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Game 154: Little To Gain, Everything To Lose

By Ben Buchanan

Apparently we're doing this whole "baseball" thing again. This time, though, it doesn't feel like there's a point.

If the Red Sox win, then they're still just one up in the loss column. If they lose...it's a tie.

It's not logical, obviously. This game is a separate entity, and all the Sox can do is to win as many games as they can. But somehow this one just doesn't feel too good.

Lineup

BOSTON RED SOX BALTIMORE ORIOLES
Jacoby Ellsbury - CF Matt Angle - CF
Marco Scutaro - SS J.J. Hardy - SS
Adrian Gonzalez - 1B Nick Markakis - RF
Dustin Pedroia - 2B Vladimir Guerrero - DH
David Ortiz - DH Chris Davis - 1B
Jed Lowrie - 3B Robert Andino - 3B
Conor Jackson - LF Nolan Reimold - LF
Jason Varitek - C Ryan Adams - 2B
Darnell McDonald - RF Craig Tatum - C

John Lackey

#41 / Pitcher / Boston Red Sox

6-6

245

R

R

Oct 23, 1978

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2011 - John Lackey 12-12 26 26 0 0 0 0 149.2 187 107 103 20 51 101 6.19 1.59

Brian Matusz

#17 / Pitcher / Baltimore Orioles

6-4

190

L

L

Feb 11, 1987

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2011 - Brian Matusz 1-7 10 10 0 0 0 0 43.0 68 48 47 15 19 33 9.84 2.02

Go Sox! Even if it feels so...empty.

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