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Wasn’t Hendriks available?

It’s hard to win 1-0. Every reliever has to be perfect.

Tim is in another universe. Completely distracted. First thing is to get him out of the leadoff spot. He doesn’t walk, he strikes out often, does not move runners over, does not drive runs. Not the formula for a good lead off hitter.

Kelly had to be taken out sooner.

Maybe was a straight steal to get to third with one out. Can’t believe Pedro is that dumb to call a hit and run there.

And Eloy being back healthy.

This home plate ump is not a good pitch caller, many out of the zone strike calls. But will take the last call.

Would like to see a 100 meter race between Grandal and Vaughn for the Slowest Sox championship medal.

He was safe. Pedro didn’t challenge in time. According to the Marlins announcers.

They are now what we thought they would be earlier.

It may have been a curve ball, either way it hung in the middle of the plate…tee ball style.

Benintendi is a good contact singles hitter, and Robert had looked bad tonight and can’t hit a slider. Fortunately Fiori hung a breaking pitch in the middle of the plate that Luis could hit.

First he needs to make contact. He keeps swinging and missing on pitches out of the zone.

Need to change the strategy of swinging at everything. Need to take some walks, give the take sign as needed, reactivate running game, bunt if necessary, bench guys that keep striking out swinging out of the zone…IMO.

Par for the course in every game.

Not talking walks doesn’t help either. Tonight we got 1 run and 8 hits so far.

Should had both Benintendi and Robert in a double steal/ hit & run play with Vaughn at bat. Vaughn is a big DP candidate, worse than Eloy at clean up.

TA just struck out swinging at a-ball almost a foot off the plate. And he is a lead off hitter?.??

And no translator is needed.

There were 2 outs so he got a good start.

It was good to get Arraez out of the Central. I still can’t believe the Twins traded the hitting champ, and now the guy is hitting over.400 into June. Imagine if he hits over .400 this season, first since Ted Williams. I doubt it happens but if it does some heads should roll in Minny. Would the Twins have trade Arraez to the Sox? We sure could have used him.

Burger is 3/4 th of the way to the Golden Sombrero again.

Sox are not practitioners of small ball.

Andrus bailed us out. Vaughn was not going to catch that popup.

Too bad. We could have used Eloy’s bat today with the bases loaded.