Padres - 100 400 00 - 5 7 0 Red Sox - 000 010 0 - 1 10 2And the game was called shortly before 7 PM.
The Yankees (43-29) beat the Reds this afternoon in the first game of their day-night doubleheader, so they and the Red Sox (44-30) are currently tied for first place. (Update: New York lost the nightcap, so Boston has a one half-game lead.)
6:10 PM: The game is in its fourth rain delay, with the Red Sox preparing to bat in the bottom of the eighth. It has been raining all afternoon, sometimes quite hard. The start of the game was delayed 35 minutes. The two earlier in-game delays came in the top of the third (38 minutes) and in the middle of the fifth (31 minutes).
Lackey (3.1-4-5-4-4, 83) had a rough fourth inning, allowing two singles, two walks (one with the bases loaded), hitting two batters (one with the bases loaded), and throwing a wild pitch (with the bases loaded). Lackey's portion of the inning went: BB, HBP, 1B, K, BB (run), HBP (run), WP (run), 1B (run). The Blamethrower may say later today that the ball was watery and wet. He's right, but that is far from the whole story of that inning. He finished the day having thrown 48 strikes and 35 balls.
Adrian Gonzalez is 4-for-4, with one RBI. Dustin Pedroia has singled twice and walked. ... Boston squandered a bases loaded/one out situation in the first when David Ortiz grounded into a double play. Kevin Youkilis GIDP with two on to end the seventh.
In three starts since coming off the disabled list, Lackey has a 5.03 ERA (19.2 innings, 17 hits, 4 walks, 15 strikeouts). Boston has won all three games: 6-3, 16-4, 10-4.
Like all of the Padres' starters, Richard has received very little run support (see RS/GS). In his nine losses, San Diego has averaged only 2.3 runs. Richard has a 4.18 ERA in his last six starts, but the team has lost all six games: 4-0, 2-1, 4-3, 3-0, 2-1, 6-5.
AL East: Yankees/Reds at 12:30 and 7 PM. Rays/Brewers at 2 PM.
Ellsbury, CF
ReplyDeletePedroia, 2B
Gonzalez, 1B
Youkilis, 3B
Ortiz, DH
McDonald, LF
Scutaro, SS
Varitek, C
Cameron, RF
Yay, day game!
ReplyDeleteVenable, RF
ReplyDeleteBartlett, SS
Headley, 3B
Ludwick, LF
Guzman, DH
Hudson, 2B
Rizzo, 1B
Maybin, CF
Hundley, C
Peter Abraham, Globe
ReplyDelete12:04 PM
The tarp is down but the gates are open and expectations are that the Red Sox will be able to play through the raindrops.
12:45 PM
The tarp is still down and the rain is a little more steady. Given that this is the last game the Padres will play at Fenway this season and both teams are off tomorrow, they will wait a good long time to try and get this one in. Like all night.
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Officially a rain delay now
ReplyDelete[Dustin Pedroia] was asked last night why he’s been walking so much. Here’s what he [jokingly] said: “No protection. No protection. We gave [Gonzalez] 154 million dollars and I can’t get any protection. This is unbelievable. I don’t care how hot he’s hitting or if he’s hitting .360. I need somebody back there protecting me. I don’t want to walk. Are you kidding me?”
ReplyDeletehttp://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2011/06/21/terry-francona-on-the-big-show-unsure-about-adrian-gonzalez-in-outfield/
expected 2:05 start
ReplyDeletescutaro sick, out of lineup; sutton in at ss in the #7 spot
ReplyDeleteGonzalez for Triple Crown!
ReplyDeleteterrible job, lackey.
ReplyDeleteLeadoff homer to the right field boxes, which Remy called "the grandstand section"
Cincy tied it at 2
ReplyDeleteDustin beats out a grounder, Adrian line single to right, Youk ground single to left, and they're loaded with one out
ReplyDelete4-2 Yanks on Posada dong.
ReplyDeletegoddammit it all to hell
ReplyDeleteand Papi hits the same goddamn double play to the same damn spot as last night, on a 3-1 count, to end the 1st. FUCK
ReplyDeleteand runs to first slower than a turtle.
ReplyDeleteactually that replay showed he was moving pretty good until the throw was 1/2 way to the 1B. sorry, flo.
ReplyDeleteEven diligent turtles are still slow.
ReplyDeleteHey Benjamin, what's your avatar pic?
ReplyDeleteOops, here comes the tarp.
ReplyDeleteHard Rain & tarp out at 2:59.
ReplyDeleteA Taiwanese waterfall.
ReplyDeletetarp coming off and lackey throwing outside the dugout.
ReplyDeleteNice. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteTurd-lickers win game one
ReplyDelete3:40 return?
ReplyDeleteThat San Diego uni logo--why is the top/bottom of the S along the same line as the other letters, while the D extends above/below? Wouldn't that imply "san Diego"?
ReplyDeleteBecause it makes for a balanced design. Note the S is larger than the a and n that follows it.
ReplyDeleteOh wait. "In my opinion". :)
ReplyDelete2-out singles by Youk and AG, Papi lines out into the shift to end 3rd
ReplyDeleteI read it as "SanDiegO".
ReplyDelete"Note the S is larger than the a and n that follows it."
ReplyDeleteBut the O at the end is also larger than the letters that precede it, etc. I'm not talking about that, I'm talking about the top/bottom line, regardless that they start wide, go thin, then widen again.
If you're calling that S "capital" because it's bigger, than the O at the end is capital too.
"I read it as "SanDiegO"."
