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July 3
Red Sox (47-34) @ Blue Jays (35-47)
Red Sox 15 - Blue Jays 6
BIG game from the offense. Jeff Frye and Barry Larkin scored four runs each, while Nomar and Rondell White drove in four runs each. Mike Stanley only had one hit, but he drew four walks in six total plate appearancesn. And wakefield even pitched a decent game, going 7 1/3 innings and allowing five runs on seven hits and four walks.
MY OFFENSIVE BOX SCORE:
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BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
B. Larkin (SS) 5 4 1 4 1 2 0 0 .322
R. White (CF) 6 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 .289
N. Garciaparra (DH) 6 3 0 1 0 4 1 0 .340
M. Vaughn (1B) 6 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .334
M. Greenwell (LF) 5 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 .309
M. Stanley (C) 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 .281
B. Boone (3B) 6 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 .292
T. Nixon (RF) 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 .244
J. Frye (2B) 5 3 0 4 0 1 0 0 .311
TOTALS 45 20 7 15 2 15 8 1
2B: B. Boone (17), M. Greenwell (17), R. White (14), J. Frye (16)
3B: N. Garciaparra (5)
HR: B. Larkin (4), M. Greenwell (15)
THEIR PITCHING BOX SCORE:
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TORONTO ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
J. Guzman 4.0 9 2 1 6 6 2 90 5.12
F. Viola 1.1 7 2 0 7 7 1 48 6.67
P. Spoljaric 0.1 2 1 0 1 1 0 20 8.14
J. Frasor 1.1 1 1 0 0 0 3 27 4.15
B. Risley 1.0 1 0 1 1 1 1 19 6.67
M. Timlin 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 16 4.97
TOTALS 9.0 20 7 2 15 15 8 220
WP - Tim Wakefield (6-4)
LP - Juan Guzman (6-5)
SV - N/A
HR - Barry Larkin (4), Mike Greenwell (15)
BREAKING NEWS
Following this rout against the Blue Jays our star shortstop Barry Larkin was diagnosed with a broken finger that will sideline him for approximately a month. This injury is really bad for us, especially because Barry was crushing the ball at the time he was injured. Here's his line from his last ten games:
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In his place I've decided to call up top prospect Freddy Sanchez. I decided not to turn shortstop over to Wil Cordero because Cordero is an absolute butcher with the glove, and between starting against lefties in the outfield and filling in at first and left and third occasionally he gets plenty of at bats. Sanchez's minor league stats from this season and vitals:
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July 4
Red Sox (48-34) @ Blue Jays (35-48)
Red Sox 5 - Blue Jays 2
Great game from Clemens tonight. He pitched seven innings, allowed one earned run on five hits and two walks, and K'ed six. We got some good offense too. Mike Greenwell went 1-4 with a two run homer, Nomar was 2-4 with an RBI and a double, and Vaughn was 2-4 with an RBI triple.
WP - Roger Clemens (14-2)
LP - Woody Williams (3-8)
SV - N/A
HR - Mike Greenwell (16)
July 5
Red Sox (49-34) @ Blue Jays (35-49)
Red Sox 4 - Blue Jays 6
Jeff Suppan got a little roughed up again, enough for his ERA to go up by almost a full run. He allowed six runs on ten hits in 4 1/3 innings. The offense was decent, with Jeff Frye going 2-4 with two runs driven in, and both Nixon and Mike Greenwell hitting triples. Nixon also went 2-4 to raise his batting average to .250. Pat Hentgen did do a solid job of shutting us down, though, holding us to three runs on eight hits over eight innings.
WP - Pat Hentgen (5-8)
LP - Jeff Suppan (6-2)
SV - Mike Timlin (11)
HR - N/A
Thoughts: We had a pretty good series against the Jays that leaves us eight back of the division and 4.5 back of Chicago for the Wild Card. Next up we've got the Orioles as our last series before the All-Star Break. I'm really looking forward to the All-Star Break, especially in light of Barry's injury. It's a few less meaningful games Barry will have to miss with the injury. Hopefully Freddy Sanchez plays well in his stead.
And also, since I haven't posted these all season, some relief pitcher stats:
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July 6
Red Sox (49-35) @ Orioles (42-43)
Red Sox 3 - Orioles 4
I might have to start playing these games in manager mode instead of GM mode, because I think my manager wears a helmet and tries to eat his own tongue judging by some of the calls he makes. Like trying to sacrifice bunt the game tying run to second in the ninth inning with a .300 hitter at the plate, for example. Anyways, this was a tough loss mostly because Moyer gave us a really solid outing, giving up four runs in 6 2/3 innings while striking out six. Offensively Freddy Sanchez got his first major league hit, a single to center in the top of the third inning off Sidney Ponson.
WP - Sidney Ponson (5-4)
LP - Jamie Moyer (7-3)
SV - Randy Myers (11)
HR - Mike Stanley (12)
July 7
Red Sox (49-36) @ Orioles (43-43)
Red Sox 4 - Orioles 3 (12 innings)
Only two games into his major league career and Freddy Sanchez is already making headlines. Sanchez had two huge hits in this game. The first one started an eighth inning rally with us down by a run that helped us take the lead a few batters later, and the second of his two big hits was what proved to be the game-winning hit in the 12th inning, an RBI single to right-center field. In even more shocking news, Tim Wakefield went seven innings and allowed just two runs on six hits and two walks :O!
WP - Mike Stanton (3-4)
LP - Roger McDowell (4-3)
SV - N/A
HR - N/A
July 8
Red Sox (50-36) @ Orioles (43-44)
Red Sox 8 - Orioles 11
The Orioles went up ten to nothing on us early, and we managed to mount a late rally by putting up seven of our eight runs in the last two innings, but unfortunately it wasn't quite enough. Freddy Sanchez had a good game in the loss, going 3-5 with three runs. Mo Vaughn, Mike Greenwell, and Mike Stanley drove in all our runs.
WP - Mike Mussina (8-4)
LP - Butch Henry (5-5)
SV - Randy Myers (12)
HR - Mike Stanley (13)
Thoughts: I'm not liking where we're sitting go into the All-Star Break. We're down ten games to the Yankees for the division and six and a half to the White Sox in the Wild Card. Hopefully we can come out of the gate hot in the second half.
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Sorry I'm a little late to the party, but I believe that you have to re-sign the Hit Dog.
Yes, he's going to ask for money. However, you are Boston: YOU HAVE THE MONEY!!! He's a very good middle of the order hitter, has a swing built for Fenway, and might not end up having all the injuries that plagued his later career (that health rating looks pretty good to me!). Plus, you think the fanbase is going to let you off easy if you let the '95 AL MVP walk? Heck, he might even snag back-to-back trophies! How can you live with yourself if you do that? :D
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PotatoOfCouch13
Sorry I'm a little late to the party, but I believe that you have to re-sign the Hit Dog.
Yes, he's going to ask for money. However, you are Boston: YOU HAVE THE MONEY!!! He's a very good middle of the order hitter, has a swing built for Fenway, and might not end up having all the injuries that plagued his later career (that health rating looks pretty good to me!). Plus, you think the fanbase is going to let you off easy if you let the '95 AL MVP walk? Heck, he might even snag back-to-back trophies! How can you live with yourself if you do that? :D
We're actually seven million dollars over budget right now. We do have some heftyish contracts coming off the books this season (notably Gordon and Slocumb), but we also have some guys in arbitration that are gonna ask for a big, big raise (Rondell White). If I do resign him it'll be out of the free agent pool so I can see how much money I have to play with.
As of now I'm planning on letting go of (salary amount in parentheses):
RP Tom Gordon (2,000,000)
RP Heathcliff Slocumb (1,550,000)
3B Tim Naehring (1,850,000)
SP Tim Wakefield (1,200,000)
And depending on what they ask for I want to bring back (same deal as before):
INF Bret Boone (920,000)
SP Butch Henry (1,050,000)
C Joe Oliver (1,100,000)
And I'm definitely bringing back these guys, but some of them are gonna get some fat raises (same as before, *=will probably be demanding a big raise):
UTIL Wil Cordero (1,250,000) *
CF Rondell White (1,100,000) *
2B Jeff Frye (222,000) *
OF Troy O'Leary (310,000)
RP Rich Garces (146,000) *
I may actually not bring Jeff Frye back. I'm planning on handing second base to Freddy Sanchez next season, but Frye has played really well this season and I want to bring him back as a back-up middle infielder. But at the same time I'm not gonna pay him a ton of money to sit on the bench and play 2B or SS once or twice a week. Most of the other guys, especially White, are gonna get paid big. If I can afford Vaughn after that then I'll probably go for it. But he's very much in limbo at this point.
