Terry Francona

Welcome to the Herb Chambers Audi pregame show I'm John rounder despite dropping their last two games in Kansas City the Red Sox magic number to clinch a playoff spot is at six. With a sizeable seven game wild card lead on Texas. Tonight the red size continue their final road trip of the regular season which wraps up in New York. It's game three of a four game series in Kansas City -- would Josh Beckett seeking his sixteenth win the Royals counter with seven in ten -- coach -- Now let's get the latest from the manager Terry Francona. Terry Francona -- you by Bigelow tea Terry Francona is green -- of choice and by AT&T. The nation's fastest three G network is also the fastest in New England AT&T. Your world deliberate here's Jokester Leo.

Until when you face it. Guy like Zach Greinke I guess it doesn't make any difference about the relative strength of the teams a guy like that can really dominate.

For him they gave -- five in the first and he was as good as he's he does as good as we've seen all year. And during the game I don't think anybody feels that when you're don't let yourself in this kind of for grow way to be better than you know what's also and and you -- the game. That's whose officials use. Fastball 97 and he's not throw these -- Couple different types of fastballs. -- Best for example we've seen all year command fuel pitching you name it he had it last ID part is obligated carved anybody plus. That's breaking ball all year slide of a -- and it might not even been his best he threw a couple you through you've won two majors and they wanted to one was 91. Pausing just disappeared. While tonight itself coach shaver -- We scored against the we did get the win last time we faced Penney's come off a real good game music to that Tennessee about the role. Not afraid to pitch really likes to pitch -- no -- really liked him. You know what's important are lefties on the Ball State in the middle because he's going to be you know he's that type of guys one pitch and get that double play ball -- through the middle.

Tonight -- Victor Martinez pitching Beckett had no way caught him before but that was under duress when attack was heard was -- thinking here.

was indeed -- right dollars and Toronto and Lotta things were happening what we're trying to do now is. Cover all our bases. -- We're not taking anything for granted but hopefully will be playing when missiles also hadn't done. And I'd hate to look back and say okay I should have done this during the season because -- to let it. So that's not saying we're gonna do this we're gonna do this -- that we're just trying to cover all the bases.

Beckett has an extra day this time would you like to do it different breaks right began next week.

No -- do now it is because he has next -- now he'll come back and pitch on Monday. And if weight is okay will slot him in Tuesday against wrong. That kind of gives. Everybody the proper amount of rest without giving too much. So then. Back it would have one more regularly sees it start after Monday that if it keeps us open -- give him a start. Hopefully things go our way we could -- in short we can we could make some decisions to put us in our best interest. But we also need always respect the fact that you know began to listening news you know you gotta play. So we don't like so we don't you think for granted but we try to send up to put -- in the best possible position. What is the latest plan for Nick Green. We talked -- about green coming to New York. Since he's not going to be doing any baseball related activities we're gonna keep him in Boston Scotty walked and Scott is good army's one about and Scott can sit on him all weekend and get a lot more done because he's not doesn't need to be around. Baseball activities which is a shame but just force him getting better keep it was -- part of us. And how budget Larry's played a couple of times here late innings but not very extensively. Yeah I was sort of in that gray area we're trying to get to men were trying to steal. Stay away from him enough for what we do goading him he has a realistic chance of feeling okay. Right -- he's okay left communities you'll have to feels a little bit so. If it is it's hard for me because would wanna give him -- game but you don't want there's a righty. So we're trying to pick our way a little bit through this and and not. Send to the wrong way but keep going the right direction. Mentioned victory catching but how about a twenty when he hit streak in many guys spends most of his kind catching it's very very -- Yeah it is but I think what happens as you get hitters like -- that are just plain good hitters. And they put the bat on the ball they're gonna run and hitting streak sometimes just because they're. I was Kansas City Chiefs practice today -- want out of all the fun earthlings. In this job. The couple things about first all the when he's been great. But I've gotten to meet a lot of really need people of god of some in the -- this has become good friends like the Scott Pioli. And we remain real close he was kind enough to -- we -- that it was out there and we are like little kids and I know of their preparing for big game. But we've got to stay on their watch about the puzzles gobble bit. And you know what it was it was kind of like an hour break from for Ross and he said the same thing but it was relief on July differ than baseball America. Yeah they'd be real happy to come back here or there are 13 date to hold the regarded to. -- a guy like tonight to. -- back to you.

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