June 9, 2011

G62: Red Sox 8, Yankees 3

Red Sox - 000 000 701 - 8 12  1
Yankees - 200 000 001 - 3  6  1
Boston had managed only two singles off Sabathia in six innings, but they battered him for six hits and six runs in the seventh and rolled to their AL-best 36th victory of the season. It was Boston's second three-game sweep in New York this season, something a Red Sox team has not done since 1913 (and no AL team has done since the 1990 A's).

Beckett (7-4-2-2-6, 104) hit Derek Jeter in the first inning and then gave up a home run to Curtis Granderson, putting the Sox in a 2-0 hole. And the visitors' bats were silent until the seventh.

David Ortiz (who was drilled in the right thigh in the fourth inning, prompting warnings to both benches) grounded a single to right-center to start the inning. Jed Lowrie's first-pitch line drive down the right field line got past Nick Swisher for a triple, cutting the Yankees' lead to 2-1. Carl Crawford grounded out to third (1B umpire Brian Knight took a long look at the first base bag before making his call), but Mike Cameron doubled to left, towards the corner, scoring Lowrie and tying the game. Jason Varitek singled to right, as did Jacoby Ellsbury (after fouling off a tough 1-2 pitch), and the Sox led 3-2.

Marco Scutaro then drilled a pitch to left center that the speedy Brent Gardner ran down in the gap and made a leaping catch on. Adrian Gonzalez, who had two fugly strikeouts against CC earlier in the evening, lined a single to center (4-2). That was finally it for Sabathia (6.2-8-6-2-5, 108) and David Robertson came in. Kevin Youkilis singled on an 0-2 pitch (5-2) and Ortiz belted a two-run double to the wall in left-center (7-2). Lowrie flied to left for the third out.

One-out doubles from Scutaro and Gonzalez gave Boston another run in the ninth. Seven of Boston's 12 hits came with runners at second and/or third base.

The game started at 10:32 - after a rain delay of 3:27.
Example
Josh Beckett / CC Sabathia

Beckett has made two starts against the Yankees this season - April 10 (4-0) and May 14 (6-0) - pitching 14 scoreless innings, allowing only six hits and three walks, and striking out 19. He was matched up against Sabathia both times (12.1 innings, 16 hits, 7 runs, 7 walks, 10 strikeouts).

The Red Sox (7-1 against New York this year) have won 9 of their last 10 games against the Yankees (also 12 of 15 and 15 of 21) .

Terry Francona, on WEEI's Big Show, Wednesday afternoon:
How as Ortiz's ability to hit lefthanders affected the lineup this season?

It does a couple of things. One, it lets me answer a heck of a lot less questions. ...
AL East: Blue Jays/Royals at 4 PM.

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allan said...

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

Globe: Pedroia won't have his right knee examined until about 4:30 pm in Boston.

The Red Sox have not swept two series in New York in the same season since 1913. ... They could do it tonight (or wait until September 23-24-25). ... Or sweep all three!

25 Years Ago Today: Wade Boggs tried to take off his cowboy boots.

Zenslinger said...

I hope Lowrie's shoulder is OK. Don't want him and FY out.

allan said...

The Red Sox have the best record in the American League.

R/G: #2 - 5.03 (MFY: 5.14)
RS: #2 - 307 (TOR: 309)
AVG: #1 - .270
OBP: #1 - .343
SLG: #2 - .440 (MFY: .442)
OPS: #1 - .783
TB: #1 - 939
H: #1 - 577
2B: #1 - 127
BB: #2 - 223 (MFY: 231)
HR: #3 - 71 (MFY: 89; TEX: 73)
SB: #6 - 49

allan said...

Jeter, SS
Granderson, CF
Teixeira, 1B
Rodriguez, 3B
Cano, 2B
Swisher, RF
Posada, DH
Gardner, LF
Cervelli, C

allan said...

Joba has a torn ligament in his right elbow. Will have TJ surgery.

