June 5, 2010

G57: Red Sox 8, Orioles 2

Red Sox - 000 000 116 - 8 9 0
Orioles - 000 000 002 - 2 6 0
Lester was strong (6.1-4-0-3-4, 102), but simply ran out of gas in the seventh inning. With one out and Boston up 1-0, he walked the bases loaded (his only walks), as almost every one of his pitches was sailing up out of the strike zone.

Daniel Bard came in and calmly put out the fire, getting pinch-hitter Luke Scott to fly out to shallow center and Corey Patterson to foul out to third. Bard also pitched a perfect eighth, with two 3-1 grounders and a strikeout.

Kevin Youkilis's line drive home run to left put the Sox on the board and Josh Reddick's triple and Marco Scutaro's single upped the lead to 2-0 in the eighth. Those hits ended Guthrie's night (7.1-5-2-1-4, 95). He had been superb, at one point retiring 15 batters in a row.

Boston sent 11 men to the plate in the ninth inning, with Darnell McDonald, Bill Hall, and Youkilis each whacking two-run doubles.

The Rays lost to the Rangers (again) 6-1 and the Yankees lost to the Blue Jays 3-2 in 14 innings. Tampa Bay stays 2 GA of New York, but only 3.5 GA of Boston and Toronto.
Example
Jon Lester / Jeremy Guthrie
Scutaro, SS
Pedroia, 2B
Ortiz, DH
Youkilis, 3B
Martinez, 1B
Drew, RF
Varitek, C
Reddick, CF
Hall, LF
Jeremy Hermida is getting x-rays and an MRI on his ribs. Adrian Beltre is also out of the lineup (sore knee). Josh Reddick has been called up. The corresponding roster move has not been announced. [Now it has: Scott Atchison to Pawtucket.]

On April 24, Lester had a bloated 8.44 ERA. Since then, he has made eight starts and posted a 1.43 ERA. Earned runs allowed in those starts: 0, 0, 1, 2, 4, 1, 0, 1. His overall ERA of 2.97 is 10th in the AL.

Lester leads the league in Fewest Hits per 9 Innings (6.19) and he is 3rd in Most Strikeouts per 9 Innings (9.54).

Yankees/Blue Jays, 1 PM
Rays/Rangers, 4 PM

155 comments:

Kathryn said...

MFY/Jays in extra innings.

2-2 in the 12th

allan said...

MFY - 000 020 000 000
TOR - 010 000 100 00

allan said...

FKR - 0
TEX - 3

:>)

Kathryn said...

Tex with 5 strike outs. What is that called? Golden sombrero is four, right?

allan said...

For me, 4 = the Golden Shower.

Not sure what to call 5.

Kathryn said...

Well, I guess you have to figure out what is better or worse (depending on your take) than a golden shower.

allan said...

Maybe we should go with tradition and have 4 be sombrero, and 5 be the shower. Except 5 probably happens far less often than 4.

Just did a search at B-Ref. Last year, there were four times a player struck out 5 times (Jason Bay was one of them; so was Bill Hall!). And there were 100 instances of a player with 4 K in a game.

allan said...

MFY - 000 020 000 000 0
TOR - 010 000 100 000 0

FKR - 010
TEX - 301

Kathryn said...

MFY lose!!!!!!

Zenslinger said...

Yanks bite it. Yay.

Kathryn said...

I walked into my father-in-law's (the MFY fan) house just in time to see the bunt and winning hit. TV went off before the run crossed the plate.

allan said...

MFY - 000 020 000 000 00 - 2 8 0
TOR - 010 000 100 000 01 - 3 10 0

VS new pitcher Gaudin: Encarnacion walks. Lewis sac bunts 5-4. Hill singles to left-center! (Gaudin threw 9 pitches)

FKR - 010 0
TEX - 310 0

Kathryn said...

Man, Beltre is a one-man wrecking crew. Didn't he take out LBJ?

allan said...

Yes, he did.

allan said...

Teixeira struck out 5 times!

Golden Shower!

allan said...

