*OFFICIAL* 8/27/21 Grandal Is Risen SOX 17 CUBS 13 Postgamer

[Frater Perdurabo]

Keuchel was terrible.

Lopez was perfect.

The rest of the bullpen was abysmal.

Grandal tied the Sox single game RBI record with 8, and we needed every one of them.

[thomas35forever]

That's as wild a game as you can get. Glad we won it.

[HomeFish]

Wow what a game. Fans got their money worth for this one.

[HomeFish]

Oh, and yeah on Jim Thome's birthday the magic number is

[SOX ADDICT '73]

One game back, and Yasmani Grandal is finally hitting over .200 on the season! 🤣

[SOX ADDICT '73]

Oh, and I hope this finally settles the question of whether Dallas Keuchel should even sniff a start in the postseason...

[Zakath]

You usually don't talk about pitchers in a positive light in a 17-13 game, but:

Reynaldo Lopez was absolutely stellar when they needed him to be. Down 6-0, where leaving Keuchel in probably ends any chance of this comeback, and Lopez not only stops the bleeding but completely shuts the Cubs down for 5 innings. No hits and 7 strikeouts on 59 pitches.

The rest of the bullpen?

Would have been nice to make up some ground on Houston, but the Rangers decided to blow a 4-0 lead.

[voodoochile]

Did the Sox win?

YAZ they did...

Crochet got burned by some really unlucky bounces. It was enough and WOW what a lineup. Can't keep walking Grandal if the bases are constantly full.

Time to go on an offensive tear...

[Lipman 1]

To say this was the wildest game of the year would be an understatement.

I have no idea what happened to the Keuchel who pitched to a 1.99 ERA last year but his decline has been swift and dramatic. Assuming Rodon leaves as a free agent and assuming Kopech replace him in the rotation the Sox still may be looking to add another starter.

Along those lines I have no idea what happened to Kimbrel since he came back to an adult league. Yikes!

Congrats to Grandal for tying the franchise mark with eight RBI's.

Win the series tomorrow gang.

[voodoochile]

I have no idea what happened to the Keuchel who pitched to a 1.99 ERA last year but his decline has been swift and dramatic. Assuming Rodon leaves as a free agent and assuming Kopech replace him in the rotation the Sox still may be looking to add another starter.

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Reynaldo Lopez deserves consideration to be that starter.

[LITTLE NELL]

I wanted to post last night after the Cubs 6 run first that the Sox would come back and win the game but something came up.

[WSox597]

An outstanding night for Grandal, and a great performance for Lopez. Final score sounds like an NFL game. I'm glad the Sox won it.

[FielderJones]

Oh, and I hope this finally settles the question of whether Dallas Keuchel should even sniff a start in the postseason...

Keuchel punched his ticket to postseason irrelevance with this abysmal start against the AAAA Cubs. How many more years are we stuck with his contract?

[Frater Perdurabo]

Keuchel punched his ticket to postseason irrelevance with this abysmal start against the AAAA Cubs. How many more years are we stuck with his contract?

He’s guaranteed $18M in 2022, and there appears to be a $20M team option for 2023, which the Sox can buy out for $1.5M.

[Chez]

Props to TLR for pulling the plug on Keuchel one batter into the 2nd.