The Eastern Conference Finals matchup between the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers is a good reminder that for the Boston Celtics to get back to a championship level, they need to upgrade their frontcourt. The Knicks and Cavs have plenty of very good guards, but they also benefit from strong frontcourts. New York has Karl-Anthony Towns and Mitchell Robinson at center, while Cleveland has Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen. The center duo of Neemias Queta and Luka Garza did a nice job for the Celtics during the regular season. Queta was even a legitimate candidate for Most Improved Player…
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Hello again, friends! It’s time to watch the Red Sox flail away once more on a Monday, this time in Kansas City, where the game has been moved up by 30 minutes to hopefully avoid bad weather, now boasting a 7:10 EDT start time. On the bright side, Sonny Gray, one of the team’s best stories this year (not that it’s saying much) takes the mound against Kyle Isbel. On the less bright side, a) the aforementioned weather and b) this is still a lineup that has Mickey Gasper DHing and batting second. Woof. Anyhow:By contrast, the Royals’ #2 hitter…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Willson Contreras hit his team-leading 10th homer and Sonny Gray outdueled Seth Lugo as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Monday night.The first pitch was moved up 30 minutes because heavy thunderstorms were forecast for later Monday.Gray (5-1) allowed one run on five hits in six-plus innings. He struck out nine and walked one. He has given up two runs over 16 innings (1.13 ERA) since returning from the injured list on May 6. Three relievers followed Gray, with Aroldis Chapman working the ninth for his 11th save in as many opportunities.Lugo…
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The Milwaukee Bucks reportedly are “open for business” on trading Giannis Antetokounmpo, and the Boston Celtics are believed to be one of the teams in the market for his services. From a basketball perspective, the Celtics’ interest in Antetokounmpo would make sense. Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens recently expressed a desire for Boston to have “more of an impact at the rim,” and Giannis fits that mold to a tee as a former Defensive Player of the Year who leads the NBA in dunks per game over the past two seasons. Of course, the cost to acquire Antetokounmpo would be…
What we don’t have going for us at the moment, though, is quality outings from Brayan Bello. The birthday boy was unfortunately shelled on Sunday, as he gave up eight earned runs in five innings en route to the loss against Atlanta. Bello will not be pitching in this upcoming series in Kansas City, which is set to begin tonight at 7:40 p.m. EST.My question to you folks is simple: what’s next for Bello?He had two very solid outings preceding yesterday’s disaster, as both of those appearances featured an opener from the bullpen eating the first inning before handing things…
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ATLANTA (AP) — Austin Riley hit a three-run homer, Grant Holmes pitched six scoreless innings and the Atlanta Braves routed the Boston Red Sox 8-1 Sunday to win another series.The first-place Braves took two of three from Boston for their 13th win in 15 series this season. They have only one series loss, along with the split of a four-game set.Mike Yastrzemski also homered for Atlanta, which jumped ahead 5-0 through two innings against Brayan Bello (2-5) on his 27th birthday.Riley got the Braves rolling with his seventh homer of the season, a 431-foot shot with two outs in the first. Michael Harris…
Maybe the Boston Red Sox weren’t all that forthcoming about Roman Anthony’s hand injury after all. Initially, Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy labeled Anthony as “day-to-day” with the injury, which he suffered on an awkward check swing last week in Detroit. The club claimed Anthony could avoid a stint on the injured list and return after a few days of rest, but two days later, Anthony was placed on the 10-day IL. Anthony was optimistic he’d return on Friday, the first day he’s eligible to come off the IL. However, Tracy revealed on Tuesday that the 21-year-old hasn’t resumed…
It’s another Sunday series finale, this time in Atlanta against the Braves. Brayan Bello starts for the Red Sox without an opener, a strategy that has seemingly helped get him back on track. Personally, I don’t think the opener is what got him through those outings, and it was more due to a change of approach, but I can see why people would want him to keep starting from the pen. Nick Sogard also takes over for Caleb Durbin at third base, and Mickey Gasper once again gets the start at designated hitter. Is Chad Tracy Parasiting the Red Sox…