4/5 - DiceK, a Royal Pain for Kansas City

Zen653 · 04-05-2007, 12:28 PM

Time: 2PM 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 Daisuke Matsuzaka

KANSAS CITY ROYALS

CF David DeJesus
2B Esteban German
RF Mark Teahen
DH Emil Brown
3B Alex Gordon
1B Ryan Shealy
LF Ross Gload
C John Buck
SS Tony Pena

SP Zack Greinke

Zen653 · 04-05-2007, 01:15 PM

Youkilis scores the first Red Sox run on a 2-out RBI-double by Ramirez off the rightfield wall. Youkilis scored all the way from first base. 1-0 Red Sox after the top half of the 1st.

Zen653 · 04-05-2007, 01:26 PM

Bottom of the 1st:

Matsuzaka starts DeJesus off with a fastball that's fouled off for strike 1.
Ball 2 high and inside.
Base hit crushed up the middle on a breaking ball.

Fastball over the outside part of the plate for strike 1 to Esteban German.
Change-up in the dirt inside, 1-1.
Change-up in the dirt outside, 2-1.
Tepid groundball to Pedroia who throws the lead runner out at 2nd base.

Ball 1 to Teahen, slightly low.
Curveball in for a strike on the inside part of the plate. 1-1.
Ball 2 up in the zone.
Ball 3 breaking pitch misses outside. 3-1.
Strike over the heart of the plate. Full count.
Ball 4 a little high and outside. Runners on 1st and 2nd.

Brown sends one foul down the RF line for strike 1.
1-6-3 double play to end the inning. Brown was jammed inside.

1 hit, 1 walk, 0 runs. 15 pitches.

Zen653 · 04-05-2007, 02:21 PM

Matsuzaka just struck out the side in the 4th inning. He's retired 10 consecutive batters. He's mixing his pitches extremely well right now and has 5 strikeouts through 4 innings. So far, he's surrendered just 1 hit and 1 walk. He's thrown 54 pitches. Still only a 1-0 lead, though. Hopefully the Boston offense can give him some breathing room. Greinke is pitching a great game too.

Zen653 · 04-05-2007, 02:24 PM

Lugo doubles to RF, steals third, scores on a throwing error by the catcher.

2-0 Red Sox. I love it when aggressive baserunning leads to a run.

Zen653 · 04-05-2007, 02:46 PM

Bottom of the 5th:

Hard liner for Alex Gordon. First major league hit of his career.
Shealy fouling off a lot of pitches, finally strikes out on a nasty curve.
Gload flies out to right on the first pitch.
Buck with a solid single to center, which Crisp mishandles. 1st and 3rd.
Pena takes a high fastball for ball 1.
Takes another high fastball for ball 2.
Swings and misses at a fastball down the midde of the plate. 2-1.
Called strike over the lower part of the plate. 2-2.
Pena loops one foul, still 2-2.
Another foul, 2-2.
Matsuzaka fields a groundball in front of the catcher, makes a pinpoint throw onto first, and gets the runner by a couple steps to get out of the jam. Great defense by the pitcher.

Zen653 · 04-05-2007, 03:20 PM

2-1 ballgame right now. Matsuzaka surrendered a long homerun in the 6th and escaped further damage on a strike him out-throw him out. He surrendered two doubles that inning, in addition to the homerun. And he also potentially got bailed out by the umpire at second base (on a bang-bang play.)

Surprisingly, Matsuzaka is still out there in the 7th inning despite throwing over 100 pitches. He gets through the inning on 12 pitches, striking out two and inducing a shallow pop-fly to center.

Matsuzaka's pitching line: 7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K's, 1 HR, 1.29 ERA

Zen653 · 04-05-2007, 03:40 PM

Top of the 8th (vs. Joel Peralta):

Ortiz doubles. This is the 7th time the leadoff hitter has reached today.
Ramirez flies out to right-center. Ortiz tags up and hustles into third.
Drew intentionally walked. Runners on 1st and 3rd.
Ortiz flashes the speed again and scores on a WP that didn't get too far.
Lowell reaches first on an error by Gordon (right through the wickets).
Drew advances to third base on the E5.
Varitek strikes out, swinging at a pitch well out of the zone (what a surprise...)
Coco with an RBI base hit up the middle. Drew scores. Lowell to 2nd.
Pedroia with a hard hit to shallow left, bases loaded.
Lugo grounds out to the second baseman, who tags the bag for the out.

4-1 Red Sox!

Drury77 · 04-05-2007, 05:16 PM

Well watching this game on MLB.TV I thought Dice K looked pretty good, and if this kid gets nervous, he certainly doesn't show it.

I think he handled himself very well, and he looks like the real deal.

His first outing in Fenway will tell us a lot more about his stones I think, we all know what kind of pitcher he is, but how will he handle the lunatic Red Sox Nation

Zen653 · 04-05-2007, 05:16 PM

Jon Papelbon nails down his first save of the year, retiring the lineup in order, including 2 strikeouts. Red Sox win 4-1. Matsuzaka picks up his first win in his major league debut. Good news all around.

On to Texas!

Zen653 · 04-05-2007, 05:18 PM

Quote:

His first outing in Fenway will tell us a lot more about his stones I think

I have tickets to that game.

