Beltre, Ortiz, and Lackey Bring the Red Sox Back to .500
by Ben Buchanan on May 5, 2010 9:59 PM EDT
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PrintSomehow, the Red Sox only managed to turn 11 hits and 4 walks into 3 runs. But that would be enough for John Lackey, who held the Angels to just 1 run, throwing 7 innings of 2-hit ball.
There were plenty of positive outcomes for Red Sox hitters tonight, but it was David Ortiz and Adrian Beltre who pushed the runs across. In the 2nd inning, J.D. Drew walked before back-to-back singles by Ortiz and Beltre pushed him to 2nd and then home, and in the 4th and 8th innings respectively, they added solo shots (Ortiz' to the opposite field over the monster, Beltre's to dead center).
The pitching was relatively pain-free for the Sox. John Lackey allowed his one run on a Brandon Wood homer. The only other trouble came in the 2nd inning, when a hit, a walk, and a hit by pitch loaded the bases with 2 outs before the same Brandon Wood struck out swinging. Daniel Bard and Jonathan Papelbon both pitched quick, easy innings to close out the game, and bring the Red Sox back to even at 14-14.
Game Notes:
- Another very questionable call by Tim Bogar tonight, who sent Marco Scutaro home when Hideki Matsui was throwing before Scutaro rounded third. One has to wonder if his seat is getting hot--there's not really a lot of reason to keep a non-performing 3rd base coach around.
- The Red Sox suffered from some really bad luck, as two line drives were turned into double plays by the Angels. How often do you see a rocket off the bat and think "Rally killer?"
- Nomar Garciaparra was honored by the Red Sox in a pre-game ceremony, surrounded by some of his old teammates like Lou Merloni, Brian Daubach, and Trot Nixon.
- John Lackey joins Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz in the sub-4 ERA club. That SP is turning around in a hurry, eh?
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Huge indeed.
Im optimistic right now. If only Dice K could not get absolutely destroyed in the 5th tomorrow (i.e. what he did vs the god awful orioles)
Lets stay above .500 from now on out!
This also means the Byrds are back right?
I LOVE PEDROIA!!! ITS MAN LOVE!
I still don’t know how anyone can say : The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with a straight face.
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
This is great logic from a guy at HH about Revs write up.
“I’m gonna take a risk here.
This write-up sucks. Rev, do you honestly think it’s the umpires fault we lost? Or is it just that you don’t know where to begin analyzing this sucky-ness? (I know that last sentence sounds sarcastic, but I’m honestly asking…)”
I LOVE PEDROIA!!! ITS MAN LOVE!
Yes it is !
And there are fan’s on all sites like him or her ,and we do get caught up with our teams ! but nice win for the RED SOX!
by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on May 5, 2010 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Solid game to get to .500.
Now let’s find a way to get to Kazmir. Beltre and Drew have not done well against the Kaz.
I want to see the brooms at Fenway.
" Play Ball "
Missed the Sox game
was down at Gillette watching a ridiculously awful Revolution game. At least the B’s and good guys won.
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Indeed I did!
But I figure it can’t get any worse than that. a sendoff in the 28th minute? Hideous.
Building Fenway from the ground up - Virtual Fenway
Just checked in on the Seattle-TB game
Casey Kotchman is hitting third in the order for the M’s. Pretty unbelievable.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
Not when you note that
only Gutierriz and Ichiro have higher OPS on that team than Kotchman….
Okay – maybe it is pretty unbelievable.
That team is NOT hitting well. And it isn’t just the ballpark so far. Their team SLG is indeed a miserable .327. But their OBP is also a miserable .309.
Great game. I really liked several aspects.
Lackey helps to prove my prediction that the starters are going to put together a string of quality starts together by following up Buch & Lester with a 7 inning 2-run, 2-hit performance.
Lackey looks like a pitcher out there. He is definitely NOT just a great big fireballer. He mixes it up and throws with control. I love all the ground balls. His velocity does seem to be picking up (i think he did hit 94 or 95 tonight), but he looks like he’s barely putting much effort into his fastball. Seems content to go for precision rather than rearing back to get that extra 2-3 mph.
The defense was solid in picking up those GBs and turning them into outs. Scutaro, Pedroia and Beltre all made great plays.
Ortiz clearly is done. Time to eat the remainder of his contract to free up the roster spot and … Oh – wait, what?
He's an idiot
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on May 6, 2010 7:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Pretty hilarious
Angels fans are in for a long season. Id be surprised if they don’t finish last. They stink. There’s virtually no reason to think that is still a good team. They don’t run well anymore. They don’t hit much and most of their guys lack secondary skills. Their fielding is atrocious. The pitching is very suspect. History is the only reason to think they’ll be okay. If you look at that roster… not good.
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I'm not so sure they'll finish last
The AL West is pretty weak, and I have no faith in Oakland or Seattle. Casey Kotchman was batting 3rd in the order for the M’s last night.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on May 6, 2010 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
also the scoreboards at the beginning said
“Happy Nomar day!”
and that made me really happy. Awesome game.
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Westmoreland recently asked his son how he was feeling, and the response the father received didn't surprise him. "I'm going to be in Portland next year," Ryan said.
Bats will go hot and cold.....quality pitching sustains
If the Sox pitch to their potential the wins will come as we are now seeing
That's the most encouraging thing about this team.
Run scoring was (for some reason) the biggest concern. That hasnt been an issue at all. The starting pitching (perceived as our greatest strength) has been terribly inconsistent.
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If Dice K blows up again tonight
(not so far fetched)
do we send him back down? The guy, in my opinion, really isnt that good. at all.
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