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August 10, 2011

G116: Twins 5, Red Sox 2 

Red Sox - 000 000 110 - 2  8  0
Twins   - 100 001 03x - 5 11  1
Terry Francona sent Jon Lester (at 106 pitches) back out to the mound for the eighth inning. The Red Sox had a short pen tonight: Jonathan Papelbon had pitched on each of the last three nights (a total of 37 pitches); Daniel Bard had worked three of the last four days (47 pitches); Matt Albers had thrown 30 pitches last night (and 14 on Sunday); and Franklin Morales had tossed 20 last night (and 12 on Sunday).

So while Alfredo Aceves was warming up, Lester kept going. Aceves had been up the previous inning when Lester gave up two singles and a walk, but wriggled out of trouble, leaving the bases loaded. That might have been a clue that he was tiring...

Lester began the eighth by issuing a full-count walk to Joe Mauer (who had walked and scored in the first and hit an RBI-double in the sixth). Michael Cuddyer grounded out, moving Mauer to second. Then Jim Thome (RBI single in the first) ripped a double to left-center, past Carl Crawford to the wall, and the Twins led 3-2. And Lester's night was finally done (7.1-8-4-5-4, 119).

Aceves came in and was utterly ineffective. He allowed a double (4-2), a four-pitch walk, a single, and another single (5-2). A runner was thrown out at the plate on the second single, so Aceves recorded an out. Only six of Aceves's 15 pitches were strikes (and three of those were the three hits). Andrew Miller took over and after handing out yet another four-pitch walk, he got the third out.

Minnesota, dead last in the AL in drawing walks (and 28th out of 30 MLB teams), had a whopping seven walks in this game.

Blackburn (6.2-6-1-2-4, 108) had allowed 20 runs in 12.1 innings over his previous three starts, but the Red Sox could do little with him. Boston rallied in the seventh (Marco Scutaro singled after a two-out walk and an infield error) and eighth (David Ortiz's 23rd home run), but went in order in the ninth, as Joe Nathan recorded his 255th career save for the Twins, becoming the team's all-time leader.

Mike Aviles singled, doubled, walked, and scored a run. Ortiz singled, homered, walked, and scored a run.
The Yankees beat the Angels 9-3, and are 1.5 GB Boston.
Example
Jon Lester / Nick Blackburn

Dustin Pedroia gets the night off. ... The Red Sox have won 14 of their last 20 games. ... Marco Scutaro has eight hits in his last 11 AB. ... When Jacoby Ellsbury hits his next home run, he will be the first Red Sox player with 20+ home runs and 20+ stolen bases in a season since Nomar Garciaparra in 1997.

MFY (2.5 GB): Angels/Yankees at 7 PM.
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84 comments:

  1. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 4:35 PM

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

    Span, CF
    Revere, RF
    Mauer, C
    Cuddyer, 1B
    Thome, DH
    Valencia, 3B
    Young, LF
    Plouffe, 2B
    Nishioka, SS

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  2. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    BLOGGER IS BACK!

    pitcher covers first on ellsbury and doesn't bother stepping on the bag for the out, goes for a tag instead - misses.

    fy shaved his head

    home ump barrett screwing lester also. if the foxtrax the twins broadcast is using can be trusted, ball 4 to mauer should have been strike 2.

    WOW - Flo just got massively fucked. on strike 1 and strike 3 - both WAY outside

    Kerri Strug threw out the first pitch - interviewed on Twins feed, is 33 now and seriously cute. what is she, 3 foot 7?

    P4-3 DP -- fuck yeah!!!

    LAA - 000 010
    MFY - 300 211

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  3. timAugust 10, 2011 at 6:10 PM

    hahahaha great catch up post.

    Alright craw, fuckin' blow this popsicle stand.

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  4. JereAugust 10, 2011 at 6:15 PM

    Blogger loves to do this crap during baseball games!

    Pedroia looked shaved last night. Didn't actually see the head, but it looked like his beard ended by his ear and there was space above. Unless he had the Bartolo Colon cut.

    Hey aren't the Yanks supposed to lose to guys they've never seen before? Their fans will quickly forget about this one next time they lose to a never-seen.

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  5. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 6:17 PM

    Pedroia looked shaved last night.

