Sox: 4 Cards: 5
Oh, it was there, and ready to be lit, but tonight, it just wasn't meant to be. With the tying run at third in the bottom of the 9th, Youk flew out to right to end the game. They made that closer/setup guy throw a LOT of pitches, though. Alas, errors were made earlier in the game that cost the Sox runs. Lugo added two more to his total in the top of the sixth inning and in the bottom half, cranks his first homer of the season. Dude had one helluva strange game tonight, with a two-error inning and having driven in half of the game's runs.
From the mound, Wake had a rough night, giving up two long balls and throwing a lot more pitches than his past few outings. Of course, he wasn't helped by the errors in a very ugly sixth inning. Oki continues to have trouble with "bird teams", having surrendered a home run in the 8th. Aards was impressive in the 9th, with a filthy fastball that ruffled many a Cardinal feather.
Perhaps the Sox hitters have to do a little readjusting to Fenway's dimensions, having played their last six games in bandbox parks. Some of the fly balls hit tonight might have gone yard in Cincy or Philly. Tomorrow, Dice-K makes his return to the rubber to try to continue his undefeated record.
LET'S GO RED SOX!!!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment