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There goes that lead. Cease's control is really off tonight.

Davis is the kind of guy we'd historically trade to Oakland and then he'd go on to be a solid #3 for like 5 years for them.

I'll say that if Ethan Katz had anything to do with Kopech starting today and Cease being skipped then he should be gone too.

WHY IS VAUGHN SWINGING AT THAT FIRST PITCH?!

Ruiz can't throw strikes either.

That was a strike, but I can understand why he didn't get it

Why is he still in there?

So what strategy involves "hit the first guy in the shin then hit the second guy in the head"?

Kelly is gonna give up some runs here.

Man Harrison SUCKS right now.

If Reylo paid ANY attention there he would've picked him off, or just hold the ball longer. Sheesh. Work with these guys on holding runners.

It's so frustrating to see a guy in a position to do some damage get overaggressive and swing at borderline pitches early in the count. Look for a location and drive it - that location is NOT 4 inches off the plate.

Eloy that was SUCH a shitty pitch to swing at. Jeeez-US.

I am tired of seeing hittable pitches fouled off to the right because people are trying to go the other way

Just start the Sox with bases loaded every inning and they'll score 0 runs a game

I still don't understand why Cease didn't start this game, unless he's going tomorrow.

Would sure be nice to not see Pollock pop up on a high fastball, but alas.

That was... a choice.

Grandal is what can ya do. Contract made sense at the time. Other three is just terrible roster construction.

Not a fucking strike, Jose

I'd bet this team could not swing first pitch ever and have a 1-0 count like 2/3rds of the time.

The Harrison magic he had going for a little while there is wearing off.

You have to hope Colas continues raking and is brought up in the first couple months, otherwise your option is Conforto. Judge is a pipedream.

Should've gone with another high fastball on Kwan, but he probably would've popped it down the left field line for a double.

Lopez has some blame here for blowing the lead then losing concentration on the next hitter, but you can't expect to score 2 runs in the first and hold a team below that for an entire game.