Timmy U

If Zack Wheeler is a #1, Giolito is a HoF candidate. 4.6 era with a 1.3 whip in the best pitching environment in mlb, facing lineups with the pitcher hitting. No thanks.

I agree to certain extent, but I will point out that you just described Nick Madrigal, so they are trying to do what you advised.

Okay, but Berrios, Kepler, Rosario, and Buxton aren’t going anywhere and Kiriloff is a serious prospect. And their front office, many of whom come from the Indians, have shown they know what they’re doing. The division is not going to roll over just because Hahn keeps promising multiple championships. Sox need to get smarter.

Granted. I expected it to happen. Still don’t like it.

Another double for Madrigal, but runner got thrown out at home.

Doubles for Robert and Basabe, tie game. Basabe 1-1 with 2 bb. He’s rounding into form it looks like.

I never want anyone to get hurt, that said, remember how much better the Sox pitching was when Castillo was suspended? Yet another Manny friend who has not performed. Looking forward to Seby getting a shot.

Oops. Wrong thread.

Oh come on, he’s rehabbing at the Sox facility, helping out Dunning, being a good teammate. It is ridiculous to say he is somehow dogging his rehab.

What’s crazy is how many guys he has had 0-2, 1-2 that he cannot put away.

ReyLo can’t put anyone away tonight. I think he’s had 2 strikes on everyone this inning.

Watched all of it. A lot of cheap hits. The single that came around to score was a roller, exit velocity probably in the 60’s. Walks came in bunches. He lost his mechanics in his last inning. Issue is consistency in his delivery. Most of the night he dominated their hitters.

Maybe the best 2 game stretch of the year for pure enjoyment.

I would not send him out there. 2-13 w/RISP, 10 left. Get cute, this is the kind of game that would really sting.

I guess, but these Astros pitchers are nobodies and they're getting 2 ball widths more than Giolito on every corner.

2 entirely different strike zones tonight.

Hits a grand slam off the same guy last night, now Ricky has him bunt. weird.

Um, Michael Kopech called.

Jeez, that ball was smoked.

That would be huge. He's becoming an important player given how Eloy's looked defensively and how many of the other outfielders have not looked good.

Cease likely done. Through 6. Labored and lost his mechanics, so he walked 2, but struck a guy out on 3-2. He's going to be good, but he definitely is not a finished product.

Cease gave up a run on a couple of not particularly hard hit balls. Through 5.

Cease strikes out the side. Ends on 99 right off the black.

2 walks in the inning, but gets out of it. Cease is clearly working on throwing his secondary stuff for strikes. That's the last box that needs to be checked. I think if they brought him up now he'd walk a lot of guys.

Last righthander probably McDowell.