"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Red Sox StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Red Sox NewsYahoo Red Sox Team PageYahoo Red Sox ReportYahoo Red Sox Depth ChartYahoo Red Sox TransactionsYahoo Red Sox PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁昍ed Sox Game StoriesRed Sox 8 Devon Travis Jersey , Rays 0: That’s more like itNew,2commentsMost everything goes well for Boston on Thursday.EDTShareTweetShareShareRed Sox 8, Rays 0: That’s more like itGary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY SportsI said before the game that it was about time the Red Sox got things rolling, and while results this time of year don’t really matter it still would be nice to get a little bit of a roll going before the start of the regular season. Apparently my advice worked, because almost everything went well for Boston on Thursday. The offense was helped out by some rough defense on the other side, but they had good swings all night long. The pitching, meanwhile, featured almost entirely pitchers who are auditioning for roles in 2019. The lone exception to that was Matt Barnes, who obviously has a spot locked up. There’s little to complain about here.All eyes on the pitchingAs I said, Barnes was the only pitcher to appear in Thursday’s game that isn’t competing for a roster spot in camp. The righty is the favorite to close games for Boston in 2019, but he’s had some rough outings this spring as he tries to find his consistency. After his last appearance he mentioned he was tipping some pitches but fixed the issue midway through the outing. He certainly looked fixed here, striking out all three batters he faced.Other that Barnes, it was more of a mixed bag than the zero runs allowed would suggest Roy Halladay Jersey , but it was mostly good. Hector Vel谩zquez got the start, and the righty had been going through an awful spring prior to this game. He wasn’t perfect in his two innings of work, allowing a double in the first and a single with a wild pitch in the second, but it was a step in the right direction. Darwinzon Hernandez was next up, and he’s been getting some buzz to start the year in the majors. This was a good test for him coming in for the third inning while the major leaguers were still out there, and we saw why the team may not want to push him. The southpaw tossed a scoreless inning, but not before he loaded the bases with three walks. He has to work on finding a little more consistency, never mind the fact that they may still want to develop him as a starter. I certainly wouldn’t have him up for Opening Day, and I’d be surprised if the Red Sox decide to.After Barnes’ appearance, Tyler Thornburg got a chance to rebound after what’s been a rough spring. The righty has a built-in advantage for the Opening Day roster given that he’s out of options, but he has not made a case for himself at any point in a Red Sox uniform. He had a very similar outing as Hernandez, walking the bases loaded but working around it and getting through a scoreless inning. I think Thornburg makes the roster, but if he has a couple bad outings I would think long and hard about pulling him off the roster when Pedroia comes back from the injured list.Corey Brewer and Marcus Walden were the next two up http://www.bluejaysfanproshop.com/authentic-curtis-granderson-jersey , and by spring performance only (which is not how these things should be judged) they have a good case for the Opening Day roster. That continued on Thursday as each struck out three and allowed one hit with zero runs in their outings, though Brewer did it in one inning while Walden did it in two. The night ended with Durbin Feltman tossing a perfect ninth. Feltman is not a serious Opening Day roster candidate, but he is showing little reason for them not to be super aggressive with him.Other NotesThe pitching dominated the day, but the offense had some nice showings, too. J.D. Martinez had a double and a long fly out as his swing seems to be coming along. Rafael Devers also contributed a big triple.Blake Swihart got the start behind the plate amid rumors Sandy Le贸n was being discussed in trade talks. For what it’s worth, Le贸n did come in for the second half of the night. Swihart had a solid day with a base hit and a run scored, but he also struggled a bit keeping the ball in front of him behind the plate. It wasn’t entirely his fault as some of the pitchers really struggled with control, but this is a skill worth watching as spring continues.Dustin Pedroia looked good, going 2-3 with a run and an RBI.BOX The offenses were alive on the farm as each affiliate won on Wednesday, some by large margins. Player of the dayCody Thomas had his best performance to date with Tulsa in a win over..."