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1996 HOMERUN DERBY
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1996 Home Run Showdown
FIRST ROUND (10 Outs)
PLAYER HOMERS
Jose Canseco (MON) 12
Manny Ramirez (CLE) 10
Sammy Sosa (CHC) 9
Alex Rodriguez (SEA) 8
Fred McGriff (ATL) 7
Larry Walker (COL) 6
Greg Vaughn (MIL) 5
Carlos Delgado (TOR) 5
Barry Bonds (SFG) 5
Albert Belle (CLE) 5
SECOND ROUND (5 Outs)
PLAYER HOMERS
Manny Ramirez (CLE) 4
Alex Rodriguez (SEA) 4
Sammy Sosa (CHC) 3
Jose Canseco (MON) 3
FINAL ROUND (5 Outs)
PLAYER HOMERS
MANNY RAMIREZ (CLE) 3
Alex Rodriguez (SEA) 1
WINNER: Manny Ramirez
Mo Vaughn missed out on participating in this by just a homer or two, unfortunately. But regardless Manny really put on a show, hitting the second most homers in the first round, tying for the most in the second, and obviously winning in the final round.
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1996 ALL-STAR GAME
THE TEAMS, PLAYERS, AND MVP
AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL-STAR STARTERS
AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL-STAR RESERVES
NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL-STAR STARTERS
NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL-STAR RESERVES
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1996 ALL-STAR GAME
BOX SCORE AND RECAP
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National League at American League
July 10, 1996
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
National League (NL) 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 7 9 1
American League (AL) 0 0 0 5 1 3 1 0 x 10 12 0
ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
R. Lankford (CF) 4 2 0 2 1 2 1 0 .314
J. Canseco (P) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289
S. Sosa (LF) 5 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 .384
L. Walker (RF) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .317
B. Bonds (DH) 4 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .281
M. Piazza (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
F. McGriff (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .306
E. Alfonzo (3B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343
S. Dunston (SS) 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .289
R. Sandberg (2B) 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 .280
J. Bagwell (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
TOTALS 36 9 2 7 3 7 10 0
2B: R. Sandberg, S. Dunston 2
HR: S. Sosa, R. Lankford, B. Bonds
ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
J. Rijo 3.1 5 2 1 4 4 6 78 3.28
K. Brown 2.1 5 1 1 5 4 2 62 2.08
T. Stottlemyre 2.1 2 1 1 1 1 1 45 1.81
TOTALS 8.0 12 4 3 10 9 9 185
ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
C. Knoblauch (2B) 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .324
B. Williams (CF) 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 .347
A. Rodriguez (SS) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
M. Ramirez (RF) 4 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 .373
A. Belle (LF) 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .301
F. Thomas (1B) 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 .369
I. Rodriguez (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .317
R. Palmeiro (DH) 4 2 0 2 1 3 1 0 .358
T. Fryman (3B) 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .320
J. Giambi (P) 2 2 0 2 2 3 0 0 .282
TOTALS 36 12 4 10 3 10 9 1
2B: F. Thomas, M. Ramirez 2, R. Palmeiro
HR: R. Palmeiro, J. Giambi 2
HBP: A. Rodriguez
GIDP: A. Rodriguez
ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
R. Clemens 3.0 5 0 2 4 4 3 64 3.04
R. Johnson 3.0 2 2 1 2 2 4 69 3.09
M. Eichhorn 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19 1.58
D. Cook 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 1 35 2.03
TOTALS 9.0 9 2 3 7 7 10 187
WP: R. Johnson
LP: K. Brown
Temperature: 90F
Wind: 8 MPH (out to right)
Attendance: 50,000
Time: 3:33
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National League at American League
July 10, 1996
TOP OF THE FIRST
Roger Clemens takes the mound for the American League.
Ray Lankford struck out. <--->
Sammy Sosa struck out. <--->
Larry Walker lined out to center. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0.
BOTTOM OF THE FIRST
Jose Rijo takes the mound for the National League.
Chuck Knoblauch popped up to the second baseman. <--->
Bernie Williams struck out. <--->
Alex Rodriguez singled to left. <--1>
Alex Rodriguez stole second. <-2->
Manny Ramirez walked. <-21>
Albert Belle grounded to second. <-21>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
At the end of the first, the game is tied at 0.
TOP OF THE SECOND
Barry Bonds homered to left-center. <--->
Mike Piazza popped up to second. <--->
Fred McGriff lined out to left. <--->
Edgardo Alfonzo lined out to first. <--->
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the second, leads 1 to 0.
BOTTOM OF THE SECOND
Frank Thomas struck out. <--->
Ivan Rodriguez struck out. <--->
Rafael Palmeiro struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the second, trails 1 to 0.
TOP OF THE THIRD
Shawon Dunston singled through the right side. <--1>
Shawon Dunston went for an extra base and reached second. <-2->
Ryne Sandberg doubled to right-center, scoring a run. <-2->
Ray Lankford homered over the left field fence for two RBIs. <--->
Sammy Sosa struck out. <--->
Larry Walker grounded to second. <--->
Barry Bonds hit an infield single to first base. <--1>
Mike Piazza flied out to center. <--1>
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the third, leads 4 to 0.
BOTTOM OF THE THIRD
Travis Fryman singled down the first base line. <--1>
Chuck Knoblauch flied out to center field. <--1>
Bernie Williams struck out. <--1>
Alex Rodriguez lined out to left field. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the third, trails 4 to 0.
TOP OF THE FOURTH
Randy Johnson came in to pitch for the American League. <--->
Fred McGriff struck out. <--->
Edgardo Alfonzo flied out to center. <--->
Shawon Dunston flied out to right. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the fourth, leads 4 to 0.
BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH
Manny Ramirez doubled down the third base line. <-2->
Albert Belle walked. <-21>
Frank Thomas doubled down the right field line, scoring a run. <32->
Ivan Rodriguez struck out. <32->
Rafael Palmeiro homered to deep right-center for three RBIs. <--->
Kevin Brown came in to pitch for the National League. <--->
Travis Fryman singled to center. <--1>
Chuck Knoblauch walked. <-21>
Bernie Williams singled down the first base line, scoring a run. <3-1>
Alex Rodriguez grounded to the third baseman for a double play (5-4-3). <3-->
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the fourth, leads 5 to 4.
TOP OF THE FIFTH
Ryne Sandberg struck out. <--->
Ray Lankford singled to left. <--1>
Sammy Sosa homered over the center field fence for two RBIs. <--->
Larry Walker walked. <--1>
Barry Bonds struck out. <--1>
Mike Piazza grounded to short. <--1>
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the fifth, leads 6 to 5.
BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH
Manny Ramirez doubled down the left field line. <-2->
Kevin Brown threw a wild pitch. <3-->
Albert Belle grounded to the second baseman, scoring a run. <--->
Frank Thomas struck out. <--->
Ivan Rodriguez grounded to the second baseman. <--->
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the fifth, the game is tied at 6.
TOP OF THE SIXTH
Fred McGriff struck out. <--->
Edgardo Alfonzo flied out to center. <--->
Shawon Dunston walked. <--1>
Ryne Sandberg popped up to the third baseman in foul ground. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the sixth, the game is tied at 6.
BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH
Rafael Palmeiro doubled to the wall in left. <-2->
Jason Giambi pinch hit for Travis Fryman. <-2->
Jason Giambi homered over the left field fence for two RBIs. <--->
Chuck Knoblauch reached first on a fielding error by the shortstop. <--1>
Bernie Williams grounded to third. <-2->
Alex Rodriguez was hit by a pitch. <-21>
Manny Ramirez struck out. <-21>
Todd Stottlemyre came in to pitch for the National League. <-21>
Albert Belle singled to right. <321>
Frank Thomas walked, scoring a run. <321>
Ivan Rodriguez struck out. <321>
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, and 3 left on base.
At the end of the sixth, leads 9 to 6.
TOP OF THE SEVENTH
Mark Eichhorn came in to pitch for the American League. <--->
Ray Lankford flied out to right. <--->
Sammy Sosa struck out. <--->
Larry Walker struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the seventh, trails 9 to 6.
BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH
Rafael Palmeiro flied out to right field. <--->
Jason Giambi homered over the right field fence. <--->
Chuck Knoblauch flied out to left field. <--->
Bernie Williams flied out to left. <--->
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the seventh, leads 10 to 6.
TOP OF THE EIGHTH
Dennis Cook came in to pitch for the American League. <--->
Barry Bonds popped up to the second baseman. <--->
Mike Piazza lined out to the third baseman. <--->
Fred McGriff struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the eighth, trails 10 to 6.
BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH
Alex Rodriguez flied out to left. <--->
Manny Ramirez lined out to second. <--->
Albert Belle grounded back to the pitcher. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the eighth, leads 10 to 6.
TOP OF THE NINTH
Edgardo Alfonzo grounded to first. <--->
Shawon Dunston doubled into the right field corner. <-2->
Jeff Bagwell pinch hit for Ryne Sandberg. <-2->
Jeff Bagwell grounded to first. <3-->
Jose Canseco pinch hit for Ray Lankford. <3-->
Jose Canseco singled to center, scoring a run. <--1>
Sammy Sosa grounded to first. <--1>
AMERICAN LEAGUE WIN: 10-7
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Did you guys like the way I presented the All-Star game/teams? I wasn't really sure how to do it so I just started taking screenshots and playing with things, and that's kinda just what I ended up with, haha.
