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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 12, 2022 14:42:02 GMT -5
Whitlock back out for 8th guess we see him next on Friday
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 12, 2022 14:46:12 GMT -5
Red Sox Stats @redsoxstats · 7m Big hit by Arroyo, 105 mph off the bat for an insurance run. Also hit one 99 mph earlier.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 12, 2022 14:52:17 GMT -5
That would be another 2B for Kiki this one he ripped oppo to the RF wall with 2 outs in the top of the 9th
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 12, 2022 14:57:27 GMT -5
Whitlock back out for the 9th I know his pitch count low but this makes it pretty clear that other than Garrett the following is a detailed list of relief pitches Cora trusts:
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 12, 2022 15:01:28 GMT -5
And Red Sox win 5-3 bats came to life late and under 3 hours....
surf some other games now same time tomorrow weather permitting.....Nate vs E-rod
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 12, 2022 17:51:12 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 1h As for the weather tomorrow, the grounds crew at Comerica Park already has the tarp down and parked nine of their vehicles on it so it won't blow away.
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Post by scrappyunderdog on Apr 12, 2022 19:28:20 GMT -5
If anyone ever deserved a win AND a save in the same game, it would be Whitlock.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 13, 2022 2:53:04 GMT -5
Red Sox 5, Tigers 3: Better late than never
The offense struggled early, but turned it on to get a comeback win. By Matt_Collins@MattRyCollins Apr 12, 2022, 4:03pm EDT 21 Comments
For the first five innings or so of the Red Sox-Tigers game on Tuesday, things continued to look bleak for a Red Sox offense who simply was not playing up to their talent. They were put down in order the first time through the lineup for the second straight game, and were trailing 3-0 as late as the sixth. But finally, the offense broke through, including with Enrique Hernández getting his first hit of 2022. Rafael Devers led the charge with three hits and a pair of RBI, and Boston put up five runs in the final four innings. Combine that with a solid season debut from Rich Hill and a beautiful four-inning stint out of the bullpen from Garrett Whitlock, and you get the second win of the season for Boston.
More robust game notes below.
You’d be forgiven if you turned on NESN this afternoon and thought you were watching a replay of Monday’s loss to Detroit between the strange 1:00 PM ET start time on a Tuesday and, more importantly for our purposes, the performance from the offense. On Monday, the Red Sox bats were shut down by the young Matt Manning, who was perfect through the first four innings before it was broken up by a J.D. Martinez home run. This time, the perfect game didn’t last quite as long, but the early results were just as discouraging.
Facing the left-handed Tyler Alexander, and still without Trevor Story who has been dealing with a bout of food poisoning, Boston’s offense was just totally shut down. It’s not just that they went down in order in each of the first three innings of this game, and that Alexander overall set down each of the first 10 batters he faced. It’s that basically all of the contact they made for those outs were of the lazy variety, not even threatening a hit. There was one hard-hit line drive from Bobby Dalbec that was just plain bad luck with Javier Baéz standing in exactly the right spot, but otherwise it was just just going through the motions.
Over on the other side, Rich Hill was making his 2022 debut back with the Red Sox after a few years away, and he started off looking really good. It’s hard to see a pitcher like Hill succeed in today’s game with a fastball that tops out around 88 mph, but as Alex Speier said on the NESN broadcast, batters thinking about his curveball makes that fastball play up. Sure enough, he got two strikeouts in a perfect first, and retired each of the first seven batters he faced.
But once the eighth batter came up, trouble began, not all related to the pitcher. Spencer Torkelson got his first hit of his career with one out in the third on a fly ball out to right-center field. Christian Arroyo, who got the start in right field, took a bit of a convoluted route to the ball and couldn’t pull it in on a diving attempt, leading to a double. That was followed up by a bloop that found grass in shallow center field before a ground ball brought home the first run for either side on the day.
It looked like the inning should have been over after that on another fly ball to right field, this one a high, weak one down the line. Again, Arroyo took a curved route to the ball and came up short, bringing another run home. To me, the first ball to him was excusable as it would’ve been a tough ball for most anyone. The second one absolutely should have been caught and is another reminder of the team’s poor outfield depth. Ultimately, Detroit would tally one more when Javier Báez hit a rocket of a ball out to left for a double, and it was a 3-0 lead for the Tigers.
