Yankees - 003 020 000 1 - 6 11 0A check swing grounder by Derek Jeter in the 10th inning got past Jonathan Papelbon's glove and Bill Hall's bare-handed grab attempt, and Brett Gardner scored from second base.
Red Sox - 201 000 110 0 - 5 11 2
The Red Sox -- Felipe Lopez, Ryan Kalish, Eric Patterson -- went quietly in the bottom of the 10th against Mariano Rivera. J.D. Drew, a better hitter than any of the three guys who actually batted in the inning, watched the end of the game from the on-deck circle; he was going to pinch-hit for Kevin Cash.
Dumbo Posada tried very hard to give the game to Boston -- the runs in the seventh and eighth both scored on wild pitches that the Yankee catcher botched. A third run nearly scored on Posada's throwing error after the eighth-inning wild pitch, but Josh Reddick was thrown out trying to score from second by Ramiro Pena, with Kerry Wood making the tag.
Mike Lowell hit a two-run double to right-center in the first, walked and scored in the third, and singled high off the Wall in the fifth.
McDonald, CFFirst game of a Saturday doubleheader. Fox gets its broadcast at 4 -- and the nightcap will start about 9 PM.
Lowrie, SS
Martinez, C
Ortiz, DH
Lowell, 1B
Hall, RF
Nava, LF
Navarro, 3B
Lopez, 2B
Marco Scutaro will not play in the remaining games.
Also today: Rays (0.5 GB)/Royals.
1953 - Carl Erskine (9-6-2-3-14) of the Dodgers sets a World Series record with 14 strikeouts in Game 3 against the Yankees at Ebbets Field.
1963 - Sandy Koufax (9-6-2-3-15) of the Dodgers breaks Erskine's record by striking out 15 batters in Game 1 at Yankee Stadium.
1968 - Bob Gibson (9-5-0-1-17) of the Cardinals breaks Koufax's record by striking out 17 Tigers in Game 1 at Busch Stadium. That remains the record.
Before 1953, the record had been 13, set by Howard Ehmke of the A's in Game 1 in 1929 -- though not on October 2.
Jeter, SS
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Teixeira, 1B
Rodriguez, DH
Cano, 2B
Swisher, RF
Posada, C
Gardner, LF
Pena, 3B
Exciting stuff with the W-L contest! The only two contestants still alive are the ones with the two worst predictions.
ReplyDeleteIf the Sox go 0-3: no winner.
If the Sox go 1-2: no winner.
If the Sox go 2-1: Peter L wins.
If the Sox go 3-0: Jeff R wins.
No Marco or Beltre for the remainder, sweet..
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mike -- and thanks, Nick!!!
ReplyDeletepainful listening to mccarver with that atlanta 1992 story. he clearly, very early on, had no idea what he was talking about or who the players involved were, and he went slowly through it, making mistakes. ouch.
ReplyDeleteRadio guys making much of the Red Sox's "need" to reach 90 wins. Yes, that will make a big difference. Uh-huh...
ReplyDeletecano
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mccarver said that nava's parents are probably just as happy for that rbi single as they were for his first pitch grand slam in his debut.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah. And his father had a really good breakfast this morning, great eggs, and he was just as happy about that as the grand slam.
ReplyDeleteSo I hear at the pre-game "thanks Mike" ceremony, Beckett gave Lowell 3rd base. That's cool.
ReplyDeleteBye Mike!
ReplyDeleteCastig on Don's appearance for tonight's game: "I thought he headed right to the dining room when he gets here."
ReplyDeleteOB: "He does. Fuel for all those notes he has to study."
PASSEDBALLA!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteand fuck you joba
mccarver describes what dumbo does on that ball, then says "but what catchers are taught to do..."
ReplyDeleteblown call on the gardner stolen base. should be out.
ReplyDeleteMcCarver: "Perfect throw by Martinez"...uh, wasn't it off the bag quite a bit?
ReplyDeleteK-lutch.
ReplyDeleteRichardson: 13 walks in 13 innings
ReplyDeleteOB: "You got to *want* to throw strikes"
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing Richardson probably does want to throw strikes.
dropballa
ReplyDeleteOK this could be good.
ReplyDeleteThanks, NYY bullpen!
ReplyDeletePASSEDBALLA BABY!!!
ReplyDeleteOH POSADA, I LOVE YOU!
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHHAHHHHHHHHHHHAHA
okay: tied.
ReplyDeletechanges for the sox at c-2b-3b-ss-1f-cf-rf-p.
ReplyDeletek-ano!
Here for a minute to say...
ReplyDeletePASSEDBALLA!!!!
bard!
ReplyDeletehall has not launched a moon shot in awhile...
ReplyDeletedue?
ReplyDeletei can't remember, what happens if 1st place & WC are tied? one-game playoff?
ReplyDeletetampa wins division, based on head to head, i believe.
ReplyDeleteI mean in general. NL East could be tied for 1st/WC. It goes by the teams' record against each other?
ReplyDeleteExtra innings, why not. Let's see how many innings we can play in one day.
ReplyDeletebot in the 10th.
ReplyDeleteTypical Bot. If he blows this...GRRR.
ReplyDeleteOnly time you have a one-game playoff is if two teams are battling for a playoff spot.
ReplyDeleteIn the AL East, the Rays do hold the tiebreaker.
Only time you have a one-game playoff is if two teams are battling for a playoff spot.
ReplyDeleteYes, that's what I'm asking about. Isn't a tie for division/WC two teams battling for a playoff spot?
Are you saying there is never a one-game playoff for WC vs division?
Good old Bot.
ReplyDeletetotally bush league.
ReplyDeletelooked like bot should have gloved that 3-hopper. then a horrible play by hall to let it get by him.
ReplyDeletesome heavy lumber in the 10th:
ReplyDeletelopez
mcdonald
patterson
cash
vs mo
ReplyDeleteon bench: drew and tek
ReplyDeleteMaybe Fruitbat can be Fruitbot today.
ReplyDeletekalish ph microwave
ReplyDeleteha, fruitbot
ReplyDeleteweak ass garbage no authority waving swing, f u lopez.
ReplyDeletecash walk off
ReplyDelete-- might as well call it now.
Nearing Game 2 scheduled start time. I wonder when they'll start it. 10? 10:30?
ReplyDeleteoh fer crissakes
ReplyDeletecash walk off
ReplyDeleteThe money shot?
Clean water. Good night.
ReplyDeletein the old days of regular doubleheaders, there was about 30-40 minutes between games.
ReplyDeletegreat idea, leaving drew on deck with shittier hitters making outs ahead of him.
ReplyDeleteVery frustrating. Ok, did Bogar send the second runner on the passed ball play? Or was it the runner's choice (i forget who was on 2nd)
ReplyDeleteThere's never a one-game playoff to decide div/WC. It's a pre-determined tiebreaker.
ReplyDeleteBut those were actual double-headers: two games for the price of one, one set of tickets sold.
ReplyDeleteNow they have to clear out the whole park and start all over.
Abraham says "third base coach Tim Bogar sent Reddick to the plate. He was thrown out by third baseman Ramiro Pena."
ReplyDeleteSoSHer LynnRice75: "Wow. The Sox lost a nut-crunching extra inning game to the Yankees that featured Paplebon in a crucial situation, a nearly unknown batter up in crunch time, and a cheap Jeter hit. I did not see that coming!"
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