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LEAGUE UPDATE - ALL-STAR BREAK
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDINGS - DIVISIONAL
STANDINGS - WILD CARD
OFFENSIVE LEADERS
PITCHING LEADERS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDINGS - DIVISIONAL
STANDINGS - WILD CARD
OFFENSIVE LEADERS
PITCHING LEADERS
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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS - ALL-STAR BREAK
MILESTONES
Dykstra's at-bats in his cycle game:
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TOP OF THE FIRST
Lenny Dykstra doubled down the third base line. <-2->
TOP OF THE THIRD
Lenny Dykstra tripled to left-center, scoring a run. <3-->
TOP OF THE SIXTH
Lenny Dykstra walked. <--1>
TOP OF THE SEVENTH
Lenny Dykstra singled to center for two RBIs. <-21>
TOP OF THE EIGHTH
Lenny Dykstra singled to left field, advancing the runner to third. <3-1>
TOP OF THE TENTH
Lenny Dykstra grounded to the second baseman. <--->
TOP OF THE THIRTEENTH
Lenny Dykstra grounded to second. <--->
TOP OF THE FIFTEENTH
Lenny Dykstra popped up to first base. <--1>
TOP OF THE SEVENTEENTH
Lenny Dykstra homered over the right field fence for two RBIs. <--->
And his final line from the game:
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PHILADELPHIA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
L. Dykstra (CF) 8 5 1 4 1 5 0 1 .300
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SPIDERMAN AND ROCKET UPDATE - ALL-STAR BREAK
SS/DH Nomar Garciaparra (85/95), 22 years old
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Nomar has fallen off his spectacular start to the season. He is still a tough out, however. He's still leading the team in batting average (though not by the margin he was before), tied for first in RBI's, third in on-base percentage, second in slugging percentage, and second in OPS. He also still ranks in the top ten in the American League in batting average. I'm hoping that sooner or later he gets on another hot streak like he was to start the season and gets his name back in the MVP race and helps us to the playoffs.
SP Roger Clemens (96), 33 years old
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Clemens has also fallen off his previous pace a bit (not as much as Nomar). He's still first in the AL in wins and ERA, and second in strikeouts and third in innings pitched. I still think he's the leading candidate for the AL Cy Young award. He's currently on watch for this 200th career win, as he's at 196 career W's at this point. We're gonna need him to keep pitching like the Ace he is if we're gonna make the playoffs.
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TEAM UPDATE - ALL-STAR BREAK
BATTING LINEUP
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NOTE: I highlighted Larkin and Frye as the team leader in steals because they both have seven with the Red Sox.
The lineup continues to be very, very strong, and one of the best in the league. Nixon is the only one in the starting nine who isn't really hit as well as I'd like, but it's good enough, and the rest of the line-up really makes up for it. Rondell has really come into his own since joining the team, and is hitting at a .289/.333/.535/.868 pace since coming over from Montreal. We've also got Mike Greenwell looking like he's gonna break his career high single season homer total of 22, set in 1988, Vaughn looking like he's hungry for back-to-back MVP awards, Nomar looking to win Rookie of the Year, and Jeff Frye having a career year. Hopefully they can keep it up through the end of the season.
PITCHING STAFF
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The starting rotation is doing much, much better than it was at the start of the season. Clemens is still pitching at an All-Star level, but now we've also got Jeff Suppan pitching well at the Major League level, Jamie Moyer and Butch Henry having respectable seasons, and Wakefield has even been pitching better lately, with a 4.89 ERA since being recalled from AAA. Garces has done just as well as I had expected and hoped in the closers role, and the rest of the 'pen has been pretty solid, for the most part anyways. I think we're in pretty good position to make a second half run at the playoffs.
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I love the formatt, becoming 1 of my fav dynasties. Your lineup is very good, you should trade for a veteran pitcher since your lineup is great. Let's get you into the playoffs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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ewing6
I love the formatt, becoming 1 of my fav dynasties. Your lineup is very good, you should trade for a veteran pitcher since your lineup is great. Let's get you into the playoffs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was thinking about trading for a pitcher. Maybe send Nixon and some one else somewhere and give RF to Cordero. Or maybe vice versa, trade Cordero and someone for a pitcher and leave Nixon in RF. And thanks!! :)
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wow i just noticed how balanced the nl is all teams in the 40s
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Originally Posted by
ewing6
wow i just noticed how balanced the nl is all teams in the 40s
The NL is very balanced, unlike the AL. Quite honestly I'm a little bit concerned at the lack of competitive balance in the AL. I might shake the league up after the season and move some teams from AL to NL and from division to division.
Oh, and the suggestion you had about a pitcher, ewing? Stay tuned for a while and you'll see what happened with it ;).
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BREAKING NEWS
RED SOX ACQUIRE RADKE FROM MINNESOTA
TRADE CORDERO, WAKEFIELD, PROSPECTS
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Today the Red Sox acquired Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Brad Radke (87/94) in return for five players. The players they traded were SP Tim Wakefield (78), Jamie Brown (63/87), SS/OF/1B Wil Cordero (81/88), SP Tomo Ohka (64/88), 1B Andy Dominique (65/86). I absolutely could not believe I got this offer from them. Originally all I had put on the block was Wakefield, Brown, and Cordero, and Radke was one of the first offers that came up. I didn't think they were getting enough out of the deal, especially with the salary they were taking on, and the idea of getting Radke was too good to pass up, so I decided to toss in a couple more good prospects for good measure and to even off the deal a little. Radke is gonna miss his first start with us, but I'm not too worried about it. And I do think this is a good deal for the re-building Twin.
BRAD RADKE
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TIM WAKEFIELD
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WIL CORDERO
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JAMIE BROWN
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TOMO OHKA
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ANDY DOMINIQUE
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Re: Red Sox Memoirs - Spiderman and The Rocket (1996 - )
Nice find he'll be around a while to make up for the losts, looks pretty good for twins as well
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Re: Red Sox Memoirs - Spiderman and The Rocket (1996 - )
Gotta say I'm really enjoying this dynasty and your format. That was a terrific trade. Even to this day, Brad Radke is one of my favorite pitchers of all time since he always brought with him a resonating sense of calm leadership and had some of the best control I had ever seen. Great addition.
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July 13
Blue Jays (36-52) @ Red Sox (50-37)
Blue Jays 0 - Red Sox 6
Clemens makes the start for our first game since the All-Star Break and pitches a gem. He throws a complete game shut out on two hits and two walks, while striking out eight batters and lowering his ERA to 2.84. Freddy Sanchez also hit the first homer of his career, an inside-the-park job in the bottom of the third inning. Nixon also had a solid game, going 2-3 with a walk and an RBI.
WP - Roger Clemens (15-2;197 career wins)
LP - Pat Hentgen (5-9)
SV - N/A
HR - Mo Vaughn (22), Freddy Sanchez (1), Nomar Garciaparra (13)
July 14
Blue Jays (36-53) @ Red Sox (51-37)
Blue Jays 4 - Red Sox 15
We handed the Blue Jays another big blowout loss. Brian Shouse started for the recently acquired, injured Brad Radke and allowed only three runs in five innings, striking out three. Offensively Mike Greenwell was the biggest contributor, going 3-4 with five RBI's. Bret Boone also had three RBI's, while Freddy Sanchez smacked a pair of doubles.
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BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Frye (2B) 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 .303
R. White (CF) 5 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 .292
N. Garciaparra (DH) 5 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 .331
M. Vaughn (1B) 4 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 .336
M. Greenwell (LF) 4 3 1 2 1 5 0 0 .317
M. Stanley (C) 5 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 .284
B. Boone (3B) 5 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 .286
T. Nixon (RF) 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 .254
F. Sanchez (SS) 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .391
TOTALS 37 14 3 15 1 14 9 0
2B: M. Vaughn (17), B. Boone (19), F. Sanchez 2 (2)
HR: M. Greenwell (17)
HBP: M. Vaughn
BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
B. Shouse 5.0 8 1 0 3 3 3 96 3.86
T. Gordon 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 1 43 4.94
R. Garces 1.0 1 2 0 1 1 0 25 2.55
TOTALS 9.0 12 3 0 4 4 4 164
WP - Brian Shouse (1-0)
LP - Woody Williams (3-9)
SV - N/A
HR - Mike Greenwell (17)
July 15
Blue Jays (36-54) @ Red Sox (52-37)
Blue Jays 2 - Red Sox 4
We manage to complete the sweep on a very well played game all-around. Jeff Suppan snaps his personal losing streak by going 7 2/3 innings and allowing just two runs on nine hits and no walks, striking out three, and El Guapo gets the save in four out save, striking out every batter he got out. Offensively Mo Vaughn went 3-4 with two RBI's, and Rondell White was 2-4 with a walk, two runs, an RBI, and a stolen base.
