A look ahead at the second Yankees/Red Sox series of the 2015 season.
Tag: Wade Miley
Game 19 Recap: Orioles 18, Red Sox 7
This game was the opposite of fun to watch.
Weekend Preview: Red Sox vs. Orioles, Again
Welcome back to the Weekend Preview! After a series full of forgettable at-bats and great pitching, the Sox travel north to face a familiar foe: the Baltimore Orioles. One can only hope the Sox’s starters can keep themselves from seven-run detonations like we experienced the week before. Baltimore Orioles – Current Record: 7-9 – […]
Game 14 Recap: Red Sox 1, Rays 0
The Red Sox started Wade Miley and beat the Rays, who started Chris Archer. That’s a very good thing. Top Play (WPA): The top play of the game by WPA actually came in the bottom of the ninth inning when Logan Forsythe singled (.132) to lead off against Koji Uehara in a 1-0 game. This […]
Projecting Boston’s Back-End Starters: A Sad Exercise
Everything is beautiful. Dustin Pedroia is hitting for power. Hanley Ramirez looks great. There’s real baseball again. Life is good in the Back Bay. If you’d indulge me for a moment, take a walk over to Baseball Prospectus’ Depth Charts, and the associated projections for the Red Sox pitching staff. This is important, so I’ll […]
Game 9 Recap: Nationals 10, Red Sox 5
Top Play (WPA): Leading 3-2 with the bases loaded in the top of the third, Wilson Ramos took a 2-2 Wade Miley slider and turned it into a bases-clearing double down the left field line (+.166). Ramos’ hit made the game 6-2 and the Nationals used two more third-inning doubles to extend their lead to […]
Game 8 Recap: Red Sox 8, Nationals 7
Top Play (WPA): With the Red Sox trailing 7-5 in the seventh, Ryan Hanigan came to the plate with one out and the bases loaded. Hanigan squibbed Nationals reliever Blake Treinen’s pitch right back to him for what should have been an inning-ending 1-2-3 double play. Instead, a comedy of errors ensued. Treinen bobbled the grounder […]
Wide Range of Outcomes Possible for Wade Miley
After his 194.7-inning, 2.9-WARP season in 2012, Wade Miley’s results have mostly been trending downhill. The 3.33 ERA slipped to 3.55 in 2013. In 2014, his ERA slipped to 4.34. Even advanced stats have been all over the place so far in Miley’s career, but one thing has remained constant: high innings totals with a […]
Weekend Preview: Red Sox vs. Yankees, Part I
Hey there everyone, and welcome to the first edition of our Weekend Preview series! These articles will take a look at the weekend series for the entire season until there’s no more baseball ever again. That’s right. This ride is never-ending. Enjoy it. For the first weekend this season, the opponent is the Joker to […]