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July 6, 2011

G86: Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 4 

Blue Jays - 102 000 001 - 4 10 0
Red Sox   - 110 400 00x - 6 11 0
With two outs in the fourth inning, trailing Toronto 2-3, the Red Sox finally battered Romero the way they (almost) always do:

J.D. Drew double off the Wall
Darnell McDonald single off the Wall (3-3)
Jarrod Saltalamacchia single to CF
Yamaico Navarro double off the Wall (4-3)
Jacoby Ellsbury double off the Wall (5-3)
Marco Scutaro walk
Dustin Pedroia 1-3

Wakefield (7-9-3-1-7, 106) kept the Jays in check, and Daniel Bard, Dan Wheeler (who finished the eighth inning after a 40-minute rain delay), and Jonathan Papelbon closed it out. It was Wakefield's 184th Red Sox win and the 198th victory of his career.

Ellsbury and Kevin Youkilis each homered (leading off the first and second innings, respectively) and doubled twice. Ellsbury (now 13-for-27 since June 29, .481) drove in three runs and stole a base.

The Yankees lost to Cleveland 5-3 [Masterson: 8-3-0-2-6, 112], so the Red Sox are 0.5 GB in the East.
Example
Ricky Romero / Tim Wakefield

Adrian Gonzalez gets the night off. He had started all of Boston's previous 85 games this year. In his last eight games, he's hitting .219 (7-for-32) with a .618 OPS, and has "a bit of a stiff neck apparently".

Wakefield's last outing (July 1, in Houston) was the first start in his career that he had pitched more than 2.1 innings and did not record a walk or a strikeout (5.1-11-5-0-0, 91). Wakefield's only other start with no BB or K was for the Pirates on September 7, 1992.

Romero has a 1.49 ERA in his last four starts, including a complete-game shutout of the Cardinals on June 26. However, among teams that have faced him more than once, the Red Sox hit him best, by far (.350/.441/.550/.991 in 10 starts; 70 hits and 32 walks in 48 innings; 2.125 WHIP, 7.69 ERA).

AL East: Rays/Twins at 1 PM and Yankees/Spiders at 7 PM.
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85 comments:

  1. allanJuly 6, 2011 at 1:08 PM

    Ellsbury, CF
    Scutaro, SS
    Pedroia, 2B
    Ortiz, DH
    Youkilis, 1B
    Drew, RF
    McDonald, LF
    Saltalamacchia, C
    Navarro, 3B

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  2. allanJuly 6, 2011 at 1:21 PM

    Lester was scheduled to have his MRI at 2:30.

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  3. allanJuly 6, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    fucking jays game not on normal tv. assholes.

    so it's weei and gdgd.

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  4. laura kJuly 6, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    Whose boy is that????

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  5. laura kJuly 6, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    I love leadoff HRs. Free money!

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  6. laura kJuly 6, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    SWEAT POWER!!!!

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  7. allanJuly 6, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    SULTAN OF SWEAT!!!!!

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  8. timJuly 6, 2011 at 4:50 PM

    Hello thread! Yup, this shit is on rogers ONE.

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  9. timJuly 6, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    I fucking haaaaaaaate buck martinez. So obnoxious. Would switch to WEEI but the delay to picture ratio is horrendous.

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  10. timJuly 6, 2011 at 4:54 PM

    3-1 pitch hit the mitt at the exact same time as WEEI so my hopes were up.

    Then they said it was the first pitch to scutaro.

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  11. timJuly 6, 2011 at 4:54 PM

    Hey L, no meeting tonight?

    How is tala doing?

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  12. laura kJuly 6, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    I know that older man who have a full head of hair like to show it off, but man does Buck Martinez need to update his look. He looks like something out of Happy Days.

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  13. laura kJuly 6, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    Not that I can see him tonight. I noticed this last night.

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  14. allanJuly 6, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    who is with castig? i do not like him. often blathers on with some cute thing when he should be giving the basics.

    there was a 3-1 pitch to scutaro and he said it goes to the backstop but scutaro was not thinking about taking an extra base - but he did not tell us that it was ball 4 and a walk.

    and just now with pedroia up, he said pedroia swung and the jays are hoping it goes foul. but he did not say that it was on the foul line - or which foul line.

    this is radio. we can't see these things. you have to describe them.

