Dice was superb (8-6-2-2-8, 119). The Twins' two runs came in the seventh inning. Bot needed only six pitches to slam the door.
Tizzle remained white hot, with a double (#53), single and home run (#35). Lowell singled, doubled and drove in three. Drew (double) and Yook (single) drove in one run apiece.
In Baltimore, the Orioles got three runs off Mariano Rivera in the bottom of the ninth (Jay Payton's three-run triple tying the game) and one in the bottom of the tenth off Edwar Ramirez (Melvin Mora's bases-loaded squeeze bunt) and win 10-9.
Yankees - 004 031 010 0 - 9 14 0***
Orioles - 011 040 003 1 - 10 20 0
Kevin Slowey (4.57, 97 ERA+) / Daisuke Matsuzaka (4.48, 102 ERA+)
Let's try that again: Red Sox W + MFY L = East.
Elsewhere:
Yankees at Orioles, 7 PM
Cleveland at Royals, 8 PM
Angels at Athletics, 10 PM
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Daisuke brought HEAT that last at bat.
Damn Orioles.
Sarcasm? What would game threads be without it?
Colin, I'm with you on first-pitch hackers. Drives me nuts.
Pen or no? Oh ho, Hunter...dangerous. Gotta handle him one more time, Matsuzaka.
Hello? 115 pitches?
This is one of those games where it feels like we have a bigger lead than we do. Gotta be careful here.
It's not so much the pitch count as the walks, I think. If he's losing control...
Get the out, get the out, get the out. Please, please, please.
You're telling me they don't thread the games w/ us? I figure Theo's got his eye on the scene. He's down with the Joy of...
Better than that: 2 outs!! Beautiful.
Awesome.
Daisuke!!! DEFENSE!!!
Papelbon, let's wrap it up. Offense, Papi, please jack one.
whew (back to lurking)
Man. Dice was walking on thin ice, there!
WSH 0, PHI 6, Bot 7th
CHC 6, CIN 0, Mid 8th
SD 3, MIL 3, End 4th
CLE 4, KC 3, Top 4th
DfuckingP!
Dice picked a great night to come up big.
Nick, something tells me you didn't post that comment 3 times. Blogger is playing tricks on me. I'll reject it the next 3 times it comes up. No offense. :)
For the first time, I disagree with pulling Manny early in a game. Could have had him bat here, then defensively replace him.
Hope Kielty proves me wrong...nope.
HE WAS LISTENING!!!
BIG PAPI DONG!!!!
PAPI DONG!!!!!!!!
The Big Man is HOTT!!
Ding Dong! Papi rocks!
Fuck yeah!
Just back to see Papi go long!
I helped that ball too! I stood up and waved my arm at the TV. GO! GO! GO! YESSSS!!!
fucking flo!!!!
christ, now HE is on fire!!!!!
look out playoffs!!!!
Yeah Amy!! Great timing! (Did you sneak away or is the party over?)
35 HR...what a crap year for Ortiz.
/sarcasm/
good work ish
yeah, he sucks :)
and does he still lead the AL in OBP?
CLE 5, KC 3, Top 4th
ARI 4, COL 1, Top 6th
good work ish
I thought so too!
CHB once called him a "sack of shit".
whatta curve! damn.
Defense fails them again! Or else Mr On Fire just smoked the ball too hard.
L-girl said...
Nick, something tells me you didn't post that comment 3 times. Blogger is playing tricks on me. I'll reject it the next 3 times it comes up. No offense. :)
C'mon, that's the cleverest comment ever posted on this site! From now on I'm just going to post it over and over again. You all will learn to infer my meaning from the exact timing of each repetition.
Nice catch, bastard. 'Magine if he made that one earlier in the game.
Wow...defensive gems all around, wow!
Hold 'em, Mr. Man.
chb called who that?
here comes bot!
No party tonight---just Friday night service and a dinner. Party is tomorrow night....so we have to make those MFY lose now so I can see THIS party!
Looks like Dice K held his own. Pap coming in?
See that's why I'm highly against the "first pitch hacker" like L-girl said.
BOT
ok nick, you keep posting that, i'll keep putting it through!
Hey just a thought...is anyone noticing how much the Phillies are laying smackdowns?
