... when Bobby Jenks allowed six runs in the top of the ninth. Four of the six Minnesota runs were unearned because of an infield error, but still ... Jenks gave up three singles, two doubles, one walk, and threw one wild pitch. Boston went quietly in the home half against former Sox prospect Phil Dumatrait, and the Twins are the Champions of Fort Myers for 2011.Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched six innings of one-run ball, Darnell McDonald hit a three-run triple, and Adrian Gonzalexz belted his first home run of the spring, as the Red Sox beat the Twins 8-3 and won the Fort Myers Mayor's Cup for the fifth year in a row.
The two teams had split the first four games, so tonight's tilt was winner-take-all. ... Now we can turn our attention to the championship to be won seven months from now.
On the day that Dennys Reyes could opt out of his minor league contract, the Red Sox purchased the contract, making it a major league deal. Junichi Tazawa, recovering from ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, was moved from the 40-man roster to the 60-day disabled list. With Reyes seemingly on the team, the final bullpen chair will be filled by Alfredo Aceves, Hideki Okajima or Matt Albers. The first two guys have minor league options.
What is the W-L record for spring training? It seems every time I read about the game, the Sox have lost.
ReplyDeleteThey have lost 9 in a row and are 13-17-1.
ReplyDeleteSo my sense is not out of line with reality. On that basis, let's see---we would win 54 games this season. Let's hope spring training is not a predictor of performance during the season itself!
ReplyDelete(I know, I know...I am already hand-wringing. But don't worry---I am not serious. Well, not really anyway.)
1. It's only spring. 2. I'm not worried. 3. I was curious...
ReplyDeleteAccording to Baseball Reference, last regular season 10 game losing streak was in 1994 when we lost 11 straight from June 8 - 19.
B-R doesn't have spring streaks as far as I can tell...
There was a note in EB that the 9 losses was a new team record -- and today was #10.
ReplyDeleteDOOMED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!