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  15. allanJuly 6, 2011 at 5:05 PM

    whoever that guy is: snider "popped up ... to deep right"

    ??

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  16. laura kJuly 6, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    Drewble!

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  17. laura kJuly 6, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    I just realized this must be Dale Arnold. Last time I didn't know who was with Castig that's who it was.

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  18. timJuly 6, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    MICROWAVE!!!!!!

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  19. meunierJuly 6, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    whoo hoo

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  20. laura kJuly 6, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    Darnell! He's hitting lately, his BA must be up to, maybe, .170 by now? :)

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  21. laura kJuly 6, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    salTALA!

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  22. timJuly 6, 2011 at 5:18 PM

    YAAAAAAAAAMIACO!!!!!!!!

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  23. laura kJuly 6, 2011 at 5:19 PM

    Loooove those 2-out rallys!!!

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  24. meunierJuly 6, 2011 at 5:19 PM

    This guy needs a nickname..

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  25. laura kJuly 6, 2011 at 5:19 PM

    Yes, needs nickname

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  26. KathrynJuly 6, 2011 at 5:19 PM

    For those of you without nesn. Heidi talked to Farrell about why there have been so many ejections lately. He talked at length about how on the field play has not kept up with technology. So, with replay, you know about the bad calls. He then went on to say that the Players and coaches are the only ones who *have* to comment and that there should come a time when the umpires actually involved in the calls have to discuss them. Nice bit.

    Wow, all this typed on my phone. Sorry for any typos.

    Keep on hitting, boys. .

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  27. timJuly 6, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    blow it open pls, lbj

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  28. timJuly 6, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    FUCKIN EH, LBJ!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  29. meunierJuly 6, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    MILORD!

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  30. laura kJuly 6, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    There's my boy again :)

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  31. KathrynJuly 6, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    Sweeeeet. LBJ

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  32. allanJuly 6, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    my kind of inning!

    OUT
    OUT
    2B
    1B
    1B
    2B
    2B

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  33. fusionmouseJuly 6, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    This excellent rally was started by the first two batters, who required Romero to throw 13 pitches just to get 2 outs and then On Fire made him through another 5 before he drilled it. I think they flat wore him out this inning.

    Sweet!

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  34. meunierJuly 6, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    3rd not covered and LBJ steals it!

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  35. timJuly 6, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    good inning! romerlol!

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  36. meunierJuly 6, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    This is now probably the only sports board with an Edith Piaf reference on it.

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  37. laura kJuly 6, 2011 at 5:26 PM

    We're an electic bunch.

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  38. allanJuly 6, 2011 at 5:26 PM

    MFY - 000 0
    CLE - 200 0

    FKR - 020 210 043 - 12 14 0
    MIN - 002 020 100 - 5 14 0

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  39. laura kJuly 6, 2011 at 5:29 PM

    It's the Jacoby Ellsbury show!

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  40. meunierJuly 6, 2011 at 5:29 PM

    If Wake finishes with more wins than the TCM and Cy IMO Wake has to be considered for the HOF.

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  41. meunierJuly 6, 2011 at 5:30 PM

    No out, time was called.

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  42. laura kJuly 6, 2011 at 5:30 PM

    Minnesota linescore appearing as a Skype phone number. Dislike.

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  43. fusionmouseJuly 6, 2011 at 5:30 PM

    LBJ with the leather.

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  44. fusionmouseJuly 6, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    WTF? How do you call time and still swing?

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  45. KathrynJuly 6, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    He is everywhere!! Laura, has he been in your basement again?

    What??????

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  46. KathrynJuly 6, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    LBJ could have hurt himself on a dead ball. WTF?

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  47. laura kJuly 6, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    Kat, if only!!

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  48. allanJuly 6, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    we have only radio, but they were very annoyed that slow-as-shit mcclelland did not call time until after the batter swung -- complete BULLSHIT

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  49. fusionmouseJuly 6, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    Atta boy FY.

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  50. KathrynJuly 6, 2011 at 5:35 PM

    Yep. Batter said time as Wake is delivering. Then after the swing, ump puts his hands out. Why honor that?

