Pages

▼

September 20, 2006

G152: Twins 8, Red Sox 2


David Ortiz's 50th home run -- tying the Red Sox single season record -- gave Boston a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning. After seven innings, they needed only six outs to grab a win.

After only recording four of those six outs, Minnesota led 8-2. Craig Hansen started the eighth and surrendered: double, wild pitch, walk, three-run HR (by Torii Hunter over the Volvo sign), double. Bryan Corey got out of that inning but allowed three more runs in the ninth -- to 5 batters on only 6 pitches.

***

Manny Ramirez had an MRI on his ailing knee this afternoon. Kevin Youkilis is on the bench with a strained neck.

***

Boof Bonser (4.52) / Curt Schilling (4.13), 7 PM
at

8 comments:

  1. JimSeptember 20, 2006 at 6:08 PM

    Papi bashes Boof. #50.

    ReplyDelete
  2. From the Vined SmithySeptember 20, 2006 at 7:35 PM

    Yankees clinch.

    ReplyDelete
  3. laura kSeptember 20, 2006 at 7:59 PM

    Papi!!!!! Love that man. I hope he hits at least a couple more before the season ends.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Jeff CutlerSeptember 21, 2006 at 4:28 AM

    WELL? How about an update on the winning contest entries? Sox are 81-71 on a great pace to finish 88-74 as I predicted.

    ReplyDelete
  5. allanSeptember 21, 2006 at 6:01 AM

    Jeff: I think you are the only guy with a chance. (I see you also had the Blue Jays at 96-66. Oops.)

    Jack: You know I don't believe that, and I specifically went out of my way in my post to comment on that naive outlook. Your comment is CHBish in its feeble attempt at accuracy.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Peter NSeptember 21, 2006 at 7:24 AM

    I laughed. And I Girl, Papi is good for a couple more. The last 5 games are at Fenway. What a treat.

    ReplyDelete
  7. laura kSeptember 22, 2006 at 5:39 PM

    Hurricane Katrina

    And everyone predicted this except the Bush Administration!

    ReplyDelete
  8. DanMSeptember 27, 2006 at 6:27 AM

    JoS reprots it like it sees it! 88 or 98 or 108 - what does it matter if we don't win! Papi breaks the Foxx record and Schill heightens his records - too bad that his shot at twenty died with the last out of the All-Star game.

    As one that visited the gulf three days after Katrina - no one predicted 90,000 square miles of devastation! Some predicted that NoLa would go away - the Saints played (and WON, see, there are miracles) in the Superdome the other day. Finally, if you are a fan of Emiril, he kept all his employees on the payroll and his restaurants are now open - if you might, repay the folks that look out for others!

    I wonder if there are any good pitchers available??

    ReplyDelete