Basebawful Report of The Month

Abraham Almonte - 1 Bad, 2 Ugly

Christian Arroyo - 3 Good, 2 Ugly

Matt Barnes - 2 Good

Eduard Bazardo - 2 Good

Brayan Bello - 1 Jackass

Xander Bogaerts - 1 Good, 1 Bad, 1 Hero

Ryan Brasier - 1 Good, 1 Bad

Triston Casas - 1 Good, 1 Bad, 2 Ugly

Yu Chang - 1 Good, 1 Bad, 1 Honorable Mention

Bobby Dalbec - 2 Good

Rafael Devers - 2 Good, 1 Ugly, 1 Hero

Nathan Eovaldi - 1 Good

Franklin German - 1 Good

Kike Hernandez - 2 Good, 2 Bad, 1 Ugly

Rich Hill - 1 Good

Eric Hosmer - 2 Good

JD Martinez - 1 Good, 1 Ugly, 1 Hero

Reese McGuire - 1 Good, 1 Ugly

Kaleb Ort - 1 Bad

Tommy Pham - 3 Bad, 1 Ugly

Nick Pivetta - 1 Good

Rob Refsnyder - 1 Ugly

John Schreiber - 1 Good

Matt Strahm - 1 Good

Alex Verdugo - 4 Ugly

Michael Wacha - 1 Jackass

Josh Winckowski - 1 Bad

Connor Wong - 2 Good, 2 Bad.

Most Valuable Player is Christian Arroyo with 3 Good

Least Valuable Player is Tommy Pham with 3 Bad

Ugliest Player of The Month is Alex Verdugo with 4 Ugly

The Heroes of the Month are JD Martinez, Xander Bogaerts & Rafael Devers with 1 Hero

The Jackasses of The Month are Brayan Bello and Michael Wacha with 1 Jackass

The Honorable Player of the Month is Yu Chang with 1 Honorable Mention

Sox Beat Rays In Season Finale (10/5/22)

The miserable 2022 Boston Red Sox season is finally over and at least the Sox went out with a bang, sweeping the Tampa Bay Rays out of Boston before their first round showdown with the Cleveland Guardians. JD Martinez in his possible final game with the Red Sox was the hero of this one, hitting two home runs including a 3 run bomb to pace the offense. Sox starter Nick Pivetta allowed 2 runs in 4 innings but Eduard Bazardo picked up his first career win by pitching the fifth inning. The Sox pulled away in the bottom of the eighth with rbis from Triston Casas and Christian Arroyo and Matt Barnes earned possibly his final save with the Red Sox as Boston ended 2022 winners with a 6-3 victory over the Rays at Fenway Park.

                                                                We made it!

Pivetta got the ball in the top of the first and Manny Margot struck out swinging to start. Randy Arozarena struck out swinging but Jiman Choi got a base hit to right. Harold Ramirez struck out swinging to end the inning. The Sox wasted no time getting to Josh Fleming in the bottom of the first inning as Kike Hernandez grounded out to short to start. Rafael Devers got a base hit to left and Xander Bogaerts got a base hit to right. Alex Verdugo beat out a double play ball and JD Martinez smashed his 15th home run of the season to put the Sox on top. Eric Hosmer grounded out to second to end the inning with the Sox up 3-0.

                                                         Martinez jacks one

Isaac Paredes walked to start the top of the second and David Peralta did the same. Rene Pinto took strike three and Taylor Walls forced Peralta at second. Jonathan Aranda grounded out to second to end the inning. Christian Arroyo got a base hit to right to start the bottom of the second and Reese McGuire struck out swinging. Abraham Almonte took strike three and Hernandez grounded out to short to end the inning.

The Rays struck back in the top of the third as Margot grounded out to second to start. Arozarena got a base hit to left and Choi hit a home run all the way to South Korea to cut the lead. Ramirez flied out to center and Paredes did the same to end the inning with the Rays down 3-2.

                                                               Choi hits one out

Devers grounded out to short to start the bottom of the third and Bogaerts struck out swinging. Verdugo flied out to center to end the inning.

Peralta flied out to center to start the top of the fourth but Pinto doubled to center. Walls walked but Aranda struck out swinging. Margot forced Walls at second to end the inning. That was it for Pivetta who was pitching well but Alex Cora wanted the bullpen to get in one last game. He allowed 2 runs in 4 innings.

                                                    Pivetta shuts it down for the winter

The Sox struck again in the bottom of the fourth as Martinez belted his possibly last home run in a Red Sox uniform to start. Hosmer singled to center but Arroyo grounded into a double play. McGuire got a base hit to center but Almonte grounded back to the mound to end the inning with the Sox up 4-2.

                                                             Martinez hits another one out

Eduard Bazardo came in to pitch the top of the fifth and Triston Casas took over for Hosmer at first. Arozarena walked and Vidal Brujan ran for him. Brujan got picked off and its a good thing he was because Choi doubled to right. Ramirez grounded back to the mound and Paredes grounded out to short to end the inning. Hernandez took strike three to start the bottom of the fifth and Devers grounded out to first. Bogaerts beat out a roller to third to chase Fleming. Shawn Armstrong came in and Walls struck out swinging to end the inning.

Matt Strahm came in to pitch the top of the sixth and Peralta was hit with a pitch to start. Pinto grounded into a double play and Walls struck out swinging to end the inning. Javy Guerra came in to pitch the bottom of the sixth and Martinez flied out to right to begin. Casas flied out to left and Arroyo grounded out to third to end the inning.

Yu Chang took over for Bogaerts, Bobby Dalbec took over for Devers and Ryan Brasier came in to pitch the top of the seventh. Aranda struck out swinging to start and Margot lined out to left. Brujan then hit a home run all the way to Concord to cut the lead. Choi walked and Josi Siri pinch hit for Ramirez. Siri lined out to center to end the inning with the Sox down 4-3.