WP - Jeff Suppan (7-2)
LP - Erik Hanson (3-8)
SV - Rich Garces (11)
HR - N/A
Thoughts: It was very good to get a sweep coming out of the gate after the All-Star break. We made up a game on the Yankees to pull within nine games, and we made up two on the Wild Card leading White Sox to pull within 4.5 games. Mo Vaughn passed Nomar on the team in batting average, hitting .342 to Nomar's .327, and is now leading the team in all of the hitting triple crown categories (BA, HR, RBI). But more exciting on the hitting front is how well Mike Greenwell has hit in his past ten games, collecting 15 hits in 38 at bats and putting forth a line of .395/.465/.789/1.254. Next up we're home for three more games against the Rangers, and then we travel to Toronto and play the Blue Jays again, where Brad Radke will make his first career Red Sox start.
GREENWELL'S LAST TEN GAMES AND SEASON STATS
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Re: Red Sox Memoirs - Spiderman and The Rocket (1996 - )
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Gotta say I'm really enjoying this dynasty and your format. That was a terrific trade. Even to this day, Brad Radke is one of my favorite pitchers of all time since he always brought with him a resonating sense of calm leadership and had some of the best control I had ever seen. Great addition.
Thanks very much :). I was extremely surprised when he came up when I put Wake, Cordero, and Brown on the block. Before him the best offer I had seen was Kevin Appier (89), and I was pretty sure I was gonna take that. But once I saw the Twins were offering Radke I decided to throw them a couple more prospects to even it off and take Radke. He was just too good to pass up.
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BREAKING NEWS
RED SOX SIGN RONDELL WHITE TO LONG-TERM DEAL
AVOID ARBITRATION
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Today the Red Sox agreed to terms on a long-term extension with the recently acquired Rondell White. The deal covers the remainder of this season, and the following three, at 2.5 million dollars a year.
Rondell has hit very well since coming over from Montreal, and we were happy to be able to come to this deal with him, as opposed to going year-to-year in arbitration and have things be even more expensive. With as well as he's hit this season, we're hoping he receives some sort of ratings boost and can become a premier offensive center fielder in all of baseball. Originally he had wanted a no-trade clause, but I was able to get out of it by offering a little bit more money in comparison to my initial offer.
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July 16
Rangers (43-47) @ Red Sox (53-37)
Rangers 5 - Red Sox 7 (10 innings)
Jamie Moyer had a rough first inning in which he allowed three runs, but he settled down after that and allowed just one run the rest of the game. Overall he went six innings and allowed four runs on seven hits, while also striking out seven. Rondell White had a fantastic game fresh off signing his new deal, hitting a walk-off two run homer in the bottom of the tenth inning, and going 3-6 with two runs, a homer, and five RBI's total.
WP - Heathcliff Slocumb (1-5)
LP - Ed Vosberg (2-3)
SV - N/A
HR - Rondell White (15)
July 17
Rangers (43-48) @ Red Sox (54-37)
Rangers 3 - Red Sox 1
Butch pitched a fantastic game, going eight innings and allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits and one walk, while striking out five, but unfortunately the offense was held in check by Rick Helling. Helling held us to seven hits over eight innings and the only run he allowed was in the seventh inning on a Freddy Sanchez single. Mike Stanley was our only hitter to collect more than one hit, going 2-4, and Bret Boone was our only hitter to get an extra-base hit, hitting a double in the seventh inning.
WP - Rick Helling (4-5)
LP - Butch Henry (5-6)
SV - Jeff Zimmerman (3)
HR - N/A
July 18
Rangers (44-48) @ Red Sox (54-38)
Rangers 6 - Red Sox 7
Clemens second start after the All-Star Break didn't go nearly as well as the first. Clemens last only 1 2/3 innings before giving up five runs on five hits and three walks, but fortunately the bullpen was able to hold bac the powerful Rangers offense. Shouse, Gordon, Maddux, Stanton, and Garces combined to pitch the remaining 7 1/3 innings and allowed just one run on four hits and one walk, while striking out nine and getting us the win. Mo Vaughn and Mike Greenwell each went 2-4 with two RBI's, and Trot Nixon also drove in two runs.
WP - Mike Maddux (7-1)
LP - Gil Heredia (4-2)
SV - Rich Garces (12)
HR - N/A
Thoughts: We've only lost one game since the All-Star Break and we're STILL ten games back of the Yankees and five back of the White Sox. We're gonna have to play really, really well the last 2 1/2 months of the season if we're gonna make the playoffs, and we're gonna have to hope and pray for the White Sox and/or Yankees to cool down a bit. Next we have an off day, then we have Brad Radke making his first Red Sox start on the road against the Blue Jays. We have three against the Jays, then we go on a West Coast trip in which we play four against the M's and three against the Rangers before coming home again to face the Yankees. Hopefully certain members of the offense (like Nomar whose hitting .188 in his last ten games) pick it up by the Yankee series so we can sweep or at least take two of three against them.
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July 20
Red Sox (55-38) @ Blue Jays (36-58)
Red Sox 4 - Blue Jays 0
Brad Radke's Sox debut couldn't have gone any better if Hollywood had written a movie about it. Radke went all nine innings to get the complete game shutout, and allowed only four hits and three walks, while striking out five. I hope to see more performances like this out of Radke in the future. Offensively Nixon had a two run home run, and Nomar was 2-5 with an RBI, and Jeff Frye reached base four times in five plate appearances, going 3-4 with a walk and a run.
WP - Brad Radke (1-0)
LP - Woody Williams (3-10)
SV - N/A
HR - Trot Nixon (4)
July 21
Red Sox (56-38) @ Blue Jays (36-59)
Red Sox 0 - Blue Jays 4
I guess you could say the Blue Jays exacted their revenge in this game, since this time we were on the losing end of a complete game shutout. Erik Hanson went all nine innings against us and allowed six hits and three walks, no runs, and struck out our hitters seven times. Nixon was the only hitter of ours to collect multiple hits, going 2-3 with a double. Suppan's start wasn't nearly as successful as he allowed four runs in four innings, with all four runs coming on two two-run homers by Joe Carter.
WP - Erik Hanson (4-8)
LP - Jeff Suppan (7-3)
SV - N/A
HR - N/A
July 22
Red Sox (56-39) @ Blue Jays (37-59)
Red Sox 15 - Blue Jays 6
I think it's some sort of federally mandated thing that there is at least one blow out everytime we play the Blue Jays. Rondell White went 4-6 with five RBI's and is now flirting with .300, and Nixon went 2-3 with two walks to raise his batting average to a respectable .267. Nomar also seems to be getting off the schneid, as he's gotten a hit in five straight games, and gotten multiple hits in three of those five, including today's game in which he went 3-5 with a walk, two runs, a homer, and three RBI's. Moyer pitched a very good game as well, allowing three runs over seven innings on six hits and four walks, while striking out seven.
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BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Frye (2B) 5 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 .308
R. White (CF) 6 4 0 2 0 5 1 0 .298
N. Garciaparra (DH) 5 3 1 2 1 3 0 0 .328
M. Vaughn (1B) 5 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 .332
M. Greenwell (LF) 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .306
M. Stanley (C) 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 .284
B. Boone (3B) 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
T. Nixon (RF) 3 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 .267
F. Sanchez (SS) 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .320
TOTALS 44 17 5 15 2 14 7 0
2B: R. White 2 (22), T. Nixon (16)
3B: J. Frye (6)
HR: M. Stanley (14), N. Garciaparra (14)
HBP: J. Frye
GIDP: J. Frye
BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
J. Moyer 7.0 6 4 1 3 3 7 120 4.86
T. Gordon 2.0 3 1 1 3 3 2 54 5.24
TOTALS 9.0 9 5 2 6 6 9 174
WP - Jamie Moyer (8-3)
LP - Juan Guzman (6-7)
SV - N/A
HR - Mike Stanley (14), Nomar Garciaparra (14)
Thoughts: Hopefully Nomar's hits in five straight games, and three of five with more than one hit, is actually him breaking out of his slump and not just a blip on the slump radar. We really need his bat to be going strong the next two weeks because we've got some tough games against the AL West leading Mariners, the just-under-.500 Rangers, and the Yankees. I think that the Yankee series is make-or-break for our division hopes. If we can take two of three, or better yet sweep them, then we might still have a shot at the division. And if not then we'll probably be lucky to make the playoffs at all.
I'd also like to draw everyone's attention to the play of one Mr. Trot Nixon as of late. He's currently on a ten game hitting streak and tearing the cover off the ball, and his brought his season line up to a very respectable .267/.335/.438/.773. It's nice to see that my patience with him is paying off.
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Go brad! CG shutout in debut is good, hopefully a sign of things to come. Nixon seemed to go off right when you traded cordero, funny how that works.
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Go brad! CG shutout in debut is good, hopefully a sign of things to come. Nixon seemed to go off right when you traded cordero, funny how that works.
