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Game Info:

Date: Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

First Pitch: 7:05pm EST

Location: Fenway Park, Boston MA

TV: NESN

 

Starting Pitchers:

 

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http://espn-att.starwave.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/sml/trans/nym.gif#59 Alay Soler (2-1, 3.32)

http://espn-att.starwave.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/sml/trans/bos.gif#62 Jon Lester (2-0, 2.76)

 

Mets - Red Sox Preview

The 1986 Boston Red Sox , who lost to the New York Mets in a classic seven-game World Series, are holding their 20-year reunion at Fenway Park on Tuesday night. The timing probably couldn't be more appropriate.

 

The Red Sox (45-28) look to match their longest winning streak since ending their 86-year title drought two years ago when they take on the resurgent New York Mets (47-28), who have built up an NL East lead reminiscent of the '86 championship season.

 

On Monday, David Ortiz pulled Boston to within one victory of its longest winning streak since Aug. 24-Sept. 3, 2004, hitting a game-winning single in the 12th inning to give the Red Sox their ninth straight victory, 8-7 over Philadelphia.

 

The walkoff hit was Ortiz's second in three days, as he delivered his ninth career walkoff homer in Saturday's 5-3, 10-inning win over the Phillies.

 

''He's unbelievable. You just know he's coming through,'' said Red Sox center fielder Coco Crisp , who doubled and scored the tying run in the 12th. ''You're just waiting for the opportunity to jump over the little gate in the dugout and be the first to greet him.''

 

Ortiz, who has four homers and 11 RBIs during Boston's win streak, has come through for the Red Sox again this season with 22 home runs and league-leading 68 RBIs. He had career-bests 47 homers with 148 RBIs last season and was runner-up in the AL MVP voting to the New York Yankees ' Alex Rodriguez .

 

Boston has outscored opponents 68-32 during its run, scoring five or more runs in eight of the wins.

 

The Red Sox will send rookie Jon Lester (2-0, 2.76 ERA) to the mound Tuesday as they try to keep rolling. The left-hander gave up one run and three hits with 10 strikeouts over six innings in a 9-3 win over Washington on Wednesday. That followed up a six-inning, one-run effort in a 4-1 victory at Atlanta on June 16, the 22-year-old pitcher's first career win.

Lester will be facing a Mets club that is playing like it wants a shot at returning to the World Series this season. New York (47-28) holds a 12-game lead over Philadelphia, the largest division lead in baseball, and has the best record in the NL.

 

The '86 Mets won the division by 21 1/2 games - beating out the second-place Phillies.

The last time the Mets led the division this late in a season was 1988, when they had the same record after 75 games. That club won 100 games but fell in the NL championship series to Los Angeles.

 

The Mets are a league-best 25-13 on the road and have won 10 of their last 11 away from Shea Stadium. They're hitting .320 and have outscored opponents 86-42 in those games.

 

The Mets teams of '86 and '88 had a dynamic leadoff hitter in Lenny Dykstra , and New York has an even more talented player atop its lineup this year in Jose Reyes . The major league leader in stolen bases with 34 went 4-for-5 in back-to-back games against Toronto this weekend to earn NL player of the week honors.

 

Reyes extending his hitting streak to 13 games Sunday as New York won 7-4, giving the Mets the series win over the Blue Jays . Reyes, leading NL shortstops in All-Star votes, is 32-for-57 (.561) with two home runs, 19 runs and seven stolen bases during the streak. He hit for the cycle in a 6-5 win over Cincinnati on Wednesday.

''I feel real good right now,'' Reyes said. ''I made a little change in my swing. A lot of pitchers were throwing me off-speed pitches outside. I tried to pull the ball before. Now I'm staying with it.''

 

The Dominican Republic native has 98 hits and 19 doubles, tying him with third baseman David Wright for the team lead in both categories, and his 67 runs are tops in the majors.

 

The Mets will also send a rookie to the mound Tuesday, as right-hander Alay Soler (2-1, 3.32) looks for a third straight outstanding start on the road. Soler threw seven innings of one-run ball with seven strikeouts and one walk in a 4-1 victory over the Dodgers on June 5, and followed that up with the best start of his career, a two-hitter for a 5-0 win at Arizona on June 10.

 

The Red Sox, 11-1 in interleague play this season, have won 20 of their last 22 games against the NL and are 12-1 when the Lizard King starts the game thread.

 

New York holds an 8-7 advantage over Boston in interleague play.

 

It will be interesting to see how we play the best baseball team in NY - and it's a possible World Series preview! GO SOX!

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RSR is so fuking intense B) MOJO!

 

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Record where the psychadelic mojo has been interrupted: 6-9

 

 

Soler is huge. Go Sox!

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This is gonna be an exciting series, with 2 excellent pitching duels. This is not an excellent pitching duel. Let's get the offense going behind Lester, because this Mets offense is pretty damn good. Jump on the fatty early, boys, let's make it 10 in a row.
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The lineups for Game 1 of the Sox-Mets series...

 

Red Sox

1. Kevin Youkilis, 1B

2. Mark Loretta, 2B

3. David Ortiz, DH

4. Manny Ramirez, LF

5. Trot Nixon, RF

6. Jason Varitek, C

7. Mike Lowell, 3B

8. Coco Crisp, CF

9. Alex Gonzalez, SS

-- Jon Lester, SP

 

Mets

1. Jose Reyes, SS

2. Paul Lo Duca, C

3. Carlos Beltran, CF

4. Carlos Delgado, 1B

5. David Wright, 3B

6. Julio Franco, DH

7. Xavier Nady, RF

8. Chris Woodward, 2B

9. Lastings Milledge, LF

-- Alay Soler, SP

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I like how the matchups end up being

 

Rookie vs Rookie

Intimidation vs Intimidation

Veteran vs Veteran

 

This will be Lester's 3rd start out of 4 that he opposes another rookie. His next start is facing Florida, it could become 4 out of 5. I havent seen anything like this before

 

Alay Soler (1st career appearance vs Boston)

 

Jon Lester (1st career appearance vs New York---Career at Fenway Park in 2 games, 1-0 record with a 3.48 ERA)
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Luckily Lester’s got the easiest pitching match up in the series. But aside from the rain delayed start against Texas, this is definitely going to be a true test. Atl and Wash weren’t exactly a cakewalk but finally he’ll be facing a team with hitters as potent as Tor and NYY.
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And now a word from the King, the Lizard King.....

 

You got to keep on ridin'

 

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Oh snap, I just saw the Florida pitchers we're facing....Josh Johnson scares the hell out of me, he's a stud, and the Sox don't fare well against young rookie studs. Willis is enough said, and let's hope they don't end up with Ricky Nolasco in the TBA spot. Those Marlins have some damn good looking pitchers.
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Watching the 1986 memorial got he me thinking if the likes of Buckner and Boggs don’t get booed at all then there’s no reason whatsoever that Pedro should. Really none of them should…

 

The guy playing the trumpet should though.

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The guy playing the trumpet should though.

 

I couldn't tell if it was really good or just terribly bad. I tuned away laughing my ass off and when I turned back the guy looked like he was about to pass out and the crowd gave him a cheer. :thumbsup:

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