Autumn Dreamin

FWIW a common theme of Houser's Rays starts that I've seen has been them leaving him in an inning too long. Would be nice if that's the case here tonight.

Nice

Yeah, still like the guy but I changed my mind. Score some runs.

Mets are now the last remaining team to not have a 9th inning comeback this season. They are 0-60 in games where they trail after 8. Sox were 0-72 for the season (and 0-205 since 2023) until breaking the streak in Minnesota.

Presumably Quero and Teel have some familiarity with Houser's stuff from having caught him. Kinda don't want to light him up too bad though, I liked him as a Sox.

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At least they won this one (and it would have been combined, which is a bit less notable anyway). 7 innings from Glasnow, 1 from Treinen, and then Tanner Scott gave up a double to leadoff the ninth.

He's already said he's preparing as a starter over the offseason.

FWIW, when Sosa was playing winter ball last offseason, he wasn't at 2B at all. He played mostly short and a few games at third. If they think extra reps could help, then maybe he could head back there and play more second (or first?). But I'm not sure how exactly these teams balance the interests of their MLB players' orgs vs. existing league vets at the position. The winter leagues skew older and I get the impression that longevity carries a lot of weight, but maybe being elite offensively (he had like a 1.200 OPS) will give him more sway? Speaking of longevity, it's easy to forget that Sosa is the longest tenured Sox:

Sosa now owns the season record for longest HR at Comerica this year at 451 feet

Cubs closer Palencia came in with a 3-1 lead and went HR > single > walk > HR > triple to blow the save before leaving with injury. Lots of playoff teams with some struggles lately.

Won the series vs. the division leaders despite some sloppy moments. Came out of an ALC road trip 6-1. And 10-7 record in a stretch of 17 straight with no off days, which is impressive both because and in spite of them leaving a couple on the table. WILLing and venABLE

Taylor and Leasure both had to strike a guy out twice to get the third out, impressive from both to buckle down and get it done

Leasure getting squeezed

Nice running Chase

Play on defense ➡️ play on offense

Most of them are at/near career highs in innings. Dart hasn't pitched this much since A ball.

Chase quietly batting over .300 since the ASB

Big #20 for Sosa, working to keep his team lead (and maybe nab the franchise 2B record?)

1.020 OPS in his last 15, and a silly 1.262 in his last 7.

Wikelman has good stuff