Sox take 2 of 3 from Tampa Bay
No surprise here, the Red Sox dominated the Devil Rays. They probably should have won all three games, but Wakefield, again, was forced to take a loss after pitching very well.
Let's start with Tuesday night's game. Clement pitched much better than his Toronto start, giving up 3 ERs on 8 hits in 7 innings. He also struck out six Rays. The bats were quiet most of the game. In six innings, the only run the Sox scored was on a Manny Ramirez double that plated David Ortiz. In the seventh and eighth innings, both teams' pitching collapsed, and the Rays scored 4 runs in both innings, and the Sox scored six. With the score tied at 4-4 in the bottom of the eighth, Youkilis hit a huge double that scored two runs. He has really impressed me with his bat and 1B defense this year, considering he is still learning the position. With the Sox now up three runs, Papelbon's ninth inning proved to be his roughest outing thus far. He loaded the bases on a single and two walks before Damon Hollins hit a line drive that Adam Stern dove and caught in center field. It really was an unbelievable catch that saved the tying runs from scoring. This game proved that Papelbon is, indeed, human -- contrary to popular belief.
On Wednesday, Curt Schilling picked up his fourth win in a shellacking of the Devil Rays. Amazingly, this is the first time in the future Hall of Famer's career that he has begun the season 4-0. Youkilis led off the game with a home run, and ended up 3-4 with 2 RBIs to lead the offensive tear. The Sox's seven-run third inning was the most runs they've scored in an inning all year. Check out this line:
- M. Loretta singled to center, K. Youkilis to third, K. Youkilis scored, M. Loretta to third on center fielder J. Gathright's throwing error
- T. Nixon singled to right, M. Loretta scored, D. Ortiz to third, M. Ramirez to second
- J. Varitek hit sacrifice fly to center, D. Ortiz scored, M. Ramirez to third
- M. Lowell doubled to deep center, M. Ramirez and T. Nixon scored
- A. Stern safe at first on pitcher J. Childers' fielding error, M. Lowell scored
- K. Youkilis singled to shallow left, A. Stern scored, A. Gonzalez to third
Tampa Bay is such a terrible, terrible ball club.
Schilling only went six innings, but he was at 108 pitches, so Francona definitely made a wise decision to pull him, especially with the huge lead. Seanez, Tavarez and Foulke finished Schilling's masterful game-- giving up no runs and only one combined hit. For all the people who doubted Curt Schilling's recovery, I think it's safe to say that you were wrong and you might want to pencil him in as an early favorite for the Cy Young Award. (Yes, I think it's April...)
The Red Sox lost on Thursday night to the Rays by a score of 5-1. When Scott Kazmir isn't busy beaning Red Sox players, he actually really owns us. He made Ortiz and a few other lefties look ridiculous with his slider. The Sox were leading 1-0 on a Dustan Mohr home run until Josh Bard's defense screwed us again. Travis Lee scored on his passed ball. Jonny Gomes also hit two tape-measure shots, one off Wakefield in the seventh and the other off Julian Tavarez in the ninth that put the game out of reach.
Wakefield really didn't pitch all that badly. Like I mentioned in another entry, you just cannot expect the Sox to win for Timmy if they don't score at least four runs. He only gave up two earned runs on four hits. His ERA is incredibly low for Wakefield (3.71), and the fact that his record stands at 1-3 is depressing. You have to feel bad for the kid...
The Sox put up a valiant effort to come back in the bottom of the ninth against Dan Miceli. Down four runs thanks to Julian Tavarez' inability to hold the line, the Sox ended up loading the bases. With only one out, Nixon Kd and Varitek, who pinch hit for Bard, flied out.
Oh well, two out of three ain't bad. We're at Toronto for a three-game series that starts tonight. The Red Sox always struggle with Toronto, so if we can just win Beckett's start tonight, I'll be happy. In the mismatch of the century, Lenny Dinardo has to go up against Roy Halladay on Saturday. And you never know about Matt Clement on Sunday...