FKR - 010 000 00
TEX - 310 002 00

Last chance for the Rays.

Kathryn said...

Crap, it still comes after your post of the FKR/TEX score.

Teixeira had 5 strike outs!

Zenslinger said...

Rays lose, too. Could be a good couple of days, here!

Kathryn said...

Tex with 5 strike outs. What is that called? Golden sombrero is four, right?

That's what I meant when I posted this. But I guess coming right after your score of the FKR/TEX game that didn't register.

Patrick said...

This isn't a must win, but it looks like a game we should win.

Let us gain a game.

allan said...

Tommy Hunter (9-5-1-0-4, 117) vs Rays. Called up from AAA this week. First start of season. 101 degree heat.

Amy said...

So Rays and Yankees lose. We had better win, especially against Baltimore.

I will be missing the game again....and likely tomorrow also. Busy weekend---graduation party, wedding, etc., etc.

GO SOX!

Patrick said...

I hate that Fangraphs takes the weekend off. I'm spoiled.

allan said...

Lord Lynch is at tomorrow's game, so we have to win both.

Patrick said...

Curtis Granderson is a jock, but he speaks like a human.

I like this guy.

laura k said...

I was about to announce Lord Lynch's presence at the game tonight, but... no need. :)

Patrick said...

Kevin 1.035OPS Youkilis

laura k said...

Patrick, that's a nice piece. I've heard Ellsbury talk about Griffey, too - grew up idolizing him, aspiring to play like him. Very nice.

Patrick said...

I think tonight's lineup is a testament to how well Theo has done giving us a deep, quality bench.

This lineup is still better than most teams everyday lineup.

Kathryn said...

SAFE!

Kathryn said...

Okay, maybe out.

Patrick said...

LMFAO!!!

Varitek volunteered to play left tonight.

.....

laura k said...

You know, it's one thing to miss an inning because of work, it's another to miss an inning because of BLABBERMOUTH AT WORK. For fuck's sake, STHU.

laura k said...

I think tonight's lineup is a testament to how well Theo has done giving us a deep, quality bench.

Silly Patrick, you know Theo hasn't done anything good in years.

/sarcasm

Benjamin said...

I had to miss an inning so I could start making dinner. You know what? Fuck dinner.

Benjamin said...

And some of these strikes Lester's throwing tonight are nowhere near the plate.

laura k said...

Fuck the blabbermouth
Fuck dinner.

I smell a rant coming on.

Patrick said...

WOW!!!!

That was just posted on Yahoo.

Seriously made me cry.

Patrick said...

Sorry, I've been distracted by these links today.

This game needs some Ks and Dongs for them and us (respectively).

Patrick said...

OOoooo, 3 pitch K! There we go.

laura k said...

Random YouTube postings. Patrick, it's a good thing you own this blog, that would be so threadjacking.

Patrick said...

Seriously. I can change the theme at a moments notice.

laura k said...

You are very powerful.

Kathryn said...

Wow, that was a nice catch.

RedSoxDiehard said...

The catch by Patterson wasn't bad, but it's not like he high-fived a fan on the way down or anything.

laura k said...

There is only one Being.

Kathryn said...

Yep. That reminds me. I was at Camden for Manny's 500th. That was great. All of the fans were into it. A very long standing ovation.

laura k said...

Oh that's great! I miss Manny.

Ron said...

"Red Sox not expecting shit out of Julio Lugo." Or at least that's what I wanted Don to say.

RedSoxDiehard said...

See that Adrian? That's how you make a catch without trampling anybody.

Benjamin said...

Hit the pole, no?

Kathryn said...

Ooh that was close.

Kathryn said...

(chant) Hit the pole! Hit the pole! Hit the pole!

Can you tell?

RedSoxDiehard said...

Tough to tell...

RedSoxDiehard said...

Guess not. :(

Benjamin said...

Maybe dudes in yellow shirts shouldn't sit next to the yellow poles.

Kathryn said...

Dumb guy on MASN (Thorne?) is asking, "What if it wraps around the pole on the foul side and lands behind the pole where it would be fair?" Really? He has to know the rule, doesn't he???

laura k said...