                                                          Couldn't quite get it

JT Chargois came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh and McGuire flied out to center to start. Almonte was hit with a pitch but Hernandez grounded into a double play to end the inning.

John Schreiber came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Paredes flied out to center. Peralta hit a ground rule double down the right field linen but Pinto struck out swinging. Walls walked but Aranda flied out to left to end the inning. The Sox iced the game in the bottom of the eighth as Jimmy Yacabonis came in to pitch. Dalbec beat out a roller to third and Chang drew a walk. Verdugo flied out to left and Connor Wong pinch hit for Martinez. Wong walked to load the bases and Casas walked to score Chang. Arroyo drove in the final run of the year with a base hit to right to score Chang. McGuire struck out swinging and Almonte took strike three to end the inning with the Sox up 6-3.

                                                        Sox ending the season with a bang

Matt Barnes came in to close out the top of the ninth and Margot grounded out to second to start. Brujan flied out to left and Choi flied out to center to end the game & the season. The Sox had won it 6-3.

                                                          Sox win

Hero of The Night is JD Martinez. In his last game with Boston he hit two home runs and outscored the Rays by himself.

                                                                     One final Hero

The Good:

Rafael Devers was 1 for 3 with a run scored.

Bobby Dalbec singled and scored a run.

Xander Bogaerts was 2 for 3.

Yu Chang walked and scored a run.

Connor Wong walked in his only at-bat.

Eric Hosmer was 1 for 2.

Triston Casas walked and scored a run.

Christian Arroyo was 2 for 4 with an rbi.

Nick Pivetta allowed just 2 runs in 4 innings.

Eduardo Bazardo got the win with a scoreless fifth inning.

Matt Straham pitched a scoreless sixth inning.

Matt Barnes earned his 8th save with a scoreless ninth inning.

The Bad:

Kike Hernandez was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.

Ryan Brasier allowed a run in the eighth inning.

The Ugly:

Alex Verdugo was 0 for 4 with a strikeout but scored a run.

Reese McGuire was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.

Abraham Almonte was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts but was hit with a pitch.

Final Thoughts:

Now its time for the eulogy. This year was pretty much decided before the season when Sox GM Chaim Bloom made the mistakes of letting Kyle Schwarber walk and trading Hunter Renfroe for Jackie Bradley Jr. Schwarber hit 46 home runs for Philadelphia and Hunter hit 29 for Milwaukee. Franchy Cordero hit 8 and JBJ hit 3 before being released. The failure by proxy is Bobby Dalbec hit just 12. That's 75 home runs to 23....yikes. On top of that, Trevor Story was a titanic bust hitting .238 in just 94 games. The killer can be blamed on Sox GM Chaim Bloom if you want but the injuries did the team in. Rich Hill, James Paxton and Michael Wacha all got hurt along with Nathan Eovaldi causing the Sox to rely on four rookies. Connor Seabold, Kutter Crawford, Brayan Bello and Josh Winckowski weren't ready for prime time and the AL East feasted on them. Even when the Sox traded pieces at the deadline, Eric Hosmer was hurt within 2 weeks and the Sox faded out of sight with their bad pitching. The July disaster against the Toronto Blue Jays was the microcosm of the lost season. Bad pitching and couldn't beat the AL East. Worse, John Henry has made it clear he's done spending money so we've probably seen the last of every expiring contract including Bogaerts, Hosmer, Pham, Matt Strahm, Nate Eovaldi and Martinez. Replacing Schwarber and Renfroe was a disaster so Sox fans have almost zero faith Sox GM Chaim Bloom can do any better this coming winter. Who knows, maybe John Henry will have a change of heart and they'll sign some free agents and re-sign Bogaerts....yeah right. The final record of the season is 78-84, good for last place for the second time in three seasons. Chaim Bloom did everything asked of him by the owners and could get fired anyway. The farm system didn't have a good season compared to last year either so he's on the hot seat for sure. Hopefully the Sox can turn it around and we can laugh at this season by this time next year....we hope.

Sox Beat Rays in Rain Shortened Game (10/4/22)

Mother Nature smiled on the Boston Red Sox tonight. Nathan Eovaldi (6-3, 3.87 ERA) was technically credited with a complete game shutout after pitching just five innings. Why? The Red Sox broke out to a 1-0 lead on the Tampa Bay Rays and old pal Jeffrey Springs on a third inning rbi by Christian Arroyo. In the bottom of the fifth, Xander Bogaerts belted a grand slam off Colin Poche and the Sox got another run off 2 errors on the same play.....and the rains came. Heavy rain had the tarp on the field and after an hour, the umpires saw the score and said "the hell with it". The Sox were declared the winners 5-0 at Fenway Park.

                                                     Cory Chase approves of the win

Eovaldi got the ball in the top of the first inning and Yandy Diaz grounded out to second to start. Wander Franco and Ji-Man Choi both struck out swinging to end the inning. Springs got the ball in the bottom of the first and Tommy Pham struck out swinging to start. Both Rafael Devers and Xander Bogaerts both grounded out to second to end the inning.

Isaac Paredes grounded out to second to start the top of the second and Jonathan Aranda grounded out to first. Christian Bethancourt struck out swinging to end the inning. The Sox struck first in the bottom of the second as Alex Verdugo walked to start. JD Martinez struck out swinging and Kike Hernandez popped up to third, but the returning Eric Hosmer singled to center. Christian Arroyo got a base hit to right to score Verdugo to put Boston on top. Connor Wong lined out to center to end the inning with the Sox ahead 1-0.

                                                             Arroyo drives in a run

Vidal Brujan flied out to center to start the top of the third and Taylor Walls popped up to third. Jose Siri singled to left but Diaz struck out swinging to end the inning. Pham took strike three to start the bottom of the third and Devers lined out to second. Bogaerts lined out to short to end the inning. 

