Locked On Red Sox - Daily Podcast On The Boston Red Sox

Brayan Bello is coming off of what may very well have been the best start of his career after pitching eight shutout innings vs. the Toronto Blue Jays. Is he back? Gabby answers that question on today's show. She also discusses Rich Hill's return to the mound for the Boston Red Sox, and talks about the team's September call-ups in Enmanuel Valdez and Chase Shugart.

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The Red Sox lost the series finale, 4-1, to the Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit Sunday afternoon.  Sox won the opener Friday night but lost the next 2 and are back to 3. Games above .500 with 25 games left in the Regular Season.  Sox are 5-9 over their last 14 games.   

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Strong Start: Cooper Criswell made the start in the finale for the Red Sox and on Sunday and he was terrific, retiring all 12 hitters that he faced over the 1st 4 Innings. He struck out 5 and got 4 groundball outs.  Plenty questioning on "Social Media" as to why Criswell was pulled after 4 "perfect" Innings and 52 pitches (35 strikes).

#64's Line:  4 IP. 0 H. 0 R. 0 ER. 0 BB. 5 K.    

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2-Out Magic: It took until the 5th Inning, but the Red Sox got on the board 1st.  Brant Hurter struck out the 1st 2 hitters in the 5th, but 3 straight hitters each reached with hits.  Romy Gonzalez got things going with a single.  Gonzalez went 1st to 3rd on a single by Nick Sogard and he scored on a 2-out RBI Single from Jarren Duran.  

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1st Out of the Pen: Rich Hill entered in the 5th inning for his 2nd straight outing and 3rd since Thursday when he made his season debut at home against the Blue Jays. Hill walked the leadoff hitter and after a strike out, Spencer Torkelson gave the Tigers a 2-1 lead with a  2-run Home Run to leftfield.  It was the 1st hit of the game for the Tigers and the 1st hit allowed on the season by Hill.     

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Adding On- Tigers made it a 4-1 ballgame in the Bottom of the 6th with Riley Greene hitting a 2-run Home Run off of reliever Zack Kelly.  Did you know that Greene and Vaughn Grissom (Still with Triple-A Worcester) were high school teammates at Hagerty High School in Oviedo, Florida?  Both were selected in the 2019 1st-year Player Draft.   

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Scuffling at the Dish I: Rafael Devers broke his 0-for-10 slide at the plate with 2-out Single in the 4th Inning.  Devers went hitless in 9 at-bats over the 1st 2 Games of the Series.  Devers has 3 RBIs in his last 11 Games.       

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Scuffling at the Dish II: Tristan Casas walked in his 1st Plate Appearance Sunday and then popped up on the infield for the final out of the 4th to extend his slump to 0-for-16.  He broke that slide with a 2-out Single in the 6th Inning.  He was left stranded.

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Scuffling at the Dish III: Sox collected six hits, all singles, in Sunday's loss.  Sox have gone 13 straight games without collecting 10 or more hits in a game.  Club has Single-Digit hit totals in 20 of its last 25 Games.      

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A Look Ahead: The Red Sox are off to New York and begin a 3-Game Series against the Mets at Citi Field Monday night.

Scheduled Starters:  Brayan Bello vs. Luis Severino.

Tuesday: Kutter Crawford vs. David Peterson.

Wednesday: Tanner Houck vs. Tylor Megill     

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Locked On Red Sox POSTCAST Notes:

The Red Sox are 13-5 over last 18 vs. Tigers.   

The Red Sox are now 12-15 vs. AL Central Teams with Sunday's Loss.

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The Red Sox dropped a 2-1 decision to the Detroit Tigers Saturday night at Commerica Park.  The Series is even at 1-1 with the finale coming Sunday afternoon.  The Red Sox managed just 1 run against Tarik Skubal, who went 8 Innings and notched his 16th win. Nick Pivetta pitched well in his outing, but ended up with the loss  

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2-Out Magic: Tyler O'Neill got the Red Sox on the board 1st with a 2-out solo Home Run in the Top of the 1st Inning against Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal.  It was O'Neill's 25th Home Run of the season and just his 3rd in the month of August.  Skubal had not allowed a Home Run in his previous 3 outings.  

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Nick's Night- Nick Pivetta, coming off recording 10 strikeouts in working in relief in the completion of the suspended game against the Blue Jays this past Monday at Fenway, made the start Saturday night.  Pivetta was staked to the early 1-0 lead in the 1st Inning. He gave up 3 straight hits including a pair of Doubles and that resulted in the Tigers taking the lead with 2 runs in the 2nd Inning.

#37's Final Line- 6.0 IP. 6 IP. 2 R. 2 ER. 1 BB. 6 K. 0 HR Allowed. 96 P/65 Strikes.    