Dumb Guy on MASN is a redundancy.

Kathryn said...

Okay, I finally relented and ordered tix from the Red Sox for the Dodgers game. They still are lumping them in with another game. So, I have two tix to the Diamondbacks game on 6/17. Anyone interested?

G19, Row 14, Seats 1 & 2. $52 face, plus fees = $112.50. I'll sell them for $90 for the pair to a fellow Sox fan.

laura k said...

Are you going to cast a wider net than who happens to be threading today?

Kathryn said...

Sure, how should I do that? I don't want to be obnoxious about selling them.

allan said...

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK!!!

laura k said...

I was just thinking if you need to sell tickets, gamethreads may not be the best way. There are a lot of lurkers, but it's a weekend, and lurkers may not come out, etc. etc.

I'm sure there are lots of places to sell tix - SoSH, Craigslist, etc.

Kathryn said...

YOOOUUUKKK!!

I was in the process of writing, "It's time to score some runs."

Zenslinger said...

Now that's what I wanted to see.

laura k said...

yoooooooooooook

RedSoxDiehard said...

Love that sweaty water!

Kathryn said...

I've never tried SoSH. I'll check over there. I usually use StubHub but hate paying the fees.

laura k said...

Heh, just realized why you were talking about 5 Ks in a game earlier. Ain't no sombrero big enough to hide that shame.

laura k said...

Right, I figured you'd rather deal directly than go thru Stub Hub. I try never to use stuff like that (not that I have tickets to sell on any kind of regular basis).

laura k said...

You can always use CL and ask people to pay through PayPal.

allan said...

is the pen up?

RedSoxDiehard said...

OK, Julio, you're still on our payroll, so the least you can do for us is hit into a quick DP. Thanks!

laura k said...

Bard is up

allan said...

bard has been up.

leaving pitches up -- tiring.

dp pls.

allan said...

okay, tito. it's about that time

laura k said...

Gah. WTF happened here, bases loaded on BBs!

Kathryn said...

Okay Bard, first pitch they are able to make contact with = DP.

allan said...

sid just ran out of gas.

allan said...

wow - HUGE ovation for that pop out!!!!

allan said...

BARD = BALLS

laura k said...

Shakespeare to the rescue!! We love you Bard!

Kathryn said...

Shakespeare...done.

Kathryn said...

I've missed Rudolph.

allan said...

bogar should have waved him in ....

allan said...

"24 minute wait for jeremy guthrie"

laura k said...

Yeah! 2-0

Benjamin said...

Scutaro jetered that one.

laura k said...

Rudolph?

Kathryn said...

I thought Rudolph was the nickname you all eventually came up with for Reddick. (I was lurking back then). Remember that game when he had a bloody nose? The talk went from red nose to Rudolph.

laura k said...

I must have missed that thread, definitely didn't know the name or the bloody nose.

I'm an off-and-on threader myself.

laura k said...

Obie just said Bard "did a first-rate Houdini". He's reading JoS!

tim said...

hola jos!

reporting to you from florida for the last time...enjoying this shutting out of the Os...day 2.

back to canada tomorrow morning!

allan said...

victor and bard going thru a spring training drill this inning

allan said...

florida .... get the fuck outta there!

laura k said...

You guys are still in Florida? You have a much higher tolerance than I do. :)

tim said...

no tarballs here. yet.

laura k said...

Do you miss Winston?

tim said...

We love the hot weather/beaching it, but our tolerance for my dad is long past its end! Looking forward to getting the fuck outta here!

We missed Winston the day we dropped him off to Steph's friends!

Kathryn said...

Found it. Rudolph

laura k said...

Puppy > > > dad !

allan said...

wtf is wrong with remy?

laura k said...

wtf is wrong with remy?

Do you want a list or is this a rhetorical q?

allan said...

he was having a huge problem raeding his promos. like say 2 words, wait two seconds, say 2 more words, wait two seconds ...

i couldn't hear any laughing.

laura k said...

