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Lopez vs Archer

Wind making it hard to play CF today apparently.

So we can throw out base stealers down 4 but not any other time.

Lamb trying to bunt down 4. And yet that would have been better than the GIDP.

Looks like the Sox will be getting Head in the 7th.

Unless the Sox tie or take the lead before then, Dallas needs to go 110 pitches no matter how bad it gets.

I switched over to the Bears game and just saw Trubisky lead his 3rd TD drive early in the 2nd Q so I might have to switch back to this game.

This is Vaughn's fault. Knowing who is coming up behind him, he simply can't take a walk. Has to be swinging for the fences on any 3 ball count no matter how far out of the zone the pitch is.

The infield dirt is laid over the same concrete surface as the turf, so I imagine it's also harder on the legs than a true dirt infield.

We seem to have a disproportionately large number of guys making outs after being 3-0.

Potentially impacting the AL East and WC race: Sundays MIN/NYY and TEX/BOS very unlikely to get played due to a hurricane approaching the NE. Not sure why they aren't doing doubleheaders today.

Leury will replace Mendick Grandal will replace Zavala or Collins (my guess is Zavala) Rodon will replace Wright Engel will replace Burr Hamilton will get added as one of the extra September players One of Wright, Lambert, Burr gets added as the other extra September player At some point, I think Lamb gets DFA and Sheets called up.

So after 10 it just goes 11, 13, 15 . . .

Just an FYI: Soros (who I really don't care for) never actually said that.

Color too similar to the Cubs uniforms.

8/21 update: Sox now hold a 11.5 game lead over Cleveland, 13.5 over Detroit, with a magic number of 30. Tampa Bay has a 4 game lead over New York and 5.5 over Boston. Houston maintains a 2.5 game lead over Oakland. Yankees now lead the Wild Card race by 1 game over Oakland. Boston 0.5 out of the 2nd WC spot, Toronto 5.5 out Tampa leads the playoff seeding race by 2.5 over Houston and 3 over the Sox. In the NL, San Francisco's division lead over the Dodgers down to 1.5 games, and Cincinnati has tied San Diego for the 2nd WC spot.

Tony isn't responsible for bad decisions in the 8th inning. That inning is cursed, and any decision he makes automatically turns out wrong. He is, however, 100% responsible for all the bad decisions in all other innings.

Tepera would be my 3rd choice after Hendriks and Kopech.

Is this the first 11th inning this season?

How do you not bunt with Goodwin there? Can't count on hits from the 8-9 spot.

That was a sacrifice fly if they had Goodwin bunt.

Do you have Goodwin bunt Vaughn over to 3rd?

Good job by Crochet getting 4 outs.