hankchifan

Great news. Would we have enough left to sign Rodon as well?

Abreu kept hitting ground balls to third. Didn’t move the runner in the 1stinning and hit into a double play later. We need to hit and run more, we are mostly a ground ball hitting team. Need to press the defense more and open holes with the hit and run.

OK. Thanks for your feedback.

Would have pitched Rodon tonight to have a better chance before the big crowd.

Like someone said earlier it is time to stop theGoodwin batting 4th experiment.

Just curious, does anyone know why we didn’t pitch Rodon tonight. He did not pitch in the all star game, and he is, along with Lynn, our best and toughest pitcher. A win tonight would have give us momentum going forward in the series.

Sox have the starting pitching to compete in the playoffs, just need to improve offense and defense and 8th inning pitching.

I read h had been pitching better lately.

Maybe Reylo is related to JLo.

We would need a great pitching effort from Rodon orLynn to beat the Astros in a game nowadays.

Sox cannot be sellers when we have a big post season chance with our starting pitching and Eloy and a robert coming back.

Fair enough,but Ruiz is our worse clutch pitcher, and he just kills any chance of coming back and kills any momentum to start the series. Bring Kopech for one batter with bases loaded.

Goodwin has no chance whatsoever against McCullers. Why is he batting cleanup?

Anybody but Ruiz, even Foster has been better lately.

Why was Ruiz in the game? He is our worst clutch pitcher.. Our bullpen should have been rested. Where was Kopech, Crochet, COdy?

Leury’s play tonight has been awful. Reinforces the case that we need a second baseman even if it is a rental. Story, Escobar?

What about a hit and run with Jose and Moncada running. Jose has been hitting into many double plays. Also puts more pressure on the defense.

Cease should have been more upset for the 4 pitch walk to the 9 th batter with 2 outs turning over the lineup to Altuve.

Better chance to get the slow Maldonado at second. Leury screwed up. Cease also should not have walked Maldonado the 9th hitter on 4 pitches with 2 outs.

That is Guaranteed Rain Field for you.

Similar to Mercedes?

Never heard of this guy before.

Power came back on the last game before All Star break, with the two big three run homers by Vaughn and Engel. Those 3 run bombs make winning more likely. Keep the power going.

If the purpose of the 10 th inning rule was to shorten the game and save bullpen arms, it has been a success as most extra inning games have been decided in the 10th inning. It tends to benefit the weaker teams which would have been hard pressed to get a man on second with no outs, and also benefits teams lacking a strong, deep bullpen. Have no problem with starting the rule in the 12 th rather than the 10 th. To balance things out and prevent marathon games.

Ruiz should have been our last option. He is not good in pressure situations/closer. Remember the As playoff game last season asamajor example.