July 18, 2011

G94: Red Sox 15, Orioles 10

Red Sox - 003 210 180 - 15 16  0
Orioles - 200 050 030 - 10 12  1
The game was tied at 7-7 when Jarrod Saltalamacchia led off the top of the eighth inning. He grounded out to shortstop for the first out. He also made the inning's second out. Between those two at-bats, eight straight Red Sox reached base, and they all eventually scored.

Darnell McDonald walked, Marco Scutaro singled, Jacoby Ellsbury walked, Dustin Pedroia doubled in two runs (9-7), Adrian Gonzalez was walked intentionally, Kevin Youkilis singled in two runs (11-7), Josh Reddick walked, Carl Crawford singled in a run (12-7). After Salty struck out, McDonald doubled in three more runs (15-7). Sadly, Salty did not make the third out. After Microwave's double, Scutaro flied out to right.

It was a well-balanced attack against six Baltimore pitchers.
[Back on July 6, Jere announced that the 2011 Red Sox would henceforth be known as The Rock Brigade (named for the first track on Def Leppard's 1980 debut album). I owned this album, bought during the summer between my junior and senior year of high school. If you don't recognize the name of the song but think you've heard it before, you probably have. After hearing Rock Brigade for the first time in nearly 30 years, I'm impressed -- it's a virtual template for tons of earwood nerf metal from the 80s. Anyway, I'm totally on board with the Rock Brigade.]

After being hit by a two-out rally in the first, Wakefield (4.2-9-7-2-3, 93) settled down, but crumbled in the fifth. He allowed five hits (including two home runs) and five runs, facing nine batters in the inning and allowing the Birds to take a one-run lead before he finally got the hook from Terry Francona.

It seemed like an obvious case of Tito sticking with a cooked starter, hoping -- as the hits and runs continued to rain down -- that his pitcher could get another out, have five innings in the books, and thus qualify for a win. That backfired tonight, as Wakefield could not get that elusive third out, surrendering a solo home run, two singles, a walk, and a two-run double before Dan Wheeler was summoned from the bullpen.
Example
Tim Wakefield / Brad Bergesen

Carl Crawford returns to the lineup tonight; Drew Sutton was optioned to Pawtucket. ... Both David Ortiz and Kevin Gregg had their four-game suspensions reduced to three games and will miss this series.

Jon Lester has been penciled in as the starter next Tuesday, July 26, at home against the Royals. ... Adrian Gonzalez was 1-for-15 in the Rays series.

Tuesday: Kyle Weiland / Jeremy Guthrie
Wednesday: Andrew Miller / Jake Arrieta

AL East: Yankees/Rays at 7 PM.

137 comments:

allan said...

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


Hardy, SS
Markakis, RF
Jones, CF
Wieters, C
Lee, 1B
Reynolds, 3B
Reimold, DH
Pie, LF
Andino, 2B

allan said...

Good Old Days, July 18 Dept.:

1905 - The Pirates/Giants game is delayed after a Giants fan tosses a bottle at Pittsburgh RF Otis Clymer while he's chasing down a single.

Jere said...

Kevin Gregg: "He came at me twice."

That guy is such a POS.

Anyway, we're 7-4 vs. O's franchise on July 18th.

tim said...

LBJ DHing, I like the move with the tizzle suspension. Keeps Reddick in the lineup as well.

Boy I wonder why tek's not catching this one after last night???

tim said...

SNET East should have the sox feed for us. Will be tuning in shortly.

allan said...

MFY are on Sportsnet Ch. 22
I have NESN on 469

meunier said...

Longest extra inning game without a run was 23-1/2 innings when the New York Mets and the Houston Astros met on April 15, 1968.

tim said...

Come on 185!

allan said...

well, THAT was misplayed.

meunier said...

Is Reddick out of gas?

tim said...

fuck sakes.

allan said...

maybe reddick should have dh'd.

we talked about and linked to that 1968 (and many others) last night. espn was fairly obsessed with the scoreless extra-inning games.

meunier said...

I had to go to bed because I needed to get up at 7.

laura k said...

I'm so glad last night's game was on a Sunday night, even though it meant missing an inning or two on my way home from work (although I was checking the score on my phone).

If it had been during the week, I would have fallen asleep on the couch. But after work, I was able to stay up. I would have hated to miss a 16 inning, 1-0 game!

allan said...

seems like scutaro's arm speed is about 3/4 of what it should be. weak throws to 1B and 2B tonight

laura k said...

SalTALA!

tim said...

delayed...

