April 27, 2009

G19: Red Sox 3, Spiders 1

Red Sox - 000 000 003 - 3  8  0
Spiders - 000 000 001 - 1 4 1
11!
11 consecutive wins!
AH AH AH AH AH AH!


Wakefield (7-1-0-4-5, 112, 1.86 ERA) and Lee (8-5-0-0-5, 106) traded goose eggs for most of the game. And once Lee left the mound, the Red Sox pounced.

Facing Kerry Wood in the ninth, Dustin Pedroia walked and David Ortiz dropped a single into short center. Kevin Youkilis flew out to short right, bring up Jason Bay, who had hit the ball hard in his previous three trips, singling twice.

The pale Canadian took a strike before launching a three-run homer to deep left-center, a no-doubt blast that gave the Red Sox a 3-0 lead. (On Wood's next pitch, Mike Lowell tripled -- yes, tripled -- as Grady Sizemore dove to catch his sinking liner, only to have it bounce over him and roll to deep center.)

Wakefield allowed only one hit -- a two-out single in the first inning to Victor Martinez. He walked and hit a batter with two outs in the fourth and walked two in the sixth, but worked out of trouble each time. In the sixth, he needed a running catch from Jacoby Ellsbury in right-center to preserve his shutout bid.

Manny Delcarmen pitched a quick and perfect eighth before turning the game over to Jonathan Papelbon. He allowed three singles to his first four batters -- and he appeared to receive a gift strike three call on the one batter he retired -- giving Cleveland one run and bringing the potential winning run to the plate. But Kelly Shoppach chased a slider in the dirt for the second out, and he got pinch-hitter Ben Francisco to pop to first to end the game.

It's the longest Red Sox winning streak since June 16-29, 2006, when the team won 12.

The Royals beat the Blue Jays 7-1, allowing the Red Sox to creep into first place for the first time this season.
Red Sox     13   6   .684   ---
Blue Jays 14 7 .667 ---
The Yankees lost to the Tigers 4-2, though CC Sabathia threw a complete game and lowered his ERA to 4.73. New York is 9-10, 4 GB.

***

Tim Wakefield (2.45, 208 ERA+) / Cliff Lee (5.25, 94 ERA+)

The F Train rolls on to Cleveland, where the Red Sox begin a three-game series against the Spiders (7-12). Having finished a three-game sweep of the Yankees and now riding a 10-game winning streak, Boston sends its ace to the hill tonight.

J.D. Drew is not in the lineup after a tight left quad forced him out of Sunday's game after seven innings. Gumball Bailey gets the nod in right field against lefty Lee. Julio Lugo will play in this series, but he's not starting tonight.

The Red Sox's bullpen has allowed just five runs over the past 41 innings. (1.10 ERA).

Lee is making his fifth start of the month. After a disastrous Opening Day outing, he has posted a 3.32 ERA in the three starts since, though he has allowed 32 baserunners in 19 innings. His season WHIP is 1.750.

Top hitters for Cleveland:
Victor Martinez     .397/.448/.654/1.102
Travis Hafner .293/.388/.586/ .974
Shin-Soo Choo .286/.418/.524/ .942
Asdrubal Cabrera .339/.456/.482/ .938

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allan said...

Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
David Ortiz, DH
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
Jason Bay, LF
Mike Lowell, 3B
Jeff Bailey, RF
George Kottaras, C
Nick Green, SS

Grady Sizemore, CF
Asdrubal Cabrera, 2B
Victor Martinez, 1B
Shin-Soo Choo, RF
Ryan Garko, DH
Jhonny Peralta, SS
Mark DeRosa, 3B
Kelly Shoppach, C
Trevor Crowe, LF

allan said...

One final note about Saturday's game:

The last game in which the Yankees led by at least 6 runs and lost the game by at least 5 runs?

June 9, 1956That's 53 years ago!

Unknown said...