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  51. meunierJuly 6, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    I cant believe that was not a triple

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  52. KathrynJuly 6, 2011 at 5:38 PM

    Jay (my husband) says it would be interesting to mic the umps. Can you imagine??

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  53. laura kJuly 6, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    Oh Ricky, we'll miss you! Babalu!

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  54. meunierJuly 6, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    Severe t-storms coming in from Worcester.

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  55. laura kJuly 6, 2011 at 5:58 PM

    Ah rats, was hoping for the LBJ triple!

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  56. laura kJuly 6, 2011 at 5:58 PM

    I've been predicting LBJ will hit for the cycle this season. I'm always hoping!

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  57. KathrynJuly 6, 2011 at 6:02 PM

    TV shows a great replay. As he is headed toward second, LBJ was looking for a sign from Bogar about going to third. It looks like he never got it and had to stop at second. He put his hands out as he is reaching second as if to say, what should I do?

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  58. JereJuly 6, 2011 at 6:04 PM

    I just got home from a long car trip and the HORROR SHOW that is Dale Arnold attempting to do play-play (when not adding snarky idiotic color commentary).

    I see Allan is stuck with him too. Glad I'm home.

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  59. laura kJuly 6, 2011 at 6:06 PM

    Yes, it's brutal.

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  60. JereJuly 6, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    Good hustle, Grand Sire

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  61. meunierJuly 6, 2011 at 6:16 PM

    Tarp cover is off.

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  62. SoSockJuly 6, 2011 at 6:26 PM

    Hi guys. Been following some on my phone. It's just kinda hard to comment here. And for some reason I can't get gdgd to come up on it. I thought I had done it before but maybe not. Anyway, stuck with spiders v mfy here so leaning on JoS for the skinny. Later!

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  63. JereJuly 6, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    The skinny is: rain delay

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  64. allanJuly 6, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    Arachnids 3-0 in the 7th

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  65. JereJuly 6, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    you threw me off for a second since I think of the Yanks' NY symbol as an arachnid

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  66. allanJuly 6, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    Go with Bill Lee's description: "a swastika tilted just a little off kilter"

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  67. SoSockJuly 6, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    Rain delay eh? Spiders up 5-0 top 9 but their reliever gives up 3 straight hits. 5-1 now with 2 on and bringing in Perez.
    Good, got the 1st out.

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  68. allanJuly 6, 2011 at 7:06 PM

    we are back
    wheeler in for bard
    bot up for the 9th

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  69. SoSockJuly 6, 2011 at 7:10 PM

    Over in Cleveland. 5-3 Arachnids. K looking to end the game. Love how the announcers say "Jeter and the Yankees lose". As if he IS the team

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  70. JereJuly 6, 2011 at 7:10 PM

    Three outs away from a half game back.

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  71. JereJuly 6, 2011 at 7:12 PM

    Jeter is everyone and everything

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  72. SoSockJuly 6, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    Love Bill Lee's description of the MFY logo!

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  73. allanJuly 6, 2011 at 7:17 PM

    do better than last night, papelbon.

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  74. SoSockJuly 6, 2011 at 7:20 PM

    Archiving! What's the word on Lester?

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  75. allanJuly 6, 2011 at 7:20 PM

    Lester? DL.

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  76. allanJuly 6, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    dp would be nice.

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  77. SoSockJuly 6, 2011 at 7:25 PM

    Hehe. Archiving. Gotta love autospell. Announcers on Sportscenter just alluded to a longer spell than originally thought. Or are they just being instigators?

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  78. AmyJuly 6, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    Damn, I hate Papelbon.

    Just dropping in to let you know how I feel.

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  79. allanJuly 6, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    I can't remember what I read!

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  80. allanJuly 6, 2011 at 7:27 PM

    hey bot : bautista is on deck. end it now.

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  81. allanJuly 6, 2011 at 7:28 PM

    he has been deserving of the negative comments in this series.

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  82. AmyJuly 6, 2011 at 7:28 PM

    Dirty water!

    I love Wakefield.

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  83. allanJuly 6, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    6-4

    0.5 GB

    184!

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  84. KathrynJuly 6, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    It's dirty!!

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  85. 9caseyJuly 7, 2011 at 7:06 AM

    TC called out the people who called Ellsbury soft last night on post game .... I believe he asked where are you now?

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