Sox Back Up Shaky Daisuke, Sweep Angels

by Ben Buchanan on May 6, 2010 11:00 PM EDT in Game Stories

There was the first inning, and then there was the rest.

Daisuke Matsuzaka, getting his second start of the year, gave Red Sox fans little reason to hope for a sweep in the first, giving up 4 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks. Tim Wakefield and Scott Schoeneweis were warming up in the pen before the Red Sox had even come to the plate.

But Terry Francona elected to stay with his struggling starter in the second, and for the next 4 innings, Daisuke would shut the Angels down, keeping his team in the game while allowing only 2 more hits through the 5th.

Along the way, Victor Martinez brought the Sox back within a couple of runs by smacking a 2-run homer into the bullpen in right. Then, in the 5th, he delivered again, driving in Marco Scutaro and Dustin Pedroia with a game-tying double. The Sox were far from finished, though, going on to score 3 more runs before the inning was over.

The Angels fought their way back to a 1-run game when Manny Declarmen allowed a homer after a Juan Rivera double chased Daisuke from the game. But the Sox quickly extended the lead back to 3, and then 5 runs with a 4 run 6th. The bullpen closed it out without Bard or Papelbon, and broke .500 for the first time since opening night.

Game Notes:

Other than Victor Martinez, it's hard to pick out many individual performances, but when it's because everyone generally did good, I'll take it.
Some ugly fielding by the Angels helped the cause tonight. So did some ugly pitching. 7 walks in the first 5.1 innings.
Daisuke almost got out of the first with only 1 run allowed, but a botched double play attempt let 3 more runs cross.

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Sorry if I jinxed it

I could just smell the sweet smell of sweeping the Angels and got excited, but we didnt loose

"I don't put any foreign substances on the baseball. Everything I use is from the good old U.S.A."

JVSM

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by Dustin's #1 Fan on May 6, 2010 11:03 PM EDT reply actions

4 in a row

very nice good luck this weekend

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by j-man on May 6, 2010 11:11 PM EDT reply actions

Thanks man.

I’ve seen you on PatsPulpit and you make it hard to hate all the Donks and Spankees fans. Always classy. No offense though…I cant wish the Yanks good luck. .Haha, but for real, you’re a cool dude man

I exercise strong self control. I never drink anything stronger than gin before breakfast

by DocOne on May 6, 2010 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions

np

its cool thanks doc

by j-man on May 6, 2010 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions

hey if you don't mind me asking,

what state do you live in? specifically, do you live in one of these: Alaska, California, Colorado, D.C., Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, or Washington?

by revived0103 on May 7, 2010 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions

south

arkansas very nice beatifal

by j-man on May 7, 2010 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions

oh ok

nevermind then

by revived0103 on May 8, 2010 3:49 AM EDT up reply actions

THANK god for PD and his D!

by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on May 6, 2010 11:12 PM EDT reply actions

A sweep of the Halos?

Good…Good
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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.

by radiohix on May 6, 2010 11:48 PM EDT reply actions

red sox r back

and the hix is loveing it!

by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on May 7, 2010 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions

Arson Bug

Rock me, sexy Jesus...

by nuthinboutnuthin on May 7, 2010 2:54 AM EDT up reply actions

It kind of does take some of the foul taste off the sweep in Baltimore.

Fenway: "An alternate and better universe, disguised as a ballpark." --Thomas Boswell

by lone1c on May 7, 2010 2:13 AM EDT reply actions

Indeed.

Sweeping the Angels is just like letting a big, stinky fart go right in the middle of Halo Heaven. It’s pretty satisfying.

Galactus does as he pleases. Because Galactus is drunk.

I have a five-tool player in my pants.

ACTUALLY, advanced metrics show that that wasn't "premature".

@#$%ing Twit: @blogtard

by Bloggy on May 7, 2010 6:41 AM EDT up reply actions

YOU ARE NOW BANNED!!!!1

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.

by radiohix on May 7, 2010 6:54 AM EDT up reply actions

I wish.

I have them listed as one of my SB blogs, and…I don’t want ’em. This might be a good opportunity to do a fan post to get them to ban me, though.

Galactus does as he pleases. Because Galactus is drunk.

I have a five-tool player in my pants.

ACTUALLY, advanced metrics show that that wasn't "premature".

@#$%ing Twit: @blogtard

by Bloggy on May 7, 2010 8:33 AM EDT up reply actions

I have a five-tool player in my pants.

ACTUALLY, advanced metrics show that that wasn't "premature".

@#$%ing Twit: @blogtard

by Bloggy on May 7, 2010 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions

i was banned

form there because the rev couild not understand my writing and he hates the yankees which its understandble but i was wishing his team luck when bos plays ana u have a fan in me

by j-man on May 7, 2010 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions