August 24th @ Kansas City

[yankeessuck013]

Game Info

Date: Wednesday, August 24th, 2005

First Pitch: 8:10 pm ET

TV: NESN

Starting Pitchers:

 

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http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/mlb/images/team_logos/50x50/kc.gif D.J. Carrasco (5-7, 4.89)

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/mlb/images/team_logos/50x50/bos.gif Matt Clement (11-3, 4.38)

 

Clement gets call against Royals

 

Boston (72-51) at Kansas City (40-83), 7:10 p.m. CT

 

Right-hander Matt Clement will get the ball on Wednesday with a chance to tie Tim Wakefield for the club lead in wins with 12.

 

Good things usually happen for the Red Sox when Clement starts a game. Boston is 18-6 this year in games that Clement started.

 

The Red Sox want to kick it into high gear at the end of a long road trip. After the next two games in Kansas City, Boston will return to Fenway Park for 13 games over a 14-day span.

 

Boston needs victories in the next two games to emerge with a winning road trip.

 

Pitching matchup:

BOS: RHP Matt Clement

•11-3, 4.53 ERA in 2005

•1-0, 10.80 ERA vs. KC in 2005

 

KC: RHP D.J. Carrasco

•5-7, 4.89 ERA in 2005

•0-0, 2.45 ERA vs. BOS in 2005

 

Player to watch

Edgar Renteria had three hits on Tuesday and is 8-for-15 against the Royals this season.

 

Quotable

"I didn't think he commanded his fastball like he normally does. But he made some real good pitches with his offspeed stuff." -- Red Sox manager Terry Francona, about Tuesday winner David Wells

 

Quick hits

The Red Sox reached the 700-run plateau on Tuesday and are the first team in the Majors to do so. ... Second baseman Tony Graffanino committed two errors on Tuesday for just the fourth time in his career. ... The Red Sox are 4-0 against the Royals and have clinched the season series for the sixth consecutive season.

 

On deck

• Thursday: at Royals, 8:10 p.m. ET

• Friday: vs. Tigers, 7:05 p.m. ET

• Saturday: vs. Tigers, 7:05 p.m. ET

[yankeessuck013]

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[riverside sluggers]

pitcher vs batter matchups

 

Matt Clement vs: (career against Kansas City in 1 game a 1-0 record with a 10.80 ERA)

Chip Ambres, 0 for 1, K

Angel Berroa, 0 for 2, K

Emil Brown, 1 for 4 (.250 avg) 2 RBIs

David DeJesus, 0 for 1, Walk, K, SB

Ruben Gotay, 1 for 2 (.500 avg) Double, Walk

Terrence Long, 3 for 6 (.500 avg) Double, 4 RBIs, 2 Walks, 2 Ks

Joe McEwing, 3 for 9 (.333 avg) RBI, Walk, 2 Ks

Matt Stairs, 5 for 13 (.385 avg) Double, 3 RBIs, 3 Walks, 2 Ks

Mike Sweeney, 0 for 3, K

Mark Teahen, 0 for 1, Walk

 

D.J. Carrasco vs: (career against Red Sox in 5 games with an ERA of 4.91)

Johnny Damon, 0 for 2, 2 Walks, K

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

David Ortiz, 2 Walks

Manny Ramirez, 1 for 3 (.333 avg)

Jason Varitek, 0 for 3, Walk, K

Kevin Millar, 2 for 4 (.500 avg) Double, RBI

Bill Mueller, 2 for 3 (.667 avg) RBI, Walk

Tony Graffanino, 1 for 2 (.500 avg) Double, RBI

Roberto Petagine, 0 for 2

John Olerud, 0 for 1, Walk

Alex Cora, 0 for 2

[stocker323]

So much for the one time perfect lineup. Guess who's back <_>

 

Red Sox

Damon CF

Renteria SS

Ortiz DH

Ramirez LF

Nixon RF

Varitek C

Millar 1B

Mueller 3B

Graffanino 2B

 

Royals

DeJesus CF

Long LF

Sweeney 1B

Stairs DH

Brown RF

Teahen 3B

Berroa SS

Buck C

Murphy 2B

[ORS]

I sat there and watched it happen...He took the lineup card and went to each roster spot and wrote a name down.......I mean, the shear insanity of it.....it was perfect......perfectly stupid........he put Millar's name down.......the horror.......the horror.

[CrespoBlows]

Olerud is 37 years old, you can't expect him to play everyday. This is probably what's going to happen the rest of the year, two days in, one day out. It's a perfect strategy.

