May 4, 2011

G30: Angels 5, Red Sox 3 (13)

Angels   - 000 000 201 000 2 - 5 12  2
Red Sox  - 000 000 012 000 0 - 3 11  0
This one finally ends at 2:45 AM, as Daisuke Matsuzaka takes the loss in his first major league relief appearance. He pitched the 13th inning, allowing a leadoff single before getting two pop outs. Then he gave up another single, a walk (loading the bases), and a two-run single to Bobby Abreu.

The Red Sox rallied to tie the game in the ninth. Jed Lowrie walked and Mike Cameron singled. With Carl Crawford at the plate, the ball got away from Angels' catcher Hank Conger. Lowrie took off for third. Conger's throw was wild, and the ball (instead of going into left field) caromed off the umpire's leg out to the shortstop position.

Lowrie scored, but Cameron was thrown out on an ill-advised attempt to get to third. So Boston trailed 3-2, with no one on base and one out. Crawford doubled to left center, and after Jason Varitek struck out, Jacoby Ellsbury lined a single to right field to tie the game.

With one out in the 11th, and Marco Scutaro on first, Kevin Youkilis nearly won the game with a dong, but his fly ball hit high off the Wall, no more than a foot for two from the top. Third base coach Tim Bogar waved Scutaro home, but then changed his mind and put up the stop sign. It was too late, however, and Scutaro was gunned down at the plate.

Because of the lengthy rain delay (2 hours, 35 minutes), Boston did not get its first hit until 12:17 AM!

Check out Jere's blog for play-by-play details of the final six innings.

8:31 PM: Rain delay, with one out in the top of the fifth. Beckett: 4.1-1-0-3-3, 68. Santana has not allowed a hit: 4-0-0-1-7, 61.

Example
Ervin Santana / Josh Beckett

Beckett and the Red Sox (14-15) will try to get to .500 for the first time this season. They were 10-11 on April 26, but lost the next two games.

Beckett has allowed the fewest H/9 in the AL (5.3). The only stingier pitcher in MLB is Florida's Josh Johnson, who has allowed a freakishly low 3.9 H/9 (18 hits in 41 innings; opposing batters are hitting .130/.195/.196).Beckett also has the third-lowest WHIP in the AL (after Dan Haren and Jered Weaver) and is 10th in K/9.

In their last 17 games, the Red Sox have a team ERA of 2.37 (2.61 RA/9 overall). They have scored 4.7 R/G over that time, hitting .265/.337/.421.

AL East: Orioles/Royals at 2 PM; Blue Jays/Rays at 6:30 PM; Yankees/Tigers at 7 PM.

151 comments:

allan said...

Ellsbury, CF
Pedroia, 2B
Gonzalez, 1B
Youkilis, 3B
Ortiz, DH
Lowrie, SS
Cameron, RF
Crawford, LF
Varitek, C

FenFan said...

I have a feeling that if the game is played that it will be a soaked affair. Weather forecast calls for lots of rain over the next two hours or so and more to follow. Let's hope we can get a ball game in between the rain drops!

allan said...

Our backyard is a swamp. The dogs run around for 10 seconds and their legs and bellies are covered in mud. I am so fucking sick of the rain and drying them off, and doing laundry.

So, Mr. Rain! Do not fuck with my baseball games.

allan said...

ugh - espn for me.


and on sportscenter, sutcliffe mentions one pitcher as having "one of those swing-and-miss fastballs".

better than having "one of those it-gets-jacked-into-the-upper-deck fastballs", i suppose.

Gregory Lynn said...

In their last 17 games, the Red Sox have a team ERA of 2.37

This is just sick. If everything proceeds apace and we really have Good DiceK, Good Beckett, Good Lackey, and OMG Lester to go along with Buchholz then we're really really going to win an astonishing shit ton of games.

Jere said...

So many balls being hit to the Triangle lately. It seems.

allan said...

wow - what a shit throw

allan said...

OB and nomar on espn. nomar finds it interesting that abreu swung at the first pitch and flied out after a 4-pitch walk. (yeah, interesting...)

allan said...

DP!

allan said...

man, it's pouring.

Kathryn said...

wow - what a shit throw

It really was. We decided that my father-in-law could have stolen second on that throw (in his motorized scooter, of course).

allan said...

ah fuck, flo.

allan said...

tiz lines a ball off his right ankle. ouch.

Amy said...

Good evening. I am on and off, answering student questions by email all night and tomorrow night before the exam on Friday. In the old days they had to come see me in person. This is much more efficient, but more do it so it consumes more time overall. So anyway---not much threading for me til the exam is over!

allan said...

