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 4/24 @ Minnesota, The race to six...
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Barring rain or implementation of the Bud Selig All Star Game Rules, one of these teams is going to come away from this game with its sixth win. And one is not.
For the Red Sox, sometimes-ace Josh Beckett makes his Target Field debut. For the Twins, Nick Blackburn makes his first start in more than a week after battling shoulder stiffness in his last start. This sets up to be another fine pitchers' duel between starters who enter the contest with ERAs north of 5.00.
The Red Sox have the momentum. Not just the momentum of a one game winning streak, but the momentum of a true team victory. The offense picked up their starting pitcher. A starting pitcher picked up the bullpen. The manager picked up his closer with an unorthodox 9th inning trip to the mound. And Marlon Byrd picked up his first hit in a Red Sox uniform – a welcome surprise after a 3-43 start with the Cubs.
Are the Red Sox done trying to kill us, and ready to start killing the baseball instead? Tonight we find out.
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| QUOTE (rominer @ Apr 24 2012, 12:21 PM) | Barring rain or implementation of the Bud Selig All Star Game Rules, one of these teams is going to come away from this game with its sixth win. And one is not.
For the Red Sox, sometimes-ace Josh Beckett makes his Target Field debut. For the Twins, Nick Blackburn makes his first start in more than a week after battling shoulder stiffness in his last start. This sets up to be another fine pitchers' duel between starters who enter the contest with ERAs north of 5.00.
The Red Sox have the momentum. Not just the momentum of a one game winning streak, but the momentum of a true team victory. The offense picked up their starting pitcher. A starting pitcher picked up the bullpen. The manager picked up his closer with an unorthodox 9th inning trip to the mound. And Marlon Byrd picked up his first hit in a Red Sox uniform – a welcome surprise after a 3-43 start with the Cubs.
Are the Red Sox done trying to kill us, and ready to start killing the baseball instead? Tonight we find out. |
im anxious to see how this team does against the non elites.go get em sox
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| QUOTE (rominer @ Apr 24 2012, 01:21 PM) | Barring rain or implementation of the Bud Selig All Star Game Rules, one of these teams is going to come away from this game with its sixth win. And one is not.
For the Red Sox, sometimes-ace Josh Beckett makes his Target Field debut. For the Twins, Nick Blackburn makes his first start in more than a week after battling shoulder stiffness in his last start. This sets up to be another fine pitchers' duel between starters who enter the contest with ERAs north of 5.00.
The Red Sox have the momentum. Not just the momentum of a one game winning streak, but the momentum of a true team victory. The offense picked up their starting pitcher. A starting pitcher picked up the bullpen. The manager picked up his closer with an unorthodox 9th inning trip to the mound. And Marlon Byrd picked up his first hit in a Red Sox uniform – a welcome surprise after a 3-43 start with the Cubs.
Are the Red Sox done trying to kill us, and ready to start killing the baseball instead? Tonight we find out. |
No rain! No rain! No rain!
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It is not raining here on I-495. That's about all I can say for sure.
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From BDC's Extra Bases...
RED SOX (5-10)
Aviles SS
Sweeney RF
Pedroia 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Ortiz DH
Youkilis 3B
Ross LF
Byrd CF
Shoppach C
Pitching: RHP Josh Beckett (1-2, 5.03)
TWINS (5-12)
Span CF
Carroll SS
Mauer 1B
Willingham LF
Morneau DH
Doumit C
Valencia 3B
Parmelee RF
Plouffe 2B
Pitching: RHP Nick Blackburn (0-1, 5.56)
Game time: 8:10 p.m.
TV/Radio: NESN, MLB Network / WEEI
Red Sox vs. Blackburn: Shoppach 8-16, Youkilis 5-15, Pedroia 4-13, Sweeney 3-13, Ortiz 4-10, Aviles 5-10, Gonzalez 2-6, Ross 1-2, Salty 0-3, Byrd 1-2.
Twins vs. Beckett: Carroll 6-18, Morneau 4-14, Mauer 3-8, Burroughs 1-10, Span 0-6, Thomas 0-6, Casilla 1-3, Valencia 1-3, Willingham 1-2.
Stat of the Day: Franklin Morales has gone 20 consecutive appearances on the road without giving up an earned run.
Notes: The Sox have won six of their last seven, eight of their last 10, and 10 of their last 14 games against the Twins. ... Beckett is 3-1, 3.00 in five career starts against the Twins. Beckett is making only his second start in Minnesota, the first coming in 2009. ... Beckett has allowed four earned runs in his last 15 innings. ... Blackburn is pitching for the first time since April 14. He is 2-1, 3.21 in six career appearances against the Sox. ... The Sox lead the majors with 42 doubles and are tied for second with 60 extra-base hits. ... Ortiz is hitting .441/.477/.678 with 10 extra-base hits and 12 RBIs. ... Sweeney has hit safely in 12 of 13 games. His error in the eighth inning on Monday snapped a streak of 221 games without one.
Song of the Day: "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)" by Bob Dylan.
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Aviles, like Marco before him, is holding his own as a leadoff hitter. Double to start the game. 
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Georgie Porgie, he might buy the whole league, but he doesn't have enough money to buy fear to put in my heart.
Pedro
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Heh. That was quick  1-0 on Sweeney's single up the middle. 
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Georgie Porgie, he might buy the whole league, but he doesn't have enough money to buy fear to put in my heart.
Pedro
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Once again, the Red Sox put it on the board in the first inning!
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Josh Beckett will have no excuses tonight.
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Ortiz and Youk single.
Time for salami, Cody?
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