Let's Go O's! Let's Go O's!
chb called ortiz that. during a radio show.
amy, oops, sorry about that, i had your days reversed. we need baltimore to come through for a true party, but a win is a win is a win.
SNUFALUFAGUS!
Looong flyout to start the 7th for the O's -- deep center and by the wall. Then Millar comes in to pinch and makes the 2nd out right quickly.
I loved that pic of Bot on Newsweek. One down!
economical bot.
Remy just asked my question. If the Sox win here, do the fans stay at Fenway to wait for the NYY-BAL game to end? Can they put the game on the jumbotron at Fenway?
Two down. One more to ONE
Two down. Come on Snuffer, do your thing.
YES!!!!
That's it!! Our magic number is ONE.
ONE!!!
WOOT!!!!
A BIG FAT ONE.
Magic #: 1...awesome...let's win one more...
I'm switching over to the NYY game and still modding if you guys are hanging out.
The Soxaholix comic had a funny strip on the SI-Pap cover/piece. I wonder who'd win in an intense staredown...Becks or Pap.
Nice...our part is done and the number is 1, now we pray Baltimore can deliver with two innings left.
There's a save.
And when I change channels, they're interviewing Tuhadder. Yuck!
I'll stick around also to keep you updated on the NL.
Magic Number 1 - forget about the Orioles, we clinch tomorrow. And just in time for dinner! See ya later!
One is the loneliest number. But I'm ok with it right now!
Forget about the Orioles?! It's the 8th inning. We may still clinch tonight.
How about the Orioles torch the Cunt and give us the East?
Payton just misplayed a ball to give Abreu a double. Nixon33's favourite player, if I recall.
How about the Orioles torch the Cunt and give us the East?
Sorry, it's dinner time.
Looks like the fans are staying to watch the Baltimore game. Must be amazing excitement there, and I am about 5 miles away, right down Comm Ave in Newton. Boy, it would be nice to be right there.
Damn, Yankees just got another run, another RBI for you-know-who.
Hooray!!
(I had my EI back tonight, so I just left the computer in here and reveled in the televised goodness.)
I did NOT cook dinner.
Damn Arod.
abreu and slappy exchanging points and smiles. they're just loving that wild card.
Good for you, Sarah. No burnt hands tonight for Joy Nation.
How about the Orioles torch the Cunt and give us the East?
Indeed. Let us pray, that the MFY offense is stymied, leaving their score at only 9, whilst the Os lineup succeed in their quests to find the gaps.
I did NOT cook dinner.
Wise move. So The Worst Cable finally got it together? Or at least temporarily.
SD 4, MIL 3, Top 6th
let's go orioles
[clap clap clap-clap-clap]
let's go orioles
[clap clap clap-clap-clap]
I only ate a raspberry turnover tonight for food. No cooking for me, either.
Bases loaded for Arizona... ARI 4, COL 1, Top 7th
The Worst Cable sent a tech out this morning (after I pitched an absolute FIT about when EI was over and when they were sending a tech) I was out at work, but Dave said the guy was here for over an hour and changed out everything at least twice, but it works now, and if it will just stay that way through the weekend I'll be happy!
CHC 6, CIN 0, FINAL.
Rockies get out of the jam. Mid 7th, 4-1 ARI
So, the Cubs clinch a tie with the Brewers, and if the Brewers do lose tonight, they'll be eliminated, and the National League will have their first playoff entry.
Brandon Webb still pitching for Arizona, by the way.
Ish, I would say that raspberry turnover is a fine dinner.
WSH 0, PHI 6, after 8 innings.
Go, Cubs! Poor Mets. I can't believe how they have collapsed. My son in law is soooo upset.
2-out single for balt.
Corners for the Mets with 1 out in the bottom of the 7th. Tying run at the plate for Carlos Beltran.
I'd be thrilled to have the Cubs be the first NL playoff attendee - there's some folks who deserve a win one of these decades.
Ish, I would say that raspberry turnover is a fine dinner.
It was glazed, too! Delightful.
mets all over the tabs today. back and front.
referred to everywhere as the "choking mets"
we need a brian roberts dong.
Sarah, good luck with the weekend. If you missed games, you should make them give you a little credit on your bill.
