Rangers - 000 000 040 - 4 10 1Lester pitched at least seven innings for the seventh straight start (7.1-7-3-1-6, 108) and earned his 10th win in his last 10 Fenway Park starts (dating back to April 29).
Red Sox - 024 020 00x - 8 12 0
Two of the three runs charged to Sid scored on a home run allowed by Mike Timlin. Justin Masterson pitched the ninth, allowing a leadoff double and a walk, but then starting a 1-6-3 double play and getting a foul pop-up.
Back-to-back two-run doubles from Kevin Youkilis and Jason Bay gave the Red Sox a nice third-inning cushion. Jed Lowrie added a two-run two-bagger in the fifth.
Yook doubled in each of his first three at-bats. Bay and Lowrie each had a single, double, walk, and 2 RBI. Dustin Pedroia doubled and singled.
The Yankees lost to the Twins 4-2 this afternoon to fall 8.5 GB Tampa Bay and 6 GB the Red Sox in the Wild Card race. ... Tampa Bay leads Oakland 1-0 in the 1st.
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Luis Mendoza (7.50, 57 ERA+) / Jon Lester (3.23, 139 ERA+)
Mike Lowell has been put on the disabled list.
Terry Francona said Lowell
got looked at today, he got an MRI, and we're going to need to DL him. We're not going to know today or tomorrow the length of this. We're all hoping it'll be shorter, rather than longer ... The things that worry you with the oblique are -- you always hear the doctor say, when it stops hurting, wait a week -- because these things have a way of nagging.David Pauley has been recalled to work out of the bullpen. Tito:
[W]e had a lot of guys throw a lot of pitches last night. The chances are that after tonight's game, if everything goes according to plan, maybe we'll make another move.Lineup:
***Drew, RF
Pedroia, 2B
Ortiz, DH
Youkilis, 3B
Bay, LF
Lowrie, SS
Casey, 1B
Varitek, C
Crisp, CF
Also: Yankees/Twins at 1 PM and Rays/Athletics at 10 PM
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Drat, Youk finally makes an out.
Wow, did the Dustin Diamond business really kill the comment thread?
answers.yahoo.com is pretty funny.
"Resolved Question: Is Brandon Boggs of the Texas Rangers related to Wade Boggs?"
"Best Answer Chosen by Voters: "no, and that's racist".
What an awesome start for Lester...not only has he only given up 5 baserunners, including just 1 walk, but he's giving the pen some rest as well. That's the sort of shit a top-end starter does.
Okay, I really *do* have a man-crush on Lester now.
Wade related to Brandon? That'd be like Dustin Diamond related to Mike D.
Josh Hamilton's wife just went on the DL?
Tony, excellent point - giving the pen a rest was key for tonight, and Lester is delivering and then some.
After a "shaky" start, NESN pulled new-cam after about an inning. Classic-cam has given six strong innings of long relief.
Jed's pretty good too.
lugo now on his second fifth of gin....
Casey's no slouch either.
Okay, headed for the 10-0 win that we should've had last nite.
Thanks, efd! I have my moments.
Question...now that Lowrie has more or less played himself into a job, what (if any) trade value does Lugo have? Should/Can the Sox just cut him loose? Or will he just rot on the bench for the rest of his deal?
GREAT play by that fan
I was hoping my Lugo seppuku comment might overtake the lead in the comment-of-the-night runnings, but it's probably ineligible for lack of homosexuality.
Nice catch, fan.
Metcalf is no CI.
Metcalf pwned by that fan!
Not sure where that 0-2 pitch missed, but ok.
Hahaha--that fan's catch is a finalist in NESN's play of the week.
maybe Lugo can learn how to catch.
(looks around for Amy)
jesus, tek.
Oh, Tek. Tek, Tek, Tek.
That "C" on Tek's chest pretty much stands for "Crap" now, doesn't it? :(
Phil, if I could vote by text message for the comment of the game you'd get my vote.
VARITEKKKKKKKKKK
TEK
so much for that idea that players turn it up a notch when playing for their next contract...
(or maybe this is turning it up................)
cRLISP
COCOCOCKSUCKER
Seriously, Tek and Crisp should just walk out to home plate every at-bat, do an about-face, and walk right back to the dugout. It'll save everybody a few minutes.
Unlike that recent night, this is one where the game's only shown on NESN, not both ESPN and NESN. In the boston area, anyway. I can never figure out how that works.
I like this game a lot better.
hahaha, Mets blowing out the nats so kieth and ron are taking phone calls from viewers
hahahahaha
here in NJ the game is on ESPN and the NESN feed is available on EI.
I am going to guess (and I think Redsock may know better than me) that it has to do with day/time of the game and when national/local networks have blackout rights or not.
:(
Meh.
You know what, Kinsler? F you.
nuts.
aaaaand Timlin starts to throw.
"here in NJ the game is on ESPN and the NESN feed is available on EI."
That's normal, but I'm talking about on one cable system, where you'd think NESN ha exclusive rights, SOMEtimes, it's also on ESPN, tonight it's blacked out.
Okay, might be time to give Lester the hook. He had himself a great start.
Lester apparently contributes by having a big difference between his wins and losses.
because with EI, you can get a bunch of out of market games, that's what it's for. You only can't get NESN in NYC on EI when the game's on YES.
This was huge by Lester after what the pen did to themselves last night
You only can't get NESN in NYC on EI when the game's on YES.
this is true, and thats when you are forced to hear michael kay make up lies about the sox.
Thankfully foul.
dp pls -- and then the ovation
Nice sinker. Too bad it was to first.
alright no DP -- just ovation!
Thank you, Lester! Now let's hope Burnt Toast & Coffee Time can get to the end of this game.
i know beckett would be our number 1 starter for the playoffs, but man, lester is a close 2nd this year.
lopez up
ball up.... and out.
