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I'm curious what the spray charts look like for Houston. Are they just getting supremely lucky hitting against the shift? Or are the Sox ignoring super valuable data?

Houston is the new Metrodome

Not much besides Conforto and Starling Marte for the OF this offseason. Middle infield is solid with multiple high end candidates (assuming they can get someone like Correa, Semien or Baez to play 2B). Not sure what's on the trade market, but I doubt Kimbrel is going to be a good enough trade candidate for a league average or better right fielder.

Because they've had a hole in RF and 2B almost all year. I've been saying this since the offseason - you can't expect to have close to a third of your lineup being garbage and not end up streaky as hell.

Jesus fucking christ can Grandal have worse damn luck this series?

I'm not running against Houston's catcher

Luis Robert came to play man.

Stanek nasty.

Cesar late on the fastball

Leury moving to RF I'd guess. Cesar to 2B

Nice double play!

Where's our Chas McCormick?

Yes - 6 walks, 4 runs.

Leury is overmatched. Ceasar could not POSSIBLY look any worse.

Maton getting a BIG outside corner

LOL bottom of the lineup is 2-23 with like 13 Ks in the two games, per the broadcast.

I don't understand how literally every ground ball up the middle or to the right side that looks like a sure out is hit into complete open space. Baffling.

I'm not a second guesser usually, but man... Bummer is made for these situations - 2 on, force out everywhere, ground ball machine.

Walks are KILLING the Sox in this game

I think every one of these walks has scored this series. Need to break that trend.

NO DP NOW! They can get wild pitches too!

Yaz got a GOOD pitch to hit there. Woof.

3-2!

Jose needs to lay off that low pitch. He crushed it last year but he's beating it into the ground this year.

With how wild Valdez has been and how many runners we've had on I'm surprised he's only averaging 15 pitches per inning - oh right two double plays.