hankchifan

Would have liked Robert hitting second instead, to also hit and run with Abreu if feasible. Two slow guys back to back takes the running game out of the equation.

The Twins fortunately did not circulate the memo to not let AAron Judge beat them.

If Yoan is back he should be playing 3 rd base today. Our defense has been bad. Today Vaughn is already looked bad again now in RF, and Grandal has been bad behind the plate costing us a run.

Cairo apparently is skeptical hitting La Pantera 7 th.

In last night scenario Sox should have tried to get out of the 8 th ASAP to bring back Cease quickly, not talking walks.

Need Robert andMoncada back now and Kopech and TA as soon as possible. Then we should be OK because the Guardians and the Twins are sucking nowadays.

Mariners SS Crawford hasn’t looked too good defensively.

At least the Guardians lost and the Mariners are still in Cleveland facing a pretty long flight back to Seattle.

Mariners finally win 6-3 in 11. They had to go through all their bullpen and had to finish the game with Flexen a starting pitcher . Game finished around 10 pm central time. They are not going to be too fresh tomorrow…

Sure is. He just called a third strike on a Mariners hitter that was 6 inches inside.

Super Joe is either too aggressive or too conservative. Shouldn’t be back as 3rdbase coach next season.

These are the Indians after all.

If Robert was OK today, he should have been in the game, if not starting at least pinch hitter or runner and/or defensive replacement. We are in a tight pennant race, let’s win a game at a time.

Not pinch hitting for Leury late with RISP and not replacing Vaughn in LFin the 9 th. We’re not smart moves either.

Overall a badly managed and coached game, along with the usual defense shortcomings.

Sheets hitting against a lefty is better than Engel hitting against anybody.

Good question.

Cairo raised the white flag when he brought VV in the 9 th and left Vaughn in LF . That Miranda double would have been caught by Engel.

Super Joe not sending Heseley home has come back to haunt us. Also Engel should have pinched run instead of Haseley. Too many mental errors in this inning which we can’t afford in a close game late.

I would have pinched hit Engel who is a more experienced base runner rather than Hasely.

Too bad Helseley did not score on the double with Leury coming to bat next. If the bunt would have been a suicide squeeze he would have scored.

Need to hit and run whenever possible with Abreu at the plate with less than 2 outs. Abreu leads the majors in DPs hit.

Wish they would have hit and run with Abreu at the plate. Another DP.

Jimmy Cy Lambert!!! Twins looked like the old Sox failing to score from 3 rd with no outs..

No surprise. Vaughn got exposed again as an incompetent LF with the Sox depending a lot on luck of not having many balls hit Vaughn’s and Sheets way.