hankchifan

Sox are not good in adjustments.

It is ovah! Hope our guys have a short memory.

Not 1st and potential 5 th. Games. Winning the first game away was key. Now Gio will be under more pressure.

He looks constipated.

That’s TLR for you. Another inexplicable decision. Opening the 7 th with Crochet was not a good idea, he threw close to 30 pitches total, so he’ll be out tomorrow at least.

Double plays have been an Achilles heel for the Sox this season.

But he didn’t help either, punting HFA and not starting Giolito. Lynn has been terrible against the Astros which are the best fastball hitting team in the majors.

We will need to win three in a row to avoid that scenario. Not an easy task.

That is TLR for you. Another inexplicable decision.

Right it is inexplicable. Sox are the only team in the playoffs with a losing record on the road.

Agree wholeheartedly. The shame was that we were so close to winning HFA, less than a Handful of games, far less than the number of games we punted. The proof is in the pudding, so will see after this series if TLR and his defenders were right or not.

HFA was a must. We overdid the resting, particularly if we don’t get by the Astros.

Would have started Giolito today andCease tomorrow. Lynn at GRF. Not having HFA hurts. Team is more listless that they would have been at GRF.

We got the worst of all matchups today. Lynn a fastball pitcher against the best fastball hitting team in the majors, and McCollough one of the best breaking ball pitchers in the majors vs a Sox fastball hitting team.

About time. It was a no brainer to hit and run with Abreu at the plate in possible double play situations.

Sox are a fastball hitting team.

Glad they ran Moncada and we avoided another Abreu double play. Abreu has led the majors in double plays hit the last 3 years. We need to adjust accordingly.

Expected. TA doesn’t generally take walks.

Combined with dreaded lead off walk. 2nd lead off walk in game have both scor3d. Sox weakness at catching defense also exposed. Guess fastball pitcher Lynn vs best fastball hitting team in MLB was not a good match for the Sox to begin with.

Agree, but it should have been a hit and run.

It should have been a hit and run. Maldonado has a cannon and a straight steal is dicey at best.

Sheets D at first is much worse than Jose.

TA also needs more patience. He just swung at a slider 6 inches off the plate to Strikeout.

I am glad Goodwin is off the roster. His defense does not belong in the playoffs, and he has not been hitting well lately. Also prevents TLR to use him.

Agree. We need to work the count and avoid swinging at sliders outside the zone. My second big concern are issues related to the running game or lack thereof on the Sox side. Need to have more runners in motion than in the regular season ,and avoid double plays. On the other side, we need to keep opposing runners well checked as we probably have the worst catchers defense in the playoffs. Opponents will try to run us out of the park. We will need to minimize walks and base runners thru excellent pitching. IMO.