June 8, 2011

G61: Red Sox 11, Yankees 6

Red Sox - 310 301 003 - 11 11  0
Yankees - 000 131 001 -  6  9  2
The Red Sox struck for three first-inning runs for the second night in a row - David Ortiz's two-run bomb to right-center (sans bat flip) was the big blow - and clobbered the Yankees, taking sole possession of first place.

Boston capped the night with a quick three-run burst with two outs in the top of the ninth: Carl Crawford homered, Marco Scutaro doubled, and J.D. Drew homered.

Tim Wakefield (5.1-5-5-3-3, 91) won his 182nd career game as a member of the Red Sox. He is only 11 wins away from becoming the all-time team leader in wins.

Jacoby Ellsbury singled to start the game, stole second and took third when catcher Francisco Cervelli's throw went into center field, and scored on Adrian Gonzalez's ground out. Kevin Youkilis walked and Ortiz hit his 15th dong of the year.

In the second, Scutaro singled and - in a repeat of the previous inning - stole second and raced to third when Cervelli's throw sailed into center. He scored on Drew's sac fly.

Ortiz walked to start the fourth and Crawford singled. After Scutaro grounded out, Drew was walked intentionally to load the bases. One run scored on Jason Varitek's grounder, then Ellsbury doubled in a run and Dustin Pedroia singled in another.

With two outs in the sixth, Varitek walked. Burnett was yanked and Boone Logan took over. He allowed a single to Ellsbury, then walked Pedroia and Gonzalez to force in a run.
Example
Tim Wakefield / A.J. Burnett

The loss of Daisuke Matsuzaka has given Wakefield a golden chance to close in on the Red Sox's wins record of 192, shared by Cy Young and Fat Billy. Wakefield has 181 Red Sox wins. Exactly one year ago, he became the Red Sox's all-time leader in innings pitched, and has now thrown 2,894.1 innings for Boston.

Peter Abraham has a blog post about Wakefield and Derek Jeter, who have faced each other 127 times (including post-season games):
That's the most Wakefield has faced any batter and the most Jeter has faced any pitcher. ... They first met on July 15, 1996 at Fenway Park. ... Every other player who got in that game has retired.
Abraham did not provide a link to the results of those 127 meetings, so I will do it.

AL East: Blue Jays/Royals at 8 PM and Rays/Angels at 10 PM.

121 comments:

allan said...

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

Red Sox have won 4 straight games and 9 of 13.

Red Sox have won 8 of 9, 11 of 14 and 13 of 18 against the Yankees (2010-11).

Benjamin said...

Tek catching Wakefield. This could get ugly.

Jere said...

We dominate them on June 8th. 6-2 all-time, 4-1 on the road.

allan said...

I wonder if there is a day (from mid-April to the end of September) we have never played them on. Probably only 1 or 2, if any.

Jere said...

I've been "this day in us vs. the team we're currently playing history" for the last few days and I think 4 was the low, and that's against two of the original AL teams. Gotta figure if you can go 4 for 111 you can go 0 for 111.

allan said...

shit - espn.

Jere said...

Research complete.

August 24th! We've never played the Yanks on August 24th. Ever. Or August 25th! The streak will continue till at least 2012, too.

October 9th is the next one we've never played them on. (And yes only talking reg. season here.) April 2nd is the previous one we've missed. So only 2 between 4/3 and 10/8.

allan said...

Nice! That was quick!

allan said...

no no-no for beavis.

Dr. Jeff said...

Should I watch ESPN or YES? Not sure which is worse.

allan said...

No question, ESPN.

allan said...

TIZZLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dr. Jeff said...

Nice!

Dr. Jeff said...

Ortiz should have flipped the bat into the yankee dugout.

Maxwell Horse said...

It would've been the most perversely funny (and probably ill-conceived) idea if Ortiz had done another bat flip.

Also, what the hell? Did Crawford get an out in a literal nano-second or did they just cut to commercial right away after the homer?

allan said...

8 pitches - OTT

Dr. Jeff said...

That looks familiar.

allan said...

Cervelli is consistent!

RedSoxDiehard said...

Checking in...

Have I ever mentioned how much I love Big Papi? Or Wake?

Jere said...

