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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 18, 2022 9:36:39 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 3m Plawecki will be out 10 days, but it could be less.
If he has two negative PCR tests, no fever and approval from the joint Covid medical committee, it can be sooner.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 18, 2022 10:21:08 GMT -5
Correa finally golfs a flare for a hit then Garlick blasts a fat Uncle Charlie over the monster 2-0 Twins
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 18, 2022 10:52:01 GMT -5
3rd inning another bloop then Polonco just smashed the shit out of another fat curve ball
4-0 Twins
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 18, 2022 10:54:19 GMT -5
2 more hard hit balls and Bush calls down to the bullpen
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 18, 2022 11:29:40 GMT -5
and with 2 out in the 5th a base runner gets on and out comes Cora to get Hill Valdez coming in
Hill line 4.2ip/6/4/4/2bb/2k/80-55
Twins lead 4-0
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 18, 2022 13:06:11 GMT -5
Gas can gang strikes again Obrien and Eck were blabbing about the stats just a mirage
8-2 now late
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 14m Four walks, a wild pitch and single and the Twins have scored 3 runs on Kutter Crawford to take a 7-2 lead and lots of folks heading to the exits at Fenway in the 8th inning.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 18, 2022 13:35:47 GMT -5
Red Sox Stats @redsoxstats · 1h In the first 3 innings of games this season the Red Sox are hitting .170 with 5 walks and 31 strikeouts. They need to find a way to get going earlier in games and get the starting pitcher working.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 18, 2022 13:42:31 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe ·
Kutter Crawford the 2nd pitcher in #RedSox history to allow at least 4 BBs, 4 ER and 1 WP in 1.2 IP or less.
Last was Mace Brown in 1943.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 18, 2022 13:43:11 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 2m #Twins 8, #RedSox 3.
WP—Bundy (2-0). LP—Hill (0-1). HRs—Garlick (1), Polanco (1); Vazquez (1). T—3:28. 😖 A—32,514.
Sox are 5-5; Twins are 4-6.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 18, 2022 14:08:09 GMT -5
Red Sox 3, Twins 8: No Patriots’ Day magic this year
An early hole proved too much on a quiet day for the offense. By Matt_Collins@MattRyCollins Apr 18, 2022, 2:52pm EDT
Patriots’ Day is always a special day in Massachusetts, and doubly so this year with the Marathon finally returning to its rightful day after two years off. Unfortunately, the Red Sox couldn’t ride those good vibes and had a tough series finale against the Twins. Rich Hill gave up a couple of two-run homers early to put the team in an early hole, and while the pitching settled in for a few innings in the middle, the offense never quite found its rhythm and a rough eighth inning for Kutter Crawford gave Minnesota another rally and ultimately put the game away.
More robust game notes below.
As the Red Sox and Twins were getting ready to play some morning baseball, Boston’s offense was coming off a late-game explosion late in Sunday’s game that turned a pitchers’ duel into a blowout win for the home team in seemingly the blink of an eye. Given that momentum along with the fact that they were facing a homer-prone pitcher in Dylan Bundy with whom most of this lineup is familiar thanks to his days in Baltimore, it had all the makings of a big day at the plate for the good guys. Instead, they struggled to get much of anything going against the Twins starter, most perplexingly hitting most of their batted balls against him on the ground despite the righty typically being a fly ball pitcher.
Bundy is not a fireballer in any sense, with his fastball sitting at 88 mph in this game and maxing out at exactly 90 mph, which can be either a good thing or a bad thing for an offense. This time around, it seemed to keep Boston’s bats off-balance for the most part. Minnesota’s starter did give up a two-out single in the first innings when Xander Bogaerts snuck a ground ball through the left side, but that was the only baserunner Boston would manage through four innings. In that span, they struck out five times and five of their eight batted balls were hit on the ground.
On the other side, the Red Sox had Rich Hill on the mound for Marathon Monday, just days after his father, who had run in 37 Boston Marathons, passed away. The veteran southpaw looked solid in his first outing back with the team in Detroit, but he really relies on other teams being left off-balance with the different angles from which he throws his curveball. The Twins weren’t really fooled by the breaking ball too much in this one, and in fact were able to sit back and make loud contact against it. The first instance came in that first inning with Kyle Garlick at the plate with a runner on. He waited for a breaking ball on the inner half and just barely put it up and over the ledge at the top of the Monster for a two-run shot. It was actually called a double on the field, but replay showed it clearly made it over the wall.
He did bounce back with a perfect second, but the Twins got back to work in the third. There was some bad luck for Hill to kick off that frame, with Gilberto Celestino getting jammed by a fastball but still managing to bloop one into center field with a leadoff single. That was followed by Jorge Polanco absolutely destroying another curveball on the inner half, the second two-run homer of the day for Minnesota to put them up 4-0. When that was immediately followed by a single and a walk, it looked like Hill may not even make it through three.
To his credit, though, he did settle in a bit and was able to at least save the bullpen to some extent in the midst of this long stretch without an off-day. With two on in the third, Hill retired three in a row to keep those runners stranded, and then came back out for a perfect fifth. That allowed him to even come out to start the fifth, but after two quick outs he gave up a base hit which ended his day, with Phillips Valdez getting the call. The reliever got the job done, retiring the first batter he faced to finish out the inning without any trouble.
That brought Bundy back out to the mound for the fifth, and the Red Sox actually showed some signs of life here to start this inning. Alex Verdugo got it going early with a leadoff double poked out to the left field corner, which was quickly followed by a Christian Arroyo — who started for Trevor Story at second base in this game — base hit to put runners on the corners with nobody out. Boston failed to turn that into a big inning, but they did get one run on a ground ball to make it a three-run game. We also heard Dennis Eckersley inexplicably call Arroyo a “cutie pie” after the latter tagged up from first on a fly ball to left field, which was not a phrase I was expecting to hear on the broadcast today.
After Valdez came back out for a perfect sixth, the offense got to work again in the sixth, this time with Rafael Devers getting things started on a one-out single which extended his hit streak to 15 games. Xander Bogaerts followed that up with a ball into the left field corner on which a reasonable mind would’ve assumed Devers would stay at second, but instead he somehow managed to swim move his way around a tag in a way I will show you rather than try to accurately portray with words and get in safely. Unfortunately, that was followed by Devers being caught off the bag on a ground ball and getting caught in a rundown, though one that was long enough to allow runners get to second and third. Minnesota opted to intentionally walk Verdugo after that to load the bases for Arroyo, who hit one well but not well enough, flying out to center field to end the inning without any runs.
Kutter Crawford got the next call out of the Red Sox bullpen, working around a leadoff walk and a single for a scoreless seventh, bringing the offense back up trailing by three. That deficit, however, would be cut to two quickly when Christian Vázquez connected on a splitter and drove it up and over the wall in left for a solo shot, his first homer of 2022.
That was all the offense was able to put on the board that inning, and then Crawford came back out with some control issues in the eighth. The young righty walked each of the first two batters he faced, and after a fly ball moved a runner over to third, a wild pitch brought another run home to put Minnesota up by three again. After an intentional walk and a regular two-out walk, Crawford had the bases loaded, and Polanco came through with a big single through the right side, bringing two more home and opening up the score to a 7-2 game. Hirokazu Sawamura came in next, throwing yet another wild pitch to add another run to Minnesota’s total before the inning mercifully ended.
That would pretty much do it for this game, with the Red Sox not able to turn it on late to overcome their six-run deficit, scoring one run but nothing more in the ninth and ultimately falling 8-3 to move split this four-game set and move their overall record back down to .500.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 18, 2022 14:09:29 GMT -5
Rich Hill gives up 2 early homers as Boston Red Sox lose to Twins, 8-3; Christian Vázquez homers in defeat Published: Apr. 18, 2022, 2:39 p.m.
By Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com
BOSTON -- Two big swings from the Twins put the Red Sox in an early hole Monday, and they were never able to catch up in the annual Patriots Day game at Fenway Park.
Kyle Garlick and Jorge Polanco each hit early two-run homers off Sox starter Rich Hill to put Minnesota up, 4-0, by the third inning. The Twins went on to win, 8-3, as the teams split a four-game series. Boston fell to 5-5 through its first 10 games of the season.
Hill, who pitched just three days after the death of his father, Lloyd, lasted 4 ⅔ innings and allowed four runs on six hits while recording two strikeouts. Garlick, the fourth batter of the game, but Minnesota on the board with a two-run shot to left field that was reviewed and upheld. Two innings later, Polanco made it 4-0 after Gilberto Celestino led off the inning with a single.
As has been the case often this season, Boston’s offense was sleepy early. The Sox had just one hit through the first four innings, then finally broke through for a run in the sixth on a Christian Vázquez RBI groundout. In the sixth, Christian Arroyo had a chance to bring the Red Sox closer with the bases loaded but flew out to center field on the first pitch he saw.
Vázquez hit a solo homer in the seventh to make it 4-2. In the eighth, Max Kepler scored on a Kutter Crawford wild pitch to give the Twins a three-run lead, then Polanco broke things open with a two-run single to make it 7-2. Crawford walked five batters and allowed two hits in 1 ⅔ innings. Minnesota took a six-run lead on a Hirokazu Sawamura in the eighth.
Xander Bogaerts, who had three hits for the second straight day, brought the Red Sox within five runs with an RBI single in the ninth. Three REd Sox starters (Bogaerts, Vázquez and Verdugo) had multiple hits in the loss.
Vázquez homers
Vázquez struggled with power in 2021, hitting just seven home runs in 138 games. He golfed out his first blast of this season, hitting a 390-foot homer over the Green Monster. The exit velocity on the homer was 101.7 mph.
Verdugo stays hot
Verdugo had another good offensive game, going 2-for-3 with a single and a double. Verdugo is now hitting .313 (11-for-33) with thee homers, eight RBIs and a 1.067 OPS in 10 games.
Blue Jays in town next
The Sox will be back in action Tuesday night as they welcome the Blue Jays for the first of three games. Here are the pitching probables for the series:
Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. ET -- RHP Nathan Eovaldi vs. LHP Yusei Kikuchi
Wednesday, 7:10 p.m. ET -- RHP Nick Pivetta vs. RHP José Berríos
Thursday, 1:35 p.m. ET -- RHP Tanner Houck vs. RHP Kevin Gausman
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 18, 2022 14:33:44 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 11m No other #RedSox players have tested positive, Alex Cora said after the game.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 18, 2022 18:01:00 GMT -5
Rafael Devers’ ‘Matrix’ slide wows Alex Cora: ‘I didn’t know he was able to move that way,’ says Boston Red Sox manager Published: Apr. 18, 2022, 3:50 p.m. Rafael Devers, Gio Urshela
Boston Red Sox's Rafael Devers, left, beats the tag from Minnesota Twins' Gio Urshela (15) at third base on a double by Xander Bogaerts during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)AP By Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com
BOSTON -- There weren’t many highlights for the Red Sox in Monday’s loss to the Twins. But Rafael Devers provided one in the sixth inning.
With Boston trailing, 4-1, in the sixth, Devers was on first base when Xander Bogaerts hit a line drive to the wall in left field. Devers raced around to try to take third, then dove headfirst to try to beat the throw from Trevor Larnach. Devers extended his arm and initially beat the tag from Gio Urshela, then came off the bag and re-adjusted to avoid another tag opportunity. The chance put Boston in position for a comeback with two runners in scoring position with one out.
“I want to see it again,” said Sox manager Alex Cora. “I wanted to see it because it looked like ‘The Matrix,’ like the movie. I didn’t know he was able to move that way.”
Devers didn’t end up scoring, as he got caught in a rundown for the second out and Christian Arroyo flew out to end the inning after the Twins intentionally walked Alex Verdugo. Minnesota scored four times in the eighth and went on to win, 8-3.
Still, Devers was proud that his decision to be aggressive on the basepaths paid off.
“I know how to swim but I wasn’t trying to swim,” he said through translator Carlos Villoria Benítez. “Just trying to get safely to the base.”
Devers has, unsurprisingly, been one of Boston’s best players in the first two weeks of the season. Even after going 1-for-5 on Monday, he’s still hitting .349 with a .922 OPS on the year. Defensively, he does not have an error this year. That’s a good sign after he recorded 96 errors in his first five big league seasons (541 games).
Cora has been impressed with Devers’ athleticism in 2022.
“Unreal. I don’t know how he was safe, to be honest with you,” Cora said. “You saw the first play he made today and the way he’s moving, he’s just a great athlete. I don’t know how Gio (Urshela) missed the tag.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Apr 18, 2022 18:01:48 GMT -5
Rich Hill honors late father (who ran 37 Boston Marathons) by pitching for Boston Red Sox three days after dad’s death: ‘He was always a pro’ Published: Apr. 18, 2022, 4:40 p.m. Rich Hill
Boston Red Sox's Rich Hill leaves the field after being relieved by manager Alex Cora during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)AP By Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com
BOSTON -- The best way Rich Hill could honor his late father, the veteran lefty said, was to go out and do his job Monday even though he had a heavy heart. And that’s what Hill did, taking the mound for the Red Sox just three days after Lloyd Hill Sr. passed away at 94.
The results weren’t perfect, as Hill allowed two home runs over 4 ⅔ innings and took the loss as the Twins beat the Red Sox, 8-3. But the meaning of the lefty’s performance went far beyond the box score. It was, in its own way, an opportunity to honor Lloyd, a former captain and All-American tackle at Brown University and Korean war veteran who went on to be a high school principal and coach in Quincy.
“It’s going to be a long week. It was a tough weekend,” Hill said. “The job is to be a professional and show up no matter what circumstances there are outside of the clubhouse or outside of the lines. You show up and you’re a pro. That’s something that I learned from my dad.”
After pitching in Detroit on Tuesday, Hill flew back to Boston one day ahead of the team to be with his family. The Milton native will attend his father’s wake Wednesday and the funeral Thursday. But first, he had to take his turn in the Red Sox’ rotation. He thought back to how his father would always do his job at Quincy High School, no matter what was going on around him. Like Lloyd used to make presentations or speeches at the school, Hill felt it was his responsibility to pitch.
“It was mixed emotions, I think,” Hill said. “I definitely was focused in on competing and getting the job done. Unfortunately, came up short. I think I did everything I could to go out there and keep everything else, emotionally, in check. I think that’s one thing that, from the standpoint of watching my dad and growing up, with difficult times that he had, he always showed such great composure through difficult times.”
Originally, Red Sox manager Alex Cora wanted to avoid throwing Hill on Marathon Monday because he thought the unusual 11:10 a.m. start time might be tough for the 42-year-old, who is the oldest pitcher in the majors. But the assignment ended up being a fitting one because Lloyd was an avid runner who completed 37 Boston Marathons.
“Things happen for a reason,” Cora said.
Hill told WBZ earlier this week that he plans to one day run the Marathon in his father’s honor. On Monday, he got his first chance to start for his hometown team on the day most synonymous with the spirit of Boston.
“He ran 37 of them so there were a lot of great memories of him coming home if we couldn’t make it in for the Marathon,” Hill said. “A few times being able to get in there and see him finish, it was great.
In the fifth inning, when Cora came out to pull Hill from the game, the manager took a moment to talk to the left-hander. He told Hill how proud he was of him for pitching on an emotional day.
“He competed the way he has done his whole career,” Cora said. “For him to go out there and compete, that was good enough for us.
“He showed this team a lot, too,” Cora added. “This is a guy we (respected) playing against him. Some of these guys played with him. But having him in the clubhouse with us is a different story.”
After the game, an emotional Hill lamented the fact that he didn’t throw the ball well enough for the Red Sox to win. The score, however, was the last thing on the minds of any of Hill’s teammates and coaches. For Hill, the start was a memorable one.
“He had a great life,” Hill said. “He taught me a lot of lessons.
“He was always a pro,” Hill said.
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