Girardi says Chamberlain has been working with a tender arm for the last couple of weeks: "We have been careful with him with what we have done."

Girardi left Joba in for a 35-pitch outing on Sunday.

Rob said...

If Joba's usage was "very careful," I wonder what his arm would look like if his manager was Dusty Baker.

Jere said...

Start will be delayed tonight.

Home team has won all four June 9th Sox-Yanks games. Again, road team is due.

Pokerwolf said...

Awww, man! First game I can see in awhile and it's rain delayed!

Am I the only one who thinks it's weird to see Scutaro and Lowrie in the same lineup? Injuries sure do create interesting situations.

allan said...

Globe: "Dustin Pedroia had a bruised kneecap and is expected to play tomorrow according to Sean McAdam of Comcast Sports."

Pokerwolf said...

Thanks for the update on FY, Allan.

allan said...

PeteAbe: "7:37 p.m.: The Yankees just announced to the crowd that they do expect to play the game tonight. The tarp is still down but the rain has stopped. The good news is that it has cooled off considerably from this afternoon."

Jere said...

Eckersley when asked by TC if the Yanks are getting to be a bit of a Bronx Zoo: "we're always hopeful things are gonna go haywire in New York"

god I love Eck

Zenslinger said...

Alex Avila, Detroit catcher, has two triples today. Bet it's been a while since a catcher did that.

Zenslinger said...

What a bullet we dodged in Jason Bay. The Sox complained about possible future knee problems in negotiating a new contract for him, but I don't know if any of his issues have been knee related. He's been hurt and just not getting since joining the Mets. God, that team has had shit luck.

allan said...

Alex Avila, Detroit catcher, has two triples today. Bet it's been a while since a catcher did that.

It happened last year (Miguel Montero), but only twice since 2000 and six times since 1987. ... 73 times since 1919. No catcher has hit three in that time.

(2 Sox:
Bob Tillman, August 15, 1962
Carlton Fisk, June 3, 1972)

Mickey Cochrane and Bubbles Hargrave did it four times each.

allan said...

What self-respecting catcher lets himself be called "Bubbles"?

Jere said...

Found a triple triple catcher. 8/10/1905, Boston v. Pittsburgh.

"A feature of the game was the batting of Pat Moran, who made three triples. All of them were good long smashes. On at least one of them a fast man would have made the circuit."

He tagged and scored after his 6th inning triple--but left too early, and was called out.

tim said...

Finally a game I can watch! Come on baseball!!!!!

Also - what i am currently consuming

nick said...

I'm getting a bit impatient for this game. Actually having it on the tube and tarp tarp tarp. Just watchd the pilot of "Sports Night" for the first time in years. Solid show, hate the laugh track.

tim said...

laugh tracks ruin most shows.

allan said...

we were watching part of the cubs at phillies game, storm a-brewin' there too, but also some crazy-ass winds.

nick said...

Looks good, Tim. I grabbed Chinese takeout so I could jump home and watch a game without delay.

They killed the laugh track on season two, I think.

allan said...

9:20 - TARP coming off.

Dr. Jeff said...

Sports Night is awesome, they lost the laugh track by Season 2 if not earlier.

I'm still amazed at A-Gon's triple the other night.

nick said...

Whoop!

tim said...

A+L - are you 100% out for all 4 TOR sox games in sept?

I bought a 20 ticket pack today because of the group I've got coming on saturday, so I have a bunch of tickets left for the rest of the season, they are a decent discount off the box office price.

tim said...

Is the game on? My channel has Jose bautista in a sopranos scene talking to a baseball.

tim said...

first pitch at 10:30 according to PA and IB on twitter.

jeeeeeze.

nick said...

10:30. Geez, how many warm up pitches is that?

Kathryn said...

Wow, 10:30 start! I was thinking I would miss some of this game. We just got back from Jonathan's (our son) 18th birthday dinner at a local, funky hangout where he and friends then played at their open mike night. It was great fun.

