Game 61: Yankees 3, Braves 0

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Source: FanGraphs Game MVP: Ivan Nova, .310 Robinson Cano, .193 Least Valuable Yankee: Russell Martin, -.107 Most Valuable Brave: Chad Durbin, .032 Least Valuable Brave: Randall Delgado, -.167 Andrelton Simmons, -.122 Big plays: 1st – (NYY) Cano RBI single gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead, .104 2nd (NYY) Raul Ibanez solo homer for a 2-0 [...]

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Game 61: Boston Red Sox @ Miami Marlins, Game
Thread and Ichthyomancy

post from Fish Stripes on 11 June 2012 10:01:32 PM. © Fish Stripes

Current Series

3 game series vs Red Sox @ Marlins Park

Boston Red Sox Over the Monster
@ Miami Marlins Fish Stripes

Monday, Jun 11, 2012, 7:10 PM EDT
Marlins Park

Josh Beckett vs Josh Johnson

Partly cloudy. Winds blowing from left to right field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 85.

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Tue 06/12 7:10 PM EDTWed 06/13 7:10 PM EDT

The Miami Marlins have lost six straight games and have done so without putting up much of a fight. But the club is running into a Boston Red Sox team that at least is coming off a sweep of their own, having been swept by the Washington Nationals. Right now, the Marlins will take any positive possible, and maybe a slumping Red Sox team can help the Fish get back on the right track.

Tale of the Tape

MarlinsStat (Rank)Red Sox.307 (23)wOBA.334 (5)89 (T-23)wRC+106 (4)3.96 (14)ERA4.45 (28)3.64 (6)FIP4.25 (24)

The Marlins and Red Sox have been winning games in completely different fashions. The Marlins are throwing their best pitchers out there and trying every night to toss a shutout. However, that plan has not yet been successful in June, mostly due to 11-0 and 13-4 blowout games. The team has dropped from its perch close to the leaderboard and the first-place Nationals in terms of pitching, while the hitting has remained mediocre for the season.

The Red Sox have struggled to find starters to match one of the best offenses in baseball. Of course, one might expect a bit of that when you play in the American League, but the Sox have really struggled in the pitching department. Ace Jon Lester has not impressed, tonight's starter Josh Beckett has been injured, and Daniel Bard and Clay Buchholz have been borderline useless.

Stadium: Marlins Park

AreaDimensions (ft)Left Field344Left-Center386Center Field416Right-Center392Right Field335

Pitching Matchup

Proj Win% Proj ERA FIP ERA Marlins Red Sox ERA FIP Proj ERA Proj Win%.6382.872.914.56JohnsonBeckett4.043.933.93.503

Josh Johnson continues to confuse Marlins fans. His peripherals are as good as they have ever been, in part because he has been as wicked at preventing home runs (three in 71 innings this season) as ever before. He still has lost something in terms of strikeouts, as he is not inducing whiffs at the same rate as he once did (9.0 percent in 2012 versus 9.6 percent career), and this may have something to do with his decreased velocity (down to 93.0 mph from 94.0 last season). But his last start was highly encouraging, as he put up nine strikeouts versus three walks and stayed in at 94 mph for most of the start. He only allowed two runs, but they were enough to beat the Fish that night. Here's hoping he continues on that good start.

Josh Beckett was once the future of the Marlins pitching staff a long time ago. He was drafted with the second pick of the 1999 draft and debuted in 2001 before getting his first full-time big league stint in 2002. Beckett was one of the team's best player in the playoffs in 2003, helping the team win its second World Series and winning the World Series MVP trophy along the way. Now, he is still a member of the Red Sox after the well-chronicled Beckett-Hanley Ramirez trade, and this season he has been one of the team's best pitchers. Unfortunately for him, he has not played to expectations, in part because his velocity is also down.

Lineup

Order Player Proj wOBA vs. RHP1 Jose Reyes.3512Donovan Solano---3Hanley Ramirez.3544Giancarlo Stanton.3855Logan Morrison.3506Gaby Sanchez.3227Chris Coghlan.3148John Buck.293

Donovan Solano is getting his first start in the infield for the Marlins this season. Since his debut, he has nine hits in 20 PA, and his hot start in the bigs is the reason the Fish did not hesitate to designate Donnie Murphy for assignment and bring back Gaby Sanchez. It looks as though Solano will serve as the primary backup infielder. He has played second, third base, and shortstop in the minors for his career, so he can serve as the middle infielder behind those positions should Jose Reyes or Hanley Ramirez require any rest.

