[tablegrid= Team Matchup - Red Sox vs Twins ] Red Sox Twins Wins 19 17 Losses 18 19 Win % 0.514 0.472 RS/G 4.16 4.67 RA/G 4.27 4.92 Pyth O/U 0.5 -1.0 [/tablegrid]
[tablegrid= Baseball Prospectus Rest-of-Season Projects ]Team Wins Losses Win % RS RA Avg OBP SLG Red Sox 68 57 0.544 595 541 0.260 0.330 0.422 Twins 57 69 0.452 545 604 0.253 0.319 0.400 [/tablegrid]
I find interesting that the teams are fairly evenly matched at the moment, but the BP projects the teams to go in opposite directions for the rest of the season. Hopefully the Red Sox offense starts to normalize and that Doubront and Buchholz stop being the duo of suck so the team can realize that projection.
[tablegrid= Pitching Match Ups ]Game 1 Pitcher W L GS IP H9 BB9 SO9 ERA FIP FRA Felix Doubront 1 3 7 35.3 10.19 3.82 6.11 5.09 5.08 5.76 Ricky Nolasco 2 3 7 44.7 11.69 2.22 5.64 5.64 4.75 5.30 Game 2 Jake Peavy 1 1 7 43.7 7.01 5.15 8.24 3.09 5.21 4.73 Kevin Correia 1 4 7 38.3 11.74 2.82 4.70 6.34 5.47 4.99 Game 3 Clay Buchholz 2 3 7 36.3 12.88 2.72 6.69 6.44 4.17 4.15 Phil Hughes 4 1 7 41.3 10.23 1.31 6.97 3.92 3.45 3.89 [/tablegrid]
Another good series for the Red Sox to make up some ground, especially heading into a tough series against Detroit. The pitching match ups for either team do not inspire much confidence. Game 2 leans in the Red Sox favor, while games 1 and 3 are tossups.
Will the Red Sox actually "shut down" the running game?
Can the Red Sox string together rallies and move runners over?
Will Buchholz continue to suck?
Discuss.
[tablegrid= Baseball Prospectus Rest-of-Season Projects ]
I find interesting that the teams are fairly evenly matched at the moment, but the BP projects the teams to go in opposite directions for the rest of the season. Hopefully the Red Sox offense starts to normalize and that Doubront and Buchholz stop being the duo of suck so the team can realize that projection.
[tablegrid= Pitching Match Ups ]
Another good series for the Red Sox to make up some ground, especially heading into a tough series against Detroit. The pitching match ups for either team do not inspire much confidence. Game 2 leans in the Red Sox favor, while games 1 and 3 are tossups.
Will the Red Sox actually "shut down" the running game?
Can the Red Sox string together rallies and move runners over?
Will Buchholz continue to suck?
Discuss.