August 17th @ Detroit

[yankeessuck013]

Game Info

Date: Wednesday, August 17th, 2005

First Pitch: 1:05pm ET

TV: NESN, ESPN

Starting Pitchers:

 

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http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/mlb/images/team_logos/50x50/det.gif Jeremy Bonderman (13-9, 3.96)

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/mlb/images/team_logos/50x50/bos.gif David Wells (9-5, 4.43)

 

Boomer eyes fourth straight win

 

Boston (69-48) at Detroit (56-62), 1:05 p.m. ET

 

The Red Sox hand the ball to David Wells in Wednesday afternoon's rubber match of a three-game series against the Tigers at Comerica Park. Wells has been a solid performer for Boston over the last couple of months.

 

Boomer has gone at least six innings in his last eight starts, without a loss since since July 7.

 

The Tigers counter with ace Jeremy Bonderman, who goes after his 14th win of the season.

 

This series has been a wildly entertaining one so far. The Tigers rallied back to win the opener on Monday with three runs in the bottom of the ninth against Curt Schilling. The Red Sox turned the tables on Tuesday, getting a game-tying homer from David Ortiz in the ninth and then rallying for seven runs in the 10th in an eventual 10-7 win.

 

Pitching matchup

BOS: LHP David Wells

• 9-5, 4.43 ERA in 2005

• First appearance vs. DET in 2005

 

DET: RHP Jeremy Bonderman

• 13-9, 3.96 ERA in 2005

• 1-0, 4.50 ERA vs. BOS in 2005

 

Player to watch

Center fielder Johnny Damon has just one hit in nine at-bats in this series, making it logical to suspect he'll get back on track in the finale.

 

Quotable

"[Jason] Varitek, man, he's not playing around. That's good because we got him hitting behind Manny." -- Ortiz, on Varitek's two-homer night on Tuesday

 

Quick hits

Varitek is the ninth player in Red Sox history to hit a homer from both sides of the plate in one game. ... Ortiz has six multi-homer games this season. ... Boston's offense has produced six runs or more in the last eight games. The Red Sox lead the American League with 676 runs.

 

In the last week we've beaten Buehrle, Garland and Kenny Rogers. I like to think we can handle Bonderman.

 

Boomer Baffles Bad Boy Bats.

 

Bonderman may have some skills, but that is no reason not to score 10 more runs.

[yankeessuck013]

In college basketball, you hear the term "double bonus" in regard to team fouls and free-throw shooting. Well talk about a double bonus, last night certainly was it. Sox down 3-2 in the ninth, Yankees up 3-2 in the ninth. And then Trammell overmanages and takes out a cruising Robertson to bring in Rodney because you've got to automatically use the closer in a save situation, even if the closer has only been the closer for two weeks. For the record, I called it "idiotic" in last night's thread even before the Sox sent a batter to the plate.

 

So a potential 2.5-game lead went back to a 4.5-game lead. Now, with day baseball, the Sox need to win and put even more pressure on the Yankees tonight. It won't be easy. Bonderman is a very good pitcher who has pitched in tough luck lately. Last time out he gave up a 2-run HR in the first and nothing else but lost 2-1 in a complete game. Wells will have to be good (and hopefully not hungover), but he can do it. So ...

 

As Dewey Evans said to Johnny Damon before Game 1 of the World Series: "Win it. Win it. Win it."

[yankeessuck013]

Detroit Weather: 11 am obsevation at DTW: Few clouds at 25,000 feet, visibility 10 miles, temperature 78 F, DP 62 F, wind out of the southeast at 3 mph.

 

Forecast: Few clouds, blue skies, and light winds. Play ball.

[riverside sluggers]

pitcher vs batter matchups

 

David Wells vs: (career against Detroit in 40 games a 12-7 record with a 4.46 ERA)

Omar Infante, 2 for 6 (.333 avg) K

Brandon Inge, 4 for 13 (.308 avg) 2 Doubles, K

John McDonald, 6 for 16 (.375 avg) Double, 3 RBIs, 2 Ks

Craig Monroe, 0 for 3

Magglio Ordonez, 5 for 17 (.294 avg) Double, 2 RBIs, Walk, K

Carlos Pena, 1 for 12 (.083 avg) Double, Walk, 4 Ks

Placido Polanco, 2 for 3 (.667 avg) Double

Ivan Rodriguez, 19 for 57 (.333 avg) 4 Doubles, 4 HRs, 10 RBIs, 3 Walks, 11 Ks, 2 SBs

Marcus Thames, 1 for 3 (.333 avg) K

Vance Wilson, 1 for 7 (.143 avg)