SALTALADONGIA!!!!!

allan said...

salty sends the perfecto, no-hitter, and shutout down the drain.

tim said...

almost back to back! gah!

tim said...

TIE GAME!

BAWK BAWK BAWK!

allan said...

muddy RBI!

allan said...

ellsbury up, and a loud let's go red sox chant is on. and the few orioles fans trying in vain to drown it out with boos!!!!

tim said...

haha, eat it, buck.

Kathryn said...

It's fun playing the O's this year.

tim said...

mud chicken = female version of a mud hen?

Toledo Mud Hens being an AAA team (i believe).

Hmm, what are you thinking FY...

laura k said...

Hens are female. (Ask Frank Costanza.)

tim said...

haha!

the baltimore globetrotters!

tim said...

scuse me, horrible reference.

the baltimore generals. or washington generals, if you will.

Jere said...

They're all chickens

tim said...

yup, i now realize that i confused hens with roosters.

just a night of backwards for me tonight!

Jere said...

Teufel'd!

tim said...

i hear this song while watching that derrek lee play!

Jere said...

Sacoby

allan said...

Two multi-run innings tonight & no BB at all.

allan said...

Hens are female. (Ask Frank Costanza.)

Something's missing alright.

Jere said...

So did Lee de-tone for his RBIs with that error?

Jere said...

Or just tone....?

allan said...

reimold looked safe in live action ...

Jere said...

McCarver's favorite sound!

meunier said...

REDDICK ALERT!

laura k said...

REDDONG

allan said...

SUPERIOR PAYROLL DONG -
must be the huge salary the sox pay reddick

meunier said...

I'M GETTING ENGAGED

meunier said...

seriously no joke

allan said...

To Reddick?

meunier said...

To Maria Cortorreal

meunier said...

She is from the Dominican Rep. and I have talked to her every day and visited her every two months for the last four years.

laura k said...

felicidades

meunier said...

ouch

allan said...

CONGRATS!

meunier said...

gawddammitt

meunier said...

might want to get whoever did not pitch last night up

allan said...

if you want win # 199/185, stop doing that.

Kathryn said...

Tonight's game is a little different from last night's, huh?

Congratulations Meunier.

allan said...

must leave wake in for 5 - to qualify for a win (/robotito)

meunier said...

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001383475546

We are both much older than we look.

meunier said...

fuck

Jere said...

Tito gave him a shot at the W

Kathryn said...

Well, he's not going to get the win now.

allan said...

now that the lead is gone, we can yank wake. ... he faced 9 batters this inning.

allan said...

the 5 IP/W possibility is a real blind spot for tito...

laura k said...

It seems like whenever Wake does badly, it's Tito's fault. No one seems to get mad at Wake. Teflon knuckleballer.

allan said...

MFY - 100 0
FKR - 310 0

Jere said...

My comment was more like, "well, his manager gave him a shot at the W, and he failed." Kinda like a bittersweet tone, like, we'd want a normal pitcher to come out there, but we knew it was the only shot at advancing toward 192. I wasn't blaming anyone, just kinda sayin' what happened.

Guy giving finger behind Dustin in crowd there.

Amy said...

Evening all. Congrats to meunier.

laura k said...

Jere, my comment was directed at you. It was a general observation. It wasn't necessarily happening tonight, even.

Amy said...

Tied!

allan said...

Face it, Buck, Os are doomed.

Jere said...

tied for now....

laura k said...

Good timing on the entrance, Amy :)

meunier said...

Thanks everybody.

tim said...

boooooooo

meunier said...

I see that I can't post a link to someone else's photo but fwiw here is the ring; http://www.helzberg.com/product/1-3ct+tw+diamond+engagement+ring+1770801.do?keyword=1770801&sortby=newArrivals

allan said...

good ol' nesn - its replays on close plays are almost always useless. you can't see the ball or base or tag or whatever.

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

By the way, the Yankees were threatening, 2 on, top of the 5th, when Tropicana Field was struck by lightning, causing the power to go out and causing a delay. When the power was restored and play resumed, the FKR pitcher settled down, and retired the side. Still 4-2.

allan said...

Tampa Bay Lightning?

Amy said...

Jere, did you ever find that obit?

meunier said...

Get me a 7&7..

allan said...

wheeler doing the opposite of what i expected ... nice to see!!!

laura k said...

I gotta watch the rest of this from bed. 16 innings + grueling work weekend + writing deadline week = I am exhausted.

Let's hope this tie is a little easier to break!

allan said...