That's definitely what I'm hoping for. He walked a few more than I'd expect from a guy with a control rating of 98, but really can't complain at all overall. I noticed that with Nixon too, kinda funny how that happened. I'd still like to find someone to start in Nixon's place against lefties, since Nixon is only hitting like .230 against them, so I'm thinking about calling up Phil Clark from AAA because he's got some pretty nice ratings against lefties.
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How's Nixon's defense hes ratings don't look 2 special, you can sweep those dumb Yanks, just lineup rocket and racke for the series ;) and reading this is making me want to start a dynasty lol.
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How's Nixon's defense hes ratings don't look 2 special, you can sweep those dumb Yanks, just lineup rocket and racke for the series ;) and reading this is making me want to start a dynasty lol.
Nixon isn't a great defender, but he's solid, and I think he'll get better to the point where he'll be above-average. I was definitely already planning on lining it up so that Clemens and Radke were starting the Yankee series ;). I'll definitely be reading if you decide to.
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July 23
Red Sox (57-39) @ Mariners (57-40)
Red Sox 9 - Mariners 5
Pretty solid start by Clemens to earn his sixteenth win, and put him one closer to getting #200. He went 5 2/3 innings and allowed three runs on seven hits and three walks, while striking out eight batters. Offensively Sanchez went 2-4 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI's, and Nomar continued his hitting streak by going 1-4 with a three run homer.
WP - Roger Clemens (16-2;198 career wins)
LP - Freddy Garcia (8-5)
SV - N/A
HR - Nomar Garciaparra (15)
July 24
Red Sox (58-39) @ Mariners (57-41)
Red Sox 8 - Mariners 5
Radke's second start with us didn't go nearly as well as his first, as this time out he allowed four runs on nine hits in 3 2/3 innings. But fortunately the offense was able to pick up the pitching staff, with Bret Boone hitting a two run home run and Greenwell also driving in two runs of his own. Nomar also extended his hitting streak by going 2-5 with a run.
WP - Tom Gordon (1-2)
LP - Norm Charlton (5-3)
SV - N/A
HR - Bret Boone (7)
July 25
Red Sox (59-39) @ Mariners (57-42)
Red Sox 6 - Mariners 4
Nomar's hitting streak comes to an end as he goes 0-5, but with some help from other members of the offense and a good start by Jeff Suppan we take the third of four games in this series. Suppan went six innings and allowed just two earned runs (four runs total) on ten hits and one walk, while striking out four. Offensively Nixon went 3-4 with two runs and a solo homer to extend his hitting streak to 12 games and raise his batting average to .276. Rondell White went 2-4 with a walk and two runs batted in, while Mike Greenwell went 3-5 with an RBI.
WP - Jeff Suppan (8-3)
LP - Bob Milacki (6-5)
SV - Rich Garces (13)
HR - Mike Stanley (15), Trot Nixon (5)
July 26
Red Sox (60-39) @ Mariners (57-43)
Red Sox 8 - Mariners 4
I was skeptical of our chances of completing the sweep when we were facing Randy Johnson in the series finale, but we smacked Randy Johnson around like a Cinco de Mayo piņata. Randy made it through just 4 1/3 innings before giving up seven runs on six hits and one walk, and conversely Moyer went seven innings and allowed just three runs on seven hits and two walks, striking out three. Offensively Phil Clark hit his first homer since being called up, and Nomar went 2-5 with two RBI's.
WP - Jamie Moyer (9-3)
LP - Randy Johnson (10-5)
SV - Rich Garces (14)
HR - Phil Clark (1)
Thoughts: A four game sweep over the Mariners puts the Mariners in second place behind the Angels by a half game, and pulls us within seven games of the suddenly reeling Yankees, and within one game of the White Sox for the Wild Card! Nomar's back to his old self, hitting .311/.367/.489/.856 with two homers and nine RBI's. Hopefully he keeps it up through the Yankee's series at least. Next up we've got the Rangers, with Henry, Clemens, and Radke scheduled to pitch. However, I'm gonna make some adjustments and try to line it up so that I can have Clemens and Radke pitch the Yankee series following our games against the Rangers.
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July 27
Red Sox (61-39) @ Rangers (47-53)
Red Sox 4 - Rangers 13
Not the start to the series I was looking for. Butch Henry lasted only three innings before giving up five runs, and Tom Gordon and Reggie Harris combined to go 2 2/3 innings and allow eight runs on ten hits and striking out only one batter. The offense wasn't much better, as Rondell White was the only player for us to get multiple hits, going 2-5 with two runs and a solo homer. Nixon did extend his hitting streak, however.
WP - Roger Pavlik (3-8)
LP - Butch Henry (5-7)
SV - N/A
HR - Rondell White (16)
July 28
Red Sox (61-40) @ Rangers (48-53)
Red Sox 3 - Rangers 8
Well we started Tom Gordon in this game in order to set up Clemens and Radke for the Yankee series, and it didn't go nearly as well as we had expected. Instead of rattling off all the ugly numbers I'll just show you this:
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BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
T. Gordon 2.0 2 1 0 2 2 3 43 5.66
B. Shouse 1.0 3 1 0 2 2 0 26 4.15
R. Harris 1.0 3 2 0 4 4 0 28 27.00
H. Slocumb 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 22 3.92
M. Stanton 2.0 0 2 0 0 0 3 38 3.59
M. Maddux 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 2.13
Not good. I'm planning on calling someone up for Reggie Harris to make the start tomorrow so I can start Clemens, Radke, and Suppan against the Yankees. Another poor game offensively, too. Although Nomar reclaimed his hold on the top team batting average, going 2-3 with a walk, and Nixon extended his hitting streak by going 2-4 with a double.
WP - Rick Helling (6-5)
LP - Brian Shouse (1-1)
SV - N/A
HR - N/A
July 29
Red Sox (61-41) @ Rangers (49-53)
Red Sox 6 - Rangers 3
We called up John Doherty in place of Reggie Harris to make the start for Radke, and he may have just earned himself a spot in the 'pen. Doherty went five innings and allowed just three runs on eight hits and no walks, without striking anyone out. Trot Nixon extended his hitting streak to 15 games and Jeff Frye went 3-5 with three RBI's.
WP - John Doherty (1-0)
LP - Gil Heredia (4-4)
SV - Rich Garces (15)
HR - N/A
Thoughts: We didn't play particularly well going against the Rangers, but I think it's safe to attribute to me getting my pitching staff set-up for the Yankee series. Hopefully stretching my bullpen out like I did against the Rangers doesn't hurt me against the Yankees. Nixon is really killing the ball right now, hitting .441/.513/.735/1.248 in his last ten games, and has raised his season line to a very solid .281/.348/.456/.804. Between Nixon, Nomar, Sanchez, Suppan, and Radke I think we have an excellent core of players for the next several years.
The standings heading into our series against the Yankees:
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July 30
Yankees (70-35) @ Red Sox (62-41)
Yankees 0 - Red Sox 5
I am so glad I decided to line Clemens up for this start. Clemens threw his third shut out of the season, going all nine innings and allowing eight hits and one walk, while striking out 11. Trot Nixon's hitting streak came to an end, but he still scored twice on two walks. Additionally Freddy Sanchez went 3-4 with a run scored and a triple, and Rondell White and Jeff Frye drove in two runs a piece.
WP - Roger Clemens (17-2;199 career wins)
LP - Dwight Gooden (9-6)
SV - N/A
HR - Rondell White (17)
BREAKING NEWS
This victory did come at a price, as Mike Greenwell goes down with a sprained finger for approximately two weeks. Phil Clark and Troy O'Leary will make starts in his place. This injury does come at a bad time for us, in the middle of a big Yankee series, but Clark has played well since being called up.
Jeff Frye will also miss the second game of the Yankees series with a minor injury, but will be good to go for game three.
July 31
Yankees (70-36) @ Red Sox (63-41)
Yankees 3 - Red Sox 9
Radke and Clemens are making me look like a genius for lining them up to start like this. Radke also pitched a complete game, and allowed just three runs on six hits, walked no one, and struck out four. Bret Boone came through big for us by hitting a three run homer in the fifth and driving in four runs altogether. Phil Clark also had a two run homer, and Nomar, Vaughn, and Sanchez drove in a run a piece. Hopefully Suppan puts in a great start and can help us complete the sweep.
WP - Brad Radke (2-0)
LP - Kenny Rogers (9-6)
SV - N/A
HR - Bret Boone (8), Phil Clark (2)
August 1
Yankees (70-37) @ Red Sox (64-41)
Yankees 3 - Red Sox 6
I can't believe we actually completed the sweep. Jeff Suppan didn't earn the win but gave us seven innings of three run ball, while striking out six. Joe Oliver had the biggest hit of the game, hitting a pinch hit three run homer off lefty Steve Howe for the game-winning hit in the eighth inning. Phil Clark and Bret Boone also drove in a run a piece.
