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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 1, 2022 14:07:33 GMT -5
kutter crawford on the bump and it is raining hard
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 1, 2022 14:13:12 GMT -5
Crawford serves up a meatball to Odor and that greasy asshole just launched it gas can gang special 4-1 birds in the 6th
crawford then walks the next batter
and out comes the Tarp
rain delay
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 1, 2022 15:12:20 GMT -5
Chris Cotillo @chriscotillo · 49s We are one hour into the rain delay but the Red Sox say the teams still plan to resume today's game.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 1, 2022 16:11:13 GMT -5
Chris Cotillo @chriscotillo · 13m Orioles-Red Sox will resume at approximately 5:15 pm
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 1, 2022 16:24:57 GMT -5
Valdez is shitting on the mound again just horrible gas can gang 6-1 and counting bottom 6
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 1, 2022 16:27:39 GMT -5
8-1 Orioles hahahahahhahahaha
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 1, 2022 16:32:48 GMT -5
9-1 valdez is just shit hahahahahahh
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 1, 2022 17:06:59 GMT -5
so the red sox have 3 pitching coaches why? who knows?
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 1, 2022 17:08:39 GMT -5
plawecki has 9th
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 1, 2022 18:08:32 GMT -5
Red Sox finish dismal road trip with 9-5 loss to Orioles on rainy Sunday; Boston finishes 10-game swing with 3-7 record Published: May. 01, 2022, 6:31 p.m.
By Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com
BALTIMORE -- The calendar turning from April to May didn’t do much to turn around the Red Sox’ season.
Boston left 10 men on base and suffered a 9-5, series-ending loss to the Orioles on Sunday afternoon at Camden Yards. The defeat ended a miserable 10-day road trip for the Red Sox, who went 3-7 and dropped the final two games to the lowly O’s. Boston scored just 31 runs on the entire trip (3.1 runs per game) and fell to 9-14 on the season. Enter your email address here to receive the Fenway Rundown email newsletter in your inbox every Wednesday.
Boston’s offense had plenty of chances early but, as it has done for the entire season, failed to cash in. The Sox had runners two runners on base in each of the first four innings but left them all on base. A particularly frustrating sequence came in the second inning, when Trevor Story struck out with two men in scoring position and two outs.
Boston finally broke through against O’s starter Jordan Lyles in the fifth when Xander Bogaerts hit a leadoff double and then came around to score the opening run on a Franchy Cordero sacrifice fly. To that point, Sox starter Nick Pivetta had pitched well, but everything unraveled in the fifth.
Rougned Odor, Ramón Urías and Tyler Nevin had back-to-back-to-back hits to lead off the frame, with Nevin’s two-run single putting the Orioles up, 2-1. Two batters later, Jorge Mateo ended Pivetta’s day with a single of his own. Baltimore made it 3-1 when Anthony Santander hit a deep sacrifice fly off Austin Davis and Odor added an insurance run by crushing a solo homer off Kutter Crawford in the sixth. One batter later, heavy rain began to fall at Camden Yards, necessitating a delay that lasted two hours and five minutes.
Things really went haywire when things resumed, as Phillips Valdez struggled with control and was tagged for five runs in a hurry. Valdez allowed three hits while walking a batter and hitting another; Baltimore scored on hits by Mateo (2-run double), Santander (2-run single) and Ryan Mountcastle (RBI single) to go up 9-1.
Most of Boston’s offense came in garbage time, as J.D. Martinez cut the deficit from eight runs to four with a grand slam in the ninth inning. But it was too little, too late for the Red Sox.
Jaylin Davis (2-for-4, 2 Ks) had two singles in his Red Sox debut. Cordero (1-for-2, RBI, BB) had a double.
Rain delay lasts 2+ hours
The Red Sox made it through all of April without a rain delay (though Opening Day in New York was postponed and pushed back one day). The first day of May was a different story. With Baltimore batting in the sixth inning, heavy rain began falling. The umpiring crew called for a rain delay which lasted 2 hours and 5 minutes.
Pivetta better, but fades at end
Pivetta faced the minimum through three innings, allowing just one hit before the fourth. But things began to unravel quickly for him in the fifth when four of the five batters he faced reached with hits.
Pivetta finished his day having allowed three earned runs on six hits in 4 ⅓ innings. He struck out five, walked none and threw 67 pitches (49 strikes). His ERA dropped from 8.27 to 7.84 through five starts.
Vázquez has up-and-down day
Catcher Christian Vázquez had a rollercoaster game for the Red Sox. In the second inning, after Vázquez hit a two-out double, Davis hit a line drive through the left side that looked to have a chance to score Vázquez. But Vázquez instinctively turned back toward second base despite there being two outs. He reached third and was stranded when Story struck out. Had he been running on contact, the Red Sox likely would have plated an early run.
Vázquez then made up for his blunder behind the plate, throwing out two would-be base stealers. He gunned down Cedric Mullins in the first, then Santander in the fourth on a strike-’em-out, throw-’em-out double play with runners on the corners.
