October 18, 2021 Morning Edition: Red Sox News Roundup
This is your Red Sox Stats, News, Rumors, and Commentary Roundup for the Morning of October 18, 2021.
A Look at Red Sox Pitchers Last Week
Chris Sale
Chris Sale has a record of 0-0 this past week and a 7.71 ERA. As a starting pitcher, he has 1 starting appearance this week.
This past week, he has been ringing up hitters with 27.00 strikeouts per 9 innings. He has been a strong strikeout pitcher this week, but when hitters make contact, they are getting hits at a 1.0 rate and this is too high. Hitters are hitting .364 against him this past week.Hitters are swinging at his pitches that are out of the strike zone 27.8% of the time. He has a low strike zone swing rate, it is 53.8% and this means that hitters are looking at pitches in the strike zone, he is painting the corners well.
Now onto the News, Rumors, and Commentary…
“For this semi-immediate reaction show after the Game Two win in Houston on Saturday, it’s Matt and Bob recapping the game and looking forward to Game Three. We start, of course, with the unprecedented two grand slams in the first two innings of the game. Matt and Bob finished up looking ahead to the three games at Fenway, specifically Game Three which will see Eduardo Rodriguez and Jose Urquidy facing off. The Red Sox approach at the plate, combined with facing a pitching staff that was some combination of ineffective, injured, and unprepared, gave them an eight-run cushion through two innings.”
Above is the summary of: ALCS Game Two Reaction Podcast… tap or click to check out the full article.
“(Steve Hewitt; Boston Herald) It’s certainly a reasonable take that a big factor in this series moving forward is which team is going to be able to squeeze the most out of tiring staffs. (Jeff Passan; ESPN) The Red Sox now head back to Fenway, where the crowd has been a big factor throughout this postseason run. (Michael Silverman; Boston Globe) On the day off, some Red Sox players took in the Pats game in Foxboro. The offense and their two grand slams were the big story of Boston’s Game Two victory, but they also got a very solid outing from Nathan Eovaldi.”
““I expect to speak Spanish one day and be able to fully be comfortable in my own skin like that,” Verdugo said. It’s just big. “It means a lot to come out here and represent,” Verdugo said. Verdugo is proud to be Mexican American.”
“But he struggled in September, and Cora is now asking him to get outs earlier in the game. • ALCS Game 3 presented by loanDepot: Tonight, 8 ET on FS1 After turning in a solid start in Game 4 of the AL Division Series, a clinching 6-5 victory over the Rays on Monday, Rodriguez is excited that Cora is again turning to him in a big spot with this best-of-seven series tied at 1. • Sox energized by rabid Fenway Park crowd “Just having the opportunity to start this game tomorrow is huge for me to be here and know that he trusts me to start,” Rodriguez said. • Kiké is ‘en fuego’ for Red Sox this postseason Cora said there were a lot of variables at play before he decided on E-Rod.”
“• Kiké is ‘en fuego’ for Red Sox this postseason “Difference from ’18 to now? I don’t see that much difference because it’s [the] postseason, you know? I will say just how crazy the people will be every time we play here,” said Eduardo Rodriguez, who was named the ALCS Game 3 starter. Undefeated at Fenway in the ’21 postseason, the Red Sox are now preparing to host the Astros on Monday for Game 3 of the AL Championship Series. “It’s amazing to play here and hear all our fans cheering for us over here. “Crowd was unbelievable,” Eovaldi said after Boston’s Wild Card Game win.”
“The American League Championship Series is tied at one game apiece as it shifts to Boston for Game 3 at Fenway Park on Monday night, with the Astros and Red Sox having split the first two games of the best-of-seven series at Minute Maid Park. These are two teams that don’t quit.” What might the starting lineups look like? Astros: Baker could be inclined to give Jake Meyers his first start in center field in the ALCS, considering he said before Game 2 that Meyers’ banged-up shoulder shouldn’t be an issue when the Astros hit Boston for Game 3. The Astros used a pair of late homers from star infielders Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa to come from behind and win Game 1, and the Red Sox got grand slams in the first two innings by J.D. Garrett Whitlock, Boston’s bullpen stopper, went two innings in Game 2.”
Above is the summary of: Astros-Red Sox Game 3 FAQ (8 ET, FS1)… tap or click to check out the full article.
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