WP - Mike Maddux (8-1)
LP - Scott Kamieniecki (7-4)
SV - Rich Garces (16)
HR - Joe Oliver (2)
Thoughts: What. A. Series. Clemens and Radke made me look like geniuses for lining them up to start against the Yankees, and Suppan gave us a great outing as well. The sweep leaves us four games back of the Yankees in the AL East, and it helped us take a one game lead over the White Sox, against whom we play our next four games against at home. Hopefully we can keep the ball rolling against the White Sox and pad our Wild Card lead and take more steps towards taking the division lead. We also have Barry Larkin returning from his broken finger in less than a week, which can only help. Freddy Sanchez has played extremely well in his place, but unfortunately I'm probably gonna have to send him back down to AAA once Larkin is healthy again.
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Congrats on the sweep and your welcome on the rotation advice ;)
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August 2
White Sox (65-43) @ Red Sox (65-41)
White Sox 3 - Red Sox 1
Jamie Moyer pitched a very, very good game for us, going seven innings and allowing one run on ten hits and a walk, while striking out six, but Alex Fernandez was just better. Fernandez went all nine innings and allowed one unearned run to us on four hits and a walk, while striking out four. Mike Stanton let up a two run homer to Darren Lewis in the top of the ninth for the game-winning hit. Phil Clark went 2-3 and scored the game's only run.
WP - Alex Fernandez (12-5)
LP - Mike Stanton (3-5)
SV - N/A
HR - N/A
August 3
White Sox (66-43) @ Red Sox (65-42)
White Sox 8 - Red Sox 0
Phil Clark collected two hits again, but Wilson Alvarez did a fantastic job of shutting down our line-up. Alvarez went all nine innings without allowing a run on six hits and one walk, and striking out nine. Butch Henry wasn't nearly as effective as he allowed seven runs (six earned) in 5 2/3 innings on nine hits and a walk. Hopefully we can win the next two games of this series and walk away with a split.
WP - Wilson Alvarez (13-2)
LP - Butch Henry (5-8)
SV - N/A
HR - N/A
August 4
White Sox (67-43) @ Red Sox (65-43)
White Sox 8 - Red Sox 6
Some late inning errors and a poor performance out of Garces did us in this time. We were leading by one going into the ninth inning, but Garces gave up three runs in the inning (four total) to give up the lead. The biggest hit we got was a three-run homer by Trot Nixon. Roger Clemens gets the no-decision and remains at 199 career wins.
WP - Chad Bradford (2-3)
LP - Rich Garces (0-1)
SV - Roberto Hernandez (19)
HR - Trot Nixon (6)
August 5
White Sox (68-43) @ Red Sox (65-44)
White Sox 2 - Red Sox 3 (12 innings)
This was a retardedly well pitched game on both ends. The starters, Brad Radke and Kevin Tapani, combined to go 22 innings and allow four runs (3 earned) on ten hits and two walks, and strike out 14. For his part, Radke went all 12 innings and allowed six hits and a walk for two runs and struck out seven, all on 135 pitches. The game-winning hit came off the bat of Rondell White with men on first and second in the twelfth inning.
WP - Brad Radke (3-0)
LP - Roberto Hernandez (6-5)
SV - N/A
HR - N/A
Thoughts: Well we went back down a game in the Wild Card after losing three of four to the Chisox, but we're still only 4.5 back of the Yankees in the East. The offense is really reeling right now. Vaughn is hitting .211 in his last 10 games with an OPS under .600, Nomar is hitting under .200 in his last 10 with an OPS under .500, Boone is hitting under .150 with an OPS barely above .450, and Mike Stanley is hitting .222 with an OPS of .599 in his last ten. The only guys hitting right now are Phil Clark (.967 OPS since his call-up), Rondell White (.318/.375/.500/.875 in his last ten), and Freddy Sanchez (.333 batting average in his last ten). Hopefully the offense picks it back up soon, because our pitching staff has been too hit or miss for me to feel confident in it for long stretches of time.
Brad Radke has just been filthy since coming over from Minny. His stats with us:
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August 6
Red Sox (66-44) @ Rangers (51-59)
Red Sox 5 - Rangers 4
Very solid game by Jeff Suppan. Suppan went six innings and allowed three runs on six hits and no walks, while striking out six batters. Offensively Rondell White went 3-5 and fell just a single short of hitting for the cycle, and Nomar and Vaughn each went 2-4 with a walk and a run.
WP - Jeff Suppan (9-3)
LP - Doug Davis (0-4)
SV - Rich Garces (17)
HR - Rondell White (18)
August 7
Red Sox (67-44) @ Rangers (51-60)
Red Sox 11 - Rangers 9
Jamie Moyer failed to make it out of the fourth inning before allowing seven runs, but a lot of offense helps us win the game anyways. Nomar went 3-4 with a walk, three runs, and four RBI's, and Mo Vaughn hit his first home run in what seems like forever. Jeff Frye also went 4-5 with three runs, but Rondell White, on the other hand, went 0-5 with four strikeouts. John Doherty let up two runs in the ninth and put the tying run at the plate to make it interesting at the end, but Garces came in and shut the door to earn his 18th save of the season.
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BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Frye (2B) 5 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 .307
R. White (CF) 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .301
N. Garciaparra (DH) 4 3 1 3 0 4 0 0 .318
M. Vaughn (1B) 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 .319
P. Clark (LF) 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 .325
M. Stanley (C) 5 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .278
B. Boone (3B) 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282
T. Naehring (P) 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272
T. Nixon (RF) 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
F. Sanchez (SS) 4 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .327
TOTALS 41 15 3 11 1 11 8 2
2B: B. Boone (23), J. Frye (22)
3B: N. Garciaparra (7)
HR: M. Vaughn (23)
CS: N. Garciaparra
BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
J. Moyer 3.1 6 1 1 7 7 5 66 4.97
T. Gordon 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 2 36 5.40
J. Doherty 3.2 2 3 1 2 2 1 62 5.06
R. Garces 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.38
TOTALS 9.0 10 4 2 9 9 8 170
WP - John Doherty (2-0)
LP - Ed Vosberg (2-4)
SV - Rich Garces (18)
HR - Mo Vaughn (23)
August 8
Red Sox (68-44) @ Rangers (51-61)
Red Sox 2 - Rangers 3
Butch Henry really can't catch a break. He went all eight innings in this game for the complete game, and allowed only three runs on nine hits and two walks, while striking out five, but due to our inability to get offense he still gets the loss. Rondell White was our only source of offense, driving in a run on a home run, and scoring a run on a Mike Stanley sac fly.
WP - Roger Pavlik (5-8)
LP - Butch Henry (5-9)
SV - Mike Henneman (21)
HR - Rondell White (19)
Thoughts: We take two of three from Texas and make up another game and a half on the Yankees to sit back exactly three games, and we make up a game on the White Sox to sit half a game back. Looking ahead at the calendar we play the Yankees six more times before the end of the season, and we finish the season with three games on the road against the White Sox. Just think about the implications that series could have! Next we play four games on the road against the Twins, with Clemens going for win #200 of his career in the first game of the series. It should be an excellent opportunity for us to take the lead in either the Wild Card or the Division, since the Twins are only 46-68 and we've got Clemens, Radke, Suppan, and Moyer all going against them. Larkin will also make his return to the lineup in the first game against the Twins. Instead of sending Sanchez back to AAA I've decided to sit Boone and start Sanchez at third since he does have some proficiency there and Boone hasn't been hitting. Boone will, however, be starting at second base for the duration of the Twins series as Jeff Frye will be sitting out with a bruised ankle.
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August 9
Red Sox (68-45) @ Twins (46-68)
Red Sox 7 - Twins 6 (12 innings)
Clemens was in line for win #200 after he left the game, but a blow save by Garces means he has to wait at least one more start. Clemens went six innings and allowed three runs on five hits and three walks, while striking out seven. The game-winning hit came in the top of the 12th in the form of a Bret Boone solo homer, who went 3-5 with two runs, and two RBI's in addition to his game winning homer. Barry Larkin was 0-5 with a run and an RBI in his return to the lineup.
WP - Heathcliff Slocumb (2-5)
LP - Rick White (1-1)
SV - Mike Stanton (1)
HR - Mo Vaughn (24), Bret Boone (9)
August 10
Red Sox (69-45) @ Twins (46-69)
Red Sox 8 - Twins 0
Another start and another complete game shutout for Brad Radke. This time he allowed nine hits and one walk, and struck out nine Twin batters. This guy just continues to dazzle me. Offensively we put on a pretty nice show too, as everyone in the lineup but Barry Larkin got at least one hit, and everyone but Larkin and Sanchez scored a run. Nomar went 2-5 with a double, a run, and an RBI, while Nixon went 2-4 with a walk, a double, a home run, and two RBI's.