The Rays threatened in the top of the fourth as Franco and Choi drew back to back walks to start. Paredes flied out to right to move Franco to third but Aranda grounded into a double play to end the inning. Garrett Cleavinger came in to pitch the bottom of the fourth and Verdugo struck out swinging to start. Martinez struck out swinging but Hernandez walked. Hosmer grounded out to short to end the inning.

Bethancourt popped up to third to start the top of the fifth and Brujan flied out to left. Walls doubled to left but Siri flied out to left to end the inning. Nobody knew it then but that was it for Eovaldi and he'd be given a complete game shutout after rain ended the game early. In his possible final start with Boston he allowed just 2 hits and 2 walks.

                                                       Thanks for the memories Eovaldi

The Sox exploded in the bottom of the fifth with Colin Poche now on the mound. Arroyo singled to right and Wong doubled to center, but Pham struck out swinging. Devers walked and Bogaerts crushed a grand slam, his 15th home run of the season to turn this game into a rout. Brooks Raley came in to pitch and Verdugo grounded out to first, but Martinez walked. Hernandez walked and Hosmer hit a routine grounder to Walls....thrown away for an error and also bobbled by Raley for another error to score Martinez. With the heavy rain already falling, the umpires said this game is over. The tarp came on the field and the Sox had won it 5-0.

                                                          Sox win

Hero of The Night is Xander Bogarts. His grand slam basically decided the game for the umpires to call it with nothing to lose by either team.

                                                        A grand slam fit for a Hero

The Good:

Kike Hernandez walked twice.

Eric Hosmer was 1 for 3.

Christian Arroyo was 2 for 2 with an rbi and a run scored.

Connor Wong was 1 for 2 with a run scored.

Nathan Eovaldi got the win by throwing 5 shutout innings allowing 2 hits and 2 walks.

The Bad:

Tommy Pham was 0 for 3 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts.

The Ugly:

Rafael Devers was 0 for 2 but walked and scored a run.

Alex Verdugo was 0 for 2 with a strikeout but walked and scored a run.

JD Martinez was 0 for 2 with 2 strikeouts but walked and scored a run.

Final Thoughts:

It sounds cheap to end the game early but the Rays were treating this like an exhibition game to begin with since they're playing the Cleveland Guardians in 3 days. The only shame is this might be the last game for a lot of these guys who are most likely not coming back next year like Eovaldi. Its also worth noting that the Sox never really had their full lineup post trade deadline with Eric Hosmer missing all of September. Not that the pitching was going to hold up but their 1-9 with Hosmer and Trevor Story might have bopped their way into a few games. Then again, Triston Casas needed the experience. Whether or not Bogaerts plays tomorrow is up in the air but if that was his last big hit, at least he went out with a bang. Would be nice to see JD Martinez hit a grand slam too tomorrow but beggars can't be choosers. The epitaph of the 2022 Red Sox was a team that could have been great but Sox GM Chaim Bloom made too many off-season blunders. Banking on Franchy Cordero and Bobby Dalbec over Kyle Schwarber was a disaster, trading Hunter Renfroe for Jackie Bradley Jr was a mistake and the signings of Michael Wacha, Rich Hill and James Paxton looked foolish when all 3 got hurt. Not to mention their inability to beat the AL East. It all added up to a lost season in last place for the second time in three years. Still, they won tonight...thank you Mother Nature. The win improved the Sox to 77-84, good for last place in the AL East. The Sox have one last game this season tomorrow afternoon against the Tampa Bay Rays. Nick Pivetta goes for the Sox in the season finale against Josh Fleming of Tampa Bay. The game begins at 4:10 PM at Fenway Park.

Sox Rally Past Rays (10/3/22)

Before the game the Boston Red Sox made their possible final roster moves of the season. Darwinzon Hernandez has been called up from Worcester and the Sox have activated Eric Hosmer who hasn't played since August 23rd. Too late too late but the Sox are hoping to get something out of him the final three games. In their places Josh Winckowski was sent down to Worcester and Rob Refsnyder was placed on the Injured List to end their seasons. Winckowski wasn't ready for prime time this year for sure.

                                                                              OUT

                                                                          IN

As for the game, the Sox want to end the 2022 season on a high note ant they took a step in the right direction by rallying past the Tampa Bay Rays. Rich Hill tossed 6 solid innings in his final start for the Red Sox allowing 3 runs. Tyler Glasnow was pulled in the fourth inning to get ready for his playoff start and the Sox pounced on Kevin Herget in relief. In the bottom of the sixth Christian Arroyo hit a two run double and Kike Hernandez tied it later in the inning. Rafael Devers hit a sac fly in the bottom of the seventh and the soon to be departing Matt Barnes locked down the top of the ninth. The Sox had beaten the Rays 4-3 at Fenway Park.

                                                      Allen Webster approves of the win

Hill got the ball in the top of the first inning and Vidal Brujan popped up to second to start. Randy Arozarena grounded out to short but Wander Franco hit a home run all the way to the Klingon Homeworld to put Tampa on top right away. Harold Ramirez grounded out to short to end the inning with the Rays up 1-0.

                                                              Rays strike first

Tommy Pham walked to start the bottom of the first and Rafael Devers got a base hit to left. JD Martinez took strike three and Alex Verdugo beat out a double play ball. Christian Arroyo lined out to center to end the inning.

Manny Margot grounded out to short to start the top of the second but Christian Bethancourt walked. Isaac Paredes grounded into a double play to end the inning. Triston Casas flied out to center to start the bottom of the second and Kike Hernandez struck out swinging. Abraham Almonte struck out swinging to end the inning.

Francisco Mejia flied out to right to start the top of the third and Jose Siri struck out swinging. Brujan popped up to second to end the inning. Reese McGuire struck out swinging to start the bottom of the third and Pham lined out to right. Devers got a base hit to center and Martinez struck out swinging to end the inning.