MFY - 000
DET - 013

allan said...

yook drilled in left wrist - flexing it at first base

Kathryn said...

Amy, do you teach over the summer?

Jere said...

We were just about to go out and get ice cream. Perfectly timed rain delay.

allan said...

tarp out - and as per curt young comment pre-game, end of beckett's night.

allan said...

JB: 4.1-1-0-3-3
ES: 4.0-0-0-1-7

Amy said...

No, Kat. I have never taught during the summer. It was one of the gifts I gave myself when I started teaching. I do write over the summer, but I do not teach.

allan said...

flipped over to the det/mfy. tigers with 2 on and 1 out off garcia in the 5th, up 4-0.

Jere said...

Ys LOSE

allan said...

A good night:

MFY - 000 000 000 - 0 4 0
DET - 013 000 00x - 4 10 0

TOR - 200 100 000 - 3 8 1
TBR - 000 001 001 - 2 7 0

allan said...

starting in 15-20 minutes?

allan said...

PeteAbe tweet:

RT @Nippy
Funniest thing Pedroia's done lately?

@PeteAbe
Told me I should have kids so I can tell them I covered him

Jere said...

Tarp still on.

Jere said...

"could see baseball in 45 minutes"--TC. That's the minimum.

Jere said...

dumpin the tarp

Jere said...

11:05 ish start

allan said...

espn says it will return to the game at 11:02.

Jere said...

Albers

Jere said...

11:05 right on sked

allan said...

vernon sasahe

Jere said...

we go bottom 5 at 11:15 eastern

Jere said...

Santana and this guy are pitching a COMBINED NO-HITTER

allan said...

let's get a run, play 6, and call it a win.

Jere said...

goddammit cameron

allan said...

damn, really, take your time, mike. no hurry.

Jere said...

ha, Werner, Larry, Henry giving out hot chocolate to fans--real fans, not up in the suites or anything

allan said...

rut roh - wheeler up

allan said...

ump refuses to call the inside strike for albers

Jere said...

way to get outta that! "strand a pair"

allan said...

this sort of feels like extra innings

Jere said...

"first time I've ever seen Scioscia sittin' down" -Eck

Jere said...

Fucking Verizon or whoever's in charge of commercials on NESN. Game comes back for a second, so I can see action's about to start, then local ads for fucking "Club Fantasies" cut in, and I know I have to be missing the game. The ads finally end, and the ball is rolling in left field, I see I missed two pitches including the hit and the ball going off the wall.

allan said...

fucking goddamn wheeler.

allan said...

it ain't workin', tito.

Jere said...

tying run up

Jere said...

Eck on Downs: "If he's not hurt he's got salad."

Jere said...

ump oughtta clean that plate

Jere said...

there goes your no-hitter!!

allan said...

cleaning crew at work in the bleachers, getting ready for day game tomorrow!

Jere said...

i'll be there!

Jere said...

Nice double for Tek. Tying run up..

allan said...

we've had fun with rodney before ...

Jere said...

Dustin swinging and missing again...

allan said...

YAY!!

Jere said...

Tying run in you know where position

allan said...

conger was a bit surprised to see the ball flying by him!!!!!!

Jere said...

1st pitch Papi?

Jere said...

Scutaro fucking around out there, thinking the small rowdy crowd must mean the game's out of reach.

Zenslinger said...

Damn, y'all's is still up?

Guess we have our work cut out for us in the bottom of the 9th.

Jere said...

Bottom 9, here we go!

Jere said...

All the other games are final, are you shitting me?

Jere said...

count goes full on Jed. "Hesitation cheese" from this pitcher, per Eck.

Jere said...

100 MPH!

Jere said...

walk! Tying run up! If this game goes extra innings, Wallace Matthews will die.

allan said...

i may die, too. almost gave up in the 8th, could not stay awake. but i have a second wind now (or maybe a breeze)

Jere said...

Scioscia, realizing the field is a pond, brings in Walden. And we're on him! Two on, no outs! Dong will WIN it!

allan said...

matthews: "i see wakefield pitched in that game, no wonder it lasted until 1:30 AM."

allan said...

win this shit, craw.

allan said...

late inning HR in the rain? crawford could become a true yankee tonight

Jere said...

you can't call that a strike

Zenslinger said...

Two on, mofos!

Jere said...

oh my shiting god...fucking fuck. nesn missed the play anyway showing the damn runner scoring

allan said...

that was strange. damn ump's leg.

shock me, tek. i have no faith in you.

Straddling the Border said...

Bogar is constantly costing the team runs.

Zenslinger said...

