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For the 9th I'm predicting Goodwin K Engel 6-3 Lamb P-4

Not using the best relievers was a bad decision but in reality one of the top guys could have just as easily given up one run so at some point the lineup needs to do their part. Oh, and don't bat Vaughn 2nd.

Also very unfair that the Sox aren't allowed to pinch hit in lefty vs lefty matchups.

How do you let Goodwin bat here?

The counts for people watching via the smart TV app and the web might be separate.

Vaughn is such an amazing 1B. They never pick anybody off when Abreu is playing 1B.

My grandparents don't really have a use for a Smart TV, so they're not going to just run out and buy one to watch one Sox game. They really only watch Sox games, ND football games, and the news.

Vaughn has been taking a lot of walks and Abreu hitting a lot of ground balls, so it's a natural fit to bat them 2-3.

Mods plz merge with the original thread.

Rodon just got put on the IL so not sure who's starting tomorrow.

That would be a fun data mining exercise--calculate the average WAR of first round draft picks by state.

Should just link the broadcast to this game thread and allow the public to join in with us.

I think it's 100% this. Sheets is a guy who has a potential future either with the Sox or as part of a trade, so he needs to develop. He can't do that with 5 AB per week. Lamb has no future with this team so he can sit on the bench and wait to pinch hit for Zavala.

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That's why is so nice to have the entire lineup back. Last two nights, Abreu couldn't hit anything and TA and Eloy went nuts. Tonight, TA and Eloy are struggling but Jose is picking them up. A couple key guys having a bad week doesn't totally screw your offense like it did last month.

Wow, Engel has career high in HR in 31 games.

Even the hits are having bad BABIP luck tonight as that bounces off the side wall to hold Cesar to a single.

This guy has a 2.6 BB/9 rate for his career. What the hell is wrong with him?

Dallas, you have a great offense and a good defense behind you. JUST THROW STRIKES!!!

No. 3B is keystone. Teenage boys aren't trying to get to SS with a girl.

I would too, I'm just pointing out that there is more to the story than who is better at 2B right now.

What if MLB said that they won't send their players to states with COVID surges and force the games to be relocated? Maybe that would get the attention of the governors of FL and TX, among others.

The issue isn't really about the relative performances of Hernandez and Madrigal, it's that Hernandez is only under control through 2022 and Madrigal through 2026.

You may be sitting in a skybox at Wrigley tonight, but the odds aren't good that you'll see a game.