Sheesh, that was a game. The Sox stormed out to a 3-0 lead: one run in the second two in the third, all manufactured. Then Brayan Bello’s wildness caught up with him, and he exited with a bases-loaded situation and the Sox up 3-1. Danny Coloumbe came on and then it was 4-3, Brewers. In the bottom of the fourth the Sox struck back, making it 5-4. The Brewers summarily tied it. At some point there was a pointed argument on the field. Most importantly, the Brewers took a 7-5 lead in the eighth inning
against new dad Garrett Whitlock, and that was that. The only way to go is up, right?
Three Studs
Roman Anthony
Started the game with a double, followed it up with another hit, ho hum. He’s easily their best hitter.
Willson Contreras
No Jarren Duran means some lineup shuffling, and Big Willie managed two hits while being plunked by Brandon Woodruff for the sixth time in his career owing likely to some vestigial NL Central beef. Then he hit a ninth-inning solo shot. Fun!
Jovani Morán
Went three innings in relief, allowing one run and striking out four. That’ll doo.
Three Duds
Brayan Bello
He managed to avoid disaster in the first three innings but it was illusory. The Sox were down 4-3 in the inning he left, which was the fourth — notably not the, like, seventh. Not great.
Garrett Whitlock
Literally buying a sandwich is difficult on new dad sleep, so I don’t really blame him, but oof.
The bottom of the lineup that isn’t Caleb Durbin
Hitless! Is that good?
Play of the Game
Garrett Mitchell’s two-run single in the eighth, which wasn’t online
Boo. Except that in the great COVID baseball card craze, I got a delicious Garrett Mitchell First Bowman Sparkle Refractor:
So who’s to say what’s good or bad? I mean maybe this builds character for us and equity for me. A guy can dream!