OUT AT THIRD?

allan said...

garbage, bob bailey-esque ab.

allan said...

stupid excited gamble by cameron.

come on, lyndon...........

Jere said...

this game should be tied or won by now.

allan said...

i fear a K on a cvhange

Jere said...

and the ump's leg! I forgot about that in the commotion!

allan said...

HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LBJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jere said...

woohoooooooooooo fuck yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh tiieeeedddddddd I woke Kim up with YELLS, and she's a sound fucking sleeper!!!

Zenslinger said...

Niiiiice!

allan said...

ah damn - i need sleep ....

Jere said...

Matthews signals to the pen

Jere said...

Oh wait Matthews didn't do anything since he died when it went extras. Very nice play by Pap covering first for a rare 4-1 putout.

Jere said...

Nice tag, Lowrie

Zenslinger said...

Even on the West Coast, I need to go to bed.

Jere said...

bottom 10 here we come!

allan said...

scutaro
yook
tiz
jed...

Zenslinger said...

MLB Network has some highlights, finally, but can't show the end of the game.

I am sure I'm not the first to think of it -- but imagine what our W-L record is against teams that are not the Angels!

Jere said...

Okay, I said this in like the 7th inning--I want this game to be won on a HR that just hits empty seats and bounces around as fans chase it while celebrating. Do it!

Jere said...

Scutaro, with his delayed, one-hop throw and mistimed jump put us here. Now he needs to get us home.

Jere said...

Darnell, steal second, then Mueller singles you home

Zenslinger said...

C'mon Jed. Let us go to bed.

allan said...

Darnell, steal second, then Mueller singles you home

and then we play 3 more innings?

JED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

can cameron atone?

Jere said...

bloops one over third! Second and third! win it!

Jere said...

11th.

Zenslinger said...

Bed for me. Go Sox.

Jere said...

Dice-K up in the pen!

allan said...

bard = nasty

allan said...

whaaaaa? are you kidding?

Jere said...

Matsuzaka really is out there. Warming.

allan said...

there he is, oh boy.

Jere said...

double. man on second 1 out. need to K this guy.

Jere said...

gets the K!

Jere said...

I wanted to get there for batting practice tomorrow but I'm not so sure either team will be awake for that. We go bottom 11, tied.

allan said...

next game starts in 11.5 hours.

allan said...

dear sox: please win now, i'm falling apart. thanks.

Jere said...

which means gates open in 9.5. And I need sleep and time for an hour's drive plus the time it takes to find parking.....

Jere said...

I think Eck dozed off...

Jere said...

Remy: zzzzzzz

Anonymous said...

Man, ifya bought a ticket to tonight's game, you got your money's worth.

Jere said...

Gammons: Swing for the fences, Jacoby!

allan said...

damn. 12.

Anonymous said...

I don't know why you guys are soo tired, its only 10 o'clock. Here in Alaska though haha

Jere said...

I wish I was at this game.

Jere said...

Maicer IzzyAlcanturis strikes out.

Jere said...

bottom 12! Fisk leading off?

allan said...

should i make a cup of tea?

Beans said...

If you bought a ticket you most likely left. Empty Fenway during gametimes always looks so very strange..

Jere said...

"If you bought a ticket you most likely left."

Right but I never leave early, so these are the games I live for. When you're the only one left and you get every foul ball. The stuff dreams are made of.

allan said...

who is still out in the pen? jenks?

Jere said...

Come on Marco, Monster Seats.

Jere said...

Eck said they're saving Jenks for tomorrow. But Dice is still out there.

Jere said...

woohoo, winning run on first.

Jere said...

Allan I've been live-blogging this one since the 8th! Feel free to leave a comment over there, ha.

allan said...

cock.

Jere said...

holy. fuck. out at the plate.

Beans said...

i would love to be there now. The crowd there seems really awesome.
Gerrr at that last play though >:[[

Jere said...

first and third.

allan said...

fuckin bogar waves him in, then tried to stop him.

when will the sox fire that fucker?

Jere said...

13th.

allan said...

1st relief app. for dice!

Jere said...

I would enjoy a DP. "I still can't believe that ball didn't go out" --Orsillo

Jere said...

Ha, Nomar got it

allan said...

dice should be able to take us to the 25th or so.

Jere said...

Dewey woulda had that guy at 3rd

Jere said...

almost a disaster

allan said...

shit

Jere said...

goddamn

allan said...

i think bed is very near.

Jere said...

let's see who they trot out to the mound

allan said...

wish it was just a 1-run game

allan said...

hacking like crazy here

allan said...

'night!

Jere said...

loss