White Sox - 001 000 200 - 3 8 1The Red Sox rallied immediately after Chicago had taken a 3-2 lead in the top of the seventh. With one out, Jason Varitek doubled to right center. Nick Green ran for him and scored when pinch-hitter Victor Martinez hit a first-pitch single to left center.
Red Sox - 101 000 13x - 6 11 1
In the eighth, Jason Bay homered with one out to give Boston a 4-3 lead. Then, with two outs, Green singled, Martinez doubled him home, and Jacoby Ellsbury singled Martinez in. Jonathan Papelbon had no trouble in the ninth, striking out the first two, allowing a double, then getting Gordon Beckham on an easy fly to center.
In the first inning, after doubling to right-center, Ellsbury stole third on the first pitch to Dustin Pedroia. A.J. Pierzynski bobbled the pitch and made no throw as LBJ set a new Red Sox single season record for SB with 55.
Three of Boston's six runs came with two outs, making it 33 of the last 39.
Lester (6.2-4-3-2-6, 113) pitched well -- he retired 12 in a row from the third to sixth -- and should have made it through the seventh. Although he allowed a single and walk to start the seventh, he got two outs on a bunt and a line drive to right. Lester struck out Alexie Ramirez for the third out, but the ball got past Varitek and the tying run scored from third. Then a single gave Chicago the lead.
Hideki Okajima came in and allowed a single to load the bases, but fanned Beckham for the third out. Okajima and Manny Delcarmen wiggled out of a 1st-and-3rd situation with no outs in the eighth.
The Rangers beat the Yankees 10-9 -- New York and Joba (4-9-7-3-5, 96) blew a 4-0 first-inning lead and their four-run comeback attempt in the ninth was ended on an unassisted double play -- so Boston is now 6 GB. One step at a time.
Lester hopes the big bats stay hot tonight. Actually, everyone is hoping for that.
Lester is ranked last among Boston starters in run support, getting only an average of 4.36 runs per game; every other starter is over 5.5 runs.
Garcia has made only one start this season: August 18 against the Royals (4.1-7-5-1-3, 91).
Also: Rangers (Millwood)/Yankees (Chamberlain) at 7 PM.
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Pedroia, 2B
Drew, RF
Youkilis, 1B
Ortiz, DH
Bay, LF
Lowell, 3B
Varitek, C
Gonzalez, SS
Good time to rest V-Mart and his .217 avg vs Garcia, kinda liking this line up if ON FIRE!!! can stay on fire!
Podsednik, DH
Beckham, 3B
Quentin, LF
Konerko, 1B
Dye, RF
Pierzynski, C
Rios, CF
Ramirez, SS
Nix, 2B
I love how Drew goes from 8th to 3rd.
ON FIRE!!!
Career as #3 batter - .299 ba/.415 oba/.549 slg/.964 ops (374 games).
Like it!!!
we got the hawk, so it's muted tv and radio for us.
I've got NESN. FY!
It's good to hear Remy.
Go Sox, Go Thread (without me for the most part). Enjoy!
Love it when we're going against a guy with a 4 digit ERA. (I know it's a very small sample size with Garcia but still...)
Very efficient OTT
OTT...is there a sweeter acronym in our language?
I'm still on the fence about TEX v. NY. At least someone has to lose the game.
"I'm still on the fence about TEX v. NY. At least someone has to lose the game."
I'm just hoping they burn out each others' bullpens with slugfests.
FIF-TY FIVE
FIF-TY FIVE
FIF-TY FIVE!
Lyndouble!
55! 55! Give us 55!
SB MASTER!
55 it is.
One two three (inning), Zen
[WTG Jacoby!]
THERE IT IS!!!!!
YESSSSSS
UN MATCHED!
Record!!!
LANDSLIDE LYNDON!
And we have a lead!
Hope New York Sweeps but several MFY get season-ending injuries (especially Joba and AJ)
yes, a big brawl with lots of broken arms and legs
Laura, congratulations on your boy's accomplishment.