Back on offense, the Red Sox did break up the perfect game in the fourth thanks to a 67 mph single from Rafael Devers and an infield single from Xander Bogaerts, but Martinez followed it up with a double play, and any momentum the offense was scrounging up went away. They’d again go down in order in the fifth as well.
Hill’s outing, meanwhile, came to an end in the fifth. The southpaw recorded one out before issuing a walk, at which point Alex Cora turned to Hirokazu Sawamura. Overall, I thought Hill looked good, with his line looking worse than the performance thanks to his outfield. Sawamura then caught a break, inducing a pop up in foul ground to third base that somehow turned into a double play when Robbie Grossman took off on the pitch and did not keep track of the ball.
Finally after that, in the top half of the sixth, the offense broke open at least a little bit. Kevin Plawecki, who got the start behind the plate in this one, started the inning with a base hit through the middle, and after moving up on a bunt he’d come around to score when Enrique Hernández finally got his first hit of the season on a double out to right field, making it a 3-1 game. Devers then followed that up with a base hit into right, and Boston was within one. That moved Detroit to turn to their bullpen, after which Devers quickly moved to second on a wild pitch before coming home and tying the game on a Martinez double.
With a brand new ballgame upon us, Garrett Whitlock got the call out of the bullpen in the sixth for his first appearance since signing his new contract extension. He did issue a walk, but otherwise was perfect in part thanks to a great defensive play in the hole by Jonathan Araúz at second base.
After Whitlock came through with another scoreless inning in the bottom of the seventh, Boston was looking to take the lead in the eighth. Hernández got them off to a good start with a leadoff walk before quickly moving up into scoring position on a wild pitch. Sure enough, Devers followed that up with a base hit through the middle to give Boston a 4-3 lead, and even moved up to second when Detroit center fielder Akil Baddoo fumbled the ball in center. Later in the inning, Arroyo added on an insurance run with an RBI single of his own, and it was a 5-3 Boston lead with six outs to go for their pitching staff.
It was Whitlock getting the call to start that quest, coming out for his third inning of work. He had absolutely no issue at all, needing only six pitches to record all three batters he faced. That put his pitch count in more than a good enough position to allow him to pitch the ninth as well, where he once again was perfect to finish out a masterful four-inning performance and close out a Red Sox victory.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 13, 2022 3:05:06 GMT -5
Devers keeps delivering for Red Sox offense April 12th, 2022
Dana Wakiji
DETROIT -- The Red Sox might not have opened the season on a team-wide offensive tear, but there’s one player who has certainly been a consistent presence at the plate so far.
Rafael Devers.
Boston's third baseman came up to bat in the sixth inning of Boston's eventual 5-3 win over Detroit on Tuesday afternoon having already logged one hit on the day, a single in the fourth off Tigers starter Tyler Alexander.
With Kiké Hernández on second after doubling in Kevin Plawecki, Devers singled to right-center to score Hernández, cutting the Tigers’ lead to 3-2. J.D. Martinez proceeded to drive in Devers to tie the game.
In the eighth inning, Hernández had walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Devers stepped in and did what he’s been doing throughout this young season, getting a clutch base hit to score Hernández for the 4-3 lead.
“He’s been swinging the bat well,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “He did a great job staying up the middle, understanding the situation. He is who he is. He’s a good player and we’re very proud of him.”
Devers took second on the play after Tigers centerfielder Akil Baddoo made a fielding error, eventually scoring on Christian Arroyo’s two-out single.
Through an interpreter, Devers spoke about his three-hit, two-RBI day but stayed focused on the team.
“It feels good,” Devers said. “Obviously just gotta continue to work every single day. We’re fortunate to be able to get the win today because that’s what we came here for, to win ballgames. We’re glad we got the win today and we’re just trying to keep it rolling.”
Devers has at least one hit in every game so far this year and has five hits in the last two.
“Obviously I’ve put in a lot of work this offseason and just trying to see what happens this season,” Devers said. “I’m ready for it and just hoping for a good year. I’ve learned a lot from my teammates, as well, so they’ve prepared me for this. So I feel really good this year.”