"Nick Green, SS"

Hell yes.

allan said...

clev feed -- boo

Benjamin said...

"'Just talked to him (Lugo) a little while ago and told him welcome back,' Francona said. 'He's not playing tonight. Lugie played two games and DH'd yesterday.'"

Lugie? WTF?

Welcome back, Lugo. There's your spot on the bench.

Benjamin said...

Francona isn't too fast to hock a loogie.

laura k said...

Here's the only thing I dislike about living in Canada: no baseball highlight shows on TV. MLBTV isn't enough for me.

And we don't have NESN tonight, so no replays of LBJ stealing home, Tek GS, etc. Boo.

Benjamin said...

Bleh.

laura k said...

Lugie. Too funny.

allan said...

nice hustle, manny.

Benjamin said...

NESN's shown the LBJ steal a couple times but hasn't replayed the Tek slam today.

Unknown said...

As much as I don't like Papi hitting below .220, I am slightly encouraged by the fact that he's leading the league in SFs.

Amy said...

Good news for me: last class of the semester tonight! Bad news for me: I miss most of tonight's game.

Maybe I will let the class out early since it IS the last class of the semester.... hmm, a tempting thought.

See you all later, unless this game ends before 9:30...

allan said...

lotsa yooks!!!

laura k said...

But I haven't seen either at all, except online, but that's choppy and small.

This has been a problem for me our entire time here. Of all the things I thought I'd miss when we moved, I never imagined the first would be Baseball Tonight.

Unknown said...

Solid start.

laura k said...

We may have found NESN on another channel... thanks to me... (Waiting for my thank you)

allan said...

NESN ___ YAY L!

allan said...

thank dog - rick manning is a fucking moron.

laura k said...

there it is :)

allan said...

CLIFF LEE IS PITCHING A PERFECT GAME!!!

laura k said...

close but no dong

laura k said...

or doung, sorry bay

Benjamin said...

This does not portend well.

Unknown said...

Meh

allan said...

This does not portend well.

Don't set L off.

laura k said...

I'm not threading much tonight, so everyone can be as pessimistic as they like w/o interference from me.

One would think after the last few games, "bodes well" would not be a problem, but hey. I guess not everyone did the clip-and-save.

Unknown said...

Wake Ks the side?

Do my eyes deceive me?

Jere said...

You guys don't get MLBNetwork? Sorry if you've answered this before.

Jere said...

Don Fleming up

Jere said...

Heidi looking like Pitfall Harry. With female genitalia.

Jere said...

NESN, we don't need pitch zone on a pitch that was obviously out of the zone. What we needed there was the side view to see if he checked or not.

Unknown said...

About time we get someone on.

And that quick it's over.

Bleh

allan said...

DET 1, MFY 0 - end 2

Jere said...

Hey it's Wake vs. Bake*.

*Cliff Lee = Sara Lee = baked goods = Bake.

Anonymous said...

Wake has the on switch all the way up again tonight.

Unknown said...

OTT

Zenslinger said...

Looks to me (from GDGD) that Wake's able to throw strikes so far, so he'll do at least pretty well. Question is whether Lee has turned back into Super SP or not.

I was having a great weekend in Reno & Tahoe while enjoying the Yankee destruction.

Jere said...

Way to go opp. fie. Papi

Unknown said...

Papi!

laura k said...

We wuz robbed. What's up with that Spiders fielding.

Jere said...

robbed. That's three long flies to right by right handed hitters, all caught. We will break through.

Edward Lee said...

Good run by Sizemore. Upon looking at the replay though, I'm not sure the dive was necessary.

Jere said...

another ball hit to the opposite-ish field

laura k said...

bayingle

Pokerwolf said...

"In case you haven't noticed, and judging by the attendance you haven't, the Indians have managed to win a few ball games, and are threatening to climb out of the cellar."

(It's an Indians game! I can't help it!)

Here's one of the headlines from MLB.com: "A-Rod, Wang progressing in rehab". I can't help chuckling.