ARI 4, COL 2 Bot 7th. Man on third, 1 out.
villone and choco rain up.
My friend is ecstatic about the Phillies since he's from that little neck of the woods. Apparently they haven't been too keen on making the playoffs in recent years.
2 out with men at the corners still, for the RED HOT Moises Alou.
The Orioles announcer just called Dice-K "Hideki Matsui".
Roberts double! No run scores yet, but man on 3rd.
That's my feeling about the Cubs. Cub fans deserve a break. We know their pain.
double for roberts.
tying run at plate. redman.
I don't think Cubs fans know half the pain of Red Sox fans. They haven't had so many near-miss heartbreaks.
Plus I don't think most of their fans care all that much. I'm sure there are plenty who do, but the fans are not really diehard.
Oh yes, credit is owed...
I think Dave's going to take that up with them though - he's much better than I am at that sort of thing. I just get red in the face and start yelling, whereas he actually accomplishes something.
Well, I don't know any Cubs fans, so I guess I am just projecting!
Redman K'd. That's a big out.
WSH 0, PHI 6, FINAL
redman trying to hit the ball out of the state of maryland -- whiffs.
shithead.
Stupid Orioles didn't score.
To me the Cubs and their fans enjoy the "lovable loser" image, a kind of warm and fuzzy, we're-just-happy-to-be-here in our cute little park kind of attitude.
Like I said, I'm sure there are plenty who are more serious, but you don't see a lot of it.
Bases are loaded for Milwaukee with 1 out. MIL is down by a run.
NYY game is showing Phillies fans celebrating. We have a Phillies friend living in the UK now, I must remember to email her.
Her partner was a big Mets fan, he is gone now, a dear friend of ours. This must be tough for her.
And now back to the Yankees...
It's those nice Midwesterners. We Northeasterners are not laid back about anything.
Amy, I think that has a lot to do with it. It's such a different atmosphere.
Also the team's history is very different. Not winning a championship for a long time isn't the full story.
When Cakey blathers, who gets to lick the spoon?
Whoa! I think you made it move!
(seinfeld reference)
Sorry about your friend, Laura.
Thank you Amy. We shared a birthday.
Ugh, change of subject in order here.
OUR MAGIC NUMBER IS ONE!!!
There, that's better. :)
One more reason I really want them to clinch tonight: I just remembered that I could have had tickets for tomorrow's game. My friends and colleagues will be there---it would have been an amazing party.
Now or never Os.
Brewers waste a bases loaded opportunity. Still 4-3 Padres, after 6 innings.
Whoa! I think you made it move!
LOL
Licking the spoon, is that what you're calling it now?
[Larry Sanders reference]
Three more outs for the Os. Can they get three runs? Who are Yankees bringing in to pitch?
Laura, I think you're totally right about the Cubbies fans. They're pretty ok with their lot in life. One of my best friends is a Cubs fan, and she's generally pretty laid back about it normally, but she's beside herself right now. Different coping mechanism maybe?
Oh! Nice catch! Well done! Now score some runs and make my night...
They go to the Bottom of the 8th in New York.
FLA 7, NYM 4
F-Bat on.
I just remembered that I could have had tickets for tomorrow's game.
I remembered that. Don't you hate that?? It's so annoying.
3 runs for the O's against Rivera is asking quite a lot.
Markakis
Miggy
Millar
Mora
OK, one on, thank you Nick Markakis.
More than annoying. It's one of those stories I will have to tell for years..."I could have seen the Sox clinch the Division in 2007, but I had to go to Ben's Bar Mitzvah." I will save it for the toast at his wedding some day.
Markakis says no to Rivera.
Lots of Ms on the Os.
Man on first for Paul Lo Duca in New York with 0 out.
Right, like me with the tickets we had to what turned out to be Dwight Gooden's no-hitter. If only it had said "no hitter" on the tickets...!
There are many reasons why I hate you, Miguel Tejada.
There's another one.
Tying run for Baltimore!
help us clinch, mirror.
Millar HBP! Two on, one out. Come on O's, you can do it!
Have the Sox ever scored three off Rivera in the 9th? How fast can one of you get an answer to that question? You guys always amaze me with your ability to find those answers.