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Potential Cy Young: Detroit's Tarik Skubal worked 8 impressive innings in picking up his 16th win of the season.  Skubal gave up the solo Home Run to O'Neill in the first, but only surrendered 3 hits over the next 7 Innings.  He walked no one and struck out 8.

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Need the Bat: Rafael Devers went 0-for-5 in returning to the Sox lineup Friday night and went 0-for-4 on Saturday night. Devers represented the go-ahead run in the 9th Inning, but hit into a fielder's choice force out to end the game.     

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A Look Ahead: The Red Sox and Tigers conclude their 3-Game Series Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park.  Sox are TBA for the finale and the Tigers are expected to go with rookie right-hander Ty Madden. Red Sox continue their road trip with the 1st of a 3-Game Series against the Mets at Citi Field Monday night.    

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Locked On Red Sox POSTCAST Notes:

Time of the Game: 2:02.

13-4 over last 17 vs. Tigers.   Sox are now 15-23 vs. LH Starters.

The Red Sox are now 12-14 vs. AL Central Teams with Friday's win.

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The Red Sox opened up their 6-Game Road Trip with a 7-5, 10-Inning​ win over the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park Friday night.  Tigers with a run in the Bottom of the 9th off Kenley Jansen to even the game at 4-4.  Ceddanne Rafaela hit a 2-run Home Run in the Top of the 10th and after a pitching change, Jarren Duran crushed a Home Run to right to add to the lead.  Connor Wong had 2 Extra-Base Hits and a pair of RBIs in the Sox victory.  Sox are now 12 over .500 (39-27) on the road for the season.

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On the Board 1st:  Jarren Duran led off the game with a Double to centerfield against Casey Mize and scored from 3rd on an RBI groundout from Tristan Casas.  Sox went up 2-0 in the 3rd Inning on a Sacrifice Fly from Wilyer Abreu.  Connor Wong knocked Boston's 3rd run of the game with an RBI Double in the 4th Inning.  Wong hit his 12th Home Run of the season in the 6th to make it 4-0.  

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The Pen: Brennan Bernardino was the 1st out of the Pen Friday night.  He worked a 1-2-3 7th Inning with 2 strikeouts.  Bernardino ran into trouble and gave up a 3-run Home Run to Kerry Carpenter in the 8th Inning to make it a 1-run game.  Justin Slaten entered and got the final 2 outs in the 8th to keep it a 1-run game.

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The Pen II: Kenley Jansen gave up a leadoff single in the Bottom of the 9th to Zack McKinstry and he moved to 2nd with no one out on a stolen base. Tigers tied the game at 4 on an RBI Double off the bat of Jake Rogers.  Jansen with the Blown Save, his 4th of the season. He struck out Riley Greene for the final out of the inning and left the potential winning run at 3rd.      

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Closed the Door:  Chris Martin took the mound for the Bottom of the 10th and gave up a run, but managed to record all 3 outs for his 2nd Save of 2024.

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Tanner Deserved Better: Tanner Houck left the game with a 4-0 lead with 6 scoreless innings against the Tigers Friday night.  Houck ended up with another no-decision with the bullpen not being able to handle a 4-0 lead.  Houck is 0-3 with 5 No-Decisions over his last 8 starts.  

#89's Final Line- 6.0 IP. 3 Hits. 0 R. 2 BB. 6 Ks. 2 Hit Batters.

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Duran's Night- Jarren Duran with a pair of Doubles and the Home Run in the 10th Inning Friday night. Duran now has 78 Extra-Base hits, and he has 16 games with multiple Extra-Base Hits and 3 games with 3 Extra-Base knocks in a game.  

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Back In There: Rafael Devers returned to the Sox lineup Friday night and served as the Designated Hitter. He went 0-for-5 with 2 strikeouts.  Devers missed the previous 3 games as he deals with shoulder issues.  Manager Alex Cora told the media Friday that it's likely Devers will DH again on Saturday with the hopes of getting back to 3rd-Base on Sunday.  Cora also said that Masa Yoshida will not play in the outfield.   

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A Look Ahead: The Red Sox and Tigers continue their 3-game weekend series Saturday night. Nick Pivetta is set to oppose Tarik Skubal, who is in the mix for the AL Cy Young award.    

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Locked On Red Sox POSTCAST Notes:

The Red Sox are now 12-13 vs. AL Central Teams with Friday's win.

The Sox improve to 8-8 in extra-inning games.     

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Portland Sea Dogs play-by-play broadcaster Emma Tiedemann recently made history as part of the first female broadcast duo to call a full game at Fenway Park for the Boston Red Sox in the NESN booth as part of the team's Women's Celebration Game. On today's show, she joins Gabby to talk all about her experience calling that game, what makes Kyle Teel, Marcelo Mayer, Roman Anthony, and Kristian Campbell so special, and players to watch out for in Portland.