Singule!

Unknown said...

Runs please?

Benjamin said...

bayingle

Loonie.

Benjamin said...

Bleh.

Benjamin said...

Or no bleh.

Jere said...

INNING NOT OVER

allan said...

wedgie out to discuss

Jere said...

Lowell: capitalize.

Pokerwolf said...

Dear Lowell,

FYI, your full name according to Yankees fans is "Mike Fucking Lowell". Live up to the monkier!

Love,

Sox Fans

Jere said...

this is like the Russian basketball team in '72

Benjamin said...

Wedge wants to get tossed.

Jere said...

that guy was so pissed but replays show it was foul and both umps called it foul. What's the problem, dicks?

Edward Lee said...

Come on Wedge, it shouldn't take this long to get tossed.

There ya go.

Edward Lee said...

STO had a crappy replay, but it looked fair.

Unknown said...

Ejection?

I'm on GDGD, what happened?

Benjamin said...

Oh well.

laura k said...

Now a Dr Dong... oops. Would have been too perfect.

Pokerwolf said...

Bah!

Benjamin said...

Ejection?

I'm on GDGD, what happened?


Lowell fouls a ball into the dirt. Catcher traps it and Bucknor initially says foul tip strike three, but gets reversed. Everyone gets back onto the field. Wedge meekly argues.

Lowell hits a lazy grounder up the third base line. Foul ball, but it gets fielded. Everyone's upset. Wedge comes out to argue again and gets tossed.

Unknown said...

And we waste the inning.

Edward Lee said...

Lowell fouls a ball off, Shoppach attempts to catch it in the dirt, CB Bucknor calls it a foul tip for strike 3, Lowell appeals, 1B ump says it hit the dirt, Wedge comes out to complain.

Next pitch, Lowell hits a grounder that hugs the 3B line for an apparent forceout at third. 3B ump eventually calls it foul, Wedge comes out to get tossed.

Unknown said...

That explains it.

Pokerwolf said...

I really hope stranding those runners won't come back to haunt us in this game. The Yankees series was enough of a rollercoaster ride.

laura k said...

Folks w/ only GDGD, I'm curious, why not get MLB Audio? $15 for the whole season. If MLB TV is not feasible (although the non-premium deal is pretty reasonable).

Jere said...

Note: Both umps called it foul right away.

laura k said...

Oo, LOBplaining, good night for me to be half-out of the thread.

Benjamin said...

Wake's filthy thus far.

Pokerwolf said...

Tim-K!

Pokerwolf said...

Oo, LOBplaining, good night for me to be half-out of the thread.Sorry, L-Girl. I'm coming off a bad day. I suppose I shouldn't complain too much, eh?

allan said...

these umps apparently do not know the rule that if a batter makes no effort to get out of the way of a pitch, the ump can choose to not award first. grrrr

Pokerwolf said...

Redsock: I'm with you. If you're dumb enough not to move, you should stay where you are.

Jere said...

Yanks got first two on, stranded them. 1-0 Det bottom 4.

allan said...

don effs up the count, says 2-1 (like screen says) but it's 3-1, next pitch is a walk - see?

Benjamin said...

How about we not do this.

laura k said...

Pokerwolf, you're welcome to complain as much as you need to. I just don't get it. The team's doing great.

In general the angst over LOB is a bit lost on me - unless it's an extreme situation, like bases loaded w/ no outs.

There are tons of LOBs in baseball - there have to be. If your team hits well, there are going to be more men on base than scoring. But a lot of ppl act like it's a unusual or terrible - or like the Red Sox have so many more LOB than other teams.

So I don't get it. And sometimes I have to push back. :)

Jere said...

Tribe about to waste this opportunity.

Benjamin said...

Runs, please.

laura k said...

Gummy Jeff

Unknown said...

Score runs.

laura k said...

Oops, should have been Gummi

Pokerwolf said...

