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It was a strike. Pitchers pitch.

From @ESPNInsights: The Jose Ramirez home run was 0.89 feet above the ground as it crossed home plate. It's the lowest pitch he's hit for a home run in his MLB career. It's also the lowest pitch anyone has hit for a postseason home run in the pitch-tracking era (since 2008).

Exactly. You aren’t going to put the go ahead run in scoring position with no one out in a tie game. Also, that was a slapdick HR on a ball that was 2inches off the ground.

That’s what a 101 mph fastball and a 12/6 curve will do for you.

With the stuff he has tonight it’s possible.

Even with Messick going tomorrow you will now have seen his twice in 5 days. That in most cases is an incredible advantage to the hitters. Take into account the lineup against lefties right now is probably better to some degree.

I just was thinking to myself. You know how all around baseball everyone is shocked that the Sox are doing this? The more I thought about it, this is kind of exactly what I expected them to do because if you have watched this team for the last say 10 years, you have seen tons of bad baseball and bad players. This fan base probably knows better than many what a good vs bad baseball player looks like just because you have seen so many different players. If you’ve paid attention to the minors and watched these kids grow, you knew there was actual talent. If you’ve paid attention and watched this season alone, you saw them become a good baseball team. You watched them take series from the Dodgers, the braves, the rays, the cubs. You played well against the Yankees. They never looked overmatched by any team except for the brewers at the beginning of the season. This team competed night in and night out. The never lost more then 4 in a row all year. So the more I think about it, the more expect them to compete and win every night until they don’t.

They won two of three from the Red Sox and only scored 4 runs the entire series.

They faced weak competition down the stretch including the A's, checked out Red Sox, Royals, Baltimore, and Detroit. They basically caught teams at the right time all while getting gifts for runs. Just watch that 9th inning against the Royals on Friday night the last series of the year.

Sean is feeling it now.

He looks like those cartoons that have their chin go straight into their neck.

Both things could be true.

He literally drove in a huge insurance run in the first game two days ago. He also walked in his first AB today.

That slider was nasty. Wow.

Fathom has singlehandedly talked me in to dreading Braden RH AB's.

FATHOM GETS HIS RIGHT HANDED EXTRA BASE HIT FROM BRADEN.

Pham is a better option here then Tristan if we are being honest.

He wanted no part of Vargas in any AB today.

It for sure comes from the front office.

Williams had great stuff today, but the K's drove up his pitch count. Maybe they do send him out again and just burn him completely for anything else this series.

Yup but Fathom is always concerned when he starts at 92-93.

Probably because they haven't had to stretch bullpen arms like the Sox have all year.

There's 97 from Burke for Fathom.

I have more faith in the Sox scoring more runs then the Natives. If they dont walk anyone, the natives will struggle to score.

I'd be shocked if he comes out for the 6th. Varagas has killed him and Im not sure they want him to face him again sitting at 90 pitches. Whatever with the K's but they most likely knocked the starter out in 5 innings. Im guessing they would take that.