With the team posting five runs on nine hits in the victory, Devers believes things are looking up for the Red Sox offense.
“That’s a part of baseball,” Devers said. “Obviously the season just started and there’s going to be times where we have stretches where it’s bad, sometimes we’re good, so we’re just getting everything together. But everyone feels good, spirits are high so we’re in a good place.”
Even though Devers has been hitting, Cora said it hasn’t been perfect. But the hit up the middle was a good sign in his mind.
“It’s important,” Cora said. “He’s been long for probably two days. He was long until that last at-bat, he hit a rocket off [Gregory] Soto. But that’s the things that he can do now. I think sometimes teams are going to attack him a certain way and he feels like he has to swing harder. It’s the other way around, just take what they give you. That’s the mark of a professional hitter.”
Cora said that he has seen the maturation of Devers, who is 25 years old.
“He knows what’s going on,” Cora said. “Even in the last at-bat, he looked back, 3-2 count, he got [Xander Bogaerts] and Bogie right now is not swinging the bat well. Instead of trying to do too much, he saw the ball, hit it up the middle. That’s what good hitters do and we have a good one.”
Hill-Whitlock combination works Although they needed a brief bridge from starter Rich Hill to Garrett Whitlock in the form of Hirokazu Sawamura, Boston’s plan to use both in the same game worked out.
Hill allowed three runs on five hits while walking one and striking out four in 4 1/3 innings, while Whitlock came in and threw four scoreless innings, walking one and striking out two.
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“There’s a reason we like them together,” Cora said. “They’re gonna load up with righties against Rich and he can get them out and then we can turn the page to Whitlock and we get a lot of good matchups for us. I think both of them complement each other well, 88 with ride and then 94-95 with that stuff. It’s a good plan. It’s just a matter of how long we can do it.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 13, 2022 3:06:10 GMT -5
Injuries & Moves: Story likely out until home opener April 12th, 2022
Trevor Story (non-COVID-19 illness) Expected return: Possibly Friday Red Sox second baseman Trevor Story arrived in Detroit separately from the team on Monday, but he likely won't return to the lineup until Friday's home opener against the Twins.
Asked about Story's availability after the Red Sox's 5-3 win vs. the Tigers on Tuesday, manager Alex Cora said he "doesn't think" the second baseman will be ready to play.
“We’re not going to be stupid about it," Cora said before the game. "We have to take care of him. He’s been on kind of a bumpy road so far with everything, between the contract and the great news, having the kid. Right now it’s just about getting him right, getting his feet under [him] and move forward.” -- Dana Wakiji (Last updated: April 12)
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 13, 2022 3:19:15 GMT -5
‘It’s just a matter of time’: Kiké Hernández leads Red Sox bats back from the doldrums By Peter Abraham Globe Staff,Updated April 12, 2022, 6:19 p.m.
DETROIT — Kiké Hernández was 0 for the season after making four outs Monday. A group intervention was needed, and he gathered Red Sox hitting coaches Pete Fatse, Luis Ortiz, and Ben Rosenthal for a session in the batting cage next to the visitors clubhouse at Comerica Park.
“Enough was enough,” Hernández said.
The group determined that Hernández had to adjust the position of his hands at the start of his swing. It was taking him too long to get to his “firing position.”
By moving his hands closer to his body, Hernández had a quicker and cleaner path to the ball.
Hernández worked an hour on refining his swing. He would have stayed longer, but the final bus back to the team hotel was waiting for him.
Adjustments don’t always bring instant rewards. Hernández struck out in his first at-bat Tuesday, then grounded to third base in his second chance. He was 0 for 19 with two walks, six strikeouts, and only one run.
When he came up again in the sixth inning, it was with a runner on second and the Sox trailing by three runs. Hernández had quick hands and lined a changeup into the right-field corner. Rafael Devers followed with an RBI single and the Sox were on their way to a 5-3 victory against the Tigers.
The Red Sox are constructed in such a way that they need to score 800-plus runs to be successful, such is their pitching and defense. That starts with Hernández, the leadoff hitter.
“If I get on base, good things happen, because the guys hitting behind me are really, really, really good,” Hernández said. “For me, it’s not a matter of getting hits. It’s a matter of getting on base for those guys.”
