ninth.
“That was big,” said Sale. “There’s no doubt we’ve had some gut punches over the last week and a half. But no one here is giving up . . . We were scratching and clawing. This was by no means an easy win. We did what we had to do.”
“That was a great win,” added weary Boston manager Alex Cora. “Everybody was into it.”
The 2021 Boston Red Sox were in first place for 71 days. They had a 4½-game lead over the entire division in the first week of July. They were 63-40 on July 28.
Then came reality. Overachievement yielded to market correction. The Sox lost 19 of 31 games and Wednesday took the field trailing Tampa by 10 games in the American League East. The Sox were still in possession of a wild-card playoff spot, holding a one-game lead over the Oakland A’s, but it felt like they were in last place. Like in 2020.
Longtime Sox watchers remember the awful fold of 1974 (eight-game lead Aug. 30, finished third, seven back), the epic collapse of 1978 (14-game lead over New York July 20, lost to the Yankees in Game 163), and the Chicken-and-Beer swoon (7-20 in September) of 2011.
Now we have the COVID collapse of 2021.
Much to the disappointment of Cora, the 2021 Red Sox have a chunk of anti-vaxxers in their clubhouse. They are one of only seven (of 30) big league teams who failed to clear MLB’s 85 percent vaccination threshold and it has come back to bite them. Half of Boston’s bullpen is on the COVID shelf. Ditto for All-Star shortstop Xander Bogaerts and starting center fielder Kiké Hernández. Rookie Sox infielder Yairo Muñoz Wednesday became the 11th member (eighth player) of the Sox traveling party to go on the COVID list since the team left Boston last Thursday.
Hoping to stop the bleeding, the Sox turned to Sale to put things back on track. Sale gave up a two-run homer to Wander Franco in the third but turned a 2-2 game over to the bullpen in the seventh after Christian Vázquez tied the game with a solo homer in the top of the inning.
Sale missed two full years due to Tommy John surgery on his left elbow and was allowed to return to the bigs against a troika of cupcakes (Hostess sells them only in pairs). Pitching on six days rest against three last-place teams — teams that have collectively lost 100 games more than they have won — Sale racked up three wins, pitching a total of 15⅓ innings. The Sox beat the Tomato Can Orioles, Rangers, and Twins by an aggregate 34-4. It was all ponies, balloons. and immaculate innings.
The Sox did not want to play Wednesday’s game. Sox officials were in conversations with the commissioner’s office Wednesday in an effort to have games in St. Petersburg postponed.
“We’ve been communicating with MLB since this started,” Red Sox baseball boss Chaim Bloom texted. “ . . . We all know that all scheduling decisions are complex, and that they’re MLB’s to make.”
No dice. The shorthanded Sox got no forgiveness from the powers in the league office. Game on.
Sale gave up six hits, hit two batters, and had traffic on the bases all night, but got help from three double-play grounders. He wanted to come out for the seventh but was called back to the dugout after loping toward the mound to start the inning.
“He was amazing,” said Cora. “They put the ball in play, but he made pitches when he had to. And we were really good defensively tonight.”
The Red Sox lead the A’s by two games in the race for the final wild-card spot.
“We’ve got some kick,” said Sale. “Our attitude is staying the same. We’re still in a position that a lot of guys would love to be in.”
Best of all: No Sox player was pulled off the field due to a positive COVID test in mid-game
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 2, 2021 2:34:46 GMT -5
Red Sox notebook Infielder Yairo Muñoz joins list of Red Sox players to test positive for COVID By Julian McWilliams Globe Staff,Updated September 1, 2021, 3:33 p.m.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — When Kiké Hernández and Christian Arroyo hit the COVID-related injured list last Friday, Yairo Muñoz and Jonathan Araúz were called up from Triple A Worcester to take their place.
It hasn’t even been a week since that moment, and now it is Muñoz who has been placed on the injured list as a result of COVID-19.
Muñoz joins Hernández, Arroyo, Hirokazu Sawamura, Xander Bogaerts, Matt Barnes, Martín Pérez, quality control coach Rámon Vázquez, and strength and conditioning coach Kiyoshi Momose as the ninth team member to have tested positive. Josh Taylor and first base coach Tom Goodwin have been deemed close contacts.
