May 19th vs. Atlanta - Game 2

[schillingouttheks]

How about another DH sweep? Keep the Rocky and the schillingouttheks mojos rolling!!! Hansack vs. Smoltz will be tough, but at least it's a national league lineup for Hansack to oppose for his first start this season. With the way this team is rolling right now, I wouldn't be surprised in the least to see them pick this one up as well. GO SOX!

 

Game Info:

Date: Friday, May 18th, 2007 - Game 2

Teams: Atlanta Braves (25-17) @ Boston Red Sox (29-12)

First Pitch: 7:35pm EDT

Venue: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

TV: NESN

Starting Pitchers:

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http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/mlb/images/team_logos/50x50/atl.gif#29 Anthony Lerew (5-2, 3.19)

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/mlb/images/team_logos/50x50/bos.gif#46 Devern Hansack (0-0, 13.50)

 

Mojo of the day:

 

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KEEP ON ROLLIN' WITH THE ROCKY MOJO!

[riverside sluggers]

John Smoltz (9 games vs Boston, 1-0 record & 4 saves with a 1.09 ERA---Career at Fenway Park in 4 games, 1-0 record & 2 saves with an 0.00 ERA)

Julio Lugo, 1 for 2 (.500 avg)

Coco Crisp, 0 for 3, K

David Ortiz, 2 for 4 (.500 avg) HR, RBI, 2 Walks

Manny Ramirez, 2 for 5 (.400 avg) HR, RBI, Walk, K

Eric Hinske ---

Mike Lowell, 5 for 21 (.238 avg) Double, RBI, 4 Ks

Alex Cora, 0 for 2, Walk

Wily Mo Pena, 0 for 3, 2 Ks

Doug Mirabelli ---

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J.D. Drew, 2 for 10 (.200 avg) HR, 2 RBIs, Walk, K

Jason Varitek, 3 for 9 (.333 avg) K

Kevin Youkilis, 2 for 7 (.286 avg) RBI, 3 Ks

 

Devern Hansack (1st career appearance vs Atlanta---Career at Fenway Park in 1 game, 1-0 record with an 0.00 ERA)

Kelly Johnson ---

Edgar Renteria ---

Chipper Jones ---

Brian McCann ---

Jeff Francoeur ---

Andruw Jones ---

Scott Thorman ---

Matt Diaz ---

Willie Harris ---

[schillingouttheks]

Haha, overall, you've only had to make one lineup. Pretty easy today, eh?

[riverside sluggers]

Pretty easy indeed. Also with Hudson vs Gabbard starting tomorrow, thats only two lineups in 3 games I have to gather the stats for

[Cocos Disciples]

Win baby. Make it 4 in a row.

[Rdsxmbnt]

Im going to head off to Fenway in a couple minutes for the game, hopefully the sox can sweep the DHer.

[schillingouttheks]

The Sox really need to grind out their at bats and be very patient against Smoltz tonight. Make him throw a lot, and make that finger bother him. Get him out ASAP so we can face the fatigued bullpen. As for Hansack...this is your chance. Show us what you got.

[schillingouttheks]

Riverside, is that the actual Sox lineup tonight or did you just take a guess?

[riverside sluggers]

I just did a copy and paste. Alex Cora will surely get a start tonight, Drew is set to get the night off as well. I'll go on to guess that Cora will bat 9th and play 2nd, Wily Mo in right

[ksushi]

Why is gabbard starting tomorrow?

[Cocos Disciples]

They want Wakefield to pitch against the Yankees.

[ksushi]

that is a good call.

[castigs850]

They want Wakefield to pitch against the Yankees.

 

these double headers really got me messed up. whats the expected starters for the yanks series?

[Cocos Disciples]

Wakefield-Mussina

Tavarez-Wang

Schilling-Pettitte

[castigs850]

thank you kindly

[riverside sluggers]

Ive edited the Sox lineup. Youkilis, Drew, Varitek, and Pedroia get the night off

[Cocos Disciples]

Why does Tito insist on Coco hitting 2nd over Cora? The only time Cora hit 2nd, Coco was leadoff. It's silly. He's terrible.

[BoSox21]

why is Hinske batting 5th, especially with the afternoon Lowell had?

[riverside sluggers]

That was my first thought Bosox

 

With those players, Id much rather see

Lugo

Cora

Ortiz

Ramirez

Lowell

Wily Mo

Hinske

Crisp

Mirabelli

[BoSox21]

^^ I'd probably swap Mirabelli and Pena but that seems much better than what they have now

[riverside sluggers]

Atlanta out for some blood, no one gets the night off. The only change is that Andruw Jones has been moved down to 6th in the batting order

[schillingouttheks]

God help us.

[BoSox21]

Andruw is a late scratch tonight

[BoSox21]

Chipper drives one, 1-0 Braves

[redsoxrules]

ah f*** HR by C jones

[schillingouttheks]

Let's go offense. All I ask is that you grind Smoltz until you get into that bullpen.

[riverside sluggers]

Red Sox recalled RHP Devern Hansack from Triple-A Pawtucket.

 

Hansack will start tonight and then return to Triple-A to make room for Kason Gabbard on Sunday.

 

Solo shot by Chipper Jones in the 1st, cmon kid show something to the Sox before you get sent down. I would imagine that Gabbard will also start against the Rangers next wknd

[ORS]

Coco is starting to hit....again. Let's see if he can sustain it.

[ORS]

Straighten that s*** out, Papi.

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

This is off subject from the game but....does anyone know why Jon Lester only went 3.2 innings? He was absolutely rolling so I'm not sure if something happened?