Looks like Sandlin for us and Joe Ryan for them, who has been solid.

Why do the betting lines now say TBD under Sox starting pitcher?

49 minutes ago, brijames1957 said:

Why do the betting lines now say TBD under Sox starting pitcher?

We might use an opener but it's Sandlin's turn through the rotation. No word on a scratch.

17 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

We might use an opener but it's Sandlin's turn through the rotation. No word on a scratch.

Can’t imagine they use an opener given Buxton leading off

5 minutes ago, fathom said:

Can’t imagine they use an opener given Buxton leading off

Much like Detroit only 2-3 guys that scare you at all in this lineup. Lets see what Sandlin can do his 2nd MLB start.

James Fegan profiles Davis Martin's poorly rated "stuff", and how his "stuff" doesn't care.

Stuff metrics dislike Davis Martin, but it's hitters who truly hate him - Sox Machine

StuffPro regards Martin's four-seam and sinker as two of the weakest pitches anyone on the Sox throws, which feels way too harsh, but it also matches how he's always pitched and talked about his arsenal, mix-and-matching with a wide suite of shapes to protect his fastballs rather than blowing hitters away. There are numerous effective changeups across the league that stuff metrics can't agree on, and Martin's kick change is no exception, as it's either the best (StuffPro) or worst (Stuff+) pitch he throws depending on what model you're dealing with. But it's the across-the-board bad reviews for Martin's high-80s slider that earn the most outright scoffing.

"When your slider has a 51 percent whiff rate and it's the second-best slider [among starters] in all of baseball, the game is telling you enough," said Bove, who said he often uses stuff metrics for feedback when trying to design or tweak a specific pitch. "[Last start] he didn't have [his slider]. Part of that is wind and stuff like that, and he still pitched good. It shows you his growth as a pitcher, but I think his slider has definitely gotten better metrically and from how it's performed, and the changeup and sinker and all his stuff. So yeah, don't pay a lot of attention to the public side of things because we have our in-house stuff. But also it's how does it work together as a whole, his arsenal? Because obviously the hitters are saying he has good stuff."

5 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

James Fegan profiles Davis Martin's poorly rated "stuff", and how his "stuff" doesn't care.

Stuff metrics dislike Davis Martin, but it's hitters who truly hate him - Sox Machine

After looking at this it appears just another metric that Fangraphs has improved on from BPro. BPro seems a few years behind on everything.

Over under on balls Beni rolls over to the 2B today? I'm going 2.

3 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Over under on balls Beni rolls over to the 2B today? I'm going 2.

Taking the over.

3 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Over under on balls Beni rolls over to the 2B today? I'm going 2.

He is going to roll his balls all over the 2nd baseman after he hits two dongs.

3 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said:

He is going to roll his balls all over the 2nd baseman after he hits two dongs.

Peters too, why not.

3 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said:

He is going to roll his balls all over the 2nd baseman after he hits two dongs.

Well he is one of two guys with a previous HR vs. Ryan (Vargas is the other).

9-22 with 1 HR, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 BB, and (most impressively?) 0 K. Comes out to a 1.162 career OPS.

22 ABs is also the biggest sample size by far, most of these guys saw Ryan for the first time last week. Hopefully he can at least share some tips to the other lefties.

1 minute ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

Well he is one of two guys with a previous HR vs. Ryan (Vargas is the other).

9-22 with 1 HR, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 BB, and (most impressively?) 0 K. Comes out to a 1.162 career OPS.

22 ABs is also the biggest sample size by far, most of these guys saw Ryan for the first time last week. Hopefully he can at least share some tips to the other lefties.

I hate to be a debbie downer but the performance against RHP is a bit alarming. We're a lefty mashing lineup but mediocre against RHP. Def helps when we get into pens.

4 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

I hate to be a debbie downer but the performance against RHP is a bit alarming. We're a lefty mashing lineup but mediocre against RHP. Def helps when we get into pens.

I do think it's fun when teams get baited into deploying lefty relievers against our lineup. See: Hinch last night

League-beast .795 OPS vs. lefty relievers. Big part of their ability to come back late in some of these games.

They are still top 10 against both LH/RH starters, but RHRP is by far their weakest split.

3 hours ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Much like Detroit only 2-3 guys that scare you at all in this lineup. Lets see what Sandlin can do his 2nd MLB start.

Against the same team too. It can't get any easier than it was the 1st time facing the same team only 5 days apart but now on the road. Just keep your team mates in the game within striking distance.

Ryan is tough.

I gotta be up at 230, but I'm staying up til 9 to watch this, don't make me regret plz

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BOOM VARGAS OPPO POWER

that's not a HR off the screen?

JFC christ beni.

Of course we won't take advantage of this opportunity

Thought Antonacci shoulda scored on the Vargas double. Need a big 2 out AB from Meidroth here....

Need to bail these guys out, Chase.