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June 6, 2007

G58: Athletics 3, Red Sox 2

Wakefield (6.2-7-3-2-8, 116) hit a bump in the fourth inning, when a one-out double and a walk, double and single with two outs brought in three Oakland runs.

Boston rallied briefly against Kennedy (7-7-2-2-6, 100) in the seventh -- Manny doubled and Youkilis tripled (Pena's grounder scored Yook) -- but that was it. Three more GIDP for the Red Sox -- in the 2nd, 4th and 5th innings -- made a total of 8 in a span of 12 innings.

Toronto lost, so we remain 9 GA of them, but the Orioles (10 GB), Yankees (10.5) and Devil Rays (11.5) all won and took one step closer to the kings of the hill.

Schilling in the afternoon game on Thursday.

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Tim Wakefield (4.24, 106 ERA+) / Joe Kennedy (3.30, 130 ERA+)

Redsox.com:
Not since Sept. 4, 2004, had Wakefield been pounded for eight earned runs before his last start, on Friday night. But Wakefield's control deserted him against the Yankees, who touched him for five hits and six walks and scored eight times in 3.2 innings. Wakefield's ERA has ballooned from 1.79 to 4.24 in four starts since May 15.

Kennedy bounced back from a seven-run beating at the hands of the host Orioles to put together his strongest start of the season Friday night against the visiting Twins, holding Minnesota to a run on six hits over eight innings while throwing a season-high 110 pitches. As has often been the case this year, though, the A's offered little offensive support, so Kennedy, who has allowed one run in six of his 10 starts and has allowed more than three runs only once, was stuck with his fifth no-decision.

Catcher Jason Varitek and outfielder Manny Ramirez can't wait to grab a bat against Kennedy. Varitek is a .538 hitter against the A's left-hander, with a pair of doubles and a triple. Ramirez is 9-for-17 (.429) with five doubles and five RBIs against Kennedy.

80 comments:

  1. I'm trying to finish up some writing projects this week, so that's why there hasn't been much here besides game posts.

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  2. Unfortunately, Varitek will not be starting tonight as we have to suffer Doug. Also, Tito stated on WEEI today that Drew would be sitting tonight since Kennedy as he said "lefties are like 1 for 23 against him".

    Tito also said that Manny would be out of tomorrows game.

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  3. my hopes aren't high, but that is usually when Wake surprises me

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  4. 1. Julio Lugo, SS
    2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
    3. David Ortiz, DH
    4. Manny Ramirez, LF
    5. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
    6. Mike Lowell, 3B
    7. Wily Mo Pena, RF
    8. Doug Mirabelli, C
    9. Coco Crisp, CF

    1. Travis Buck, LF
    2. Mark Ellis, 2B
    3. Nick Swisher, RF
    4. Eric Chavez, 3B
    5. Milton Bradley, CF
    6. Dan Johnson, 1B
    7. Jack Cust, DH
    8. Bobby Crosby, SS
    9. Jason Kendall, C

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  5. nice. 1st k for wake.
    i'm not accepting defeat tonight.

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  6. gd yankees are winning 5-1. abreu just homered in the 8th.

    WE MUST WIN.

    hello? *crickets*

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  7. i'll be around in a few innings.

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  8. Anyone else think the strikezone's a bit off tonight (at least on gameday)?: http://aycu07.webshots.com/image/18806/2000312329522569219_rs.jpg

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  9. nice hustle, pena. grrr.,....

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  10. mfys win 5-1 -- cg for wang.

    rays and o's also win -- jays lose.

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  11. 3-0 feels way larger tonight than it should.

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  12. our season may be in disarray, but i believe in this team!!!

    :>/

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  13. What is it with the A's and the chewing tobacco? What an gross team.

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  14. are we gonna anoint this guy a cy too?

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  15. i like the beards ;)

    ok only on haren.


    sorry

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  16. sarcasm?

    right now, yes.

    after this game ... who knows?

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  17. shit ... my TV is screwing up.

    looks like belly just got a hit.

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  18. 8th DP in the 13 innings --

    we gotta go all oswald on kennedy.....