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections 2019 Spring TrainingProspectsCommentaryNews and NotesDodgers Minor League ReportWins and runs aplenty Wednesday on the farmNew,11commentsPDTShareTweetShareShareWins and runs aplenty Wednesday on the farmCody Thomas hit his first home run of the season to lead Tulsa to victory over Springfield.Steve SaenzThe offenses were alive on the farm as each affiliate won on Wednesday, some by large margins. Player of the dayCody Thomas had his best performance to date with Tulsa in a win over Springfield.Thomas hit his first home run of the season and his second triple in going two for three.Thomas also walked twice and drove in three runs.Cody Thomas upped his early Double-A slash line to .227/.308/.545 in six games. Triple-A Oklahoma CityOklahoma City had 13 hits in a rain shortened victory over the Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals) 7-5.Daniel Castro led the Dodgers with three hits in five at bats.Matt Beaty had a pair of doubles in three at bats, while Edwin Rios also went two for four with a double.Brock Stewart pitched just two and a third innings to start Roberto Osuna Jersey , surrendering two runs, one earned.Layne Somsen struggled in relief, walking four and allowing three runs while recording just two outs.Kevin Quackenbush held Omaha scoreless over two innings and struck out four to earn the win.Double-A TulsaThe Drillers jumped on the Springfield Cardinals early, pounding them for sixteen in a 12-6 victory.Cody Thomas drove in three runs as part of a big two for three performance.Omar Estevez hit his second home run of the season, going two for four, while Cristian Santana had three hits and two runs scored to up his average to .305 on the year.Dustin May followed his stellar opening start with a rough one, allowing four runs in four innings.Louis Head allowed one run in two innings and took the win, and Louis Vasquez struck out three over the final two innings to notch the save. Class-A Rancho Cucamonga The Quakes exploded for six runs in the tenth inning and held on to defeat Visalia Rawhide (Diamondbacks) 8-4.Devin Mann had a big pinch hit home run in the tenth inning, and also walked as the Quakes batted around.Connor Wong also hit his second home run of the season in the first inning, going one for four.Jeter Downs and Marcus Chiu each had a pair of hits in the win, with Downs also stealing a pair of bases. Edwin Uceta was strong at the start, allowing just one hit over four innings, striking out four.Ryan Moseley took the win despite allowing a pair of runs in the tenth inning http://www.bluejaysfanproshop.com/authentic-curtis-granderson-jersey , with Jordan Sheffield entering to strike out the final batter of the game, recording his second save.Class-A Great LakesThe Loons broke out the Camels moniker and the bats to club the South Bend Cubs 9-4.Hunter Feduccia had a hit and two doubles in four at bats to lead the offense.Dillon Paulson also doubled as part of a two for five game, driving in a pair of runs, and Leonel Valera walked twice and scored thrice from the seven spot in the order.Andre Jackson scattered five hits over four innings, surrendering just one run while striking out five.Joel Inoa pitched two and a third hitless innings to take the win in relief.TransactionsTriple-A: Los Angeles called up C Rocky Gale to replace the injured Russ Martin.C Jair Camargo was assigned to Oklahoma City in his place.SS Drew Jackson was also assigned to Oklahoma City after being returned by Baltimore, and RHP Layne Somsen was called up from Tulsa.Double-A:RHP’s Yordy Cabrera and Justin De Fratus were assigned to Tulsa.Class-A: Rancho Cucamonga placed LHP Leo Crawford on the disabled list, calling up RHP Yeison Cespedes to replace him. Wednesday scoresOklahoma City 7, Omaha 5 in 8 inningsTulsa 12, Springfield 6Rancho Cucamonga 8, Visalia 4Great Lakes 9, South Bend 4Thursday schedule3:05 p.m.: Great Lakes (Josiah Gray) vs. South Bend (Cam Sanders)4:35 p.m.: Oklahoma City (Daniel Corcino) at Omaha (Foster Griffin)5:10 p.m.: Tulsa (Yadier Alvarez) at Arkansas (Zac Grotz)7:05 p.m.: Rancho Cucamonga (Bryan Warzek) vs. Lancaster (Garrett Schilling)