Two psychological weeks in summer left, and it's becoming harder and harder to turn on the set to watch this lackluster, boring, aging Sox team try to stay alive. For those who are holing themselves up today and observing, here's your gamer.
We'll be frolicking.
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Sox take a 1-0 lead in the 2nd on a David Ortiz homer. But the inability to put any kind of rallye together continues (Friday’s 9th inning excepted, of course), so a solo homer (or two) will not get it done. Game Rangers, if the Sox cannot begin to ignite the occasional rallye.
Kinsler immediately ties it. No funny business now please, Red Sox pitchers.
Sox get a break on a ground-rule double by Elvis Andrus. Had it stayed in Teagarden certainly would have scored from first. Tied at 1 after 2.
Is Drew on rest or somethig?Why is that kid Anderson on RF? Do you think Tazawa can win against Texas?He seems to get into trouble pretty quick(like Pettitte for instance) but finds a way out most times.Let’s see,he did good in that game against the Yankees,just was unlucky to have Matsui,A-Rod and the rest of the lineup needing to get runs.
Drew has groin problems again. They’re gonna sit him until Wednesday.
So far Tazawa is a clear improvement on Smoltz. Trouble is that makes Penny our number 4 pitcher. But Wake might come back next week.
Hamilton double does not bounce over the wall, so David Murphy scores from first. 2-1 Rangers.
And another base hit by Kinsler makes it 3-1. Game over.
Kinsler sure is sticking it to the head-hunting Red Sox.
After Ortiz and Lowell walked to lead off the inning Ortiz moves to third on a Kotchman fly out and motors home on an Anderson sacrifice.
Ellsbury and Pedroia 0-6 today so far. That bodes well when Kotchman, Anderson and Gonzalez are the bottom of your order.
Anderson grounds into a double-play. Why exactly was Reddick sent down? Supposedly to get more playing time but with Drew out until Wednesday what exactly is the problem?
As you can see I’m not exactly double checking my posts.
Monster home run from Teagarden, followed by an Andrus single. Time to get Taz out of there.
Tito with the quick hook. Oki in.
Still a decent effort from Tazawa. He could well be in for a win if our offense weren’t so pathetic.
Pedroia home run makes it 4-3. I bet they’re just teasing.
And another potential rallye killed by the double play.
1-2-3 inning for Okajima. Bottom of the order coming up.
Sorry, not quite the bottom of the order, but Ortiz strikes out. And Mike Lowell gets a single.
Kotchman walks.
Anderson strikes out on a 3-2 pitch that looked very much like a ball.
AGon goes 2-0 and then strikes out looking. Not sure that one was a strike either. Well, Gameday says so.
On to the 9th. Frank Francisco coming in, our last great hope. Let’s do it again, Frankie!
Easy 1-2-3 for Francisco this time.
This Red Sox team is a joke right now. If not for that highly improbable surge on Friday they would have been swept by the Rangers again. And they seem to have been drained of all energy by that win.
Of course, the wild card is still well within reach, but with the teams we’re currently fielding it looks very unlikely.
At least Youk’s suspension is over. This was a highly winnable game, with many opportunities blown.
Was on a cross-country flight that got TBS so was able to watch the Sox-Rangers game. I know SFs are disappointed, but I was just psyched to watch live baseball on a plane. Wish that was standard, which I assume it will be soon enough.