8/1/2023 - Deadlines & Undefineds

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I was going to go with Deadlines & Landmines, but that seemed overly dramatic. & then I thought Deadlines & Pop Times, but I'm not researching those right now.

So I'll just go with undefineds because every Red Sox starter is TBD today.

11 a.m. - Pirates Black @ Red Sox Blue

11 a.m. - Red Sox Red @ Brewers 2 (x2)

12 p.m. - FCL Sox @ Braves

6:35 p.m. - Portland @ Bowie

6:35 p.m. - Worcester @ Syracuse

7:05 p.m. - Rome @ Greenville

7:05 p.m. - Salem @ Fredericksburg

Today’s Scoreboard
 

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YOEY is 2-2 with a homer & STARLYN is 2-2 with 2 doubles.
 

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The DSL games are currently delayed. I think weather.
 

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DSL Blue game suspended in the 4th with a 4-1 lead.
Cristofher Paniagua is also 2-2 with a double.

Obed Balderas pitched 4 innings allowing 1 run, 5 hits, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts. 2.05 ERA on the season.
 

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Colmenares pitched 2 scoreless innings, but struggled when he came out for the 3rd.

Walk
Single
Single
Walk

Bring in Jogly (don't do that)

Popout
Double (but Stanley Tucker threw out the 3rd runner at the plate)
Single
Single
Steal home
Single
Pop out

6-0 deficit after 3.
 

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Red Sox scored 3 in the top of the 4th.

Koss single
JOHANFRAN single (1-1 with a walk)
Alcantara walk (0-0 with 2 walks)
Zayas sac fly
Pierre fly out
Viloria reaches on an error
Diaz RBI single
Tucker flyout (0-3)
 

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Tucker is out of the game. He was 0-3 with a throwing error & an outfield assist in his 1st game.
 

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Christian Koss is done for the day at 1-3. .385 avg, .891 OPS. Probably time to send him back to Worcester.
 

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Some pretty good relief work from Stijn Van Der Schaaf. He walked a guy & hit a guy in his 1st inning, allowed a run, but overall 3 hitless innings of relief with just those 2 baserunners & 3 strikeouts.
 

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The FCL Sox lost 10-5, though.

Marvin Alcantara was 2-2 with 2 walks.

JOHANFRAN was 1-3 with a walk.

Claudio Simon, who seems to have just been demoted from Salem, had the team's only xbh, a pinch-hit double in his only at bat.
 

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Jimenez continuing to go backwards.
I think that might have more to do with playing time with Anthony/Castro/Lopez/Gonzalez in Greenville outfield.

But he definitely doesn't seem like a priority.
 

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I don't have #content to contribute but just wanted to add a huge thank you to @JM3 for doing these every day. I absolutely read through them and they're pretty much the highlight of the baseball-focused part of the forum right now, so thanks for providing such rich content. I've definitely learned a lot more about our own system (and it's helped spur me to watch a few more minor league games when I have the time).
 

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I don't have #content to contribute but just wanted to add a huge thank you to @JM3 for doing these every day. I absolutely read through them and they're pretty much the highlight of the baseball-focused part of the forum right now, so thanks for providing such rich content. I've definitely learned a lot more about our own system (and it's helped spur me to watch a few more minor league games when I have the time).
Thx so much for the kind words!

I'm glad you enjoy them & would enjoy anything you or anyone else might want to add that they come across or watch.

We just traded away Bradley Blalock, which made me a bit disappointed, which means I've gotten way too attached to these prospects doing this lol
 

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C Note hit a 1st inning homer, & Sale allowed a double, but got a strikeout & no runs.
 

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Sale's 2nd inning...

Walk
Walk
Strikeout
Flyout
Strikeout

He's throwing around 95.
 

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Bastardo struck out 2 in a 1-2-3 1st & Coffey has 4 k's in 2 scoreless innings.
 

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Sale was down to 92-94 to start the 3rd inning & was removed during the 1st batter 5 pitches in on a 2-2 count...
 

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Oh, 40 seems a lot like they said "you're throwing 40 pitches tonight and then you're done," doesn't it?
 

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Oh, 40 seems a lot like they said "you're throwing 40 pitches tonight and then you're done," doesn't it?
Yes. Just seems weird to do it in the middle of the 1st batter of an inning. Considering Sale's history, I might have been a little more worried than usual, especially with the velocity drop.
 

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Rio Gomez walked Arauz (who was batting when Sale came out) then struck out the side.
 

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Portland is being no hit & Coffey allowed a lead off homer in the bottom of the 4th, losing 1-0.
 

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Bastardo's 2nd inning wasn't so good. Included 4 singles, a walk & 2 runs. Greenville is also getting perfect game'd through 2.

Too early for all the reverse jinxes?
 

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Bastardo's 2nd inning wasn't so good. Included 4 singles, a walk & 2 runs. Greenville is also getting perfect game'd through 2.

Too early for all the reverse jinxes?
But on a similar note, Salem is losing 4-0 through 2 & is also being perfect game'd.
 

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In Worcester's 4 innings they have...

Double play
Double play
Strikeout with runner on 3rd & 1 out
Double play
 

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Through 3 innings...

Greenville Drive 0-9 with 6 strikeouts
Salem Red Sox 0-9 with 0 strikeouts

2 totally different paths to accomplishing nothing.
 

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Red Sox 4 Minor League teams have scored 1 run in 16 innings so far this evening.