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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 12, 2021 14:17:07 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 57m Phillips Valdez tested positive and is on the Covid IL.
That makes 12 Red Sox players testing positive in the last 17 days along with some coaches and staffers.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 12, 2021 14:18:28 GMT -5
Good old fashioned pitching duel so far tied at 0 going into the 5th
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 12, 2021 14:43:24 GMT -5
Igeslis with one of the dumbest runs on the bases this year and that is something tagging up at 1B after a pop fly and trying to advance what the hell was he thinking?
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 12, 2021 14:47:41 GMT -5
then a god damn error by Kiki throwing the ball away at 2B
this time is maddening
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 12, 2021 14:52:57 GMT -5
and the baseball gods return the favor a double by Roberts plates that base runner
1-0 Pale Hose
That is it for Pivetta and in comes Ottovino
Pivetta Line: 5.1/3/1/0/0bb/5k/79-59.....man on 2nd base is his.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 12, 2021 18:44:16 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 2h Red Sox are walked off by Leury Garcia's HR to CF.
2-1 Chicago.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 12, 2021 18:44:50 GMT -5
Tom Caron @tomcaron · 2h Red Sox pitchers have given up 16 HRs on 0-2 counts this season (including Garcia’s walk-off HR today.) That’s the most in the American League. #RedSox #MLB #pitching
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 12, 2021 18:46:33 GMT -5
Boston Red Sox battle back to tie game in 9th but lose to White Sox, 2-1, as Garrett Whitlock gives up walk-off homer Updated: 6:40 p.m. | Published: 5:18 p.m.
By Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com
CHICAGO -- After a quiet offensive day, the Red Sox battled back to finally scratch a run across and tie the White Sox in the top of the ninth inning Sunday afternoon. But minutes later, Leury García hit a walk-off homer off Garrett Whitlock to give Chicago a 2-1 win in the rubber game of a closely contested three-game series.
Boston had mustered just three hits in the first eight innings and trailed, 1-0, entering the ninth inning before putting together a rally against old friend Craig Kimbrel (who was pitching for the third straight day). After Kiké Hernández cleared the outstretched glove of Luis Robert with a leadoff double, Kimbrel issued back-to-back one-out walks to load the bases for Alex Verdugo. Verdugo then tied the game on a sacrifice fly to left field.
In the bottom of the inning, Whitlock -- who threw two innings Saturday night -- struck out two straight batters before García connected on an 0-2 fastball and cleared the center-field fence. The loss -- Boston’s fifth in seven games -- dropped the Red Sox to 81-64.
In his first start in 12 days, righty Nick Pivetta sure looked like he benefitted from his time off. Pivetta, who missed his last start after testing positive for COVID-19, struck out five White Sox and allowed just three hits in 5 ⅓ innings, retiring 11 in a row at one point. A Kiké Hernández error proved costly as the ChiSox broke a scoreless tie in the sixth.
To lead off the sixth, Cesar Hernández hit a ground ball to second, and Kiké Hernández corralled it before throwing the ball away and allowing the runner to reach. After Seby Zavala advanced the runner to second on a sacrifice bunt, Robert hit an RBI single to put the White Sox up, 1-0.
The Red Sox, who did not start either Xander Bogaerts (rest) or J.D. Martinez (back), struck out nine times in five innings against Lance Lynn. Perhaps their best early chance of the afternoon came in the sixth, when José Iglesias led off with a single but was then doubled off at second base on a Hernández flyout to center field. The ninth inning represented the first time Boston had a runner in scoring position.
After Verdugo tied the game with his sacrifice fly, Kimbrel struck out Bobby Dalbec with two runners on base, ending the threat. García’s walk-off was just his fifth homer of the year.
Mariners await for key series
The Red Sox will fly to Seattle on Sunday night ahead of a three-game series against the Mariners, who entered Sunday just . Here are the pitching probables:
Monday, 10:10 p.m. ET -- LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (11-8, 5.15 ERA) vs. RHP Logan Gilbert (5-5, 5.10 ERA)
Tuesday, 10:10 p.m. ET -- RHP Nathan Eovaldi (10-8, 3.57 ERA) vs. LHP Tyler Anderson (6-9, 4.20 ERA)
Wednesday, 4:10 p.m. ET -- TBD vs. LHP Marco Gonzales (8-5, 4.03 ERA)
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 13, 2021 1:49:36 GMT -5
'Lot of fun': Pivetta sharp in post-COVID start September 12th, 2021 Ian Browne
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne
CHICAGO -- Rest won out over rust for Nick Pivetta as the righty made an impressive return from the COVID-19 injured list, albeit in his team’s walk-off 2-1 loss to the White Sox in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Park.
It was tough to know what to expect from Pivetta, who hadn’t pitched since Aug. 30 and had been quarantined for the better part of the past week while waiting to clear COVID protocols.
But Pivetta came out sharp and stayed that way, holding the White Sox to one unearned run on three hits, no walks and five strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings and 79 pitches.
His performance was one the Red Sox needed on a day they were short in the bullpen and in the starting lineup.
“Really good,” said manager Alex Cora. “Good fastball. Good breaking ball. The tempo was amazing. It was more than enough. He was in command of every one of his pitches, so that was pretty impressive.”
Unfortunately for the Red Sox, it proved not to be enough. A throwing error by Kiké Hernández led to a 1-0 lead for Chicago in the bottom of the sixth.
On a day in which the starting lineup didn’t include J.D. Martinez (back) or Xander Bogaerts (rest), the Red Sox didn’t score for eight innings against Lance Lynn and the White Sox's 'pen.
Boston finally got some production in the ninth. Hernández began the charge when he led off with a double against Craig Kimbrel. Alex Verdugo pushed the tying run home with a sacrifice fly.
The momentum was short-lived, as the White Sox won it on a solo homer by Leury García with two outs in the bottom of the ninth on an 0-2 misfire down the middle by Garrett Whitlock, who looked dominant in striking out the first two batters of the inning.
With 17 games left in their season, the Red Sox (81-64) are now tied with the smoking-hot Blue Jays (80-63) atop the American League Wild Card standings, and the Yankees (79-64) are one game back after losing to the Mets at Citi Field on Sunday night. Boston now travels to Seattle to face the Mariners (77-66), another team right in the thick of contention in the Wild Card race.
Despite a COVID-19 outbreak that has lasted for two weeks, the Red Sox have hung tough and feel good about where they are coming down the stretch.
“We’re playing good baseball. The last three games, they have felt like the playoffs. The at-bats, the intensity, the moves,” said Cora. “Obviously, we didn't win the series, but we played well. We’ll be ready. We’ve got Eduardo [Rodriguez], Nate {Eovaldi] and we’ll go from there [in Seattle].”
As for Pivetta, who figures to pitch again when the Red Sox return to Fenway next weekend to play the Orioles, he had to be creative in his week away from the team. He didn’t step on a mound until Saturday, when he joined Boston in Chicago and threw a 10-pitch side session.
How did he keep his arm sharp over the last week?
“I got in my car and went to a field where nobody was around and I threw into a fence every day. That’s about it,” said Pivetta.
It was a different type of experience, but Pivetta did his best to stay locked in. Pivetta is vaccinated and didn’t experience any symptoms, so he was able to return in relatively short order.
“I think you just have to stay mentally locked in the entire time,” added Pivetta. “When I’m watching the games, I'm pretending [that] I’m there with everybody. When I’m throwing against a fence, I’m throwing against a fence like I’m playing catch or throwing in a game. It’s all mental -- just keeping yourself locked in for that.”
Pivetta looked locked in from his first pitch on Sunday.
“I’ve pitched in a lot of big league games so far. I just treated it like another start, didn’t try to make it too big, just went out and competed and had fun,” said Pivetta. “It was hard to sit there and watch these guys grind and I really missed it. So it was nice to be back out there. I had a lot of fun today. And it was just all positives.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 13, 2021 2:13:18 GMT -5
It looked like the Red Sox were headed for extra innings again. Then Leury Garcia hit a walkoff homer By Julian McWilliams Globe Staff,Updated September 12, 2021, 5:18 p.m.
CHICAGO — Garrett Whitlock had the Chicago White Sox right where he wanted them Sunday afternoon.
He struck out both Eloy Jimenez and Yasmani Grandal in the ninth, appearing as if there was no wear-and-tear from his two-inning performance the previous evening. The Red Sox scored a run in the top of the ninth inning of Sunday’s contest on an Alex Verdugo sac fly. It tied the game at one apiece and with Whitlock cruising it looked as if this game was headed toward an extra-inning contest for the second day in a row.
Whitlock had Leury Garcia 0-2 before Garcia popped a solo shot to end the game in walkoff fashion, leading to a 2-1 Red Sox loss.
The bats went silent for both squads in Sunday’s rubber match. Each team had just four hits through nine innings. The White Sox’ fourth hit in the bottom of the ninth, however, was the deciding factor in the Red Sox’ series loss.
Lance Lynn gave the Red Sox starting lineup a fit. He worked his way through a paper-thin group of Red Sox hitters for five scoreless innings while fanning nine batters in his first start since Aug. 28.
Nick Pivetta, who was reinstated from the COVID-related injured list for his Sunday start, matched Lynn, perhaps not with the strikeouts, but certainly effectiveness. Pivetta navigated his way through 5 ⅓ innings of work, surrendering three hits and fanning five.
”I just tried to compete with the strike zone and go out there and eat as many innings as possible,” Pivetta said. “The bullpen’s been taxed for the past couple of days so I just went out there with that mind-set of attacking the strike zone and trying to get deep.”
In the sixth, Cesar Hernandez reached on a throwing error by Kiké Hernández at second. The White Sox’ sacrifice then put a runner in scoring position and Luis Robert took advantage of the situation with his single to left.
Manager Alex Cora went to his bullpen, replacing Pivetta with Adam Ottavino.
”Robert put a good swing on it,” Cora said. “But [Pivetta] was amazing. He was really good. And stamina wise, he was really good, too.”
The Red Sox had some opportunities to capitalize in this one, especially in the ninth. Though they scored one run, the team had the ability to add on more. White Sox reliever Craig Kimbrel struggled in that ninth inning, yielding a Hernández double that Robert misjudged in center to start the frame. Though Kyle Schwarber struck out, Hunter Renfroe walked on five pitches and Rafael Devers walked on four to load the bases. Verdugo’s sacrifice fly scored Hernández, but Bobby Dalbec chased a knuckle-curve off the plate to end the threat.
Overall, though, Cora was satisfied with how his team played.
”I’m pleased with the effort,” Cora said. “We played a great game. “We had our chances at the end there against Craig and we did a good job. We felt like where they were bullpen wise, it was worth taking a chance with Garrett there to extend the game. We felt like we knew they were short.
”The Red Sox now hop on a flight and travel west for a three-game set with the Mariners, a team that is also vying for a wild-card spot and began the day two games back of that second spot. The surging Blue Jays, meanwhile, are tied with the Red Sox for the first wild-card spot.
”We’re playing good baseball,” Cora said. “I mean, the last three games, they felt like the playoffs. The intensity. Obviously we lost, but we’ll be ready.”
Recently, Nate Eovaldi talked to Pivetta about keeping the blinders on. How it’s good to embrace a playoff race, but never to be, too, involved in the outcomes of other teams. Pivetta echoed as much after Sunday.
”I’m sure the fans are really enjoying it,” Pivetta said. “I think our focus is just going out day by day and then focusing on winning baseball games. Just go out there and compete and have fun.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 13, 2021 2:35:40 GMT -5
Red Sox Stats @redsoxstats · 10h Probably not great that lefties have no problem handling Whitlock
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