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Game Info

Date: Thursday, September 15th, 2005

First Pitch: 7:05 pm ET

TV: NESN

Starting Pitchers:

 

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http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/mlb/images/team_logos/50x50/oak.gif #55 Joe Blanton (9-11, 3.60)

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/mlb/images/team_logos/50x50/bos.gif #38 Curt Schilling (6-7, 6.28)

 

Ace looks to get straight A's in opener

 

Oakland (80-65) at Boston (85-60), 7:05 p.m. ET

 

Boston heads back to Fenway Park following a bittersweet win over Toronto on Wednesday. David Ortiz hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning to give the Red Sox a 5-3 win over the Blue Jays, but outfielder Gabe Kapler ruptured his left Achilles tendon in the win.

 

Boston went 3-3 on its recent road trip and is now back home, where the Red Sox are a Major League-best 48-22. Boston will face Oakland in a four-game series and is 4-2 against the A's this season.

 

Curt Schilling will take the mound in the first game. In his last start against the Yankees, the right-hander gave up two runs and struck out six in eight innings to lead Boston to its lone win during the weekend series in the Bronx on Saturday. The victory was the first for Schilling in four starts since returning to the starting rotation and his first as a starter since April 18.

 

Joe Blanton is 1-1 with a 4.38 ERA in September after picking up American League Rookie of the Month honors in August, when he went 3-1 with a 1.17 ERA. In his last outing, the right-hander earned a win against Texas after giving up four runs on six hits in six innings.

 

Pitching matchup

OAK: RHP Joe Blanton

•9-11, 3.60 ERA in 2005

•First career appearance vs. BOS

 

 

BOS: RHP Curt Schilling

•6-7, 6.28 ERA in 2005

•1-0, 3.65 ERA vs. OAK in 2004

 

Players to watch

Ortiz and Manny Ramirez have struggled this year against Oakland. Ortiz is hitting .208 (5-for-24) while Ramirez has a .111 (2-for-18) average against the A's.

 

Quotable

"I'm still trying to figure out how David Ortiz does it. We all would like to have a smidgen of what he's got going." -- Kapler, who left Wednesday's game with a ruptured left Achilles tendon

 

Quick hits

Ortiz has four home runs in his last three games and 11 homers in his last 18 games. ... Ortiz has 17 homers this season that have tied the game or given the Red Sox the lead. Eight of those have come in the seventh inning or later. ... Ortiz now has 38 long balls while serving as Boston's designated hitter, which breaks the single-season mark of 37 by Seattle's Edgar Martinez in 2000. ... The series win over Toronto was the first on the road since the Red Sox took two of three from Tampa Bay on July 25-27. ... Boston improved to 5-9 against Toronto this season.

 

On deck

•*Friday: vs. Oakland, 7:05 p.m. ET

•*Saturday: vs. Oakland, 7:05 p.m. ET

•*Sunday: vs. Oakland, 2:05 p.m. ET

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This posted on behalf of Riverside Sluggers who's at the game :

 

pitcher vs batter matchups

 

Joe Blanton vs: (1st career appearance vs Red Sox)

 

Curt Schilling vs: (career against A's in 7 games a 1-1 record with a 2.49 ERA, career at Fenway Park in 40 games a 15-6 record with a 4.38 ERA)

Hiram Bocachica, 0 for 2, K

Eric Chavez, 1 for 6 (.167 avg) Double, 2 RBIs, K

*Bobby Crosby, 2 for 6 (.333 avg) 2 Ks

Keith Ginter, 2 for 5 (.400 avg) Double, HR, 3 RBIs, Walk, K

Scott Hatteberg, 5 for 14 (.357 avg) Double, Walk, 3 Ks

Jason Kendall, 12 for 51 (.235 avg) Double, 3 HRs, 5 RBIs, 3 Walks, 6 Ks

Mark Kotsay, 17 for 62 (.274 avg) 4 Doubles, Triple, 4 RBIs, 2 Walks, 14 Ks

Adam Melhuse, 0 for 4, 3 Ks

Jay Payton, 4 for 20 (.200 avg) 2 Doubles, HR, RBI, 4 Ks

Mark Scutaro, 1 for 3

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I think he's settling down a little.

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Curt's done. I hope he retires. He'll forever have a place in my heart for his '04 performance. However, for him to drag on and hurt the Sox now isn't fair.
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Curt's done. I hope he retires. He'll forever have a place in my heart for his '04 performance. However, for him to drag on and hurt the Sox now isn't fair.

 

 

Wow, calm down, does last saturday mean anything?

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McClung is in implosion mode in TB. Cano double, Crosby single, wild-pitch, HBP ARod, Giambi's up with 1-down.
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