    ....

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  6. timAugust 10, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    yeah, he had a shaved head last night, i saw it in the dugout at one point on the twinky broadcast.

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  7. timAugust 10, 2011 at 6:23 PM

    as part of tonights dinner, i steamed some spinach. so this game is practically guaranteed.

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  8. JereAugust 10, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    5-3 5-3 5-3

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  9. meunierAugust 10, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    NICK BLACKBURN IS PITCHING A SHUTOUT

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  10. timAugust 10, 2011 at 6:34 PM

    is blackburn signing in the dead of night?

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  11. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    all this game i've been waiting for this inning to arrive ... because we're gettin' some runs!

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  12. Dr. JeffAugust 10, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    Allan have you seen these alternate videos of the Last Waltz show on Wolfgang's Vault?

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  13. JereAugust 10, 2011 at 6:47 PM

    Remy not sure about his astronomy...

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  14. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 6:49 PM

    my laptop is too slow to see that now -- what is that, other camera angles not used for the movie? there is a bootleg b&w film from the mixing board of the whole show (the lost waltz)...

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  15. Dr. JeffAugust 10, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    Yeah, that's the source. It is a fixed B&W camera from the mixing board, but it isn't a bootleg because it's on the Wolfgang's site which is from Bill Graham. Interesting to see the songs that didn't make the movie.

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  16. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    i wonder if it is in better quality than the boot? (probably ...) i shall anxiously await someone grabbing them all, joining them, and uploading it somewhere!

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  17. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    send him back to third, assholes.

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  18. JereAugust 10, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    Why are they not considering that that angle isn't directly along the fence? It hit that guy's finger, then went toward the field (or at least on a trajectory less toward the stands than it had been on), but hit the top of the side wall. That tells me there's at least a chance the guy's hand wasn't extended past the imaginary vertical line that comes up from the wall.

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  19. timAugust 10, 2011 at 7:02 PM

    feels like a rain delayed game thats in the 3rd inning because of the blogger outage...

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  20. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    the bats are still in a delay.

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  21. JereAugust 10, 2011 at 7:04 PM

    must win to stay 2.5 up

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  22. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 7:06 PM

    dreamboat dong, pls

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  23. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 7:08 PM

    L calls Scutaro 2B.

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  24. JereAugust 10, 2011 at 7:10 PM

    One more hit here please. Must tell self to be satisfied with one here thanks to gift. Can't.

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  25. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 7:11 PM

    1B is good.
    But we need that 2nd run.
    Circle the bases, Bert.

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  26. timAugust 10, 2011 at 7:12 PM

    interesting GDGD summary of that error.

    LBJ reaches on missed catch error by 2B, assist to P Blackburn...

    assist on the error?

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  27. timAugust 10, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    Jays now 13.5 back. Look out.

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  28. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    hit off the p's glove, so if the play was made it would have been 1-4-3. so i guess the assist was finished by the time the error was made.

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  29. timAugust 10, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    we score in the 7th. one in the 8th, one in the 9th.

    ez.

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  30. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    walks him on the 2-3 count ....

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  31. AmyAugust 10, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    RSVP. It's the 8th inning---time to score a slew of runs, please.

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  32. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    It's Business Time.

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  33. AmyAugust 10, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    OK, NOW! Thanks, Papi!

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  34. PatrickAugust 10, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    DORTIZ!

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  35. JereAugust 10, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    oh baby

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  36. timAugust 10, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    TIED!!!!! GOOD TIMES!!!!!

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  37. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    FLOOOOOOO

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  38. JereAugust 10, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    Arias Dong

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  39. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    It's The Dawning of the Dong of Arias

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  40. meunierAugust 10, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    Check my Flo

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  41. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 7:38 PM

    i have had game on mute allnight, but L has twins feed on upstairs. last inning she said blyleven was saying "no way this game ends 2-1, i mean, these are the red sox. ellsbury has had 2 walkoffs, reddick had a walkoff, ortiz has been a beast ..." said he'd like it to end 2-1, but there was no way the sox would get thru 2 more innings without a run. he and his cohort were saying they would rather than lead was 4-1 or 8-1 ...