The Rays struck again in the top of the fourth as Arozarena grounded to short to start. Franco popped up to third but Devers threw a grounder by Ramirez away for an error. Given new life, Margot blasted a home run all the way to New Hampshire to increase the lead. Bethancourt popped up to second to end the inning with the Rays up 3-0.

                                                          Margot hits one out

Verdugo flied out to right to start the bottom of the fourth and Arroyo struck out swinging. Casas struck out swinging but the pitch got away to allow Triston to reach first. That was it for Glasnow and Kevin Herget came in to pitch to Hernandez. Hernandez grounded out to third to end the inning.

Parades took strike three to start the top of the fifth and Mejia flied out to center. Siri struck out swinging to end the inning. Almonte flied out to right to start the bottom of the fifth and McGuire grounded out to second. Pham grounded out to third to end the inning.

Brujan struck out swinging to start the top of the sixth and Arozarena did the same. Franco singled in the hole at second and Ramirez struck out swinging to end the inning. The Sox finally rallied in the bottom of the sixth as Devers doubled to center to start. Martinez struck out swinging but Verdugo got  a base hit to center to move Devers to third. Arroyo doubled to left to score both runners but Casas grounded back to the mound to move Christian to third. Hernandez doubled to center to score Arroyo to tie the game. Almonte struck out swinging to end the inning with the game tied 3-3.

                                                            Sox tie it up

John Schreiber came in for the top of the seventh and Margot struck out swinging to start. Bethancourt singled to center but Paredes grounded into a double play to end the inning. The Sox took command in the bottom of the seventh as McGuire hit a ground rule double down the right field line to start. Pham grounded out to first to move McGuire to third and Reese scored on the sac fly to left by Devers to put Boston on top. Martinez got a base hit to left but Verdugo flied out to right to end the inning with the Sox up 4-3.

                                                          McGuire's mad dash home

Ryan Brasier came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Mejia popped up to first to start. Siri struck out swinging and Brujan flied out to right to end the inning. Arroyo grounded out to third to start the bottom of the eighth and Casas flied out to right. Hernandez got a base hit to left but Almonte struck out swinging to end the inning.

Matt Barnes came in to close out the top of the ninth with Yu Chang in for Almonte. Arozarena grounded out to second to start but Franco tripled to right. Ramirez then hit a grounder to third and Devers caught Franco in a run down for the second out. Ramirez moved to second on the play but Margot grounded out to second to end the game. The Sox had won it 4-3.

                                                                 Sox win

Hero of The Night is Rafael Devers. His sac fly in the seventh put the Sox up for good and he went 3 for 3 with a run scored.

                                                                    Hero Devers

The Good:

Kike Hernandez was 2 for 4 with an rbi.

Reese McGuire was 1 for 3 with a run scored.

Rich Hill tossed 6 solid innings allowing 3 runs off 3 hits and a walk.

John Schreiber got the win with a scoreless seventh inning.

Ryan Brasier pitched a scoreless eighth inning.

Matt Barnes earned his seventh save with a scoreless ninth inning.

The Bad:

Triston Casas was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.

Abraham Almonte was 0 for 4 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts.

The Ugly:

Tommy Pham was 0 for 3 but walked.

JD Martinez was just 1 for 4 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts.

Alex Verdugo was just 1 for 4 with a run scored.

Christian Arroyo was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but drove in 2 runs and scored a run.

Honorable Mention:

Yu Chang played short in the top of the ninth.

Final Thoughts:

Just two games left in the season and the only thing left to do is say goodbye to everyone. Rumors are swirling Xander Bogaerts, JD Martinez, Matt Barnes, Rich Hill, Tommy Pham, Abraham Almonte and Nathan Eovaldi are as good as gone. The season went to hell in a handbasket because Sox GM Chaim Bloom signed Michael Wacha, Hill and James Paxton to replace Eduardo Rodriguez and all three of them got hurt. Chris Sale and Nathan Eovaldi also got hurt and the Sox couldn't beat the AL East. Today the Sox looked like a team that could have beaten anyone in the AL East with Hill pitching well and the offense rallying late. Its about time they steal one from an opponent after they've been rallying agains them all season. The sad part the runs were driven in by guys expected to be back like Devers, Hernandez and Arroyo. Maybe in the final two games the ones leaving will do something special. The win improved the Sox to 76-84, good for last place in the AL East. The Sox play their second to last game of the season tomorrow night when Nathan Eovaldi (5-3) makes possibly his final start for Boston against old friend Jeffrey Springs of the Rays. The game begins at 7:10 PM at Fenway Park.

Jays Sweep Hapless Sox (10/2/22)

The good news is the Boston Red Sox don't have to play the Toronto Blue Jays anymore. The bad news was this is after the Jays just completed a three game sweep and won 16 out of 19 games this year, almost all of them by multiple runs.  At least this game wasn't embarrassing, they just got beat. Kevin Gausman allowed 2 runs in 3 innings and said "I'm ready for the playoffs, I'm out." and the Sox still couldn't win. Michael Wacha (11-2, 3.32 ERA) ended his season on a sour note, allowing 5 runs in 4 innings. A two run single off Gausman by Bobby Dalbec gave the Sox the lead but home runs by Teoscar Hernandez and Whit Merrifield tied it. The Jays rallied for three more runs off Wacha and the only other run scored by Boston was a Bobby Dalbec home run. Kaleb Ort allowed a run in the seventh and the Blue Jays put a cigarette out on the 2022 season with a 6-3 victory at the Skydome

                                                                  3 more games

Gausman got the ball in the top of the first and Kike Hernandez flied out to center to start. Triston Casas struck out swinging and Tommy Pham lined out to short to end the inning. Wacha got the ball in the bottom of the first and George Springer popped up to third to start. Bo Bichette grounded out to second and Vladimir Guerrero Jr grounded out to short to end the inning.

