5/27 @ Safeco Field

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Teams: Boston Red Sox (32-22) vs. Seattle Mariners (18-34)

Location: Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington

Game Time: 10:10pm EST (7:10 Pacific)

Viewing: MLB.tv, NESN, FSN Pacific

 

Starting Pitchers:

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http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/images/logos/38x45/bos_38x45.gif #18 Daisuke Matsuzaka, RHP (8-0, 2.40)

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/images/logos/38x45/sea_38x45.gif #34 Miguel Batista, RHP (3-6, 6.47)

 

Scouting Report:

Red Sox: Matsuzaka struggled mightily in earning his eighth win of the season May 22 against Kansas City. The righty went 5 2/3 innings, scattering six hits for three earned runs while surrendering six walks and two wild pitches. Still, Matsuzaka pitched out of jams when necessary and earned the victory in an 11-3 win. His eight wins lead the American League. Matsuzaka will get the nod against Seattle having gone 1-1 with a 4.33 ERA against the Mariners in his career. His lone win against the Mariners came at Safeco Field.

 

Mariners: The first-inning blues that have haunted Batista this month were somewhat solved in his last outing as he held the Tigers to one run. But a three-run second inning, and another run in the third, sent the veteran right-hander to another early shower, the third time in his past six starts that he never made it to the fourth inning. He has used a short-arm technique since tossing 7 2/3 scoreless innings against the Angels on April 20 and it might be time to scrap it and go back to his old style.

 

Take 2 and a sweep tomorrow.

 

Matsuzaka's been a beast, I'd like to see him continue down this path of... beastiality?

[The Dustball]

 

Matsuzaka's been a beast, I'd like to see him continue down this path of... beastiality?

 

He's also been really lucky that his horrible amount of walks hasn't come back to bite him yet. The key to this game for Dice is getting first pitch strikes and attacking the zone. Let's go Sox!

[Cocos Disciples]

Yeah, one of these games he'll get whats coming to him. Hopefully not tonight.

[BoSox21]

over/under on Dice-BB's walks: 5

 

thoughts anyone?

[Thumper]

over/under on Dice-BB's walks: 5

 

thoughts anyone?

 

I say five or six walks, but that they come early, and I'd say by the third he'll settle in. Maybe three walks between the 1st and 3rd and then maybe two or three more towards the end of his performance.

[TheKilo]

Under.

 

He's been very good in his two appearances at Safeco.

[ksushi]

I'll take the under too. I'm going to go with 2. 2 BB and 7K in 7 innings. 2 ER and a W at the end of the game. Thats my guess. As lucky as he has been, people have been overlooking how dirty he has been along the way too.

[Thumper]

I'm predicting Manny's 499th career home run tonight.

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Tonight's Lineup

 

Crisp, CF

Pedroia, 2B

Ortiz, DH

Ramirez, LF

Lowell, 3B

Drew, RF

Varitek, C

Casey, 1B

Lugo, SS

 

Youkilis is still out due to his hand issue. Ellsbury the night off?

[The Dustball]

Haha wow Seattle is really terrible. 3-14 against the AL East. And Batista is also working extremely f***ing slow.

[a700hitter]

Dumb move by Dice K going for the play at 3B.

[The Dustball]

2-0 Mariners. f***.

[Thumper]

Wee oh.... f***ing Ibanez.

[CrespoBlows]

Reverse lock of the week, working against us.

[BoSox21]

2007 Coco woulda had it

[Thumper]

2007 Coco woulda had it

 

So would 2008 Ellsbury.

[Thumper]

Holy f*** they're playing shitball tonight.

[Beaneater]

Dice-K needs to walk more guys. He's off his rhythm from throwing too many pitches in the strike zone.

 

Or maybe the problem is that our batters couldn't find second base (to say nothing of home plate) with a GPS unit today.

[Thumper]

Yeah' date=' one of these games he'll get whats coming to him. Hopefully not tonight.[/quote']

 

Well he ain't getting the win tonight. That's for sure.

[Thumper]

Wow Lugo and Tito both tossed...

 

f***ing s*** game tonight.

[Beaneater]

Lugo got tossed? We might win after all!

 

What happened (Gamecast gives no details)?

[Thumper]

Lugo got tossed? We might win after all!

 

What happened (Gamecast gives no details)?

 

Lugo decides he's gonna play manager and argue that the Mariner's batter went around on the check swing. The Ump tossed him and Tito came out to argue that, and about 2 minutes later Tito was tossed.

[Beaneater]

Lugo decides he's gonna play manager and argue that the Mariner's batter went around on the check swing. The Ump tossed him and Tito came out to argue that' date=' and about 2 minutes later Tito was tossed.[/quote']

 

Nice. I've never seen a SS argue a balls and strikes call before. That's... um... ambitious of him.

[Thumper]

Nice. I've never seen a SS argue a balls and strikes call before. That's... um... ambitious of him.

 

I think he's trying other positions as he's starting to realize his shortstop career won't last him much longer.

[a700hitter]

#499 by Manny to tie the game. Who called it?

[Thumper]

499 MANNY RAMIREZ AND THIS GAME IS TIED!!!

 

I CALLED IT! I CALLED HIS HOME RUN!

[YAZMAN]

*cues Thumper*

[Beaneater]

I think he's trying other positions as he's starting to realize his shortstop career won't last him much longer.

 

Good point. Though I'm not entirely sure that he's managerial material.

[Beaneater]

And Dice-K is off the hook. Lucky lucky bastard.

 

Nice Manny!

[Thumper]

Good point. Though I'm not entirely sure that he's managerial material.

 

Which is exactly why he's going for the position.