Sale vs Gray
Sale vs Gray
Sale will give up 3 runs in 6 innings (2 HR's), but the Red Sox should pound Gray for 4 runs at the end of 3, maybe more. Gray is a #4 or #5 at this stage and the Sox should jump him early . Chris will keep the Sox close if they fail to support him, but that shouldn't happen today. Time for a big bounce back.
1. Mookie Betts (R) RF
2. Andrew Benintendi (L) LF
3. J.D. Martinez (R) DH
4. Mitch Moreland (L) 1B
5. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS
6. Rafael Devers (L) 3B
7. Eduardo Nunez (R) 2B
8. Sandy Leon (S) C
9. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF
We need Sale to be an ace and a stopper tonight.
I have confidence in our offense to come through.
Let's do this!
At the game mojo. My friend couldn’t make the game. His tickets are down the left field line (handicapped seat). Very nice view. On the way into the park, I tried to sell the extra ticket for a couple of beers. The guy traded me a $225 ticket between Home plate and the Yankees dugout for my 2 ($65) seats. I am in section 117B row 11 seat 7. I am watching in style. I haven’t been this close in Yankee Stadium since the seats were $4. LOL!
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Originally Posted by a700hitter
I'm joining the wonderment as to why Brock Holt is not in the lineup more than Nunez, especially against a righty like Sonny Boy Gray. And I don't have the complaints some do about Nunez who should not have expected to be a full time regular at this time of year. He was insurance and a good utility player to have on the bench.
Holt has been in 48 games for 140 AB's and is hitting .293, with a .373 OBP ; 125 fielding chances with no errors
Nunez has been in 70 games for 264 AB's with a .254 average but a poor .284 OBP ; 196 fielding chances with 3 errors.
This isn't a knock on Nunez like some like to make, it's more like why not play Holt against RH'ers, and Nunez against LH'ers. Holt is also a superior runner , given Nunez's knee problem but I see no lack of effort from Nunez.
Why does Cora favor Nunez?
Well this is an intense game more so after last nights paethetic showing
Yankees don't have anyone in the lineup hitting above .290. Red Sox top 4 guys lowest average is Andrew B at .286. The rest of the lineups on both sides are comparable . The game last night showed better clustering of hits, and situational hitting by MY.
That's one big difference between Yankee pitchers and Sox pitchers. Gray throws a 95 mph fastball for a strike and followed it with a nice curve for another strike. Our guys like to "save" their breaking stuff for later. They like to spend the first inning establishing their authority with the fastball.
Last edited by Maxbialystock; 06-30-2018 at 06:20 PM.
This strikezone is generous.
They live on the corners. Tanaka and Gray are nibblers.
For the Yankee pitcher. Not sure Sale will get one so generous.
Looks like Grey is using just fastball and curve? Wrong?
That too.
Judge has a pretty darn good arm.
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