Game Thread: Sale V CC Tonight 8/19/17

[redseat]

Yup.... I'll be there... I'm stoked!!!

What are people expecting from CC?

Does the Red Sox offense pick up where they left off last night?

Will I get shot while walking to the game due to the protest?

 

[redseat]

Sabathia told the media before Friday night's game that he actually thought of retiring when his right knee took him out of a game in Toronto Aug. 8.

"Because it hurt," he said. "It's just not worth it."

Sabathia added, "I could go out there and I could throw four innings and hurt and pitch -- like I keep saying, I've pitched for a long time now. I'm not doing this for the money or anything like that. I'm doing this for fun and to try to win a championship and if I can't have fun and help this team win, then there's no reason for me to be out there."

But he's back -- and now he has to go against Boston's best, a night after the Yankees blew another game to their rivals.

 

[redseat]

Mookie Betts is Boston's leading hitter against Sabathia, who is 15-13 with a 4.22 lifetime against Boston, 6-5 with a 4.95 at Fenway Park. Betts is 7-for-16 (.353) but Hanley Ramirez is just 2-for-16 (.125, with a homer), Xander Bogaerts 4-for-24 (.167), Jackie Bradley Jr. 6-for-25 (.192) with 11 strikeouts and Chris Young 3-for-14 (.214).

The current Yankees have some ugly numbers against Sale. Aaron Judge is 0-for-7 with six strikeouts, Brett Gardner 2-for-16 (.125) and Gary Sanchez and Ronald Torreyes both 2-for-11 (.182). Aaron Hicks is 7-for-19 (.368) and Chase Headley 7-for-23 (.304) with two homers.

hope those numbers continue on both sides

 

[bksballer89]

Yup.... I'll be there... I'm stoked!!!

What are people expecting from CC?

Does the Red Sox offense pick up where they left off last night?

Will I get shot while walking to the game due to the protest?

What is there to expect from CC? Allowed 4 runs in 3 straight starts. If he does that tonight then the Yanks don't stand a chance

 

[Vyle203]

Sale looking "Sale-ish" to start.

 

[bksballer89]

Sale looking "Sale-ish" to start.

So is CC

 

[bksballer89]

Sale out here injuring our players.

 

[bksballer89]

Welcome back Tyler

 

[bksballer89]

Sale allowed 3 ER in his first 3 starts vs the Yankees

 

[Vyle203]

Nice catch jbj

 

[redseat]

Amazing catch by JBJ, crowd went NUTS!

Sale was not himself all game.

Xander is a lost puppy out there... His defense was atrocious and how the hell do you swing at that with bases loaded. Sadly I did call that.. I told my dad and the guy sitting next to me, "ball in dirt, strike 3." and sure enough... Mother fucker!

 

[redseat]

What is there to expect from CC? Allowed 4 runs in 3 straight starts. If he does that tonight then the Yanks don't stand a chance

He was better than Sale last night...

 

[bksballer89]

Amazing catch by JBJ, crowd went NUTS!

Sale was not himself all game.

Xander is a lost puppy out there... His defense was atrocious and how the hell do you swing at that with bases loaded. Sadly I did call that.. I told my dad and the guy sitting next to me, "ball in dirt, strike 3." and sure enough... Mother fucker!

That curve was filthy though

 

[redseat]

That curve was filthy though

Yes it was but jesus F everyone knew it was coming. He wasn't going to give Xander a pitch to hit there

 

[bksballer89]

Yes it was but jesus F everyone knew it was coming. He wasn't going to give Xander a pitch to hit there

Facts. Isn't it crazy that in 4 starts vs the Yanks this year, Sale is 0-2 with 2 ND

 

[redseat]

Facts. Isn't it crazy that in 4 starts vs the Yanks this year, Sale is 0-2 with 2 ND

Yup, the Yankees are his daddy this season

 

[bksballer89]

Yup, the Yankees are his daddy this season

To be fair to him, this was his first "bad" start. The previous 2 starts vs the Yankees he was absolutely dominant. Just got very little run support

 

[OutlawImmortal]

So Verlander and Maeda both have no-hitters going into the fifth inning. In the fifth and not even an hour has passed since the game started.

 

[redseat]

To be fair to him, this was his first "bad" start. The previous 2 starts vs the Yankees he was absolutely dominant. Just got very little run support

very true. He also was one hell of a stand up guy for it as well. Didn't blame anyone except himself

 

[navamind]

Yup, the Yankees are his daddy this season

he has a 2.12 ERA against them and 44 strikeouts in 29 innings