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BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
B. Larkin (SS) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
R. White (CF) 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .301
N. Garciaparra (DH) 5 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .317
M. Vaughn (1B) 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 .319
P. Clark (LF) 4 2 1 2 0 1 2 0 .327
M. Stanley (C) 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
T. Nixon (RF) 4 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .270
F. Sanchez (3B) 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .315
B. Boone (2B) 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .287
TOTALS 40 12 3 8 1 6 7 0
2B: B. Boone (25), R. White (27), T. Nixon (19), N. Garciaparra (30), P. Clark (1)
HR: T. Nixon (7)
HBP: R. White
BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
B. Radke 9.0 9 1 0 0 0 9 109 3.60
TOTALS 9.0 9 1 0 0 0 9 109
WP - Brad Radke (4-0)
LP - Trever Miller (2-3)
SV - N/A
HR - Trot Nixon (7)
August 11
Red Sox (70-45) @ Twins (46-70)
Red Sox 6 - Twins 5
Former Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield made the start against us today, and he went seven innings and allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits, two walks, and struck out three. Funny how he remember to pitch once we trade him and once he pitches against us. Anyways, Jeff Suppan put in a good start for us, going six innings and allowing three runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out seven. Offensively Barry Larkin collected his first hit since returning to the line-up, as he went 1-3 with a run and two RBI's. Bret Boone was 3-4 with three runs. Garces nearly blew another save, allowing a home run to the leadoff batter in the ninth inning, but he settled down and retired the side in order after that to get his 19th save.
WP - Mike Stanton (4-5)
LP - Eddie Guardado (2-5)
SV - Rich Garces (19)
HR - N/A
August 12
Red Sox (71-45) @ Twins (46-71)
Red Sox 9 - Twins 3
Jamie Moyer becomes the second pitcher on our staff to hit double-digit wins for the season after this most brilliant outing. Moyer went eight and one third innings and allowed just one earned run (three runs total) on six hits and a walk, and struck out just two batters. The offense was great in this one as well. Mo Vaughn doubled, homered, and drove in four runs, Freddy Sanchez hit three doubles and scored three times in four at-bats, and Larkin doubled and triple for his two hits in the ballgame.
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BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
B. Larkin (SS) 5 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .312
R. White (CF) 5 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .304
N. Garciaparra (DH) 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 .313
M. Vaughn (1B) 5 2 0 2 1 4 1 0 .318
P. Clark (LF) 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .328
M. Stanley (C) 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 .272
T. Nixon (RF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .263
F. Sanchez (3B) 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .326
B. Boone (2B) 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .293
TOTALS 40 13 2 9 1 9 9 0
2B: M. Vaughn (21), B. Boone (27), B. Larkin (22), F. Sanchez 3 (15), R. White (29)
3B: B. Larkin (6)
HR: M. Vaughn (25)
BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
J. Moyer 8.1 6 1 0 3 1 2 104 4.75
M. Stanton 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 3.64
TOTALS 9.0 6 1 0 3 1 3 112
WP - Jamie Moyer (10-3)
LP - Ryan Robertson (1-5)
SV - N/A
HR - Mo Vaughn (25)
BREAKING NEWS
Following this game against the Twins Mo Vaughn and Rondell White were diagnosed with injuries. White will miss the next five games with a slight forearm strain, and Vaughn will approximately two weeks with a strained knee. Reggie Jefferson is likely to play in place of Vaughn, and Troy O'Leary will play in place of White.
Thoughts: The four game sweep of the Twins still leaves us three back of the Yankees for the division. However we have claimed a 2 1/2 game lead over the White Sox in the Wild Card standings. Hopefully we can keep up playing well, in spite of some injuries we've suffered, though Greenwell is returning in a couple days, and that will help with the extended absense of Vaughn. The pitching staff is the thing that is really carrying us right now, which is not something I thought I'd find myself saying based on the performance of it earlier in the season.
Here are the new standings and our schedule for the remainder of August:
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Re: Red Sox Memoirs - Spiderman and The Rocket (1996 - )
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ewing6
Congrats on the sweep and your welcome on the rotation advice ;)
Just noticed this, lol. Thanks on both counts :).
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August 13
Indians (80-37) @ Red Sox (72-45)
Indians 1 - Red Sox 2
It's not very often that anyone is going to hold this vaunted Cleveland offense to only one run, and I'd say it's even less often that your #5 starter is going to do that. But that's what happened here, as Butch Henry pitched a gem, going eight innings and allowing just one run on six hits and two walks, while striking out eight batters. Troy O'Leary supplied all the offense, as he hit a solo homer in the first inning to put us up 1-0, and then got what proved to be the game-winning run on a single in the sixth inning.
WP - Butch Henry (6-9)
LP - Dennis Martinez (10-8)
SV - Rich Garces (20)
HR - Troy O'Leary (1)
BREAKING NEWS
We just keep getting decimated with injuries (but somehow keep winning in spite of them). This time it's Freddy Sanchez going down for ten days with a twisted knee. Not very good timing considering we're in the middle of a big series with the best team in baseball and we're playing the Yankees in New York after this, but hey, what are you gonna do? Naehring will start in place of Sanchez, who was hitting .319/.333/.452 at the time of the injury.
August 14
Indians (80-38) @ Red Sox (73-45)
Indians 8 - Red Sox 9 (11 innings)
Clemens fails to get win #200 for the third or fourth start in a row, going 4 1/3 innings and giving up five runs on seven hits and three walks, but we still manage to pull out a win in extras. O'Leary continues to hit well in replacing Rondell White, going 3-6 with two runs and an RBI in this game. The hero of the game, however, is Nomar and his game-winning, walkoff double in the bottom of the 11th to plate Barry Larkin. Overall Nomar went 4-5 with a walk, two runs, and an RBI.
WP - Rich Garces (1-1)
LP - Mike Trombley (4-3)
SV - N/A
HR - N/A
August 15
Indians (80-39) @ Red Sox (74-45)
Indians 1 - Red Sox 2
Brad Radke just keeps making me feel like a god damn genius for trading for him. He went all nine innings AGAIN, and allowed only one run on three hits and two walks, while striking out seven. Troy O'Leary again has a good game at the plate, going 3-4 with the game-winning RBI, and Mike Stanley drove in the only other run on a solo homer in the seventh.
WP - Brad Radke (5-0)
LP - Brian Anderson (12-4)
SV - N/A
HR - Mike Stanley (16)
August 16
Indians (80-40) @ Red Sox (75-45)
Indians 7 - Red Sox 11
Suppan becomes the third pitcher on the Red Sox staff to reach double-digit wins, in spite of allowing six runs in five innings on nine hits and striking out only two batters. The unlikely duo of Tim Naehring and Jeff Frye shouldered the load offensive, as Naehring went 4-4 with two doubles and four runs scored, and Frye was 4-5 with two runs and three RBI's.
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BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Frye (2B) 5 4 0 2 0 3 0 0 .310
T. O'Leary (CF) 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 .217
B. Larkin (SS) 5 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .324
N. Garciaparra (DH) 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .315
R. Jefferson (1B) 5 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .105
M. Stanley (C) 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 .269
P. Clark (LF) 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .280
T. Nixon (RF) 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253
T. Naehring (3B) 4 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 .278
TOTALS 38 15 5 11 1 8 5 0
2B: T. Naehring 2 (15)
3B: R. Jefferson (1)
HR: M. Stanley (17)
GIDP: N. Garciaparra, P. Clark 2
BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
J. Suppan 5.0 9 1 1 6 6 2 93 4.08
M. Stanton 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 3.48
T. Gordon 2.0 1 1 0 1 0 4 47 5.24
TOTALS 9.0 10 2 1 7 6 7 166
WP - Jeff Suppan (10-3)
LP - Jack McDowell (12-4)
SV - N/A
HR - Mike Stanley (17)
Thoughts: I can't believe we just completed a four game sweep over the team with the best record in baseball. We are absolutely on fire right now. We're riding an eight game winning streak and we're 15-5 in our last twenty games going into the Yankee series, and best of all, we're only a half game back of the division lead, and we're now five up in the Wild Card. And we've got both Greenwell and Rondell White returning in the Yankee series. We are poised to take the division lead right now.
I kind of feel bad pushing Brad to throw a complete game almost every time he's out there, but hes been incredibly economic in terms of pitches with them. The only game he's been with us in which he's thrown more than 111 pitches was his 12 inning complete game, and in that one he threw 135. He's only averaging about 104 pitches per start since coming over to Boston from Minnesota. Hopefully he keeps it up because he has been extremely integral in this run we've gone on.
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August 17
Red Sox (76-45) @ Yankees (76-44)
Red Sox 2 - Yankees 3
Tough loss. Moyer pitched a helluva game, but a late inning error by Barry Larkin proved to be the difference. Jamie Moyer went 6 1/3 innings and allowed only two earned runs (three total) on ten hits and three walks while striking out five. Offensively we really couldn't get anything going against Cone. Barry Larkin had a solo homer in the top of the eighth and Boone drove in a run on a single in the second, but the fact that we only managed five hits really tells you how on Cone was today.