Hernández walked leading off the eighth inning, took second on a wild pitch, and scored the go-ahead run on a well-placed single by Devers.
With the Tigers shifted to the right side, Devers extended his arms on a pitch outside and punched a single off the end of his bat through the spot where shortstop Javier Báez would have been.
Hernández had another opposite-field double in the ninth.
Once he started hitting, the rest of the Sox followed.
For us, with our lineup, it’s just a matter of time,” Hernández said. “When we made the pitching change in [the fifth inning], I told [Christian] Arroyo and [Alex] Verdugo, ‘We’re about to tie this game up. We’re about to get hot and they’re not going to know what hit them.’ Spoke it into existence.”
In retrospect, the lockout was to blame. Hernández now realizes he fell into some bad habits hitting on his own because he wasn’t allowed to work with Fatse or the other hitting coaches.
Not even a phone call was allowed. Then came a quick spring training and only 30 at-bats.
“I always thought that spring training was a little too long,” Hernández said. “I thought that this year was going to be great with a shortened spring training. But I never quite felt good.”
Hernández feels he’s going to have a strong offensive season because the Red Sox plan to leave him in center field. He’s been a utility player all his career and that takes away from how much time you can work on hitting.
“That’s something people don’t talk about enough,” Hernández said. “For me, having to be ready to play a couple of spots, your focus is to get that defensive work in and feel as comfortable as you can.
“When you can settle into one spot and just get your work in and not have to worry about being uncomfortable, I think it’s going to play. It’s the first time for me, so we’ll see. It’s up to me to prove that playing one spot makes you a better hitter.”
It started Tuesday. An .095 batting average never felt so good.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 13, 2022 3:22:21 GMT -5
RED SOX NOTEBOOK Garrett Whitlock shows potential of pairing with Rich Hill in rare four-inning relief win By Julian McWilliams Globe Staff,Updated April 12, 2022, 7:34 p.m.
DETROIT — The Red Sox talked about it all spring. They felt it could work when they paired Garrett Whitlock with Rich Hill.
It happened a bit during Grapefruit League play, but Tuesday was the first time the Sox weaponized this formula during a regular-season game.
“I think it went good today and then some,” Whitlock said after the Sox’ 5-3 win against the Tigers.
Whitlock might have been a bit too modest.
Hill tossed 4⅓ innings. Manager Alex Cora then went to Hirokazu Sawamura to finish the fifth before turning it over to Whitlock for the final four. He dominated the Detroit hitters. Whitlock allowed just one base runner, a one-out walk to Jeimer Candelario in the sixth, after which he retired the final 11 hitters he faced.
When the Sox scored their second run in the sixth inning, Cora decided it would be Whitlock’s game. He hadn’t pitched since Opening Day on Friday, so he was either going to piggyback Hill or Nate Eovaldi on Wednesday.
The Sox, however, were always intrigued by the potential fit of a Hill-Whitlock pairing.
Consider: Hill is a mid- to upper-80 mph pitcher. He’ll pair that with a slow curveball that he can dock down to roughly 68 mph. Whitlock can crank his velocity up to 95-97. He takes on more of a horizontal approach, pairing his four-seam fastball with his two-seamer, a slider that creates linear movement, and a changeup that has downward action.
The eye level changes for the hitter with both Whitlock and Hill on the menu, as does the speed. It likely won’t go this well moving forward, but the Sox will undoubtedly take this result.
“It was the way we mapped it out in the offseason and spring training,” Cora said. “And Whitlock did an amazing job.”
Already a reunion
Eduardo Rodriguez will make his first start against his former team in Wednesday’s rubber match against Eovaldi. Rodriguez, 29, signed a five-year, $77 million contract with the Tigers this offseason.
“He knows us. We know him,” Cora said. “We just have to make sure we put together a good game plan against him, get that pitch count up, and try to win a ballgame.”
When Cora initially signed on as manager in 2018, he took a special interest in Rodriguez, believing he could be better than what he had been. Rodriguez played a role in the Sox winning a World Series that year, but pitched just 139⅔ innings (including 10 in the postseason, primarily as a reliever). He had a 3.82 regular-season ERA, but made just 23 starts and 27 appearances due to a knee injury.
Cora pushed his lefthander to get in shape, and with David Price, Chris Sale, and Eovaldi out for a chunk of 2019, Rodriguez became the guy. He delivered, making 34 starts and pitching 203⅓ innings with a 3.81 ERA.
The change in mentality, not just results, is part of what helped lead to Rodriguez’s big payday.
“You got to push him,” Cora said. “You see him now, you see where he is physically and mentally. There are a lot of people in there that had to do with his success. He’s very structured now. He understands what he has to do.” Battling a bug
Trevor Story was in the clubhouse prior to Tuesday’s game, and said he’s been dealing with some sort of stomach bug that has kept him out. He likely won’t play Wednesday, with the Sox off Thursday prior to Friday’s home opener against the Twins . . . No. 2 Sox prospect Triston Casas hit a 477 foot homer during Tuesday’s WooSox home opener at Polar Park. The hosts beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3 . . . Hill, 42, faced Miguel Cabrera, 38, twice on Tuesday, retiring him both times. In Hill’s MLB debut with the Cubs on June 15, 2005, Cabrera — then a third-year left fielder with the Marlins — was the second hitter he faced. (Cabrera doubled, then scored when future Red Sox Mike Lowell doubled him home.)
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 13, 2022 3:34:49 GMT -5
Red Sox
Boston Red Sox’s plan to piggyback Rich Hill, Garrett Whitlock works perfectly in first try: ‘There’s a reason we like them together’ Updated: Apr. 13, 2022, 12:09 a.m. | Published: Apr. 13, 2022, 12:05 a.m.
By Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com
DETROIT -- Rarely in baseball -- or life -- do things go exactly according to plan. For Alex Cora and the Red Sox, Tuesday was one of those days.
The Red Sox entered the year planning to use pitchers Rich Hill and Garrett Whitlock -- and their contrasting styles -- in tandem every fifth day. Hill, a soft-tossing lefty, would start games. Whitlock, a hard-throwing lefty, would throw multiple innings in relief. In practice, the idea sounded like a smart way to not only keep hitters off balance but also save Boston’s bullpen once every five days. In reality, it appeared a little more complicated, especially considering the temptation to use Whitlock in other high-leverage situations in other games.
In its first go-around, however, the Hill-Whitlock piggyback plan worked to perfection. Hill allowed three runs in 4 ⅓ innings then handed the baton to Hirokazu Sawamura, who served as a two-out bridge to Whitlock. Whitlock then dominated the Tigers in efficient fashion, needing just 39 pitches to toss four hitless innings and secure a 5-3 win while allowing only one baserunner (on a walk). Whitlock’s performance was somewhat historic, too, as he became the eighth pitcher in MLB history to finish a game and get a win while pitching 4+ shutout innings in fewer than 40 pitches.
Whitlock’s talent is enough to give any lineup fits, but seeing him after facing Hill couldn’t have been easy on Detroit’s hitters. Hill’s unique pitch mix includes different arm slots from the left side, a fastball that averaged 88.2 mph and a slow curve that he tossed at 66.2 mph at one point Tuesday. The lanky Whitlock’s over-the-top right-handed delivery, plus a fastball that averaged 95.8 mph and topped out at 96.8 mph, represented a significant change.
“There’s a reason we like them together,” Cora said. “They’re going to load up righties against Rich and he can get them out then we can turn the page to Whitlock and we get a lot of good matchups for us. I think the both of them complement each other well.”
The Red Sox have not used a similar piggyback plan in recent years but began discussing doing so in the winter once Hill signed a one-year deal to join the club. Cora said the Sox were hopeful to do something similar with lefty Chris Sale and righty Tanner Houck before Sale injured his rib cage and was ruled out for the first two months of the season. For now, every fifth day will be as much Whitlock’s day as it is Hill’s, barring unexpected changes.
Setting up the piggyback allows Cora to rest his short-inning relievers once every five days and be more aggressive with them in other games. Knowing that Whitlock was set up for Tuesday allowed the manager to go to lefty Matt Strahm early in Monday’s game and feel comfortable using five different guys in relief of Michael Wacha. In Wednesday’s series finale, it will be all hands on deck in relief of Nate Eovaldi.
“The way we were set up for today, it gives you the luxury to be aggressive the night before and also now tomorrow,” Cora said.
It would be naive to think the Hill-Whitlock plan will work as well every fifth day, as circumstances and struggles will likely cause Cora to change plans on the fly throughout the early part of the season. But for now, the Red Sox plan to roll with their pitching odd couple for as long as possible.
“It’s a good plan,” Cora said. “It’s just a matter of how long we can do it.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 13, 2022 3:45:30 GMT -5
Red Sox @ Tigers Wednesday, 13th April 2022 1pm @ Comerica
Eovaldi 0-0 5.40
E-rod 0-0 6.75
Tigers' Eduardo Rodriguez poised to face former Red Sox teammates FLM
Eduardo Rodriguez didn't have to wait long to face his former teammates.
The Detroit Tigers left-hander is scheduled to start the finale of a three-game series against the visiting Boston Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon.
Rodriguez wore a Red Sox uniform from 2015-21. He signed a five-year, $77 million contract with the Tigers as a free agent during the offseason.
"It's something that no matter what the results are, you just want to have a good game, pitch good and win the game," he said. "All in all, I'm going to enjoy having the opportunity to face my old teammates."
Rodriguez had a 64-39 record in 159 career appearances (153 starts) with Boston. He was a 19-game winner in 2019. He sat out the 2020 campaign due to a bout with COVID-19 and myocarditis.
Last season, he finished 13-8 with a 4.74 ERA.
"Last year, he started off well numbers wise but stuff-wise, he wasn't there," Boston manager Alex Cora said. "Then it was the other way around. He had his ups and downs throughout the season but he did an amazing job. He got his dream come true, right? Get that big money and support his family.
"Obviously, he probably would have loved to stay here but it just didn't work out. We're very proud of him but tomorrow, we've got to kick his (butt)."
Rodriguez (0-0, 6.75 ERA) will try to block out the fact that he'll be opposing many longtime friends.
"Every time I step on the mound, it can be against my father, my mother, my brother, whoever -- if somebody steps in that box against me, I'm going to strike them out. I'm going to get them out," he said. "That's the way I see it, that's the way I learned it. As soon as I step between the lines, no matter who is in there, I've got to strike them out or get an out."
Rodriguez started Detroit's season opener and threw 83 pitches. He gave up three runs on four hits in four innings in a no-decision against the Chicago White Sox.
"It's going to be weird, to be honest with you," Cora said. "Probably the first guy I managed that we're going to face. ... Obviously he knows us, we know him. We've just got to make sure we put a good game plan against him and get that pitch count up, get him out and try to win a ballgame."
A rainy forecast could delay the Rodriguez-Red Sox showdown.
Nathan Eovaldi is scheduled to start for the Red Sox. Eovaldi (0-0, 5.40) gave up three runs on five hits in five innings while striking out seven New York Yankees in his season debut. He has a 2-0 record and 3.86 ERA in four career starts against Detroit.
The Tigers won the first game of the series 3-1. The Red Sox responded with a 5-3 triumph on Tuesday behind Rafael Devers, who had three hits, two runs scored and two RBIs.
All of Devers' hits were singles. He had 76 extra-base hits last season.
"Teams are going to attack him a certain way and he feels like he has to swing harder," Cora said. "It's the other way around. Just take what they give you. That's the mark of a professional hitter."
--Field Level Media
Red Sox at Tigers Wednesday, at 1:10 PM EST Rainy According to Forecast.io, it's expected to be 65° F with a 36% chance of rain and 17 MPH wind blowing right to left in Detroit at 1:10 PM EST. Hourly Forecasts: Weather.com Forecast.io
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 13, 2022 7:13:23 GMT -5
Gary M @nuggetpalooza · 13h Sorry if this is old news but Garrett Whitlock today became the 8th pitcher EVER to get a win while finishing a game, pitching 4+ shutout innings in under 40 pitches.
1st pitcher in 32 yrs and 1st ever for the #RedSox.
@bradfo @ianmbrowne @tomcaron @alexspeier @willflemming
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