Athletics - 400 110 000 - 6 11 2 Red Sox - 212 000 21x - 8 11 1Clay Buchholz (4.2-8-6-2-5, 99) allowed four runs on five hits in the top of the first inning and his teammates shrugged it off, erasing Oakland's lead and taking the lead after three innings.
After the A's rallied to go ahead 6-5, Carl Crawford and Jarrod Saltalamacchia knocked in the late-inning runs that gave Boston a win and snapped the team's four-game losing streak.
In the bottom of the first, Jacoby Ellsbury singled, stole second, took third on a wild pitch, and scored on Adrian Gonzalez's grounder to second. Kevin Youkilis doubled and David Ortiz singled him home.
Mike Cameron reached on a two-base throwing error in the second, advanced to third on a passed ball and scored on Ellsbury's sac fly. With one out in the third, Youkilis walked and scored the tying run on Ortiz's double off the Wall in left. Then Flo scored the go-ahead run when Jed Lowrie singled to center.
Trailing 6-5 with one out in the seventh, Gonzalez doubled off Joey Devine, Youkilis was hit by a pitch, and Ortiz walked. With two outs, Brian Fuentes came in from the pen and gave up a full-count single to Crawford that gave Boston a 7-6 lead. Salty contributed some insurance by leading off the eighth with a dong over the Red Sox pen in right center.
Tommy Hottovy (#68) made his major league debut in the top of the sixth. Coco Crisp was on first with two outs. After a throw to first, Crisp stole second on ball one to David DeJesus. DeJesus then looked at a strike before grounding out to Pedroia to end the inning.
Bobby Jenks allowed a leadoff double in the seventh. After a strikeout, he balked the runner to third and issued a walked before getting an inning-ending double play. Daniel Bard pitched the eighth, giving up only a two-out single. Jonathan Papelbon made quick work of the A's in the ninth (F9, K, P6). After Buchholz left, five relievers put up a 4.1-3-0-1-2 line.
Gonzalez had three hits, Youkilis was on base four times and scored three runs, and Ortiz singled, doubled and walked. ... On the minus side, Dustin Pedroia was 0-for-5 and Ellsbury fouled out to the left side of the infield three times.
Josh Outman / Clay Buchholz
A pitcher named Outman!!! This will be his third start since returning from Tommy John surgery.
AL East: Yankees/Angels and Rays/Mariners at 10 PM.
Ellsbury, CF
ReplyDeletePedroia, 2B
Gonzalez, 1B
Youkilis, 3B
Ortiz, DH
Lowrie, SS
Crawford, LF
Cameron, RF
Saltalamacchia, C
From PeteAbe:
Sox have lost 4 straight and are in 2nd place, 2 GB. ... Ortiz is hitting .313/.382/.582 with 13 homers and 28 RBIs. Among DHs, he is #1 in OPS, HR and SLG, and #3 in RBI and AVG.
I feel like Outman and Hottovy should be linked somehow.
ReplyDeleteWe may actually get to see Outman relieved by Balfour---how cool is that?!
ReplyDeleteDear Red Sox,
ReplyDeleteA win tonight would be most appreciated.
Love always,
Joy Nation
Yay, NESN
ReplyDeletedon reall pushing the concern about how HH has done against "this team" in his career ... of course, he has never faced "this team" until tonight.
ReplyDeleteSo much for the no-hitter.
ReplyDeleteAnd the shut out! That's ok, a regular win will do fine.
ReplyDeleteouts pls
ReplyDeleteGet an out, man!
ReplyDeleteOhforfucksake.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if Outman visited Inman Square in Cambridge.
ReplyDeletejesus. that lowrie attempt look jeterian (maybe he was shading towards 3rd).
ReplyDeleteMan, I feel like we're behind as soon as the game starts, every game we play these days.
ReplyDeleteRuns please!
Fuck! 7:25 and this is no fun already!
ReplyDeletewe never have played well against oakland, i don't have much hope for this one. sigh ...
ReplyDeletetarp? gimme a "canvas alley", don.
ReplyDeleteOK, deep breath, here we go. We just happen to be starting with a 4-run deficit. No big deal for this team.
