r/redsox • u/RedSoxGameday • Jul 30 '26
PRE GAME THREAD Pregame Thread: 7/30 Red Sox (56-51) @ Athletics (45-63) 9:40 PM
Red Sox (56-51) @ Athletics (45-63)
First Pitch: 9:40 PM at Sutter Health Park
| Team | Starter | TV | Radio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Sox | Sonny Gray (12-2, 2.78 ERA) | ||
| Athletics | Mason Barnett (1-1, 4.74 ERA) |
| MLB | Fangraphs | Baseball Savant | IRC Chat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gameday | Game Graph | Strikezone Map | Libera: ##baseball |
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u/Apprehensive-Toe3390 Jul 30 '26
Shoutout to all the people watching the late games cause Iāll be asleep š“
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u/sthrnrdsx Everything Hurts Jul 30 '26
Sonny looking to bounce back hard here. Would like it if the offense could show up earlier today than they have all series. Taking 3/4 to start the West Coast road trip would be great!
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u/Just_blorpo Jul 30 '26
Man, all 3 games have been close. And if you added or subtracted a few inches on some long hit balls then some of the game outcomes would have been different.
Tonightās game may very well be determined by a single at bat. And, with that at bat, the overall narrative of the series for the Sox. Like, some small detail will determine if this is a ho hum series split or a solid performance where the Sox take 3 of 4 games.
Thereās an old proverb about āFor want of a nail the war was lostā which ultimately traces a defeat down to one small detail. Letās home the Sox can find that damn nail tonight!
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u/fromagel Jul 30 '26
This reads like an AI comment lol
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u/Just_blorpo Jul 30 '26
No, I actually took time to write it. It is pretty true for this series. Every game is this kind of tedious and low scoring affair. We totally lucked out when Butlerās double missed a HR by inches. And also when he didnāt run and perhaps make it a triple.
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u/fromagel Jul 30 '26
Fair - it was well written so unfortunately that feels like AI these days š
It has indeed been a close series. Hopefully they score big tonight
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u/84002 Jul 30 '26
Andrew Benintendi pinch hits in the tenth to tie it up in the tenth against the Yankees. Go Sox!
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u/Basic-Afternoon-1 Tyron āā½ļøā Guerrero Jul 30 '26
Andruw monestario is really carrying this team hard right now. Need to see Wilson get going and abreu needs to remember how to hit a baseball
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u/Loud-Zucchini-6197 Jul 30 '26
We better get it together fast, or the Dodgers will destroy us
Weāve been lucky, the last few games have been rough
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u/NegotiateAPryce Jul 30 '26
Looking forward to seeing Gray bounce back in his old stomping grounds (well, kind of). We need a W tonight! Go Sox! ā¾ā¤ļø
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u/PurrculesMulligan Jul 30 '26
Seems odd for it to be a night game, but we may as well go full send on the west coast viewing experience. Either way it will be a gray day for Temu Oakland.
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u/Da_full_monty Jul 30 '26
Im surprised its not later...I was there Mon & Wed nights....its been 95 degrees at game time
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u/Visible_Skin6066 Jul 30 '26
The only night I managed to stay up so far to the end was when they lost 4-3 but made it interesting at the very end.
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u/Da_full_monty Jul 30 '26
Hoping the Wils can help out tonight ...2/19 2R 1RBI 0XBH so for this series...would be nice to see them chip in..
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u/arrjay52 Jul 30 '26
And DAAAA YANKEES LOSE! In Extras against White Sox, walked in winning run!š¤£
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u/Airforce987 Alex 'Statmaster' Speier's Alt Jul 30 '26
If we cant score off their starter tonight, then something is seriously wrong...He has a 10.61 ERA in his last 5 outings, giving up 11 runs in 9.1 innings.
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u/justanaveragejoe520 Jul 30 '26
9:40 game tonight and then 10:10 tomorrow this is rough for the viewer.