Fuck you, Timlin.
Timlin being Timlin!
October Beckett + '08 Lester + Dice staying lucky + acceptable pitching from Wake/Byrd/HH/whoever + Tito's playoff pitching management + Bot = potential for great, great joy.
no - none of that shit tonight.
NO
FIVE FUCKING OUTS PLS!
You know what, Timlin? I've loved you on this team. You were part of the great '03 Red Sox October bullpen nobody talks about. You came up huge in '04. You recorded a big out in the '07 World Series. You've had a distinguished career in Boston. And now, when this season ends, you can kindly go back the hell home and never come back.
next pitcher pls
masterson up too
GET CAMO GONE!
Fucking Timlin. Way to stick those 2 runs on Lester too, dipshit.
Jere, I brought my camera with me tonight but I never ended up taking any pictures. I was too late for the good sunset. Didn't see anything else I liked, even though we were walking the streets of Portsmouth, NH, usually a very picturesque area. But I've taken hundreds and hundreds of pictures there.
raspberry cheer for the 1st strike
What I'm not crazy about now is it is the 8th inning, a man on second and Boston's only up by four. And Timlin's still in the game.
NEXT!
Lopez throwing, Bot stretching.
That's what an effective Timlin can do! Squeak outta that one.
Wow. One whole out. Truly a boon upon the baseball team for which we root.
up by 4 with 4 outs to get.
this should NOT be a problem
3 outs to get.
Even better.
masterson was up - wouldn't mind seeing him in the 9th
masterson was up - wouldn't mind seeing him in the 9th
Me neither.
Can Lopez at least pitch to a few batters in the 9th? I'd like to see him eat up some outs, if at all possible.
Amazing. There are some guys who can throw 89 and make it look 96... this guy throws 94 and makes it look like 86.
Lopez in 9th?
Salty a switch hitter, then two RHB (Metcalk, Kinsler) so probably not, according to Tito. Wouldn't be a bad idea either, though.
wow, Drew almost beat that one out!
MASTERSON!
go slider boy!
Second straight night without that CF camera...
That half-inning went by way too fast.
Bot and Everyday Eddie warming.
Bot up - will not be needed.
Texas annoys me. Also the Rangers.
Well, this is sub-optimal.
tito retying his shoes -- but farrell out now.
tp pls -- why the eff not?
I'd hate to see Tito fall on his face on the way to the mound.
1-6-3 DP!!!!!
Even better than a sac bunt.
fuck
yeah
baby
NICE DP!!
There should be a Rangers exception to the hold threshold.
That, on the other hand, was as close to 100% optimal as it gets.
Water.
The first round on dirty water is on me!!!
Next one's on you!
Youk makes the water dirty!
Doity Water.
and 6 games up on the chokers!
"Yankees losers earlier today".
And always.
Agua sucia! Didn't even get to put in my "let's wrap this up and go pound some Budweiser" post.
Timlin's shit-osity aside, a real good night all around. I'm looking forward to a lot more of these in the next month and a half.
Now, let's hope the A's keep up their end of the bargain and help lop off 1/3 of that division lead.
Win expectancy never dropped below 92% in the 9th, but it didn't feel that way.
phil...see what happens when you rely on stupid-ass numbers and DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THE GAME BEING PLAYED BY HUMAN BEINGS????!?!?!?!!!!???!111
Yankees now only 2 games out
... of 4th place, assuming TOR goes on to win their game.
2.5 GA wildcard...
I will be happier than a pig in shit the day this season where I can say "the Yankees score doesn't matter" and actually mean it. Thankfully, that day is fast approaching.
The Baseball Tonight recap of the MFY game is schadenfreuderific.
Pauley's been optioned back to Pawtucket - Jeff Bailey called up.
Pena with a 2-out BOMB in the top 1st off Doucher. Rays 1-0.
Jeff Bailey called up
GUMBALL!
I'm out, goodnight everyone!
If the Rays keep winning without Longoria the way they won without Crawford, you should start calling them the Tampa Bay Hydras. It's seriously absurd at this point.
Doucher? All-orifice team?
It must be the slowest broadcasted game of all time, Phillies vs. Dodgers. Harry Kalas and Vin Scully.
And I'm out too. Goodnight everyone!
Hinske dong to start the 2nd.
FKR 2-0
Fucking Hinske homer. 2-0 FKR.
I'm out as well. Good night, go A's!
the AAA's.
what a bunch of cunts.
Rusty Kuntz would be on the all-orifice team.
Now, you all know how much Manny's raking out in LA.
Well well well. You think Manny's hot? Manny has 14 RBI since he was traded.
JED LOWRIE has 15 RBI since Manny was traded!
MANNY DONG!
TIED IN OAKLAND
There goes that little factoid.
Mr. Lowrie, your serve.
NOMAH WALK-OFF
fucking baseball tonight.
they do a whole segment on "players disrespecting the game" all because soriano watched a ball that he thought was gone and only got a single cause it hit the wall as he barely jogged. then they SOMEHOW tie in that manny is disrespecting torre because he hasnt cut his hair yet.
"the dodgers have rules, and manny was asked to cut his hair by torre/lasorda, he is disrespecting them 'cause he hasnt yet" or some bullshit to that effect.
can you believe this shit?
hey kruk, do you know that the dodgers are selling hats & doo-rags with dreads attached to them for god knows how much?
more like the dodgers disrespecting the the likeness of a player cause they make 100% profit off of it.
"maybe you dont need to cut that hair just yet, manny"
go fuck yourself. and furthermore john kruk, you are disrespecting humanity with yr mullet, the same way jeter is with his 1996 fade.
kid n play broke up , derek. move on.
House Party 4?
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