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2021 Season | Series #42 | Indians @ Red Sox | Sep. 3-5

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DerekG123 said:
This org really annoys me on developing hitters. Chang, Johnson and Miller have all batted well in the last few weeks. They should be getting as many at bat's as possible to see if they can become factors to actually improve the offense next year. Tonight all three share the bench.
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Could of given Reyes the night off.
 
Bobby "Button" Bradley. It's a little ridiculous.

And Hedges - bombs it to score him.. 3-3 tie game.
 
Tough play for Mercado.. he couldn't assume the ball was against the wall and above his reach/jump... but he jumped onto the carom and prevented the run from scoring.. or the Red Sox 3B coach was asleep at the wheel..

we'll see.. if Stephan can keep this to one run.. that would be a win..
 
I guess not.. mistake pitch in the middle of the plate.. mid thigh high.. ouch..
 
And just that fast, the tie evaporates.
 
Stephan gets scored on for the 10th time in his last 15 outings - has looked all season like a guy who wouldn't be protected by a team in the rule 5 draft
 
OK Bobby. Do the one thing we know you can do. No I mean the other thing.
 
Frustrating loss as they left Quantrill in one inning too long. Then Stephan had nothing. Basically the Indians got beat by two guys; Schwarber and Arrauz. Schwarber had a double and a home run with 3 RBI's while Arrauz had a double and a home run off Quantrill.

Arrauz came into the game with one hit in his last 25 at-bats. That hit was the three-run game winner off Karinchak a week ago today that got James sent down. So now the guy hits a home run and a double off Quantrill. What is it with this guy that we keep throwing him pitches belt high down the middle?

The home runs by Arrauz and Plawecki were on 2-1 pitches by Quantrill. He fell behind and came in with fat pitches. Arrauz hit a spinner belt high middle. Plawecki got three straight breaking balls and with the count 2-1 was looking for a fastball and got it.

Renfroe's HR off Stephan came on the 9th pitch of the at-bat; all fastballs and sliders. The Red Sox announcers were saying Stephan is a two-pitch pitcher and they were right. He needs a third pitch, or better command of the two pitches he has. He had Schwarber down 0-2 and Hedges wanted a fastball above the zone. He got a fastball dead center of the zone and Schwarber drilled a 2-run double into the gap that made it 5-3. That was the backbreaker and it came on an 0-2 pitch right down the middle.

At least Josie is looking like himself again with three hits after getting skunked in KC. Franmil not so much. He was 1-for-5 with two K's and now has one hit in his last 19 AB's.

Altogether the Indians struck out 13 times and lost to a team that has nine players out with COVID. Embarassing.

No Xander Bogaerts? No problem. Arruaz filled in nicely with a home run and two-run double. No Enrique Hernandez? No problem. Schwarber filled in with 3 RBI's.

The bottom third of the Indians order had 5 hits and 3 RBI's. They did their part. Tonight it was the pitching that let them down as the Indians almost always win when they score five runs.

Bobby Bradley had two hits and a walk. Chang didn't get to bat even though he's white hot.

Maybe five or six more Red Sox will test positive tomorrow morning.
 
Wham with the Right Hand said:
Frustrating loss as they left Quantrill in one inning too long. Then Stephan had nothing. Basically the Indians got beat by two guys; Schwarber and Arrauz. Schwarber had a double and a home run with 3 RBI's while Arrauz had a double and a home run off Quantrill.

Arrauz came into the game with one hit in his last 25 at-bats. That hit was the three-run game winner off Karinchak a week ago today that got James sent down. So now the guy hits a home run and a double off Quantrill. What is it with this guy that we keep throwing him pitches belt high down the middle?

The home runs by Arrauz and Plawecki were on 2-1 pitches by Quantrill. He fell behind and came in with fat pitches. Arrauz hit a spinner belt high middle. Plawecki got three straight breaking balls and with the count 2-1 was looking for a fastball and got it.

Renfroe's HR off Stephan came on the 9th pitch of the at-bat; all fastballs and sliders. The Red Sox announcers were saying Stephan is a two-pitch pitcher and they were right. He needs a third pitch, or better command of the two pitches he has. He had Schwarber down 0-2 and Hedges wanted a fastball above the zone. He got a fastball dead center of the zone and Schwarber drilled a 2-run double into the gap that made it 5-3. That was the backbreaker and it came on an 0-2 pitch right down the middle.

At least Josie is looking like himself again with three hits after getting skunked in KC. Franmil not so much. He was 1-for-5 with two K's and now has one hit in his last 19 AB's.

Altogether the Indians struck out 13 times and lost to a team that has nine players out with COVID. Embarassing.

No Xander Bogaerts? No problem. Arruaz filled in nicely with a home run and two-run double. No Enrique Hernandez? No problem. Schwarber filled in with 3 RBI's.

The bottom third of the Indians order had 5 hits and 3 RBI's. They did their part. Tonight it was the pitching that let them down as the Indians almost always win when they score five runs.

Bobby Bradley had two hits and a walk. Chang didn't get to bat even though he's white hot.

Maybe five or six more Red Sox will test positive tomorrow morning.
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It did look like Stephan got a nice swing and miss out of Schwarber with his "split change" right before serving him up. Silver lining?
 
Criznit said:
It did look like Stephan got a nice swing and miss out of Schwarber with his "split change" right before serving him up. Silver lining?
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Two really good pitches put Schwarber in an 0-2 hole. Hedges' put his target above the strike zone. He wanted a fastball at the letters, but Stephan missed badly and put it dead center of the strike zone and Schwarber drilled it into the gap.

Hey, Stephan was awesome in his last outing. He's still a young pitcher getting his first exposure to the bigs, and now his first exposure to high leverage situations. He's going to be inconsistent for a while longer, I'm guessing, but you can see the potential. He's a rookie with 51 career innings.
 
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