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July 30, 2011

G105: Red Sox 10, White Sox 2 

Red Sox   - 000 040 015 - 10 15  0
White Sox - 000 000 110 -  2  5  1
Jon Lester allowed only five base runners in eight innings (8-4-2-1-8, 98) and the Red Sox batted around in both the fifth and ninth innings.

Phil Humber retired the first eight Boston batters (and 12 of 14), but he encountered some rough water in the fifth. Crawford singled, stole second, went to third when A.J. Pierzynski's throw bounced into center field, and scored on Saltalamacchia's double. Reddick singled and Scutaro's sac fly made it 2-0. Ellsbury singled and promptly stole second. Pedroia's sac fly to right brought in Reddick and after Gonzalez was intentionally walked, Youkilis singled home Ellsbury.

With two outs in the eighth, Reddick walked and Scutaro singled to right-center. When CF Alex Rios took his time getting the ball back to the infield, Reddick tore around third and scored. Rios -- who had been pulled in mid-game about a month ago for lack of hustle -- was loudly booed, both after the play and again when he led off the bottom of the eighth.

Facing the bearded Brian Bruney in the ninth, Pedroia singled, Gonzalez homered (7-2), Youkilis homered (8-2), Ortiz popped to CF, Crawford singled, Saltalamacchia doubled (9-2), Reddick fouled to third, and Scutaro singled (10-2).

Six Boston players had at least 2 hits, with Gonzalez reaching base four times. ... Scutaro drove in three runs. ... The 6-9 spots in the order reached base 10 times in 20 plate appearances, stole two bases, scored six runs, and had five RBI.

The Yankees swept a day-night doubleheader from the Orioles: 8-3 and 17-3. In the nightcap, New York scored 12 runs in the first inning, batting for 40 minutes and seeing 70 pitches! They are 2 GB the Red Sox in the East.
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Jon Lester / Philip Humber

Humber started against the Red Sox on May 31, allowing only one run through seven innings, before giving up three runs in the eighth (two of which scored on a home run given up by a reliever).

AL East (Red Sox 2.5 GA): Orioles/Yankees at 1 PM and 7 PM.
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55 comments:

  1. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 12:05 PM

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

    May 30: Lester vs White Sox
    (5.2-8-7-4-4, 127)

    Saltalamacchia: 7-game hit streak (10-for-29); career-best

    Reddick: 7-for-last-31 (.226)

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  2. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 1:17 PM

    Pierre, LF
    Ramirez, SS
    Konerko, 1B
    Dunn, DH
    Quentin, RF
    Pierzynski, C
    Rios, CF
    Beckham, 2B
    Morel, 3B

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  3. ZenslingerJuly 30, 2011 at 2:28 PM

    Now that's a normal lineup.

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  4. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 2:37 PM

    O's/Yanks are playing 2 today.

    Game 1:
    BAL - 000 200 010 - 3 9 1
    MFY - 002 330 00x - 8 11 1

    SEA 2, FKR 1 (5)
    No hits for Tampa.
    Run came on BB, SB/E2, 6-3.

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  5. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    heh. just left this comment in the aviles post by mistake!

    don mentions the red sox having problems beating the white sox "all of a sudden". then he mentions the streak starting at the beginning of the 2010 season. yeah -- "just like that!!"

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  6. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    damn - there goes the shot at a double no-no.

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  7. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    WOW, what a play by Yook. Damn!

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  8. meunierJuly 30, 2011 at 5:00 PM

    Yikes, Cleveland getting Ubaldo

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  9. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    Just checked Extra Bases. They say Kuroda will not waive his no-trade clause.

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  10. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    Not A Typo:

    MFY still batting in the bottom of the 1st, up 12-0.

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  11. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 5:04 PM

    MFY - Everyone in lineup has a hit, everyone has scored a run, and 7 of the 9 have an RBI.

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  12. meunierJuly 30, 2011 at 5:07 PM

    1-5-3 how about that!

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  13. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    70 pitches thrown by 2 Baltimore pitchers in bottom of the 1st.

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  14. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    Fister and Furbush exchanged in a deal!

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  15. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    Is Ramirez throwing the game, allowing that throw to go into CF?

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  16. meunierJuly 30, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    mmm salty treat

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  17. meunierJuly 30, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    Old friend David Pauley goes over to the Tigers.

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  18. KathrynJuly 30, 2011 at 5:18 PM

    A salty ribeye plus more!

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  19. meunierJuly 30, 2011 at 5:19 PM

    30 thefts for LBJ

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  20. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    CWS pen is up: oh, man!

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  21. KathrynJuly 30, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    A scrotum pair!

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  22. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    What? Ubaldo is warming up in the Rockies' pen....

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  23. KathrynJuly 30, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    I love it when they walk EB to get to Youk.

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  24. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    Morel = More Runs!

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  25. KathrynJuly 30, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    Heidi says Sox still in the running for Ubaldo.

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  26. meunierJuly 30, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    Oh Man.

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  27. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    Jesus - MFY 15-0 in the 2nd.

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  28. meunierJuly 30, 2011 at 5:29 PM

    Ive decided my honeymoon is going to be on the T&C Islands

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  29. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    The old farts will remember when box scores had only 4 columns: AB-R-H-RBI.

    I was just reading something about games in which a lineup has no zeroes in that kind of box. Everyone has at least one at-bat, one hit, one run, and one RBI. After 2 innings, the only 0 remaining in the NYY box is Granderson's RBI total!

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  30. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    Tom & Caron?

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  31. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 5:35 PM

    Orioles are coming back! Now they trail 15-1.

    (Highly unlikely, but how great would it be if the O's came back and won?)

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  32. ZenslingerJuly 30, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    Orioles are coming back! Now they trail 15-1.

    Another zero gone from that box.

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  33. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 5:44 PM

    Granderson still needs an RBI.

    BAL - 001
    MFY - (12)3

    Doesn't really work if it's not in courier. Yanks need 4 in the 3rd, though, obviously.

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  34. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    AL record for most runs in the first inning: 14
    Cleveland on June 18, 1950
    Red Sox on June 27, 2003

    MLB record: 16
    Boston, June 18, 1894

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  35. meunierJuly 30, 2011 at 6:07 PM

    Turks and Caicos Islands

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  36. meunierJuly 30, 2011 at 6:08 PM

    Frank Thomas statue going up outside the Cell tomorrow.

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  37. meunierJuly 30, 2011 at 6:15 PM

    get busy in the bullpen

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  38. meunierJuly 30, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    HUSTLE

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  39. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 6:31 PM

    Jerry roasted Rios for semi-lazy throw to the infield.

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  40. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    Lester at 82 pitches, coming back out for the 8th.

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  41. meunierJuly 30, 2011 at 6:39 PM

    Beckham scores

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  42. KathrynJuly 30, 2011 at 6:45 PM

    Radio says that it looks like the Sox are going to get Rich Harden and that Lars Anderson was pulled from a game tonight.

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  43. meunierJuly 30, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    CUADRANGULAR

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  44. KathrynJuly 30, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    EB!!!!!!!!!

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  45. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 6:49 PM

    Yep. Went to men's room and pantry ... dong!

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  46. meunierJuly 30, 2011 at 6:49 PM

    BACK TO BACK

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  47. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 6:49 PM

    SULTAN OF SWEAT!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  48. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    we got harden? those breaks are muted on mlbtv

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  49. meunierJuly 30, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    Harden for Anderson is the rumor.

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  50. KathrynJuly 30, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    And Jiminez to Indians looks like a go.

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  51. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 7:06 PM

    2-out BB - and the game is not Dunn.

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  52. allanJuly 30, 2011 at 7:10 PM

    Win.

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  53. KathrynJuly 30, 2011 at 7:13 PM

    Dirty!

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  54. laura kJuly 30, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    After the EB dong, I texted Amy one word:

    UNSTOPPABLE

    While we were texting, Yook hit the next one.

    Life is good.

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  55. JereJuly 30, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    I watched the Yankees get their asses kicked tonight. Unfortunately, it was the Staten Island Yankees.

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