Wednesday: 4-4, + .5 units. Treading water. One bad first inning by Sheets killed my night.
Twins. ML(+186). one unit
Twins.ML. First 5 innings. One unit. This line is crazy considering how badly Lester has pitched and how well the Twins hit lefties. Certain pitchers(Peavy is one of them) give the Twins fits, but overall they have hit well going back into June. Other than Plouffle, they are healthy, hit for some power and have good team speed. Lester has had a miserable July, and facing a righty stacked lineup in Fenway seems to favor the Twins. The Twins send out Deduno who honestly is crazy wild, but seems to get the job done. His last outing vs. the Indians, and the one before that vs. KC, show that he can make batters miss. It seems that his curve is a great out pitch, but his fastball and cutter move so much, he doesn't know where it will end up. It's a gamble taking Deduno, but I like what he's done in 4 starts, and the Twins are working hard with him to show some command. Also, the Red Sox just don't have the offense they used to. Even in Fenway. Against familiar pitchers like Sabathia or Hughes, they seem to hit better, but against this guy, I don't think they will. Taking the First 5 might help avoid the Twins BP.
Twins. ML(+186). one unit
Twins.ML. First 5 innings. One unit. This line is crazy considering how badly Lester has pitched and how well the Twins hit lefties. Certain pitchers(Peavy is one of them) give the Twins fits, but overall they have hit well going back into June. Other than Plouffle, they are healthy, hit for some power and have good team speed. Lester has had a miserable July, and facing a righty stacked lineup in Fenway seems to favor the Twins. The Twins send out Deduno who honestly is crazy wild, but seems to get the job done. His last outing vs. the Indians, and the one before that vs. KC, show that he can make batters miss. It seems that his curve is a great out pitch, but his fastball and cutter move so much, he doesn't know where it will end up. It's a gamble taking Deduno, but I like what he's done in 4 starts, and the Twins are working hard with him to show some command. Also, the Red Sox just don't have the offense they used to. Even in Fenway. Against familiar pitchers like Sabathia or Hughes, they seem to hit better, but against this guy, I don't think they will. Taking the First 5 might help avoid the Twins BP.