4/5/24 - Opening Day x3

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1st games of the season for Portland, Greenville & Salem are scheduled for Friday, along with a WooSox doubleheader. Snow permitting...

3:35 p.m. ET - AAA - Buffalo @ Worcester (Game 1, followed by Game 2)

6 p.m. ET - AA - Hartford @ Portland

6:30 p.m. ET - A+ - Greenville @ Greensboro

7:05 p.m. ET - A - Carolina @ Salem

https://www.milb.com/scores/2024-04-05/all/all/redsox

No starters announced yet, but would expect Fitts & Gambrell for WooSox. According to the SoxProspects depth charts it would be Wikelman, Perales & ERC, but I don't think that's based on actual information.

Portland also has some snow issues...

View: https://twitter.com/PortlandSeaDogs/status/1775871327640965280


View: https://twitter.com/PortlandSeaDogs/status/1775927686264754200


Forecast calls for a high of 43 & a 90% chance of snow & rain tomorrow.

Going to be cold in Salem (mid 40s), but if you like fireworks...

View: https://twitter.com/salemredsox/status/1775901995682889836


There at least shouldn't be any snow. Similarly, should be mid 50s without snow in Greensboro. High of 45 in Worcester.

I was going to brag about our weather here (Vegas) seeing as how it's 77 right now, but high is only 59 tomorrow. No snow, though...
 
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Long 1st inning for Fitts which included 2 strikeouts, a single, a double, a walk, an error, an unearned run, & 25 pitches.

Otoh, Ricky Teidemann threw a 7-pitch 1-2-3 inning.
 
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Fitts allowed 2 more hits & threw 23 more pitches in the 2nd, but no runs.

Tiedemann walked the 1st 3 in the Bottom of the 2nd.
 
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So Hamilton isn't good enough on defense, that a CIF starts in front of him and he DH's?

Or are they just deep at 2B/SS/3B?
 
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So Hamilton isn't good enough on defense, that a CIF starts in front of him and he DH's?

Or are they just deep at 2B/SS/3B?
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I think they're more interested in what Romy could provide the Red Sox than they are with Blizzard.
 
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Fitts pulled after getting into some trouble in the 5th. 41 innings, but it makes sense because he had to sit through two innings that were like 45 minutes long, and it's cold. Encouraging start.
 
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View: https://twitter.com/GreenvilleDrive/status/1776356860108378551
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Here's the lineup with my last rankings & the SP ones:

3B Coffey (37/36)
DH Campbell (25/22)
CF Castro (21/15)
C Rosario (84/NR)
SS Ravelo (51/NR)
2B Liendo (128/NR)
LF Chacon (79/NR)
1B Miller (113/NR)
RF Gonzalez (106/NR)

SP Perales (7/10)

I think it's pretty funny that SP had Campbell 47 until yesterday... like what could be possibly have done in the off season that they shouldn't have already known about? lol

On the other side, they dropped Ravelo from 45 to out of the Top 60. I actually think this might be an interesting post hype season for Ravelo, who they had #29 in July for some reason.

Ravelo/Liendo/Chacon is the most interesting part of the lineup for me because they could all either breakout or bust. Tempted to update my rankings just to move Liendo up 50 spots for almost no reason.
 
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Fitts pulled after getting into some trouble in the 5th. 41 innings, but it makes sense because he had to sit through two innings that were like 45 minutes long, and it's cold. Encouraging start.
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Fitts left with 1st & 2nd, 1 out. Cam Booser allowed a single to load the bases, but then strikeout/lineout to end the inning.

View: https://twitter.com/PeskyReport/status/1776361296994218096


Fitts' final line:

4.1 IP
1 run
0 ER
6 hits
2 bb
3 k's

78 pitches, 53 strikes (67.9%)

Not the cleanest outing (1.85 WHIP), but ultimately successful.
 
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Booser also pitched 1.2 innings. But 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 bb & 3 k's.

Lucas Luetge came in for the 7th & promptly walked the 1st 2 hitters. Up by 8 runs.
 
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Matt Duffy is getting the start for Salem tonight (look at me breaking news).
 
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Politi went strikeout, grand slam, groundout to end game 1 with a 9-7 victory. Luetge's final line was...

0.1 IP
5 ER
2 hits
3 bb
 
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I think it's pretty funny that SP had Campbell 47 until yesterday... like what could be possibly have done in the off season that they shouldn't have already known about? lol
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Apparently he looked like a monster this ST, Speier mentioned it.
 
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Romy was 2-3 with a grand slam, a triple, a walk, 3 runs & 5 RBI.

Contreras was 1-2 with 2 walks & a steal (4).

Sogard, Westbrook & Alvarez were 1-3 with a walk (Alvarez added a steal & 2 RBI).

Guthrie was 1-3 with a steal.

Blizzard was 0-2 with 2 walks.
 
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Apparently he looked like a monster this ST, Speier mentioned it.
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To me he looks the same he looked last season when he carried Greenville's non-existent offense to a title. They were all just way behind imo.
 
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Salem is already up to their no posted lineup tricks...

CF Bleis
3B Anderson
C Johanfran
SS Alcantara
RF Jhostynxon
LF Nelly T
DH Yuten
2B Pierre
1B Feliz

SP Duffy

Duffy allowed a run on 2 hits t1.
 
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Perales got off to a rough start...

Walk
Single
Single
Steal
Wild pitch
Walk

Before settling in a bit...strikeout, strikeout, Single, strikeout.

Perales allowed 3 runs in the 1st bit didn't come out for the 2nd after throwing 35 pitches, 19 strikes.

Nathan Landry has gotten out all 6 hitters he faced, striking out 3.

Greenville down 3-0 after 3.
 
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Landry is now 9 up, now 9 down. Greenville trailing 3-1 headed to the 5th.

Duffy settling in. 2 strikeouts & a groundout to the pitcher in a 1-2-3 2nd.
 
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Landry is now 9 up, now 9 down. Greenville trailing 3-1 headed to the 5th.
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Landry is done. Final line:

3 IP
0 runs
0 hits
0 bb
3 k's

39 pitches, 25 strikes

New signee Conor Steinbaugh in for the 5th.
 
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Not a great start for Duffy.

Final line:

3.1 IP
2 ER
3 hits
2 walks
3 strikeouts

63 pitches, 38 strikes (60.3%)

He left with a runner on in the 4th & Zach Fogell came in & hit a guy, but got the last 2 outs without allowing anyone to score.
 
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Tyler Miller hit a homer to cut Greenville's deficit to 3-2.

View: https://twitter.com/Hunter_Noll/status/1776396660714656122


Gambrell is scuffling. 2 runs in the 2nd, 3 in the 3rd. 7 hits, 1 bb & only 1 k. WooSox down 5-0.
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Gambrell did battle back & pitch scoreless 4th & 5th innings, but a rough outting nonetheless.

5 IP
5 ER
8 hits
1 bb
1 hbp
3 k's

82 pitches, 55 strikes (67.1%)

Chase Shugart came in for the 6th down 5-0.
 
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JM3 said:
I think it's pretty funny that SP had Campbell 47 until yesterday... like what could be possibly have done in the off season that they shouldn't have already known about? lol
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Spring training is invaluable both for actually seeing players and for talking to scouts etc. about them.
 
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I get it. I've been saying for months they had him rated way too low, though. Glad they got there. Or he he got there, whichever.

Campbell is 1-3 with a walk, a steal & 2 strikeouts so far today.
 
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