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  42. meunierAugust 10, 2011 at 7:38 PM

    Laser Show

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  43. timAugust 10, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    pAbe said earlier, reddick 1 for his last 12.

    the one was a big one though.

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  44. JereAugust 10, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    I'll take him one further and say it will not end 2-2

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  45. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    we score in the 7th. one in the 8th, one in the 9th.

    ez.

    7th - check
    8th - check
    9th -

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  46. KathrynAugust 10, 2011 at 7:44 PM

    Just dropping by to say......Papi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  47. BenjaminAugust 10, 2011 at 7:47 PM

    we score in the 7th. one in the 8th, one in the 9th.

    We're on pace.

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  48. Dr. JeffAugust 10, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    Surprised Lester is still in there.

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  49. AmyAugust 10, 2011 at 7:50 PM

    Tim's scoring prediction is great....as long as the Twins don't score again.

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  50. AmyAugust 10, 2011 at 7:51 PM

    As I said....

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  51. timAugust 10, 2011 at 7:51 PM

    so...2 in the 9th?

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  52. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 7:51 PM

    thought tito would have a short leash with him too

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  53. timAugust 10, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    alfredo 'inning eater/potatohead'

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  54. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 7:53 PM

    thome hates potatoes.

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  55. timAugust 10, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    So.... 3 in the 9th?

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  56. AmyAugust 10, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    Try 3, Tim. ARGGGHH

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  57. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    i do not understand tito's reasoning here, sending lester out at 106 to start the 8th, seemingly avoiding the pen - with a day off tomorrow.

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  58. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 7:59 PM

    miller up ...

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  59. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 7:59 PM

    from Business Time to Garbage Time ...

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  60. timAugust 10, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    jesus christ. STOP THE BLEEDING.

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  61. AmyAugust 10, 2011 at 8:01 PM

    Oy vey

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  62. timAugust 10, 2011 at 8:03 PM

    score 15 in the 9th then let thome bop 599 and 600 in the bottom of the inning.

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  63. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 8:03 PM

    umm, no rule says you gotta keep aceves in there, tito ...

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  64. timAugust 10, 2011 at 8:03 PM

    nice arm! still horse shit runs.

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  65. timAugust 10, 2011 at 8:04 PM

    new nickname: aceves 'run sieve'

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  66. AmyAugust 10, 2011 at 8:04 PM

    Out!

    Finally...

    Can we get one more without giving up any more runs?

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  67. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    Nice work from Aceves:

    Double
    Walk
    Single
    Single

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  68. timAugust 10, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    lineup turns over in the 9th so thats a good thing...

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  69. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    miller may have to walk a couple before getting an out ...

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  70. timAugust 10, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    miller likely in to pitch the end of this inning plus the 9th-12th inclusive.

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  71. AmyAugust 10, 2011 at 8:08 PM

    So the bullpen implodes tonight. Sigh.

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  72. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    i don't know. we barely saw the bullpen. lester got tired/faltered, tito snoozed, and aceves imploded.

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  73. timAugust 10, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    YAY! 8th over!!!

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  74. timAugust 10, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    PA Tito has clearly NOT arrived to the scene yet.

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  75. JereAugust 10, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    3 in the 9th, 3 in the 10th

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  76. timAugust 10, 2011 at 8:11 PM

    i do not understand why bard didn't start the 8th.

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  77. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 8:11 PM

    with a playoff spot all but assured, i fear we will be watching Regular Season Tito testing players in tough spots to see how they react. we would be best advised to keep cool during those times. however, that may be impossible...

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  78. AmyAugust 10, 2011 at 8:14 PM

    OK, Aceves imploded....as the bullpen tonight.

    But that was enough.

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  79. timAugust 10, 2011 at 8:16 PM

    so pitchers implode and offense explodes?

    got it.

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  80. timAugust 10, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    LBK

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  81. timAugust 10, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    purified waters of lake minnetoka.

    grumble grumble. off to seattle.

    night.

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  82. JereAugust 10, 2011 at 8:20 PM

    1.5

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  83. AmyAugust 10, 2011 at 8:20 PM

    Clean water.

    Guess we can't win EVERY game.

    Though I sure wish we could.

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  84. allanAugust 10, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    bah.

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