Red Sox - 100 300 000 - 4 9 0Drew donged in the opening frame and Dice (7.1-5-2-3-6, 99) mowed down the Mariners in the first seven innings, moving the Red Sox to only 0.5 GB the Rays in the East.
Mariners - 000 000 020 - 2 5 0
A bunt single from Ellsbury and a line drive down the left field line from Pedroia started the Boston fifth. Drew made it 2-0 with a sac fly to right. Manny singled and Lowell doubled home FY. After Yook walked, Lowrie lofted a sac fly of his own -- 4-0 Sox.
Matsuzaka ran into trouble to start the eighth -- a single from Lahair (his 1st MLB hit), a one-out RBI double from Ichiro (snapping Dice's string of 24.2 consecutive scoreless innings) and a run-scoring single from Lopez -- but Okajima got out of trouble and Bot pitched a perfect ninth.
Oakland whipped Tampa Bay 8-1 and the Yankees (now 3.5 GB) took care of the Twins 8-2.
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Daisuke Matsuzaka (2.65, 164 ERA+) / R. A. Dickey (3.73, 106 ERA+)
In seven road starts -- only 37.2 innings, though -- Dice's ERA is 2.15. Opponents are hitting .152 and slugging .220.
In his three July starts, Matsuzaka has allowed only one run in 18.1 innings (though he has allowed 12 hits and 13 walks). Opponents, while hitting only .188 this month, have a .342 on-base percentage.
Matsuzaka has a lower ERA in his five no-decisions (1.59) than he does in his ten wins (2.14).
Dice's opponents' OBP: After 0-1 count: .255. After 1-0 count: .409.
Matsuzaka is at his best in high leverage situations:
PA AVG OBP SLGWhich explains (somewhat) why he can have a 1.38 WHIP and a 2.65 ERA.
High 61 .096 .213 .096
Medium 210 .207 .332 .310
Low 115 .253 .383 .432
Also: Twins/Yankees and Athletics/Rays, both at 7 PM
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Since I'm not superstitious, I'll say this now: he's given up one run in his last 29.1 innings.
Terrorists could use them to inflict paper cuts!
Sounds like something the Yankees would say.
OK, I am turning into a pumpkin. I leave the rest to all of you.
Good night.
The Yankees should ban Giambi's porn 'stache. It might cause chafing.
If he goes like 80-20 over the next five years then probably so.
I was kidding about the HoF thing, of course. But why just the next five years? He's not even 28. He could very well pitch more than 10 more years.
Wow, I'm getting way way ahead of myself. Let's win the game tonight first.
Good morning everyone. Well, everyone east of Chicago, Birmingham, etc.
If there is one ballpark in the country other than Fenway I could visit, I'd pick Safeco. I think Petco in San Diego would be a close second.
Is there a 3000 BB benchmark for the HoF?
But why just the next five years?
Lots of pitches been thrown by that arm so I don't think he's going to be pitching much past 35. So he needs to be dominating for a 5 year period to be considered.
Is there a 3000 BB benchmark for the HoF?
If that were the case, 'roids or no 'roids, Bonds would get in.
No batter has had 3000 walks.
I miss first-half Youk.
Bonds has most career walks (2558). Rickey Henderson is #2 (2190).
I miss first-half Youk.
BAH!! Youk's been fine through July.
Only players with more than 2000 BB:
Barry Bonds - 2558
Rickey Henderson - 2190
Babe Ruth - 2062
Ted Williams - 2021
then
Joe Morgan - 1865
.321/.397/.661 = Youk in July.
I actually meant 3000 walks for a pitcher, as part of the Daisuke to the HoF "topic". And no pitcher has given up 3000 BB either (although Nolan Ryan came pretty close)
Joe Morgan - 1865
dat's rite!
90 through 7.
No batter has had 3000 walks.
Figured as much.
Wow, Nolan is #1 by a bunch!