The Sox struck first in the top of the second as JD Martinez got a base hit to left to start. Christian Arroyo struck out swinging but Abraham Almonte doubled to center. Yu Chang struck out swinging but Bobby Dalbec got a base hit to center to drive in both runners. Connor Wong grounded out to second to end the inning with the Sox up 2-0.

                                                             Dalbec driving in a pair

The Jays answered in the bottom of the second as Teoscar Hernandez hit a home run all the way to Quebec to start. Matt Chapman popped up to short before Danny Jansen struck out swinging. Raimel Tapia struck out swinging to end the inning with the Jays down 2-1.

                                                       Home run Hernandez

Hernandez got a base hit to center to start the top of the third but was forced at center by Casas. Pham struck out swinging and Martinez flied out to left to end the inning. The Jays struck again in the bottom of the fourth as Whit Merrifield hit a home run all the way to Newfoundland to start. Old pal Jackie Bradley Jr grounded out to third but Springer got a base hit in the hole at short. Bichette grounded into a double play to end the inning with the game tied 2-2.

                                                             Home run Merrifield

Zach Pop came in to pitch the top of the fourth and Arroyo grounded out to second to start. Almonte grounded back to the mound and Chang grounded out to second to end the inning. The Jays took command in the bottom of the fourth as Guerrero walked to start. Hernandez smashed a home run all the way to Calgary to put the Jays up for good. Chapman took struck three but Jansen doubled to center. Tapia struck out swinging but Merrifield got a base hit to left. Jansen scored and Wong threw the ball away for an error to allow Whit to take third. Bradley Jr grounded out to first to end the inning with the Jays up 5-2. That was it for Wacha as he allowed 5 runs in 4 innings off 6 hits and a walk.

                                                    Hernandez  with another home run

Dalbec struck out swinging to start the top of the fifth and Wong did the same. Wong struck out swinging and Hernandez lined out to first to end the inning. Eduardo Bazardo came in to pitch the bottom of the fifth and Springer got a base hit to right to start. It looked like Springer stole second but Sox manager Alex Cora challenged that Springer was out. Sure enough, replays showed he was out. Bichette struck out swinging and Guerrero Jr grounded out to first to end the inning.

Adam Cimber came in to pitch the top of the sixth and Casas lined out to center to start. Pham grounded out to short but Martinez got a base hit to center. Arroyo beat out a roller past the mound but Almonte flied out to left to end the inning. Hernandez struck out swinging to start the bottom of the sixth but Chapman was hit with a pitch. Jansen flied out to center and Tapia hit one up the elevator shaft to end the inning.

Anthony Bass came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Chang grounded out to short to start. Somehow Dalbec crushed his 12th home run of the season to cut the lead. Wong grounded out to short and Hernandez lined out to second to end the inning with the Sox down 5-3.

                                                       Dalbec finally hits one out

Naturally Kaleb Ort came in to allow a run in the bottom of the seventh as Merrifield doubled to right to start. Bradley Jr grounded out to second to move Merrifield to third and Springer hit a grounder to short. Chang fired home but Merrifield beat the throw to increase the lead. Bichette forced Springer at second then stole second himself. Guerrero Jr lined out to center to end the inning with the Jays up 6-3.

                                                           Jays score another run

Yimi Garcia came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Casas appeared to have singled to center on a trap. The Jays challenged but replays showed it was a trap. Naturally Pham banged into a double play anyway and Martinez grounded out to third to end the inning. Franklin German came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Hernandez got a base hit to center to start. Chapman walked but Jansen went down hacking. Tapia swung at air and Merrifield forced Chapman at second to end the inning.

Bradley Zimmer took over for Hernandez with Jordan Romano in to close out the top of the ninth. Arroyo popped up to second but Almonte reached on a throwing error by Guerrero. Chang took strike three but Almonte stole second. Dalbec flied out to center to end the game. The Jays had swept the Sox and won this game 6-3.

                                                                       Jays win

Jackass of The Night is Michael Wacha. He allowed 5 runs in 4 innings to put the game out of reach and take the loss.

                                                           Jackass Wacha

The Good:

JD Martinez was 2 for 4 with a run scored.

Bobby Dalbec was 2 for 4 with a home run and 3 total rbis.

Eduardo Bazardo tossed two scoreless innings.

Franklin German pitched a scoreless eighth inning.

The Bad:

Tommy Pham was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.

Yu Chang was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.

Connor Wong was 0 for 3 with an error and a strikeout.

Kaleb Ort allowed a run in the seventh inning.

The Ugly:

Kike Hernandez was just 1 for 4.

Triston Casas was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout.

Christian Arroyo was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout.

Abraham Almonte was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but stole a base and scored a run.

Final Thoughts:

Thank god this season is almost over. That was the last time the Sox have to face Toronto and that was their last road trip of the season. The Red Sox have gotten dominated by New York Yankee teams of the past but losing 16 out of 19 is straight belt to ass. If the Jays had still beaten the Sox 11 games to 8, the Sox would be over .500. One of the worst things about this season was if the Sox had a decent record against AL East teams, they'd be in the playoffs. Add 4 more wins against the Jays, Yankees, Orioles and Rays and right now they'd have 91 wins. Its a shame the way things turned out the way they did but that's on Chaim Bloom. He allowed Schwarber to walk and trade Renfroe for Bradley. Then he went bargain bin shopping for Wacha, James Paxton and Rich Hill and all 3 got hurt. The biggest factor wasn't even Bloom's fault but Chris Sale only pitching in two games this year. As for this one? Wacha had a good season but not even he could stop the Jays onslaught. The Sox need to design their offense and pitching to stop them next season in the off-season....if Bloom is allowed to do that. The loss dropped the Sox to 75-84, good for last place in the AL East. The Sox now come home for their final 3 games of the season against the Tampa Bay Rays. Rich Hill makes his final start for the Red Sox against Tyler Glasnow of Tampa. The game begins tomorrow night at 7:10 PM at Fenway Park.