Nick, I just watched the pilot the other night, too (on NetFlix). The laugh track was obvious and bothersome. That was such a great show. I'm looking forward to watching the rest of it.

RedSoxDiehard said...

I like this bit from the Anniversaries section of the THT article on Boggs:

"[On this date in] 1888 New York Giants walk on the field with white plug hats and swallow-tail linen dusters to mock the appearance of the opposing Chicago Cubs. Uh, okay."

Surprised we didn't do this for the throwback game (with numbers added to their backs of course).

nick said...

I was pleased to see it pop up on Netflix streaming. Haven't watched it since it was on TV in the old days. Catching up on it now. Might finish the first season before this game starts.

laura k said...

Stupid weather, making this like a west coast game. Meaning I can watch an hour at most before falling asleep.

Dear Red Sox,

Please sweep while I sleep.

Love always,

laura k said...

A+L - are you 100% out for all 4 TOR sox games in sept?

No! We are not 100% out. In fact, I am 90% in for at least one of those!

laura k said...

Awww, man! First game I can see in awhile and it's rain delayed!

I feel your pain, PW (even tho I saw the 1st two games vs NYY). Hopefully you can stay up later than me.

Pokerwolf said...

10:30pm start! Ha! I guess I get to see the first inning after all!

I feel your pain, PW (even tho I saw the 1st two games vs NYY). Hopefully you can stay up later than me.

We'll see. I have to get up with the kids in the morning (probably 7am). It depends on how long the game is and how late I'm going to be up looking for jobs.

laura k said...

Yeah, I'm up early with the fur-kids. It's been a long day and I conk out early.

nick said...

Perfect timing on the end of that episode. Baseball!

allan said...

NESN!

Pokerwolf said...

Time to get my bingo card ready!

Pokerwolf said...

Looked like LBJ thought that second strike was a ball.

allan said...

LOOK - a pop up CI can't magically catch!

tim said...

good! re: sept games

if you wanna sit in the OF for cheap, let me know!

Pokerwolf said...

Let's hope that's a theme tonight, Allan. I certainly wouldn't mind. I also like the fakeout move that LBJ used when CC went to pitch. Mind games in the first inning!

nick said...

Haven't seen NESN with sound yet. I want to play bingo.

allan said...

gotta get 3 here to be consistent

Dr. Jeff said...

Only 8:30 here in NM, so I'll try to stay up for the whole game. Wonder why Gonzales was so bad at the plate last night.

Dr. Jeff said...

Lame.

Dr. Jeff said...

We need our 3 runs in the first inning again.

Pokerwolf said...

LBJ!!!!!!!

Woooooooo!!!!

Dr. Jeff said...

That is hilarious! three times he gets to third.

allan said...

Cervelli - MEGA CONSISTENT!!!

Jere said...

Cervelli heard you say consistent

Dr. Jeff said...

Are they forgetting to cover?

RedSoxDiehard said...

Cervell-E

Pokerwolf said...

Perhaps we should change his nickname to "C-OW!".

tim said...

oh man, fading fast. get through this josh so i can see some RUNS! before i nod off...

SoSock said...

Woot wwoot! Late night baseball

tim said...

ugh, not THOSE runs.

Pokerwolf said...

Those are not the runs we wanted to see! Gah!

allan said...

Even Year Beckett in the house?

Dr. Jeff said...

2nd deck is what, 350 feet?

Jere said...

can't believe the ump missed that second pitch.

Figures 1,000-erson would knock in the Yanks 10,000th run all-time vs the Red Sox.

We're only the second team in history to give up 10,000 runs against another team. (Orioles have also given up 10 grand to Yanks.)

allan said...

memto to nesn producer: have your cameramen follow the outfielders, so fly balls do not look they are going to orbit the moon.

Jere said...