Dimitri Young, 2 for 5 (.400 avg) Double, SB

 

Jeremy Bonderman vs: (career against Boston in 5 games a 1-4 record with a 6.39 ERA)

Johnny Damon, 5 for 14 (.357 avg) Double, Triple, 2 RBIs, 2 Ks

Edgar Renterria, 1 for 2 (.500 avg) Walk

David Ortiz, 2 for 13 (.154 avg) 2 RBIs, K

Manny Ramirez, 5 for 8 (.625 avg) Double, HR, 2 RBIs, Walk, K

Jason Varitek, 1 for 8 (.125 avg) Double, Walk, 3 Ks

Kevin Millar, 4 for 12 (.333 avg) 2 Doubles, RBI, 2 Walks, 5 Ks

Tony Graffanino, 1 for 1 (1.000 avg) Double, 2 Walks

Bill Mueller, 5 for 8 (.625 avg) 2 Doubles, 2 RBIs, Walk, SB

Gabe Kapler, 0 for 1, Walk

John Olerud, 2 for 6 (.333 avg) Double, HR, 2 RBIs, 3 Walks, 2 Ks

Alex Cora, 2 for 8 (.250 avg) RBI, Walk, K

Doug Mirabelli, 1 for 2 (.500 avg) Double

[RedSoxRooter]

Ok. Back home now after a short day at work. Can't start drinking beer until noon - I think that's the rule.....tic toc tic....

[RedSoxRooter]

DING A LING A LING! BEERTIME!!!!!!

 

I love day baseball.

[riverside sluggers]

today's lineup, Manny asked Tito to have a day off today, he feels beat up and Olerud gets the start at 1st base

 

1) Johnny Damon cf

2) Edgar Renterria ss

3) David Ortiz dh

4) John Olerud

5) Jason Varitek

6) Kevin Millar in the big left field!! argh

7) Tony Graffanino 2b

8) Bill Mueller, 3b

9) Gabe Kapler rf

[yankeessuck013]

Boston                                                       Detroit 

Pos  Player                       HR    RBI  AVG              Pos Player             HR RBI AVG 
CF   Damon, Johnny         8   57 .333                     2B  Polanco, Placido 2  24 .337 
SS   Renteria, Edgar         6  44 .282                      1B  Shelton, Chris   10  38 .329 
DH  Ortiz, David              31 105 .304                    DH  Young, Dmitri 18  57 .263 
1B   Olerud, John          3  18 .287                         RF  Ordonez, Magglio 6  34 .301 
C    Varitek, Jason        20    58 .306                      LF  Monroe, Craig 13  73 .284 
LF   Millar, Kevin         4     40 .270                        3B  Inge, Brandon 10  52 .261 
3B   Mueller, Bill         6  49 .291                             C Wilson, Vance  2  10 .188 
2B   Graffanino, Tony 1  10 .313                             SS McDonald, John 0 1 .284 
RF   Kapler, Gabe  1 5 .286                                     CF Logan, Nook  1 15 .266 

P Wells, David (9-5, 4.43)                                P Bonderman, Jeremy (13-9, 3.96)

[RedSoxRooter]

that's some pretty crappy looking code right there.

[RedSoxRooter]

Oh sweet. I got NESN for this one baby!

[yankeessuck013]

i copied and pasted it and didnt want to retype the whole thing

[yankeessuck013]

damn 1-0 tigres

[sarasoxfan]

f***

[riverside sluggers]

could somebody please talk to wells????? hes let first 5 men on base

[yankeessuck013]

bases loaded..... see edgars acting job there, haha

[yankeessuck013]

f*** wells..3-0

[riverside sluggers]

4-0--bring in gonzo

[yankeessuck013]

god wells...4-0, and NO outs

[riverside sluggers]

yep Remlinger has possessed Wells'

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

yea good quality effort on his part...he better get out of this and go the rest of the way not giving up a hit

[sarasoxfan]

25 pitches no outs, gonzo will be up soon.

[yankeessuck013]

finally an out....

 

keep that s*** DOWN

[riverside sluggers]

hey wow a strikeout

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

no need to worry...Millar will be up next inning...STINK

[yankeessuck013]

Whos On First!!!!!!!

[riverside sluggers]

squeeze, 5-0--f***ing bullpen call time

[riverside sluggers]

thank god Gonzo is in

[sarasoxfan]

ay carumba, this is awful..

[yankeessuck013]

Wells is killin my fantasy team right about now

[riverside sluggers]

5 runs in 1/3 inning, his ERA is higher now i bet