Drury77 · 04-05-2007, 05:20 PM

well i'll have to settle for MLB TV, unless we get to come home this summer, and try to steal someone's tickets LOL! Cuz that'd probably be the only way to get tix, without pay a small fortune

Have fun at that game tho

04-05-2007, 12:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,580	4/5 - DiceK, a Royal Pain for Kansas City Time: 2PM 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 Daisuke Matsuzaka KANSAS CITY ROYALS CF David DeJesus 2B Esteban German RF Mark Teahen DH Emil Brown 3B Alex Gordon 1B Ryan Shealy LF Ross Gload C John Buck SS Tony Pena SP Zack Greinke

04-05-2007, 05:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
Drury77 Hockey Community Mod Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Clarksville, TN Posts: 864	Well watching this game on MLB.TV I thought Dice K looked pretty good, and if this kid gets nervous, he certainly doesn't show it. I think he handled himself very well, and he looks like the real deal. His first outing in Fenway will tell us a lot more about his stones I think, we all know what kind of pitcher he is, but how will he handle the lunatic Red Sox Nation __________________ Visit Traci's Card Place \| Stop by the Bruins Forum \| Stop by the Predators Forum

04-05-2007, 05:20 PM	#12 (permalink)
Drury77 Hockey Community Mod Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Clarksville, TN Posts: 864	well i'll have to settle for MLB TV, unless we get to come home this summer, and try to steal someone's tickets LOL! Cuz that'd probably be the only way to get tix, without pay a small fortune Have fun at that game tho __________________ Visit Traci's Card Place \| Stop by the Bruins Forum \| Stop by the Predators Forum

04-05-2007, 01:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,580	Youkilis scores the first Red Sox run on a 2-out RBI-double by Ramirez off the rightfield wall. Youkilis scored all the way from first base. 1-0 Red Sox after the top half of the 1st.

04-05-2007, 01:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,580	Bottom of the 1st: Matsuzaka starts DeJesus off with a fastball that's fouled off for strike 1. Ball 2 high and inside. Base hit crushed up the middle on a breaking ball. Fastball over the outside part of the plate for strike 1 to Esteban German. Change-up in the dirt inside, 1-1. Change-up in the dirt outside, 2-1. Tepid groundball to Pedroia who throws the lead runner out at 2nd base. Ball 1 to Teahen, slightly low. Curveball in for a strike on the inside part of the plate. 1-1. Ball 2 up in the zone. Ball 3 breaking pitch misses outside. 3-1. Strike over the heart of the plate. Full count. Ball 4 a little high and outside. Runners on 1st and 2nd. Brown sends one foul down the RF line for strike 1. 1-6-3 double play to end the inning. Brown was jammed inside. 1 hit, 1 walk, 0 runs. 15 pitches.

04-05-2007, 02:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,580	Matsuzaka just struck out the side in the 4th inning. He's retired 10 consecutive batters. He's mixing his pitches extremely well right now and has 5 strikeouts through 4 innings. So far, he's surrendered just 1 hit and 1 walk. He's thrown 54 pitches. Still only a 1-0 lead, though. Hopefully the Boston offense can give him some breathing room. Greinke is pitching a great game too.

04-05-2007, 02:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,580	Lugo doubles to RF, steals third, scores on a throwing error by the catcher. 2-0 Red Sox. I love it when aggressive baserunning leads to a run.

04-05-2007, 02:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,580	Bottom of the 5th: Hard liner for Alex Gordon. First major league hit of his career. Shealy fouling off a lot of pitches, finally strikes out on a nasty curve. Gload flies out to right on the first pitch. Buck with a solid single to center, which Crisp mishandles. 1st and 3rd. Pena takes a high fastball for ball 1. Takes another high fastball for ball 2. Swings and misses at a fastball down the midde of the plate. 2-1. Called strike over the lower part of the plate. 2-2. Pena loops one foul, still 2-2. Another foul, 2-2. Matsuzaka fields a groundball in front of the catcher, makes a pinpoint throw onto first, and gets the runner by a couple steps to get out of the jam. Great defense by the pitcher.

04-05-2007, 03:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,580	2-1 ballgame right now. Matsuzaka surrendered a long homerun in the 6th and escaped further damage on a strike him out-throw him out. He surrendered two doubles that inning, in addition to the homerun. And he also potentially got bailed out by the umpire at second base (on a bang-bang play.) Surprisingly, Matsuzaka is still out there in the 7th inning despite throwing over 100 pitches. He gets through the inning on 12 pitches, striking out two and inducing a shallow pop-fly to center. Matsuzaka's pitching line: 7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K's, 1 HR, 1.29 ERA

04-05-2007, 03:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,580	Top of the 8th (vs. Joel Peralta): Ortiz doubles. This is the 7th time the leadoff hitter has reached today. Ramirez flies out to right-center. Ortiz tags up and hustles into third. Drew intentionally walked. Runners on 1st and 3rd. Ortiz flashes the speed again and scores on a WP that didn't get too far. Lowell reaches first on an error by Gordon (right through the wickets). Drew advances to third base on the E5. Varitek strikes out, swinging at a pitch well out of the zone (what a surprise...) Coco with an RBI base hit up the middle. Drew scores. Lowell to 2nd. Pedroia with a hard hit to shallow left, bases loaded. Lugo grounds out to the second baseman, who tags the bag for the out. 4-1 Red Sox!

04-05-2007, 05:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,580	Jon Papelbon nails down his first save of the year, retiring the lineup in order, including 2 strikeouts. Red Sox win 4-1. Matsuzaka picks up his first win in his major league debut. Good news all around. On to Texas!