Tek, it's like 240 to right. Grand dong please.

allan said...

come on, cactus.
make them pay.

Jere said...

that'll work

Jere said...

Remy thinking he shoulda gone home with that?? Their replay didn't show where Papi was when he fielded it anyway.

Kathryn said...

Wow, hour long work phone call, but I was able to watch during it. I'm lovin' it.

Jere said...

6-0 and we're not done, single will score 2.

allan said...

take a pitch, fy.
seen 3 in 2 PA so far

allan said...

mfy pen up

allan said...

laser, pls

allan said...

CERVELLIBALLA!

Kathryn said...

Why are you staying on third??

allan said...

maybe dumbo should stop tutoring cervelli...

allan said...

EAT IT, JETES!

Jere said...

ooh you can't teach that play, them's instincts!

Kathryn said...

What, no jump throw???

allan said...

Why are you staying on third??

Bogar told him to go?

Kathryn said...

Remy: "Red Sox are treating AJ Burnett like he's Freddie Garcia."

Jere said...

The 2011 version of the Jeter Jump Throw: His feet don't even leave the ground!

allan said...

i wish more of our schedule was against shitty teams like this.

Jere said...

On the ball that got by--if it had gone any other direction than 4:30, Tek woulda seen the ball and come home.

allan said...

perfect timing - garbage time dong for mr. april.

Kathryn said...

I know it's still early in this game, but I'm eagerly anticipating installment #112. Keep 'em coming, Allan.

allan said...

NY media needs to start panicking more or getting mean. Maybe a sweep here will get us there.

allan said...

WHOA! drop and roll!

nice call, too!

Kathryn said...

He's too old to be rolling around on the ground like that!

RedSoxDiehard said...

i wish more of our schedule was against shitty teams like this.

He he, me too. :)

allan said...

Who are you, Mannix?

Kathryn said...

NESN just showed Francona et.al. really laughing at Wake. So I guess he's okay.

Kathryn said...

No way, a Mannix reference???

RedSoxDiehard said...

At least Wake kicked Gardner in the head on the way by, so the tumble wasn't a waste.

allan said...

Seinfeld reference, actually. From the O'Brien Nazi episode.

("Are you going to open with that?")

Jere said...

I think I can explain the no Sox-Yanks games on 8/24 and 8/25 (and only one on 8/26):

We used to traditionally play them on Labor Day weekend. So naturally we wouldn't have been playing them right before that. Still, a lot of coincidence is involved there.

Jere said...

If it's anything like last night, Don will dramatically say, "the Yankees once trailed in this one 7-0.....it's now 7-2."

Jere said...

craw had all day to get some momentum there, catch it out in front of him and fire, instead he catches it way up over his head while standing still

Kathryn said...

I remember the episode...if he knew who O'Brien was he wouldn't have a sign...but I don't remember the Mannix reference. I'll have to look that up.

laura k said...

You should all be glad you don't have ESPN right now.

laura k said...

We use that Mannix line all the time.

Kathryn said...

It's funny what lines stick with different folks. And once they are in the hopper, they just keep coming up.


---------
George: So we jump and roll, you won't get hurt.

Jerry: Who are you, Mannix?

laura k said...

Astroturf! And you know who invented that. The Jews!

The phrasing and on that line is brilliant.

Kathryn said...

Girardi must mumble...I can't read his lips.

allan said...

EEvil!

Jere said...

Woohoo!

That's AJ's, not Logan's Run. Those will come in the future. No sanctuary for the Yanks!

Tom DePlonty said...

Loving this game. Also a new addition to the running list of DO foul verbs: "cranked". Don't think we had that one last time...

Jere said...

What, nobody's seen Logan's Run?

I guess it wasn't the most current of references.

Jere said...

force out Garner, pop out Nunez, let's go.

laura k said...

Cranked, how did we miss that one.

Jere said...

wow, you gotta feel like an ass fouling one off your own face

Jere said...

here, guy who just got smelling salts, i know you're in bad shape so i'll give you one in your wheelhouse.

Tom DePlonty said...

Cervelli batting soprano against Aceves.

allan said...

cidp, pls

Maxwell Horse said...

Aceves has no idea where the ball is going. And there is the crazy sweat again.

allan said...

aceves aint got shit.

allan said...

ys crowd making noise - so we know the scoreboard is working.

allan said...

THANK YOU, CI!!!!!!!!!!!

so clutch!

Kathryn said...

speaking of wheelhouse...

laura k said...

DP!! Beauteous.

Jere said...

yeah those electronic Mickey Mouse gloves are clapping..

Beautiful!!!!! Eat it Skeets

5-4-3 (that's actually your career counting down sucka!)

Kathryn said...

And that does not get him any closer to 3,000.

RedSoxDiehard said...

Thank you CI! (And no, you can't teach that!)

Kathryn said...

EB with the snag.

Jere said...

wOTTerfall

Jere said...

We lead 8-5 tonight, they lead 9,997-9,169 all-time.

Kathryn said...

Jere, you changed your picture?

Jere said...

"Jere, you changed your picture?"

yes

Kathryn said...

Ouch, did he get fooled that badly?

Jere said...

shot i took of Youk during the 2008 ALCS

Jere said...

He'll shout out what pitch is coming....and still get every man out. He is... the most interesting pitcher in the world....

Until the ump decides to root for the other team. What a fucking douche.

Kathryn said...

out, damnit

Jere said...

2nd base ump: "I missed the make-up call?? The make-up call is the best kind of call!"

allan said...

blown calls ... accumulating ...

allan said...

craw working 9 to 5

laura k said...

CC DDong :)

Tom DePlonty said...

Huzzah, Carl.

Jere said...

Yankee Killer, what a way to make a living

Kathryn said...

Craw Dong

allan said...

espn showing mass exodus of loyal fans!

laura k said...

J.D.Ong!

B2B

NICE

allan said...

ON FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

fire will cause more fans to evacuate!!

Jere said...

11-5, don't stop there

Kathryn said...

It's a slugfest!

laura k said...

I keep trying to think of a pun for Pendleton, from Heaven Can Wait, one of my fave movies. Over to you, Jere.

Maxwell Horse said...

Great, now I can't make my "Lance Pendleton, zero defects" joke. Thanks a lot, Sox!

Maxwell Horse said...

Laura, have you ever seen Innerspace?

Jere said...

How many more years before a domination of the Yanks is called a 9-11?

Ask the descendants of the actual Boston Massacre victims if that's insensitive!

Jere said...

I just keep thinking he's Terry Pendleton's adopted son.

allan said...

damn, jetes can only be mr. 26

Jere said...

We just got thunder/lightning in Providence. Figures, The Natural is up.

laura k said...

I haven't! That's the one where a guy is shrunk and injected into someone? Martin Short I think? Sounds like it could be silly and funny.

Pendleton in that, too, I guess?

Maxwell Horse said...

Yeah. It's great. Lt. Tuck Pendleton is played by Dennis Quaid at his smarmiest best. Joe Dante (Spielberg protoge) directed it.

laura k said...

Re 9/11, I don't think we'll live long enough to see that.

Well, you might, but I won't. :)

laura k said...

I'll put it on the list, thanks! I remember Rick Moranis in the original Honey I Shrunk... being very funny.

allan said...

slappy - last out 2 nites in a row?

RedSoxDiehard said...

The make-up call is the best kind of call!

Except for fugitive call...

laura k said...

Don't drink the water, baby! It's FIRST PLACE dirty!!!

allan said...

working 11 to 6 -- dooo doo doo

RedSoxDiehard said...

Dirty water... dripping off Aceves' cap, but we'll take it!

Kathryn said...

Dirty stinking toilet water!!

allan said...

Wakefield - 182

Tom DePlonty said...

Really looking forward to the schadenfreude tomorrow...Laura, two more, "hooked" and "laced".

laura k said...

Hey thanks, Tom. I'm going to go back through these threads and write them all down.

Rick (f/k/a westcoastsox) said...

Not only did the Sox win and take first place in the AL East, but they now have the best record in the entire American League, and the third best record in the majors (1.5 GB of Phillies and Cardinals).

Amy said...

Sorry I missed the game thread, but got to watch the game with "actual" people. And yes!!!! We won!!

Is it yet inevitable? I have not heard Laura say that yet.