July 24 @ Oakland

[SoxFan25]

niiiiiiice dp!

 

well...7-3 now.

[SoxFan25]

:applause for JB:

[riverside sluggers]

well i was hoping he could lower that 4.78 ERA of his, and he did... its now at 4.77

[RoyNHSox]

niiiiiiice dp!

 

well...7-3 now.

 

And it helps that Frank Thomas is sloooow.

[SoxFan25]

well i was hoping he could lower that 4.78 ERA of his, and he did... its now at 4.77

 

well its something.

[jsinger121]

Tito goes to Hansen for the 7th

[RoyNHSox]

I was hoping Beckett could’ve gone at least 7 tonight.

[example1]

I'm just happy we're winning 7-3 with 2 down in the 7th, personally.

[RoyNHSox]

Hansen’s gotta learn to get out of these jams but I’m freaking nervous…

 

Edit: And he gets the groundout.

[example1]

C'mon hansen. Settle down, throw that nasty stuff and get a gb to A-Gone!

[riverside sluggers]

Hansen’s gotta learn to get out of these jams but I’m freaking nervous…

 

yes he does get out of his own jams, sometimes, but that is a big reason why the Sox wont convert Paps back to being a starter this season. Plethora of baserunners recently

 

EDIT

[RoyNHSox]

Since Timlin was used last night, wouldn’t it been safe to either use JVB or Seanez for the 8th?

[RedSoxRooter]

Last 20 Oakland innings of relief = 0 runs.

[TheKilo]

Hansen and Timlin make it interesting, but two scoreless so far.

 

 

14 in a row retired by the Oakland pen, per NESN.

[RoyNHSox]

Last 20 Oakland innings of relief = 0 runs.

 

Time for Papi to do something about that.

[TheKilo]

That split was pure filth. FILTH.

 

 

edit - x2.

 

 

I think I'm going to start the next thread now, in case I'm not around tomorrow.

[RedSoxRooter]

Real nice win tonight. REAL NIIIICE!

[riverside sluggers]

Beckett has become the leader in wins with 13. Last season he set a career high with 15. Twenty Wins not that far out of reach, Im expecting a good 2nd half out of him

 

Sox become 3rd team in baseball with 60th win. Hold off Yanks at 2.5 game lead, Blue Jays loss gives them 5.5 lead back

[RoyNHSox]

Beckett needs to string together 3 or 4 good starts, especially on the road. Tonight’s game was big.

 

Zito really didn’t have his good stuff, but it was good to see the Sox offense take advantage on left handed pitching.

 

Good to take game 1 in the series especially when they kicked the Sox ass last time they met.

[riverside sluggers]

Good to take game 1 in the series especially when they kicked the Sox ass last time they met.

 

Sox's last 5 starts facing left-handed starting pitcher they are 4-1

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Damn it, i was being very optimistic about Beckett's next start (Angels at Fenway). But he'll be opposed by the 7-0 phenom Jered Weaver. Onto that subject: Is this a great year for rookie starting pitchers or what? Weaver, Lester, Liriano

[Cocos Disciples]

Yeah, and Verlander. And a guy named Papelbon in the bullpen. Good ROY race.