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The Red Sox were shutout, 2-0, by the Toronto Blue Jays in the Series Finale at Fenway Park Thursday night.  Sox went just 2-5 on their Homestand against the Diamondbacks and Blue Jays and are now on the road for their next 6 games.  Sox streak of 76 straight games without being shutout ended on Thursday and it's the 6th time this season where the Sox were blanked.  The Sox were held to just 2 hits singles on the night by Bowden Francis and 2 Toronto relievers.       

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On the Board 1st: The Blue Jays took a 1-0 lead in the 3rd Inning on a 2-out RBI Double from Vladimir Guerrero Jr.  The Jays with more 2-out magic again in the 6th with Addison Barger keeping the inning alive with a 2-out Double and he scored on a Double from Ernie Clement to make it 2-0.  

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Limited Offense: Red Sox did not have a hit and managed only 1 base runner over the 1st 5 Innings against Toronto's starting pitcher, Bowden Francis.  Nick Sogard, promoted from Triple-A Worcester earlier in the day, reached with a 1-out Single in the 6th Inning.  Francis came back and retired the next 2 hitters. He ended up going 7 scoreless and picked up his 4th straight win and 8th on the season.  

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Kutter Got the Nod: Kutter Crawford made the start in the Series Finale Thursday night.  The right-hander allowed 2 runs over 6.2 Innings. He worked 2 1-2-3 Innings on the night.  Crawford recorded 10 fly-ball outs and got 7 groundball outs. He left after giving up a 2-out walk to George Spring in the 7th.  

#50's Final Line- 6.2 IP. 6 Hits. 2 R. 2 ER. 2 BB. 3 K. 0 HR Allowed.  Crawford falls 8-12 on the season with the loss.     

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The Return of Hill:  44-year-old Rich Hill, who was added to the 40-man roster and active roster on Tuesday, was the 1st out of the Bullpen Thursday night.  Hill left George Springer at 2nd-Base after striking out Dalton Varsho on a 70 MPH Sweeper.  Hill worked a 1-2-3 8th and has now officially pitched in his 20th season in the Big Leagues.

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Another Night of Rest: Rafael Devers was not in the starting lineup for the 3rd straight game as he deals with shoulder issues.  Manager Alex Cora told the media Wednesday that Devers will return either Thursday for the finale against the Blue Jays or for the series opener in Detroit against the Tigers on Friday.  The Sox are (8-7) when Devers has been held out of the starting lineup this season.  He did miss 11 games back in March and April.  

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A Look Ahead: The Red Sox are on the road for the next 6 games and open up a 3-Game Series against the Detroit Tigers Friday night.  Tanner Houck is set to go in the opener for the Red Sox.  Tigers are TBA for their starting pitcher for Game 1 of the Series, but multiple reports indicate that it could be Casey Mize, who will oppose Houck.  Tarik Skubal is slated to start against Nick Pivetta on Saturday.  

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Locked On Red Sox POSTCAST Notes:

The Red Sox are 18-17 vs. AL East Teams.

Sox improved to 60-4 when leading after 8 Innings this season.  

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Manager Alex Cora has taken a lot of heat lately for the recent struggles of the Boston Red Sox since the All Star break. On today's show, Gabby tells you EXACTLY why he isn't the problem, and breaks down what is. She also talks about prospect Marcelo Mayer and whether his injury history is something to be concerned about long-term.

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The Red Sox made hit back-to-back wins with a 3-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays Wednesday night at Fenway Park. Bello went 8 innings for the 1st time in his big league career and notched his team-leading 12th win.  Sox go for the Series win with the finale on Thursday.    

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Bello On The Bump: Brayan Bello worked into the 8th Inning for the 1st time this season and for just the 2nd time in the Big Leagues.  Bello allowed just 1 Hit and retired 12 of the 1st 13 hitters he faced through the 1st 4 Innings.  H walked the leadoff hitter in the 5th and then got a groundball Double Play and a strikeout to get through the inning.  He took the mound in the 8th with a 1-0 lead and retired the side 1-2-3.  It was his 5th perfect inning of the night.

Bello's Line- 8.0 IP. 2 Hits. 0 R. 0 ER. 1 BB. 9 Ks.       

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Closing the Door-  Kenley Jansen worked a 1-2-3 9th to preserve the Red Sox 13th shutout win of the season.  It is Jansen's 25th save of the season and the 445th of his career.  

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On The Board 1st: Jarren Duran led off the Home 1st Inning with a Home Run Tuesday night.  On Wednesday night, Duran led off with a single and eventually scored on a 2-out RBI Single from Wilyer Abreu.

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Insurance Runs:  Tyler O'Neill hit a 2-run Home Run in the 8th inning to provide Jansen some insurance for the 9th Inning.  It was O'Neill's 24th on the season. 

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Against Bassitt: Sox got a run in the 1st on 3 hits and did collect their next hit until the Bottom of the 7th Inning against Blue Jays starter, Chris Bassitt.  Masa Yoshida reached with a leadoff single in the 7th and went to 2nd on a single from Connor Wong.  Romy Gonzalez popped up on a bunt attempt for the 1st out in the 7th.  Bassitt came back and struck out Ceddanne Rafaela on a sweeper and that brought an end to his night.      

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Into the Pen: Brandon Little, a lefty, was brought in and he retired Duran on a fly out.  Sox left 2 runners on base in the 7th and 

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Another Day of Rest: Rafael Devers was not in the starting lineup for the 2nd straight game as he deals with shoulder issues.  Manager Alex Cora told the media Wednesday that Devers will return either Thursday for the finale against the Blue Jays or for the series opener in Detroit against the Tigers on Friday.  The Sox are 8-7 when Devers has been held out of the starting lineup this season.  He did miss 11 games back in March and April.  

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The Return of Hill:  44-year-old Rich Hill was added to the 40-man roster and active roster on Tuesday.  He made 1 appearance at Triple-A and is back for his 20th season in the Big Leagues.  Brad Keller was Designated for Assignment on Tuesday.  The Red Sox also placed relievers Luis Garcia (elbow inflammation) and Lucas Sims (strained lat) on the Injured List.  

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Locked On Red Sox POSTCAST Notes:

The Red Sox are 18-17 vs. AL East Teams.

Sox improved to 60-4 when leading after 8 Innings this season.  

Sox are also 49-20 when scoring 1st this season.  

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Jarren Duran has had an unreal season for the Boston Red Sox, as he crushed another monster home run in the team's 6-3 win vs. the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday. On today's show, Gabby tells you why he should be in the MVP conversation. She also discusses Rich Hill's return to the Red Sox, and Roman Anthony's historic night for the AAA Worcester Red Sox.

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The Red Sox never trailed in returning to the win column Tuesday night with a 6-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park.  The Red Sox ended a 4-game losing streak overall and also ended a 5-game losing streak at Fenway Park with the victory.  Sox scored 3 in the 1st Inning and added 3 more runs in the 5th Inning.  The Sox are 1-4 on their current Home Stand with 2 more to go.  

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On The Board 1st: Jarren Duran led off the Home 1st Inning with his 20th Home Run of the season.  It was his 5th career Home Run to leadoff a game and 3rd this season. Duran now has 75 Extra-Base Hits (42 2B, 13 3B, 20 HR) through his 1st 130 Games.  

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Cut 'Em Down: The Blue Jays ran into 3 outs on the bases Tuesday night.  Jarren Duran cut down Vladimir Guerrero at Second Base when he tried to stretch a Single into a Double in the Top of the 1st.  Joey Loperfido was cut down at the plate to end the 2nd---Duran to Ceddanne Rafaela to Danny Jansen.  Wilyer Abreu threw Ernie Clement out at the plate on a Fly Ball Double Play in the Top of the 4th Inning.

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On the Hill: Cooper Criswell made the start and gave up 1 Earned Run on 5 Hits and 3 Walks over 3.1 Innings.  Bullpen of Greg Weissert (1.2/0 R), Brennan Bernardino (2.0 IP/1 ER), Chris Martinn (1-2-3 8th), & Kenley Jansen (1.0/1 ER) combined to get the final 17 outs of the game.    

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The Return of Hill:  44-year-old Rich Hill was added to the 40-man roster and active roster on Tuesday.  He made 1 appearance at Triple-A and is back for his 20th season in the Big Leagues.  Brad Keller was Designated for Assignment on Tuesday.  The Red Sox also placed relievers Luis Garcia (elbow inflammation) and Lucas Sims (strained lat) on the Injured List.  

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Locked On Red Sox POSTCAST Notes:

The Red Sox have lost 5 in a row at Fenway Park and are now 8 games under .500 at home (29-37).  

The Red Sox have gone 7 straight games with 9 hits or less.

Ceddanne Rafaela was not in the starting lineup for the nightcap Monday night.  It's the 1st time that Rafaela was not in the starting lineup since June 19.  Rafaela had started 54 straight games.       

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The Red Sox are 17-17 vs. AL East Teams.

Sox improved to 59-4 when leading after 8 Innings this season.  

Sox are also 48-20 when scoring 1st this season.  

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