April 18, 2009

G11: Red Sox 6, Orioles 4

Orioles - 000 040 000 - 4  8  1
Red Sox - 014 100 00x - 6 12 1
Kevin Youkilis sparked the Sox with his first four-hit game of the season: single, two doubles, home run. He drove in four runs, three on a dong to left in the third.

Beckett stumbled in the fifth. The inning began with a single, double, walk, bases-loaded walk, double and fielding error. But with a man on second and no outs -- tying run at the plate -- he settled down, getting out of trouble, then ending his night by setting down the side in order with a seven-pitch sixth inning.

And the bullpen was stellar once again. Okajima, Saito and Papelbon combined for a 3-2-0-0-4 line.

Also: Cleveland scored 14 runs in the second inning against the Yankees and won 22-4. Because the Rays lost to Chicago, the Red Sox hopped over them into fourth place. At 5-6, we are 3 GB the high-flying Blue Jays.

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Adam Eaton (9.00, 58 ERA+) / Josh Beckett (3.46, 154 ERA+)

Eaton has made only one start this season: last Sunday against the Rays. He went 4-8-4-2-6, 100 and Baltimore lost 11-3.

Eaton had a 5.80 ERA (75 ERA+) for the Phillies in 107 innings last year.

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Jere said...

no cycle. yet.

Unknown said...

Meh.

Jere said...

Gee, MA on for Bos.

laura k said...

gee ma, that's cute

jere, don't know if you saw, earlier in this thread i answered your q from last night

Jere said...

oh right. thanks. And I told Kim you said she was smart and cool....

Jere said...

OTT

Unknown said...

OTT

laura k said...

good, but she should already know i think that.

Benjamin said...

Meanwhile, the Padres continue to surprise.

Benjamin said...

On fire

Unknown said...

Flaming double.

allan said...

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last time a Major League club put up a 14-run inning was June 27, 2003, when the Red Sox did it against the Marlins in Fenway Park.

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Unknown said...

IBB to Tek?

Jere said...

That was when we scored 10 in the 1st before an out was recorded.

Unknown said...

"According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last time a Major League club put up a 14-run inning was June 27, 2003, when the Red Sox did it against the Marlins in Fenway Park."

10 runs in before they even recorded an out, I believe.

Jere said...

Yeah Tek must be feelin really good right now. Talking to the first baseman: "Yeah, sometimes they prefer not to pitch to me."

Unknown said...

Damon was 3/4 of the way to the cycle in the first inning.

Unknown said...

Strike amoeba.

Jere said...

Damon: 5 for 7 in that game.

laura k said...

I have to get ready to go home. And since it now takes me TWICE AS FUCKING LONG TO GET HOME, I won't see the rest of the game. grumble grumble.

Dear Red Sox,

Please hold this lead and win the game.

Love,

RSN In Toronto

allan said...

Idiot Red Sox fans doing the wave.

Jere said...

Looked like the front foot never reached second--didn't get to the bag until the back foot landed. NESN with crappy replays. MASN people, your thoughts?

Unknown said...

I thought it looked like that too, on MASN.

Jere said...

The Wave: 95% of people hate it, but 99% do it if given the chance.

laura k said...

Proud to be among the 1%.

Jere said...

I've been a card-carrying member of Wave Busters since the mid 80s. I have never stood once. But I do respect the Fen-wave as it oddly has become a tradition.

allan said...

I do not believe 95% of people hate it. And there are plenty of traditions that should be done away with. Length of existense is no measure of worth.

Unknown said...

This bullpen is looking awesome for the season. Aside from Lopez.

Unknown said...

Someone needs to get on to give Youk another chance at the cycle.

Unknown said...

That'll work.

Jere said...

KIm: "drop it drop it drop it..."

And Youk gets his chance for the 3B!!!!!

allan said...

Get pissed, Bay!

Benjamin said...

Make'em pay, Bay.

Benjamin said...

WTF. There's no foul ground over there.

Jere said...

"I do not believe 95% of people hate it."

I feel like if you ask anybody they'll SAY they hate it, but the fact that a few people can get 40,000 to do I guess makes them liars.

But what I like is how when you think about it from the bleacher people's perspective, it's like their way of making the box seat people have to stand up. But only if they start it between innings! The worst is watching some asshole during a rally, back to the field, desperately trying to start a Wave and acting like the people watching the game are the assholes.

Benjamin said...

Bleh.

Unknown said...

Disappointing end to that, but at least it's still a save situation.

Benjamin said...

Disappointing end to that, but at least it's still a save situation.

We were hoping it wouldn't be.

Benjamin said...

I still can't get over the strikezone this game.

Benjamin said...

Uh, Paps.

Unknown said...

Throw strikes.

allan said...

Lowell, Tek and Velazquez up in the 9th, if necessary. ... Let's end this now.

Benjamin said...

Throw fucking strikes.

Unknown said...

He tries too hard to get Ks. Just get the outs.

Benjamin said...

There's two.

Unknown said...

Like that.

Unknown said...

Water.

Benjamin said...

Water!

A Conformer said...

Back just in time for the Bot.

Jere said...

Dirty crab water

A Conformer said...

Oh, wow, that was quick. GDGD didn't even get a chance to load in time.

Jere said...

I'm at Fenway tomorrow, with a friend who hasn't been there since '97! See you clowns bright and early Monday morning.

Zenslinger said...

I did not see any baseball scores all day except the earliest ones, then checked a little while ago.

Schadenfreude post, ja?

FenFan said...

Late to the party but I was at the game last night (sitting in Section 29) and I witnessed a kid get not one but two foul balls sitting in the Loge seats (section 60?). Anyone got the odds on that?

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