Bless You Boys Jul 6, 2019
Red Sox 9, Tigers 6: Doggone it!
Tigers downed by rain, as rally comes up short and bullpen foils comeback attempt The Red Sox got on the board first, scoring their first run in the first inning on a leadoff double from Mookie Betts, who advanced and scored on back-to-back groundouts. Tigers starting pitcher Ryan Carpenter allowed two singles in the second inning, but they did not lead to runs. However in the third, a leadoff single from Betts resulted in a run thanks to a home run blast off the bat of Rafael Devers, making the score 3-0 for the Red Sox. The Tigers threatened in the third inning, getting a leadoff double...
NESN.com Jun 18, 2019
Watch Rafael Devers Absolutely Destroy Go-Ahead Home Run Vs. Twins
Runs have been rather tough to come by for the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins thus far at Target... Read More »
Over the Monster Jun 18, 2019
The Red Sox need to be better against left-handed pitching
Three guys specifically are holding them back. The Red Sox offense has been extremely frustrating this year, as we all know at this point. That’s not the same as saying they’ve been bad, of course, because by the numbers they haven’t been. They are fourth in baseball in terms of runs scored and eighth in the game by wRC+. It seems hard to complain about that, and yet when you watch the games it often seems hard not to complain about them. Granted, they have been better recently and they do have guys like Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers, among others, who are putting up...
Over the Monster Jun 17, 2019
Daily Red Sox Links: Rafael Devers, Brock Holt, Michael Chavis
In today’s links, Rafael Devers gets some fielding credit while there are different reasons that Brock Holt and Michael Chavis are performing better with a bat in their hands. A lot has been made of Rafael Devers’ ascension in the batter’s box for the Red Sox but he is also putting in some solid glove work. (NESN) Brock Holt has been teammates with Dustin Pedroia since 2013 and they’ve even been double play partners, so its not surprising that Holt looks to the former MVP for inspiration. (Jacob Camenker; NBC Sports Boston) Most rookies have to learn how to bounce back and Michael...
