Bradley @ Houck

[InsideTheParker]

Two good pitchers face off. Up to the hitting and luck (otherwise known as BABIP) to get the runs in for the Sox.
https://www.mlb.com/gameday/rays-vs-red-sox/2024/05/15/746960/preview
Look out for Aranda, heading the Rays lineup. In two ABs against Houck he is Opsing 2.500.
I don't think the Sox have faced Bradley much, with Devers leading the pack at 5 ABs, with an OPS of zero.

Anyway, anything is possible, so GEAUX, SOX!
(And with a hat-tip to @joe dokes, don't forget to try going oppeaux, whenever appropriate.)

By the way, mlbn says that O'Neill is pulling the ball much more this year, obviously going for homers all the time, not getting many base-hits. Maybe he needs to consider making an adjustment? Or not, what do I know.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Whitlock looked good today. Just finished up 4.2 scoreless innings vs Scranton. Winckowski coming in now. Game is on NESN.

 

[mauidano]

Whitlock looked good today. Just finished up 4.2 scoreless innings vs Scranton. Winckowski coming in now. Game is on NESN.

How's our old friends Bobby Dalbec and Enmanuel Valdez doing?

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

How's our old friends Bobby Dalbec and Enmanuel Valdez doing?

Dalbec had the day off.

 

[Dustin the Wind]

How's our old friends Bobby Dalbec and Enmanuel Valdez doing?

Dalbec .718 ops in AAA in 12 games, 3 HR in 44 AB

.205

.286

.432

.718

Valdez .1.009 ops, 4 HR in 49 ABs

268

.375

.634

1.009

 

[Fishy1]

Both of them are striking out way too much. Valdez appears to have totally regressed for the moment

 

[E5 Yaz]

1. Jarren Duran (L) CF
2. Wilyer Abreu (L) RF
3. Connor Wong (R) C
4. Rafael Devers (L) 3B
5. Tyler O'Neill (R) LF
6. Dominic Smith (L) DH
7. Garrett Cooper (R) 1B
8. David Hamilton (L) 2B
9. Ceddanne Rafaela (R) SS

 

[joe dokes]

For better or worse -- and not that he has *that* much of a choice -- Cora is leaning on several players to play everyday much more than in the past. He's going all-in on "we have to have reliable defense."

 

[Rovin Romine]

Dalbec had the day off.

Judges would also have accepted: "He missed the entire game."

 

[Rovin Romine]

For better or worse -- and not that he has *that* much of a choice -- Cora is leaning on several players to play everyday much more than in the past. He's going all-in on "we have to have reliable defense."

I'm not sure it's that much of a choice. I think offense and health are still driving a lot of these choices. Ref could spell Duran I suppose, and Romy could spell Ceddanne.

 

[Rovin Romine]

Let's go. . .

 

[Rovin Romine]

Maybe Youk could moonlight as a hitting coach?

 

[Rovin Romine]

Hamilton with a nice grab at 2B.

 

[InsideTheParker]

Good job, Hamilton!

 

[shawnrbu]

Hamilton!

 

[Ferm Sheller]

Pedrioaesque

 

[budcrew08]

Good start for Houck. Now the offense needs to get going

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Houck looks dominant.

 

[shawnrbu]

Arozarena swung at every pitch.

 

[absintheofmalaise]

KAOS!

 

[Fishy1]

Did Duran do that thing where he humped the air last year? Maybe he should stop doing that

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

The Walking Triple has doubled!

 

[Fishy1]

Okay, shut me up!

 

[strek1]

Nice. I'd like to see more of Duran running around the bases.

 

[RS2004foreever]

Lot smaller crowd tonight

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Tremendous out from Wilyer.

 

[Rovin Romine]

Speed. Speed. Speed.

 

[mauidano]

"He can make an out and give the Sox the lead." You are so fucking stupid DOB.

If he K's how does that work?

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Tremendous out from Connor.

 

[absintheofmalaise]

Wongers!

 

[budcrew08]

Warmer night, Wong’s hit might be gone

 

[strek1]

That's how it's done wong.

 

[Fishy1]

They are cranking the ball off this guy.

 

[mauidano]

"He can make an out and give the Sox the lead." You are so fucking stupid DOB.

If he K's how does that work?

I hate when Dave is right.

 

[budcrew08]

"He can make an out and give the Sox the lead." You are so fucking stupid DOB.

If he K's how does that work?

It’s semantics. It has to be said the other way. “Duran can score on an out…”

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

The once-great Raffy Devers goes down swinging.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Houcky be mowin'.

 

[InsideTheParker]

I do love Youkilis in this job.

 

[aksoxfan]

Lot smaller crowd tonight

Here or Fenway?

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

GOT HEEM!

 

[Rovin Romine]

Looking good but he could use a quick inning.

 

[strek1]

Really? Swing at that terrible pinch and then let the strike go by with no swing. He's kind of maddening like that.

 

[patinorange]

O'Neil takes too many third strikes looking.

 

[E5 Yaz]

O'Neil takes too many third strikes looking.

Certainly more than he takes swinging

 

[absintheofmalaise]

Certainly more than he takes swinging

Do you have any data to support that statement?

 

[E5 Yaz]

Do you have any data to support that statement?

 

[strek1]

Bring on the ROBOTS

 

[S. H. Frog]

Now get some outs

 

[strek1]

Timely DP

 

[InsideTheParker]

Now get some outs

Double play do it for you?