I gotta pack up to go home. It would be good to score a few more runs before I have to leave.

Kathryn said...

That would have been funny.

DO'B: These are the Orioles.

Kathryn said...

The left fielder was not even running!!

laura k said...

YES! The Microwave comes thru

Lord Lynch said...

Evening. A Lovely Bloop Double evening from Maryland!

Kathryn said...

Did he think it was going foul?

laura k said...

I gotta run. Don't drink the water, it is DIRTY!

allan said...

Patterson -- Is he that slow? He's their leadoff hitter.

allan said...

someone yells to hall "line it in the gap, baby"

next pitch --he does!

Lord Lynch said...

The wheels are falling off...

Now if we lose tomorrow, you'll know who to blame!

Kathryn said...

Have a great time Lynch. Have you been to Camden before?

Lord Lynch said...

I went there three years ago and saw them beat the Rockies.

Kathryn said...

It's fun to go to a Sox game there. It is amazing how many Sox fans there are. You will feel at home in your Red Sox garb.

Kathryn said...

Pretty park, don't you think?

Kathryn said...

BTW, how was your trip up the Parkway?

Lord Lynch said...

Try booking a hotel in Baltimore! Currently staying just outside Washington watching the game on MASN.

John Lackey does not fill me with hope.

Bard awesome tonight.

Kathryn said...

Hotel rooms are impossible to come by during these games. And crazily expensive!

Lord Lynch said...

We had to cut our trip short by a day so did smaller parts. From Galax up to Roanoke and then did about 70 miles on the Skyline Drive today which was absolutely amazing. You don't realise how high up you are until you turn off....

Kathryn said...

Yep, I've got MASN too.

Kathryn said...

It is gorgeous. My husband and I were on the Skyline Drive last Sunday. We went up to Baltimore last Saturday to get away and drove the Skyline Drive back.

allan said...

a sweaty slam?

Kathryn said...

Oops, change that. It was Sunday/Monday. I forgot about Memorial Day.

But, I guess Memorial Day doesn't mean anything to all of you outsiders. :]

allan said...

samuel probably thinking about quitting ...

Kathryn said...

I'm surprised Bogar didn't want to clear the bases!

Lord Lynch said...

Ok, got to go...

91 degrees and a chance of storms. Story of my week.....

Kathryn said...

Turn Lackey around!

Kathryn said...

This is a tough debut for Samuel.

Benjamin said...

Poor Bot won't get a save.

allan said...

somewhere kirk is yelling at his TV, "oh yeah *I* was the problem, fire the manager and all will be fine. well, fuck you!"

Kathryn said...

Not only that, he's saying, "Look at my record against the Sox this year."

Kathryn said...

Hey Nelson, we need some outs please.

allan said...

i want this shutout, joe.

Kathryn said...

THROW A STRIKE!

allan said...

unacceptable.

Kathryn said...

Now Pap has to warm up again. Along with RamRam.

Kathryn said...

TP? That would be fitting.

Kathryn said...

One.

allan said...

dp pls.

Kathryn said...

Crap, no shutout.

Zenslinger said...

Least we didn't lose the shutout on our own dime.

Kathryn said...

Well, there is that.

RedSoxDiehard said...

Poor Bot won't get a save.

Nelson's trying his hardest to get him one.

allan said...

it's the 9th inning that would not end.

Kathryn said...

Two.

allan said...

bullshit -- stick it in his ear.

Zenslinger said...

I was wondering if Jason Heyward's rookie season was comparing at all to Ted Williams'. He's got a 151 OPS+. Williams had a 160 OPS+ his rookie season.

But Ted Williams had a lifetime OPS of 1.116 (190 OPS+). Wow.

allan said...

The water is Muddy!!!

3.5 GB!

(and 1.5 GB the mfy)

Kathryn said...

Three.

Watch out MFY, here we come.

allan said...

Attendance was 40,001!

Zenslinger said...

If this pattern were to repeat itself again tomorrow, that would be something else.

laura k said...

When I left work it was 6-0 in the 9th. Get home to learn it ended 8-2. Hmm.