Is it consensus that (post-chemo) Remy wears a toupee?
last night, i thought his hair was different, but i thought it might be the absence of a rug. and i think he said he did not have any chemo.
Damn, I missed 55??? Sheettt.
I cannot believe it. I am so mad. I am going to bang my head against the wall.
He did say he did not have chemo.
Hey, I get congratulated on LBJ's accomplishments? Cool. I did so little to earn them. :)
Re NYY/TEX series, it seems the best-case scenario would be we sweep the White Sox and the Rangers sweep NYY. That way we stay up in the wild card, but move closer to the division.
So I guess if you have to root for someone, it should be the Rangers. But I don't root for either.
Arrggh, still mad. We had to get a bite to eat since there is no kitchen in this motel room, and I missed maybe 20 minutes of the game. Who'd have thought I'd miss a record being broken?
Excuse me if I am venting too much.
I am not going to root for NYY or Rangers and just hope for the best all the way around.
they might show it later, when he comes up again.
hey magic cactus -- make lester good pls.
My son says he is going to root for the Rangers but not be upset if the Yankees win.
Yeah, well, that's like watching a triple play on replay. Not the same as seeing it in real time.
(It's one reason I never understand people who time shift games. How do you pretend it is "real" when you know the real game is over?)
DP here please
That sounds like a reasonable approach, Mrs. Gotribe.
I think Harvey hopes I will root against the Rangers.
I turn away for two minutes and they have two on and none out?
DP please
sit down you stupid douchebag!
A K is good too.
Alright, now get the DP
Yanks up 4-0 on Matsui 2-RBI double and Dumbo HR.
You have to hand it to Dumbo. The guy can hit at 37. I mean, you don't have to hand anything else to him, but you have to allow him that.
actually he said "fuckin' bad call"
(I hate Pierzynski)
o'brien says that a check swing is not about how far the batter swings the bat, it's about "intention".
if he has an intention to swing, then it's a strike.
wtf? so the ump has to read the batter's mind?
god he is an idiot.
Alright, not quite a DP
Just get the third out now
yeah it is absolutely about how far the batter swings. How stupid.
and like woti said, he pronounces it like it is the word of god.
i hate him (o'b)
I thought a checked swing was determined by whether the batter "broke" his wrist, no?
Intent at one point? That makes no sense.
Houdini!
and so casual fans hear that and think that is the actual rule.
It sounds like a dumb comment about check swings, but I have heard the rule book does not have certain point beyond which the bat goes to call a swing a strike. It's at the ump's discretion. But I don't think that means the ump has to judge intention.
Allan, that's actually the rule. Intent. It's not Obie being an idiot there. That's what the umpires are supposed to look for.
Of course we all know that's bullshit. It gives umpires way too much power. Guy could barely go but the ump could say HA! YOU WERE GOING TO! You're out. Chump.
Actually yeah. I don't have a copy of the rulebook handy but O'B's not the only one who's talked about intent.
I guess I'm rooting for the Rangers, for the reasons stated by L-girl. Plus, I cannot bring myself to root for the Yankees.
The bright side of the wild card for me is that LA is only an hour plane ride away and I will definitely get to be in attendance at a playoff game, but I'm still rooting for the division until elimination day.
You often hear announcers look at a replay and say whether a guy checked or didn't check so there must be some standard.
so the batter could take huge hack and fall down, but the ump could say "he didn't mean to do that" so "ball 2".
Mrs. GotRibe, have you noticed that if you don't capitalise, it looks like you're a Spiders' fan?
Intent at what point? When the pitcher releases the ball? When it crosses the plate? When the batter realizes he cannot hit it?
That's impossible. Worse than determining intent in legal cases where you have a full trial on the facts, not a split second to decide.
If the Rangers and Red Sox sweep the division would start to get interesting again, if the MFY sweep the Sox have more breathing room in the wild card. As long as the Red Sox take care of business it's a win/win situation in New York.
Our slugfest dreams may be coming true. Joba gives up two in the second. 4-2 NYY.
1B could say "i meant to have my foot on the bag" --
4-2 now!