Notes

- It seems that David Ortiz, the Red Sox' regular designated hitter, will be playing first base tonight, according to SB Nation's Over the Monster. Exciting third base prospect Will Middlebrooks is sitting tonight in favor of Kevin Youkilis as well.

- Speaking of the awesome OTM, longtime friend of Fish Stripes Marc Normandin has his series preview.

Bold Prediction: Marlins def. Red Sox 4-3

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Show #187: Braves Put All Facets Together For A
Five Win Week

post from Atlanta Baseball Talk on 11 June 2012 08:46:32 PM. © Atlanta Baseball Talk

5 of 6. Jekyll and Hyde team. Favorite Smoltz memories. And what to do with JJ?[...]

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Andre Dawson Card #997 2003 Topps All-Time Fan
Favorites Game-Used Bat Card

post from 30-Year Old Cardboard on 11 June 2012 07:59:55 PM. © 30-Year Old Cardboard

Andre Dawson Card #997 – 2003 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites Game-Used Bat Card I have been drooling over this specific baseball card for years. And while I have no idea of how scarce it may actually be, the fact of … Continue reading →

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Yanks Miss Out On Soler

post from Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog on 11 June 2012 07:01:54 PM. © Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog

Via MLB Trade Rumors:

Soler and the Cubs agreed to a nine-year deal worth approximately $30MM, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports. At least three or four teams placed bids of $20MM plus, according to Heyman. Depending on how long Soler spends at the minor league level, the deal could cover all of his arbitration seasons and multiple free agent years.

Soler can opt out of his yearly salaries and file for arbitration once eligible, ESPN.com's Keith Law reports. As Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports explains, this means Soler could earn more than $30MM with the Cubs.

The Yankees had been interested in Soler, but obviously did not have the winning bid.

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Game 60: Yankees @ Braves

post from Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog on 11 June 2012 07:01:54 PM. © Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog

Regular Season Game 60
YANKEES @ BRAVES
First Pitch: 7:10 PM | TV: YES/TBS | Radio: WCBS

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (34-25)
Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Mark Teixeira 1B
Raul Ibanez LF
Nick Swisher RF
Russell Martin C

Pitching: RHP Ivan Nova (7-2, 5.09 ERA)

BRAVES (34-26)
Michael Bourn CF
Martin Prado LF
Brian McCann C
Dan Uggla 2B
Freddie Freeman 1B
Chipper Jones 3B
Jason Heyward RF
Andrelton Simmons SS

Pitching: RHP Randall Delgado (4-5, 4.26 ERA)

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Open Thread 6/11: Braves vs. Yankees

post from Talking Chop on 11 June 2012 07:01:51 PM. © Talking Chop

Randall Delgado vs. Ivan Nova

Expect to see some rain during the game today.

How does Nova win seven games with a >5.00 ERA? Over 6.6 runs of support, that's how. He's also given up 13 home runs already; he gave up 13 homers all of last year.

Cory Gearrin was (finally) called up from Gwinnett when Teheran was sent back down.

Atlanta STILL looking for its first Monday win of the year (0-8).

Andruw Jones and Mark Teixeira are just two of the five ex-Braves on the Yankees (Logan, Wise, Soriano).

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A long ride to the majors: The story of James Bus
Clarkson

post from Baseball: Past and Present on 11 June 2012 07:00:18 PM. © Baseball: Past and Present

Editor’s note: Please welcome Nick Diunte to BPP. Nick is a longtime reader, fellow SABR member, and he runs a New York baseball history page for Examiner.com. We interact often via Twitter. Recently, I tweeted that I thought it would be interesting to look at Negro League veterans who debuted in the majors after age [...]

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Update On Pettitte's Hand

From Chad Jennings:

Andy Pettitte had his left hand wrapped after today?s game, but he said he felt fortunate. He was fortunate to get out of the sixth inning, and fortunate to leave with no real concern about making his next start.?It?s swollen, and as soon as the swelling gets out, it?ll be fine,? Pettitte said. ?It swelled up, got me up high on the hand, toward my fingers. It was hard to throw. I couldn?t really feel the ball. It swelled up immediately and I just had a hard time feeling the ball in my hand. ? I probably should have came out.?...Pettitte had X-rays which showed no broken bones, but his hand was swollen throughout those final two outs.