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  19. How many fucking doubleplays have we hit into this series?

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  20. but crisp knocked into a dp.

    *eyes well up*

    emotional rollercoaster ;((

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  21. i stand corrected -- 8 DP in the last 12 innings:

    last night: 2-4-5-6-8
    tonight: 2-4-5

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  22. whew. please keep it 3 runs. something about 4 runs makes me feel hopeless...;//

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  23. nick swisher didn't swish. what gives.

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  24. i like wake a lot --- but his retirement is the only fucking way we're ever getting rid of mirabelli. sigh.

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  25. lol.

    he does seem to add that cache of 'let's lose' to the games he plays in.

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  26. say -- what are those things called when a red sox runner goes all the way around the bases and steps on the plate?

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  27. manny with the hustle double. which the boston media have now erased from their memories.

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  28. say -- what are those things called when a red sox runner goes all the way around the bases and steps on the plate?

    haha..um...trots? no that's not it.
    i'm drawing a blank.

    maybe yook can remind me ;D

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  29. hey now!!!!

    triple! yooooooooooooook

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  30. 'red sox first RUN on a triple by youkilis'

    oh yeah "runs"!! there ya go RS ;)

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  31. are we drinking on "in the back door"? ....

    i am!

    3-2.

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  32. WTF is belly swinging 3-0?

    %$#@$#%

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  33. i know i hate it when ppl swing 3-0. unless it's manny or papi or something.

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  34. dougie singles! *drinks*

    isn't that prohibition?

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  35. will an ump ever say a batter can't go to first when hit because he leaned into/didn't get out of the way of the pitch?

    it's in the rules.

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  36. if a hitter makes no attempt to get out of the way (to say nothing of leaning into the pitch) then the umpire should call a ball and the hitter keeps batting.

    i've never seen it called.

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  37. lol i dunno..maybe.

    uh yeah, ellis totally leaned into that pitch.

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  38. wake got totally screwed this inning ... jeemer to the rescue.

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  39. i've seen it called once. i don't remember when or what game, but i remember that happening. you'd think umps would call it more often.

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  40. let's go dusty. we need someone on for flo.

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  41. oop -- tito tossed.

    he's a little angry!

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  42. tito firing F bombs right and left!!!

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  43. i know! he's out of control! tito pinella.

    strike call was too high. and that was it for him i guess..

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  44. ump said something that got tito mega-pissed ... could also be an semi-attempt to fire up the team.

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  45. could also be an semi-attempt to fire up the team

    thats what i was thinking too. cause it's so silly when they start arguing like that, really. most of the time its all acting for some other end.

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  46. ahh i love it tho. go tito!!! yarrr! ;D

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  47. ok little bloop for ortiz. c'mon manny make it count.

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  48. shit -- they just shut off EI. what the fuck???

    gimme the game back>>>>>>>>

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  49. there is fucking sports radio on my TV.

    WTF????????????????

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  50. it;s back.

    goddamn rogers cable. stupid shitheads.

    1-2 on manny -- who will now HR

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  51. that looked good off the bat. shit shit shit.

    and don totally made it sound good too ;//

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  52. manny's follow through fooled me too.

    1 inning left.

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  53. yeah me too. he had that confident pause thing he does.

    manny. tsk tsk.

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  54. coco!!!!!!!!!

    bakset catch with his face at the wall.

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  55. i love that pause -- where he sort of readjusts his sleeves while eyeballing the pitcher. love it.

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  56. yeah it was an awesome catch. just had me kinda startled cause i thought it was a home run but then it was like..he caught it. nice.

    whew. ok we keep it at one run.

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  57. can we just get a homer -- and tie it without any drama?

    --- great. one out already.

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  58. alright drew -- shut up the fuckin' haters.

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  59. sheeeeeeeeeeeet.

    (well, the games are ending earlier every night.)

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  60. back at 3:30 tomorrow. nite.

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  61. night :)

    we win tomorrow. no really. i mean it this time ;) it's in the stars.

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  62. it's in the stars

    is that good for an afternoon game?

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