So I don't get it. And sometimes I have to push back. :)Valid point. This is one of the first games I can follow this year, so I'm a bit rusty. =)

Memo to Sawx: Runs, please!

Benjamin said...

Nice.

Pokerwolf said...

Bingle!

Unknown said...

Chewy single.

Jere said...

George wants to make up for this catching woes last frame.

Jere said...

strike oot

laura k said...

Oh no Pokerwolf, you missed some great games. Of course there are plenty more ahead. Like most of them.

allan said...

berroa?

laura k said...

Nice! Thanks Spideys

Jere said...

lotta bad hops on left sides of infields lately

Anonymous said...

Error trifecta anyone?

Unknown said...

I'll take that.

andy said...

These announcers aren't bad are they? I don't think they are, we think are kinda impartial. They aren't overtly being fans.

And if Wake does good this year I really hope he retires on that note. I really am excited to see him do good. I am learning to respect the knuckle more. I have seen him in person twice now and I had fun.

Pokerwolf said...

lotta bad hops on left sides of infields latelyThey just want to make the game interesting. Yeah, that's it...

Jere said...

Wake can't leave till 193!

laura k said...

Yay, thanks for the replay NESN!

Benjamin said...

Laura: they just replayed Ellsbury's steal.

Bleh on the DP.

Benjamin said...

Oh right, you're watching NESN now.

laura k said...

Oh crap as I soon as I post that, we GIDP

laura k said...

Thanks Benjamin :)

Benjamin said...

Still 1-0 Detroit in the bottom of the fifth.

allan said...

1-9-3
1-9-3
1-9-3

Unknown said...

Lyndon being Drew.

Pokerwolf said...

I'm watching on Gameday and as soon as I saw "In play, out(s)" I said, "Please not a double play ball."

ARGH!

allan said...

easy

Jere said...

nice d. catch by JE

laura k said...

Love that boy!



(in case you didn't know)

andy said...

LBJ is going for ROY in the wrong Y.

Unknown said...

OTT

Jere said...

Wake outpitching Sabathia Bloodia Sabathia so far tonight.

allan said...

ALMOST, derek -- nice "dive"

Pokerwolf said...

Come on, Papi. You're due.

Pokerwolf said...

Or not. Crap.

Jere said...

And Remy accuses him of not hustling and Red Sox Nation has officially had enough of his antics and he's promptly traded--oh wait.

Pokerwolf said...

Since Youk is hitting so well, does his moustache get some credit?

allan said...

det still 1-0
balt winning
nyy could fall into 4th

Grant Salzano said...

I like how our backup catcher is actually hitting at a lower average than our starter. Qataris is actually hitting... what... .195?

Pokerwolf said...

Gameday has him at .167, Grant.

Jere said...

2-0 Tigers

laura k said...

Qataris sounds like a new car

Jere said...

make that 4-0 Detroit on a 2-run dong!

allan said...

pitch count .... rising

Unknown said...

DET 4, MFY 0

allan said...

same up and in strike that got derosa in the 2nd

Benjamin said...

4-0 Detroit.

Benjamin said...

Awful lot of pitches this inning.

Pokerwolf said...

Is the ump's strikezone moving around as much as Gameday says it is or is he being relatively consistent?

Unknown said...

Wake losing the strike zone...

Benjamin said...

LBJ!

allan said...

L8

L; yay

mdc was up

Jere said...

Ells tracks it down and doesn't need the fake dive.

Benjamin said...

Is the ump's strikezone moving around as much as Gameday says it is or is he being relatively consistent?

Bucknor's awful.

Grant Salzano said...

J. Kobe on his HORSE

Unknown said...

Nice

Score runs

Benjamin said...

Normalized strikezone.

allan said...

6 inn in 1:40

too dam long (/mathews)

Benjamin said...

Loonie.

Joe Grav said...

Just reinforcing my support of Qataris as a nickname.

laura k said...

jasoningle

Benjamin said...

