4/21 vs. Texas Rangers - Sweep 'Em

[Thumper]

Leave the brooms at home, this isn't October, but a sweep anytime is nice. Let's take all four from these Lone Rangers and then set our sites on some Halos later this week!

 

Teams: Texas Rangers vs. Boston Red Sox

Location: Fenway Park, Boston

Date/Time: April 21, 2008 at 11:05pm EST

TV: NESN, MLBtv, FOX(?)

Starting Pitchers:

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http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/images/logos/38x45/bos_38x45.gif #61 Clay Buchholz, RHP (0-1, 6.75)

 

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/images/logos/38x45/tex_38x45.gif #13 Kason Gabbard, LHP (1-0, 2.41)

 

Scouting Report:

Rangers: Gabbard is making his first career start against the Red Sox. He began his career with them before being traded to the Rangers on July 31, 2007. He is 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA in two starts on the road this year, but 2-4 with a 5.09 ERA in 16 appearances on the road in his career. He was 5-0 with a 1.60 ERA in five starts for the Red Sox at Fenway Park.

 

Red Sox: The righty is coming off a tough start against the Yankees on Wednesday, when he was belted around for eight hits and seven runs over 3 2/3 innings while walking one and striking out two. The Texas native will be making his first career appearance against the Rangers. Buchholz hasn't gotten to 100 pitches or pitched into the seventh inning in any of his first three starts.

 

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[riverside sluggers]

Kason Gabbard (1 game vs Boston, 0.00 ERA---Career at Fenway Park in 6 games, 5-0 with a 1.53 ERA)

Jacoby Ellsbury, 0 for 1

Dustin Pedroia, 0 for 1

David Ortiz, 0 for 1

Kevin Youkilis, 0 for 1

J.D. Drew, Walk

Jed Lowrie, 0 for 1

Julio Lugo, Walk, SB

Kevin Cash, Walk

Joe Thurston, 0 for 1, K

 

Clay Buchholz (1 game vs Texas, 1-0 with an 0.00 ERA---Career at Fenway Park in 4 games, 3-0 with a 1.33 ERA)

Ian Kinsler, 0 for 3, K

Michael Young, 1 for 2 (.500 avg) Double, Walk

Josh Hamilton, 0 for 3, 2 Ks

Milton Bradley, 1 for 3 (.333 avg)

Hank Blalock, 1 for 3 (.333 avg)

Jason Botts, 0 for 3, 2 Ks

David Murphy, 1 for 2 (.500 avg)

Gerald Laird, 1 for 2 (.500 avg)

Ben Broussard, 0 for 1, Walk, K

[schillingouttheks]

I know it's Gabbard ... but he's also a soft-tossing lefty. From what I can remember, the Sox bats take naps against soft-tossing lefties.

[jacksonianmarch]

I cannot wait for this month to be over. Enjoy the game guys.

[ksushi]

Gabbard has been nothing but solid in his major league tenure thus far, I don't know why some sox fans think he wasn't a big loss in that Gagne deal. I would love to have kason gabbard right now. 4.08 career ERA so far.

[schillingouttheks]

He doesn't have a very appealing WHIP right now though..

[TheKilo]

I cannot wait for this month to be over. Enjoy the game guys.

 

Me neither...the Sox most difficult month will be over with.

[Cocos Disciples]

Me neither...the Sox most difficult month will be over with.

 

Heh I forgot that. Toronto, Detroit (yeah, yeah, but they're gonna be good), Yanks, Cleveland, Yanks. 7-6 in those games, 7-3 not including the miserable Toronto series. I'll take it. And we've handled the s***** teams with a 6-1 record against Oakland and Texas. We're doing what we should.

[ORS]

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[VA Sox Fan]

Rangers:

 

2B Kinsley

SS Young

CF Hamilton

LF Bradley

3B Blalock

DH Botts

RF Murphy

C Murphy

1B Broussard

 

SP Gabbard

 

Red Sox

 

CF-Ellsbury

2B Pedroia

DH Ortiz

1B Youkilis

RF Drew

3B Lowrie

SS Lugo

C Cash

LF Thurston

 

SP Buchholz

 

Manny is still getting the day off. Coco still nursing the sore hammy.

 

Go Clay! GO RED SOX!

[BoSox21]

I don't know why some sox fans think he wasn't a big loss in that Gagne deal.

 

an empty Gatorade cooler would've been a big loss in the Gagne deal

[MANNYHOF24]

Why, no Manny today? He got a day off yesterday. This makes no sense.

[Beaneater]

Lowrie instead of Casey since Gabbard's a lefty, I assume. Not to beat a dead horse, but I'd rather see Lowrie instead of Lugo. Small sample size, I know, but in 12 AB Lowrie has done a lot more with the bat than Lugo in 66 AB.

 

ESPN.com's player stats have Lowrie with a .417 BA and a .385 OBP. That seem odd to anyone else?

[MANNYHOF24]

Lugo, Cash and Thurston? Yuck.

[VA Sox Fan]

Why' date=' no Manny today? He got a day off yesterday. This makes no sense.[/quote']

 

From the Globe:

 

Terry Francona said Manny Ramirez will keep his day off so to keep on the schedule they have for Ramirez to relax for a couple of days

[Youk Of The Nation]

Did anyone else just lose Talksox for about an hour?

[VA Sox Fan]

5-0 Sox top of 5th. Texas had an unbelievably crappy in the bottom 4th. Gabbard out after 2 w/ back injury.

[VA Sox Fan]

Did anyone else just lose Talksox for about an hour?

 

Yes I did!

[Orioles Final Fan]

Yeah me too

[Youk Of The Nation]

I think Lugo is realizing that he's being upstaged by Lowrie

 

And I know you lost the site too, smartass.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Cash money!

[Youk Of The Nation]

Friggin Joe Thurston better at least get the runner in from third.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Yeah f*** you Thurston.

[redsoxrules]

Friggin Joe Thurston better at least get the runner in from third.

 

and of corse he didn't

[Youk Of The Nation]

Aww they're taking Nippert out.

[redsoxrules]

6-0 , and we dont even have our best lineup out there

[Youk Of The Nation]

Haha

 

Castiglione: Here is the gigantic reliever Franklyn German...listed at 6'7", 260 pounds...that may be a bit conservative.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Walllll-Ballllll

[redsoxrules]

Papi ! now that papi is hitting , this lineup is gona be deadly

[Youk Of The Nation]

As much as all of these walks amuse me, Id like to see some bat-on-ball action from Drew here.