4/4 - Red Sox @ Royals - Beckett, don't wait for Godot

Zen653 · 04-04-2007, 06:09 PM

Time: 8PM ET
Place: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO.
TV: NESN

BOSTON RED SOX

SS Julio Lugo
1B Kevin Youkilis
DH David Ortiz
LF Manny Ramirez
RF J.D. Drew
3B Mike Lowell
C Jason Varitek
CF Coco Crisp
2B Dustin Pedroia

SP Josh Beckett

KANSAS CITY ROYALS

CF David DeJesus
2B Mark Grudzielanek
RF Mark Teahen
DH Mike Sweeney
3B Alex Gordon
LF Emil Brown
1B Ross Gload
C Jason LaRue
SS Tony Pena

P Odalis Perez

Zen653 · 04-04-2007, 07:21 PM

After two outs in the top of the 1st:

Ortiz with a walk.
Ramirez with a single.
Drew with an RBI double, scoring Ortiz, Ramirez to third.
Lowell with an RBI double, scoring Ramirez and Drew.
Varitek flies out to deep center.

3-0 Red Sox!

reject · 04-04-2007, 07:42 PM

I missed the 1st inning. Dang.

Zen653 · 04-04-2007, 10:52 PM

Good stuff tonight. Beckett pitched very well, surrendering just 2 hits and 1 run over 5 innings. J.D Drew contributed with both his bat and glove. Ramirez got on base three times. Kevin Youkilis hit the first homerun of the year - a deep blast to right-center against the wind. Lopez, Snyder, Romero and Piniero all got it done out of the bullpen.

The only negative was Mike Lowell's atrocious defense. He had the first three error game of his career. Quite surprising for a Gold Glover. In 2006, he only had 6 errors the entire season, and now in one game, he's reached half of that annual total. I'm not sure what happened to him tonight. It was just one of those fluky occurrences that I'm sure won't be repeated.

It was surprising to see Terry Francona lift Ramirez for a pinch-hitter in the 9th inning. I know we had a 7-1 lead, I just find it odd that Wily Mo Pena is getting at-bats at the expense of the 4-5 hitters (in Game 1, he pinch hit for Drew.) I'd rather see Pena pinch-hit for Crisp, and maybe get Hinske an at-bat for Lowell or Varitek at the end of games.

We're within half a game of first place!

04-04-2007, 06:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,744	4/4 - Red Sox @ Royals - Beckett, don't wait for Godot Time: 8PM ET Place: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO. TV: NESN BOSTON RED SOX SS Julio Lugo 1B Kevin Youkilis DH David Ortiz LF Manny Ramirez RF J.D. Drew 3B Mike Lowell C Jason Varitek CF Coco Crisp 2B Dustin Pedroia SP Josh Beckett KANSAS CITY ROYALS CF David DeJesus 2B Mark Grudzielanek RF Mark Teahen DH Mike Sweeney 3B Alex Gordon LF Emil Brown 1B Ross Gload C Jason LaRue SS Tony Pena P Odalis Perez Last edited by Zen653; 04-04-2007 at 06:18 PM.

04-04-2007, 07:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,744	After two outs in the top of the 1st: Ortiz with a walk. Ramirez with a single. Drew with an RBI double, scoring Ortiz, Ramirez to third. Lowell with an RBI double, scoring Ramirez and Drew. Varitek flies out to deep center. 3-0 Red Sox!

04-04-2007, 07:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
reject Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts Posts: 158	I missed the 1st inning. Dang.

04-04-2007, 10:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,744	Good stuff tonight. Beckett pitched very well, surrendering just 2 hits and 1 run over 5 innings. J.D Drew contributed with both his bat and glove. Ramirez got on base three times. Kevin Youkilis hit the first homerun of the year - a deep blast to right-center against the wind. Lopez, Snyder, Romero and Piniero all got it done out of the bullpen. The only negative was Mike Lowell's atrocious defense. He had the first three error game of his career. Quite surprising for a Gold Glover. In 2006, he only had 6 errors the entire season, and now in one game, he's reached half of that annual total. I'm not sure what happened to him tonight. It was just one of those fluky occurrences that I'm sure won't be repeated. It was surprising to see Terry Francona lift Ramirez for a pinch-hitter in the 9th inning. I know we had a 7-1 lead, I just find it odd that Wily Mo Pena is getting at-bats at the expense of the 4-5 hitters (in Game 1, he pinch hit for Drew.) I'd rather see Pena pinch-hit for Crisp, and maybe get Hinske an at-bat for Lowell or Varitek at the end of games. We're within half a game of first place!