ReplyDeleteOB said Outman is a "Tommy John survivor"
ReplyDeleteWhat's the survival rate for tommy john surgery? 99.99%?
what's this guy's out pitch?
ReplyDeleteIt does kind of dilute the meaning of the word survivor.
ReplyDeleteGood start! Lyndon
What's this DX followed by Japanese characters on the fence behind the plate?
ReplyDeleteI wonder if Pedroia is hurt. He's not the one man laser show of times before.
ReplyDeleteOff to 3rd he goes!
ReplyDeletesweaty balty dong.
ReplyDeleteoutstanding
ReplyDeleteThey're making this look easy.
ReplyDeletesafeman
ReplyDeleteNESN lovin' that dugout cam tonight
ReplyDeleteCastig mentioned HH's back may still be bothering him...
ReplyDelete"not fooling anyone"
So he immediately strikes out 2 batters.
ReplyDeleteLet's get another pair, now.
I want my fun back while I edit this document at work after hours :(
Major trupe there.
ReplyDeleteSUZUKIBALLA!
ReplyDeleteThat throw was Knoblochian!
ReplyDeleteError-aided run, I'll take it.
ReplyDeleteSounds like Willingham has a Damon arm.
ReplyDeletewhy in the hell is don getting into shemp's japan HR totals?
ReplyDeleteLooks like he's fooling the A's now.
ReplyDeleteOTT. This is almost fun again, two more unanswered runs please.
ReplyDeleteDon never met a number he couldn't drone on about.
ReplyDeletescored in the first two innings, might as well score in the next six.
ReplyDeleteI concur allan.
ReplyDeletedon: "I'm thinking, it can't end this way!!"
ReplyDeleteyoukilis is headed for third ... AND BEYOND!
ReplyDeletePapi!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt was like the Titanic.
ReplyDeletePapi with the wheels!
ReplyDeleteThe lead!
ReplyDeleteJED!
ReplyDelete(still worried about this one, though)
Outman: It gets worse
ReplyDeleteI can't get these guys out, man.
ReplyDelete"Woozy for a while there... going in and out of consciousness..."
ReplyDeleteCut himself shaving. :)
"Willingham waiting for the carom and I'm not sure it even hit the wall on the fly..."
ReplyDeleteThey were chuckling so much about the paddleboat that they didn't notice that Papi's ball was going to hit the wall.
ReplyDeleteYou're out man.
ReplyDeleteThey'd cut our 912-run lead to 908, but we now lead by 913. I'm talking all-time runs, of course. (Sick of this petty single game crap.) I hope to be up by 1,000 on 'em by 2025.
ReplyDeleteLBJ...get out!
ReplyDeleteHey Jere, I just ordered your book. I'll be reading it soon.
ReplyDeleteHow many verbs does Don have for fouls? He just used "tapped" foul. Carved, sliced,...?
ReplyDeleteOh good gosh, this kind of looks like the TBall game I had to watch last night.
ReplyDelete(Sick of this petty single game crap.)
ReplyDelete:>)
Bah, tied.
ReplyDeleteLess fun now.
ReplyDelete"Hey Jere, I just ordered your book. I'll be reading it soon."
ReplyDeleteWow. Thanks.
Adrian should have either gone for two or held that runner at third. Obviously you have to get at least one out, but I think you can look the guy back to third while inching toward first, then if he bolts, throw home. At that point, you're still getting the same amount of outs, but you're preventing the run.
Less fun now.
ReplyDeleteI think more fun is on the way.
DO foul words: tapped, sliced, carved, lifted, lined, grounded...almost enough for another bingo card!
ReplyDeleteRemy: "You live a dangerous life"
ReplyDeleteDon: "Right on the edge"
Laughing and squeaking.
NESN teaching us an astronomy lesson on that play?
ReplyDeleteCraw not making anyone think of Yaz out there.
ReplyDeleteIt's June 4th. By July 4th, I want Carl to know that wall-scrapers will bounce over his head unless he backs away from the wall.
ReplyDeletealmost enough for another bingo card!
ReplyDeleteI'll be listening for more. I bet there are some we can't think of.
I'm always surprised at how long it takes OFers to learn that - and how opposing teams so often don't seem to get it.