Jays Blank Sox...Again (10/1/22)

Before the game the Boston Red Sox made some roster moves. Kaleb Ort finally relented and got the Covid vaccine so he's been taken off the restricted list. Jarren Duran and Tyler Danish were mercifully sent back to Worcester and Josh Winckowski has been called up to take their places. Duran tanked his value this season big time and Winckowski has a higher upside than Danish...we hope.

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As for the game, years from now when the Toronto Blue Jays are bad and the Red Sox are good, people are going to look back on their 2022 schedule and go "What the hell was THAT?" Not only did the Jays beat the Sox in 15 out of 18 games (with one remaining) but they beat them BAD. The 28 run game in July and now back to back shutouts with a combined score of 20-0. In tonight's game, Ross Stripling held the Sox to just 4 measly hits in 6 shutout innings. The Boston bats got just 1 hit against the Jays bullpen. Meanwhile Brayan Bello (2-8, 4.71 ERA) took another step in the wrong direction when he was hammered for for 10 hits and 4 runs in just 4 innings. Then the Jays feasted on the bullpen of Zack Kelly and Joshn Winckowski for 6 runs and 11 hits combined. The Jays as a team pounded out 21 hits and 10 runs as they continued their utter domination with a 10-0 over the Sox at the Skydome. How many runs did the Sox score Dean Wormer?

Stripling got the ball in the top of the first and Tommy Pham grounded out to third to start. Rafael Devers got a base hit to left but Xander Bogaerts popped up to first. Alex Verdugo also popped up to first to end the inning. Bello got the ball in the bottom of the first and George Springer got a base hit to right to start. Bo Bichette singled in the hole at second but Vladimir Guerrero Jr struck out swinging. Alejandro Kirk struck out swinging and Matt Chapman forced Springer at third to end the inning.

Rob Refsnyder struck out swinging to start the top of the second and Triston Casas took strike three. Christian Arroyo beat out a roller to third but Kike Hernandez flied out to left to end the inning. The Jays struck in the bottom of the second as Teoscar Hernandez singled to center to start. Raimel Tapia got a base hit to left and a wild pitch moved the runners over. Danny Jansen got a base hit to left to score Hernandez. A wild pitch scored Tapia but Whit Merrifield struck out swinging. Springer forced Jansen at third but Bichette got a base hit to right. Guerrero Jr grounded out to short to end the inning with the Jays up 2-0.

                                                             Jays strike first

Connor Wong grounded out to short to start the top of the third and Pham grounded out to second. Devers lined out to center to end the inning. The Jays struck again in the bottom of the third as Kirk grounded out to short to start. Chapman struck out swinging but Hernandez doubled to center. Tapia walked and Jansen doubled to right to score both runners, taking third on the throw home. Merrifield grounded out to second to end the inning with the Jays up 4-0.

                                                        Jansen drives in a pair

The Sox blew a rally in the top of the fourth as Bogaerts grounded out to third to start. Verdugo got a base hit to center and Bichette booted a grounder by Refsnyder. Casas lined out to left and Arroyo grounded out to third to end the inning. Springer got a base hit to center to start the bottom of the fourth and Bichette got a base hit to right. Guerrero Jr grounded out to third to move the runners over but Kirk walked to load the bases. Chapman grounded into a double play to end the inning. That was it for Bello who got rocked for 4 runs in just 4 innings allowing 10 hits and 2 walks. Better luck next year.

                                                    Bello struggled in this one

Hernandez grounded out to third to start the top of the fifth and Wong popped up to first. Pham grounded out to second to end the inning. The Jays feasted on Zack Kelly in the bottom of the fifth as Hernandez hit a home run all the way to Vancouver to start. Tapia struck out swinging but Jansen hit a home run all the way to Calgary. Merrifield grounded out to third but Springer singled to center. Bichette got a base hit to right and Guerrero Jr pounded a ground rule double down the right field line to score George. Kirk lined out to left to end the inning with the Jays up 7-0.

                                                 Hernandez outscores the Sox by himself

Devers got a base hit to left to start the top of the sixth but Bogaerts took strike three. Verdugo grounded into a double play to end the inning. Josh Winckowski cam ein to pitch the bottom of the sixth and Chapman walked to start. Hernandez grounded into a double play and Tapia grounded out to first to end the inning.

Anthony Bass came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Refsnyder struck out swinging to start. Casas got a base hit to right but Arroyo lined out to second. Hernandez lined out to right to end the inning. Jansen flied out to left to start the bottom of the seventh but Merrifield got a base hit to center. Bradley Zimmer pinch hit for Springer and struck out swinging and Otto Lopez pinch hit for Bichette. Lopez got a base hit to center with Cavan Biggio pinch hit for Guerrero Jr. Biggio took strike three to end the inning.

David Phelps came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Wong flied out to center to start. Pham also flied out to center and Devers took strike three to end the inning. The Jays rallied in the bottom of the eighth with Gabriel Moreno pinch hitting for Kirk. Moreno got a base hit to left and Chapman beat out a roller to third. Hernandez doubled to right to score Moreno and Tapia got a base hit to right to score Chapman. Hernandez moved to third on the hit then scored on sac fly to right by Jansen. Merrifield struck out swinging and Zimmer grounded out to short to end the inning with the Jays up 10-0.

                                                           Tapia adds to the misery

Jordan Romano came in to close out the top of the ninth and Bogaerts flied out to left to start. Verdugo took strike three but Refsnyder was plunked. Adam Cimber came in to pitch and Refsnyder took second on defensive indifference. Casas took strike three to end the game. The Jays had won 10-0.

                                                                    Jays win

Jackass of The Night is Brayan Bello. He was routed for 4 runs in 4 innings to put the Sox in a hole they couldn't climb out of.

