August 28, 2020

G32: Nationals 10, Red Sox 2 

Nationals - 005 101 030 - 10 16  0
Red Sox   - 001 000 001 -  2 10  0
Perhaps the Red Sox should have refused to take the field on Friday, also.

However, playing the game helped us determine that, yes, as was widely rumoured, Max Scherzer (6-6-1-0-11, 92) is a better pitcher than Martín Pérez (4-8-6-0-1, 82).

This game was done in the top of the third. Josh Harrison singled and was forced at second by Michael Taylor. Victor Robles doubled to left. Trea Turner doubled to left (2-0). Juan Soto homered to right-center (4-0). Howie Kendrick homered to left-center (5-0). Kurt Suzuki added a two-out double, but was left on base.

Rafael Devers doubled in Alex Verdugo in the bottom half, but that was as close as the Red Sox got. Kevin Pillar knocked in a run in the ninth.

Eight of the nine batters in Boston's starting lineup got at least one hit (sorry, JDM). José Peraza had two.

The "Under .400 League" standings are getting tight:
          W   L   AVG    GB
Pirates   9  20  .310   ---
Red Sox  10  22  .313   1.5
Angels   10  22  .313   1.5   (Friday not included)
Royals   12  20  .375   1.5
Texas    12  19  .387   2.0
Woot: The Mets swept a doubleheader from the Yankees today. The MFY tossed away a 4-0 lead in the first game and lost 6-4. In the nightcap, Aroldis Chapman blew a 3-2 lead and lost the game when he gave up a walkoff two-run homer to Amed Rosario.
Max Scherzer / Martín Pérez
Verdugo, LF
Devers, 3B
Martinez, DH
Bogaerts, SS
Moreland, 1B
Vázquez, C
Pillar, RF
Bradley, CF
Peraza, 2B
This feels like a grotesque mismatch. Which means the Red Sox will win 15-0, right?

Seven games were not played last night: Red Sox-Blue Jays, Rays-Orioles, Athletics-Texas, Twins-Tigers, Rockies-Diamondbacks, Phillies-Nationals, and Mets-Marlins.

Craig Calcaterra made today's edition of his Cup of Coffee newsletter free. It is well worth reading.
Last night was an extraordinary night in Major League Baseball. I can't think of any other way to put it. It was an evening in which Major League Baseball's lack of leadership and baseball's inability to understand or accept the feelings and the will of its athletes and the prospect of them exercising their own power was on full display. ...

Like I said: quite a night. A night which revealed just how difficult it is for the powers that be in Major League Baseball to let the players lead and speak their minds. How strongly they desire to police the time, manner, and place of protest and to prioritize the playing of games, on time, because "there's so much at stake."
Marlins outfielder Lewis Brinson:
It needs to be an ongoing thing. We can't just have one day out of the baseball year that we bring light to everything. It needs to be Jackie Robinson Day. It needs to be the day after, the day before. I need to do a better job of trying to get into the community, and into the inner cities, and young Black kids around Miami and around the United States to know that you have my support, and I'm someone you can look up to.
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli:
I never thought I'd be discussing this with any of you or with our players or our staff members on such a grand scale and in such a meaningful way. The amount of emotion we've seen from different players and staff members over the last six months is more than I've ever seen in my entire life.
The Players Alliance is a group of more than 100 active and retired professional baseball players. Its mission is to "create an inclusive culture within baseball and the community, where differences are leveraged to elevate racial equality and provide greater opportunities for the Black community, both in our game and the places we live in, play in, and care about most".

The members of The Players Alliance announced that they would donate their salaries from Thursday and Friday to support efforts to combat racial inequality.
by allan at 1:56 PM
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