Vázquez now leads the majors with six runners caught stealing. He is 6-for-12 on the season.
Plawecki pitches
In a sign of the times for the Red Sox, catcher Kevin Plawecki pitched the eighth inning. He allowed a leadoff single then induced three straight flyouts to end the frame. Plawecki was the first Sox position player to pitch since Aug. 6, 2021, when Jonathan Araúz took a turn on the mound.
Angels up next
After a day off Monday, the Red Sox will welcome the Angels and superstars Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani for their annual visit to Fenway Park beginning Tuesday. Here are the pitching probables for the three-game series between the clubs (note that the Angels’ rotation is a bit in flux right now but at present, Ohtani is slated to pitch Tuesday, subject to change):
Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. ET -- TBD vs. RHP Michael Wacha (2-0, 1.77 ERA)
Wednesday, 7:10 p.m. ET -- TBD vs. RHP Garrett Whitlock (1-1, 0.54 ERA)
Thursday, 1:35 p.m. ET -- TBD vs. LHP Rich Hill (0-1, 3.71 ERA)
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Post by scrappyunderdog on May 1, 2022 18:12:58 GMT -5
Lou Merloni @loumerloni · 3h I feel better having Whitlock in the pen than in the Rotation. There I said it. Houck is a capable starter and Whitlock is more of a lockdown guy out of pen to secure wins.
With that said, it doesn’t matter if the Sox continue to score a run or two a game. I agree. Whitlock has been a monster out of the BP. If I feel a sigh of relief when he comes in in the 7th inning, with a 2-1 lead, then I assume that many of the players feel the same way.
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Post by scrappyunderdog on May 1, 2022 19:08:00 GMT -5
Again, even without Whitlock, the BP ERA is still 3.47. That would still rank #7 in the AL. And even without Whitlock, the BP still has a BP with 9 guys with an ERA of 3.86 or lower. We don't have a lock-down closer, but the BP has performed okay. and how sustainable will it be and there are guys down in that pen that Cora does not want to march out in tight situations period and the so called depth down in AAA is not coming to save the day again this team was 2 games away from going to the WS last year the front office did very little to improve itThe issue isn't the acquisitions. The issue is with the guys we have. Keeping it simple, in terms of OPS: Vazquez -134 Dalbec -343 Kiki -195 Bogaerts +46 Devers -114 Verdugo -117 JDM -41 Arroyo -313 The FO can't do anything about that. No one plans around these guys not hitting. IMO, the off-season was fairly straightforward. Either sign Suzuki or Story, and they signed Story. Then make a decision on the closer. If I were going to fault the FO on anything, it would be sticking with Barnes instead of maybe trading for Kimbrel. But there is very little that we could've done to improve the offense. We weren't getting rid of Kiki, Dalbec, Devers, Verdugo, etc.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 2, 2022 3:33:46 GMT -5
Sox hope J.D.'s slam spurs reset heading home May 1st, 2022
Byron Kerr
BALTIMORE -- J.D. Martinez provided a glimmer of hope with a ninth-inning grand slam, but the Red Sox fell to the Orioles, 9-5, in Sunday’s rain-delayed finale to drop the three-game series at Camden Yards.
Boston left 25 men on base in the series and managed only nine total runs.
"Maybe the [bats] need CPR, like [Shohei] Ohtani,” said catcher Christian Vázquez, who doubled in the second but failed to score on a Jaylin Davis single. “We need to figure it out quick. We have a great team, and everybody knows the Red Sox are dangerous when they get hot."
The offense had their early chances against Orioles starter Jordan Lyles, but it stranded seven men in the game’s first three innings.
"That's been the story of the offense,” said manager Alex Cora. “Even when we are ahead in the count or we have men in scoring position and the at-bats are in our favor, we are chasing pitches. So, we got to get better at that."
Here are three key takeaways as the Red Sox return home for a six-game homestand:
Martinez’s return is big for the offense J.D. Martinez (adductor strain) started his first game since Wednesday and made an immediate impact. He singled in each of his first two at-bats and then blasted a line-drive grand slam in the ninth inning over the right-center-field fence.
"It's always good to have the big guy there,” said Cora prior to the game. “He was swinging the bat well. One thing for sure, he's not going to be the guy that's going to feel the pressure, 'Aw, I got to hit.' That's what he does. He's not going to go, 'Oh, I got to carry the team.' He's going to put quality at-bats [together]. Get some pitches to hit and put some good swings on it and help us."
Martinez helped his teammates when he was on the bench and is the closest the club has to a player-coach. All week, he begged the trainers to find a way to get him back on the field.
"I tell them every day, ‘You got to figure out a way to get me out there,’” Martinez said. “And keep me out there. Just sucks because you try to come back, felt good in Toronto. And then boom, right away. Against Toronto at home, same thing. It sucks seeing the guys struggle and me not being able to help them. I'm trying everything I can off [the field]. Trying to tell them what I see from a swing standpoint. It all comes down to execution."