NESN loves A-ROD and his big powerful majestic dongs. Any other reason they'd show the moon instead of the fielder on a fucking fly out?

Pokerwolf said...

I agree on the camerawork, Allan. I'm wondering if they don't have a good angle from right field with a camera or something.

SoSock said...

Not exactly what I wanted to be greeted by on the occasin of the first game I get to "see" in forever

Jere said...

we're talking about the behind-home cam, the one they cut to for every play after the ball's hit. And it followed flight of ball--we had no idea if it was gonna land in shallow outfield or out of the stadium.

allan said...

DAMN - what is that around flo's neck???

Pokerwolf said...

CC!!! Here we go!

SoSock said...

Craw! By the way - I loved the link to the Get Smart segment the other day. As usual I was coming in late and pulled up JoS to get the skinny on the game and saw that. Hilarious!

allan said...

we want to order the complete get smart set. the company that released it (time-life) will deliver to the US for free, so we have to time it when we are in buffalo. 5 seasons and tons of bonus shit for $99!

Pokerwolf said...

That sounds like a deal to make on the ol' shoe phone!

allan said...

That reminds me - the whole set comes in a telephone booth-shaped box.

Pokerwolf said...

CC with the bat and the glove tonight! Wow!

allan said...

Missing Saturday's game (because of our annual wmtc party) - glad it's a Lackey start.

allan said...

live, to the naked eye, he looked maybe safe.

RedSoxDiehard said...

So Beckett and Wake have both outrun Gardner. Nice!

allan said...

beckett has retired 6 in a row after the HBP/HR combo.

allan said...

WOW - that is close!!!!!!!!!

tim said...

Will be at Saturday's game...since its a Lackey start, I told the Jays guy I ordered the tickets from that I fully expect a Jays win.

Pokerwolf said...

Judgement call completely on first base after the replays. Wow.

RedSoxDiehard said...

Wow, um... that was close!

allan said...

.... and here comes another E-2.

nick said...

This ad just showed someone using a Cingular-branded Treo. Up-to-date! Granted it is for a business called Got Junk.

Pokerwolf said...

What's the deal with everyone trying to bunt tonight?

tim said...

lolz, anthony rizzo (part of the a-gon trade) tripled in his first MLB AB.

Jere said...

score that a base hit! 3000 baby

allan said...

jesus - that is a catch, for fuck's sake.

what a fucking joke the umps are.

Benjamin said...

Awful umpiring tonight.

tim said...

obviously he should be on base. obviously.

Dr. Jeff said...

They just revised the call, now it's a base hit.

Dr. Jeff said...

AGain, no make up call.

Jere said...

no fugitive call??

Pokerwolf said...

I wonder if the umps are considering this a make-up victory for the Yankees. Jesus.

tim said...

Jeter with a stand-up double! McCarver working 1B.

allan said...

it will be exciting when jeter gets #3000 because no other player in baseball history has ever done that. he will be the only one -- very historic!!!!

Maxwell Horse said...

I hate it that nearly every ump seems to not understand the concept of gravity. It always seems that if a pitch crosses the plate in the strike zone, but ends in the glove a couple inches below where the strike zone would be, the ump usually calls it a ball.

allan said...

it's calls like that that make you think a quick-thinking umpire with money on the mfy is doing what he can to get an advantage. seriously.

Jere said...

Beckett's been nailing the corner of the plate but the ump's missing it. Oh well, one day when Josh is an established pitcher he'll get those calls.

allan said...

continuing the get smart theme, we need a battalion of hymies making the calls.

Maxwell Horse said...

That's right. Boo him you knowledgeable fan base. That's exactly what he wanted to do. Load the bases.

Pokerwolf said...

Wow! Beckett got a rare triple ding on that one! Purple Lips, Cactus, then the ump!

nick said...

Cool pinball moment: batter, catcher, ump.

Glad to get out of that.

nick said...

No leadoff bunt for EB?

allan said...

