7/25 @ Texas

[Jasonbay44]

Josh Beckett (5-8, 4.53 ERA) vs Derek Holland (6-5, 4.84 ERA)

 

Win this s***, lets take 2/3 from these bitches.

[Bellhorn04]

Shoppach catching again I hope.

[redsoxbeatz]

Same lineup as last night!

 

It's my 23rd bday... Win for me! Same age as Beckett when he won the WS w/Marlins.

 

I'm watching Lincecum pitch to the padres now... Poor guy getting roughed up a lot this year. I really like the Giants. Lot of buddies from SF.

 

Game 99: Red Sox at Rangers

 

Good afternoon. Here's a preview of the game:

 

RED SOX (49-49)

Ellsbury CF

Ciriaco DH

Pedroia 2B

Gonzalez 1B

Ross RF

Middlebrooks 3B

Crawford LF

Shoppach C

Aviles SS

Pitching: RHP Josh Beckett (5-8, 4.53)

 

RANGERS (57-39)

Kinsler 2B

Andrus SS

Hamilton DH

Beltre 3B

Cruz RF

Murphy LF

Torrealba C

Gentry CF

Pitching: LHP Derek Holland (6-5, 4.84)

 

Game time: 8:05 p.m.

 

TV/Radio: NESN / WEEI

 

Red Sox vs. Holland: Shoppach 2-10, Crawford 2-9, Pedroia 1-11, Ellsbury 3-8, Gonzalez 1-9, Punto 3-8, Aviles 1-5, Sweeney 0-5, Ross 0-3.

 

Rangers vs. Beckett: Beltre 5-26, Young 4-24, Napoli 6-22, Hamilton 8-17, Andrus 3-13, Kinsler 2-12, Torrealba 4-13, Cruz 1-4, Murphy 4-9, Snyder 0-3, Gonzalez 1-2.

 

Stat of the Day: Red Sox pitchers have a 3.63 ERA on the road and a 4.70 ERA at home.

 

Notes: The Sox have Beckett on the mound in the rubber game of the series. They start the day 9.5 games out of first and four games out in the wild card race. ... Beckett is 3-3, 4.88 in nine career starts against Texas, 3-1, 3.48 in five starts at Rangers Ballpark. ... Beckett is 1-2, 5.70 in his last five starts. ... Beckett has gone 66.2 innings without allowing a home run, all the way back to May 10. ... Holland is 3-1, 2.84 in four career starts against the Red Sox. The Sox are a collective .191 (13 of 68) against him with 16 strikeouts and one home run (that by Nick Punto). ... Beckett and Holland met on April 18 at Fenway. Beckett allowed three runs in seven innings, Holland two over five.

 

Song of the Day: "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" by Buddy Holly.

[mvp 78]

I will again watch less than an inning in order to keep on winning.

[SemperFi Sox]

Ciriaco beast.

[Laser Show]

Hanley with a triple on his first Dodger swing

[jung]

Beckett with two in the books without giving up a run. Maybe trying to impress Ryan?

[SemperFi Sox]

Crawford bunts on a pitch about to hit him. idiot

[CaliSoxFan04]

damn it! runners on 1st and 3rd

[jung]

Man the Red Sox have cream puff outfield arms

[lesterkett]

pedroia should be a red sox for life .. give him 200 millions watever it takes

[wyo-sox]

Nice play Dustin!

[CaliSoxFan04]

very nice play dustin!!!

[jung]

Nice play Pedey....or is that some other clean shavin' lad out there at 2nd base?

[CaliSoxFan04]

looking pretty good huh Nolan

[wyo-sox]

See what Oakland is doing to Toronto? Wow.

[CaliSoxFan04]

See what Oakland is doing to Toronto? Wow.

 

and Romero was the one who started

[wyo-sox]

Nice catch...... shoot!

[DocHolliday]

See what Oakland is doing to Toronto? Wow.

 

They're on a roll now but they will cool down eventually. As good as their pitching is, I don't see their offense being able to sustain 6+ runs per game like their recent pace has been.

[DocHolliday]

Middlebrooks has been taking much better swings of late.

[jung]

I'm beginning to believe Beckett has become a specialist in selective focus. Tonight he has his little hook and line in the water trying to real in Nolan.

[wyo-sox]

Homer Will!!!!!!!!

[wyo-sox]

I think we will need more runs.

[wyo-sox]

I'm beginning to believe Beckett has become a specialist in selective focus. Tonight he has his little hook and line in the water trying to real in Nolan.

 

Think this is an audition?

[User Name]

and Romero was the one who started

 

Romero has been really really bad this year.

[CaliSoxFan04]

and the lead is cut in half

[lesterkett]

f*** you beckett

[CaliSoxFan04]

and there goes the lead

[lesterkett]

f*** this team sucks

[wyo-sox]

Boy Salty is killing our pitching.