The Sox hit the road, and will be force to sit possibly JDM. I wouldn't do that. JD bat is too much to not have in the lineup.
Big Dick Rick looks to leave LA in a 3-0 hole.
The Sox hit the road, and will be force to sit possibly JDM. I wouldn't do that. JD bat is too much to not have in the lineup.
Big Dick Rick looks to leave LA in a 3-0 hole.
Unleash … "The Road Warriors"!!!!!
Sox lineup
1b-Holt, 2b-Betts, 3b-Devers,SS-Bogey, LF-Beni, CF-JBJR, RF-JD, C-Vasquez/Leon...I would do that just for the fun of it.
Porcello and Betts with HRs
Moreland will be at first.
Sox Lineup:
Betts CF
Benintendi LF
Martinez RF
Bogie SS
Devers 3B
Moreland 1B
Holt 2B
Leon C
Porcello P
This is a tough assignment for Porcello.
Hitters are so focused and there is so much adrenaline pumping through their systems during a championship contest that they see pitches just that much better. Rick's pitches will tend to look like they are coming to the plate in slow motion. If you are a Rick Porcello, your location has to go from regular season very good to post season perfect. Anything that catches too much plate stands a very good chance of being turned into a ........PORCELLO. The hitters will see it and they won't miss it. Hitters will tend to recognize the pitch early enough to stay back on the secondaries or a poorly located FB and Kablaam.
Hill is similar when he gets his start but he has more break on his secondaries. So he has that going for him. Porcello is a tremendously gutty pitcher IMO. He is sort of the Pitching version of our offense. We complain about both too often and too soon when they are not performing in short stretches to our expectations. But they just keep soldering on pretty much oblivious to everything but the task at hand.
I'm having fun nevertheless
Buehler's splits are nearly identical v righties or lefties. I would start Pierce because Moreland can no longer catch up with a fastball.
I think that this game will be our only loss in the series. The Dodgers will be desperate. They hit a lot of HRs and Porcello surrenders a lot of them. I have said Sox in five from the beginning and I am sticking to it. Plan on partying on Sunday.