1. Nolan Ryan - 2795
2. Steve Carlton - 1833
3. Phil Niekro - 1809
Is it just the Ms, or is Dice-K pitching well today?
both - he's been around the plate all night, throwing strikes, and they have been swinging freely.
!ococ zlp RH
mdc, jeemer up
My god. I thought Seattle had tied the game, judging by the FSN Northwest commentator's reaction.
cut 'em some slack, tim, they are 22 GB! :>)
poop
double poop
Double poop.
MDC, please.
Wow, that was fast.
jeemer time.
dp pls.
Jacoby can't pronounce Volvo.
Vole Vo
Something good is on the big screen on the scoreboard. A lot of people pointing toward it.
I loooove my Volvo.
He sounds computerized when he reads that commercial.
Oki hasn't pitched in 10 days. Considering the score has been close in almost all those games, that really tells you something about Tito's level of confidence in him right now.
I'm going to be so happy to have Ortiz back!!!!!!
Earlier in the game, Ms feed showed a little boy putting a Mariners shirt over a Red Sox one, and taking off his B cap and putting on an M one. His mother (appeared to be) and the whole section were applauding this, then he was given a free box of fries.
All I kept thinking was "you poor bastard. this better be about the food, or else...that's just sad
OOO, what wouldn't you do for free fries? It's a short list.
Runs, please.
those grilled salmon sandwiches at safeco almost made me a mariners fan!
Oki hasn't pitched in 10 days. Considering the score has been close in almost all those games, that really tells you something about Tito's level of confidence in him right now.
Edit: it's actually only four games, but still- close ones where we needed a good bullpen.
Can you smell the snuff?
I love the Mat to Oki progression.
those grilled salmon sandwiches at safeco almost made me a mariners fan!
See! You guys ruined me! As I mentioned in the last LAA game thread.
Seriously, thats all I ever think about whenever I see salmon. "Gotta go to Safeco. Gotta go to Safeco."
A Jeep Grand Cherokee commercial came on NESN right as a Jeep Grand Cherokee commercial came on the radio.
There is no escape, Ish.
Jeep Grand Cherokee!
What facial hair? You guys watching HD or something?
Castig: "Some Mariners fans trying to get the wave going, with mixed results."
Jon Rish: "I thought the wave was pretty much extinct except at Fenway Park."
Castig: "It should be."
maybe castig is not so bad after all....
That dice-k "K" sign would be much more effective if they updated the numbers on the dice to the amount of Ks he has.
Did they have two dice cards up there? If not, it'd just be a die.
What do people want to see the sox doing as far as trades before the dead line? (if any)
eddie vedder sitting with theo, wearing glasses and a bright red plastic sox batting helmet!
eddie vedder sitting with theo, wearing glasses and a bright red plastic sox batting helmet!
I didn't recognize him at first. I thought Theo was just sitting next to a couple of random guys!
I'd like to see them trade Timlin for Teixeira.
vedder going either trying to be incognito or attempting (and succeeding with) the doofus look.
Timlin is needed for that all important veteran presence in the pen.
Lyndon and ocoC doing their best ballet act.
Bot's like WTF MATE!
The water is DIRTY!
VICTORY!
WATER is DIRRRRRRRRRTY
And water.
murk
0.5 GB
Nice.
.5 gb
Did they have two dice cards up there? If not, it'd just be a die.
No need to tell me that, I'm pretty sure that I'm one of the biggest grammar nazis there is. Definitely was two die, thus, dice.
I'd like to see them trade Timlin for Teixeira.
Timlin??? For a 3-month rental???
sleepy time. night. won't be here tomorrow. see you soon.
Infamous "morning after" comment -
Huge lightning storm last night. Knocked out power for a while, no cable when it came back, therefore no internet. Booo! Just went to bed at a decent hour for a change.
I see we won without the hot-looking-but-very-underage niece avatar so I might have to change it tonight.
Amy - if you're around today -
how about echo'n (I know, the added apostrophe, but...)
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