4/18 vs Guardians

[Sandy Leon Trotsky]

What a beautiful game by Houck! THAT… in today’s game is how to pitch! Despite that gem….I still don’t believe anymore. My stupid optimism I had up until Grady’s Day (and returned from October’24 for almost 20 full years) has been replaced by the feeling that nothing will go right. Every pitcher will give up a HR to every batter. Every batter will K against the opposing pitcher. Every good player will struggle, slump or get injured.
Bernadissimo takes mound to wrap up the series. Day game.

 

[absintheofmalaise]

Goals for tonight today

No errors
Score more runs than they do
6+ from the SP - yes, I mean innings
Bobby reaches base with hit(s)

 

[Fishy1]

Carrasco has been middling since 2018. Time to give him a drubbing.

 

[mikeford]

David Hamilton is batting SIXTH


Good god man

 

[TeeJayOrTj]

I almost made a joke yesterday that a catcher should DH but I was not being serious. This lineup is horrible my god

 

[brandonchristensen]

David Hamilton is batting SIXTH


Good god man

Four HR game incoming

 

[Dustin the Wind]

1. Jarren Duran LF
2. Triston Casas 1B
3. Wilyer Abreu RF
4. Enmanuel Valdez 2B
5. Connor Wong DH
6. David Hamilton SS
7. Pablo Reyes 3B
8. Reese McGuire C
9. Ceddanne Rafaela CF

 

[The Gray Eagle]

The lineup that was tweeted:

Today’s lineup for the Red Sox finale against the Guardians:
1. Jarren Duran LF
2. Triston Casas 1B
3. Wilyer Abreu RF
4. Enmanuel Valdez 2B
5. Connor Wong DH
6. David Hamilton SS
7. Pablo Reyes 3B
8. Reese McGuire C
9. Ceddanne Rafaela CF

Brennan Bernardino will work as the opener. Cooper Criswell will follow. 1:35 first pitch.

Yikes. The Boston Woo Sox are going to be very challenged to score runs today. Luckily we are going with an opener too, that never goes badly.

Something something reverse lock.

 

[Fishy1]

Good a time as any for these guys to break out. Carrasco has had a good start to the year, but his stuff has never been strikeout stuff.

 

[Al Zarilla]

At least Cora got two of the top three OPS guys on the team in there, whom you might not have guessed to start the year (Wong and McGuire). Bada bing!

 

[Ale Xander]

Well it IS getaway day

 

[Ale Xander]

Wongers DH'ing and batting 5th is something I wouldn;t have expected in 2022 to see in 2024, but can't it's undeserved, relatively.

 

[HfxBob]

Is Yoshida hurt? Didn't play last night either.

 

[absintheofmalaise]

Is Yoshida hurt? Didn't play last night either.

Not that I've read about. I'm guessing he's sitting today to get Wong's bat in the lineup as hot as he is right now.

 

[Curtis Pride]

The Red Sox are keeping Yoshida as their "secret weapon." Once the season gets going in earnest (a.k.a. "May"), they'll unleash the Yoshida.

 

[InsideTheParker]

Last night's game was so enjoyable, even with one eye closed. (Cataract surgery yesterday.)
No matter what happens this season, we'll always have that 1:49 to look back on.
Geaux, Sox!

 

[Hendu Candu]

That is one ugly lineup.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

That lineup is in Wakefield's honor

 

[RS2004foreever]

1. Jarren Duran LF
2. Triston Casas 1B
3. Wilyer Abreu RF
4. Enmanuel Valdez 2B
5. Connor Wong DH
6. David Hamilton SS
7. Pablo Reyes 3B
8. Reese McGuire C
9. Ceddanne Rafaela CF

DH - Connor Wong. Nope never ever saw that coming. Hard to believe this is our starting lineup in BOSTON not Worchester. I don't know what the recent record for a Red Sox starting lineup is with the fewest Plate appearances collectively but this has got to be a contender.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Tom Caron on High Heat: Tyler O’Neil worked out yesterday, felt fine. Team is being cautious, but if he feels fine after today the expectation is he will be in the lineup in Pittsburgh.

Yoshida will DH tomorrow.

 

[absintheofmalaise]

Bernardino as the opener, followed by Criswell.
The lineup for the losing team.

 

[JM3]

The A's would be proud of our $8.5m starters.

View: https://twitter.com/redsoxstats/status/1780975192983974223

 

[BaseballJones]

Well it IS getaway day

Looks like GIVEAWAY day.

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

The A's would be proud of our $8.5m starters.

View: https://twitter.com/redsoxstats/status/1780975192983974223

Might be a record low for the past 20 years

 

[DeadlySplitter]

View: https://twitter.com/SmittyOnMLB/status/1780982651605705148

 

[Sandy Leon Trotsky]

Might be a record low for the past 20 years

Did John Henry jump up of his seat and yell "WINNING!!!!"?
I just always worry about how much money he's making.

 

[flymrfreakjar]

Tom Caron on High Heat: Tyler O’Neil worked out yesterday, felt fine. Team is being cautious, but if he feels fine after today the expectation is he will be in the lineup in Pittsburgh.

Yoshida will DH tomorrow.

Looks like they just put him on the 7-day IL.

 

[Hendu Candu]

I don't think we have a 7-day DL to put him on.

 

[Hendu Candu]

Oh, you mean O'Neill, not Yoshida. Sorry.

 

[JOBU]

I almost made a joke yesterday that a catcher should DH but I was not being serious. This lineup is horrible my god

It’s amazing what 180 million gets you these days. Supply chain! Inflation! Gaaaah

 

[Ale Xander]

Would be lower if little Raffy didn't get an extension. Would be at the minimum. Reese gets paid the big bucks for pulling the big bat.

 

[budcrew08]

Maybe this putrid lineup will be a reverse lock

 

[Sox and Rocks]

A month ago, if you had given me 1,000 chances to guess a lineup for April 18, I wouldn't have come close to that. Not once.

 

[Rovin Romine]

Last night's game was so enjoyable, even with one eye closed. (Cataract surgery yesterday.)
No matter what happens this season, we'll always have that 1:49 to look back on.
Geaux, Sox!

Feel better. And in the meantime Yarr like a pirate.

 

[Rovin Romine]

The A's would be proud of our $8.5m starters.

I feel like you could upsell anything to Sox fandom by rebranding it and charging more.

"Have this Limited Exclusive T-shirt for $80, which is so much better than a mere $5 T-shirt."

 

[joe dokes]

Last night's game was so enjoyable, even with one eye closed.

That could be Dalbec's problem.
Or it could be Dalbec's solution.
Or you are Dalbec.

 

[Rovin Romine]

Also, what's the deal with talking about 1:49 as though Houck was the only factor there? A couple of big innings on the Sox's part resulting in pitching changes, and that's easily over 2 hours.

 

[Rovin Romine]

A one-two-threedino.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Bernadino looks dominant.

 

[absintheofmalaise]

Let there be KAOS!

 

[S. H. Frog]

Somebody wanted Casas on base there

 

[JCizzle]

Did the 1B miss the bag?

 

[teddywingman]

No whammies no squanders.

 

[absintheofmalaise]

Did the 1B miss the bag?

Hamilton is on our team.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Basehit!

 

[JCizzle]

Hamilton is on our team.

I don't want to think about that

 

[absintheofmalaise]

Hamilton touches first!

 

[YTF]

Pablo Honey, heet it to Floreeda

 

[joe dokes]

Hamilton touches first!

Cant touch 'em all without it.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Warning track power.