Ron proofing the new streak.

Edited 19 hours ago19 hr by WestEddy

Strokin'

season high water of mark of 6 over .500 in reach tonight. Be nice to take this series and then try and win 2 of the remaining 4 for a positive trip.

26 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

season high water of mark of 6 over .500 in reach tonight. Be nice to take this series and then try and win 2 of the remaining 4 for a positive trip.

Hopefully we win and Rangers win. Get some distance for any weird stuff.

5 minutes ago, Baron said:

Hopefully we win and Rangers win. Get some distance for any weird stuff.

Tribe have been playing alright and the Twins are playing decent and the Sox are playing alright and the Tigers are playing alright. @CaliSoxFanViaSWside had a good post last night basically entire central other than Royals been .500 last two weeks. It would be nice to open up a little gap before the weekend, agreed.

Off day for Sam.

Not sure I love Teel leading off, but I guess an extra AB or two ahead of a probable day off tomorrow could be good for him.

Interesting lineup. They seem to like Perez quite a bit as a waiver find. He's been OK I guess, nice to get Sam off his feet for a game.

Sam should be a 162er

Would rather have Grichuk in the lineup over Perez

13 minutes ago, BigHurt3515 said:

Sam should be a 162er

Would rather have Grichuk in the lineup over Perez

Grichuk OPS's .570 against RHPs this year, whereas Perez' splits are a little more neutral. And Perez is a much better fielder.

Is there something wrong with Sam? Very odd lineup vs RHP. Rest Sam vs LHP. However, he did come out late last night as well.

3 minutes ago, Rounding_Third said:

Is there something wrong with Sam? Very odd lineup vs RHP. Rest Sam vs LHP. However, he did come out late last night as well.

He got hit by pitch pretty good last night. I wonder if he's hurt?

8 minutes ago, Rounding_Third said:

Is there something wrong with Sam? Very odd lineup vs RHP. Rest Sam vs LHP. However, he did come out late last night as well.

Prolly just banged up as @soxrwhite said. Gotta protect him from himself a bit. edit: apparently he went into the tunnel after the slide. Hopefully just a rest day.

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by chitownsportsfan

2 hours ago, chitownsportsfan said:

season high water of mark of 6 over .500 in reach tonight. Be nice to take this series and then try and win 2 of the remaining 4 for a positive trip.

Give me a 5 - 2 road trip or better baby!!!

1 hour ago, BigHurt3515 said:

Would rather have Grichuk in the lineup over Perez

Guess they’re valuing defense more with an eye to PH Grich if necessary.., I don’t hate it.

1 hour ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Prolly just banged up

Exactly. My guess is that Will told him to sit and Psycho Sam was disappointed. Our guy wants to play every day even after taking one or two for the team.

Love that kid.

16 minutes ago, hi8is said:

Give me a 5 - 2 road trip or better baby!!!

I’ll be happy taking this series and splitting the Guards series.

2 hours ago, Rounding_Third said:

Is there something wrong with Sam? Very odd lineup vs RHP. Rest Sam vs LHP. However, he did come out late last night as well.

I think he has a chest.

I heard Lawrence Holmes mention a slide into home last night, and a hbp.

Edited 49 minutes ago49 min by Falstaff

This starter for the Os has been awful lately. ERA around 7 his last few turns. Nice to finally be avoiding the TOR guys and hopefully can feast on him tonight. Not having Sam and Mune is a blow but hopefully Gonzo and others can continue to step up.

Edited 25 minutes ago25 min by chitownsportsfan

Sure is refreshing seeing even a 680 OPS out of Gonzo, holding his own, giving us some value here and there. I'm used to just seeing guys come up and completely fail.

That home plate umpire sure is a handsome fella.

Fedde is pretty awful on the road, we need runs early.

Man don't see that very often, super rare poor AB from Vargas.