Game 66: Wow. That's a crappy way to lose

by Randy Booth on Jun 19, 2009 1:08 AM EDT in Game Stories Comment 7 comments

An unidentified member of the grounds crew at Fenway Park carries a tarp when rain followed the fifth inning and delayed the baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Florida Marlins in Boston, Thursday, June 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

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7 months ago: An unidentified member of the grounds crew at Fenway Park carries a tarp when rain followed the fifth inning and delayed the baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Florida Marlins in Boston, Thursday, June 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

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Final - 6.18.2009	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Florida Marlins	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	1
Boston Red Sox	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
WP: Ricky Nolasco (3 - 6) LP: Jon Lester (5 - 6)

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So a guy with a mid-7 ERA dominated the Red Sox tonight and the Sox lose, 2-1, in a rain shortened game.

Gotta' love a loss like that.

Not much to say about this one. Jon Lester made two mistakes: two pitches that went for home runs. The Red Sox had just one hit -- a Kevin Youkilis home run.

And, once again, the Red Sox bullpen was spotless!

Eh. Horrible game, but the Sox start a series with the Braves Friday at 7:10. Daisuke Matsuzaka will be on the hill.

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Mother Nature bails out the Marlins, giving them confidence by taking a game against arguably the games best team in their home park.

by BOSPORTS on Jun 19, 2009 6:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

“by ~~taking stealing a game”~~

Fixed.

by lone1c on Jun 19, 2009 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Er. Let's try this again.

“by ~~taking~~ stealing a game.”

Now fixed.

by lone1c on Jun 19, 2009 9:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Y'know

They DID play better than us through those 5 innings. I mean, sure, we didnt’ get to exploit out greatest strength (bullpen matchups), but we only scored 1 run through 5.

That’s a legit win.

by Ben Buchanan on Jun 19, 2009 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It was a 5-inning rain-shortened game

That probably wouldn’t have been played except for the fact that it was the final game of a three-game series against two teams that won’t play each other again because of the interleague system. If this had been an AL East game, you can bet it would have been postponed until later in the season.

by lone1c on Jun 19, 2009 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs