CentralChamps21

I've never flown out of ORD. Only MDW.

Just think, this could be the lineup tomorrow: TA 6 Moncada 5 Abreu 3 Eloy DH Grandal 2 Robert 8 Hernandez 4 Vaughn 7 Goodwin 9

I don't know, but only Crochet is immune to the 8th inning curse.

7-7 in the NY/OAK/TB/TOR gauntlet.

No way, the 8th inning is Crochet's from now on.

Yes, but just this once.

Starters getting the day off have not been used as pinch hitters. Doesn't mean they couldn't go to Lamb though.

Walking Leury Garcia is not easy to do.

As much as it sucked to watch that inning, I think I agree with this. Gotta let him work through his issues. This isn't someone like Ruiz or Bummer you can just hide for a while when he's going bad. Sox need him to get to the other side of this.

Yes but then he dropped it.

With a 9-2 lead, you could argue that throw should be going to 2nd anyway. Don't bother even trying to get the guy at home.

8th inning happening in the 6th inning today.

Lately, Kopech's slider has either been too far off the plate to induce swings or getting too much of the plate.

It was just the Twins score. No big deal.

First day back after being off over 2 weeks I don't see any scenario where he goes beyond 6.

This offense is going through a major Jekyll/Hyde thing right now.

Nice 390 ft sac bunt by Goodwin.

That had to be at least 135 meters.

TA needs to be running on 0-2. If he gets thrown out Robert gets a count reset next inning.

Did Gordon just say, "when WE are calling the games in Oakland?"

Well that was unexpected.

Yeah, pretty much.

Engel is 100% an every day OF if healthy. He's put up 1.7 fWAR in just 69 games over the past two seasons. That said, the lineup is short on LH hitters so at least one of OF or 2B needs a LH bat for next season that's better than Cesar/Goodwin/Lamb.

It may have checked out fine, but I still wonder if it had any impact on him missing that grounder in the 8th.

This has sure been a strange month offensively, of the 5 months (March and April are combined), here is where August ranks for the Sox in various categories: AVG 2nd OBP 5th SLG 2nd HR 2nd (may end up 1st) XBH 5th Runs/G 5th K 3rd (will end up 2nd) BB 5th