Yeah I thought she was a Cleveland fan when I first saw that name.
Ofer, It's not the Cleveland Indians, it is the William & Mary Indians (now known as the Tribe). The spacing/punctuation is a long story (and probably boring to anyone not affiliated with The Tribe).
I like when Joba gives up runs. I am still on the fence about who I would like to see get the W, but it is very hard not to root against the Yankees.
there was shit in the ny papers today about how the east is over so the mfy are now getting their post-season plans in order.
i should probably save these for when we win the division.
Yeah, I absolutely cannot hope for anything but pain and misery for Joba.
o'b also said something bizarre about contreras. L heard it better than i did. questions about his age. says he's 37, but the way he looked bending over to get ortiz's baseball, he might be more like 45. and he sounded completely serious, like you can tell someone's age that way.
"1-nothing bad guys..."
Gotta hand it to Hawk & co. If you're gonna be a homer, at least be the homeriest of them all.
Don't ask me about being able to tell someone's age. I suck at it. Brilliantly.
CRAP
FU NIX
yeah Hawk is like a kid in the booth. It's annoying if you're not a White sox fan but at least it does seem genuine unlike someone like Kay who is just a douchebag.
Holy crap? John Sterling might have gone to Harvard? I just lost a lot of respect for Harvard if that's true.
Alright, at least it was only one run
Let's get that lead back
i hope remy does a "homer" inning or two this season -- and i get to hear it. he did one a couple of years ago, it was hilarious.
What is a homer inning?
over the top rooting for the sox. he was doing something about how the wind/shadows being biased against the sox and the other pitcher "cheating" because he threw a curveball.
2 out rally time!
Fire!
Youk!!!
Why is it called a homer inning?
And we take the lead!
YOUK!
Sweaty RBI!
Fire and Yook. 2-1 is better than 1-1.
Any word on what Wagner's number is going to be? 13 is already taken by the Sea Bass.
wagner not with the sox until thursday.
going back to friday night, 2-out runs are 31 of 35.
Amy, homer as in rooting for the home team, inappropriately for a broadcaster.
Wow, anybody seen that DUI ad with the "LOSER" branded people. Talk about over the top. Might be effective, though...
Thanks, Laura. I kept thinking it must be dong-related.
I saw the ad on mute. Kind of creepy, with people being branded. Bad overtones.
Alright, Lester looking good again.
Thanks, Laura. I kept thinking it must be dong-related.
You always think everything is dong-related... (-;
Dr Doubles legs it out.
It is so painful to watch Lowell "run".
Lowell!
RX!
LOL, Ofer!
Yeah, Amy's obsessed with dongs.
Oh no, that's Andy. I get them confused. ;)
I bet it is even more painful for him to do it (run) than for us to watch it. Can't believe that he ran for 2d and that they didn't try and throw him out.
And once again, I am not touching that one with a ten foot pole. :)
2 outs - bring him in
Where is Andy these days? Is his baby here or almost due?
Not even in super homer land are you safe from the Myth of Jason Varitek.
be wery wery quiet
howie carr in the radio booth -- where does he rate on the racist boston talk show scale?
Andy's baby due in November. But I don't know where he is.
andy is off buying steroids at a gnc.
5-4 Rangers
Hunting wabbits?
5-4 TEX
F JOBA
was seeing if anyone was awake!
7-4,not out of the inning yet
7-4 Rangers!
7-4 Rangers now. Great outing for JtC
All five of Texas' runs this inning scored with 2 out.
Actually, all 7 Texas runs have scored with two out.
"howie carr in the radio booth -- where does he rate on the racist boston talk show scale?"
Howie Carr can be very funny--I really dislike Rush, Hannity, etc--they are boring, predictable and dumb--but Howie is is nasty, cynical, and edgy in a way I appreciate, though I almost never agree with anything he says.
OTT
Score more runs, please.
Selfish b******, didn't want Youk to get the put out.
Lester at 97 pitches, Tito might send him back out for the 7th on a short leash
the way lester picked that up, i'd say he's about 26.