Bert with 2 brutal AB.

Jere said...

i saw that that writer for Get Smart died today or yesterday. The one who also created Mad Libs.

I watched Smart quite a bit--one of my early memories is being a kid and suddenly my shows were being pre-empted by the pope. One by one, the channels got poped. Get Smart was the last remaining show, the only non-pope channel.

I later figured out this was the October '79 visit to NYC. Which makes me just-turned-4 at the time.

Dr. Jeff said...

Happy to have another guy on base.

allan said...

ump should toss him, actually. very deliberate.

allan said...

i want every fucking sox hitter to flip the bat after every AB.

nick said...

Manly. Runs please.

Dr. Jeff said...

Think about if Lowrie (unlikely) hits a dong and makes it a 3 run HR instead of a 2 run HR if ortiz had made an out.

tim said...

i'm glad "short right field" according to D.O. is like 10-15 feet from the track.

allan said...

and the morons in the stands cheer like the HBP takes those runs (and wins) off the board (and standings). yeah, tards, the yanks are back in first now.

tim said...

boourns. time to go out.

Jere said...

Jed, if I wanted someone to lazily pop up to the outfield and look down sadly over and over, I'd call John Valentin

Benjamin said...

I'm guessing John Valentin doesn't get many calls these days.

Pokerwolf said...

Valentin didn't get many calls back then either. Everyone knew the result when he was batting before he even swung.

Jere said...

how much ya wanna bet they show the clock at 12:00? Or, the more advanced "moment it changes from 11:59 to 12:00."

Jere said...

clemente

allan said...

the ol' 1159-clock-changing-to-1200-and-fade-to-commercial trick

Jere said...

first kid had home uni....and was a boy, Don

allan said...

at least show the sleeping kid's mom again, she was far prettier than the cheap-earring woman.

allan said...

diego shot his head up and stared at the TV at that whistling/chant for jeter!

Jere said...

Danzig also got up and walked away, after having been asleep for hours in the same spot. I didn't connect to that whistle but could have been.

Pokerwolf said...

Holy cow! Cactus with a CS!

Jere said...

posada on deck, 2 outs, 4-pitch walk...good thinking, max

allan said...

nice hustle, dumbo.

Jere said...

hahahahhaha...

allan said...

i wonder if the mfy announcers will rag on posada for that (or keep bring it up after he retires) for the next 10+ years ...

Jere said...

rally time

allan said...

alright. it's show time.

Pokerwolf said...

JEDI!!!!!!

Woooooo!!!

allan said...

"swisher falls down"

!

Jere said...

he also stopped running on that force out a few innings b4.


haha, Swish-a-misses!

nick said...

Observed in passing, but not picking on him.

Yes! Jedi power!

Maxwell Horse said...

What a bizarre turn of events.

Jere said...

Don, it wasn't "he fell," it was, he thought it would hit wall, but it sneaked thru. Could anyone else tell this immediately?

Maxwell Horse said...

Crawford is pissing me off. One pitch.

allan said...

ump stared at that for a long time before making a call.

Jere said...

and NESN loves to show you that guy cross home. You know the guy's gonna score at that point, but they stay trained on him, while you miss where the runners are going, which is where the play is

allan said...

get. him. home. now.

Pokerwolf said...

CAMERON!!!!!


Hahahahahaha!!! Love it!!!

allan said...

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW YEAH!!!

Jere said...

we're tied, nice job CC

nick said...

!

Maxwell Horse said...

I really did not think Cameron would do anything there.

allan said...

swish fell. the ball deked him (!) and then he fell trying to dive or stumble after it.

Benjamin said...

Better.

Jere said...

a fast man may have completed the circuit

allan said...

okay, that last replay looked like he was diving after it got by him.

allan said...

i'll take a circuit clout right here

allan said...

mfy pen finally up.

Jere said...

i'm just sayin' DOn thought it got by him because he fell. The fall/dive was done in an attempt to get the ball, because he let it get by him, thinking it would hit where the wall juts out.

scrotum gives us the lead

allan said...

no scrotum, we need the full dong -- to hit for the cycle this inning

Maxwell Horse said...

Just get it to Scutaro.

Jere said...

well he's certainly swinging for the fences

Jere said...

yankees choked

Maxwell Horse said...

I am genuinely shocked that the Sox managed to do anything off of Sabathia. They looked so lifeless before this inning.

Dr. Jeff said...

This is so awesome.

nick said...

I had a good feeling about this inning. Im liking this not losing.

allan said...

lowrie's ball gets by swisher.
ellsbury's hit sneaks thru.
seems like the mfy are cursed.

allan said...

lucky fucker.

Maxwell Horse said...

Darn. That looked like a sure hit for Scutaro.

Jere said...

wait but when he threw it back in, that was "dropping the ball" so Scutaro should be on first.

seeing fuckin' eye!!!!!

allan said...

BERT!

C C all those runs!

allan said...

aw, let CC face four or five more batters. he could probably get the final out by then.

Benjamin said...

Choking is what they do best.

allan said...

You can't teach this kind of gakking.

allan said...

still need a dong for the inning-cycle.

Jere said...

pulling away!

allan said...

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK

(i assume the stands are emptying out now...)

Maxwell Horse said...

A very respectful homer from Ortiz here would be enjoyable to watch.

RedSoxDiehard said...

This is fantastic! Now come on Papi, knock one out.

Maxwell Horse said...

Not a homer, but good enough for me.

Jere said...

oh baby...toldja it was rally time

Jere said...

okay, next guy up, hit a dong off the back of a leaving fan

RedSoxDiehard said...

Awesome. Pile it on!

allan said...

YES -- all CC runners come in. 6 runs allowed.

We need a serious bat flip NOW!

nick said...

Holy shit. I almost wrote we'd get 7 in the 7th in the sixth. Wish I'd committed it to the digital ink.

Zenslinger said...

Ah hah hah haaaaaaaaa!

Pokerwolf said...

Now THAT is what I'm talkin' about!

allan said...

8 hits in that inning!

CC may not have come up small enough to ride in Belmont, but he sure as shit spit the bit.

allan said...

28 MINUTE WAIT!

fuck that tie at 2-2 shit! let's just romp!

RedSoxDiehard said...

I loves me some crooked numbers!

Maxwell Horse said...

That 0-1 pitch was *not* a ball.

allan said...

NY sportswriters busy writing #113 as we speak...

Benjamin said...

CC comes up many things, but never small.

RedSoxDiehard said...

Cervell-K

And there's your 12:00 turning to 1:00.

Jere said...

"12:00 turning to 1:00."

NESN would definitely miss pitches if they showed that:)

nick said...

MFY show their stuff by hitting a batter, but Sox say, "fuck that--we'll settle for hitting the shit outta your pitcher."

Jere said...

oh man, i'm getting a required weekly test! Missing game!

Jere said...

way to go, NESN, schedule your test for a Red Sox-Yanks night. At 1:00 AM. How about 5 AM when you've got paid programming on anyway!

allan said...

gotta hand it to any nyy fans who are still hanging in there and not leaving ...

Pokerwolf said...

When you pay that much money for your seat, you have to stay to get your money's worth, Allan.

allan said...

well, maybe we can give them some more entertainment (like 5-6 runs) in the ninth.

allan said...

Slappy walks on the 2-3 pitch.

RedSoxDiehard said...

So much for the city that never sleeps...

The crowd at Fenway was going strong at that 2:45 am game last month. We even had a family in front of us with a kid the same age as that one they keep showing, plus his little sister. Those two are the only ones I saw sleeping that night.

Maxwell Horse said...

I hope they have someone warming after Albers just in case.

allan said...

A lot of these hangers-on could be from Jersey.

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