ReplyDelete"It's June 4th."
ReplyDeleteIt's June 3rd me asshole!
diceian pitch count for buchholz: 99 in 4.2 innings (24 batters)
ReplyDelete3rd, 4th, same diff. Early June.
ReplyDeleteJere, check out wmtc, awesome event in Canada today. Unprecedented.
(Of course all are welcome to check it out... I just thought Jere might be especially interested. As well as Benjamin and Nick, if they were here.)
ReplyDeletefun, pls
ReplyDeleteI'm always surprised at how long it takes OFers to learn that - and how opposing teams so often don't seem to get it.
ReplyDeleteCrawford has started 103 games at Fenway Park in 9+ years in the AL East.
"She was immediately removed from the Senate chamber and fired from her job."
ReplyDeleteShe's a martyr! Of sorts...
And by the way, thrones? I'm surprised W didn't try to adopt that tradition.
Crawford has started 103 games at Fenway Park in 9+ years in the AL East.
ReplyDeleteBut it's like when it's their home park, they start all over, like they've never played out there before. That's what it often seems like, anyway.
I want some large father fun!
ReplyDeleteJedi not great against righties.
ReplyDeletebleh.
ReplyDeleteAnd by the way, thrones?
ReplyDeleteIt is the queen's parliament, after all. The GG, the Queen's representative in Canada, opens Parliament.
I find the whole thing quite weird. But no weirder than saluting the flag or Hail To The Chief.
Is it Hottovy in here?
ReplyDeleteJune 3rd in A's-Red Sox history:
ReplyDelete1914: The defending world champion, first-place Athletics come into Fenway and sweep a double dip, 10-1 and 7-5. They pounded out 32 or 33 hits, depending on which paper you read. Red Sox catcher Pinch Thomas was hit in the mouth by a ball while yawning and had to leave game one.
Remarkable Hottovy is ANOTHER Tommy John survivor :-0
ReplyDeleteOn simmer!
ReplyDeleteHow many people are there that want a Republic of Canada not associated with the UK?
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed never seen a Biochemistry/Molecular Biology major (like me) in the major leagues.
ReplyDeleteYeah! But don't be so good against my team, pls.
"I'm impressed never seen a Biochemistry/Molecular Biology major (like me) in the major leagues."
ReplyDeleteI guess you missed the games he played for the Red Sox a few years back then. Zing.
This day in Red Sox-A's history:
ReplyDelete6/3/1925: The last-place Sox beat the first-place A's at Fenway, 4-2, despite being outhit 9-4. Boston's Tex Vache doubled, tripled, and was hit by a pitch. Despite hitting .313 in 110 games in 1925, it was Vache's only season in the bigs.
Red Sox catcher Pinch Thomas was hit in the mouth by a ball while yawning and had to leave game one.
ReplyDeleteI need more info on this. Was he on the bench? In the batter's box?
Balk ?!
ReplyDelete"I guess you missed the games he played for the Red Sox a few years back then. Zing."
ReplyDeleteI probably saw them or listened, but the announcers might not have mentioned his Yale major... or is it such a novelty that Castig brings it up every time and my memory is already fading.
Now I feel old :(
"I need more info on this."
ReplyDeleteWell it's weird, one account just said he was hit and left the game. Another said that the fusillade got so tiresome, Thomas yawned and got hit in the teeth. So they may have been joking.
outman at 2nd, outman at 1st
ReplyDeleteWhew--runs now, pls.
ReplyDeleteBert.
ReplyDeleteHow many people are there that want a Republic of Canada not associated with the UK?
ReplyDeleteA Republic of Canada? Not sure what you mean.
Canada is part of the Commonwealth, but that is largely symbolic. It's a completely independent country with its own constitution, laws, etc. I think it's pretty much done what you're thinking of.
Evil Bert with the half dong!
Tizzle Time?
ReplyDeleteBases loaded, one out, how many score...??
ReplyDeleteDo Not Squander.
ReplyDelete4 runs will score. Lowrie pops out to shallow outfield and Craw hits a grand dong.
ReplyDeleteright on target.
ReplyDeleteCarp, is a scrotum too much to ask for?