ReplyDeleteRight--there's no way to read it that makes just the S and D capital.
talk about "no attempt to move"!
ReplyDeleteI agree. I also read it as SanDiegO. The larger O brings more balance to the design.
ReplyDeleteIt is, after all, a logo. A design.
lackey made a face after sutton's error earlier. after that walk, is sutton going "come ON, dude. strikes!"
ReplyDeleteNESN seems to be having technical difficulties. They're replaying yesterdays' game.
ReplyDelete"...Farm system is the life for him..."
ReplyDeleteWow, walks in run, HBPs in run, WPs in run consecutively. Great, Lackey.
ReplyDeleteLOL @ MH
ReplyDeleteif a run scores on a PB, is that some sort of cycle (BB, HBP, WP, PB)?
ReplyDelete...and singles in run. 4 different in a row
ReplyDeleteI'm at work so I'll keep it short.
ReplyDeleteI HATE LACKEY
NESN producer: "oh it's just a throw to first, we can show the announcer's pants instead, that's just the pitcher getting a new ball or something, i never really figured that out."
ReplyDeleteI read him as "DogShiT".
ReplyDeleteJohn and pain and pray for rain (before the game becomes official).
ReplyDeletedogshit or DOGSHIT or DogShiT, it still spells lackey
ReplyDeleteMaybe SANIEGO is forming a circle around the D, who's taking its turn in a dance off (or perhaps is about to get hazed).
ReplyDeleteAs bad as John Lackey is, I don't hate him. He doesn't even make me mad. It's probably because it's not like he's "getting away" with anything. I mean, everyone knows he's doing poorly and everyone is down on him to the point where I feel kind of bad for him.
ReplyDeleteIt's the things in this world that are truly awful--things that I feel like I'm the only person on earth who sees their awfulness--they're what deserve the rage.
plus lackey is here only to the end of 2014.
ReplyDeletethe time'll fly by...
wow - seriously blown call on the CS
ReplyDeleteIf Lackey keeps performing the way he has, then there might be a chance he won't be starting by then regardless of the contract. Maybe?
ReplyDeleteWell at some point they'll pull the plug on the season and let him get his elbow surgery.
ReplyDeleteanyone know what the record for individual rain delays for one game is?
ReplyDeleteMike Hargrove had 8 plate appearances in 3 separate games.
ReplyDeleteHere is something:
ReplyDeleteLongest Doubleheader With Extra Innings (Total Elapsed Time; Includes Length of Delay): 12:05, July 2, 1993
G1
San Diego 5 at Philadelphia 2
(Rain Delay Start 1:10
Rain Delay in 4th 1:56
Rain Delay in 6th 2:48
Game Length 2:34)
G2
San Diego 5 at Philadelphia 6 (10)
(Intermission 0:25
Game Length 3:12)
Internet Info:
ReplyDeleteThe longest known delay, which ended in postponement was on August 12, 1990 in Chicago, between the White Sox and Rangers. It was delayed 7 hours, 23 minutes before being called off and rescheduled to be played in Arlington 5 days later. It was scheduled for 1:35 and was called off at 8:58, having never started.
The longest known delay during a game that was completed was October 3, 1999 in Milwaukee, between the Brewers and Reds. There was a 5 hour, 45 minute delay, prior to the start of the game, which was scheduled for 3:05, started at 8:50, and finished at 11:26. It was reported only about 200, of the 55,000 fans remained at the end.
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O's had 4 in one game in May of '09.
ReplyDeletenesn graphic of all rain delays this year. that is something i have never heard/seen before
ReplyDeleteNESN is fucking unbelievable. Missed entire pitch and on the wide shot we could see fielders getting in ready position, and we heard the ball hit the glove.
ReplyDeletethat was ball 4 to ellsbury, right?
ReplyDeleterogers was giving us nesn for the entire delay, then they suddenly gave us the green "rain delay" screen for a few minutes -- and we missed cameron's entire AB and the first 3 pitches of ellsbury's AB. and nesn misses ball 4.
WTF, indeed?
it's like forgetting how to breathe. you have to be a real fuckup to do that.
Cameron was picked off????????
ReplyDeletefuckin A
We're seeing some kind of crappy Canadian version of the game.
ReplyDeleteyes was talking about ball 4. I'm gonna youtube that one later because it was one of the all-time worst.
ReplyDeletealbers coming in
ReplyDeleteYes Cameron wasn't even taking a big lead. Just got fooled by the guy's move, thought he was coming home and took a step toward second, and he was done.
ReplyDeletePapi keeps hitting to the left side but STILL every ball goes right to someone! Getting ridic!
Heading up to Boston to see a show--never thought this 1:35 game would still be going on when we got there but it will be.
ReplyDeletejeez, don and jerry making all kinds of excuses for gonzalez. the ball took sort of a odd hop, but he has to make that play.
ReplyDeleteReddick is way better in left than Crawford.
ReplyDeleteEB 4 for 4
ReplyDeleteCan we use ghost runners and let EB bat every time?
ReplyDelete4th delay!!!!
ReplyDeleteCalled. Loss.
ReplyDeleteClean water - and lots of it.
Drinkable water.
ReplyDeleteThis one was a quick erase off the PVR. Should've known better what with Lackey, Sad Sackey starting.
ReplyDeleteG2
ReplyDeleteMFY - 010 000 010 - 2 4 0
CIN - 110 020 33x - 10 14 1
Reds leadoff man Chris Heisey hit three home runs, scored 4 times, and had 5 RBI.
The Red Sox remain in 1st place, 0.5 GA.