Lackey takes on one of the most recent “frustratingly good for his age” Yankees in Freddy Garcia. With Lester a giant pile of suck in his last outing, this would be a good victory to have. Comment and such.
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Two batters into the bottom half and it’s 1-0 Orioles. 0 out, man at 2nd.
Sox have an Ortiz leadoff triple and can’t score a run in top 2. 2-0 Orioles.
Abysmal. This will end badly.
Nothing going right.
Saltalamacchia throwing out Machado. Something going right after all.
It could all turn around. It’s Garcia. But it’s hard to believe given the last…I dunno, 20 innings or whatever.
A break! And Pedroia capitalizes! Please don’t GIDP…again.
Carp ties it with a homer.
Heck yeah, Carp. Tied!
Did Drew just get a hit?
And a 2-out RBI double at that. A lead. It’s been a few days.
One more run scratched in. Single, SB, sac bunt, RBI groundout. 4-2 Sox heading to the bottom of the 5th.
Iggy did not look too good on that play.
And now a Pedroia error! Is the world coming to an end?
And Pedey atones immediately!!!
Not forgetting a perfect throw from Salty.
And they get out of the inning.
Gomes goes yard.
Sorry to see Freddy go!
Lackey pretty good through 6. One more?
With the double play a nice quick inning for Lackey.
Wouldn’t it be nice if Bailey could start an inning without letting the lead-off hitter get on?
Or get through an inning without giving up home runs …
Or give up another base hit …
It’s over, obviously …
Flaherty hits foul all the way to Philadelphia.
And the O’s run themselves out of the game. Quite a break!! Always tell a pinch-runner how many outs there are!!
So it did not end badly and it was not over. But it’s over now and I gladly eat my words. Still, Bailey should make it a little easier for us. Split the series tomorrow. I’m talking to you, Lester!
Damn right, pbe. Show up, non-sucky Lester.
One double, two strike-outs, no walks in the first. That’s non-sucky for now.
The bats are quiet though.
Lots of work for Lester in the second. No runs. That’s So-So-Lester, I guess.
Another two out RBI against Lester.
And now two more. Back to Sucky Lester.
Middlebrooks showing some leather makes for an easy inning for Lester. Now if only the bats would wake up.