Let's start with Tuesday night's game. Clement pitched much better than his Toronto start, giving up 3 ERs on 8 hits in 7 innings. He also struck out six Rays. The bats were quiet most of the game. In six innings, the only run the Sox scored was on a Manny Ramirez double that plated David Ortiz. In the seventh and eighth innings, both teams' pitching collapsed, and the Rays scored 4 runs in both innings, and the Sox scored six. With the score tied at 4-4 in the bottom of the eighth, Youkilis hit a huge double that scored two runs. He has really impressed me with his bat and 1B defense this year, considering he is still learning the position. With the Sox now up three runs, Papelbon's ninth inning proved to be his roughest outing thus far. He loaded the bases on a single and two walks before Damon Hollins hit a line drive that Adam Stern dove and caught in center field. It really was an unbelievable catch that saved the tying runs from scoring. This game proved that Papelbon is, indeed, human -- contrary to popular belief.
On Wednesday, Curt Schilling picked up his fourth win in a shellacking of the Devil Rays. Amazingly, this is the first time in the future Hall of Famer's career that he has begun the season 4-0. Youkilis led off the game with a home run, and ended up 3-4 with 2 RBIs to lead the offensive tear. The Sox's seven-run third inning was the most runs they've scored in an inning all year. Check out this line:
- M. Loretta singled to center, K. Youkilis to third, K. Youkilis scored, M. Loretta to third on center fielder J. Gathright's throwing error
- T. Nixon singled to right, M. Loretta scored, D. Ortiz to third, M. Ramirez to second
- J. Varitek hit sacrifice fly to center, D. Ortiz scored, M. Ramirez to third
- M. Lowell doubled to deep center, M. Ramirez and T. Nixon scored
- A. Stern safe at first on pitcher J. Childers' fielding error, M. Lowell scored
- K. Youkilis singled to shallow left, A. Stern scored, A. Gonzalez to third
Tampa Bay is such a terrible, terrible ball club.
Schilling only went six innings, but he was at 108 pitches, so Francona definitely made a wise decision to pull him, especially with the huge lead. Seanez, Tavarez and Foulke finished Schilling's masterful game-- giving up no runs and only one combined hit. For all the people who doubted Curt Schilling's recovery, I think it's safe to say that you were wrong and you might want to pencil him in as an early favorite for the Cy Young Award. (Yes, I think it's April...)
The Red Sox lost on Thursday night to the Rays by a score of 5-1. When Scott Kazmir isn't busy beaning Red Sox players, he actually really owns us. He made Ortiz and a few other lefties look ridiculous with his slider. The Sox were leading 1-0 on a Dustan Mohr home run until Josh Bard's defense screwed us again. Travis Lee scored on his passed ball. Jonny Gomes also hit two tape-measure shots, one off Wakefield in the seventh and the other off Julian Tavarez in the ninth that put the game out of reach.
Wakefield really didn't pitch all that badly. Like I mentioned in another entry, you just cannot expect the Sox to win for Timmy if they don't score at least four runs. He only gave up two earned runs on four hits. His ERA is incredibly low for Wakefield (3.71), and the fact that his record stands at 1-3 is depressing. You have to feel bad for the kid...
The Sox put up a valiant effort to come back in the bottom of the ninth against Dan Miceli. Down four runs thanks to Julian Tavarez' inability to hold the line, the Sox ended up loading the bases. With only one out, Nixon Kd and Varitek, who pinch hit for Bard, flied out.
Oh well, two out of three ain't bad. We're at Toronto for a three-game series that starts tonight. The Red Sox always struggle with Toronto, so if we can just win Beckett's start tonight, I'll be happy. In the mismatch of the century, Lenny Dinardo has to go up against Roy Halladay on Saturday. And you never know about Matt Clement on Sunday...
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