4/9 vs. Detroit - Strategy of the day... Win.

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Teams: Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox

Location: Fenway Park, Boston

Date/Time: April 9, 2008 at 7:05pm EST

TV: NESN, MLBtv

Starting Pitchers:

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http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/images/logos/38x45/bos_38x45.gif #31 Jon Lester, LHP (1-1, 3.38)

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/images/logos/38x45/det_38x45.gif #38 Jeremy Bonderman, RHP (0-1, 5.68)

 

Scouting Report:

Tigers: Bonderman made his first start this season despite coming down with an illness that sent him home early the day before. He allowed four runs on eight hits in 6 1/3 innings to suffer the Tigers' third straight defeat to open the season. He didn't experience his usual first-inning troubles, but gave up two home runs and struggled in his last three innings. During his five-year career, he has made just one start against Boston. He is making his first career start at Fenway Park.

Red Sox: For the first time this season, Lester faces someone besides the Oakland Athletics. Lester was brilliant in his last start, firing 6 2/3 shutout innings. This marks the lefty's Fenway debut in 2008. In 14 career outings at Fenway, Lester is 5-1 with a 4.60 ERA. This marks his first career start against the Tigers. Lester has a career record of 12-3. He has 29 Major League appearances under his belt, 28 of which have been starts.

 

It's simple, if we win, that means we've won two in a row, if we win again Thurday, that's what we call a winning streak, now let's get it started. Lester needs to get us through atleast 5 innings, which I'm very confident he can do. Tek and Drew need to hold their groove, Papi and Manny need to heat up, now is the time while we've got the wheel beginning to roll.

 

So let's take two from the Tigers atleast, and we'll cross the Game 3 Brdige when we get there.

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Okay I think Lester will give us a quality start. About 5.2-6.1 innings worth and will give up 1-2 runs and about 5 hits.

 

Then we can get Delcarmen and Papelbon in for the hold and save.

[riverside sluggers]

Jeremy Bonderman (10 games vs Boston, 4-4 with a 4.35 ERA---Career at Fenway Park in 5 games, 1-3 with a 5.00 ERA)

Dustin Pedroia, 2 for 6 (.333 avg) Double, Triple, Walk

Kevin Youkilis, 0 for 12, 2 Walks, 5 Ks

David Ortiz, 4 for 24 (.167 avg) Double, HR, 4 RBIs, 5 Walks, 5 Ks

Manny Ramirez, 6 for 19 (.316 avg) Double, HR, 2 RBIs, 3 Walks, 3 Ks

Sean Casey, 4 for 4 (1.000 avg) Double, Walk

J.D. Drew, 2 for 8 (.250 avg) Triple, 2 Walks, 4 Ks

Jason Varitek, 3 for 14 (.214 avg) 2 Doubles, 3 Walks, 6 Ks

Jacoby Ellsbury, RBI, 2 Walks

Julio Lugo, 4 for 13 (.308 avg) 2 RBIs, 6 Ks

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Kevin Cash, 2 for 5 (.400 avg) 2 Doubles, K

Alex Cora, 3 for 14 (.214 avg) Triple, RBI, Walk, 3 Ks

Coco Crisp, 10 for 42 (.238 avg) 3 Doubles, HR, 4 RBIs, 4 Walks, 4 Ks, 2 SBs

Mike Lowell, 0 for 9, 2 Ks

 

Jon Lester (1 game vs vs Detroit, 0-1 with a 7.06 ERA---Career at Fenway Park in 15 games, 5-2 with a 4.78 ERA)

Ivan Rodriguez, 0 for 2, Walk

Placido Polanco, 0 for 2, Walk

Gary Sheffield, 0 for 3

Magglio Ordonez, 1 for 3 (.333 avg)

Miguel Cabrera, 2 for 5 (.400 avg) Walk

Carlos Guillen, 0 for 2, Walk

Edgar Renteria, 2 for 5 (.400 avg) 2 Doubles, 2 RBIs, Walk, K

Marcus Thames, 1 for 2 (.500 avg) HR, 2 RBIs

Brandon Inge, 0 for 2

[Youk Of The Nation]

Youk is 0 for 9? Eesh.

[redsoxrules]

Youk is 0 for 9? Eesh.

 

that means he's due to have a few hits VS him

[Jayhawk Bill]

Youk is 0 for 9? Eesh.

 

This is a type of stat that Terry Francona has tended to use in the past--let's see if Sean Casey gets the start.

[redsoxrules]

This is a type of stat that Terry Francona has tended to use in the past--let's see if Sean Casey gets the start.

 

actually youk is in the lineup

 

1. D Pedroia, 2B

2. K Youkilis, 1B

3. D Ortiz, DH

4. M Ramirez, LF

5. M Lowell, 3B

6. J Drew, RF

7. J Varitek, C

8. J Ellsbury, CF

9. J Lugo, SS

[Youk Of The Nation]

Im hoping this day ends with Youk at like 2-11...

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And the game is just about to get underway, Lester was looking good warming up from what I heard, I think we're in for a very good pitching perfomance by Lester.

 

What we'll need is run support tonight, considering Bonderman's last start against the Sox in 2007, we need to strike early and make him s*** the bed, and then tear up the Detroit bullpen.

[redsoxrules]

pudge leading off.. thats strange

[Cocos Disciples]

pudge leading off.. thats strange

 

It's an absolutely terrible choice. No OBP whatsoever.

[soxfan17881]

pudge leading off.. thats strange

 

Detroit needs to try and shake things up.

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And Pedroier leads off with a walk.

[soxfan17881]

Boy, that fourth ball to Peds look really close. I suppose that's why he's there and I'm here.

[redsoxrules]

Detroit needs to try and shake things up.

 

yes they do but do a better job than putting pudge leadoff, but that works for a sox fan

[schillingouttheks]

Papi cranked that thing...too bad it was foul.

[schillingouttheks]

..that sucks.

[soxfan17881]

Ugly. It was.

[redsoxrules]

come on , no need to give outs away, we could of had bonderman over 30 pitches in first

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So far Lester's topping at about 92-93mph. I say he goes about 5 2/3 for us tonight.

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Maybe less if they keep making him throw pitch after pitch like this.

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Youk takes it and gets right back up.

[jacksonianmarch]

Lowell must be hurt

[jacksonianmarch]

f***in Polanco. Easy DP ball

[redsoxrules]

1-0

[redsoxrules]

lugo rbi single.. 2-0

[redsoxrules]

s***.. DP , at least we got a couple and got bonderman's pitch count up

[redsoxrules]

4 pitch walk to pudge, no excuse for that

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Lowell's got a hurt thumb, put on Day-to-Day. He'll be back soon enough.

[Cocos Disciples]

Nothings going right for the Tigers.