Lowell's so slow.

allan said...

Slowell

Unknown said...

Bleh

Jere said...

sti dwon

allan said...

wihff

Anonymous said...

Enough with the passed balls..

Jere said...

I bet George will get a new mask. So he can see stuff below him.

Anonymous said...

Hafner PH for Crowe

laura k said...

Who's on the all-bird team with Trevor Crower?

Besides the late Mark Fidrych.

laura k said...

Did I just mis-type Crowe? Yes.

laura k said...

Doug Byrd
Goose Gossage

Jere said...

"The crows seemed to be calling his name, thought Caw."

Jere said...

Goose Goslin

every Oriole, Cardinal, and Blue Jay:)

Jere said...

Craig Swan

allan said...

Robin Roberts

laura k said...

no go on whole teams! :)

Jere said...

Ducky Medwick, Ducky Schofield.

laura k said...

Jose Cardinale

Unknown said...

Alright, let's score some runs.

I don't want to see Wake pitch this good of a game and not get a win.

Jere said...

I actually have personalized autographs of both Roberts and Swan.

Jere said...

Birdie Tebbets

laura k said...

There must be somebody named Finch. Benjamin will tell us.

Jere said...

Emu Philips?

Amy said...

Just getting out of class and going to drive home. BUT am I seeing correctly? A one-hitter from Wake so far?? WHOA!

See you all in a bit, assuming the game is still going when I get home.

laura k said...

I don't care about Wake's W but I'd sure like one for us.

Just FYI, I called a 1-0 win on an Ortiz dong.

Jere said...

Syd Finch doesn't count!

laura k said...

Emu, good one

tim said...

G'day JoSers! Just announcing my arrival, beer in hand. Just got home from 11 hours of tax returns and ready to watch us tear apart this Spider 'pen. Time to catch up on the threads!

allan said...

Ostrich McHummingbird

(Played in the Federal League)

Benjamin said...

Joel Finch.

Unknown said...

Disappointing inning.

Benjamin said...

Sorry, I was too busy playing with this. Go there and type the Konami code (up up down down left right left right b a) and mash some buttons.

allan said...

7-1-0-4-5

WAKE = ACE

laura k said...

"Joel Finch"

Thanky

Unknown said...

Tavarez pitching in the Nats game, trying to hold a one run lead with runners on and no outs.

I can see where this is going...

tim said...

Oh look, the drum assholes. How I don't miss you.

Benjamin said...

MDC pretty sharp so far.

Jere said...

Tigers get Tex to fly out to the wall with two on in a 4-0 game in the eighth.

Jere said...

Yanks second time tonight getting first two on and stranding them. 4-0 DET after 7.5.

Benjamin said...

Runs please.

Jere said...

Oh, from before, someone mentioned Youk's mustache--that thing never made it, he's just got a regular goatee.

Unknown said...

MDC continues to impress.

tim said...

Whatever happened to the dush from the end of last game thread? lol.

Jere said...

Come on, win this pitcher's duel by like 6 runs.

tim said...

Walkoia.

Benjamin said...

Pedroia runs faster to first on the walk than Lowell on a ball in play.

tim said...

Kerry wood??? wtf? must've been in some sort of a coma. I thought he was a starter for the Cubs. lol

tim said...

woooooooooooo

Benjamin said...

BABIPapi

laura k said...

OK, my prediction's not coming true (not in 9, anyway), but it looks good.

Jere said...

Looks like the Yanks will get a 99-pitch complete game out of their ace--and lose by 4. If Detroit can get 3 outs.

allan said...

repeat of the game we saw in montreal - 0-0 for 21 innings?

Unknown said...

Consecutive hits!

tim said...

I want to get hot off a sweaty dong right about now.

Unknown said...

Well, consecutive baserunners.

My Bad

laura k said...

Tim, the dush commented a few more times. He says he wants to hang out here, but I don't see it happening.

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