May 15 Let's go Tannah!!!!

[teddywingman]

How did Casas not realize that was gonna be a fair ball?

 

[LesterFan]

And that'll do it.

 

[strek1]

Wonderful. Behind again.

 

[canderson]

That was tattooed and might be ballgame.

 

[InsideTheParker]

That might do it. Crap, crap, crap. I am considering becoming pessimistic.

 

[patinorange]

Call me when the offense wakes up. Two runs seems insurmountable.

 

[nvalvo]

Can we send Houck to the bullpen already?

 

[The Filthy One]

Five or six rockets in a row off of Houck.

 

[E5 Yaz]

That was hammered

 

[kaluun]

ouch

 

[reggiecleveland]

Can't the Sox and Celtics play well at the same time?

 

[Mantush]

Why are they saying he's from Vermont?

 

[reggiecleveland]

Manny catches that line drive

 

[pk1627]

Dominant to being hit hard. Baffling.

 

[InsideTheParker]

Can we send Houck to the bullpen already?

I would be in favor of that move.

 

[The Gray Eagle]

Second time they get a look at Houck, they start pounding the ball. This guy is a good reliever but a bad starter. The team needs to face reality and use him in a role he can be effective in instead of trying to make him into a starter when he can't do it.

 

[budcrew08]

Can someone remind Cora he’s only good in three inning spurts? Have him be an opener or something

 

[soxin6]

Can we send Houck to the bullpen already?

We have too many starters that shouldn't be starters.

 

[nvalvo]

Can someone remind Cora he’s only good in three inning spurts? Have him be an opener or something

That would work too.

 

[Rovin Romine]

Houck's 5th inning. . . https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=houckta01&year=2023&t=p#innng

 

[The Gray Eagle]

I'm getting worried that those back to back blown Jansen saves are going to become a turning point that leads to a really damaging bad stretch.

 

[nvalvo]

Houck's 5th inning. . . https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=houckta01&year=2023&t=p#innng

If you scroll down, we get to:

1st PA in game: .374 OPS
2nd PA in game: .883 OPS
3rd PA in game: .967 OPS

Well, that clarifies matters.

 

[InsideTheParker]

I was just thinking, "Just b/c you CAN steal a base on occasion doesn't mean you have to try."

 

[strek1]

I was just thinking, "Just b/c you CAN steal a base on occasion doesn't mean you have to try."

And then of course the batter walks

 

[shawnrbu]

What’s a grit guy?

 

[teddywingman]

Damn it all. I was feeling excited Friday, and today I'm back to having no hope in this team making the post season.

 

[nvalvo]

Kirby looks like he's kind of falling apart with his command.

 

[reggiecleveland]

Verdugo is so bad out there

 

[patinorange]

Sox town

 

[derekson]

Yikes, Verdugo. That was some kind of throw

 

[Beomoose]

Dougie has him with a good throw

 

[strek1]

Dugie stop thinking you're Mookie , you aren't.

 

[patinorange]

Cora, Houck is cooked. Why is he still in there?

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Wong is 4th on team in K’s but with just 86 AB.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Verdugo is so bad out there

They really need to figure this out. At best, he can be average, but over a long season in Fenway, it's going to rear its head

 

[fenwaypaul]

They are sure as hell playing like a last-place team now.

 

[The Gray Eagle]

One more run by the Mariners and this game is over.
I mean it might already be over, but one more and it's definitely over.

 

[pk1627]

Disagree. Good play to cut that ball off. Throw was very wide but easily gets the runner if on the bag. Let’s not roast Verdugo because Houck blows up after 4 innings

 

[nvalvo]

xBAs for Tanner's outing:

.050
.300
K
.110
.380
K
K
.010
.190
_________ SECOND TIME THROUGH THE ORDER
.100
.780
.900
.480
.500
1.000
.720
K
.500
K
.370

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

This team has a really hard time turning double plays.

 

[nvalvo]

This team has a really hard time turning double plays.

That was a high chop. That's only turning with a very slow runner.

 

[Beomoose]

That was a high chop. That's only turning with a very slow runner.

Or Verdugo

 

[InsideTheParker]

Good night!

 

[derekson]

AAnd that's gonna be the game

 

[reggiecleveland]

That week where it looked they were good was fun

 

[canderson]

Hitting two pitches a combined 900+ feet has to be awesome.

 

[DeadlySplitter]

Mueller special: both sides of the plate

 

[The Gray Eagle]

This has turned into another ass-beating.

 

[patinorange]

Hey. Now that's a homer.

 

[E5 Yaz]

That's 872 feet of home runs for him tonight