                                                         "How ya feelin Jackass?" - Dave Bush

The Good:

Rafael Devers was 2 for 4.

Christian Arroyo was 1 for 3.

The Bad:

Tommy Pham was 0 for 4.

Xander Bogaerts was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.

Kike Hernandez was 0 for 3.

Connor Wong was 0 for 3.

Zack Kelly allowed 3 runs in the fifth inning.

Josh Winckowski allowed 3 runs in 3 innings.

The Ugly:

Alex Verdugo was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.

Rob Refsnyder was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts but was hit with a pitch.

Triston Casas was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.

Final Thoughts:

When one team is going through the motions and the other is fighting for home field advantage in the playoffs, you get games like this. The Red Sox just want to go home and the Jays have World Series aspirations. Who would have thought just four years ago that the 108 win Red Sox wouldn't just lose to the Blue Jays in 2022 but lose 15 out of 18 with scores like 28-5, 9-0 and 10-0. That's 47-5 in just 3 games not counting the rest. One of the reasons the Jays are going on and the Sox are going home is the Jays beating the AL East teams the Sox couldn't. The saddest part of the season was if the Sox were just .500 against the AL East they'd be a playoff team. Losing four of your five starters wasn't helpful and the offense pretty much just gave up after the trade deadline. Only four more games to enjoy JD Martinez, Nathan Eovaldi, Matt Barnes, Tommy Pham, Xander Bogaerts, Rich Hill and Abraham Almonte so enjoy them while you can. The loss dropped the Sox to 75-83, good for last place in the AL East. The Sox look to salvage the series and their dignity tomorrow afternoon against the Jays when Michael Wacha (11-1) takes on Kevin Gausman of Toronto. The game begins at 1:35 PM at the Skydome.

Basebawful Report of The Month

Abraham Almonte - 6 Good, 5 Bad, 1 Ugly

Christian Arroyo - 5 Good, 4 Bad, 3 Ugly, 1 Jackass, 1 Honorable Mention

Matt Barnes - 8 Good, 1 Ugly

Eduard Bazardo - 6 Good, 2 Bad, 2 Ugly

Brayan Bello - 2 Good, 2 Ugly, 1 Hero

Xander Bogaerts - 12 Good, 4 Bad, 6 Ugly

Ryan Brasier - 9 Good, 2 Bad

Triston Casas - 8 Good, 8 Bad, 7 Ugly

Yu Chang - 2 Good, 3 Bad, 1 Ugly, 1 Honorable Mention

Franchy Cordero - 1 Good, 2 Bad, 1 Ugly

Bobby Dalbec - 2 Bad, 1 Ugly, 1 Honorable Mention

Tyler Danish - 2 Good, 2 Bad, 1 Ugly, 1 Jackass

Rafael Devers - 11 Good, 3 Bad, 8 Ugly, 1 Hero

Jarren Duran - 1 Ugly

Nathan Eovaldi - 1 Good

Jeurys Familia - 2 Good, 2 Jackass

Franklin German - 4 Bad

Kike Hernandez - 11 Good, 6 Bad, 6 Ugly, 1 Hero

Rich Hill - 2 Bad, 2 Hero, 2 Jackass

Zack Kelly - 7 Good, 2 Bad, 1 Ugly

JD Martinez - 7 Good, 5 Bad, 7 Ugly, 2 Hero, 1 Jackass

Reese McGuire - 7 Good, 5 Bad, 2 Ugly, 1 Honorable Mention

Kaleb Ort - 7 Good, 1 Bad, 2 Jackass

Tommy Pham - 4 Good, 4 Bad, 14 Ugly, 2 Hero

Nick Pivetta - 3 Good, 2 Bad, 1 Ugly, 

Kevin Plawecki - 1 Good, 2 Bad, 1 Ugly

Rob Refsnyder - 5 Good, 5 Bad, 2 Ugly, 1 Hero, 1 Jackass, 1 Honorable Mention

John Schreiber - 7 Good, 1 Bad, 1 Hero, 1 Jackass

Connor Seabold - 2 Jackass

Trevor Story - 3 Good, 2 Bad, 3 Ugly, 1 Hero

Matt Strahm - 6 Good, 2 Bad, 2 Ugly, 1 Jackass

Alex Verdugo - 13 Good, 2 Bad, 8 Ugly

Michael Wacha - 4 Good, 1 Bad

Garrett Whitlock - 2 Good, 2 Bad

Josh Winckowski - 1 Ugly

Connor Wong - 7 Good, 5 Bad, 2 Ugly, 4 Honorable Mention

Most Valuable Player is Alex Verdugo with 13 Good

Least Valuable Player is Triston Casas with 8 Bad

Ugliest Player of The Month is Tommy Pham with 14 Ugly

Heroes of The Month are Rich Hill, JD Martinez and Tommy Pham with 2 Hero

Jackasses of The Month are Jeurys Familia, Rich Hill, Kaleb Ort and Connor Seabold with 2 Jackass

The Honorable Player of The Month is Connor Wong with 4 Honorable Mention

Jays Blast, Blank Sox (9/30/22)

Before the game the Boston Red Sox made a roster move. Because of Canada's strict Covid vaccination policy, Kaleb Ort was placed on the Restricted List for the final road series of the season. The Sox called up Jarren Duran for one final audition until the Sox return home for their final series.

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As for the game, the sooner this season ends the better. The Boston Red Sox just took 3 out of 4 against the Baltimore Orioles then ran right into their personal babayaga the Toronto Blue Jays. Alek Manoah took another step toward the AL Cy Young Award by tossing 6 shutout innings against the Sox offense. Meanwhile Nick Pivetta (10-12, 4.56 ERA) got hammered for 4 runs in just 5 innings. The Sox got no help from the bullpen as Tyler Danish and Franklin German got pounded for 5 runs combined. The Jays pounded out 13 hits and 9 runs as they blanked the Sox 9-0 at the Skydome. How many runs did the Sox score Dean Wormer?