ReplyDeleteWell Jere, step one is done. Now for step two.
ReplyDeleteYou're right so far.
ReplyDelete*fenway stands as one*
ReplyDeletewill gladly take that!
ReplyDeleteThe CRAW!!
ReplyDeleteHere we go!!!!
ReplyDeleteNot Jere's GS but we have the lead again!
Plus still men clogging the bases for On Fire
ReplyDeleteOK, he wasn't OF there, but 7-6 = good
ReplyDeleteT.D.I.R.S.A.H.
ReplyDeleteJune 3rd, 1955: Looking for their first-ever win in the city of Kansas City, the Red Sox fall short, losing 4-3 to the KC Athletics. Bobby Shantz started for the A's, and his brother Wilmer hit a 2-run dong to break a 2-2 tie in the 7th.
That 1925 game was our only win against this franchise on June 3rd! We're 1-8 all-time and have lost our last 6. Gotta turn June 3rd vs. the A's around tonight.
ReplyDeleteI see both the Giants and Cubs have made It Gets Better videos. Very good!
ReplyDeleteSALTY DONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteA near free-furniture blast
ReplyDeletesalTALA insurance dong!!!!
ReplyDeleteSalty dong!!! Just as obscene as a sweaty dong.
ReplyDeleteSalty finish?
ReplyDeleteThis game just got a bit better.
ReplyDeleteAnd the Rays and MFY are losing after one.
ReplyDeleteMore evil from Bert
ReplyDeleteAG can flat-out fuckin hit.
ReplyDeleteCooking with evil bert?
ReplyDeleteYook always looks annoyed at defense. "They have a lot of nerve..."
ReplyDeleteBot.
ReplyDeleteCooking with evil bert?
ReplyDeleteExactly what I was thinking.
The "shipping up to Boston" song is the fight song for the Uni. I went to, they didn't have one for many years.
ReplyDeleteFor Salty, it gets Wuertz.
ReplyDeleteAlright Bot, let's do this.
ReplyDelete1
ReplyDeleteThat's one. Love those one pitch outs.
ReplyDeleteO POO say the A's. (One Pitch One Out)
ReplyDeleteMy Uni.'s fight song is some lil' ditty written in like 1895 or something.
ReplyDeleteThat's two!
ReplyDelete2
ReplyDeleteTwo. He's not screwing around.
ReplyDeleteone out away from win # 1,051 against the A's....
ReplyDeleteMy uni's fight song was who the fuck cares written in 1770something.
ReplyDeleteAnd that's three. Don't drink the water!
ReplyDelete3.
ReplyDeleteIt's dirty
This closer will do, for now.
ReplyDeleteThat was fun after all--DIRTY H2O!
ReplyDeleteFeels good to win one.
ReplyDeleteMFY - 010 10
ReplyDeleteLAA - 200 10
FKR - 000 000
SEA - 103 030
On the banks of the migh-ty Hudson
ReplyDeleteOr at least I assume that's where
Laura went to school
Wore the red and blue
And shouted 'who the fuck cares'
By the shores of the Newww-York Harbor
Or maybe somewhere close to there
No we will not fight
No we will not cheer
We'll just ask you 'who the fuck cares'
We*don't*care!
ba bum ba bum
We*don't*care!
ba bum ba bum
We*don't*care!
ba bum ba bum
We*don't*care!
Fuck you!
Angles leave 'em loaded in the 8th, but still up by 1.
Cano Ks. 1 down
ReplyDelete2 down
ReplyDeleteYanks lose, Rays lose, they're tied with TOR i think
ReplyDeleteMFY - 010 100 000 - 2 3 0
ReplyDeleteLAA - 200 100 00x - 3 9 0
CI started the game with a 15-pitch AB, fouling off 10 pitches before flying out:
bbcbffffffffff F8
FKR - 000 000 000 - 0 4 1
SEA - 103 030 00x - 7 4 0
MFY 31-24 ---
BOS 31-26 1.0
TOR 29-28 3.0
FKR 29-28 3.0
BAL 25-30 6.0
"CI started the game with a 15-pitch AB"
ReplyDeletewhat a chode