HBP!!!
Tying run at plate.
Did that look like it hit Kevin to you guys? Confusion on the radio.
1 on, 1 out for Shawn Green in New York.
Have the Sox ever scored three off Rivera in the 9th?
Yes indeedy.
Come on Melvin...
They go to the Bottom of the 8th in Denver. 4-2 ARI.
It looked like it to me. If not, he's a great actor. WHich he may be, embedded Sock that he is.
Confusion on the radio.
Sounds like the name of a song.
In New York, two out for Reuben Gotay.
we got 5 off him once, if i recall. mlbtv slows down my computer, but i'll post a link to all his app vs the sox afterwards.
Bronson Arroyo was the losing pitcher in the Cubs/Reds game. He'll finish the season with a 9-15 record.
Gotay pops out to third, and they go to the 9th in New York.
Mora pops up. 2 outs.
Matt Holliday starts the 8th with a double for Colorado.
Melvin Lessa.
Another thing that crossed my mind: How did JD Drew get on fire all of a sudden and was it because of V-Tek's call to cheer instead of jeer?
One more out. But good news is we have a magic number of ONE!
Oh boy. Bases loaded with 2 out for Baltimore. Hmm.
Bases loaded! 2 outs.
Loaded up! This is fun!
Bases loaded!
Please God, grand salami!
payton with a shot at a game winning grand dong.
he hates the sox, so he'll probably make an out on purpose.
Man, this is classic baseball. Bases loaded, two out in the ninth. Just like last night.
PAYTON!
look at the o's fans, all sitting on their asses.
GAP SHOT
TIE GAME!!!!!!!!!
THEY DID IT!!!!! THEY TIED IT!!!!!
HOLY SHIT!!!
Nothing like a blown save for Mariano Rivera to go into the playoffs!
TIED!! Brilliant!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
fuck yeah --------
fuck you abreu!!!!!!!!!!!!
YEESSSSSSSSSSSS!
Fuck yeah Os! Awesome job!
Extra innings time.
Come on Moore. Do this for us and we'll forever love the Os.
Go O'S Go!!! We can clinch tonight! We can!!!
Somebody get down to Camden Yards and get that crowd hoppin!
Oh my poor heart!
Ok well no tie...but still.
woo hoo!!!!!!!!!!
rivera giving the mfy fans a lot of confidence for october.
fuck yeah! I took my laptop outta retirement for that one.
I was falling asleep on the couch trying to keep up for the bottom 9th and now...!
yankees seem to have a hankering for the extra innings.
I just creamed my jeans for Payton! FUCK YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do we know if they're showing this at Fenway? Does someone have it on the radio?
Holy hell! Just hold 'em and score. Just hold 'em and score.
Jay Payton, I think I forgive you.
had to sneak away from shabbat dinner to say ... unbelievable! can't believe rivera coughed up 3. back later.
Oh man!!!!! This is TENSE now.
My girlfriend is asleep in bed next to me, I'm watching on the laptop. I just about burst a fucking jugular silently screaming "YEEEEEESSSSS!" at that triple!
Last licks for the Mets. Top of the order for the Mets.
rivera giving the mfy fans a lot of confidence for october.
i was thinking the same thing
I've heard that they are showing it at Fenway, but I'm listening to the Os radio broadcast right now myself.
Kahlil Greene hits a 2-run dong in Milwaukee... It's now 6-3 San Diego in the 8th inning.
Shabbat shalom, westcoastsox.
tim, she's gonna have to wake up when we clinch :)
now... can the o's keep the yankees from scoring? their bullpen sucks.
Not a good sign, lead off double for CI.
They ARE showing it at Fenway. NESN is watching the fans watching the game on the Jumbotron. Wish I could sneak in there.
Amy:
Here are all of Rivera's appearances against the Red Sox, in order of most runs allowed.
Sox got 5 off him on April 6, 2005.
Sox have also got 4 (April 27, 2007) and 3 (July 24, 2004!!) off him one time each.
Jeter on third. AssRod up at bat. One out.
They ARE showing it at Fenway. NESN is watching the fans watching the game on the Jumbotron.
Excellent. I'd love to see it. The crowd must have gone wild for Payton.
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