May 18, 2011

G42: Red Sox 1, Tigers 0

Tigers  - 000 000 000 - 0  5  1
Red Sox - 000 000 01x - 1  4  0
Jarrod Saltalamacchia doubled home Carl Crawford, who had walked with two out in the bottom of the eighth. Then Jonathan Papelbon, after giving up a leadoff double in the ninth to Victor Martinez, got the next three batters, saving the game by striking out both Alex Avila and Ryan Raburn.

Buchholz (7-4-0-1-7, a career-high 127) dueled Coke (7-3-0-1-4, 78) in a foggy drizzle for seven innings. Daniel Bard threw one pitch in the top of the eighth, before the hard rain forced the umpires to call for the tarp. Twenty-six minutes later, Bard resumed his work, setting Detroit's 2-3-4 hitters down in order.

In the home eighth, Ryan Perry retired the Jed Lowrie and Mike Cameron. Jim Leyland then brought in lefty Daniel Schlereth to face Crawford. Schlereth walked Crawford on a full-count pitch out came Leyland again. Schlereth went to hand him the ball and walk off the mound, but Leyland only wanted to talk. Shoulda pulled him. Salty whacked a 2-1 pitch into the left-center field gap, and Crawford scored easily.

It was a rough night for the Boston bats before that. Dustin Pedroia singled with one out in the first and Adrian Gonzalez ended the inning with a 463 double play. Kevin Youkilis singled to start the second, but David Ortiz lined to first for an unassisted DP. Pedroia reached on an infield error in the third, but AG again ended the inning, this time with a 163 DP.
Example
Play resumed, 9:58 PM
Rain delay, 9:32 PM: One pitch into the top of the 8th.
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Phil Coke/ Clay Buchholz

Victor Martinez returns to Fenway:
I don't know how [Red Sox fans] are going to look at it. I didn't want to go away. But at the same time, they [Red Sox front office] really didn't make me an offer. I know I didn't do anything wrong, or bad. Hopefully, it will be nice. Either way, I have nothing but great things to say about the city and the fans. It was all good there. The experience was something else. It was just the way we were treated — me, and my family. First class. Everything. The fans, the Red Sox organization. I mean, everything.
I cannot imagine the response will be anything less than completely positive. (Francona has kept a picture of himself with Martinez's 6-year-old son, Victor Jose, on his office wall.)

Buchholz had his best outing of the year last Friday (7-5-2-1-7,110 against the Yankees). He has a 1.93 ERA in three May starts and his season ERA is under four for the first time: 3.94.

Of Coke's nine appearances this year, the last seven have been starts (4.35 ERA).

Michael Bowden's numbers out of the Pawtucket bullpen: 14 games, 22.2 innings, 15 hits, 4 walks, 28 strikeouts, 1.59 ERA. ... Dan Wheeler (strained left calf muscle) is expected to rejoin the team on Friday. ... Bobby Jenks (biceps tendinitis) started a throwing program yesterday and will likely have a minor league rehab assignment before he returns.

The principal reason for David Ortiz's success at the plate this year? "Stay away from bad pitches." It's not very earth-shattering, but this is a nice little article anyway. I like Vega referring to Tiz as a "glue guy".

And: I assume you all heard about Vin Mazzaro's historic pitching line for Kansas City on Monday night: 2.1-11-14-3-2, 77. He came in from the pen to get out of a third inning jam, then allowed 10 runs in the fourth, and was sent back out (!) and faced five more batters in the fifth! (Joe Posnanski called it "the worst pitching performance in baseball history".)

AL East: Yankees/Orioles and Rays/Blue Jays at 7 PM.

262 comments:

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Kathryn said...

FKR win 6-5.

Kathryn said...

The NESN stream has been showing blips of Remy and Don between innings (by mistake). I'm not sure why, but I just heard giggles (no snorts though).

Jere said...

Two current Red Sox on all-Mass city team: Wakefield, Becket(t)

Jere said...

Mr. 36!

Amy said...

Good ones, Jere!

Kathryn said...

Going to the bottom of the 12th in Baltimore.

Kathryn said...

Mr. 36, ha.

Jere said...

Former Sox on the all-Mass city team: Lowell, Bolton.

allan said...

bear down, bot

meunier said...

Need a K here

Jere said...

Yes Jeter made the 36th out for the Yanks, is what i meant

Kathryn said...

1

Wow, did Don botch that!

Jere said...

Oh and how could I forget Lee, Mass? Bill Lee!

Amy said...

2!

allan said...

sasafuckinghe!

Kathryn said...

That at-bat might have been uglier than Crawford's.

Amy said...

Bill Lee---Lee, MA

Kathryn said...

2

Jere said...

Q: Who are Chris Dickerson and Hector Noesi?

A: Apparently two Yankees, playing in their game right now.

Amy said...

YES!!

DIRTY RAINY WATER!!

Jere said...

fuck yes

allan said...

a lot of water at fenway

and it's all dirty

Kathryn said...

3!!!!

Dirty, dirty water.

C'mon O's.

allan said...

and now, orioles, pls lift us into second place

Benjamin said...

Nice to win both the high-scoring and low-scoring games.

allan said...

O's winning run at 3rd, 2 outs, bot 12

Jere said...

winning run on third for Balty!

Jere said...

better hold on, Yanks, you wouldn't wanna drop to THIRD PLACE

allan said...

loaded for markakis

Jere said...

loaded, 2 outs, Markakis coming up. (MLBN tells us the game's in this situation, and promptly cuts to commercial, I just don't get them.)

allan said...

fuckin o's

Jere said...

we go 13

allan said...

O's annc. say britton was "masterful" with: 58 strikes and 44 balls. Hmmmm....

Kathryn said...

I gotta go to bed. Good night. It's been fun.

And go O's

Jere said...

holy shit the o's get out of it

Jere said...

leadoff hit for Vlad--gotta win it after that Yank squander!

Jere said...

14th coming up in Balty

Jere said...

Mr. 41

Jere said...

yanks strand man at 3rd! tied after 13 and a half

Jere said...

15th inning coming up, at only 11:36 p.m.

allan said...

I'm back. Go Os.

Jere said...

fuckin cano. fuckin o's

allan said...

Balt starter for tomorrow is warming up.

Woah, that's a lump.

allan said...

Oh - I'd thought you'd like to go off on him!

Were there warnings before this to warrant an ejection?

Jere said...

MLBN finally giving me some of this game....I saw that HBP...don't know if their were warnings.

Jere said...

AJ pinch running, ha

allan said...

Cletus, PR

allan said...

damn, we need a major bed-shitting in the bottom half

Jere said...

wow three very quick outs but it's 4-1 going bottom 15

allan said...

was hoping jetes might pitch

Jere said...

Yeah Kake! Good start

Jere said...

tying run is up!!!

allan said...

2 on - tying run at dish!!!!!!!!

allan said...

this mfy pitcher is making his debut?

allan said...

fuck you babip

Jere said...

Wingnut swings on the first damn pitch. so reactionary.

allan said...

clock a dong, weiner.

allan said...

OH YOU FUCKIGN STUPIUD FUCKING ASSHOEL

Jere said...

there ain't noesi way out

Jere said...

hit by goddamn batted fucking ball? are you fucking kidding me????

allan said...

ah well -- yanks need 15 to beat the basement team.

Jere said...

Fuckin o's. I really wanted second place tonight.

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