Manoah got the ball in the top of the first inning and Jarren Duran grounded out to second to start. Rafael Devers walked but Xander Bogaerts struck out swinging. Alex Verdugo lined out to center to end the inning. The Jays wasted no time getting to Pivetta in the bottom of the first as George Springer got a base hit to center to start. Bo Bichette singled to left but Vladimir Guerrero Jr flied out to right. A wild pitch moved Springer to third and he scored on the Alejandro Kirk grounder to second. Matt Chapman flied out to right to end the inning with the Jays up 1-0.

                                                         Jays strike first

JD Martinez flied out to right to start the top of the second and Triston Casas struck out swinging. Abraham Almonte popped up to third to end the inning. The Jays struck again in the bottom of the second as Teoscar Hernandez got a base hit to center to start. Raimel Tapia forced Hernandez at second but Danny Jansen walked. A wild pitch moved both runners over and Whit Merrifield hit a sac fly to right to score Tapia. Springer flied out to right to end the inning with the Jays up 2-0.

                                                           Tapia scores a run

Reese McGuire took strike three to start the top of the third and Christian Arroyo flied out to left. Duran grounded back to the mound to end the inning. The Jays got another run in the bottom of the third as Bichette walked to start. Guerrero Jr hit a home run all the way to Ottawa to ice the game. Kirk walked but Chapman struck out swinging. Hernandez forced Kirk at second and Tapia lined out to first to end the inning with the Jays up 4-0.

                                                            Home run Vlad

Devers walked to start the top of the fourth but Bogaerts flied out to right. A wild pitch moved Devers to second but Verdugo flied out to left. Martinez grounded out to second to end the inning. Jansen struck out swinging to open the bottom of the fourth but Merrifield got a base hit to left. Springer forced Merrifield at second then stole second base. Bichette flied out to center to end the inning.

Casas took strike three to start the top of the fifth but Almonte beat out a roller to first. McGuire flied out to center and Arroyo popped up to short to end the inning. Guerrero Jr lined out to left to start the bottom of the fifth but Kirk beat out a roller to second. Chapman lined out to center and Hernandez flied out to right to end the inning. That was it for Pivetta who allowed 4 runs in 5 innings but got no run support.

                                                             Not his best stuff

Duran got a base hit to right to start the top of the sixth but Devers grounded into a double play. Bogaerts grounded out to second to end the inning. The Tigers iced the game in the bottom of the sixth as Tapia hit a home run all the way to the Klingon Homeworld to start. Jansen and Merrifield got back to back base hits and Springer hit a home run all the way to Edmonton to make this one a laugher. Bichette struck out swinging, Guerrero watched strike three go by and Kirk grounded back to the mound to end the inning with the Jays up 8-0.

                                                              This got out of hand quickly

Yusei Kikuchi came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Verdugo grounded out to second to start. Martinez struck out swinging but Casas walked. Almonte struck out swinging to end the inning. Chapman took strike three to start the bottom of the seventh and Hernandez grounded out to short. Tapia got a base hit to center but Jansen grounded out to second to end the inning.

McGuire beat out a roller to second to start the top of the eighth but Arroyo struck out swinging. Duran grounded out to short to move McGuire to second and Bobby Dalbec pinch hit for Arroyo. Dalbec struck out swinging to end the inning. Franklin German came in to take a beating in the bottom of the eighth as Yu Chang took over at short for Bogaerts. Merrifield hit a ground rule double down the right field line and Bradley Zimmer pinch hit for Springer. Zimmer struck out looking but Bichette got a base hit to right to score Merrifield. Guerrero forced Bichette at second and Kirk lined out to second to end the inning with the Jays up 9-0.

                                                          What a rout

Otto Lopez took over for Bichette for the top of the ninth and Chang struck out swinging to start. Verdugo and Martinez both lined out to center to end the game. The Jays had won it 9-0.

                                                               Jays win

Jackass of The Night is Tyler Danish. He ended any hope of a comeback by allowing 4 runs in 2 innings to put the game out of reach.

                                                               Jackass Danish

The Good:

Rafael Devers walked twice in 3 plate appearances.

Abraham Almonte was 1 for 3.

Reese McGuire was 1 for 3.

The Bad:

Bobby Dalbec struck out as a pinch hitter.

Xander Bogaerts was 0 for 3 with a strikeout.

Yu Chang struck out in his only plate appearance.

Alex Verdugo was 0 for 4.

JD Martinez was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.

Christian Arroyo was 0 for 3 with a strikeout.

Nick Pivetta took the loss allowing 4 runs in 5 innings off 6 hits and 3 walks.

Franklin German allowed a run in the eighth inning.

The Ugly:

Jarren Duran was just 1 for 4.

Triston Casas was 0 for 2 with 2 strikeouts but walked.

Final Thoughts:

Five games left and this torture is over. The Jays have utterly dominated the Sox this season winning 14 out of 17 games and a lot of those games weren't even close. Not that the Sox have done much better against the other AL East teams but Toronto was their big bully this year. The Jays don't just beat them, they beat them badly. Every single hitter on the Jays are probably hitting 20 points higher due to their dominance of the Red Sox and thank goodness this year is almost over. Pivetta was a war horse this season as their only healthy starter wire to wire, its a shame that it was wasted on this year's team. As being mentioned, we're in the final stretch for JD Martinez, Xander Bogaerts, Tommy Pham, Matt Barnes and Nathan Eovaldi. Enjoy them for the next five days. The loss dropped the Sox to 75-82, good for last place in the AL East. The Sox look to bounce back tomorrow against the Jays when Brayan Bello (2-7) makes his final start of the season against Ross Stripling of the Jays. The game begins at 3:05 PM at the Skydome.