Red Sox vs Blue Jays Series Review
A Blog By Dean
Overall Takeaway
What a wild swing. The Sox were clobbered Friday, but then exploded on Saturday to snap a six-game skid. Walker Buehler followed it up on Sunday with another poor performance as Boston loses their third series in a row.
On to Cincinatti…..
Game 1: Blue Jays 9–0
Game 2: Red Sox 15–1
Game 3: Blue Jays 5-3
What I Loved
Lucas Giolito Again
Delivered 7 IP, 1 unearned run, 6 H, 0 BB, 5 K in Game 2. He finishes June 3-0 with a 3.04 ERA and 1.20 WHIP.
Ceddanne Rafaela
2‑run homer in the 6th provided insurance. He is now tied for the best outfield OAA in baseball with Pete Crow-Armstrong.
Roman Anthony
Notched his first career three‑hit game on Saturday and followed it up with two more hits on Sunday.
Carlos Narvaez
Besides providing pop both Saturday and Sunday, Narvaez bailed out both Alex Cora and Walker Buehler on Sunday. With the bases loaded, Narvaez picked off the runner at first, after attempting to other pick offs that inning. Everyone was questioning why Buehler was still in the game. More on that below.
What I Was “Mid” About
Craig Breslow Interview
Breslow came on during the bottom of the 2nd to talk to Dave O’Brien and Will Middlebrooks. Kudos to O’Brien and Will for pushing Breslow and asking him tough questions. Negative kudos for Craig’s answers which were of course “non’ answers”
Defense
Only one error over the series, which for the team with the most errors in baseball, is a big win.
What I Didn’t Love
Walker Buehler
While Giolito’s June was great, Walker had what might be one of the worst in the majors. He sported a 11.57 ERA, 2.33 WHIP, 14 BB, 14 K.
Might be time to DFA.
TINKERING
Cora is still leaning too much on matchups and not letting players develop. Leaving Buehler in was the perfect example. Sure, Bernadino was a lefty and you want to avoid the lefty/righty matchup. But if Buehler can’t hit the strike zone it doesn’t matter what the matchup is.
Starter Lines (Games 1–2)
Game 1 – Brayan Bello: 6.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, K count TBD
Game 2 – Lucas Giolito: 7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 5 K
Game 3- Walker Buehler 4.0 IP, 4 H, 4ER, 3 BB, 3 K
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