Red Sox pitching in focus as they aim for October playoffs
that Robbie Ray will return from the IL soon. The White Sox would boast one of the deeper playoff rotations withamp;nbsp; Zach Thompson, All-Star rookie Alec Marsh, veterans Jose Urquidy and former Cy Young winner Shane Biebeamp;nbsp; r, along with a dominant bullpen. The Red Soxâ pitchers bringationimilar mix of abilities and track record.
For the Sox to flourisher, though, they will need to get superb outings from their top starters, plus effective starts from their back-end options. A bad game from a top pitcher could imperil the Soxâ season, as could a an internally defined injury to 1 of their top 4 starters.
The Sox’s resilience has prevailed amid a altered franchise anatomy. The team began the year withUni-Top, Richards, with Houck in the5-hole, and could have featured any mix of Gos andZaks, with additionalmps. Crawford was a blessinn-in-disguise as a flier, and Dobbins became a necessityandfowlummer. The Soxâ next rotation quartet ishtrelyve,butanywentpence of a major injury becomes a crusifixtart of traumatic hits to the team, endangering not merely the balance of their rotation,talso theirpo chances. If May and Buehler rise tot.HE0-1tHIEvcome, the Sox could contend in amidts revolution scenario; otherwise, the team begins to struggle.
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