DO THE MUDDY CHICKEN!!!!

allan said...

hey don,has ellsbury scored yet?

allan said...

oh, it was nesn fucking up and saying it was 10-7.

sorry don.

Kathryn said...

FY!!! MC!!! Whatever you want to call him. WooooooHoooooo

allan said...

EAT SHIT, SHOWALTER!

allan said...

another pitcher?

yeah, that'll help .......

Kathryn said...

I LOVE the IBB to EB to face Youk. That hasn't worked out too well for opponents this year.

allan said...

BBBB

hahahahah!!!!!

Kathryn said...

Let's hope this tie is a little easier to break!


That didn't take long!

allan said...

what is that maniacal laugh every 15 seconds?

CRAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Amy said...

Ok I will fill in for Laura:

Unstoppable!!!!

allan said...

the one out this inning was the leadoff hitter

allan said...

ack - salty has made outs #1 and #2

i hope he makes #3!!!

Kathryn said...

I was wondering about that too, Allan. I'm listening to WEEI

Maxwell Horse said...

Okay, if someone on the Sox doesn't hit a grand slam, I will consider it a disappointing inning.

allan said...

6-3
BB
1B
BB
2B **
BBI
1B **
BB
1B *
K

allan said...

YEAH!!!

PILE IT ON!!!!!!!!!!!

and tito, don't you dare apologize!!

Amy said...

I think we can all get to sleep at a decent hour tonight.

Kathryn said...

Bases clearing microwave!!!!!!

Maxwell Horse said...

I wonder if someone on the Sox is going to get pegged in the remaining innings as "payback" for this last inning.

Kathryn said...

We were hoping to get to Baltimore for a game in this series. But, too much going on here.

allan said...

throw strikes, williams.

allan said...

after getting 3 in the 3rd, 8 in the 8th, getting 9 in the 9th would be fun.

allan said...

MFY - 100 010 0
FKR - 310 000 0

Kathryn said...

Strikes, please. No need to try anything tricky here. Just throw it over the plate.

Benjamin said...

Laser Chicken's having a pretty good night.

allan said...

new pitcher, pls

Kathryn said...

Hurry up, morales.

Amy said...

WTF? Put these guys out of their misery.

Jere said...

Amy, to answer yr Q, yes, found the SS obit, will read after game

Amy said...

Finally

Amy said...

Glad you found it, Jere.

Amy said...

The "finally" was about the third out, not your comment, Jere. :)

allan said...

MFY tie it 4-4 off the MOP

Amy said...

Damn Yankees

Jere said...

ha

Jere said...

Yanks setting up for walk-off disappointment

allan said...

i flip over to YES and the MFY game and they are recapping that burnett was crappy right away, allowing three runs in the first inning. he could not spot his fast ball -- "likely the result of the long layoff".

yes, i am sure that's the problem. in all of his other starts, it is the long layoff of four days every time that causes him to suck.

Jere said...

Team Morales at an all time high?

Kathryn said...

And Camden stands as one!

tim said...

fuckin yanks.

SoSock said...

One more! (Checking in from the bar)

Actually able to watch the game here! Yay! And I get to hear music instead of moron O's announcers. Double yay!

Kathryn said...

That one took me a few seconds, Jere.

tim said...

fenway south comes alive...

tim said...

DIRTY.

NIGHT.

Jere said...

I'M GETTING ENGAGED

allan said...

sweet dreams, buck, you 19.5-GB asshole.

Kathryn said...

Dirty hitting water.

Amy said...

Dirty water!

allan said...

Red Sox romp in the first game of the homestand.

SoSock said...

Yee ha! This is why inlove baseball. 1 run in 16 innings last night. 25 in only 9 tonight. On any given day you have no clue what's going to happen

Jere said...

Yanks 1st and 3rd two out, top 9, still tied

Jere said...

Asshole walks in the go-ahead run with 2 outs in the 9th

Jere said...

Rays love giving Yanks wins lately.

Jere said...

Glad you're down with Rock Brigade!

It just seems like it should be used as a montage for highlights of our rocking brigade of an offense. Or the intro should be played when the game's about to start. And the lyrics fit. Kind of.

john parete jr said...

salty has to do a better job blocking wakefields balls in the dirt. he gets out of that inning with one solo homer if the strikeout is an out, not a man on first, no outs. rest of the damage happened with 2 outs.

john parete jr said...

salty needs to block those low balls from wakefield a bit better. if that first batter is an out instead of man on first, he gets out of the inning with only a solo homer. most of the damage happened with 2 out, should have been 3.