I think Lester goes out for the 7th for sure. And not on such a short leash, either. He'd have to have given up a run to get relieved (or something like loading the bases on 12 straight balls), I'd say.
7th - yes. at 97 pit
mdc and jeemer up
crap...can we have a DP?
let's go harry
DP would really help out right here
Maybe bringing Lester in for the 7th wasn't such a good idea.
white sox playing scrotum ball
Bunt?
Ugh
No chance for a DP now, need a K
good arm JD
konkero wise to not play with fire.
At least Drew has half an arm, among our outfielders.
JtC done after four in NY
Paging Mr. Houdini!
"At least Drew has half an arm, among our outfielders."
I think Bay's arm is underrated, he has 12 outfield assits already this year.
8-5 Texas!
FFS.
OMG>> WTF???
*Make that outfield "assists"
fucking cactus
damnit cactus!
holy fuck. i was about to type
HOUDINI
but it's who didn't
Jesus. No breaks here.
Oh for further fuck's sake.
it hit the plate, yes that's it, that's why tek missed it. that's the ticket.
aw fuck this shit
ok cut the shit. get out of this inning so we can start our comeback.
F U NIX
UGH!
Magical Cactus not being so magical tonight.
Shit, can't even keep it tied
Almost got through the 7th...
He should have kept that leash shorter
fuck it get it together Sox!
Ugh...loaded
The strike out-wild pitch has to be one of the worst ways to give up a lead possible...
"The strike out-wild pitch has to be one of the worst ways to give up a lead possible..."
Eh, I think losing the lead on a balk is worse
Especially when it should have been the third out.
Get those f-ing runs back, NOW.
AFT
Thank you
Alright, let's get the lead back again
Last night in a crucial NL wild card game the SF pitcher walked Adam Eaton with the bases loaded to force in a run. That's worse.
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lbj
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"Last night in a crucial NL wild card game the SF pitcher walked Adam Eaton with the bases loaded to force in a run. That's worse."
Adam Eaton...hahahaha
And Eaton managed to get a win out of that performance, despite allowing three in the top of the inning
I prefer to abbreviate him "cack".
Though doubles like that are good.
You show them, Jason.
I think of walking in a crucial run as a Steve Phillips special. It was Kenny Rogers, but it was genius Phillips' fault.
wow, lowell was still out by 6-7 steps.
Cack, I like that.
Cactus Double!
Last night in a crucial NL wild card game the SF pitcher walked Adam Eaton with the bases loaded to force in a run. That's worse.
I disagree. In the K-WP case, the pitcher actually got the out.
That said, I can't think of anything worse than the way the Mets lost that game to the MFY earlier this year, with the dropped pop-up (it was MFY-Mets, no?)
Tito doing an AL double switch!!!
the fucking royals did a number on garcia last time out and we can't make much of a dent. jeez.
that was one unselfish double!
Does anyone know if any team has ever lost a lead on a bases-loaded catcher interference? Because I imagine that would suck.
Tied!
Extra Mart!!!
BLUE LIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!
V-MART Special!
VICTORy
See, no worries, v-mart is on the case.
Blue Light RBI!
where is the laser show?
And Lyndon is getting in on the action!
Time for a FY double.
I'm liking the Victor Martinez era.
o'b on pedroia checking swing and 1B ump not calling a strike:
"he was able to keep that swing from going through"
A-hA!!!
castig: "...and they both end up with no decisions..."
ARGH
time for some sweaty salami
loaded for the SWEAT MACHINE
This game must have sucked for the Reds.
And the Fire loads 'em up.
Make this your moment Youk!
Fucking Drew. How can he walk in that situation instead of flailing at shit pitches way outside and K'ing?
Conformer, Dude just isn't clutch!
selfish drew and his obp.
Squander
At least we tied it
This game must have sucked for the Reds.
OK, how the hell did you find that?
BTW, the Sox beat the other Sox on that day. Good omen.
TEX 8-5 in 6th
yeah him and Youk always clogging up the bases and killing rallies with their selfish homers!
Soxtown.
damn Jeemer
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