[ORS]

I know, but there is another option on the bench.

[yeszir]

Manny puts us out in front for the early lead!

[yankeessuck013]

rbi #112 fer manny...1-0

[CrespoBlows]

I know, but there is another option on the bench.

 

Petagine? The career minor leaguer?

 

This team is loaded offensively, I'm sure that Millar won't hurt them out their in the field, because face it he's having a good year with the glove. I'd rather have Olerud at 100% every two days, then Olerud at 80% and declining each day he's out there.

[yankeessuck013]

10 pitch inning for clement

[ORS]

Petagine? The career minor leaguer?

 

This team is loaded offensively, I'm sure that Millar won't hurt them out their in the field, because face it he's having a good year with the glove. I'd rather have Olerud at 100% every two days, then Olerud at 80% and declining each day he's out there.

I'm in absolute agreement about resting Olerud. If we are going on previous performance, then yes Millar has a better resume than Petagine. But Roberto is playing better the last two weeks. Ride the horse that runs fastest. And yes, I know we are playing the Royals so it's probably a moot point.

[ORS]

Don't respond, Kevin just put my foot in my mouth.

[yankeessuck013]

Millar!!!!!!!!!!! 2-0

[Master Shake]

yay @ millar

[YanksHater213]

Millar is still a fat piece of s*** and a terrible excuse for a baseball player.

[yankeessuck013]

who cares! he hit a homerun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CrespoBlows]

Don't respond, Kevin just put my foot in my mouth.

 

You make a pretty good point about Petagine. He has hit better overall, but I'd rather see Millar than a career journeyman.

 

I think Petagine could be a good option, maybe at Yankee Stadium, but his HR's he was mashing in McCoy Stadium would just be long fly balls in Fenway.

[ORS]

You make a pretty good point about Petagine. He has hit better overall, but I'd rather see Millar than a career journeyman.

 

I think Petagine could be a good option, maybe at Yankee Stadium, but his HR's he was mashing in McCoy Stadium would just be long fly balls in Fenway.

True, the only one he hit this year was just beyond Pesky's Pole.

[MANNYHOF24]

I reallt think that Millar still has a chance to get hot, if he gets into a grove like he was last year post all-star break, and most of 2003, he should still see lots of action at 1b

[CrespoBlows]

I reallt think that Millar still has a chance to get hot, if he gets into a grove like he was last year post all-star break, and most of 2003, he should still see lots of action at 1b

 

No, he shouldnt. He should only play every 3rd day when Olerud isn't playing. Actually, I would make sense to try to trade Petagine. Youkilis should be up here, the Red Sox don't need two left-handed 1st basemen.

[MANNYHOF24]

No, he shouldnt. He should only play every 3rd day when Olerud isn't playing. Actually, I would make sense to try to trade Petagine. Youkilis should be up here, the Red Sox don't need two left-handed 1st basemen.

 

If Millar gets hot he is as good of is a above average firstbasemen, as good as olrude at this point in his career, and im not saying he is going to, but if he does, he deserves to play

[CrespoBlows]

If Millar gets hot he is as good of is a above average firstbasemen, as good as olrude at this point in his career, and im not saying he is going to, but if he does, he deserves to play

 

That word "if" cost a lot of GM's their jobs. Millar should have gotten hot by September, he didn't, and doesn't deserve to play every day.

[schillingouttheks]

On Millar's HR:

 

YoukOfTheNation: Was I just hearing things on the radio, or did Kevin Millar hit an actual home run?

zax2834: no, you heard right.

YoukOfTheNation: wow

YoukOfTheNation: Freaky

zax2834: lol i was like wait, what did don just say

zax2834: HES ON THE ROIDS

YoukOfTheNation: well, we know what must have happened

YoukOfTheNation: that pitcher must have cut in front of him in line at KFC one day

YoukOfTheNation: and gotten the last bucket of popcorn chicken

zax2834: you may be right, my friend.

 

[YanksHater213]

Haha, I had pretty much the same reaction. I was in awe... how could MILLAR. The FATASS, hit a homer. The stupid, fat, slow, terrible baseball player hit a homer. I am still shocked.

[Kansas MikeTat]

...and by the way, is anyone watching what's happening with the Yankees tonight?

 

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...

[yankeessuck013]

yep im listenig to kaat and kay talk like the little bitches they are

[Sizzlin22]

Millar hit a Home Run? Wha whaaaa?

[yankeessuck013]

take your oxygen then come back

[BoSox21]

wow, what a disgusting amount of hate for Millar. even Bellhorn wasnt getting bashed this bad