Monticore

Injuries yes, but, I think this series proves that Baldelli is not a leader or motivator, and a replacement is needed.

"Hope, hope, hope " - Tim Carey in THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE (1976) to gambler Ben Gazzara who owes $150K to the Mob and no way of paying it.

Good for Correa. Fulmer's K of Torres in the 9th was the biggest out of the year.

Megill is the kiss of death. Very disappointed in Correa's last AB.

Bundy has been a nice surprise. I'm glad he didn't bring in Lopez.

I doubt anyone will agree with me, but I would've liked to have seen Arreaz bunt the runners over in the 9th.

Gio came up big. Back in 1st next week.

Liking Leon driving in runs with bunts. Thielbar impressive again.

He was out by a mile. The replay umps stole this one for Toronto.

Good to see Leon lay down that bunt.

The bunting incompetence is dispiriting. Good for Gordon making it happen.

Option #1. #2 isn't happening. And, #3 is insulting, hurts team morale, is just ridiculous

Boston's pen is as wretched as ours and they're gonna be just one of the teams competing for likely the same arms at the deadline. The entire season pivots on the FO's competence and drive now.

That pitch that Cotton threw to Naylor was a meatball, right down the middle. Should have walked him.

Why couldn't he have done the sensible thing and left Jax in? Relative to the pen - why does he almost always make the low percentage gamble?

Nice managing from Rocco. Bringing Pagan in to get Cron with them loaded was canny. The Red Sox were very helpful.

Smeltzer, a Jersey Boy, has saved the rotation. What happened to Smith, was his early success just a mirage? Correa has come up big in these games, I wish they could work something out.

Thornburg.

No one's cost more games than Duffey.

The division is ripe for the taking. If he had been left in...yesterday would've been an absolutely devastating loss. There's some room for sentiment, so put him on the IL.

A sigh of relief he brought Moran in to get the last out. Another nice job by Cotton. For a ragdoll team put together with spit and tobacco - they did pretty well.

Cotton's changeup was sub-orbital, did a nice job.

Good win. Good to get Smeltzer a W after his terrific start the last time out.

When you have to turn to Pagan to be the Calm At The Centre Of The Storm...you know you're in trouble.

Would it have killed him to have Smeltzer pitch the 8th? Why did he leave Duffy in after the first 2 hits? After last night's bases loaded futility, why not bunt a runner in this time?