Execution is where Martinez thinks Boston can do better.
"I don't think we are executing our game plans,” he said after a 2-1 loss in 10 innings on Saturday. “I think we are going up there, we are talking about them, but we are not executing them. I think it comes from the pressure. It's kind of like, ‘I got to do something, I got to get a hit. I'm 0-for-2, 0-for-3.’ It's added pressure and it just kind of snowballs."
Martinez’s grand slam hopefully can open the door to more power. The Red Sox have only four homers in their last 15 games.
“It seems like the at-bats got better at the end,” Cora said. “We swung at strikes, we put good swings. If we are going to take a positive out of today is the at-bats towards the end of the game."
What’s happening with Pivetta? The second time through the lineup, the Orioles got to Boston starter Nick Pivetta.
Baltimore recorded three consecutive hits to begin the fifth, culminating with Tyler Nevin’s first hit of the season, a two-run single to put Baltimore ahead. After a strikeout of Anthony Bemboom, Pivetta (0-4) gave up another hit to Jorge Mateo. Pivetta’s day was done.
"Just came down to three hits,” Pivetta said. “Single, single, double. That's pretty much how it goes. I wasn't able to make those pitches late. It's unfortunate, but just got to keep going through it."
It was the fourth consecutive start the right-hander was unable to complete five innings. He bounced the baseball on the rubber of the mound in frustration as Cora came out to get him. But Pivetta said he did feel good: "I think the biggest factor was I didn't have any walks today, which was really important. I was in the strike zone a lot of the time. I was competing, competing with my pitches and things just didn't go my way today."
Dalbec gets a break First baseman Bobby Dalbec has struggled the first month of the season, and he has not been alone. Dalbec is hitless in his last 13 at-bats and batting .147 in 20 games. A day off Sunday and a scheduled off-day Monday will give him some time to refresh and recalibrate.
"He is a good hitter,” said Cora. “Mentally it is a grind. But you have the support of a lot people here. We got three hitting guys, we got Rey [Fuentes, coordinator, mental skills program] around and you got your teammates. For how bad he looks, you got to keep everything in perspective.”
Cora received advice on how to help the club’s funk at the plate. His good friend Carlos Delgado, a three-time Silver Slugger and two-time All-Star, texted him with an idea.
"When we go through stuff like this, I like talking to him because he has a different perspective,” Cora said. “This guy hit [473] home runs. but the mental side of it made him great. Carlos said it perfectly, 'Don't be in that rush to make an out. What's the point? If you get your pitch, great. But if you don't, just take it. Get the at-bat going and then see what happens 3-1, 3-2, 2-0.’ We haven't been able to do that. Get the latest from the Red Sox
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“We need [Dalbec] to breathe a little bit, relax, and understand that [he has] the hitting tool. He can hit. He knows that too and we are just trying to help him out."
It’s advice most of the lineup should heed as the Red Sox return to Fenway Park for a six-game homestand.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 2, 2022 3:34:54 GMT -5
Injuries & Moves: Roster trimmed to 26 May 1st, 2022
Keep track of the Red Sox’s recent transactions and injury updates throughout the season. LATEST NEWS
May 1: OF Jaylin Davis, RHP Phillips Valdez optioned Davis and Valdez will be optioned to Triple-A Worcester to get the roster down to 26 by the May 2 deadline. Davis had two hits against Baltimore on Sunday, but Valdez allowed four runs during the Orioles' six-run rally after a rain delay in the sixth inning.
May 1: DH Christian Arroyo (left calf tightness) day to day Arroyo felt left calf tightness in his final at-bat Saturday night against the Orioles. Manager Alex Cora gave Arroyo the day off Sunday. Arroyo hit a two-run shot Friday night, his only hit in the series. -- Byron Kerr
May 1: OF/DH J.D. Martinez returns from adductor injury Martinez returned to the Red Sox lineup Sunday. He had been nursing an adductor strain. This is his first appearance since April 27. The slugger has slashed .278/.344/.825 in 54 at-bats this season. -- Byron Kerr
May 1: LHP Derek Holland opts out of Minor League contract Holland opted out and will become a free agent. The left-hander almost made the team out of Spring Training after appearing in 39 games last season for the Tigers. He is 82-83 with a 4.62 ERA in 13 big league seasons. -- Byron Kerr
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COVID-19-related IL
INF Jonathan Araúz (tested positive for COVID-19) Expected return: TBD Araúz began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester on Sunday. He had been on the injured list since April 19 after testing positive for COVID-19. He hit .245 with six homers and 30 RBIs in 68 games for the WooSox in 2021. -- Byron Kerr (Last updated: May 1)
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 2, 2022 3:41:21 GMT -5
Jon Couture @joncouture · 10h Seventeen games in 17 days, capped by a three-city road trip, was never going to easy. But I don't think anyone saw "we're finishing it with Kevin Plawecki pitching" coming. #RedSox
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