9/23 Game 3 at Cleveland

[jcw218]

Lucas Giolito against Shane Bieber

Sox will run this lineup out there today

Anderson - SS
Moncada - 3B
Abreu - 1B
Jimenez - LF
Encarnacion - DH
McCann - C
Robert - CF
Engel - RF
Madrigal - 2B

[Marqhead]

If there was ever a time for Beiber to have an off game...

[Mohoney]

Yoan Moncada is completely sapped of power, yet still hits 2nd.

Clueless.

Let Madrigal or Engel lead off, push TA down to 2nd, Abreu/Eloy/McCann 3/4/5, Moncada 6, Robert 7, EE 8, Engel or Madrigal 9

It even allows Ricky to keep his dumb "Robert must hit 7th" security blankie.

[Mohoney]

Come to think of it, why is Engel out there anyway? He gets shielded from RHP all year long, then gets thrown to the runaway AL Cy Young winner in a knee-jerk move the last week of the season? On the heels of Mazara finally showing signs of a faint pulse on this road trip?

Pure clown college...

[A. Cavatica]

Come to think of it, why is Engel out there anyway? He gets shielded from RHP all year long, then gets thrown to the runaway AL Cy Young winner in a knee-jerk move the last week of the season? On the heels of Mazara finally showing signs of a faint pulse on this road trip?

Pure clown college...

I disagree. Mazara would strike out every time up against Bieber. Engel is the better player.

[A. Cavatica]

Plus I’d like to see Engel face some tough RHP. If he does OK then he should be the full-time starter in the playoffs.

[Mohoney]

Plus I’d like to see Engel face some tough RHP. If he does OK then he should be the full-time starter in the playoffs.

Engel should have been getting some starts against RHP earlier than this...

[Harwar]

Yes, put some hits together

[jcw218]

Edwin gets a ground ball to tie the game.

[A. Cavatica]

Edwin gets a ground ball to tie the game.

Reluctantly.

[A. Cavatica]

Bad AB by McCann. He needed to plate Eloy.

[A. Cavatica]

I can’t help but think Vaughn would have produced more than EE.

[A. Cavatica]

Engel would be a much better hitter if he could bunt for a hit once in a while.

[A. Cavatica]

Bieber done, 5 IP, 98 pitches. Gio battled him to a draw, and might be done too: 95 pitches.

[vegandork]

It's hard to expect guys to come through against a guy like Bieber. But getting that pitch count up enough with this being his last start before the playoffs got him out of the game after 5, so that's a win in a sense. We've got a chance.