“I mean, it’s hard to see all that’s happening right now,” said starter Eduardo Rodriguez prior to Wednesday’s 3-2 victory over the Rays. “Especially this time of the year when we need the whole team to give the last push to the playoffs. I will say the whole team to be together to get the last push to play with me. I mean it is what it is. I mean, we have to find a way to battle and win games.”
The Sox tried to bolster their depleted ranks by activating reliever Ryan Brasier and utilityman Danny Santana off the injured list prior to Wednesday night’s game.
Muñoz entered Tuesday night’s game and played second base after Bogaerts was pulled from the game in the second inning when the Sox learned he had tested positive. Araúz started the game at second but shifted to shortstop in place of Bogaerts.
“I’m kind of like we need to start playing baseball and start focusing on baseball,” said manager Alex Cora, who admitted Monday he was tired from all the bad news and COVID cases. “Whatever news comes we have to turn the page and move forward because we don’t know what can happen in a few hours, but we can control what happens in between lines.”
Baseball is hard to focus on, however, when nearly a quarter of your active roster is made up of Triple A players as a result of the virus.
“It’s gut-wrenching,” said chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom. “How else can you react? We try to go to great lengths to keep these sorts of things from happening. And then to see what’s happening now, it’s really hard.”
The Red Sox middle infield is gutted without Arroyo, Hernández, Bogaerts, and now Muñoz. It has forced the Red Sox to start Jack López, who made his major league debut at second base Thursday after nine years in the minors.
“We will see where we are roster-wise later on,” Cora said. “We’ll take it day by day. Hopefully, we can get some of these guys back sooner rather than later and we’ll adjust from it.” Hernández feeling better
Cora mentioned that Hernández is feeling better, and could join the team for their weekend series against the Indians at Fenway. Cora said Hernández might not be available for Friday’s opener, but perhaps Saturday or Sunday.
Hernández, along with Arroyo and Momose, remain in Cleveland and can’t leave their hotel rooms. Team members who tested positive in Tampa must follow the same protocols.
If a player or staff member is vaccinated, the quarantine is up to 10 days, but it could be less. If a player or staff member isn’t vaccinated, it’s at least 10 days, but it could be more.
Deadline deals
The Red Sox biggest splash at the trade deadline was Kyle Schwarber. He’s produced at the plate for the Red Sox, but has looked uncomfortable at first base. It has led to more time for J.D. Martinez in the outfield to accommodate Schwarber at designated hitter.
The Red Sox needed a starter but acquired relievers Hansel Robles and Austin Davis but neither have produced on the hill, forcing fans and critics to ask if the Sox did enough at the trade deadline.
“I’m never going to sit here and tell you that I or we are perfect,” Bloom said. “I know that we’re not. I think whenever we do that we have to make sure we’re doing it in light of prioritizing evidence over narrative. That’s really important to look at. It’s very easy to go back with the benefit of hindsight and see who’s playing well and who’s not? The question is what was knowable? What was foreseeable?” Fans to mask up at Fenway
When the next Red Sox homestand begins Friday against Cleveland, fans will need to keep their masks handy, if not on their faces, for the duration of their visit to Fenway Park.
A citywide mask mandate for indoor spaces intended to combat the spread of COVID-19 went into effect last Friday, with the Red Sox on the road. After the Aug. 20 announcement of the mandate, the Red Sox consulted with the City of Boston to clarify which spaces at Fenway Park qualified as indoor.
The list includes team stores, restrooms, and elevators, and indoor clubs, restaurants, and suites.
In a message about the new restrictions on the team website, the Red Sox stated: “Masking will be required in all publicly accessible indoor spaces at Fenway Park, regardless of vaccination status, with the exception of those who are actively eating and drinking.”
The club encourages anyone who is not vaccinated to wear a mask at all times, and reminds fans that masks must cover both nose and mouth.
Fenway Park has been open to full capacity since May 29, after opening the season at 12 percent and then going to 25 percent earlier in May.
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