WP - David Cone (10-6)
LP - Jamie Moyer (10-4)
SV - John Wetteland (21)
HR - Barry Larkin (5)
August 18
Red Sox (76-46) @ Yankees (77-44)
Red Sox 3 - Yankees 2
Butch Henry put forth another beautiful start when we really needed him to, going 8 2/3 innings and allowing just two earned runs on eight hits and three walks, striking out three in the process. Jeff Frye really had himself a game, going 4-4 (all singles) with two RBI's. We're feeling pretty confident about taking the series and taking over the AL East lead with Clemens on the hill in the rubber game of the series tomorrow.
WP - Butch Henry (7-9)
LP - Jimmy Key (9-4)
SV - Rich Garces (21)
HR - Phil Clark (3)
August 19
Red Sox (77-46) @ Yankees (77-45)
Red Sox 1 - Yankees 7
I cannot believe we lost this game. We scored in the first on Nomar's inside the park home run and didn't score again the entire game. Clemens again failed to get win #200, going six innings and allowing five earned runs (six runs total) on seven hits and three walks. And Scott Kamieniecki shuts us down for the nth time this season, this time going all nine innings and allowing just the one run on seven hits while striking out two. Nixon and Frye were the only hitters in the line up to collect more than one hit, with Nixon going 3-4 and Frye going 2-3.
WP - Scott Kamieniecki (8-4)
LP - Roger Clemens (17-3)
SV - N/A
HR - Nomar Garciaparra (16)
Thoughts: I am so frustrated and in disbelief that we lost that series with Clemens pitching the rubber game against a journeyman five starter I can barely write this. We're still only 1.5 back of the Yankees in the division and five up on the White Sox in the Wild Card, but it's still frustrating because I really thought we were gonna take the division lead heading into that series. Next up we've got a much needed off day before heading home for three games against the Twins. Vaughn and Sanchez will both be returning to the lineup during the following series against the Orioles.
Even in spite of Clemens' recent struggles I think he's still in good position to win the AL Cy Young, based on his place in some the league leaders. But hopefully he does turn it around sooner rather than later because we really need him to be pitching well going down the stretch. Currently he's got an ERA of 4.05 in his last ten starts and hasn't won a start since July 30th against the Yankees.
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August 21
Twins (50-74) @ Red Sox (77-47)
Twins 6 - Red Sox 7
Radke was uncharacteristically ineffective in this start, lasting just 3 2/3 innings before giving up five runs and getting pulled from the game, but three homers and an excellent performance by John Doherty helped us pull out the win anyways. John Doherty was the only reliever we used (besides El Guapo to get the save), and that's because he was the only one we needed, as he went 4 1/3 innings without giving up a single run on just two hits. He was helped out by the offense, who put up six runs in the sixth inning on a Barry Larkin solo homer, a Nomar Garciaparra two-run homer, and a Bret Boone three-run homer.
WP - John Doherty (3-0)
LP - Frank Rodriguez (3-9)
SV - Rich Garces (22)
HR - Nomar Garciaparra (17), Bret Boone (10), Barry Larkin (6)
August 22
Twins (50-75) @ Red Sox (78-47)
Twins 7 - Red Sox 9
We win in somewhat of a slugfest. Barry Larkin goes 5-5 with four runs and Nomar goes just 1-5, but his one hit was a bases-loaded double to drive in three runs, Mike Stanley homers, and Mike Greenwell drives in a pair of runs despite going hitless. Jeff Suppan didn't pitch a great game (5 IP, 8 H, BB, 4 ER, K), but it was enough for him to get his 11th win of the season.
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BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
B. Larkin (SS) 5 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 .330
R. White (CF) 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .302
N. Garciaparra (1B) 5 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 .308
M. Greenwell (LF) 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .308
T. Nixon (RF) 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .258
M. Stanley (C) 5 2 0 2 1 1 3 0 .263
B. Boone (2B) 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .291
T. Naehring (3B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
J. Frye (DH) 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 .312
TOTALS 35 13 4 9 1 9 7 1
2B: M. Stanley (25), N. Garciaparra (32), R. White (30)
3B: B. Boone (2)
HR: M. Stanley (18)
WP - Jeff Suppan (11-3)
LP - Jake Westbrook (2-6)
SV - Rich Garces (23)
HR - Mike Stanley (18)
BREAKING NEWS
Another one bites the dust. This time it's our catcher Mike Stanley going down for about 2 1/2 weeks with a sprained finger. He was only hitting .162 at the time of his injury (though his OPS was near .700) so it may not be a horrible thing for him to get some rest and for us to actually get some production out of catcher. We'll be calling up the 26 year old Scott Hatteberg to bat ninth and start at catcher in his place.
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August 23
Twins (50-76) @ Red Sox (79-47)
Twins 2 - Red Sox 5 (10 innings)
This game featured an excellent pitching duel between Moyer and Rich Robertson. Moyer went eight innings and allowed just two runs on three hits and a walk, while striking out seven, while Robertson went eight innings for the opposition and allowed just two runs on eight hits, three walks, and a strike out. Rondell White was our catalyst offensively as he went 5-5 with two runs, and the walk-off three run homer in the bottom of the tenth.
WP - Rich Garces (2-1)
LP - Rick Aguilera (2-6)
SV - N/A
HR - Barry Larkin (7), Rondell White (20)
Thoughts: We've extended our AL Wild Card lead to seven games over the ChiSox and pulled with a half game of the Yankees for the AL East. We're playing the Orioles and Tigers before we play our last three games of the season against the Yankees, in which is sure to be a huge series. As of now Radke, Suppan, and Moyer are scheduled to pitch that series, but I think I'll probably be able to start Clemens, Radke, and Suppan instead. Injuries are really decimating our line-up, but fortunately not our W-L record. Regardless, Sanchez returns to the lineup for the first game against the Orioles, and Vaughn will be back in the lineup for the last game against them.
In other news, we have the first and only team eliminated from playoff contention in the Detroit Tigers:
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August 24
Red Sox (80-47) @ Orioles (65-61)
Red Sox 6 - Orioles 1
Clemens gets the 200th victory of his career, and does it with great fashion. Clemens went all nine innings and didn't allow them to score until the ninth inning on a Bobby Bonilla solo homer, he allowed only four hits and two walks, and struck out an impressive 12 batters. He got a great deal of help from Rondell White, who went 2-5 with a homer and three RBI's, and Freddy Sanchez who homered and scored twice.
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BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
R. Clemens 9.0 4 2 1 1 1 12 150 3.28
WP - Roger Clemens (18-3;career victory #200!)
LP - Sidney Ponson (7-7)
SV - N/A
HR - Rondell White (21), Freddy Sanchez (2)
August 25
Red Sox (81-47) @ Orioles (65-62)
Red Sox 11 - Orioles 6
Another solid start by Radke is in the books. This time out he goes seven innings and allows four runs on five hits and a walk, while striking out four. The story in this one, however, was definitely the offense. Nomar doubled and tripled, while Greenwell drove in four runs, homered, and scored twice, and Frye and Hatteberg both drove in two runs a piece.
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BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
B. Larkin (SS) 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 .327
R. White (CF) 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 .309
N. Garciaparra (1B) 5 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 .307
M. Greenwell (LF) 4 2 0 2 1 4 0 0 .308
T. Nixon (RF) 5 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .258
B. Boone (2B) 5 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 .285
F. Sanchez (3B) 5 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .329
J. Frye (DH) 4 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .311
S. Hatteberg (C) 4 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .429
TOTALS 41 15 1 11 2 10 9 0
2B: N. Garciaparra (33), T. Nixon (22)
3B: N. Garciaparra (8), J. Frye (9)
HR: M. Greenwell (18), T. Nixon (8)
GIDP: R. White, J. Frye
BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
B. Radke 7.0 5 1 0 4 4 4 83 3.70
T. Gordon 1.2 2 1 1 2 2 1 36 5.35
M. Stanton 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 3.66
TOTALS 9.0 7 2 1 6 6 6 126
WP - Brad Radke (6-0)
LP - Garrett Stephenson (2-3)
SV - N/A
HR - Mike Greenwell (18), Trot Nixon (8)
August 26
Red Sox (82-47) @ Orioles (65-63)
Red Sox 2 - Orioles 6
Between Jeff Suppan throwing like crap and David Wells shutting us down we really didn't have a chance. David Wells went 7 2/3 innings and allowed only two runs to us while striking out five, and in comparison Suppan lasted only four innings before allowing four runs on five hits. Offensively we got a solo homer from Larkin and an RBI single from Garciaparra, but were stifled otherwise.
WP - David Wells (11-7)
LP - Jeff Suppan (11-4)
SV - Jesse Orosco (9)
HR - Barry Larkin (8)
Thoughts: One half game up in the AL East! Next up we've got three games at home against the dismal Tigers, which gives us an excellent opportunity to build upon that lead, before we head to New York and play the Yankees for the last time all season. I'm going to do my best to line up Clemens, Radke, and Suppan for the Yankee series (and I should be able to with the off day we're gonna have) because this series is going to have huge implications for if we're getting into the playoffs as the Wild Card or division champ, and I want my horses going with something like that on the line.