Looks like the Yankees dodged another bullet.

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Game 51: Boston Red Sox @ Miami Marlins, Game
Thread and Ichthyomancy

Current Series

3 game series vs Red Sox @ Marlins Park

Boston Red Sox Over the Monster
@ Miami Marlins Fish Stripes

Monday, Jun 11, 2012, 7:10 PM EDT
Marlins Park

Josh Beckett vs Josh Johnson

Partly cloudy. Winds blowing from left to right field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 85.

Complete Coverage >

Tue 06/12 7:10 PM EDTWed 06/13 7:10 PM EDT

The Miami Marlins have lost six straight games and have done so without putting up much of a fight. But the club is running into a Boston Red Sox team that at least is coming off a sweep of their own, having been swept by the Washington Nationals. Right now, the Marlins will take any positive possible, and maybe a slumping Red Sox team can help the Fish get back on the right track.

Tale of the Tape

MarlinsStat (Rank)Red Sox.307 (23)wOBA.334 (5)89 (T-23)wRC+106 (4)3.96 (14)ERA4.45 (28)3.64 (6)FIP4.25 (24)

The Marlins and Red Sox have been winning games in completely different fashions. The Marlins are throwing their best pitchers out there and trying every night to toss a shutout. However, that plan has not yet been successful in June, mostly due to 11-0 and 13-4 blowout games. The team has dropped from its perch close to the leaderboard and the first-place Nationals in terms of pitching, while the hitting has remained mediocre for the season.

The Red Sox have struggled to find starters to match one of the best offenses in baseball. Of course, one might expect a bit of that when you play in the American League, but the Sox have really struggled in the pitching department. Ace Jon Lester has not impressed, tonight's starter Josh Beckett has been injured, and Daniel Bard and Clay Buchholz have been borderline useless.

Stadium: Marlins Park

AreaDimensions (ft)Left Field344Left-Center386Center Field416Right-Center392Right Field335

Pitching Matchup

Proj Win%Proj ERAFIPERAMarlinsRed SoxERAFIPProj ERAProj Win%.6382.872.914.56JohnsonBeckett4.043.933.93.503

Josh Johnson continues to confuse Marlins fans. His peripherals are as good as they have ever been, in part because he has been as wicked at preventing home runs (three in 71 innings this season) as ever before. He still has lost something in terms of strikeouts, as he is not inducing whiffs at the same rate as he once did (9.0 percent in 2012 versus 9.6 percent career), and this may have something to do with his decreased velocity (down to 93.0 mph from 94.0 last season). But his last start was highly encouraging, as he put up nine strikeouts versus three walks and stayed in at 94 mph for most of the start. He only allowed two runs, but they were enough to beat the Fish that night. Here's hoping he continues on that good start.

Josh Beckett was once the future of the Marlins pitching staff a long time ago. He was drafted with the second pick of the 1999 draft and debuted in 2001 before getting his first full-time big league stint in 2002. Beckett was one of the team's best player in the playoffs in 2003, helping the team win its second World Series and winning the World Series MVP trophy along the way. Now, he is still a member of the Red Sox after the well-chronicled Beckett-Hanley Ramirez trade, and this season he has been one of the team's best pitchers. Unfortunately for him, he has not played to expectations, in part because his velocity is also down.

Lineup

OrderPlayerProj wOBA vs. RHP1 Jose Reyes.3512Donovan Solano---3Hanley Ramirez.3544Giancarlo Stanton.3855Logan Morrison.3506Gaby Sanchez.3227Chris Coghlan.3148John Buck.293

Donovan Solano is getting his first start in the infield for the Marlins this season. Since his debut, he has nine hits in 20 PA, and his hot start in the bigs is the reason the Fish did not hesitate to designate Donnie Murphy for assignment and bring back Gaby Sanchez. It looks as though Solano will serve as the primary backup infielder. He has played second, third base, and shortstop in the minors for his career, so he can serve as the middle infielder behind those positions should Jose Reyes or Hanley Ramirez require any rest.

Notes

- It seems that David Ortiz, the Red Sox' regular designated hitter, will be playing first base tonight, according to SB Nation's Over the Monster. Exciting third base prospect Will Middlebrooks is sitting tonight in favor of Kevin Youkilis as well.

- Speaking of the awesome OTM, longtime friend of Fish Stripes Marc Normandin has his series preview.

Bold Prediction: Marlins def. Red Sox 4-3